MIX IT UP

Tonight I am going to share with you one of the sets that I missed previewing because I was away....sigh!

I just love this set Botanical Dreams, illustrated by Asela Hopkins for Gina K. Designs....this flower is one of my favorites.

I decided to MIX IT UP today and I colored the image with a combination of Prismacolor pencils, Koh-i-noor pencils, Copic Markers and Twinkling H2Os----and this is how I did it:


I stamped the flower with Brilliance black ink (because it works well with all of these coloring mediums).

I used a yellow Prismacolor pencil to apply a bit of color to the border of the image FIRST! I used Odorless Mineral Spirits to pull the color away from the image.

Then, I colored the leaves of the image with Copic markers. I like the leaves to be a nice rich color so I chose to use markers for this detail.

I used my pink Koh-i-noor pencil for the flowers. They blend beautifully and I was very happy with the result as this was my first time trying them out. I will be using these a lot in the future!

Next, I colored the pot with a few different colors of Prismacolor pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits.

Finally, I added a hint of sparkle to the flower by touching the petals with some Twinkling H2Os! Whola! Finished!

Here is a close up of the image--you can see the halo of light surrounding the flower a bit better in this picture.

I am going to work on doing a Copic marker step-by-step tutorial once I have a few more dt commitments taken care of. I learned a lot of great hints at the Copic Certification class that I would love to share with you all!

Materials used: Botanical Dreams (Asela Hopkins for Gina K Designs); cardstock-white, olive (Stampin' Up!); Designer Yellow Paper (Cosmo Cricket); Brilliance black ink; Copic Markers; Prismacolor pencils; Koh-i-noor pencils; Odorless Mineral Spirts (Gina K. Designs); blending stumps; Twinkling H2Os (Lumiere Arts); Oval/Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Cropadile; circle punch (SU!); large grommet (SU!); gingham ribbon (Offray); paper piercing tool and mat pack (SU!); dimensionals (SU!).

Thanks for stopping by!