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Sunday 15 January 2012

Anything goes at PanPastels

Woo hoo, our first challenge at PanPastel UK Challenge Blog and our first challenge is a really easy one for you: Anything Goes! There is a fab prize of a PanPastel trial pack up for grabs from our generous sponsor 'Your Creativity Store'. I was soooooo excited to be chosen for the PanPastel DT as I'd been itching to have a play with such an exciting new product and I've got to say they are a-ma-zing!  I'm still very much a beginner but i'm looking forward to sharing my journey into PanPastel Land with you lol.


Here' is my first DT project, I wanted to create a misty winter scene and set to copying a pic from a Christmas card. I started by covering the card with White PanPastel and then added the sky, using streaks of  Red Iron Oxide, Dairylide Yellow and black. I then blended it all with more white using a Sofft right angle slice. The tools for applying PanPastels are wonderfully squidgy and the colours blend beautifully. 

I added more black to create the shape of the houses using a Sofft knife with a pointed cover and ....now comes the good bit lol. To create the houses I just rubbed the PanPastel out where i wanted the snowy roof to be! I'm thoroughly over excited about the fact that you can use an eraser with PanPastels, its so much easier than masking and also means you can create so many different effects. I added the 'river' with more black PanPastel and then added detail with stamps.

The spruce trees in the background were made with Clarity stamps, and I actually used black PanPastel to stamp them. For the trees in the foreground and the birds I used stamps from Andy Skinner and Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I've found dye ink much better for stamping on PanPastel backgrounds than Versafine or Stazon as they seem to disappear into the background. To add to the frosty feel of the scene I added glamour dust to the tree branches and foliage in the foreground.

To finish off I've matted the scene on yellow card, then charcoal grey card and added some sparkly silver foliage, wooden and silver berries and some grey organza ribbon.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Cheerful Stamp Pad: Let it snow
City Crafter: Back to Black (use a silhouette)
Craft a Scene: anything goes with a scene
Crafty Creations: Something new (my PanPastels)
Gingersnap Creations GC 133: use a set/line of stamps (I've used Andy Skinners stamps, Back to Nature set)
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps: something  new (PanPastels)
Tuesday Throwdown: Baby its cold outside


 I hope you're going to join our first challenge, you don't have to use PanPastels to enter but of course we'd be chuffed if you did. Our lucky winner will receive a trial pack of PanPastels and be able to have a play
Thanks for calling by
Claire xx



33 comments:

  1. WOW how stunning is this, absolutely beautiful effect create with the pan pastels very inspirational. XX

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  2. Wow Claire this is stunning, I love it.
    Jenny xx

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  3. Absolutley gorgeous Claire...a beautiful misty scene...

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  4. Hi Claire, you lucky girl! First of all you've made such a beautiful card with them and 2nd I want to buy them, but they are quit expensive so must start with a few colours and find the store here where they sell them. But I love this product! And you are on the DT, great!have a nice sunday, greetz Mirandax

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  5. An amazing first PP piece Claire such a fabulous scene and creative use of colours and stamps.
    Happy Sunday.
    luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

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  6. Oh Wow! This is amazing ... I am in Awe! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us here at CCCB

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  7. This is some piece of artwork Claire. I love how you've picked out the colours with your matting.
    Paula (PEP)

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  8. This is so beautiful... Like a fairy tale...
    Bo, xx

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  9. Congrats on your first DT piece, it's amazing, Claire.

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  10. This is an amazing creation. To think that you achieved the whole look with your new coloring medium - very cool. Thanks for joining us at Craft a Scene for our very first challenge. NancyD

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  11. Wow Claire your card is absolutely stunning ! Stamping with Pan Pastels is a technique I've definitely got to try ! Sue C x

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  12. Amazing wintery scene Claire, the colours are just perfect. x

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  13. Your card is breathtaking!!! You truly are an artist!

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  14. This is absolutely an amazing card! It looks like a lovely water color painting!! I am very impressed with the product you used, I had not heard of it before. SUPER job! (is it hard to use if you are not very artistic?!?) SO happy to have you play along with use at CC&CC, Aloha, Joanne.

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  15. Claire, your card is amazing! Outstanding use of the pan pastels and such a beautiful seasonal scene! Truly breathtaking! Hugs, Joanna xx

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  16. What a beautiful scene card! This is frame able art :)

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  17. Your work with pan pastels is phenomenal, Claire. Such a peaceful scene. So beautiful.

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  18. A beautiful winter feel to this card Claire. I've not got any of the pan pastels but I think I will have to look at getting some of these.

    Sue x

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  19. WOWZA! This is fabulous Claire! Certainly worthy of framing ... great job! I'm inspired and can't wait to give it a try.

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  20. Oh Claire! This is gorgeous. My PP arrived yesterday. I am a bit overwhelmed at where to begin, but you certainly have inspired me! Congratulations on your first DT piece. Best, Yvonne

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  21. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for joining us at The Cheerful Stamp Pad! :)

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  22. What a beautiful card.. Thanks so much for playing along with us at CCCB!

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  24. Oh my God. What a beautiful card. Love evrything in it.

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  25. That is a really lovely card, so soft and gently. The trees in the foreground are amazing. Maggie

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  26. So beautiful! Thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

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  27. This is so gorgeous! Thanks for playing along at CCCB!

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  28. hi
    very pretty card.
    u have have done it very nicely :)
    hugs
    Alyna
    and thanx fer leaving love at my blog.

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  29. Thanks for playing along at Crafty Creations in our "Something New " challenge! What a lovely landscape - gorgeous! Cheers Claire x

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  30. how beautiful. love the way you've highlighted the tree.

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  31. hi three Claire thanks so much for joining me on my blog and I have returned you the compliment.I have just posted some candy which had put in wings when hit 100 - so dont forget to pop over for that if you have time it will be something calligraphic - can say that much!
    oh and wow do I ever love this card going to make a note of it love this misty method! Shaz in oz.x

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  32. No wonder they picked you for a panpastel DT, your card is amazing! Wow, I did not know you could even stamp with pan pastel.
    Thanks for sharing, Anja

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  33. Wowzer!! Absolutely amazing. Had no idea what I'd been missing. So impressed you made the whole scene - including the houses with the Pan Pastels.
    Beryl xx

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