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In one of the stapming classes I went to, we used white craft ink on dark CS, then dabbed the chalk on top of the ink. Similar to popping pastels, but a different effect. Very pretty!
I also like coloring with them. Just use Q tips, and color your image in. I use a cheap aerosol hairspray to seal it.
Don't laugh, but when I first started I didnt have markers and the only thing I had was my pastels and blender pens. So I took the blender pen wiped it across my pastels and colored my images in like that. This will stain the blender pen but as long as you wipe it between each color it will not affect the way it works. HTH
I use my chalks and blender pens constantly, and have also begun sponging the edges of cardstock to soften the look, especially on glossy white CS. I have also tried the chalkboard technique described above with the white craft ink on dark CS. LOVED the look.
Thank you so much! I haven't even finished reading it because there are so many options! I can't wait to get started. UPS just brought it a little while ago! thank you to everyone who left ideas!
Kristen
You're welcome. It's amazing, if you ever go to the download forum and then into the projects tips sheets, what is available there. Well, actually, this whole site is amazing.
I love them. Popping pastels is one of my favorite, but I also use to color the fabric flowers add a brad and viola. Nice thing is that they color almost anything and seal your project with cheap hair spray!
Oh don't put them in a drawer! They came with my SU starter kit thank goodness, otherwise I would have probably never purchased on my own. I love to color images with them, especially the CHF Thomas Kinkade. They do a really great job.
Ok... jumping into this thread. I have to say I am with ErinK. I am so frustrated with my pastels. I love them for the "chalky" techniques like poppin pastels, pulling pastels, chakboard etc, but I jut CANNOT colour with them. I am not the best watercolour-er (yes it's a word! I made it up myself!!) in the world but I always get a dark spot where I start my colouring that I can't blend no matter how hard I try, I have to re colour my whole picture, so light spots are a no-no, and I might as well have just used a marker or a "normal" coloured pencil. So those of you who love your pastels: How do you blend them??
TIA
Jenny
if I want a dark line for a shadow effect anywhere, that's where my first stroke of the blender pen goes, and then I pull from there to get the lighter colors.
second tip is I load up the blender pen, then wipe it on scratch paper..been using used envelops as I scribble, the color gets lighter so when I have reached the desired shade then I start coloring in the image. you can continue to pull color from the scratch paper or load up again without having to worry about a sudden dark splotch where it looks whacked.
I can't stand the packaging. First of all it is hard to open up, second of all I can't tell you how many times the pieces have gone flying. They seem to spill out a lot. I have seen others do this to at stamp class. NOT a fan of them here.
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I can't stand the packaging. First of all it is hard to open up, second of all I can't tell you how many times the pieces have gone flying. They seem to spill out a lot. I have seen others do this to at stamp class. NOT a fan of them here.
that, I agree with. I broke three yesterday when I tried opening the container.
I have had a lot of difficulty with the packaging, but I do like using them for certain effects. Otherwise I use my prismacolor pencils, or some stampin up markers that I have. I have trouble getting my case closed because of the foam piece in it. But yet I need it so the pastels don't break. erg!!
I've been using them with Fantasticks (by Tsukineko) Brush tips. The point makes it easier to control placement.
You can also add contouring/shading with them and then go over the image with watercolors or Twinklin' H2Os.
I like using chalks to color paper/fabric flowers.
I use the blues and greens for sky or water and grass. I use a torn piece of cardstock and chalk along the edges of it to create clouds when I'm feeling too lazy to get out my cloud template.
Stampin Up! Pastels
