I got a book out of the library, featuring some techniques by a whole range of experts that I knew of, including the indomitable Barbara Gray. Sometimes a reminder of what someone does so well, can set you off on a new tangent. Love your enthusiasm Barbara!In my demo kit I have a range of Fizzy Moon clear stamps all selling at £3.99 each, and I wanted to do something new with them. So put the two ideas together and you get my current stamping demo - taddaa!
Now I started by masking off a square patturn to do a whole page (aka the Barbara example) and then I simplified it to simply stamping cut squares measuring 3" x 3", which I placed on scrap card before chalking.
For the full page version, you mask off a square, stamp inside it, cover the image with mask and colour background using stamps and chalks. (I know Barbara uses lovely tape, but this is my cheap version!) Stamp the character onto a post-it note, capturing as much sticky edge as you can to form the mask.
In demos, I'm using 3" x 3" squares to mount on cards.
Stamp Fizzy onto the square so that he goes off the edge; place cut mask on top, stamp snowflakes in red ink, then shade with chalks (I use Dovecraft Brights). Now remove post-it to reveal a white bear ready to be coloured. I am using watercolour pencils, but you could use any colouring medium of your choice.
Here's another of the Fizzy Stamps...
