Pencils - Dawn Heald

Hi everyone,

Sorry, bit later here than

normal!

Glorious sunshine here in Surrey...

So, here is Dawn to show you what she

has done with her pencils....

Dawn says...

I adore Pencils. I prefer normal coloured pencils

 but I'm getting into water colour Pencils

 especially the Derwent Inktense Pencils.

 They are worth every penny. Do

 check them out in The Craft Barn Shop

 website. Why do I like Pencils so much?

You can achieve such variation with them

 and any style goes. They're easy to use

 and convenient to take around. Just take

 care not to drop them as the Pigment

 inside the pencil outer may break.

 

Couple of tips - When sharpening them, 

turn the sharpener instead of the pencil 

itself. When colouring rotate the pencil 

as you move around it keeps the tip sharper 

for longer so less sharpening. Make a

 swatch chart of all work colours.

 This will save time in future.

With coloured pencils I have tried different 

blenders in conjunction with pencils but I 

tend to just use them on their own. That said

 I've seen some art that has used Pencils a

 blending solution and a paint brush. Rather

 than a paper stump. One to try I think. Also

 think about stencils you have. Use the

 shapes to and colour them in.

Happy colouring. X Dawn

To make this card -

Make a base card from kraft card,

 measuring 8 in x 4 in

Trim white card to fit base, leaving 

a narrow border.

Stamp Honey Doo stamp as shown and then trim 

two separate pieces to fit across bottom 

and stamp on largest using parts of swirls

 and stamp sentiment on narrow strip.

Colour in your image as shown.

Lay stencil over top of stamped panel and

 colour in the spaces with coloured pencils.

 No need to mask as you can easily see and

 colour around stamped image. Distress

 edges and run black ink pad around 

all edges.

 Assemble card as shown.

Finish with dots of Stickles Glitter Glue.

Products used -

Honey Doo Stamps - Falling Flowers

Imagination Crafts - Diamond Stencil

PaperArtsy JOFY14 stamps - sentiment used

 Stickles Glitter Glue - Lime 

Coloured Pencils

Versafine Ink - Onyx Black 

Kraft Card

Thank you Dawn, what a lovely

bright and cheerful card, perfect for a 

sunny day like today!!

And I had never thought to use 

crayons with a stencil!

Well that's all folks for another week

here on the blog.....

See you tomorrow for Challenge Day!

Jane x