I masked the large three tulip image and stamped only one of the blooms and then coloured over the stamping with coloured pencils. The stem is from Meadow Greens, and I masked one of the leaf images from Tulip Time. I stamped the sentiment in a medium grey tone. I tried using a brush and ink and also copics to get the brushed look effect but the lines of this sentiment were too fine and I just made a mess, so I settled on adding the darker highlight with a coloured pencil. I added some shading to ground the image and raindrops to finish it off. I kept wanting to do something else to this card, but couldn't come up with anything so decided to just leave it alone.
Supplies:
Stamps - Tulip Time, Meadow Greens, Birthday Cheer (PTI)
Paper - Stampers Select White CS (PTI)
Ink - Grey Wool, Petal, Gypsy, Pansy Purple, Pear (CTMH), Prismacolor Pencils - Cool Grey (70%, 50%, 20%), Violet, Parma Violet, Apple Green, Dk Green, White
Other - Raindrops (PTI)
Wow, this is gorgeous!! I love the pencil shading you added to and around the stamped image -- perfection! Your faux brush lettering is beautiful, too. I hadn't thought about using colored pencils for the shading -- great idea, especially for the smaller/thinner letters and fonts!
ReplyDeleteWow, is right! This is absolutely gorgeous, Connie!
ReplyDeleteYeah!! wow!! oh my goodness your coloring is stunning! I have seen Marika's video on this technique and walked away saying I could NEVER do that!! Your flower is so beautiful it makes me think.... I could NEVER do that! : ) I am bowing!!
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STUNNING!! You did a FANTASTIC job, I recognized the influence of Marika immediately:))
ReplyDeleteLove the shading for the tulip- beautiful card
ReplyDeleteOh, this is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCan I add another WOW!! The tulip is gorgeous, love it on its side and I noticed all the little added shadings, perfect!! Stunning card! And great idea to use a colored pencil for the highlights!! Awesome card, Connie! I may CASE YOU!!
ReplyDeleteConnie, gorgeous tulip and great faux brush lettering.
ReplyDeleteOh my...this is absolutely gorgeous Connie! LOVE everything about this CAS beauty!! And what a great idea to use a colored pencil to achieve more of the depth in your sentiment...I will definitely remember that! And your tulip is out of this world fabulous with all the extra shading! Lovely, lovely card!! :0)
ReplyDeleteConnie, this is stunning! Your shading is just amazing and I love the CAS design. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you stopped.. its perfect. Love the coloring and the tulip is amazing.. love the water drops. Great card.
ReplyDeleteThe colouring on the tulip stamped image is devine - right down to the shading! I can see what you mean about the sentiment being too thin for this technique, but still, you did an amazing job with it! Great card.
ReplyDeleteThis card is STUNNING! You did an amazing job!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't need a thing!
This is gorgeous! Your tulip has so much depth!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely jawdropping! Beautiful use of the colors. Highlights and shadows spot on.
ReplyDeletevery beautiful, the tulip looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteFell off my chair stunning! Wow, Connie, amazing. Glad you didn't add another thing. And your faux brush lettering is incredible too. And all the masking you had to do to come up with this perfect image. Sorry, I know I'm gushing, but thank you for giving me something so pretty to look at this morning.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and a great way to use these stamp sets!
ReplyDeleteA stunner, Connie! Love the perfection!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is simply gorgeous!! I wouldn't do another thing to it - it's perfect!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Connie! The grounding is perfectly done & it doesn't need anything else, for sure!
ReplyDeletePerfection, Connie! What more can I say that everyone else has not? Your dew drops, pencil shading, masking, coloring and brush lettering are all just drop-dead gorgeous. This is definitely a favorite!
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful!! Love those colors you used! It's just perfect with the right amount of everything.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely CAS card Connie with just the right amount of bling.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWOW, Connie, this is simply fabulous!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done! I love it!
Oh my goodness... One of the most beautiful cards I've come across... ever!
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