Wednesday Stamper
This fortnight’s theme for Wednesday Stamper is Two tone. I think of this as a challenge to limit your creation to using 2 colors or two shades of one color. To me the ultimate 2 tone creations are those in black and white. I love black and white photography and just wish i had more time to play around with some of the great features on photoshop. Somerset Studio has an upcoming issue on black and white which I am really looking forward to seeing how people get creative with. Are black and white colors?? Hmmmm not sure about the answer to that. Let me know what you think.
My second atc explores the use of 2 different shades of one color. Quite hard to do when you really put your mind to it. I wanted to use black so bad because I think it would have made the atc a lot more interesting but I stuck to my guns!! I guess I did cheat a little and snuck in that lovely shade of dark green which is some handmade paper I added at the end. It just looked too bare without it!LOL. Click on over and join in the challenge!!!!
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herminesplace replied:
Both look great! Great challenge.
July 16, 2008 at 3:12 am. Permalink.
Sandy replied:
Wow two great pieces.
Gorgeous design.
July 16, 2008 at 3:14 am. Permalink.
sija replied:
Great cards!
July 16, 2008 at 3:18 am. Permalink.
rein replied:
These are both great!
July 16, 2008 at 6:37 am. Permalink.
Louise replied:
great work — I really like the green one!
July 16, 2008 at 7:53 am. Permalink.
hastingshall2 replied:
Both of your entries are lovely. I am very fond of black and white.
July 16, 2008 at 9:20 am. Permalink.
Trudie Becker replied:
My favorite …the green one.
Very very nice card.
July 16, 2008 at 9:48 am. Permalink.
barnie replied:
Both are wonderful. I especially love the black/white one.
July 16, 2008 at 10:09 am. Permalink.
Kelly replied:
lovely ATCs!
July 16, 2008 at 10:16 am. Permalink.
claudilue replied:
great ATCs!
July 16, 2008 at 10:23 am. Permalink.
Sanja replied:
both are beautiful,Tina!!
July 16, 2008 at 10:50 am. Permalink.
johanna replied:
beautiful atcs, tina! i love b&w, but it´s somehow very hard for me to make something in that combo!
July 16, 2008 at 11:14 am. Permalink.
Rosie replied:
Your examples are fab! Black and white is the easier option, isn’t it? But your greens are lush… and I know what you mean about wanting to use black… I struggled to keep to browns!!
July 16, 2008 at 12:52 pm. Permalink.
Sharon replied:
Beautiful samples, Tina. I really love the green one!
I sooooooo enjoyed taking part in this challenge. Thank you. 🙂
July 16, 2008 at 2:47 pm. Permalink.
Barbara replied:
Well I am still not sure I did mine correct but I was told when I took so many painting classes that Black isn’t a color but still wasn’t sure.
I did a google and this is what I came up with:
Black is the absence of color (and is therefore not a color)
Explanation:
When there is no light, everything is black. Test this out by going into a photographic dark room. There are no photons of light. In other words, there are no photons of colors.
2. White is the blending of all colors and is a color.
Explanation:
Light appears colorless or white. Sunlight is white light that is composed of all the colors of the spectrum. A rainbow is proof. You can’t see the colors of sunlight except when atmospheric conditions bend the light rays and create a rainbow. You can also use a prism to demonstrate this.
July 16, 2008 at 4:33 pm. Permalink.
Jean replied:
I did use 2 colors but I don’t count black & white as colors myself…..and Barbara explained why…white is a combo of all the light colors so is not really a single color….and black is the absence of light…that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it….so anyhooooo
I love your cards! I bet that limey green is really pretty in person…
July 16, 2008 at 5:21 pm. Permalink.
craftytrog replied:
Brilliant pieces!
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July 16, 2008 at 5:29 pm. Permalink.
Kristy replied:
These are both great Tina!! Thanks so much for visiting my blog 🙂
July 16, 2008 at 7:33 pm. Permalink.
Anke replied:
Both are great Tina
July 17, 2008 at 10:13 am. Permalink.
Belinda replied:
i dig black and white as well, love em both though.
July 17, 2008 at 11:18 am. Permalink.
katrin replied:
both are great!!!
July 18, 2008 at 2:13 am. Permalink.
Moni replied:
Fantastische ATC’s
July 18, 2008 at 3:33 pm. Permalink.
~*~Patty replied:
This was a very good challenge Tina! Thank you for the inspiration and all of the time you put into WS!
July 18, 2008 at 5:13 pm. Permalink.
Barbara Hagerty replied:
They are both wonderful! Black and white are both tones, so really they would count, color or not. I love both of your ATCs!
July 20, 2008 at 1:50 am. Permalink.
Laura Krasinski replied:
Tina it is sooo good to see your art again!!!
July 20, 2008 at 8:17 am. Permalink.
Annie P replied:
Your artwork is stunning as always Tina:) x0x Annie P
July 21, 2008 at 4:10 am. Permalink.
Maggie Ann replied:
Great art! Color is so wonderful…and b&w so dramatic…love it.
July 22, 2008 at 6:34 pm. Permalink.
Marie replied:
Great combinations and the green tones are lovely!
xo
Marie
July 28, 2008 at 7:36 pm. Permalink.
vicki cook replied:
Hi Tina! I love your “tonal” cards – so pretty! – vicki xo
August 14, 2008 at 10:00 pm. Permalink.
David Santos replied:
Ho, my God! Brilliant page!!! Good imagination!!!
Congratulations!!!
September 11, 2008 at 4:00 pm. Permalink.
femmy replied:
hi Tina,
the stamp you asked for is a digital stamp that i printed on my background!!
have a great week.
femmy
March 3, 2009 at 2:43 pm. Permalink.
Marilyn Rock replied:
Tina; love the two-tone pieces! Very creative us of the tones and, I too, love black and white!
November 21, 2009 at 9:50 am. Permalink.
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December 16, 2009 at 7:28 am. Permalink.