Jun 30 2008
Artsy Victorian Tile – Tutorial
I love to color. It is so relaxing to me. Last night I sat down to color and came up with this creation. This is a variation on Karen Barber’s Black and White Magic technique that I did a post on last week. The technique of coloring with Prismacolor Pencils and then outlining the image with a White gel pen apparently can be done on any color of card stock other than white with wonderful results. It even showed up very well on SU River Rock card stock.
I love making cards that look like tiles, they are so versatile you can use them for so many different occasions.
The images used in todays tutorial are from Innovative Stamp Creations “Artsy Victorian Sheet”. Here is a link to their online store: http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html
Let’s get started on the tutorial. 
Supplies:
| Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations “Artsy Victorian” |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Basic Black & River Rock |
| Ink: Stampin’ UP Craft White and Basic Black |
| Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Odorless Paint Thinner, Flower Punches, White Gel Pen, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Piercing Tools, Copper Brad |
Stamped image on Basic Black card stock with White Craft ink.
Dried the ink with a heat gun. You can also just wait for it to dry, but I’m not that patient.
When I color with Prismacolor Pencils, I dip my pencil point in Odorless Paint Thinner and then color. The pencil melts like butter on the card stock and blends very nicely.
Started coloring with a Yellow Ochre pencil.
Then added Pumpkin Orange Pencil.
Colored part of the center of the image with a Warm Grey 30% pencil.
Then colored the rest of the center image with a True Blue pencil.
Colored around the center image with a Poppy Red pencil.
Used the True Blue pencil again on the outer frame of the design.
Here is where the magic happens. Outlined the image with a white gel pen. Wow! That makes it come to life.
Trimmed the image down, leaving a bit of black card stock showing all the way around.
Stamped with Black ink part of the flourish image at each corner of a 4.5″ x 4.5″ piece of River Rock card stock using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.
Colored the flourish with the Yellow Ochre and the True Blue pencils.
Outlined the images with the White Gel Pen.
Assembled card front and then felt the corners needed a bit more pop, so I added some of the Pumpkin Orange pencil to the center of the flowers.
Add some punched flowers to the center.
Added a copper colored brad to the center and used my piercing tools to add piercings in between the corner images.
And here you have it, the finished card measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.
Hope your day if filled with warm rich colors!
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michelle
36 responses so far
OOOOHH I do love these warm colors, and we need them today with all the cold windy rain lately.
AS always I love your tutorial and wonderful card.
Happy Monday
beautiful card! Thanks as always
WOW, This is beautiful. I love the colors and your tutorial makes it seems so easy. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
I’m so glad I came across this blog. Your work is the just beautiful and I’m learning so much from you. Thanks for all your hard work and lovely tutorials.
I love the colors of this card. They are so warm and rich and contrast beautifully with the River Rock. Thanks for sharing this!
Maybe not as difficult as I thought… This is a very pretty card, when I first looked at it I thought it would really be a hard one, but after looking at the tutorial I realize that maybe I can do it. Thank you so much for your tutorials, I love them.
Evelynn
Lovely card! So you just dip your prismacolor pencills in the oms. Do you ever use the blending stumps? I’m just learning how to color with prismacolor pencils. I appreciate hearing all the hints out there. Actually, since I’ve started stamping I feel like I am learning how to color all over again. I never did like it in gradeschool!!!LOL!
Beautiful card Michelle. I was just turned onto your blog by a friend and am loving your work. Have a question, why dip the pencils directly into the solution, does it harm the lead at all when you go to use the pencil on other projects, and do you ever use the blending stumps? Well I guess that was more than one question LOL Keep up the great work!
This is beautiful. The colours are stunning. Thanks again for the tutorial.
Your tutorial looks like maybe even I could do it. Tater referred me to it and I’m so glad. I’m going to give this a try. I’ve always added the color to the image then tried to blend it. Maybe your way will work better for me, as I’m “blendingly challenged”. Thanks
Jodie asked “why dip the pencils directly into the solution, does it harm the lead at all when you go to use the pencil on other projects, and do you ever use the blending stumps?”
Jodie, it doesn’t harm the lead at all and evaporates off of the lead quickly so it does not effect future projects. I never use blending stumps. I make a mess of things with them.
Sandy asked “Do you ever use the blending stumps?”
Sandy, nope I never use blending stumps. I just blend with the pencils as I go.
Fantastic card! It’s great to see the steps you take to do this. I don’t have the same stamps but I’m going to try a tile card using what I have. Thanks again Michelle!
Trish
WOW! I love this card. I looks like Norwegian rosemaling to me. What a piece of art you created.
another awesome card, just beautiful
Love it when you change up your style. Keeps us on our toes (or really glued to our computers )
It’s a different look – love it.
I’m going out today in search of that ordor less stuff. Need to add more supplies to my stash.
TFS
Lisa
http://flatfishpaperarts.blogspot.com/
Beautiful as always, you are one talented lady!! and so generous with sharing your tutorial with us. My dh loves your work and knows when I have ‘cased you’ lol, not bad for a guy!
Michelle, you’ve opened up a whole new avenue for me with the colored pencils over the stamped image. I tried it this weekend and was very happy with the results. Thanks bunches!
This is absolutely beautiful. I love everything about this card.
Really pretty card Michelle. I also dip my pencils in the mineral spirits! I haven’t tried outlining with the gel pen though, and will have to try that soon! I had to chuckle at your little notation of 596.95 on your scratch paper! LOL!
Holly
hogwildaboutstamping.blogspot.com
This is almost as good as you being here in person….ALMOST.
Heavens, girl…you can’t do ANYTHING halfway, can you? Doesn’t matter the style, lol…everything you do is fantastic! I just want to say thank you AGAIN for your tutorials…such a labor of love!
Your tutuorials make everything seem so easy to do. I love the way you color…beautiful. I am also pleased to see the size of these stamps. I was curious about their size…I was worried they might be really small but your picture shows they are large enough. Thanks for the tutorials and for sharing your talen. I am in awe of you.
How do you continue to come up with such fascinating and wonderful designs? My goodness this is just stunning!! I am so in awe of your wonderful talents and I feel so blessed to sit here and read your detailed, INCREDIBLE tutorials on how to recreate these fabulous cards! Thanks for all you do Michelle, I’m always amazed with what I see here:)
Oh my gosh. I love my pencil crayons. I will get them out and give this a try! Do you have to dip the pencils in the paint thinner often? I may have a quicker drying one that doesn’t seem to ‘butter’ my pencil. It could just be old too. Gorgeous card!
Neat coloring and design, I just love what those white gel pens do for the highlighting!
Debie asked “Do you have to dip the pencils in the paint thinner often?”
Debie, I do dip my pencil often. When coloring with this method you can tell when you need to dip it again because they won’t be coloring so smooth.
This is different and i like the warm colors. Thanks Michelle
Oh my Goodness Gracious……I cannot believe your cards- I can just imagine- I think I will make a card today….lets see…let’s use this stamp…….and look what happens. Unbelievable card!!! You are so wonderfully talented and I am just loving your daily posts- it is such a pleasure to look at what you make everyday, and to see how you do it is even more of a treat! You are such a blessing to me- you have no idea!!!!!!!!!!!
Stunning! I am a huge fan of this style in the history of Art!!
Deanne
xx
Oh Michelle, this is so pretty. I just love it! And, I am so excited because I just ordered this set yesterday. I knew I really liked the images, but now I can’t wait to get my hands on them.
Beautiful card Michelle!! You’re right! that white gel pen is what made it pop – the pretty colors on black CS….
Thanks so much for sharing the way you do!! Love your tutorials!
Take care and STAY POSITIVE!
I love how you make beautiful art with a few rubber stamps! I’m looking at my stamps in a whole new way, now.
Stunning, as always. You have some very interesting and unique stamps. Love what you do with them. Thanks for all your hard work.
Absolutely stunning Michelle!
Wow loving this card will be trying this one this weekend hope it turns out as lovely as yours!!!!
You are so talented I get so much creativity from you!!!!
Have a great holiday weekend
Jen