Color Me Happy Friday!! with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol

Hi Everyone!! I'm Susan Kennedy and I am so happy to be able share with you on this wonderful Friday for Color Me Happy! I'm excited to share this card with you using Reporter Henry:








For this card I used Reporter Henry from Whiff of Joy. I colored him with my Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. I printed the image several times and I colored each one so that I could decoupage a bit of him. I also inked around the edges with black ink. The papers are from a really old Club Scrap box. I added the ribbon which I tied with three loops. I created the sentiment and added the pearls next to the sentiment and on the image. I also embossed the background, red paper with a Happy Birthday embossing folder. I completed the sentiment on the inside and that is simply it. I love the shading that I got with the pencils and Gamsol with this image. And I think the decoupage added that much more to it! And I LOVE Henry!!



Prismacolor and Gamsol:  I have found that when I'm using Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, that you really don't need much pencil. The best way to get the shading that you want is to apply a darker line of pencil right around the edge. Then you use the Gamsol to pull the pencil from the edge which creates that magnificent shading. I have also found that it is much better to use less pencil and add if you need to. It is nearly impossible to remove too much pencil line.

Scrap Your Stash Saturday!

Hi there!  It's Natasha here with my first post on the Whiff of Joy Blog!

 I am happy to be a part of this wonderful team!  I am here on this Saturday to share a card I made using some "scraps" that I had left over from other projects.  :)  

I started with the My Minds Eye paper pad called Bramble Rose and all of these lovely "scraps".  Since us card makers never throw anything away - I'm sure you all have scarps you can work with too!  :)

And here is what I created!  I used copics to color in Reporter Henry! 

This card was alot of fun to make because I incorporated alot of extra things from my "stash" to make it up!  There are sequins, and flowers, and a doily!  There is also some diamond stickles on his camera and the little note on his hat! 

You can find this image and more at the Whiff of Joy store here!  There is also a ton of inspiration over at the blog!

See you later!

Natasha