More Flowers from the Elements of Nature Class

Here are more flowers from the Kit and Clowder class Elements of Nature.  Throughout the class I am doing both Copic and colored pencil.  For this set of flowers, I am used Polychromos colored pencils.  In the pictures below, the Copic version is on the right, and the colored pencil version on the left. (I should probably re-do the Copic version of the Tulips - since I had a Copic "explosion" of green ink!)

Color Pencil Jumpstart Class

You would think that colored pencil should be easy - right?  Not for me, so I took the on-line class Color Pencil Jumpstart from Sandy Allnock.  This class help me find were I was having a problem (it's the pressure I use).   There were several techniques taught as well.  I now know how to color on dark colored card stock, vellum, use colored pencils like watercolor, and use pencil powder. Here are the samples from each of the lessons.

Get Well Soon!

I love lighthouses - and collect lighthouse stamps.  I figured it was about time to begin using them.  Here is a get well card made using one of my many lighthouse stamps!

I used the following for the card:

• Stampendous Lighthouse stamp
• Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares Dies
• Memento London Fog Ink
• Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils
• Tim Holtz Crazy Talk Stamp Set
• Versmark
• Stampendous Detailed White Embossing Powder

To make the card, I stamped the image with the London Fog ink, and colored with the colored pencils.  I then cut the image with a Stitched Square dies, and added to a card base.  The sentiment was stamped with Versamark, embossing powder added and heat set to complete the card.

Another Northwoods Snowman

Here is another cute Snowmanfrom Northwoods Rubber Stamps.  I did three of them, and  had originally planned on using these Snowmenon a different card, but the design didn't work.  But these Sonowmen just had to be used!  Here are the cards I made with them:

And a couple of close ups:

To make these cards, I used:

• Northwoods Rubber Stamps - Snowman With Presents, Scarf and Broom
• Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils
• Darice Embossing Folder 
• Neat & Tangled - Christmas Pageant
• Lawn Fawn - Perfectly Plaid Christmas Paper Pad
• Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Circles Die

To make the cards, I stamped the images on white card stock, and colored them with the colored pencils.  These were then cut out using the Stitched Circles dies.  I then embossed another piece of white card stock, and added it to the card base.  A solid color (either red or green) was cut and added to the white.  Then squares cut from the plaid paper were cut and added.  The circle was added and the sentiment (from the Neat & Tangled) was added to complete the card.

Northwood Rubber Stamp Snowman Card

I've always like Northwoods Rubber Stamps (I wish I could afford all of them!).  I also am so happy that they are now offered in Cling format, it helps with storage.  This year purchased the "Snowman with Presents, Scarf and Broom" Cling Stamp set.  Here is the card I made with one of the snowmen from the set.

I used the following for the card:

• Northwoods Rubber Stamps - Snowman with Presents, Scarf & Broom Cling Stamp Set
• Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils
• Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

This was a simple card to make.  I stamped the image with the Memento ink, colored with Faber Castell colored pencils, cut the image with the Stitched rectangle die, matted the image and added it to the card base.

A Pumpkin Halloween Card

For this Halloween card, I used a variety of supplies, and also tried a comparison of my Prismacolor and Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils.  One card was done with the Prismacolor pencils, the other with the Faber-Castell.  Overall, to me the pencils are similar, but I liked the feel of the Polychromos better.  They just seemed to be smoother.

Here are the cards:

Faber-Castell Version:

 Prismacolor Version:

I used the following for the cards:
Gina K - Sweet Mango Foil
Deco Foil - Pumpkin Patch Clear Toner Sheets
Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Hero Arts Infinity Dies - Oval
Prismacolor Pencils
Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils
Gina K Amalgam Ink
Hampton Art - Halloween Stamp

To make the card, I stamped the image on white card stock with the Gina K amalgam ink and colored with the colored pencils (either Prismacolor or Faber-Castell).  The image cut with the oval dies, and a second oval, slightly larger was also cut as a mat.  I foiled the clear toner sheet.  A rectangle frame was cut with the Stitched Rectangle dies.  The foiled image was cut to fit the black frame, and added to the frame.  The stamped pumpkins were added on top of the foiled image.  This was them added to the card base.