2 Pencil Colour Challenge

I love Alcohol Markers for colouring but about a year ago I thought I would try colouring pencils and to my surprise I really enjoyed it.

I have had M.E. and Fibromyalgia for 15+ years and on the days when I can’t get out of bed I colour, I have a stack of stamped images that I keep with my pencils.  When I have a ‘good day’ I make cards, boxes or bags and add my coloured images. 

Pencils can be expensive, especially if you want to buy the full range of colours, so with this in mind I decided to set myself a challenge.

Could I colour an image using no more than 2 pencils?

I love this little frog, he is so cute and I couldn’t wait to colour him.  I didn’t know if I could get the different shades I needed with just 2 pencils but I gave it a try.  

The 2 pencils I used were Prismacolor PC935 Black and PC989 Chartreuse.  I am really surprised and pleased with the different shades I got.  

I have collected lots of beautiful stamps over the years and I prefer to use those rather than buying colouring books.  

I enjoyed this challenge so much I have decided to do a series and see how many stamped images I can colour with just 2 pencils. 

I would love you to join in too. Maybe you will surprise yourself.

You can email photo’s of your 2 pencil colour challenge by clicking here (please add 2 Pencil Colour Challenge as the subject) or share them on the Lady Dee’s Craft Forum Facebook page.  With your permission, I will showcase your creations here on my website.

Use the hashtag #2PencilColourChallenge

Have yourself some crafting fun.

 Dee x

TIP: When I stamp an image I stamp it on watercolour paper, Neenah Classic cardstock (for alcohol markers) and normal cardstock.  I do this so that if I’m in a watercolour mood I already have the image ready and waiting.

I also use specific inks for the different colouring mediums I’m going to use.

The frog is from the So Hoppy Together stamp set which is one of the  Sale-A-Bration items you can get for FREE when you spend £45 before March 31st, 2019.

So Hoppy Together Cling Stamp Set

[149725]

£0.00

These are the products I used for todays project.  The 4 items cost £45 in total and would qualify for a FREE Sale-A-Bration item.

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] £7.25

Banner Triple Punch [138292] £22.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50

Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper [146902] £10.25

Bag/Table Favour

To make the Bag/Table Favour you will need:-

Animal Expedition DSP – 6″ x 12″

Gift Bag Punch Board – Follow the instructions for making the large sized bag.