Curtain Call May 1

Firstly, let me wish all the moms out there a very Happy Mother's Day!

Below is my card for the Curtain Call May 1 challenge.

My card was created using the Sweet Floral stamp from Stampin' Up! I stamped the image with Versa Mark and used Pan Pastels to smudge the colors. On top I place a die cut in shiny gold. I stamped the butterfly and colored it with my ColourArts Silks acrylic paints. Then went over it with my Wink of Stella. I love this clean and simple card! 

If I'd have left the sentiment off, this would have been a perfect Mother's Day card! 

Hope you have a blessed Mother's Day.

TFL

T%dles Peeps!

Betty J Schaub

Pan Pastels and Versa Mark Ink

Using the Sweet Florals and Swallowtail stamps from Stampin' Up!

On the first project I used the Sweet Florals stamp. I stamped with Versa Mark on Whisper White cardstock. Then I used the Pan Pastels and the sponges and tools that came with them to dab and smudge colors onto my stamped image. The Versa Mark grabs the pastels. I added some color pencil lines to get a little more detail.

I used the Swallowtail stamp and the Versa Mark and Pan Pastels same way as above. Then I used my black gel pen to identify the Swallowtail's body.

I am sure I will need some kind of fixative or acrylic spray to set the pastels. But I am enjoying this technique so much. It's very relaxing.

TFL

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Betty J Schaub

Pan Pastels for Christmas 2015

Yes, I have a wonderful husband who supports me in all my artsy fartsy endeavors. He gave me the PanPastels for Christmas.

I was a little intimidated at first. But then I watch The Frugal Crafter on YouTube and gave it a whirl.

Below is my first foray in to Pan Pastel painting.

I'm not real impressed with the branches of my tree but I think as a first attempt I did a bit of alright!

TFL

T%dles Peeps!

Betty J Schaub