IDA ABSHIER

My hobbies are many but my passion is stamping. I discovered rubber stamps about ten years ago and had my own business, Expression in Ink, for several years.

When I realized that I had to focus on selling stamps, not playing with them, I took down my sign.

Many friendships were made thorugh my business and there are parts of it that I miss....but I am enjoying my retirement.

I am originally from New Orleans but have been in Texas for over forty years. People still tell me I have a distinct southern accent.

My family has grown from four sons to nine grandchildren.

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Ida won the January 2001 contest at A Monthly Rubber Stamps Club, using the mini-calla from gg designs.

to see her prize winning entry.

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This the first sample Ida sent.

She describes the technique she uses as follows:

The technique I used for the card I sent is so very simple! Just color the stamp with Tombows or Marvy brush markers, do a little blending and shading right on the stamp, you can even leave a few spots without color, spritz it until you can see the water on the surface and stamp it on watercolor paper. I then take a small sable brush, dip it in water and pick up some of the color on the image and fill in the background.

Want to see more?

A page in the "Ideas and Techniques" section is devoted to other samples using this watercolor technique with a variety of gg designs images.

Ideas and Techniques

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