Pull out your coloring supplies! It’s the 22nd of the month, and that means I have a NEW Paint-a-Flower stamp set for you from Altenew! You should be arriving from the lovely Virginia Lu’s blog. If not, you can track back to the Altenew Card Blog to start at the beginning, or continue around until you loop back here.
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Hello Rose
Unlike last month’s PAF (which was the first one, by the way), we have TWO images for you to color. There’s a beautiful single, and a trio arrangement. You’re going to love all the ways the Designer’s used these images!
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Simple Shading
Sometimes, an image doesn’t need color to make a statement. I loved the beauty of this single bloom arrangement and didn’t want to distract from the thoughtfulness of the design. So, I stamped it in Obsidian Black and took to my graphite pencils to add some simple shading to make the image pop.
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A closer look
Today, I thought I’d share some tips on the graphite shading project. We’ll save that watercoloring for a Color Break some other day…
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I love the gray one! How beautiful! Both are gorgeously colored!
Simply stunning!! Love the gray!!
Beautiful card designs, love them!
Your cards are incredibly beautiful. I need to try graphite shading. Makes for a stunning card.
Pretty cards! Love the dimension with the addition of the graphite pencil! I also love the watercolored version. Lovely design!
Wow. The graphite one is gorgeous. I hadn’t even thought of doing that. Very dramatic.
Love, love, love the gray one! What an inspiring way to use a tool we all have! So creative. The pink one is very pretty as well. Simple yet full of impact. Great job!
Oooooh these cards are so pretty! I love how soft and feminine they look, and feel so much like spring! Very pretty!
These graphite grays are just amazing. Loveit!
Lovely! That pink is so amazing. Great job, truly. Tyfs
Both of your cards are gorgeous! The graphite pencil card is stunning! I never knew you could color with graphite pencils! Thank you for the tutorial!
Lovely inspiraton! This new PAF set is gorgeous, the images are very pretty and the sentiments are must haves! Your cards are beautiful Nicole, love the graphite pencil look and watercolored images as wells. I cannot wait to own this set and play with the new watercolor paints! Thanks for your Crafter’s Toolbox video!
Beautiful coloring!
Wow! Such a beautiful technique using the graphite. I must get a graphite pencil an try this one. So artistic.
Love the black and white shading – that must have been really hard to do! Thank you for sharing your works of art!
Gorgeous! I really like the graphite look. Both cards are beautiful. Thank you for sharing your talents!
I love the graphite one, but both are beautiful.
Both cards are beautifully created. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great video for the simple penciling. Wonderful coloring on the second card.
Pretty card
Gorgeous! I like the completely different projects you created, just beautiful!
Lovely cards! Love the graphite coloring on the first card and the colors on the second card ♥
Beautiful cards–such different looks.
Love how different these both are !
What pretty cards! Thank you for the video. I enjoyed it.
Thank you for the video. I enjoyed it. You create very pretty cards.
Very pretty cards, both black and white, and the colored flower. Great job!
I love the variation in your samples. Great job in showing how versatile these stamps are!
Both cards are beautiful. Thank you for sharing the video on the graphite card. I’ll be giving it a try
when my stamp set arrives.
Stunning cards! I love the simple shading one. It’s very simple but it’s gorgeous! Thank you for sharing
Thanks for the tutorial on shading. You clearly have skills!
I really enjoyed both cards, the graphite coloring and the watercolor card. Thank you.
Gorgeous cards. I especially love the first one. The grays and the clean style are so beautiful.
Both cards are delightful – the black and white one is so elegant while the colorful one is just gorgeous!!!
I really like both of your cards! The gray one can easily be a masculine card, even with flowers on the cover (there are plenty of guys who like flowers). The other I could imagine on an antique dresser doily – beautiful and dainty. Thank you for sharing your time and talent for us!
Beautiful designs.
Such a pretty card.
I love the clean and simple look of the graphite card. It’s perfect for a sympathy card.
Wow! Another great job. So unusual are these cards. Love them.
Wow. Both cards are stunning. Thanks for sharing the process
Gosh the graphic one really shows off the true beauty of the Roses!!
Beautiful creations and thank you for sharing the video of how you did the project.
Beautiful color rendering!!
The black and white flower is very interesting and unique. Thank you for the lesson on how to approach shading.
Both your cards are fantastic!! I love the gray one a lot! <3
Gorgeous cards! I love both cards!
Beautiful !! I love the simplicity of your graphite coloured card.
What great cards.
Awesome use of color. SO nice.
Both are gorgeous!
THE GRAPHITE ONE!!! And thank you for the video — they are so helpful and I can keep coming back to them.
These are both so beautiful!! I love how you showed how amazing these flowers look both colored and “non” colored!
Stunning cards! Such beautiful coloring and I just love the monochromatic gray.
Beautiful works!! Gorgeous!
The speckles look so cool. Nice idea.
Both of your cards look gorgeous! I really love the look of the simple shading on your first card. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your technique!
Love the graphite! I found your process video so helpful to get me started trying this technique. Love this rose!
Beautiful cards! You and Jaycee make me want to try graphite pencils. Do you recommend a particular brand and do you need to seal it? Thank you.
Stunning cards! Love these florals!!!
These are beautiful! Love your use of this set!
absolutely beautiful!