Prima Oil Pastel Watercolor Crayons

I've been playing around with my Prima Oil Pastel crayons.  This water soluble oil pastel media is so creamy and the colors so wonderful, I just couldn't stop creating images.  I used the technique found in this video for reach of these stamped images.  The leaves were stamped using my Heartfelt Creations Classic Leaf stamp.    The rose is a wood stamp from way back.

Fail - Used too much water on the brush to fill in the gaps

My Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters stamp provided the detail for these images.  Since this is not a solid stamp, I finished the look with a waterbrush and some water - filling the centers of the petals in with the oil pastel transferred to the page.  It's a different look that I'm sure to explore some more.












One shouldn't end on a disappointing note, but these wings stamps just didn't retain the fine detail in the stamped image.  They are lovely in their own right, but I'm not sure they worked out the way I'd like.  Just proof that I need to keep on experimenting with my new tool.  As so I shall.  If I end up making these into anything, I'll share that with you here as well.  Hope all is well in your world as we look forward to November being here.  Isn't time flying by?

Wings of Holy Angels

I, unfortunately, had a recent opportunity to send a quick note off upon hearing of the sudden dealth of a sister-in-law's mother.  This card, just fit the bill.  Here's the details:

• All the patterned papers are from MME's The Sweetest Thing Lavendar paper pad.  Yellow is unusual for me, but it really works here.
• The lattice die cut was made using my Heartfelt Creations Decorative Latice from a scrap of solid cardstock. 
• The floral pieces are cut from green cardstock scraps using my Our Daily Bread Designs Fancy Foliage.  
• The angel wings were stamped using Worn Lipstick Distress ink using my Our Daily Bread Designs Holy Angels stamp.  The sentiment was stamped in black Archival Ink  and then cut with my Spellbinders Elegant Ovals die.

I'm going to enter this in Word Art Wednesday's Challenge #145: Anything Goes.  Come on over to view some amazing art or join in the fun.