Picasso and Me

The CAS23 challenge is totally kicking my creativity into high gear. Is it creative to steal ideas from fine art and adapt them for stamping? YOU BET!

Sorry the photo is a bit dark. I tried twenty ways to Sunday to brighten it up, but this was the best I could do. IRL, the cardstock is really white, which makes the colors pop so well. Sigh.

This card was inspired by a colorful Picasso sketch of a rooster. I used SU markers directly on the stamp to mimic Picasso's look, and changed the image to a flower from Hampton Arts. This is pretty much the only loosely sketched image in my huge stamp collection, but I'm so glad I have it. I tried putting a not quite navy matte under the image, but it was too heavy, so I skipped the matte and popped the white panel on white. The sentiment balances the flower...without it, the image is too top-heavy.

I NEVER would have thought to color it with all three primary colors on one flower, if not for having seen the Picasso sketch. Thanks, oh great and mighty Pablo!

Simplicity Tip: When coloring on a stamp with markers, start with the lightest color first, then gradually add the darker colors. In this case, the yellow went on first. Because there is some overlap of colors, you'll see bits of green where the blue went over the yellow. At first, this annoyed me, but then I realized that it was pretty cool. Once the stamp is fully colored, huff on it (breathe heavily...who said stamping isn't sexy?) and stamp.

Supplies
stamps: Hampton Arts, PTI Birthday Basics
cardstock: PTI white
ink: SU markers in summer sun, ruby red, not quite navy, garden green
accessories: dimensionals