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Good morning! Today is the March release for Studio Katia and they’re celebrating with a big two-day blog hop and lots of giveaways! I’m thrilled to be guesting with them today and I’ve created a card using their darling Citrus Trimmings set!
I loved the cheerful look of that citrus border and thought it would be fun to try coloring it on a dark cardstock background with colored pencils! I’ve got a lot to learn about using colored pencils but I’m pretty happy with how this turned out! 🙂 I started by stamping the image with white pigment ink. Then I used a trick from my crafty friend, Emily, and put down a layer of white colored pencil before adding color. If you just color directly on the dark cardstock it will work but the colors won’t be as vibrant. Adding that white layer underneath really makes the color pop! I’m still learning how solid a layer of white to lay down first which is why it’s not totally smooth but I think that kinda adds to the natural texture of the fruit, right?! 😉
It took me so long to color the image that I didn’t want to detract from the coloring and instead just stamped the sentiment onto a piece of white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. I trimmed it down and adhered it to the card with foam mounting tape. And now all day long I’ve been craving lemonade! 😉
To celebrate their release Studio Katia is giving away five $25 CAD gift cards!! Winners will be selected from the comments left across all of the blogs in the hop on BOTH days so make sure you leave a comment at each hop stop for the most chances to win! Also please follow Studio Katia on Instagram and Facebook in order to be eligible to win! Leave your comments before 11:59pm EST on Sunday, March 18th! Winners will be announced on the Studio Katia blog on March 20th! You should have arrived from Svetlana and Kaja is your next stop! In case you encounter a broken link here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
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I really like the look of this card…the citrus really pops!
Such a cool card! Love the colouring against the black. xxx
Stunning coloring. Love how vibrant it is against the black.
Very pretty card! Love the colouring.
Awesome card! Love the bright citrus colors against the black! I’m going to try this technique myself today. Thanks for sharing!
What a cool and fun card! The sentiment is lovely 🙂
What a gorgeous card. Love how the colors just pop off that black card! You are amazing and so inspirational!
Wow Jessica!!! Looks like a photograph!! Amazing coloring skills!!! Gorgeous card!!!
its so wonderful card!
This looks amazing!!! I’m not sure I could have covered any of it with the sentiment like you did after all the work! I’ll keep plugging away at the practice 🙂 Coloring is such a slow process though *sigh*
Love your coloring! Thanks for sharing!
Love the border stamp on black!! Gorgeous!!
Beautiful coloring—it almost looks like photo realism.
Fun card! The coloring really stands out against the black background. Love it!
What an artistic card. I like it very much!
Your card is absolutely magnificent !!!
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Fantastic card! Love the citrus colors on the black. Fantastic inspiration.
So wonderful….nice and very lovely card.
Wow, fantastic card! Your colouring is amazing!
I usually try not to pick a side, because everyone is so talented and artistic and worked hard, but I think this is my favorite card of the hop. Something about the bright citrus colors on the black background is just perfect. You coloring is so lovely and the shading looks great; the whole thing is just amazing. I love this stamp, and I love what you’ve done with it. Thank you so much for sharing!
Super cute card. I love black cardstock!
What a beautiful card, Jessica.
my goodness your card is stunning and super beautiful!!
Awesome card!
Wow! Stunning card! I love colored pencils on black paper and you did a fantastic job! It’s really gorgeous!