Friday, July 20, 2012

3 for today (2)

This one is done with a kind of reverse image stamp. The black background is stamped leaving what I colored white. Then I colored the white in with colored pencils. That was the technique. I only have 3 of this kind of stamp and they are all on the smallish side. The background didn't look too black after I stamped it. I tried lots of times and finally thought, I would find a way to fix it after. I use Prismacolor colored pencils and have used them even in needlework! If you color the light colors first, then you can kind of blend them. I colored lightly over the black when I was done and then noticed that I had black pencil all over my hand!! From leaning on it, I guess. So I put a light coat of glossy accents over it and let it dry. I know the bird isn't a cardinal, but I wanted it to be red! Call it artistic license!  One more post for today yet.

5 comments:

Angel said...

Fabulous card, the red sure pops out against the black.

stamplover2011 said...

Very pretty card!! Love the red and black!

stampini said...

Beautiful card.

Allyson said...

Great card. Love the way the red just makes it pop.

Christina C. said...

This is AWESOME, Barb....love this technique!!!!