Colored Pencil Flowered Greeting card

Today we are talking about color and the many moods and feelings that color can invoke. Welcome as we dive into color ideas and how to use them in your paper crafting. 

We are on my journey with the Altenew Educator Class a perfect opportunity for me to share with you some new ideas and techniques that hopefully will inspire you to use color in a whole new way.

Have you ever thought about color? We certainly think of certain colors associated with seasons and holidays. But how about the cards that we create? Do you consider the mood or feeling that you want to give the person receiving your card creation? Do you grab supplies, choose your own favorite colors or think about the person that you card is going to? 

We are showing you how you can change the mood of the card by simply changing the color. Color makes all the difference in the world when you are creating your designs. 

Color Guide

Choose a dominant color o evoke the emotion that you want your recipient to feel. Then choose two additional colors that match your dominant color. They could be in the same color families. Use black grey or white to bring harmony to your design.

Red-The color red is the color of love and passion. While we often think of using red at Christmas and Valentine's Day, it can c\also be a color of strength and warmth. You could use it on a card to give encouragement. Anniversaries are another great time to use a splash of red.  You could also use red when you have exciting news to share!

Orange is a color of happiness, energy, vitality, warmth, kindness, encouragement. and optimism. It is a wonderful color for cards like birthday cards. But it would also be good for encouragement cards and get-well cards too. Congrats cards are perfect for this hue. 
Yellow brings thoughts of cheerfulness, warmth.  joy, hope. Think about the baby cards in yellow, get-well cards, and birthday cards. Pick a bright shade of this color. Duller shades bring thoughts of sickness, so you may want to avoid them.
Green is the color of nature, soothing and calmness abundance, new beginnings, wealth Think of how often we use green leaves in our cards.
Blue denotes loyalty, honesty, reliability, wisdom, hope, peace, calmness. Incorporate blue into your cards but remember too much blue brings thoughts of coldness.
Purple reminds us of creativity, mystery, spirituality, noble. It is also the color of ambition and encouragement. So, use it to give someone the feeling that they can do anything they set their mind to.

Pink makes us think of femininity, romance, youthfulness, softness. compassion. It is used most often for cards that are for Mother's Day, birthdays and other cards where you need a touch of feminine softness,

Black: speaks of power, sophistication. Graduation cards often have some black in them to celebrate a special milestone. We also use black for sentiments that pop out of the design we create. 

White gives us the idea of simplicity, peace, modernity, innocence and honesty. We use a lot of white in our card bases. It is sometimes used as sentiments on a darker base. 

Gray shows sophistication. It adds some ambience to our designs.
Brown reminds is of strong, durable, honest, trustworthy. We often think if brown for masculine cards just for this reason.

Today we are featuring two cards that feature two of the colors. Our choice for coloring medium for these were colored pencils. Colored pencils are great to use with outline stamps. You can layer them easily. There is no fuss or mess. All you need in three colored pencils in the same color family, an eraser, and a pencil sharpener. 

Coloring Tips

1. Start by choosing three pencils in the same color family. You will want to have a light, medium and a dark.
2. Layer the lightest shade first. Then add your darkest tone where you want to see shadows. Finally go over each petal with the medium tone pencil.
3. Use the white pencil to add more light at the outermost portion of your image.
4. Keep adding layers of color until you are happy with the results.
5. You can always use a blending pencil or some gamsol to blend the color on your images.

Pink Thinking Of You Card

Altenew Peony Bouquet Stamp Set

Altenew Fancy Greetings Stamp Set

1 white colored pencil

Altenew Crisp Black Ink

Black marker

Fine Line Pen

White cardstock

Light pink cardstock

Medium pink cardstock

Double sided tape

PVA glue

Green gemstones

Misti stamping tool

Scoreboard

Paper Trimmer

Foam dots

1. Cut the card base to measure a base of 4 1/2 " by 51/2"
2. On white cardstock stamp 3 peonies with the outline stamp using the MISTI stamping tool with the black ink.
3. Stamp several different leaves with the black ink.
4. Stamp one bud with black ink
5. Color the peonies starting with your lightest colored pencil first.
6. Then use your darkest color to add shadows.
7. Use your medium pencil to blend them all in.
8. Now go over the layers until you are happy with the results.
9. Using the fine line pen, trace over the outline of your flowers
10. Fussy cut your flowers. .
11. Go over the edges of your flowers with a black marker.
12. Color the leaves using two shades of green colored pencils.
13. Fussy cut the leaves.
14. Glue the first flower to the base of the card.
15. Layer the other flowers with foam dots to create dimension.
16. Glue the leaves in place.
17. Stamp your sentiment with black ink.
18. Layer the pink papers with double sided tape and attach the sentiment to your card.
19. Attach the green gemstones to the card base.

Purple Encouragement Card

Altenew Peony Bouquet Stamp Set

Altenew Fancy Greetings Stamp

Altenew Crisp Black Ink

Altenew  Deep Iris Crisp Ink

3 purple-colored pencils

White colored pencil

2 green colored pencils

White cardstock

Light purple cardstock

Double sided tape

PVA glue

Clear white gemstones

Misti stamping tool

Scoreboard

Paper Trimmer

Foam dots

1. Cut the card base to measure 5" by 7"
2. On white cardstock stamp 3 peonies with the outline stamp using the MISTI stamping tool with the black ink.
3. Stamp several different leaves with the black ink.
4. Stamp one bud with black ink
5. Color the peonies starting with your lightest colored pencil first.
6. Then use your darkest color to add shadows.
7. Use your medium pencil to blend them all in.
8. Now go over the layers until you are happy with the results.
9. Using the fine line pen, trace over the outline of your flowers
10. Fussy cut your flowers. .
11. Go over the edges of your flowers with a black marker.
12. Color the leaves using two shades of green colored pencils.
13. Fussy cut the leaves.
14. Glue the first flower to the base of the card.
15. Layer the other flowers with foam dots to create dimension.
16. Glue the leaves in place.
17. Stamp your sentiment with black ink.
18. Layer the purple papers with double sided tape and attach the sentiment to your card.
19. Attach the clear gemstones to the card base.

We hope that you will take some time to consider color the next time you create a card design. Colored pencils are fun and easy to work with, so why not get yours out and create something special?

As always, thank you for following my journey and the tutorials created just for you. We always love hearing from you. So please leave a comment, a question or a thought. We appreciate everyone in our community!

Till next time, Happy Crafting!

Linda 

Supplies To Create Colored Pencil Greeting Card