Shades of Gray

This post isn't about an adult-themed book, but rather, a Neutral Color Challenge over at Power Poppy stamps. They have some of the most beautiful floral stamps ever and I have a collection of their digi images. When I saw this gray challenge, I was intrigued. I've never done much gray coloring and never (that I recall) with florals, so I hopped onboard.

Here's my take with grays and a smidge of light blue behind the Mistletoe image. I decided it deserved some glitter, so I used some wide washi tape on the card. I couldn't decide if it needed a ribbon, but now that I see it again, I'm thinking yes. The coloring was fun, and challenging since I only have one gray Prismacolor pencil. I found another gray in Crayola pencils and also used black and white Prismacolor pencils. 

Have you ever tried grayscale coloring? It's kind of cool! Here's another one, using an actual flower and not leaves, the Joyful Lilies stamp. For this one, I added a blue-gray to the lilies and a gray-green to the leaves. I mounted it on pool cardstock and added pink glittery sticker dots. 

This collection is permanently open, so give it a shot anytime!  Neutral Color Challenge at Power Poppy. They'll be doing some changes to the challenges and adding prizes (whoo-hoo!)

Happy Friday!

Chark

Peony Bouquet in Black and White

I love the Altenew Peony Bouquet color layering stamp set I got and I knew I'd be featuring it all week...here's Day Two with a bookmark I created using just black ink and masking. I got the idea from the packaging from Skullcandy earbuds my son got.

Here's the package. It's actually silver on white, but I went with black and white.

I'm not a huge fan of masking, but it was necessary for me to achieve this overlapping look and I enjoyed how it turned out, so I guess masking won't kill me :) Yes, it's a little extra work, but it's worth it.

And here's a closer look. 

Ever tried just stamping black and white with no intent to color? It was a different idea for me, the coloring is usually the fun part, but when inspiration strikes, you gotta go with it!

Happy Wednesday!

Chark