As kids, all of us have used coloring pencils in our
art whether we colored inside the lines or outside. But have you used coloring
pencils or watercolor pencils in your scrapbooking? You can do many things with
coloring pencils such as, add colorful details to your stamped images, use them
with stencils, color in your doodles, etc.
Here are a few examples of the various things you
can do with coloring pencils.
Swim
Lessons by
Mou Saha, as seen in the July/August 2011 issue of Creating
Keepsakes magazine, page 102.
In this layout, I used watercolor pencils to color
white cardstock and then misted it lightly with water.
Wish
You Were Here by
Mou Saha.
I used watercolor pencils with stencils on this one.
Then I misted it lightly with water and let it blend softly.
If you don't have stencils handy, you can use
punched or die-cut shapes as tracing guides to create a fun background with coloring
pencils.
With
Buzz by Mou Saha. Supplies:
Cardstock: Die
Cuts with a View; Punches: Fiskars; Letters stickers: Crate Paper; Coloring pencils and pen: Faber-Castell
DMC; Adhesive: 3M.
I added my photo and laid out punched stars in
various sizes and traced them with orange, red and green coloring pencils,
removed the shapes and colored them in their outline color.
When I doodled a journaling spot on white cardstock
with pen and filled in with a green pencil.
You can download this doodled journaling spot here.
Now, it's your turn! Your challenge is to use
coloring pencils or watercolor pencils creatively on your layout. For more
ideas on how you can get a little messy on your pages, check out this post!
--Mou Saha, Contributing Writer
1. Create a layout or
other project that features an element using paint, ink, or watercolor pencils.
2. Upload a scan or photograph of your layout to the Club CK gallery. (Learn how to upload to the gallery here.) Tag your image with "Summer Camp 2011".
3. Leave a comment below with the URL link to your layout posted in the Club
CK gallery; for example, your comment could look like this: "My layout is
posted here: http://clubcreatingkeepsakes.com/media/p/31086.aspx."
Note: Previously uploaded layouts are not eligible; layouts must be
posted on or after August 11, 2011 to be eligible.
Your comment must be left before 9:00 a.m. MDT on Friday, August 12, 2011 to be considered for the
contest. One winner will be randomly selected from all entries and they will
win a fantastic prize from Faber-Castell.
Once you have finished this challenge,
download your arts and crafts merit badge. Right-click on the image at left, and select
"Save Image As" (or a similar phrase, depending on your computer
options) and save the image to your desktop. For instructions on how to then
load the merit badge into your signature, read here.