Last week, after much deliberation, I spent £16 on some posh felt tip pens - letraset promarkers (set 1) which are blendable permanent markers, much loved within the cardmaking community.
Of course I always expect to be brilliant at everything.
But this colouring in lark is hard!
I bought this digi stamp from digi-stamp boutique and printed some out. I was completely convinced that I was about to produce something amazing.
Hmm... not great... and these are two of my better attempts.
But I do not give up easily.
Especially when I have spent £16.
So I tried again, and managed to colour in something worthy of making into a card.
And I have realised why I am having problems.
The pens are the wrong colours.
I obviously need the second set of paler colours as well.
Spending £32 in one week on colouring pens is not at all excessive.
Is it?
To be continued...
ha ha - they are lovely really. Go for it. You know you want to! xx
ReplyDeleteThey are a great tool once you get used to them, and if you're lucky you can get 'seasonal' ones in smaller packs on discount in Hobbycraft! x
ReplyDeleteLovely card!
ReplyDeleteI love promarkers and now have a nice collection of colours that i add to now and again, i tend to buy mine as singles from craft obsessions that way i can choose the exact colours i want :)
No more excessive than spending it on 2 decent skeins of yarn, or a length of beautiful fabric, or (according to DH) a 25cm socket spanner (or something like that???). Go for it, if you love em, it's worth it.
ReplyDeletefor a first attempt I think you have done pretty good your card is lovely , I was the same when I first started and you do need a range of colours ie 2 shades of each colour at least,it just takes time to build them up, Joanna Sheen sells them individually at £1.79 and its free postage if over £5, for tips on shades that go together, watch tutorials, that way you will know what colours to buy , I am still learning and have had just over a year K x
ReplyDeletehi , you asked if I had coloured a bear on my blog with promarkers, had coloured the brown part with prismas and the rest with the promarkers , hope this helps K x
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