Color The Way: Some of my work - Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Some of my work - Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Since many of you are still getting to know me, I think you will learn things about me from the type of cards that I design and the images that I select. As you may already know from the left sidebar on the home page of my blog, I love my rescue dogs. Who am I kidding..I love ALL dogs!! But I also love cute, sweet adorable animals of all types and it shows in many of my cards. I am the one who will pick the cutest animal image and spend hours coloring it just to show off its cute image and to make someone smile.

I have a list of many different sites that offer cute, whimsical, adorable images for my cards. For my first card below I decided to use an image from a wonderful artist that does incredibly cute, sweet, adorable images. I selected the digi named : A message from Mouse

This image was drawn and created by Diane Carubia of Di's Digi Downloads. Here is a link to her site: http://disdigidownloads.blogspot.com/
Please stop by Di's site and check out her adorable images. If you need to make someone smile, these are the images to use! I hope you like Mouse as much as I enjoyed making him!

Image: A message from Mouse
a digital stamp from Di's Digi Downloads
Sentiment stamp: Anita's Rubber Stamp

Coloring medium: Prismacolor Colored Pencils and
Gamsol (odorless Mineral Spirits)

Misc: Blending stump to blend the colored pencils
Scalloped circle punch- 2 inch
Electric Blue Sheer ribbon
Martha Stewart Doily border punch
Bazzill Card stock
HP Inkjet printer to print image

Card Size: A7 (5 X 7 inches)

The second card I made was using a freebie digital image that I downloaded off of the internet and believe it is from Digital Stamps 4 Joy and is called Ashleigh Angel. If I am mistaken, please contact me and I will post a correction since I sometimes file my images in the wrong folders..LOL Oops...just let you know something else about me...I can mix things up! If I am right, Thank you Digital Stamps 4 Joy for your wonderful Freebie Image!!

I only used Prismacolor colored pencils on this image without using any Gamsol. I wanted to show that you can still blend the pencils without needing anything else. It takes time and just the right pressure, but after practicing, you will get the hang of it. I also used some clear ultrafine glitter that I got on sale at Michael's after last Easter. They had a package of about 15 colors of glitter on a card in little bags and I think it cost me about 35 cents since it was on sale. I think it is perfect for wings, snow, and just little touches of sparkles. I haven't used any of the colored glitters yet, so beware...they may show up when you least expect it!

Image: Ashleigh Angel from Digital Stamps 4 Joy
Coloring Medium: Prismacolor Colored Pencils
Misc: Ultra fine Glitter (for wings)
Scalloped Circle Nestabilities for image
Lacey Circle Nestabilities for card
Hero Arts Card stock for card
HP inkjet printer for image

Card Size: 4 1/4 inch circle
it will fit into an A2 (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) envelope

This is the first time I tried to make a card made using a Spellbinders Nestabilities die cut. I really like the way it turned out!

The third card that I made was using a Memory Box rubber stamp named Adore Peony Collage. This rubber stamp caught my eye at my local stamp store (LSS) and it brought back the memories of the peonies that we had growing in our front yard when I was growing up. I saw a sample card displayed with this stamp at the store and knew I wanted to duplicate it. This is my version of that sample card. It was quick and simple and fun to make.

Image: Adore Peony Collage (G1433)
a rubber stamp from Memory Box

Coloring medium: Prismacolor Colored Pencils and
Gamsol (odorless Mineral Spirits)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger: Antique Linen

Misc: Blending stump to blend the colored pencils
Small piece of sponge to apply distress ink to edge of image
Bazzill Card stock for matting and card
Memento Ink: Rich Cocoa to stamp image

Card Size: A2 (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches)

If you have any questions regarding using colored pencils, gamsol or this technique, please dont hesitate to post a comment question below.

*Hugs*
~Andrea

3 comments:

PrynJanuary 13, 2011 at 10:27 PM
You are a busy bee GF!!! These are GORGEOUS!!! You have inspired me to try Prismas :)
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Jan HunnicuttJanuary 14, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Your cards are beautiful Andrea! I'll be back to see more and more of your artwork, thanks for sharing your awesome talent with us!
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Maarit at Violets CornerJanuary 15, 2011 at 2:31 PM
Gorgeous cards, they are so beautiful.

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Maarit
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Our Rescue Dogs

Here are some pics of our two dogs that we rescued from shelters.
Sabrina is part schipperke and part chow and is entirely black including her tongue! She only weighs 45 pounds so is a medium sized dog and her hair is as soft as silk! We went to look at puppies at the shelter (Angel Ridge Rescue) but my younger sister saw Sabrina and pointed her out from among all of the dogs that were running around the outdoor play area. What a beautiful sight she was! She was rescued from a home and we had no details on her life before her rescue. She once had a very bad case of separation anxiety, which is now completely gone and she is our sweet loving girl. I call Sabrina my Velcro dog, because she loves being near me. She loves attention and quickly makes friends with everyone because of her sweet temperament.

Jake is part mini schnauzer and part West Highland Terrier and was one of 36 dogs rescued from an apartment (yes..an apartment!) which was running an internet puppy mill for these little sweeties. Jake weighed 15 pounds and had a very severe case of being afraid of everything and everyone. When we saw him at our local animal shelter (Animal Friends) he was hiding under the bed and as soon as I saw his sweet face, I knew in my heart he was what our house and Sabrina needed...a new friend! Jake is now what I call my Super glue dog, because he not only wants to be near me, but he prefers being attached to me permanently!!

After meeting Jake, my older sister adored him from the start. I called up a friend who volunteers at Animal friends and was informed that all 36 had been adopted out. About less than a week or so I got a call that someone had actually returned one of the mini schnauzer/westie mixes! How could they? Why would they? Who cared?? My sister was given the opportunity to own one of Jake's friends/relatives!!

Well as it turned out we are convinced that Zoe (my sisters rescued dog) is Jake's Mother. Jake was approximately 2 years old and Zoe was 8 years old. Their markings are nearly identical and although Jake has a rounder face (like a Westie) they are so similar it is hard to ignore. When they first met each other, they went snout to snout and pounced their noses together like they were kissing each other Hello! It was adorable!!! When Zoe visits, they all are inseparable! Sabrina loves them both and all three of them love spending time together.

I would recommend to EVERYONE to ignore the pricey "purebred or trendy dog of the moment" dogs that you arent sure where they come from and find yourself a wonderful loving companion and friend in a rescue dog! When I heard the following phrase it truly summed up how I feel about adopting a rescue dog for our home: Adopt a rescue....They never forget and love you forever for it!!