WPlus9 | Pencil Colored Christmas Rose Bouquet Card

Hello friends! Have you started working on your Holiday cardmaking yet? Christmas will be here before you know it so better start early and enjoy the cardmaking process to the fullest!

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CARD DETAILS

If you follow my blog and Youtube channel you might have seen these two projects I shared in September using WPlus9 newest Christmas Rose Bouquet set. I adore this large floral cluster and find it a perfect one for creating extra special Christmas cards.

Today I wanted to share a simpler, easier to make version of the two projects I posted on my blog earlier. I started working on this card by heat embossing the bouquet image from the Christmas Rose Bouquet set onto WPlus9 Coal Mine cardstock in Platinum embossing powder. I also added a heat embossed “Joy” from the Hand Lettered Holiday set. I usually prefer to use Gold embossing powder (or Antique Gold), but since I was using grey paper for my background I decided to switch things up as bit and went with Platinum powder instead.

This time I decided to use Prismacolor pencils (I wanted to try using other pencil colors and since I have a full 150 set of Prismacolors I picked this brand of pencils for my project, although I prefer to use Polychromos pencils from Faber Castell) and did very basic, beginner coloring. If you actively follow WPlus9 blog you might remember some of the pencil colored projects I shared in September – Emerald Leaves Background and Indigo Leaves Background.

I made note of the colors I used in case you’d like to CASe this project.

• Greens: Chartreuse & Limepeel; Prussian Green & Dark Green
• Reds: Permanent Red, Crimson Lake & Dark Purple
• Whites: Peach Beige & White
• Grays: 70% Warm Grey & 50% Warm Grey

Once my coloring was done I outlined the image with a 70% warm grey pencil and blended it out with a 50% warm grey. Next, to smooth out and soften the gray coloring I went over it with a pencil eraser and erased a lot of the pencil.

I trimmed my panel to 4 x 5 ¼”, inked the edge with embossing ink and heat embossed it with same Platinum embossing powder. Finally, I foam mounted my panel onto an A2 Coal Mine cardstock panel.

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support

WPlus9 Christmas Rose Bouquet Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | WP9	WPlus9 Hand Lettered Holiday Shop at: SSS | WP9	WPlus9 Coal Mine Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Prismacolor 150 Premier Colored Pencils Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ
ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ	Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ	Hero Arts Platinum Embossing Powder PW117 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS	White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ

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