Faber Castell: Design Memory Craft

Splitcoaststampers has a great tutorial using PITT pastel pencils on black cardstock. You can see it here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/pastelsonblack/

Enjoy!

Doodling...

Hey bloggers!

Rita  Barakat here with a reminder of what you can do with your PITT® artist pens and Pastel Pencils! 

 Over the summer I took these pictures and there were even more that I didn't use!

This is a great way to get lots of pictures on a page but with all those pictures,

 I wanted to make sure I left some white space too.

Well I just couldn't do it and I went back and added some journaling and accents!

I used the PITT® artist pens for journaling and accenting around the embellishments!

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I also enjoyed using my Pastel Pencils and PITT® artist pens to enhance the journaling.

It kind of reminded me of high school & college

where I doodled all the time to stay awake in class! LOL!

If you haven't done this in a while you should try it!

Supplies: Clear Embellishments from Clear Scraps.
Papers "Just Chillin" collection from Ta Da Creative Studios

Design Memory Craft Pastel Pencils & PITT Artist pens

Day 7 with Brenda Pinnick!

For those of you who have been participating in my daily card making, giveaway week, today it your last chance to make sure you've posted on EACH DAY, on BOTH BLOGS in order to be eligible to win the 

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From Design Memory Craft-  Red, Yellow, Green and Blue Mixed Media Samplers, Red/Yellow & Blue/Green Gelatos, Red/Yellow & Blue/Green Writing Sets. In other words, THE WHOLE ENCILLADA! What a terrific prize from the genius minds of the Faber Castell team! 

And from me, a place to put all that amazing product to work - The winner will receive a full admission into my upcoming webinar workshop series, beginning in January, 2012! I've decided to finally, after being asked over and over, to create on-line workshops for my BRENDA PINNICK COLOR U, so 2012 is the beginning of my on-line teaching program! If you are the winner, you will be mailed a certificate with your admission information. 

The first workshop series is a combination of color exploration and learning done in mixed media format, using a variety of both art and craft materials. The series will be done in 8 sessions, available for viewing at your convenience! These lessons are both fun and educational and you will NEVER LOOK AT COLOR IN THE SAME WAY AGAIN - I promise! With my fine art and design education and years of professional experience, I am ready to share techniques and knowledge you can't get just anywhere AND, I make it FUN! Yes, you could buy tons of books, spend hours reading and practicing and, even take college level classes to gain the knowledge I'm ready to share, but wouldn't you rather enjoy learning while having fun creating? 

If you didn't win and would like to know more about this exciting series debut, please join my mailing list and everything you need to know will be in your in-box soon or, simply email me at brenda@brendapinnick.com

Thank you for joining us over the last week and tomorrow morning, before noon est., the grand prize winner will be announced. So- if you haven't already done so, go back into each day's post, on both blogs and leave your comments, answering the question posed for that day.

See you tomorrow!

 

Day 6 card and giveaway with Brenda Pinnick!

Welcome to day 6 of my 7 day card crafting / giveaway week!

Thank you for all the thoughtful comments, it's so interesting the different points of view on the floor color choices. Each suggestion could totally work in that space - I've decided on a clean, clear apple green for my floor. Green is energetic while grounding. It also invokes creative thinking and is easy to look at for long periods of time, (think of a beautiful, rolling pasture or forest). Green is considered a neutral and it is wonderful as a stand alone hue to combined with a variety of other hues...perfect for my studio! 

WINNERS -Friday's winner is Cori and yesterday's winner is Kimberlee, as chosen by random number generator. Congrats, Kimberlee and Cori, please send me an email with your mailing address! brenda@brendapinnick.com

Today's prize- Day 6 Red Ink & Aquarelles Set, Red PITT artist Pen Set, Red/Yellow Gelatos, AND, from me, you will win a set of fabric fat quarters ( 4 ) from my last collection, Couleur Vie. Even if you don't sew, these fat quarters are great for all types of crafting including scrapbooking, card crafting and more.

Tomorrow is the grand prize and it's pretty darn wonderful!!! ****** In order to be eligible to win, you must have commented on every single day, on both blogs -here and on my blog, http://brendapinnick.typepad.com 

so if you haven't already done so, go leave your comments on each day's post and you might be the LUCKY WINNER!

Today's card- 

Once again, I used my Piccadilly Circus stamps and Faber Castell BigBrush Markers to create this purse card.The circle is made from a piece of diecut chipboard and metallic paper, cut from my new dies for jewelry making, found here, on the Sizzix website or in various retail outlets. If you would like this pattern, just join my mailing list today and it's yours for free! I'll email it to you personally.

Thank you for your continued visits and I so look forward to the big day tomorrow!! See you then!

Today's question- Do you feel you understand color theory and all it's complexities? If no is your answer, would you be interested in taking an on-line class to learn more about color?  

 

Don't worry, you can still catch Tiffany's demo!

 
If you missed Tiffany's live demo with Oh My Crafts yesterday, never fear - you can watch it here.  Tiffany shares some great techniques using the Textural Accents Sampler, Art GRIP Aquarelles®, Gelatos.  Don't miss her inventive technique using PITT Pastel Pencils and Embossing Powder! 

Still looking for inspiration?  Check out our Facebook page and see what our fans have been up to this summer!

Pastel Pencils on Black

Hi folks! It's Jill Foster here with a Make and Take project from CHA.  This is a pair of Christmas cards featuring our wonderful Pastel Pencils on black cardstock.

Here's how you can create this look--it's simple, fun, and easy!  Which is especially nice if you are planning to mass produce your handmade Christmas cards this year.

First, stamp your image, Penny Black Floral Story, onto dark cardstock and emboss with silver embossing powder.

Next, color directly onto the cardstock with Pastel Pencils.  You can layer your colors to create depth and add shading.  Isn't it fun how they stay nice and vibrant, even on the dark cardstock?

Now to add a cloudy, distressed edge to your piece, color with a white Gelato onto the corner of the cardstock.

Blend by rubbing with your fingertip.

Add white Gelato to all four corners.

Mount onto cardstock.  Add sentiment, twine, and gems and your card is complete!

Thanks for visiting! Hope you're inspired to pull out your pastel pencils and do some coloring on dark cardstock!

Technique Tuesday: Mementos Mix and Match MANIA

Hi! It's Jill Foster here with a special Technique Tuesday post.  I'm thrilled to announce that I will be featuring the entire Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft line on the blog of my local scrapbook store, Mementos.  So... we're not just talking about ONE technique for this Tuesday... we're talking about TWO WEEKS of techniques including videos, step-by-step photo tutorials, and unique projects all with your favorite Design Memory Craft products!  Here's a peek at a one of today's projects:

 
 
Take a look at what Mementos Mix and Match MANIA has in store for you:

Tuesday (6/28): Gelatos technique videos (yes- 2 videos!)
Wednesday (6/29): Coloring with Stamper's Big Brush Markers (another video!)
Thursday (6/30): Stamper's Big Brush Markers on your favorite stamps
(step-by-step photo tutorial)
Friday (7/1): BONUS project with Stamper's Big Brush Markers
Tuesday (7/5): Art GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils technique video
Wednesday( 7/6): Art GRIP® Aquarelles on kraft (step-by-step photo tutorial)
Thursday (7/7): PITT Pastel Pencils

If you are excited to learn new techniques and are wanting to learn more about the entire line, join in on the fun here:

www.ilovemementos.blogspot.com

Faux Watercolor Technique with Jill Foster

Hi everyone! Jill Foster here with a faux watercolor technique.  It's easy to get the look of a watercolor painting with your favorite Design Memory Craft Products!  Here's a look at two cards featuring this technique:
 

1.  Color stamp using Stamper's Big Brush Markers. I used brush stroke stamps by Penny Black.  They are perfect to create this look. Color heavily and work quickly. 
2.  Spritz stamp lightly with water.  Stamp onto heavy cardstock.
3.  Trace around stamped image lightly and imperfectly with fine-tipped black PITT® Artist Pen.  You can also add shading to the interior of the stamped image, for example, I added dots to the center of the sunflowers.   
4.  Add additional shading to stamped images using Stamper's Big Brush Markers.  Work in small sections and blend with fingertip.
5.  Color with Stamper's Big Brush Marker onto acrylic block.  Spritz with water.  Dip paint brush into ink and flick onto stamped image.
6.  Now this simple step will add some major "wow factor" to your image:  Color along one side of your stamped image using the grey Pastel Pencil.  Blend lightly with fingertip. 

Happy stamping!

Feel Better Flowers

Hi everyone!  It's Jill Foster here to share a card created using my favorite Stamper's Big Brush and PITT® artist pens. 
 
Begin by stamping and masking the floral design (Penny Black Flower Gallery 30-031) using black ink.  Next, color the flowers using Stamper's Big Brush Markers and PITT® Artist Pens.  For each flower use two shades of the same color- one darker and one lighter.  Color with the lighter color first and then layer the darker color toward the center of each flower.  Finally, use a white Pastel Pencil to add highlights to a few of the petals.  After coloring in all the images, use black PITT®  Artist pens to color wherever you have white unstamped areas.  Layer on embossed cardstock using dimensional adhesive and add sentiment (Penny Black). See you soon with my next Sketchbook Sunday post, until then...happy stamping!

Sketchbook Sunday- Enjoy the Journey

 
Jill Foster here and I think it's about time for another Sketchbook Sunday. :) I really love the sentiment on this page as I think it suits the very idea of a sketchbook- enjoy the journey and the process of creating!
 
To begin creating this page, I cut a smaller piece of white cardstock (center panel with flowers). On this cardstock I stamped and masked the flower image multiple times (Hero Arts CG194) using a Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Marker in black. I colored each flower with a Stamper's Big Brush Marker, adding a darker shade to the center of each petal and blending the ink with my fingertip before dry. Next I used my new FAVORITE tool, a Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft white Pastel Pencil to color the tips of each flower. I blended this with my fingertip, too (so fast and easy). Finally, I added a white Candi dot to the flower centers. Before adhering this center panel into the sketchbook, I stamped Hero Arts Friend Definition CG125 with a black Stamper's Big Brush Marker directly on the page in the sketchbook. Sentiment by Hero Arts.

Thanks for peeking!