Yippee for Yana: Pencil Coloring on Smoke Gray Cardstock
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the latest edition of Yippee for Yana with the super talented Yana Smakula! Be sure to watch the video for the full tutorial and enjoy!
Hi everyone, this is Yana Smakula for Simon Says Stamp! Today I’m using a stamp set from Simon’s August Card Kit – the Beautiful Mandy’s Flowers set. I thought it would be a good idea to create a simple pencil colored card using one of the images from this set.
I started to work on my card by stamping image in Simon’s Fog ink onto a piece of Smoke Gray cardstock. When it comes to colored pencils I always think it’s a good idea to color on non-white paper (as I can always use my Copic markers to color on white).
To color this image I used Polychromos pencils from Faber Castell. I used the following pencils:
● #167 Permanent Green Olive, #166 Green Yellowish, #170 May Green;
● #274 Warm Grey V, #270 Warm Grey I, #101 White
● #109 Dark Chrome Yellow, #108 Dark Cadmium Yellow, #107 Cadmium Yellow
When I color with pencils I use the pencils themselves to blend the colors, I burnish with my pencils. I start with a light hand and as I get to the final layer of color I apply heavy pressure to burnish my coloring. The burnishing action smoothes out the tooth of the paper and prevents it from accepting more pigment or more color on top. So that’s why you don’t want to use a heavy hand right away when you just begin your coloring or you’ll flatten all of that tooth that the paper has and you will not be able to apply more color.
Once my initial flower was colored I created a mask and stamped another flower along with a few leaves to build up my image and colored it in the same way as before.
After my coloring was done I stamped sentiment that reads “Thank You For Your Love” in Smoke ink. I also added a few more stamped images – a little heart, a little branch and a few clusters of tiny dots (and again, colored those with colored pencils). To color the circle frame I used my white pencil along with a light and a dark gray to create shadows from the florals.
I also hand drew a few additional branches here and there to fill this image in. I could have stamped those, but I didn’t want the top flower looking exactly like the bottom one. I stamped “For Your Love” sentiment part in smoke ink onto white paper, I cut it into a little strip and foam mounted onto the card. I also added a few little enamel hearts that came in my August kit and adhered this panel onto an A2 white card base.
Have fun stamping!
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I love pencil coloring on colored cardstock! The soft grey is such a pretty backdrop!
This card is very pretty. I love your coloring. This set had so many beautiful stamps, it’s hard to pick one to do!! You always do such an outstanding job!! Love it!
Like the wonderful coloring on the gray. Congrats to the winners!
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Thanks for such beautiful inspiration this morning.
The yellow on the gray is gorgeous and your coloring is always fabulous.
Another gorgeous pencil coloured card by Yana! She is so inspiring! I really must try this myself! :-)
I have to start trying colored pencils… this is BEAUTIFUL!
such a pretty card! the colors look vibrant on the grey background and they compliment each other so well. thanks for the inspiration ❤️
Beautiful flowers.
I have to try coloring on
paper other than white – the
effect is gorgeous.
thanks for sharing
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What a soft beautiful painterly look. I love this
This is such a gorgeous card! I love the look of colored pencils on darker cardstock. Thanks for sharing your tips on coloring :)
WOW.. amazing coloring. Yana, did the pencils you used came in a set already, or did you purchase them separately?
Beautiful card.
Beautiful card! The orangy-yellow looks so vibrant against the grey cardstock!
I have never used grey as a background but LOVE the effect. Thanks for sharing. I love to learn new things.
What a good idea. It makes a soft background.
Gorgeous coloring!!
Gorgeous yellow flowers, lovely card!
So pretty! Love the gray with the colors!
Thank you, Yana, for another wonderful video. Beautiful card and love the pencil coloring.
Stunning flowers on the grey.
Beautiful card Yana! I love those colors together! And thank you for all the tips about colored pencils! TFS
Gorgeous card! Love the stamp image on the gray paper.
Thanks for sharing….
Wow beautiful card Yana!!
And congrats to all the lucky blog candies winners!
Beautiful design and colours!!! Love your card!!!
Yana does make me go YIPPEE!!!! Love to watch you color!
Wow! This is gorgeous!
This stamp looks gorgeous colored with pencil! I love the idea of coloring on a colored base and also really appreciate the tip about waiting to apply heavy pressure until the end. I never knew this! Beautiful card.
Yana – I always like to see what you are up to so I can Say Yippee for Yana – love that – the coloring is fabulous [as for me – I need practice] Thank you for sharing your art. And Happy Dance to me as a winner for making a comment on Shari C blog – Yeah oh Yeah – Happy Dance to all winners – I have emailed Reed with my address and thank you. So Excited to be a winner – thanks Simon Says! Have a fab day!
Such a beautiful card Yana!!!
I always enjoy watching you color and like how well you explain everything in your process.
Lovely card, Yana! I really like the second flower and the enamel hearts. Your coloring is fabulous!
Thanks for the coloring tips!
I always assume I should color on white cardstock. Who knew? Love this gray! Beautiful card, Yana!
Pretty card.
The card is beautiful! Someone the other day asked why they make white pencils when you can’t see it! Now I have an answer and I will try other colored paper.
This is gorgeous on the grey card stock and since I seem to have accumulated a stash of grey card stock, I’ll give this idea a try. I love to color with colored pencils and though the process is time consuming It’s worth it.
Yana always has such beautiful cards.
I really like this, it is so beautiful!
So pretty on the gray background!
A BEAUTIFUL CARD, Yana!!! ;) AND a SUPER VIDEO!!!!!! ;)
Love the pencil colouring on gray cardstock, very inspiring!
What a lovely card. Pencil coloring show up so well on this cardstock. Thanks for sharing the lovely card and video.
wonderful card…I like the softness of the grey.
Gorgeous card, Yana! Your color choices are beautiful. I really need to study how to color on different colors. You do it so well!
I love that gorgeous image, and Yana’s pencil coloring is beautiful. I watch and listen intently every time she posts a colored pencil project — today I learned how nice it looks on gray!
so awesome! you are very talented!
I haven’t tried coloring with pencils yet, but you sure inspire me to try. I love your card and this kit!
super card – love the look of these pencil colored flowers – so soft and feminine:)
Lovely card! I don’t often see this use of grey colors, and I think you did an excellent job! The variations on the flowers was a nice touch, and the use of smoke ink throughout really makes the flowers pop!
All I can say is wow! Yana, I love your coloring!
Wow! Gorgeous coloring!! Such a beautiful card it is!