Hello Everyone!
Well it is time for our next challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments. This week we have a technique challenge. We are to use either shaving cream, chalks, or crayons on our card. I saw a cool technique while checking out my blogs called Pulled Pastels. Since I needed a technique for my class this week I decided to use our challenge and make my card for my class.
To do the pulled technique you start with a dark cardstock (I used Always Artichoke) and using a cotton ball apply your chalks to your cardstock. I used a variety of greens (Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Garden Green, and Handsome Hunter – I have the old pastels) as I wanted to make a card that could be used for Christmas. After you get your chalk on your cardstock you ink up you stamp with Versmark and stamp it on your cardstock. The Versamark pulled the chalk off the cardstock and leaves a dark image.
Before I mounted my image I sprayed it with my homemade shimmer spray. It is very sparkly! 🙂 It still needed something so I took my white pen and added some snow on the branches and the ground
I would have preferred to use Brushed Gold cardstock but only had the silver so I used that. Here is my final creation that we will make in my technique class on Wednesday evening.
Make sure you head over to the Hand Stamped Sentiments blog to check out what the other ladies created for our technique challenge. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!
Robbie
great technique…love all the white bit of snow on your tree!!
You did the opposite from me! I stamped my image with Versamark then used my pastels to color but I've never seen your technique. I love it! Thanks for sharing this technique. I'll have to try it.
Oh, Robbie, I like this. Such a cool technique! That tinsel on the side is adorable. I'm so glad Christmas is around the corner.
This is so so pretty. I bet it looks so nice in person with all of the sparkle and color. I really like the white on the tree, too.
Hi Robbie! This is a great technique and great motivation to get those pastels out of hiding. All of the shimmer and shine is such a great touch, too. Such a fabulously festive holiday card! Have a great day! Hugs! 🙂
Wow, a technique I had not heard of! So cool! Thanks for sharing it, I'll have to try it! And the card is very pretty and soft!
Never heard of this technique. So cool. Looks awesome on your card!
VERY cool technique, I had never heard of this- I am going to have to pull my chalks out now! Your highlighting on the tree looks FAB too! Nice job. 🙂
What a cool idea!! I am learning all kinds of new techniques!! I LOVE the colors!! You have inspired for me to go home and try this technique right away!! GREAT JOB!!! Amy