Friendship Heals Everything
Hi everyone, Welcome back to the Blog!! It’s Shari Carroll here to show you a couple quick techniques you can do with some Faber-Castell products.
I created a background using my Gelatos and Faber-Castell Glaze. The glaze acts as a resist to the Mango Gelato painted over top. The contrast is amazing!
If you look closely, you can see the brush marks of Gesso on my bird. The gesso helps the Artist Big Brush pens to become very blendable. These pens are India ink and very different from Copics or waterbase markers. While wet, you can blend using your finger. Once dry, they become permanent.
I’ve shot a video on how I created my background and colored the bird. You can view it below or on our YouTube channel.
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope I’ve given you some inspiration with Faber-Castell products. Enjoy!
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I just love the bright colors–reminds me of the Caribean!
It’s great to see techniques with these media. Super card!
Loved the tutorial. Such a fun card, love all the texture and great color combo and the littl’ bird is adorable. Thanks for the inspiration :)
Fun to see how to use new (new to me) products. Thanks for the tutorial.
That background is tremendous. Love it with the kooky bird.
Thanks for the tutorial Shari! I love those birds.
really like the glaze resist technique and great colors
Love new techniques and products. Thanks for the cheery project!
I love these birds and as usual you have done a beautiful and unique card.
I so love this card!!! ADORABLE!
STUNNING and super cute and fun card…LOVE it!
great tutorial!
Love that card, those crazy birds get me every time!
What a great technique and I love the color combinations!
Enjoyed the tutorial very much. The color contrast is fabulous. Great technique,
Love watching Shari create! Fun colors, & I’m still trying to figure out why I don’t own that stamp! Love those silly birds & everything I see created with them!
Love it Shari! TFS
this is super cute! I love these stamps and can’t wait to get some.
Those Tim Holtz birds are so fun! Shari, I really, really like your abstract-y background, and it was neat to watch you use a bunch of those Faber-Castell products that I’m not very familiar with. I’m definitely intrigued and and I think I’m going to pick up a few things to play with :)
I’m not familiar with gesso, though I’ve seen it used in some videos. I was a little confused as to whether you stamped the bird, then applied gesso, or if you put on the gesso, then stamped. Anyone know?
Oooh I love the colors and that stamp set! :D
Thanks for sharing your gelatto technique. I’ve been a bit afraid to use it! Silly me! Your card is very cute.
The gelatto colors on the bird card are so beautiful and vibrant–thanks for the tips! :)
That crazy bird makes me smile every time. I need to get him in order to share the smiles!
Really great color combination!
Love the results!
Love this technique. It makes a beautiful background.
Great card love it !!!
Wow that looks fun! I haven’t used Gelatos but you sure make them look very interesting to create with!
I think it is beautiful really.
Your tutorials are like sunshine .
What a fun card and technique! Thanks!!
Lovely!
Awesome card! The colours are amazing! And the background is just too gorgeous!
Love the background you created for the bird, this is such a great card!!
Absolutely love the card.
Wonderful video! I’ve got lots of Faber-Castell products, and this video really inspired me to get them out and play! Thx!
Gorgeous card! I love that bird and colors and design and… well all!!! :-D
Your background is beyond gorgeous, love it!!
the background does look like worn wood , i love it
Thank you for sharing your techniques! I’m always looking for new ideas with gelatos
Gorgeous colours. I like how you split the panel and the cute bird. Hugz
Great card – love the bright colors in this combination!
Great card, great colors and great background!!!
The more I see these birds, the more I come to love them. So glad I bought the set! Now to actually pull them out and use them.
These birds are so adorable! Hugs, Robin
I just did a bunch of birthday cards with these birds. I love them.
ooo love the colors and texture! I neeeedddd to try gelatos, so gorgeous!~kim
That is a very nice way to expand a “small” background panel.
Love your card!!! The saying is Awesome and your bird is Adorable!!
Love that background technique and the card turned out so darn cute. Love it! Thanks.
Cool technique.
What a bright, fun card!