Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Ching Chou Kuik's Silent Cry

I've recently been taken with the idea of shading images in with pencil, rather than colouring them, and I decided to try out this idea on some of my Sweet Pea Stamps images. I decided to start with Ching Chou Kuik's gorgeous Silent Cry:

I used the digi version of this stamp and printed it and coloured it in with just a simple HB pencil. I think it works really well on this atmospheric image - the grayscale colouring seems to fit with the melancholy of the image. :)
I teamed the finished image with a hand-made inky background using muted shades of Distress Inks and added some delicate die-cuts:
To finish things off, I also added some dots of black Stickles and a few highlights of Stickles on the leaves.
This image is available in red rubber or digi format from the Sweet Pea Stamps store.

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13 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 5, 2013 at 6:42 AM

    Oh Ali... this is stunning! I love the fact you've used the HB pencil... and ofcourse.. you've made your own background paper.. I love it hun... Take care...xxx

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  2. Kym's Crafty CardsNovember 5, 2013 at 7:24 AM

    This is gorgeous Ali. It's amazing to see what you can do with a common as anything HB pencil!! Beautiful. Best wishes, Kym xxx

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  3. UnknownNovember 5, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    Gosh you just used a pencil, wow, it's super fab.xx

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  4. lilyandthelotus.blogspot.comNovember 5, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    Ali this is stunning. I love the pencil look. It is so beautiful and the soft splatters are perfect background. simply gorgeous.gorgeous.
    hugs
    susan s

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  5. Love crafts foreverNovember 5, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    Ali this is just so cool, the way you colored your image.Love it.
    Hugs Nat

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  6. DanniNovember 5, 2013 at 11:05 AM

    This is amazing! Love the background and it's so striking to have the image in grayscale!!

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  7. Milo LiljaNovember 5, 2013 at 11:36 AM

    So so beautiful!! Amazing! Love the grey picture with the papers. Love the colors of the papers, and the die cuts. Awsome with glittery at the leafes. =)

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  8. Viola LearyNovember 5, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    Wow. I've never tryied gray scale. It is gorgeous. The intricate embellishments in black add the perfect touch. I really like this card. Thanks. Viola

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  9. sweetpeastampsNovember 6, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    Wow Ali, love the look of this, the background and diecuts are gorgeous. Fantastic job

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  10. KarinaNovember 6, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    Ali, it looks so great with the grey color scheme and how you used the pencil. Great combination with the background.
    Hugs, Karina

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  11. Holley (Tondre) BarnhartNovember 6, 2013 at 10:34 PM

    Totally gorgeous Ali, the background is stunning and the black and white coloring of the image is stunning as well! Cheers, Holley

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  12. UnknownNovember 7, 2013 at 12:36 AM

    This is beautiful. I love that background and the image is perfect. You really set a mood with this one.

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  13. Shanna ShandsNovember 8, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    I love the colored background against the black and white coloring of the image.

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