Pointillism Butterfly

Okay – it’s time for a break from sharing Christmas projects! I may make one more batch of 4 cards for sharing “in honor” gift donations that I made for my immediate family members. I started doing this several years ago, and I love it so much that I have continued every year since. For each person I pick a charity that I think would be meaningful to them and make a donation to that organization in honor of them. Then I make cards so I can let each of them know about the charitable gift. I’ve made the charitable donations for this year – I just need to make some cards to share with the honorees.

This card was one of the projects that I created during the Fall online crafting retreat that I joined in October. This project featured a coloring technique called “pointillism”. I have never done it before, and it was great to give it a try. I had the supplies so I could replicate one of the projects that the demonstrator had designed for the class. This one is different than the norm because the coloring is around the outside of the stamped image instead of coloring inside it. The other 2 samples that she created had the normal coloring inside the flower or leaf. The really nice thing with this technique is that there are no special tools required; you just need stamps and Stampin’ Blends.

Here is how you can give the technique a try:

• Stamp the image to be colored in Tuxedo Black ink
• Select 3 shades of Stampin’ Blends for coloring
  • I used Lemon Lolly Light & Dark and Peach Pie Light
• Start coloring with the lightest shade using the bullet tip end of the marker
• Hold the marker so it is vertical – not at an angle
• Tap the marker on the cardstock and lift it repeatedly
  • The motion is done with the wrist which is more comfortable for all that dotting
• You want to leave some white space between the dots and have the space between dots be larger as you work out from the focal point
• The most area will be colored with the dots with the lightest color
• Now add colored dots with the medium color
• The same motion applies, start at the focal point and work out, but not as far out as you did with the lightest color
• Finally add colored dots with the darkest color
• You will use this color the least – primarily around the focal point to add depth
• Use your pointillist colored panel on you project and enjoy!

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