Sunday, October 07, 2007

Tutorial Monday


Hi All!! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. Mine was AWESOME not only did I finally get to finish the prisma color tutorial I have been promising you guys but I also met Jen del Muro from iheart2stamp!! I had a blast spending Friday with Jen and her ADORABLE baby Ellie. We went to the Children's Museum here in Houston and let the kiddos play. I was sorta embarrassed because Jen's DD is the sweetest and most well-behaved little girl ever and then we have my DS which is full of energy and going through the terrible two's. Let's just say he kept wanting to eat her snacks (even though he had his own food) and stole her ball in the play area. Luckily Jen was a teacher and had some great tips for me. (Thanks Jen)

So now to the tutorial. I made a step by step guide on how I like to color with my prisma colors. There are many ways t
o use them and this is just my version. In this tutorial I will only use my prisma colors and blending stumps. If you don't have prisma colors and blending stumps Kim from MFT has an awesome deal she calls her Favorite 48. Make sure to check it out. I will also have another tutorial using the gamsol soon. Here we go..

Step one: I stamped the lion image from MFT "Its A Jungle Out There" onto white card stock. I then colored in the whole image with a light yellow pencil.
Step two: I then picked two shades of a mustard yellow color. One being lighter than the other. I started by coloring in the body and head of the lion with the lighter shade. I then blended that in with the paper stump.

Step three: I then took the darker shade and highlighted the edges of the head and body. I then blended that together as well. When blending with the stump I like to use a circular motion. Also if I feel its not dark enough I repeat
step three until I get the desired look.



Step four: Now that the body is done I start on the lion mane. Again I pick two shades of brown one being lighter than the other. I color in the whole mane with the lighter shade and blend with the paper stump.
Step five: I follow by outlining with the darker brown around the edges. I blend that with the stump as well.

Step six: Now that the lion is finished I like to add a neutral shade around the outline of the whole lion or image to make it pop on the white card stock. For this image I used two shades of bluish gray. I start with the lighter version and then accent with the darker and blend everything together.



Step seven: Use the finished image to make a fabulous card!!

Edited to Add: I forgot to include the card recipe. Here goes...
Stamps: My Favorite Things Its A Jungle Out There
Card stock: Georgia Pacific card stock (found in Wal-Mart) SU Olive, Rust, Chocolate, River Rock, Basic Gray Mellow PP
Accesories: SU ribbon, cord, brads, prisma colors
Technique: Paper piercing


If you have any other questions please leave a comment and I will try to answer back. Hope you enjoyed the tutorial. Hugs Ana

23 comments:

Jen del Muro said...

I HAD A BLAST!!! Josh was being a typical kiddo and there is no reason to blush! He is a sweetie!! Can't wait to see you again!! Thanks for the great tutorial, too!!! Big Hugs!!! PS-I'll be posting pics on my blog tomorrow and I will email them to you, too. :)

Miss SassyLaLa said...

Wow, so helpful. I love this set. I just placed my order last night. I can not believe that I waited a whole week to order my sets, what control.

Have a great day.

Alhambra Club said...

What a great card, love the background paper.

joslyn said...

love you cards you have a great style. i've been snoopin around and i will be back.

Christi Flores said...

Adorable card! Thanks for the tutorial! :)

Kim said...

Adorable is right!!! Can i get a hands on lesson soon???? Pretty please???!!!

Dawn Easton said...

Great card! I didn't realize I could blend with just the stump! That's awesome! I always use the gamsol but when I'm out and about, I can pull out my pencils and get to colouring while my daughter is at karate! Much easier! Thanks for the tutorial!

Unknown said...

This was fabulous!! Thanks so much for the great tips!!

Catherine said...

Ana, thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial. I always thought I needed some liquid to blend this... i have to try this ASAP :)

Love all your cards!

Abi said...

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

Agnieszka/Mirabeel said...

Hello Ana,
Wonderfoul tutorial!

thanks for your comments on my blog.I´m looking every week on your blog.

Greetings from Poland!

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Ana! Very enlightening!
I can't wait to start coloring. I will have to get me some blending sticks.
You are a real inspiration! I check your blog almost every day to see what's new. Keep it up!

Tip Junkie said...

Gorgeous!! That is the most beautiful card. Thanks for the tutorial.

Swamp Tulip said...

Great card and excellent tutorial. Thank you!

Teresa

Unknown said...

ana...awesome card and tutorial, but i have a question. do you use dry blending stumps, or do you use them with gamsol or mineral spirits? thanks!

Ana Wohlfahrt said...

Hi Mercy! In this example I actually just use the dry stumps with no mineral spirits.

Bethany Paull said...

Thanks for the great tutorial Ana. I've never tried it without the Gamsol. Will have to put it on the To Do List.

Renee said...

I can't wait to try this! I just got my prisma color pencils this week! I'll keep checking back to learn more!

Heather Huggins said...

Thank you for the tutorial. I just got my prisma's and gamsol so this will help me alot.

sophia landry said...

Great tutorial, its always neat to see how other people aproach a medium! Love the card, the care you put into the image shows off beautifuly in this project.

Unknown said...

Thanks for the lesson. I just recently got in stamping and making cards. I too thought you need liquid to blend. I think I will be going out and picking up some of the stumps.

Learned alot.
patty
www.paperpiecingpatty.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

What an awesome tutorial!! thanks!!!

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