Playing Around With My New Blendabilities

I've been playing around with my new Blendabilities and oh, is it ever fun!  It's an entirely new way of coloring and it is beautiful.  Here are some samples of the same flower, each one colored with a different set of Blendabilities.  So far, I think my favorites are Cherry Cobbler and Rich Razzleberry, but that may change when I order the next batch of available colors.  Which one do you like the best?

Other than the set of 6 skin tones, all the other markers come in sets of three --- a light, a medium and a dark.  Each flower I've shown here has been colored using all 3 markers in the set.

 

I'm not sure there are actually green flowers like this one, but I wanted to try every color.

I added some orange highlights to the center of the green flower.  The other flower centers are done with shades of yellow.

These are all the colors you can get right now.  I've shown all but the skin tones.  You can actually use those to highlight other colors, as well.  Demonstrators can now order the next batch of colors (available to you in August), so I'll soon be sharing more ideas and more gorgeous colors with you.

Here are some other examples, including one for 'what NOT to do' in your coloring.

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Work of Art with Vivid Vases

After enjoying a great time at my catalog Preview Party, I am sad to say that I am home today with a bum knee again.  I will be using lots of ice packs again today.  Let's talk stamping fun and take my mind off the pain.  Today, I have a card for you that uses two great stamp sets... Work of Art and Vivid Vases.

By using a stamp from Work of Art as a background color, I made this into a bit of an artsy card and lessened the amount of time I needed for coloring.  It's difficult to see, but there's a tiny touch of Dazzling Details on the center of the middle flower.

By adding an extra layer of CS under the white layer, it really changes the look of the card.  It might be a bit blah without the Hello Honey layer.  I also added texture and detail with an embossed strip under the vases and then wrapped the top two layers with white Baker's Twine.  The envelope flap has a layer of DSP to coordinate with the Hello Honey layer.  I love how it all turned out. 

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My New Card Display

I put up a new 'clothesline' for displaying cards in my studio.  It is working out very well to use it for class previews.  Here are all the projects for Friday, March 14, so you can see them all at a glance.  We'll be working with some super fun water coloring techniques and playing with using DSP as a part of our design.  Each card has layers of delicious texture.  Each card is unique in its design.  Each card is super fun to create and I hope you'll join us for this class.  Scroll down to see further details on this class, as well as other upcoming events.

Close-ups:

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Let's Talk Cards, Part 2

Yesterday, I shared with you a sneak peek at one of my upcoming classes, along with a closer look at one of the cards.  Today, let's take a look at another one of the cards from this upcoming class.  This card features a 'sunburst' effect along with paper piecing.  I love the crisp, clean look of the black and white color story.  Let's take a look.

 ... and another look at yesterday's featured card:

Again, here's a sneak peek at what we'll be making for our (March 14) Friday Night Cards Class.

These cards will include playing with DSP a bit and a lot of water coloring techniques.  I think you'll enjoy them a lot.  The class includes envelopes and all materials to make the cards, except your adhesive.  All the envelopes are dressed up to coordinate with the cards, too.

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