This technique will help you to achieve lovely blended results in your rubber stamping projects without the need of lots of expensive materials or equipment. Blending pencil color is a great way to achieve graduated results or subtle shifts in color that is normally difficult with colored pencils. Mineral spirits are used to break down the color and a blending stump is used to distribute the color over the image. This technique is almost endlessly adaptable and can be used to give a professional finish to many rubber stamping projects. The best types of rubber stamps to use with this technique are ones with plenty of space for adding color. Images that are too intricate or detailed may be fiddly to work with. Once an image has been stamped using a permanent ink (inks that do not smudge or run when wet are ideal for this technique), a few key supplies are all that is required to create lovely blended images. Types of Pencils The colored pencils that work best with this technique are art