Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Happy Birthday


Melissa Phillips is up at PTI's MIM this week.
She is challenging us to use our colored pencils on kraft,
or some other darker card stock.
Melissa always wows. She's a master with every technique,
and her cards this week were filled with subtle layers and stamping textures.


So, of course, I had to try stamping layers with my colored 
cupcake from Bakers Dozen.
Once I embossed the frame and cupcake in white, I masked it, and stamped 
BB: Gingham all around it.
It was so much fun coloring it in! Lots of blending, all one layer.
Background card stock stamped with BB: Venice and Fine Linen ink.
I've done this technique before, and love the richness
 it gives the images, once colored.
I used Prisma Watercolor Pencils


Play along on Nichole's blog, here:

19 comments:

  1. This is AMAZING!!!! I LOVE how the gingham background POPPED that cupcake colored with pencils. You are just amazing!!

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  2. You say Melissa always wows, I say you do too!! This is such a delightful card. Love how soft and yummy your cupcake looks!

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  3. Such a marvelous cupcake! Love how you've framed it. That gingham background looks amazing!

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  4. This is GORGEOUS Nancy~I wondered how you got that gingham around the image (or the image on the gingham)~what a great look!

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  5. Beautiful cupcake Nancy and the colouring is perfect. The background you created with the gingham is just the right touch. Cheers.

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  6. Nancy, you always WOW me! Such beautiful textures and soft blending. Love the warmth and delightful layers.

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  7. Wowza, what an outstanding job you did on Kraft. The colours look beautiful and it coordinates so nicely with your DP.

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  8. Your cupcake came out so luscious with colored pencils....good enough to eat. :p Always look forward to seeing your creations!

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  9. Nancy, this is beautiful! Your masking is awesome and your coloring it is SO soft looking, scrumptious!

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  10. Nancy this is GORGEOUS! I love that pretty cupcake and of course you know I adore that gingham background you created! Beautiful card my dear!

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  11. Oh my gosh girl...this is a FABULOUS card! I LOVE that gingham background you created around the lovely cupcake, and your shading and blending with the colored pencils is just FABULOUS Nancy! Lovely, lovely card!! :0)

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  12. Love your colorful cupcake! All of your layers and papers work together so beautifully, and they make this card stunning!

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  13. BEAUTIFUL card, Nancy! Love that yummy cupcake and your fabulous coloring adds to the fun!

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  14. The gingham on the Venice background is what makes this card so spectacular! Of course the coloring on your cupcake is wonderful too! Lovely!

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  15. Gorgeous card...love your sweet cupcake on that beautiful gingham background!!!

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  16. This is gorgeous, Nancy! I love your coloring and how you blended it into the background.

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  17. What a beautiful card. I love the look you achieved with the layers of ink. Really lovely.

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  18. So beautiful - the coloring and the layers are lovely. Just a wonderful card!

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  19. Stunning in every way, Nancy! Your framed and colored cupcake is perfection.

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So happy you came for a visit. I love reading your comments!