Helloooooo Friends, How YOU!? Are you having a good summer so far? Or perhaps winter? Either way you can still get a little sun kissed if you are spending time outdoors. I am up on the Stamping Bella blog today with some photos and & tips of how I added a little sunburn to this sweet girl stamp called, “Thinking Of You Abella”.
I love the cacti …. the cacti and the sentient are both from this stamp set. Incidentally I have a video that I created with the “Thinking of you Abella” stamp that I filmed in March in case you missed it with more bold coloring.
The background was created with a Neat & Tangled stencil using some Memento “Summer Sky” ink. The images were stamped with Memento “London Fog” ink.
To begin I used an E50 copic marker and put on my first layer of color leaving some white areas where her arms and face might be lighter. (just guessing & not worrying about the proper placement of light) For the sun kissed look I added some pink tones with the E95. You can find more of the layers of color I used to color her on the Stamping Bella blog.
Keep in mind coloring is a journey and I think the magic really happens when you do everything else. In this case … eyeshadow, eyeliner, and a hazel color to the eyes. Thanks and more thanks for always visiting my blog. I will be back tomorrow for a hop and giveaway.
Hugs, Kathy
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Wow! you really brought her to life! well done.
Wow! Amazing coloring!!
Beautiful!
Beautiful! When I grow up I want to be just like YOU! TFS!
This is so gorgeous Kathy and what fun to give us a different look for faces! I adore it! Thank you for being so darn inspiring!
Absolutely gorgeous Kathy! I love watching you color and all the extra detail you add to your creations!
You did a WONDERFUL JOB on this Kathy! I don’t do people in stamping usually, but this image is making me think TWICE about it! LOL I looked over at Stampin Bella for your post, but didn’t find it. 🙁 I’ll look again to see if I missed it. SUPER BEAUTIFUL JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! 😉
So cool Kathy,it’s a first for me seeing a little sunburn.More realistic.Love this card.
Gorgeous coloring on all elements, Kathy, but especially the girl image!! Love the sun-kissed look!!
What a beauty she is! Nicely done. I am not a copics person. I do use colored pencils a lot with Gamsol. I think I might be able to achieve this with some practice. I will see you tomorrow….
She’s a beauty! I’ve just spent the day tackling a sun-kissed complexion… but it doesn’t look this good, Jo x
Thanks for the lesson. Your card looks great!
Just amazing coloring Kathy! That Stamping Bella image is lovely, wish I had that stamp.
It’s winter here in NZ so not much sun at all,so looking forward to spring!
Hi Kathy, It’s always so awesome to see a post from you, I know it’s ALWAYS going to be something AMAZING. I just think you are the BEST out there in coloring, just stunning.
OMG!!! Tracey thank you that is a tall compliment and I really appreciate that love. Thank you for always visiting and leaving love. xx
So lovely! I thought at first you paper pieced her shirt, but knowing you its done with Copics too! Just amazing. Btw, totally loving the stenciled background too!
As always Kathy just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Hi there Kathy, I have been thinking about you for the past couple of days. I was hoping that I would be able to find the post i was looking for, but I cant. I’m sure you will remember it. You were creating your own patterned paper print (we were working on a dawn wholesagle idea – it reminded us of a print by somebody kidwell? it had roses in a patterned opening with spots around the blank spots. Oh dear, I’m not doing very well describing it) anyway, I found a patterned paper pad that kind of reminded me of it. I thought i would mention it to you. Amazon has it. Its called pretty posy by trimcraft. You might already know about it, but i thought i would give you a heads up. I got the 8 by 8 inch. I might order the 12 by 12 also. hugs, treen
So pretty!
As always, beautiful! Your colouring is stunning Kathy, the E95 is a gorgeous colour that I shall add to my list to buy. I agreed with your comment on IG that she needs a sister to chat with . And of coruse, love the beautiful stencilled background. Lisa x
WOW Kathy, this looks amazing. You have done such a beautiful job colouring her, she really does look sun kissed. Thanks for the tutorial.
I absolutely love how you color this image and she definitely reds a sister or friend looking the other way!
stunning card!
amazing coloring!
Great scene you created. Love the cacti. I love how you brought the little lady to life. The fresh look and her plaid dress is awesome. Stunning coloring. Always a pleasure to see your creations. Hugs
Thanks fo rthe spot on tutorial to help us improve!! You did a lovely card!
love this versitile die
Wow you are amazing at this! Love your colouring Kathy on this little beauty! Her skin tone is lovely! Love the card!