Simon Says Stamp | Polychromos Colored Love. Hey Bestie and Love You More Blog Hop. Giveaway
Hello, stampers! Welcome back to my blog. I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Hey Bestie and Love You More releases blog hop. I have a Valentine’s Day card to share featuring my all-time favorite Polychromos pencils (can you tell it’s been AGES since I used them last) and oh-so stunning Suzy’s Lots of Love Watercolor Prints.
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CARD DETAILS
I love to color with Polychromos pencils by Faber Castell, especially when I have a bit more time to dedicate to my coloring. With this card, I didn’t need to think about the design much as the design was already pre-printed for me, so I all had to worry about was coloring.
I have shared a number of videos and tutorials on my blog talking about the aspects of coloring with Polychromos, so I’m not going to go into detail in this post, but I encourage you to check out my tutorials here: Polychromos Pencils Coloring Basics for Cardmakers | Pencil Coloring Over White Heat Embossing | Polychromos vs Copics | Polychromos Coloring on Toned Gray Paper | One Layer Floral Pencil Colored Card.
To begin, I settled on a color scheme for this card and selected several pencils:
- 154 Light Cobalt Blue and 156 Cobalt Green to color the letters
- 129 Pink Madder Lake and 123 Fuschia to color the flowers
- 170 May Green, 168 Earth Green Yellowish and 167 Permanent Green Olive to color the leaves
- 156 Cobalt Green and 157 Dark Indigo to color the flowers
With the coloring completed, I used a Sakura White pen in size 0.5 and added white dots to some of the flowers, colored flower centers white on other flowers and added highlight lines to the pink flowers. All of that added a lot of detail and interest to this card. I love using my Sakura pens for this and have a pack of 3 in various sizes, I use all sizes depending on the project I am working on.
I love to stamp, so naturally, I wanted to add some simple stamping to my colored panel to enhance in. I stamped “There’s no one I’d rather be linked to than you” inside the letter O. I used my mini MISTI stamping tool and Intense Black ink for stamping.
Next, I stamped “Hello, my love“, again in black ink, this time I positioned it in between the letters V and E. I also stamped “I love you so much” on Sea Glass cardstock, cut out and foam mounted onto the panel overlapping both letters V and E.
Lastly, my panel was trimmed to 4 x 5 1/4″ and foam mounted onto A2 white side folding card base. I use white flat sequins from the Birthday Cake mix.
BLOG HOP
Join Simon Says Stamp blog hop for loads of additional inspiration!
if you’ve arrived from Laura Bassen the next stop on this hop is Yoonsun Hur. You can also start over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
GIVEAWAY
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. Comment below for your chance to win. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 15th of January.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
Simon Says Stamp Suzy’s Lots of Love Watercolor Prints Shop at: SSS |
Cz Design Clear Stamps I Still Do Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamps Love and Valentines Word Mix 2 Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Birthday Cake Sequins Shop at: SSS |
Faber-Castell Polychromos 12 Set Shop at: SSS |
Faber-Castell Polychromos 36 Set Shop at: SSS |
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Glue Shop at: SSS |
White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
Cheryl Rigney
January 11, 2020I love seeing the watercolor prints. You colored this one beautifully!! I love the blue!
Lisa Byers
January 11, 2020Your coloring is simply awesome!! I love Suzy’s cards, I own about 4-5 sets of them. I can grab a card and some pencils and color. Easy peesy!!!
Terri
January 11, 2020Your designs are always so beautiful! I love the colors you used.
inkedtreasures
January 11, 2020Beautiful! That’s all I can say.
Henriëtte
January 11, 2020Wow Yana, this is so gorgeous.
Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration, have a wonderful Sunday.
miesjeflach7147
January 11, 2020I love this – I ordered these watercolor cards and had no idea they could turn out so beautifully!
GEORGINA TUTT
January 11, 2020You totally rock my socks off ❤️
Cathy Jensen
January 11, 2020I think I need to haul out my colored pencils again. Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your talents.
Jan Geheb
January 11, 2020Such a beautiful card, as all your work is! Absolutely loving this new release.
ROSALIE JOHNSON
January 11, 2020Your coloring is so awesome!! I love Suzy’s cards and they make wonderful cards!!!
Bonnie Eng
January 11, 2020Love that LOVE – the colours are so pretty and it looks great with that bold sentiment in the O.
Karen Hartman
January 11, 2020Beautiful card! You inspire me to get my pencils out and try to color. Thank you for sharing your beautiful ideas!
Dee Earnshaw
January 11, 2020very classy card – thanks for sharing
Teri Spracklin
January 11, 2020I love the pink against the aqua!
Joy Meadows
January 11, 2020What a beautiful card, Yana! Love your coloring.
Melody W.
January 11, 2020I love the color scheme you picked. The card is very pretty !
Kari S
January 11, 2020I love the bright colors in this card!
natgodfrey
January 11, 2020WOW! You did an awesome job coloring. The colors are so vibrant.
Amy Scarborough
January 11, 2020Beautiful card, I’m really enjoying this new release.
Maureen Reiss
January 11, 2020Wow!!! Really Beautiful card!!!
dianemdb1985
January 11, 2020love the use of colored pencils.
Brenda Kuder
January 11, 2020Your card is very beautiful!
Joanne H
January 11, 2020Beautiful job. Love the colours
Tami B
January 11, 2020This is really pretty & I love the colors you used.
Daria Z.
January 11, 2020What a lovely card!! You are a master at using colored pencils!!
Barbara-Jean Kubik
January 11, 2020Your cards are always special, Yana. Real pieces of art!
Pam
January 11, 2020Great colouring!! Love it.
karen514
January 11, 2020Beautiful coloring, as always!
Tammie Koehnen
January 11, 2020So prettyYana!
Sandi
January 11, 2020I’m Loving this! Beautiful color choices!
Merrill P
January 11, 2020Those colours really pop! Nice job.
Merrill P
January 11, 2020Those colours really pop. Nice work!
Toni C
January 11, 2020Now that is pretty!
Jane
January 11, 2020Absolutely lovely!
CAROL W BLAISDELL
January 11, 2020Oh, this card is very special!
sandra sale
January 11, 2020So pretty!
La Rae Prentice
January 11, 2020This particular water color print is lovely…the flowers over the letters are stunning.
Dana M
January 11, 2020Beautiful card design and stunning coloring – fabulous!
Janet Durbin
January 11, 2020Beautiful coloring!
Delia Wilkes
January 11, 2020Beautiful card Yana. Really striking. Love it.
Julie Wexler
January 11, 2020Love how you colored this- and with your signature turquoise in the mix :-). Thanks for the inspiration to dust off my colored pencils!
Kandice J
January 11, 2020Love the turquoise color and how you put the sentiment in the “O”. Lovely job. Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Stacy B.
January 11, 2020These coloring cards are great. Love the colors you chose. Beautiful!
Patti
January 11, 2020What a gorgeous card. Someone will be excited to get that! Patti
Brenda Simpson
January 11, 2020Your card is sweet! I like how you used 3 different sentiments and the way you placed them on the card. The bright blues are a refreshing change from pink and red! I like the touch of pink and the deeper blue highlights. Nice work!
Jan
January 11, 2020Cute, colorful card
Cheriese H
January 11, 2020gorgeous prints and love your colouring!!
Susanbcards
January 11, 2020Great coloring! Love all the colors you used.
Karthikha Uday
January 11, 2020Such a beautiful card with wonderful colors! 🙂
Valerie Breingan
January 11, 2020This is such a beauty.I love the colors.
augustjmn
January 11, 2020Beautiful card and beautifully coloured. Thanks for sharing this new release with us.