Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Wednesday Trends - Colouring with Prisma Pencils

Hey everyone it's Donna here for this week's Wednesday Trends. Today I am going to show you how I colour with Prisma Pencils. Now, please remember I am NOT an expert and I have not taken any classes on learning how to use this particular medium. All I am going to do is show some tips on shading that I have taught myself.
Prisma colour pencils come in many beautiful colours and are particularly well suited for layering, blending and shading. You can use these pencils on a wide range of surfaces including vellum and wood!

My first tip for you today is that I have found that the best ink to use with Prisma's is Versafine Onyx Black. This just happens to also be my favourite ink so I might be a bit bias here... But because this is a fast drying oil-based pigment ink it brings out the finest details for any image.


I am going to show you today how I blended and shaded the poppies on my TSG#48 card. The colours I used are PC1032 Pumpkin Orange, PC924 Crimson Red, PC925 Crismon lake, PC1005 Limespeel, PC1090 Kelp Green, PC908 Dark Green and PC935 Black. I find it is also handy to have a really good quality sharpner near by... Mine is a Prisma sharpner so it is perfect for these types of pencils because of the soft, creamy consistency of the lead.



Step One:
When I am colouring in any image I always start with lightest colour first so in this case I started with "Pumpkin Orange".
This is colour is infact a real orange but through trial and error I have found it really works best when using my reds.

Step Two:
Next I used the "Crimson Red". Now this is where the fun begins you get to pick out where you would like to put your shading (mostly where the shadows go). When I am colouring somthing like a flower I usually colour the middle bits darker and go lighter towards the edges.
Step Three:
Next I am shading with "Crimson Lake". This time I am going over the "Crimson Red" and just making the flower look darker in the middle.
Step Four:
Then after I am happy with the genral look of the colours together I blend then all in until I am happy with how it looks.





Step Five:
Next I use my black to highligh and shade the flower. And then I use my 3 green's to colour in the stems.








And this is the flower finished...


And this is them on my card...


I hoped you liked seeing a little of what I do with my Prisma's. 
And hope that I have encouraged you to try them out.


Donna

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Trendsetter Tuesday- Donna

Every Tuesday we will get to know one of the Trendsetters and learn
what products they use & love to create their gorgeous projects!

This week we are going to feature another one of our newest Trendsetters- Donna! Her beautiful cards will color your world! She is amazingly talented with Prisma colored pencils and will inspire you to give them a try :)

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Take a moment to stop by her blog and say hello!

Monday, March 29, 2010

TSG48- It's A List!

I don’t know about you guys, but I am a fanatic when it comes to lists! Whether or not I complete the things that are on the list is a whole different matter lol! Your challenge this week is to complete the list by using the items listed below. You may NOT use more than the allotted for each item!

  • 3 different colors
  • 2 different designer papers
  • 1 button
  • 1 Ribbon
  • No other embellishments
To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that using all of the items on the provided list, then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the Mr. Linky that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (April 5). The winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!


By participating in this challenge, You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. I will be on the look out to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG48 so we can check out your beautiful work!


Need some inspiration to help you get started? Check out these great cards made by the following Trendsetters!
-Mercy

-Lisa
-Sandra
-Jodi
-Donna
- Jessica
-Pam

Winner from last week's TSG47- Simplicity challenge: Julye
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:1
Timestamp: 2010-03-29 08:10:46 UTC

Congrats Julye! Email me to find out how to claim your prize :)


TSG48- It's A List! Participants

1. Jess Doyle
2. Chupa
3. Katie Skiff
4. Christi Bryant
5. darling Ho
6. Rosemary D
7. darling Ho
8. Michele L.
9. thisismelynda
10. Jo - The Crafty Nomad
11. Anita A

Sunday, March 28, 2010

April Release Winners!

Scroll down for the amazing Release Week in review!!

There She Goes Clear Stamps

April Release Winners!!

Spring Fever Blog Hop Challenge: Rhonda
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:11
Timestamp: 2010-03-28 00:38:11 UTC

Chem. 101 / Sweet Pea Blog Hop Challenge: Piali
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:51
Timestamp: 2010-03-28 00:39:12 UTC

Poppies Blog Hop Challenge: Banu H.
True Random Number ServiceRandom Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:8
Timestamp: 2010-03-28 00:40:13 UTC

Release Party Chat Winner: Joy
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:46
Timestamp: 2010-03-28 02:47:30 UTC

Release Week In Review (Mar. 22- 28)

This week's review is extra special because it features a TON of gorgeous sneak peek samples! You guys have been drooling over these cards all week long and now is your chance to win one!!!



What is Week In Review (WIR)?- WIR is where we showcase cards made by the Trendsetters and myself throughout the week. Not only to you get to see gorgeous projects made using TSG stamps, but you also have a chance to WIN one of these cards! Leave a comment on this post and tomorrow (Monday) I will choose a winner using a random number generator. That person will then get to pick out their favorite card and the Trendsetter that created it will send it to them :)

Last week's Mar. 21-27 WIR winner: Jan Farnworth
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Here are your random numbers:2
Timestamp: 2010-03-28 07:43:20 UTC




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