Camden Town Sneak Peek

Hi! I have a sneak peek for you today! Crafter's Companion is releasing a new set called Camden Town on May 17, 2013 and I want to show you a few of the images from the set!

I chose to color this in with my watercolor pencils.  I don't use them as much as I should, so I wanted to get back into the habit of pulling them out sometimes.

I used my Prismacolor watercolor pencils, a spray bottle (full of water), and a brush pen.  I don't fill the pen up with water because I feel like it gets the paper too wet.  I spray onto an acrylic block (or a craft mat) and use the pen more as a brush.  I just like the tip and control I have using that over a regular brush.

I started to color in the darker parts of this super cute scooter with red.  It's honestly a lot like coloring with Spectrum Noir markers.  Start with the darks.  But, instead of adding another color, I add the water and pull the red into the areas to add highlights.

You can see the progress I'm making.  And I go back in with the red to add more definition if I feel it needs it.

I thought the blue would really make the red pop and that they would just go well together.

This is my little cloud 'mask' I use all the time.  It's just a cloud cut from a Post-It note, but does it ever work well for me!!!

I usually start from right and go left, then I wrap my way back around.  I place the cloud down and then use a sponge or an ink dauber to add the ink around it.  I used the Broken China Distress Ink.  When I was done creating the background, I went back in with the pad and just inked up the edges, going heavy on the top to give it some definition.

I also added a shadow to the scooter using my Spectrum Noir IG4.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Stamps: Crafter's Companion
Marker: Spectrum Noir
Pencils: Prismacolor
Ink: Distress Ink
Paper: Neenah 80# Solar White

Happy Birthday Cards

Today I wanted to share two birthday cards I made last weekend.  My niece and my brother-in-law both have birthdays in late August, so I had to make two cards.  The first one is the one I made for my niece.  I absolutely love cupcakes (who doesn't??!!), so I was pretty excited to use the cupcake set from Hero Arts.

I used my watercolor pencils to add some touches of color.  I finished the frosting and cherry off with Diamond Glaze.  For the card base, I die cut a circle in the center of the card and placed acetate behind it.  Then I covered up the glue on the inside with orange cardstock.

I stamped some sentiments on the front with VersaMark and some flowers in white ink.  I think this card is bright and fun, perfect for a birthday!!!


The second card I made was for my brother-in-law, so it had to be more masculine.  I used my new favorite stamp set from Papertrey Ink, Enjoy the Ride.  I colored in the car with watercolor pencils and used acetate again, but in a different form.

Diamond Glaze was also used again on the license plate and headlights.  I used some VersaMark to stamp some circles in the background and some black Staz-On for the sentiment on the acetate.  Here is the finished piece:

I hope everyone has a great week.  My family and I are moving this week into a larger home, so I'm not sure how much I will be able to post.  All of my scrapping items are packed (ICK!!!), but I do have a few cards that I haven't posted, so I will try to at least get those up.  Once we are moved in, I will actually have a scrapping ROOM, not just the Dining Room table, so I should be able to get more projects done!

Thanks for looking!

-Chrissie