Monday, September 11, 2017

Dream Big Indigo Pencil Colored Leaves Background Card with Yana

Hello friends! This is Yana and I hope you are having a fabulous week!

I am back to sharing unique diy patterns you can create using your stamps. This time I was inspired by an image that I spotted on Pinterest and decided to try coloring one of the leaves from the Autumn Leaves set in gorgeous blues.

Even though these leaves are meant for Fall, by changing up the colors you can use them to create a dramatic background such as the one I am sharing today.

I started working on my card by stamping one of the leaves repeatedly (in a random fashion) onto a black cardstock panel. I first prepped my panel using an anti static powder tool and stamped images using embossing ink.

I made sure to overlap leaves a bit, but not too much. After covering the entire panel with gold embossing powder I used a small dry brush and removed powder where I had the leaves intersect making it look like some were on top of the others. I learned this easy technique from my friend Svitlana - she has a video tutorial showing how this is done. This eliminates the need to do masking when creating a background like this and makes stamping process go a lot faster.

Next I pulled out my Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils and colored in my leaves using Dark Indigo and Cobalt Turquoise. Coloring took a bit of time - I first added a darker Dark Indigo color at the base of the leaves, colored tips using Cobalt Turquoise and to blend the two together went over ⅔ of the leaves with the Dark Indigo. You can also use Prismacolor Pencils for this technique.

Once my coloring was done I trimmed this panel to 4 x 5 ¼” and foam mounted onto an A2 side folding card base. I added a simple “Dream Big” sentiment on top and embellished this card using clear dots created using Nuvo drops in Morning Dew.

Have fun stamping!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.

Wplus9 Autumn Leaves Clear Stamps
Wplus9 Autumn Leaves Clear Stamps
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WPlus9 Stardust Stamp Set
WPlus9 Stardust Stamp Set
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WPlus9 Black Cardstock
WPlus9 Black Cardstock
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Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder PW100
Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder PW100
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Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder
Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder
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Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils
Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils
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Faber-Castell Polychromos 36 Pencil Studio Set
Faber-Castell Polychromos 36 Pencil Studio Set
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Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
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Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200
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ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch
ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch
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Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad
Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad
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Tonic Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops
Tonic Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops
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Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape
Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape
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Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape
Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape
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White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12
White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12
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28 comments:

  1. Wow! What a simply stunning card, Jo x

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  2. Beautiful. I will definitely try this! x

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  3. Yana, your card is so elegant & gorgeous! I love the muted colors with the gold embossing, and the Nuvo Drops accentuate the blues in those spots. Thanks for sharing this!!! :) ~ Andrea

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  4. Yana, I adore that Pinterest page... now, even though I am seldom a fan of blue, this darkest shade I LOve! You've created a masterpiece, oh talented one! I'm off to give it a go!!! xx
    =]

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  5. GORGEOUS, YANA!!! This is SUCH A SOPHISTICATED CARD!!! JUST GORGEOUS!!! THANK YOU ALSO, for sharing the technique with us!!! ;)

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  6. Oh, how beautiful! Wow! Thank you for sharing how you did it, too.

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  7. Just beautiful! I'm going to try to copy your technique.

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  8. Stunning! What a statement this card makes! Thanks for the idea!

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  9. Hi Yana, stunning card, beautiful blues!

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  10. Absolutely gorgeous! This is gotta try! ♥

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  11. Stunning! Thanks for the directions...I wondered how you managed to overlap with embossing ink/powder. Will definitely try this!

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  12. I hope you will make a video of this.

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  13. Stunning. This would make a beautiful anniversary card too. I must try this technique. TFS.

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  14. Another unexpected color combo and gorgeous card - you are really on a winning streak!

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  15. Gorgeous! Love the dramatic look. And another reason to pull out my pencils.

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  16. Oh as usual your work just blows me away!! Yana this is just Beautiful!!

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  17. Yana - what a great use of this stamp set. So out of the box. Thanks for sharing!

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