Tuesday 3 March 2015

A royal message!

Queen of Everything - designed by me! 
Design Cube 2 by France Papillon

I've been having a lot of fun playing with my new stamps for Stampotique Originals :-) You may have seen this page as a work in progress on an earlier page but here it is finished!

I started by colouring my image with Polychromos pencils (Faber Castell). I don't always use pencils to colour images but they do allow you to build up different colours and to build up the shading. See how I shaded along the eyes to create more depth to the nose?


And I added lots of different colours within the body:


This is how the background began. I used a brayer to get a quick layer of paint down:


And then I just kept adding more .... and more ... ! I am loving the new Design Cube 2 by France - great for backgrounds.


 Of course I had to add a colour wheel! I stamped a bottle lid with white which then looked as if it needed colouring in, so I did! I turned it into a colour wheel using my Polychromos again.


And then I typed a quote. This is a quote by Oprah Winfrey ... so wise! I love it! I honestly think that the best thing you can do for your kids is allow them to fail. It's ok to get things wrong. And you must allow yourself to get things wrong occasionally too. It's OK.




In the USA you can order these stamps direct from Stampotique 

In the UK the stamps are available at:

14 comments:

  1. I love seeing your process! Great page and super cute stamp!

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  2. Thank you for your step-by-step work in progress!! I love it!

    Hanneke

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  3. Wow wow wow, totally stunning awesome page. Can't wait to get hold of your stamps. Happy Art :-) Kezzy xxx

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  4. I always enjoy your posts Kate, your Queen is fantastic as is your colouring:-) xxx

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  5. It's a great message Kate and a fabulous page ♥ Loving your Queen so much xx

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  6. I love your process and how this turned out! What a gorgeous page! Love it!!

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  7. I am not sure if my comments get through, so I will try a last time.
    I really love this one :) It is very beautiful with a great message, something that everyone can use! Failure is the only way to learn :)

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    1. Yes, your comments came through! Thank you :-)

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  8. Gorgeous page and the message was just what I needed, I am a new souper and very critical of what I am making, but these failures are just the road to success...... I hope ;) am having fun whatever so it's all good

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  9. Wow times a million! I love this page & the queen is wonderful.

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  10. I love this fabulous stamp, especially the way you colored it in. I really appreciate you sharing how you shade and color in the images:) You're such a love:)

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  11. I love your coloring. I am definitely going to try Polychromos pencils. Thanks for the tips and inspiration!

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    1. Tina - you will LOVE Polychromos pencils I'm sure! They are lovely to use and blend like a dream :-)

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