Coloring your images

Have you ever wondered how they get those wonderful pencils to blend?

There is a trick that you can use that will smooth out your pencil lines with no liquid, no paint, ...just pencils....

Yes, You can get expensive pens...Copic pens are wonderful, but who can afford to buy a set for over 150.00?....You can use color pencils to achieve a nice look, different than just regular markers, and still be under a nice budget

I stamp the image in Basic Black.

I use Prisma color pencils. I have a small set (about 48) and then I have added in a few extra colors, and then you need to get a BLENDER Pencil.

First, I color in around the edges. I shade and lighten the color as I go to the center, leaving the edges darker. I also darken the areas where I think it should be darker, without shading too much


After doing that, i use the blender pencil (which you can get at MICHAELS) to smooth the coloring lines out

The pencil is waxy and will blend your messiest strokes, and smooth and move the color to the lighter areas....

When it is done, it looks really smooth and nicely blended!

For this card, I am stamping the cut frame, to make a slider card. I decorated the outside using the stars from the Halloween set

I colored in the stars in different shades of yellow, ochre, and neon yellow.

I assembled the card, putting the pull tab though the slot.

The slider slides down, and you will see your magic card!

Haunting Halloween......"Witching you...." " A Happy Halloween"
Well, I am getting ready for Halloween...even if I don't celebrate it as a "holiday", it is still a fun card to make!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up! 1990-2007. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.