Have you ever brought home scrapbook paper just because it was so pretty and then had to buy a box to keep it nice? The paper then got stored in the box on the shelf until you forgot what you were going to use it for and now it is just not quite the right color blue in the flowers for your current project. You might be snowbound or, as the case is here heat bound and unable or willing to go out and buy more paper. Such was the case here. I am teaching a colored pencil class next week at Paper Boutique and wanted something new and different for the class to color on to practice shading. I had a lovely piece of cardstock with butterflies all over it. The background was neutral and the butterflies were not colored. Inspiration! Those butterflies needed coloring.
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This was so much fun and so easy to do that I have gone through my papers and found so many flowers and birds and prints that I have updated in the colors I need right now. It is simply a matter of looking with a new eye at old paper and trying to figure out how you can adjust the color of the design to meet the need you have for the paper now.
I was offended one day when a shop owner asked me if I just bought paper to be buying it or did I actually make things from the paper. The answer is I shop somewhere else!
Have fun and I hope this idea helps you use up your stash. Watercolor pencils and chalk and markers will all work and soon I will have some Inktense pencils to try.
Your coloring work is beautiful (of course). I bet your class will be delightful. You will love the inktense pencils. Am I right in thinking I know who asked you about the papers?
ReplyDeleteI bet you do know! The class went very well...at least I had a lovely time. I ordered all 72 of the Inktense pencils. They are here but it has been too chaotic to play. Glad you like my colored papers. It is a nice way to alter the color if it is just not quite right for a photo or collage.
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