Sunday 8 March 2015

Pencil colouring & butterflies

Hiya! I hope your Sunday is suitably lovely :-) If you follow my Instagram you'll see that I'm joining in with Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day colouring challenge. Basically to set aside a bit of time each day to colour something in. I'm failing already as I missed Day 4 yesterday but I'll be doing some soon :-)
On Day 1 I coloured in some pretty Hero Arts butterflies using Derwent Studio pencils in loads of different colours. These aren't like most pencils where you blend them to get a smooth look, these are meant to be a bit sketchy and textured looking, and I'm really pleased with how they turned out. I didn't know how I was going to use them on a card but then it saw this weeks ShowCase challenge of rainbow colours and decided to use them all on one card. And as if by magic, this weeks Freshly Made Sketch had room for them all! ;-) I also think this will fit this weeks Simon Says Stamp Girly challenge.
Thanks for looking, I hope you like it!
Supplies;
Ink - Versafine 'Smoky Grey'
Paper - October Afternoon 'Sidewalks'
Colouring - Derwent Studio pencils
Stamps - Hero Arts 'Antique Flowers & Butterflies'
Dies - Memory Box 'Classic Scallop' & Hero Arts 'Antique Flowers & Butterflies'
Sentiment - Simon Says Stamp 'Handwritten Sayings'

13 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

Gorgeous! Jo x

Kelly Lloyd said...

Beautiful colouring and card
Hugs Kelly

Juls said...

Wow this gorgeous!! Love it!! Xx

Karen M said...

This is wonderful, Beth! I love the beautifully coloured butterflies. The colours are so vibrant and bold! Love it xx

debby4000 said...

Beautiful butterfly card.
luv
Debby

Caryn said...

Oh what a stunning card - the colours are so pretty, I love everything about this card!

Thanks for playing along at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Hugs,
Caryn x

Claire Broadwater said...

Such a gorgeous card, Beth! Congratulations on winning FMS! XX

Lisa Walsh said...

Soooo pretty! Don't you love it when everything comes together so perfectly?

Diana Nguyen said...

Oh, I love this! Great way to use those butterflies - they look like they are moving across the card.

Anonymous said...

This is really beautiful! TFS!

Lee Ann Barrett said...

Wow! This is just stunning! Definitely is a winner!

Cathy said...

Gorgeous card, your butterflies are so pretty, Cathy x

Unknown said...

What a beautiful card! I love butterflies and I think you did a fantastic job with colouring! I have Derwent colouring pencils and I will most definitely be trying them more out! :) Thank you for the inspiration!