Hi Friends! Over the past couple of days I've had some time to relax and color some pretty images I've been dying to color! I have one to share today and I'll share the other one sometime later. I have been "Copic crazy" for a good little bit and so this week I decided to get out my colored pencils to change it up. Before I started using Copic markers, pencils were my weapon of choice!
Today's card is made with a beautiful image from Flourishes. The sentiment is from the same set. Their stamps are just so beautiful and classy. I love anything botanical or fruit themed, so these cherries are right up my alley! I hope you're having a good week. Thanks for popping by!
This is a new little trick I tried for the first time! I used my nestabilities but I left one part of the leaf outside of my circle! There are some great videos on Youtube about how to do this. I tried a practice one first and I'm glad I did! Cool, huh?
A very simple color pallete…those are all the pencils I used!
This pretty lace ribbon is from Stampin' Up. That little butterfly doo dad is from Pink Paislee. I think that polka dot paper is from Stampin' Up too. Can't remember.
Here's a close up of my coloring… You can see that all my highlights are on the same side of each cherry, as if the light is coming from the right side of the image. I used just a touch of brown in both the cherries and the leaves to give some depth. I must say that I learned how to do this by taking colored pencil classes from the master – Dave Brethauer! Every time he teaches I take the class again…and always learn something!
Is it okay if I say that I really love how this card turned out? It gives me a good feeling, this one…
That's what I got for ya today! Take care peeps and come back soon!
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13 responses to “Live the Sweet Life!”
Your a rock star! Nice pencil work! As usual great card!
Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!
Another inspired piece! Your style is impeccable — thanks so much for sharing!
Absolutely beautiful…awesome work with the colored pencils! You made the berries look so real. Great composition on the card! LC
Beautiful!!! Your coloring is superb 🙂
Hi Wanda – It is oh soooo okay that you say you love this card – it is a very easy card to LOVE…awesome job with your pencils!!!! Love how the leaf is outside the circle – very clever technique 🙂 TFS!!!
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this card!!!
SO GORGEOUS!
Wanda this is so good love the coloring you are such an artist..the idea with the leaf so beautiful ..also saw it somewhere some time ago ..but forgot about it..now i will try it some time.
Beautiful card! You inspire me! Thank you 🙂
Wow gorgeous coloring Wanda! Loving the nestie trick, will have to remember to try it.
ahh, so THAT’S how people get the image to go outside the circle! thanks for sharing that, I had been wondering about that for a long time! 🙂 Gorgeous card, I love the way you color, it looks like a picture, not a stamped/colored image! 😀
I {heart} this CARD!!! Your coloring blows me away sistah!
Holy Crow, Girl! You are flippin’ amazing!!
This is simply lovely Wanda! What a wonderful image! Dave is coming to my area! I think that I’m going to try one of his classes! Your coloring is amazing! 😀