One of the clean and simple styles that I keep returning to is colour blocking. I first started experimenting with the style after seeing the work of Eloise Renouf and created these cards. Since then I’ve returned to the style with these cards here, and I thought the style particularly suited the retro VW van image in the Flora & Fauna Hat-tastic set for my cards today. I’ve linked all supplies at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used.

I shared a video of how to get this colour blocked look here. The idea is to create a mask for the stamped images, in this case, the VW Van from the Hat-tastic set, and then cover the areas that you don’t want to ink blend. I created organic shapes with masking paper and then blended three areas across a panel of white card using Orange Slush, Coral Reef and Laurel Green inks. I chose these colours after looking up VW vans on Google images and pulling out colours which featured often. I then stamped the VW van image with Intense Black ink in the gaps left from the masks and coloured with a flat layer (no shading) of B45, BG11 and Y32 Copic markers.

I stamped a sentiment from the Hat-tastic set in clear embossing ink on a Black card and white heat embossed before trimming to a banner and foam mounting. I added the finished panel to a white card base and accented with enamel dots from my stash.

I was having great fun with this style so decided to switch up the orientation for a second card and instead of having a narrow landscape card I repeated the process to create a tall skinny card.

For this card, I mounted the sentiment over the van. I’m not sure how I feel about the placement, perhaps I should have added it slightly lower so you could see the van more.

Again, I foam mounted the finished panel on a white card base and accented with enamel dots.

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

Flora and Fauna HAT-TASTIC Clear… [ SSS ] SSS ORANGE SLUSH Dye Ink [ SSS ] SSS CORAL REEF Dye Ink [ SSS ] SSS LAUREL GREEN Dye Ink [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Copic Markers [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker B45 SMOKY BLUE… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker BG11 MOON WHITE [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker Y32 CASHMERE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] SSS MASKING PAPER [ SSS ] Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ] Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Gina K 2018 at Simon Says STAMP! [ SSS ] MINI MISTI [ SSS ] MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD INSERT 000199 [ SSS ] MAGNETIC BLOCK FOR MISTI [ SSS ] 3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE [ SSS ] Ranger MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic MAXI GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ] Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring Board [ SSS ] SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ SSS ] Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun [ SSS ] Ranger ANTI-STATIC POUCH ink62332 [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING STORAGE… [ SSS ]

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