The Ellen Hutson Summer of Stamping CONTINUES! Another fun new release is upon us since it’s Monday….and this time it’s a partnership with Avery Elle…critters in a canoe!! I crowded them all in to go for a ride together…and they seem to be getting along so far! ha!
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I had the idea to do a nighttime card – but also wanted to color the critters the way most people would too, with a limited selection of colors…so you get BOTH in the video! Look at these cuties called Peekaboo Camp Wanna Stamp!
Daytime canoeing
If I were to canoe, it’d sure be by day! Colored on cream Neenah, and including just a little bit of water and a few flies buzzing around, it’s a great clean and simple card that’d be great for a guy’s birthday!
I did all this coloring with just four Prismacolor pencils:
Nighttime card
This is the one I don’t know if many will try – but I just had to give it a try once the idea was in my head! I used an old highly-textured piece of navy blue paper (no idea what brand – but something smoother would be easier than this!)….and only TWO pencils!
The blue you choose should be transparent enough that it falls off into the dark paper easily; if it stays too bright that means it’s opaque, and you’ll have a harder time getting the shading to go all the way to dark. There’s a lesson all about this in Colored Pencil Jumpstart if students want to review that for how to pick a color that’ll work well.
For my Copic friends
I also colored this stamp set in markers – you can see this later today on my IGTV!
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- Peekaboo Camp Wanna Stamp, Avery Elle Stamps
- Prismacolor pencils • EH – BLICK
- Prismacolor Hex Chart
- White Prismacolor Pencil
- Yeti ink pad, Lawn Fawn
- Neenah Cream Cardstock, 25 pk
- White Uni-ball Gel Pen: EH – AMZ – BLICK
Love the contrasts in your cards. What cute images. Great for guys!
The two cards look so different! If I have to choose, I guess it would be the daytime scene. But I am torn between the two. Thank you for the great techniques!
One question— how do you keep your white pens from drying up? I can never get mine to work after the first time I use them. I have tried light scribbling, applying to my finger and running the barrel under hot water. Nothing gets them to work! Very frustrating. Please HELP!
Wow Sandy 🙂 Your cards are gems!!! I can’t make up my mind which one I like best so it’s a good thing you didn’t ask us to do that! Okay, I’ve got it narrowed down to the last two…..both of which I think are amazing! Thanks for inspiring me 🙂
you are amazing ! Love your work!
I love the coloring on this. Especially the blue card. Totally inspired by it!!
What outstanding coloring you do with colored pencils. These are fantastic cards!
Oh my! LOVE your use of colored pencils for your cards! Perfect coloring! TFS
Wow! Your cards are gorgeous-beautiful pencil coloring! I love the night card!
Amazing coloring!
Amazing cards! Love the canoe filled with campers. The night scene is u believable