Hello, Friends!!! How are you this weekend? I am super excited and honored to play along with Honey Bee Stamps for the 12 Designers of Christmas. Today is Day 9 and it’s my turn. Such an honor and a pleasure.
In my video today I show you how I masked off the Message in a Bottle with the Blah Humbunny and how using colored pencils can enhance your alcohol markers. I find it faster and easer to get shaded areas by coloring with markers first and then adding accents with colored pencils.
If you are a colored pencil person … starting with markers and laying down that first layer of color you can save yourself some a lot of time.
I thought it might me interesting to see what my coloring looked like before I enhanced it with my pencils .
In case you are wondering I used my Chameleon colored pencils. I drew eye brows with my 0.03 Copic maker. Speaking of Copics Simon Says Stamp is having a 25%OFF!! Use Code Copic Sale!! If you don’t have the super fine tip marker now is the time to get it. It’s a must have and the only way to add little eye brows and eye lashes.
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This is very cute. I love the vibrant scene you created. I would love to try some of these honey bee stamps.
Love those sweet bunnies!
that card is super adorable!
I love it!
I want it !
hugs
Sweet card! Thanks for sharing your techniques!!!
So sweet! Love the Honey Bee stamps! Beautiful work as always…you are such an inspiration!! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us.
These are such cute stamps! Love your techniques Kathy!
Sweet bunny card! Love the tip about using markers first and then colored pencils on top. I’m definitely going to try that!
I love this card! This was so fun to watch.
Always a great pleasure to watch you colouring, thanks for another lovely card!
Oh my goodness, AWESOMELY colored bunny scene! Thanks for the video!
Kathy, u have done it again! Like I said before, picasso who? I love this card, i love those sweet cute bunnies from honey bee (im also a huge fan of the bee). This made me smile, great job, so cute!
Just darling! love the bunnies!
Your coloring skills are just amazing, I always enjoy your creations.
Thank you so much for idea about using Copics under pencil crayons! I do use my pencil crayons to finish up some Copic work and enhance it, but never thought of using them as a base coat! So excited to try this!
OMG, what an adorable bunny!! Love your coloring! And gotta try this technique!
Oh Kathy! I always looooove your scenes! These bunnies are adorable!
Very cute little bunnies on your holiday card! Terrific coloring.
Love those adorable bunnies! Thanks for the coloring tips. I need them! Your cards are always colored so beautifully!
Love the floppy rabbits.
thanks for sharing.
what a funny card – the floppy bunny is so adorable 🙂
The bunnies are so cute!! They could portray so many different cards! Love your card. So cute!
Cute bunnies. Very versatile images as they can be used throughout the year for various occasions/holidays.
Your card is fabulous! Never thought to use colored pencils with copic markers. So I will have to try this out. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful Sunday!
Very sweet card. Beautiful coloring.
Adorable card! Love the sentiment in the background and the extra touch with the bottle.
These bunnies are adorable and this is a very clever design for a card.
Such a cute card! I love bunnies! You always inspire me. Thank you for sharing. Hope you have a wonderful holiday. Kim from Austin, Tx
Your card is adorable. I love the Blah Humbunny Stamp set.
adorable card. I love the inspiration. I just got this stamp set in the mail and love having more ideas on how to use it.
Such cute bunnies!!
Oh so cute! I love the combo of Copic and pencils.
Hi Kathy,
What an adorable card! The faces on the bunnies are hilarious! Your coloring is awesome. Thanks for the tips on using colored pencils and how to add those little details!
ADORABLE BUNNIES, Kathy!!!! It’s good to see you back at coloring! ;)SUPER WORK, as ALWAYS!! 😉
Love Honey Bee stamps and these little bunnies are too cute. Always enjoy your coloring. I have learned some great tips and practice practice. Great to see you here and Happy Holidays to you and yours….
Very cute card–love those troubled little bunnies!
Darling coloring and
stamping. Love the
bunnies.
Carla from Utah
awww. surely Santa will forgive these two! <3
This is great, I love a card with a sense of humor!
This card is so cute, I love it!!!!
This is amazing Kathy!
What a fun card! Things definitely can feel blah this time of year! But, your card would make anyone smile, it’s so pretty! I love how you masked everything to create this fun scene!
Those bunnies are so cute!
Love those bunnies…!! Must have…
You are so funny and so so talented!! Love the Honey Bee Bunnies and you are teaching me so much about coloring skills and adding the colored pencils for details!! Amazing coloring!
Your bunnies are adorable. Thank you for all the information about coloring. It should be easier adding detail with pencils than with fat-tipped markers.
Your bunnies are so cute. I appreciate your before with only markers photo. Adding the pencil details really makes the card. The expression on the bunnies are so funny.
Thanks for the fun video!
What a great card you made the tips were greats. Thank you
Oh my goodness Kathy I love this card! Absolutely precious.
Hi Kathy, adorable card. Loved the video and those bunnies are so cute.
Absolutely adorable; I love the text in the background! You are so amazing!
Love, love, love your card!! Those bunnies are adorable, thank you so much for sharing your talent with us!
Awww what a cutie! I LOVE those bunnies!
Happy Holidays!!
Because of you my “stash” of markers, stamps & dies has grown quite a bit. But can always use some more… Some bunny loves these stamps!
Beautiful card. I am just loving the Honey Bee Stamps. That is a product I don’t have any stamps of. Sure are aborable. Hugs
Beautiful card. I am just loving the Honey Bee Stamps. That is a product I don’t have any stamps of. Sure are adorable. Hugs
Your colouring is just amazing! I love this stamp set and I love your card. I love Honey Bee stamps and I love this stamp set. I’m going to have to play with my one now. You have inspired me.
These little bunnies are so cute.
Cute card!
Those bunnies are so darling and the bottle looks so real. I love seeing the bunnies come to life. Your attention to detail is awesome. The eye brows and little squish of skin from the hand on the face. Bringing the darkness around the body so it looks like they don’t blend into the bottle. I love your creative work. You’re awesome.. Merry Christmas.