Flowers with Gelatos and Big Brush Pens by Darlene DeVries

It is a privilege to share a very special project and video with you today! As someone who loves to color I have admired Darlene DeVries' gorgeous coloring over the last several months and am thrilled to share her video with you today as she showcases the technique she uses when coloring with the fabulous Faber Castell Design Match products. This project showcases the use of Gelatos together with Big Brush Pens!

You can see more of Darlene's beautiful work on her blog Darlene Design. Each blogpost not only shows beautiful projects but she shares a coordinating videos showing how she each project! We would love to have your help thanking Darlene for sharing her project here in the CLASSroom. Please head over to her blog, Darlene Design, and leave a thank you in the comments section of her post there. You know you are in the right spot if you see the following picture!

Thank you Darlene for sharing your creativity with us here in the CLASSroom! -Ellen

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Hi All!  I’m so excited to be invited into the CLASSroom today!! 

I tend to do a lot of coloring with stamps… Copic markers, colored pencils, inks, water-based markers, etc.  Today I thought I would try something a little bit different - coloring with Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos and Stampers Big Brush Pens.  I love how these products work together to create a beautiful blended look.  And the white pen that was released in the fall is fantastic!

As far as stamps go, I am using one of my favorites by Hero Arts, Everything Flower.  I love this stamp because you can use subtle colors to make it a background, or you can color the flowers to create a foreground out of the background, which is what I have done with this card. 

Sometimes I have trouble figuring out where to put a sentiment on my card.  In those instances, I turn to vellum.  You can pop it right on top and not cover up any of the important elements.  I heat embossed a Paper Smooches sentiment in black onto vellum and just ran it across the center.

Enjoy the video here or you can also watch it over on YouTube. (Many thanks for subscribing to our channel!)

Thanks for spending time with me today.  Thank you Ellen for the opportunity to visit.

-Darlene

Cling Everything Flowers	Everything Flower	Sentiment Sampler	Pitt Big Brush Pen, Subtles, Set of 3
Pitt Big Brush Pen, Green, Set of 3	Pitt Big Brush Pen, Blue, Set of 3	Pitt Big Brush Pen, White	A Cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 25 pack
A5 Cardstock, Black, 10 pack	Bazzill 40lb. Vellum, 25pk	VersaMark Inkpad	Ranger - Super Fine 1oz. Embossing Powder, Black
Mixed Accent, Neutrals	Glue Dots, Mini (3/16")

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