Coloring....Sisters, Coloring.... New Friends, Coloring.... Road Trip

Last weekend I traveled to St. Louis for The Daily Marker Road Trip with the multi-talented

Kathy Racoosin.

The local host for the event was non other than, 

Marcella Hawley of Power Poppy.

All I can say is 'WOW,' this lady talented.

I traveled from Iowa and my sister came over from Indianapolis, where we had a fabulous day just coloring and networking with so many talented ladies from the Midwest.

Starting several coloring projects, I finally had the opportunity to finish the card  that I'm sharing today.

This oversized Dahlia is from the Power Poppy collection and has been colored with Copic Markers plus colored pencils for definition.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Blessings,

Nancy

Dahlia

AECP-Beautiful Details

I have learned over the years that details can definitely make a project. 

My card today features just that, details.  While going through all the classes that Marika taught, I was first in awe of her talent and second, she offered so many suggestions to add touches that really make a difference.

I chose to add details to my petals and leaves using Prismacolor Premier Pencils.  I first started by stamping the flower in Morning Frost and Soft Lilac.

I'm using Altenew Build-A-Flower:Peony Blossom Stamp

After stamping I used colored pencils to add details.

petals

leaves

I used 2 different sized flowers and stacked two layers on the card front. 

Marika challenges you to try something new and one of her suggestions was to outline your image with an artistic line.  Now I must admit that my lines are much more of a traced outline style but I felt this petal needed that.   

I wanted to add some ink splatters to the background, so I used Altenew Frayed Leaf Ink Spray plus, Distress Spray Stain in Hickory Smoke and Black Soot.

Just a  simple sentiment for the finishing touch.

This was a fun challenge and I will continue to practice this with my colored images.

Blessings,

Nancy

Just One Of My Coloring Books

I mentioned that I have been doing a little coloring in one of my coloring books.

I've chosen to share with you one of the pages I did from this fabulous book,

I love this book because it focuses on a bible verse on the left hand side and then the coloring page on the right. This is a great start for a daily/weekly devotional and then you can study more on the Bible verse throughout the week.

The left side of the book where the verses are have small borders and areas you can color if you'd like.

I use Prismacolor Premier pencils for this book so I can color each side of the page without a bleed thru of color. The pages are 9 1/2 inches square, making it hard to add to my Journaling Bible, so I will keep them in the book for now.  I have thought about cutting the pages out and then putting them in a frame in my craft room.  

Here's my page for 

PSALM 23:3

He Restores My Soul

This took me several hours to color and not totally sure I'm finished,  I do like the areas that I left white, plus the simple color palette I selected.

I hope this gives you some inspiration and thanks for stopping by today.

Blessing, Nancy