New Release: Shady Designs Round The Block Stamps

Get ready to embark on a creative journey with Shady Designs' newest stamp collection, Round the Block. This versatile set of stamps offers endless possibilities for both art journaling and cardmaking. Let's dive into some inspiring ideas to kickstart your creativity!

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Exploring the Round the Block Collection:

The Shady Designs Round The Block Collection came about because I really wanted crafters to have a multi-layered look without having to do any masking or use multiple stamps.

If you stamp the designs in black, they "pop", stamp in the background colour and you have a wonderful layered background with just one stamp!

Now there is an added bonus! The solid square & circle pieces are actually stamps too. This means we can do even more inky techniques to create original backgrounds for our projects/

You can see the full collection HERE.

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Art Journal Inspiration:

• Creating a Layered Background: 
• This background was made using one ink colour: Abandoned Coral oxide ink. I used the Shady Designs Square Trio stencil & then over stamped with Shady Designs Be A Square background stamp. 
• TOP TIP: sticking to one colour and adding your layers makes the background appear more layered than it is!

• Focal Point Magic: 
• Next I stamped the main focal image from Shady Designs Blooming Squares with black ink and suddenly that becomes the main thing you can see on your page.

• Mixed Media Exploration: 
• I have added additional layers using the accessory stamps and kept to black ink. If I had stamped in the same colour as the background, they would become more "one" with the original background. To finish, I added extra stamped images to the page.

This page was one of the main demo pieces in my 1pm show on Create & Craft TV. You can watch the show back HERE.

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Cardmaking Ideas:

Using my art journal page as my inspiration, I created 2 different card designs featuring the Shady Designs Blooming Squares stamp set:

7" x 5" card idea

To upscale this card, I have just added extra stamping in a complimentary colour. Next I added extra stamped images, cutting them out. These were raised with 3D foam pads. The additional images were from Shady Designs Oh So Circular stamp set.

DL card idea

Using the art journal page and inspired by the stamping off the edge, I reproduced this idea for my DL card. As with the card above, I added extra detailing and layers.

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Please do follow my crafting journey via all my different social media accounts, sharing posts and videos - all these things really help - 

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Finally, check out my Pinterest page where I also record all the different Shady Designs projects I have created HERE.

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Not sure I should ask this but going to be brave ... do you have a favourite stamp set from the Shady Designs Round The Block Collection? I'm intrigued also to know why you chose that set(s) - it really helps with designing for future stamp releases.

Until next time, take care,

Lou
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