Stampin' Up! Stampin' Pastels

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Reported by Katie Skiff

When I first started stamping, the choices of a coloring medium were limited, and living in a rural town made the options fewer. I quickly found Stampin’ Pastels from Stampin’ Up!

I have used these as a coloring medium for over 7 years now. Sometimes forgotten, they are fun to pull out and add a new dash of color and variety to my card creations. Simply apply the chalk to the image or project with either the provided applicator or a makeup brush. I’ve also used cotton balls at times.
For this card I used my Blender pen to add chalk color to my image. I simply touched the edge of the chalk and applied.



Another technique that I learned long ago, and can be found on the company website, is Poppin’ Pastels. Simply stamp your images with a Versamark pad and then use an applicator to add the chalk to the image. This is my favorite use for Stampin’ Pastels. There are other variations to this as well, that make this technique fun.

Whenever I’ve used chalks on a larger or more detailed image, I like to spray over the image simply with hairspray. This will help protect it from smudging and getting chalk on anything else.

Pros

• This coloring medium is perfect for not so perfect coloring. The soft, chalky look doesn’t need to in the lines and neat.
• The colors of Stampin’ Pastels coordinate with the 48 colors of Stampin’ Up! This makes creating so much easier.
• These chalks will last you a long time as long they are taken care of. That makes the price worth the investment.

Cons

• You wouldn’t be able to depend only on the Pastels as a coloring medium. They do not work well for coloring finer details or smaller images.
• They are not held into the case with anything, so they may fall out and disappear.
• The small spots of chalk break very easily so if you were to drop the case, you may end up with broken pieces of chalk.

Stampin’ Pastels are only available through your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. The 48 colors plus white, black and grey. They also include 6 applicators and eraser for the price of $24.95 plus shipping. You can find a demonstator here.

Stampin’ Pastels are very easy to use, and I would rate them a 9 of 10. I do feel that that is a very reasonable price for the quantity and especially for Stampin’ Up!’s quality product.

These have been on the market for a number of years, so I am curious, are Stampin’ Pastels in your stash of coloring mediums? We’d love to know how you feel about them.