We’re going Around the World on Wednesday for some global inspiration of our Favourite Colouring Tools today.
This month the Design Team are joined by Special Guest, Emma Goddard, who’s one of our current Artisan’s. I had the pleasure of sharing my Artisan year with Emma last year and have the pleasure of following on from her in today’s hop. I can’t wait to see what she shares and I hope you’ll ensure you take a look.
Since being a little girl I have always loved colouring so to choose my Favourite Colouring tool was tricky. I grew up with watercolour pencils by my side but it was our Blends that I was drawn towards for my projects.
Our Botanical Prints Product Medley offers both coloured and Black and White papers. It was the Black and White paper sides that appealed to me here. These papers allowed me to add whatever colour I wanted to the images, so I set to work with the Blends and colouring.
The yellow of this paper was pre-printed with the images that I coloured using Blends. Old Olive and Calypso Coral duo sets allowed for shading and blending and worked well with the Daffodil Delight. I loved how punchy this paper turned out and felt it needed a dramatic combination with a black sentiment panel.
This paper had the Pretty Peacock background in existence that I added to with the flowers, leaves and berries.. Our Blends offer such richness of colour and smoothness of blending. I decided to showcase this piece of paper by adding interest in the layout with another dramatic black sentiment panel.
Stamping is what we do best so just had to show a card that I’d stamped and coloured from scratch. I used the masking technique here to overlap the image on this tent card. Not only did I stamp and colour but I added texture and further interest by dry embossing with the Scripty Embossing Folder. I loved the blended Pool Party background behind the images here.
Using our Blends
You can start with the darker shade or the lighter but you’ll find the shades will blend better when the cardstock is wet with alcohol. Be prepared for the colour to bleed through to the back of the cardstock.
Personally I like to either start with the lighter shade or a layer of Colour Lifter to prep the paper. Working in small areas, I then add the darker shade and blend again using the lighter. It’s a matter of building it up slowly.
I really liked this set of cards and thoroughly enjoyed getting lost in the therapeutic colouring with our Alcohol Pens. These pens are currently sold individually but will be only sold in duo packs in our new catalogue. If you’re in need of any single replacements right now or you want to start your collection with single pens, then you’ll want to order now.
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This beautiful Product Medley is retiring at the end of the month and is now available while stocks last. Reduced right down to just £26, you’d receive a Stamp Set, Dies, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon Spool, Embellishments, pre-printed images and laser-cut pieces.
What’s more, if this blog post inspires you to purchase this amazing Medley from me today, then I’ll send you the All Star Tutorial Bundle from last month that featured this Medley. That’s another twelve more projects complete with Video instruction. Click on the product image at the bottom of this post to purchase yours.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my share today and I hope you’ll enjoy the inspiration up next from Tina Zinck in Canada, I’m sure she’ll have something super to share.
Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day and do stay safe.
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So pretty Mikaela. I love all of the cards. You have used the blends so beautifully with the dsp. MY FAVOURITE HOWEVER, IS THE STAMPED CARD AS I LOVE THE BLENDED BACKGROUND. BEAUTIFUL. X
That was my favourite …. I like to create something from scratch and felt like colouring in the papers a little cheating but it serves its purpose and I do like this Botanical paper x
I love ALL THREE CARDS YOU HAVE CREATED AND THE COLOUR CHOICES YOU HAVE MADE! BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you Cazz, so kind of you xx
All three are fabulous Mikaela! Love your work! xx
awww Thank you so much x
Lovely cards!
Thank you so much xx
WAUW, They are just perfect! The third one is my favorite!
I am so pleased you like Danielle, I like that one too xx
great cards!
Thank you so much xx
Hello lovely. I think I found a card to copy with the second creation. I like the originality of the overlapping angles of the papers. The whole is fresh (and I like citrus). But the third card is full of ideas too. Hard to choose. Take care of you my talented friend. xX
awww Aurélie, thank you my dear friend, I’m so pleased you have found inspiration in my creations xx
Beautiful cards! Love the black sentiment panels. Simply gorgeous. I don’t know why my comment is in all caps (yes, i checked that the caps lock isn’t on. Sorry not yelling)
Funny, your comment isn’t showing in caps to me?? Thank you for your kind words, I’m so pleased that you like xx
Gorgeous work Mikaela!
Thank you so much Chris xx
Wow – love all three of the cards you’ve shared with us! Yes – the black accents are perfect for your beautiful backgrounds!!
Thank you Mary, so kind xx
These are gorgeous cards!
Thank you so much Teri xx
I love how different THE PAPER LOOKS by adding a bit of colour – fab designs!
aww Thank you Melissa xx
Wow! Love the pop of black ands your colour choices and colouring is just fabulous!
Thank you Emma xx
bEAUTIFUL CARDS. yOU HAVE COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED THIS PRETTY PAPER WITH YOUR COLORING.
Thank you Tricia xx
Absolutely delightful coloring with this amazing product medley! Your creations are as inspirational as always, dear friend! thanks so much for hopping Around the World on Wednesday with us! xx
Thank you so much Angie and thank you for inviting me into the creative hop Around the World on Wednesday xx
Stunning cards Mikaela, love all of them, just perfect x