Jun 12 2009
Sneak Peek Asian Artistry - Tutorial #222
Well my Stampin’ Up Pre-Catalog Order came in yesterday afternoon along with my copy of the new Catalog that will be in effect July 1st. Holy Moly! I was out weeding in the garden when the UPS truck pulled in. I literally dropped everything, weeds, gardening gloves, tools and ran toward the truck, lol. In fact my gardening stuff is still laying out there, grin. I did manage to wash my hands before opening the box. There it was my new catalog! Off to the swing in the yard I went with my catalog and sat there for about an hour and a half just leafing through it, savoring it. It’s an addiction I tell you!!! Oh, but wait after looking at the catalog I ran into the house because I almost forgot about the pre-order sets I was able to get since I am a Demonstrator and the new in colors. . . . . . . Hello they are gorgeous!
Like, check out this new Hostess Level II set “Asian Artistry” that I am using in this tutorial, love it! Just remember that this set will not be available to hostesses until July 1st.
Anyway, I could not wait to stamp it on paper so here it is colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Odorless Paint Thinner.
Let’s get started on the tutorial. 
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up Asian Artistry, Innovative Stamp Creations “Opposite” Stamp |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Real Red & Basic Black |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black & Close to Cocoa |
| Accessories: Stampin’ Up Ticket corner & Window Punches, Prismacolor Pencils, Mona Lisa Odorless Paint Thinner, Sponges, White Gel Pen, Basic Black marker, Gold Brads, Sharpie Metallic Gold Marker |
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Sponged Close to Cocoa on a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Real Red card stock.
Sponged Basic Black ink at the top of the card stock.
Stamped the bird image 3 times using Basic Black ink.
Now look at this new item from Innovative Stamp Creations, it’s their version of the reverse image stamp. They call it the Opposite Stamp. This stamp is only $4.
I stamped the bird stamp on the Opposite Stamp with Basic Black ink and then stamped it on my card stock to create a verse image of the original.
Any time you do a reverse image it stamps lighter than the original image so you will need to go over the image with a marker to darken it, unless you like the lighter effect.
Now it is time for some coloring fun.
I used my Prismacolor pencils and a little bit of Odorless Paint Thinner in a little container to color my panel images. When you dip the tip of your Prismacolor pencil in the Paint Thinner and than color with it, it melts like butter onto your card stock. It blends beautifully too.
Note this method works great on darker card stock.
Dipping the point of my pencil in the Odorless Paint Thinner before coloring, added a bit of Limepeel Prismacolor Pencil to the tops of the black leaves.
Colored in the bellies of the birds with Odorless Paint Thinner and White Prismacolor Pencil.
Added Deco Yellow to the birds wings and bellies.
Added Spanish Orange to the birds.
Time for some White Gel pen highlights.
Used the Stampin’ Up Ticket Corner Punch on the main image panel.
Used my Sharpie Metallic Gold Medium Point Paint marker on the edges of the main image panel and another Real Red panel of card stock.
Punch twice the Stampin’ Up Window Punch out of black card stock. Cut one end off of both punches.
Assembled the card and here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
May the birdies sweet song reach you today.
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I’ll be drooling over the new catalog, lol
Hugs,
Michelle
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Gorgeous card Michelle! I am so happy you got all your new things but I am very jealous. I can’t wait to see the new catalog. I may be ordering from you as my present demo is quitting. Have a great day!
A lovely card. I really like that set.
Hi Michelle,
You’ve inspired me to start using my Prisma pencils again. This is lovely, and thanks for the giggle over the hairy-backed woman. Love it!
Wendy
you are a tease!
Great card.
Sandra
I love your description of the gardening gloves, weeds, etc still in the same place they were when you left them to indulge and tease us with all of the new ’stuff’!!! I love Asian themed stamps- this set is wonderful and your card is absolutely beautiful! I think you should either blog raffle it off or put it in a place where we could all have it…like a book! Hahahaha (you have missed me leaving that suggestion, haven’t you?). I will have to get out my pencils and try them like this- I got a set of 120 pencils by Prismacolor pencils for less than $40.00 when an on-line store went out of business…. I have never tried coloring on dark CS- love the look of this.
God Bless you and Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent!
This card is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Great card. Love the new set. Can’t wait to see the new catalog. Thanks for giving me a chuckle:-)
Wow that’s stunning!
Beautiful card! Wow.
Trish
Very pretty Michelle!
I was talking about you again last weekend…were your ears ringing? :o) I was telling my new ATC group about you. I joined an ATC group at our local Blick Art Store and had used your brayering technique on a few of my ATCs. I showed them the cards from our class - a lot of oohs and ahhs. I bet we could get a couple more classes in Wheaton, IL!!
Take care and STAY POSITIVE!
This is too funny of a description and such a beautiful card. I’m so used to the brayer technique with your cards, I was certain that you used a white background and brayered on the red!!! LOL Beautiful card. Have fun with your catalog and your new stuff.
Gorgeous! Please enter me to win your Rooster set. Thanks!
Hi Michelle,
Well, as usual, you have given us superb eye-candy! How you have the forethought to do all this just boggles me! I sure didn’t know that the prisma pencils and OMS would be so effective on dark c/s! Thanks for giving me a push to try it! Another thing I’m wondering about is the gold pen….do you use a ruler, or go free-hand (yikes!)? I’d love to know if you have time to email me.
Thanks so much!
Chris
chriserendipty@shaw.ca
Very nice!!!
I have never used the pencils before but looks like I need to. I did however, try my hand with my Copics on the reverse side of a sheet of acetate. Worked great. Check it out at SCS under Tater. Thanks for all the inspirations!
beautiful card! i have never used my pencils this way and now i can’t wait to try this. you are such an inspiration. have a great weekend.
Beautiful as always! TGIF
this is the best sneak peek EVER!!! Stunning, fabulous, genius - that’s this card. Can’t wait to get my grubby paws on the new catalog!!!
This is gorgeous Michelle! Thanks for sharing the tutorial with us.
Michelle this is just FABULOUS Love it, thanks for sharing can’t wait to get this set…..
Evelynn
Your small touches really make the card. I’d have stopped after stamping the images in black — which is why you have a blog and I don’t (tee hee).
It’s great to see the colouring in of the birds & how they come to life.
Stunning!