Inktense Pencils & Copic Blender

Hi!

Today i have a card to share showing a cool technique i stumbled upon. I did a You Tube and Google search and couldn't find anyone else doing this, at least that i could see. So i thought i would do some more experimenting and eventually do a video in the future.

It all started with a card i made a couple weeks ago, i wanted a quick and easy way to color an image. It turn out so well that after i was done with that card, i made this one.

I cut a piece of watercolor paper to fit my card base and stamped the flower image a couple times on the panel (use ink that will not run with Copics). Then i just used Inktense colored pencils and lightly colored the flowers and leaves. I colored a little bit more in the places i wanted dark, but i did not color all the way to outer edge lines (the tips or edges of the flowers, etc).

Then i used the Copic Colorless Blender to spread out the pencil, it kind of acts like water, but dosen;t go as far was water would. I used to blender to soften the pencil at the darkest areas and then used it to push light color to the edges of the flowers and leafs. I went back in at a couple places with more pencil and then the blender. And that's it! Its really easy and a quick way to color!

To finish off the card i stamped the sentiment and added some sequins. Last just adhered the panel to my card base!

Please NOTE: if you try this your self, your Copic tip will stain. This dosen;t bother me, but it could bother other people. When i am done coloring with one color, i rub the Copic off on a scratch paper to get rid of any extra color, it will run clear again!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Penny Black - Charming, Special Wishes
Colored Pencils: Inktense
Copic Colorless Blender
Sequins: Neat & Tangled
Ink: Memento