GUEST ARTIST FEATURE: Copics + Colored Pencils w/Emily Midgett

Good morning! Emily Midgett here from Sixth Street Sundries, back today for a guest post for Wplus9! For today’s post, I wanted to show how you can get a little extra mileage from your coloring supplies.

I recently made the mistake of selling off a good chunk of my Copic collection (silly, I know), so I’ve been doing some improvisation in order to achieve my shading goals until I can get my collection built back up. For today’s post, I combine my somewhat limited Copic collection with my full Polychromos collection to create dramatic contrast, shading and depth on the gorgeous Hibiscus Bouquet stamp set.

Watch above or watch in HD at YouTube

The technique demonstrated in the video uses Copics as a base layer for my Polychromos pencil shading. You can use this technique whether you have just a few Copics or an abundance… it really is great for stretching your supplies.

I start by stamping the Hibiscus Bouquet on some white card stock with Copic-friendly black ink, then coloring the image with Copic markers to lay down that base layer of bright color. After the Copic coloring was completed, it was time to go back in and add layers of color using my Polychromos pencils. (You could absolutely achieve similar results with Prismacolor pencils.) Because these pencils require many layers of color to achieve a smooth, saturated finished product, adding that first layer of Copic coloring really helps cut down on the amount of time spent coloring. Another bonus: the super sharp points of the colored pencils allow you to get in every nook and cranny on a more intricate image like the Hibiscus Bouquet.

After I had finished coloring the gorgeous Hibiscus Bouquet image, I fussy cut it with some very sharp scissors, then turned my attention to the card base. I used Wplus9’s Little Piggy ink to stamp that fantastic geometric background from Tropic Fever onto a white card base. I then used the Fierce and Fabulous stamp and die set to create the greeting, using the negative portion cut from navy blue card stock for a fresh, preppy color combination of pink, white, and navy. The hibiscus flowers with that bold geometric design reminds me of Lilly Pulitzer!

After I’d adhered everything to the card base with foam adhesive, some of the foliage from the Hibiscus Bouquet was still hanging over the edge a bit, so I trimmed it off and added it to the bouquet. After spending so much time coloring, I wasn’t about to let any part of it go to waste! I filled in the bouquet, helping to slightly alter the shape of the bouquet so that it curved around the edge of the greeting. The final touch was to add some Midnight Blue Nuvo drops.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you enjoyed this project, and maybe will try out adding some colored pencil to your own Copic colored images. Thanks again to Dawn for having me as a guest… such an honor

If you liked this project, be sure to check out my blog for lots more flowers colored in many different mediums! Have a marvelous day! ~Emily

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Little Piggy PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Tropic Fever Shop at: WP9 | SSS | EH	Fierce And Fabulous Shop at: WP9	Fabulous Die Shop at: WP9
Hibiscus Bouquet Shop at: WP9

Colored Pencil and Heat Embossed Holiday Boughs with Yana

Hello, friends! I hope you are having a great stamping week! Today I’m sharing a pencil colored and heat embossed Holiday card.

I started working on my card by stamping a sentiment from the Be Merry set in Silver Lining ink onto Coal Mine cardstock. I used a stamp positioner and kept my stamp on the door of my stamping platform to be able to stamp it again in the same spot on my panel.

I filmed a video tutorial showing the creative process from start to finish.

Watch my video tutorial:

Watch above or watch in HD at YouTube

Next, I colored banner and the inside of the letters in the word Merry using Polychromos pencils. Later I colored and heat embossed identical banner on white cardstock and foam mounted it onto my card as I wanted the red to be a bit more vibrant on this card.

I also stamped pine branches from the Holiday Boughs set in same gray ink framing my sentiment. Using several green Polychromos pencils I colored each branch creating a hand-drawn look.

Once my coloring was done I replaced the panel inside my stamp platform and stamped the sentiment again in clear embossing ink. I also stamped berry and pine branches and heat embossed everything in white embossing powder.

After adhering my panel onto an A2 top folding card base made out of white cardstock I added red berries using Nuvo Drops in Red Berry color and foam mounted an identical but brighter banner on top.

I definitely enjoyed creating the subtle greenery look you see on this card, although same effect can be achieved using pigment ink. I don't always like to use pigment ink as it takes a long time to dry, so I used colored pencils instead. Let me know what you think!

And as always, 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 Be Merry Clear Stamps Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Holiday Boughs Stamp Set Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Silver Lining Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Coal Mine Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils 12 Piece Set Shop at: SSS | BL
Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils 24 Piece Set Shop at: BL	Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils 36 Piece Set Shop at: BL	Simon Says Stamp Small Teflon Bone Folder Tool Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ	Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ
ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ	Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tonic Red Berry Gloss Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS	Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ
Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | SC

Floral Thank You Card with Yana

Hello, friends! I hope you are having a great stamping week! The card I’m sharing with you today is not just a card. There’s a whole story to it.

But let me start from the beginning! This is Yana and if you’ve been following me for the past few month you probably saw a few of my pencil colored cards on black cardstock. I shared one recently in this post on gray and a few prior on black here and here.

As I started working on this card I didn’t have any black cardstock left, so I used this olive green from my stash. I was at a crafty retreat and just wanted to do some stamping for fun. I didn’t know if I’d finish this card or not or if it would even turn out to be any good.

I heat embossed 4 partial floral clusters to form the background using Simon’s Antique Gold embossing powder and started coloring some sections of these clusters. I didn’t have many supplies with me, but I did bring my set of Polychromos pencils so I instantly reached for my favorite combo - teal and deep blue.

I colored large leaves and also many of the tiny leaves in this set. Next I pulled out a white pencil and colored the small flower buds white. I didn’t really know what color I wanted to color the large flowers so I kept putting off coloring those for as long as possible.

At one point Kristina, a cardmaker I greatly admire, got curious about this background and asked if she should could color it. She picked the greens and colored large flowers over a few day period. So I guess you can say this card was done by both of us!

I didn’t finish this card at the retreat as like I mentioned I didn’t have all of my supplies with me, so I saved this background and took it home. I finally finished it yesterday - adhered the panel to an A2 card base and added a simple heat embossed Thankful sentiment.

This is not a card design I would repeat again, these flowers really did take a very long time to color, but it did turn out absolutely beautiful! I think I am going to save this card and instead of mailing it will keep it for myself this time.

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 Beautiful Bouquet Dahlia Stamp Set Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Beautiful Bouquet Ranunculus Stamp Set Shop at: WP9	Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ	Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ
Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils Shop at: SSS	EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ	Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS	White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ
Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS

Christmas Rose Bouquet in Colored Pencil with Yana

Have you started working on your Holiday cardmaking yet? Christmas will be here before you know it so better start early and enjoy the cardmaking process to the fullest! Hello friends, this is Yana and I hope you are having a wonderful week!

If you follow my blog and Youtube channel you might have seen these two projects I shared in September using WPlus9 newest Christmas Rose Bouquet set. I adore this large floral cluster and find it a perfect one for creating extra special Christmas cards.

Today I wanted to share a simpler, easier to make version of the two projects I posted on my blog earlier. I started working on this card by heat embossing the bouquet image from the Christmas Rose Bouquet set onto Coal Mine cardstock in Platinum embossing powder. I also added a heat embossed “Joy” from the Hand Lettered Holiday set.

This time I decided to use Prismacolor pencils (I wanted to try using other pencil colors and since I have a full 150 set of Prismacolors I picked this brand of pencils for my project, although I prefer to use Polychromos pencils from Faber Castell) and did very basic, beginner coloring. If you actively follow the WPlus9 blog, you might remember some of the pencil colored projects I shared in September - Emerald Leaves Background and Indigo Leaves Background.

I made note of the colors I used in case you’d like to CASe this project.

• Greens: Chartreuse & Limepeel; Prussian Green & Dark Green
• Reds: Permanent Red, Crimson Lake & Dark Purple
• Whites: Peach Beige & White
• Grays: 70% Warm Grey & 50% Warm Grey

Once my coloring was done I outlined the image with a 70% warm grey pencil and blended it out with a 50% warm grey. Next, to smooth out and soften the gray coloring I went over it with a pencil eraser and erased a lot of the pencil.

I trimmed my panel to 4 x 5 ¼”, inked the edge with embossing ink and heat embossed it with same Platinum embossing powder. Finally, I foam mounted my panel onto an A2 Coal Mine cardstock panel.

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 Christmas Rose Bouquet Stamp Set Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Hand Lettered Holiday Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Coal Mine Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Prismacolor 150 Premier Colored Pencils Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ
ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ	Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ	Hero Arts Platinum Embossing Powder PW117 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS	White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ