July 16, 2022

WILD AND SWEET

Being a lover of animals of any kind, when I spotted the Wild and Sweet set in the Annual Catalog (page 87), I was immediately smitten and couldn't wait to get my hands on these cute stamps.

As soon as it arrived on my doorstep, I brought it down to my Creation Station and went to work with all three of the images.

Do any of you have this set -- and, if you do, have you used it? What did you think of the stamped quality of the images? 

I was disappointed.




I stamped each of them with different black inks, but failed to get any satisfactory images. So I worked with what I had, using black pens and Stampin' Blends liberally to make them look a little better.

These images are actually stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink so I could use my Stampin' Blends on them. The colors I used were Light Gray Granite, Dark Crumb Cake, Light Basic Black, Light Smoky Slate and Light Shaded Spruce.

To pick up on the Shaded Spruce for unity on all three, I added the black layer onto a Shaded Spruce card base.

The three characters were die cut with the Stitched Rectangles dies. I added a strip of burlap trim to each one so they looked like a set.

Comment on the set?

Wild
Smiles.



6 comments:

  1. I think the images came out great; they have a fuzzier quality than most of the other stamp sets but I kind of feel like that is the look SU was going for with these. That panda is adorable!

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    1. Yeah, perhaps. I'm just not used to fuzzy indistinct images. Do you own this set?

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  2. I have zero expertise in this area, but I think the images look just fine! In a way, the slightly fuzzy quality makes the animals appear soft and furry. I love the gentle expressions on the animals' faces. The jute string detailing on the black background is a nice touch.
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    Carol
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    1. Aw, Carol, you always say the nicest things! Thank you so much!

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  3. Funny I collected koalas growing up and I think that one was the best quality! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. xo Kathleen

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    1. What a fun thing to collect! Do you still collect them?

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