Monday, April 23, 2018

Colored Pencils on Dark Cardstock w/Kelly

Hello Crafters! I'm trying something a bit different today and I hope you love it as much as I do.


Watch above or watch in HD at YouTube

Honestly, when my friend Lydia first introduced me to it I wasn't on board. But, I'm so glad I eventually tried it!

I started by heat embossing my flowers and leaves in white on coal mine cardstock. Then I picked out my colored pencils and started coloring. Yep, colored pencils. Shocking, right?

I started by putting down a layer of white all over the image. I used light pressure. I didn't want to fill up the fibers of the paper too soon just get a nice base layer. After that I started adding in my other colors all the way out to my darkest. Then another layer of white before working back to my lightest color.

This actually went by extremely fast for colored pencil work.  I do think I'm getting faster, which I'm pretty sure is only going to come with more practice. So plan on seeing more colored pencil cards in the future, ha!

You can see in the extreme close up how bright and vibrant those colors actually are. I totally love them! I think those layers of white really do add a vibrancy to the colors that they wouldn't have otherwise.

I fussy cut my embossed images so they would be popped up over my tone on tone background. I love tone on tone backgrounds because they add interest without competing.

Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope you'll give this technique a try soon! :)

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 Modern Peonies
Wplus9 Modern Peonies
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Wplus9 HE IS RISEN
Wplus9 HE IS RISEN
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Wplus9 That Is All Die
Wplus9 That Is All Die
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Wplus9 Silver Lining Dye Ink
Wplus9 Silver Lining Dye Ink
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Wplus9 Coal Mine Cardstock
Wplus9 Coal Mine Cardstock
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Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And White
Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And White
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Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches
Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches
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Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue
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Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad
Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag
Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag
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Pretty Pink Posh 6MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 6MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins
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Pretty Pink Posh 4MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail
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Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS
Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS
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MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit
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MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit
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Prismacolor PREMIER COLORED PENCILS 24 Set
Prismacolor PREMIER COLORED PENCILS 24 Set
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Prismacolor Colored Pencil WHITE
Prismacolor Colored Pencil WHITE
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Prismacolor PENCIL SHARPENER
Prismacolor PENCIL SHARPENER
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Prismacolor 150 PREMIER COLORED PENCILS
Prismacolor 150 PREMIER COLORED PENCILS
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Prismacolor PREMIER COLORED PENCILS 72 Set
Prismacolor PREMIER COLORED PENCILS 72 Set
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Neat & Tangled LIGHT AND LUMINOUS SEQUIN MIX
Neat & Tangled LIGHT AND LUMINOUS SEQUIN MIX
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3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent
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8 comments:

  1. this is so pretty, Kelly - thanks for all the coloring tips.

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  2. wonderful coloring...I loved to watch the video!
    Cristina
    thehouseoftheblackbirds.blogspot.it

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  3. Your photos are intriguing! I saved the video to watch later!

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  4. Beautiful! Purple and green are my two favorite colors, especially used together.

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  5. Beautiful card! I love the colours you coloured your lilies. You make it look so easy, but I know that pencil crayons can be difficult to use!

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  6. Its a stunner for sure, love this stamp!

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  7. How beautiful! Gorgeous coloring, thank you for sharing!

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