This week was my birthday and I received a long admired set of Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor pencils, and I have been having a blast experimenting with them. They are oil based, whereas Prismacolor pencils are wax based, as such they have a harder core. They feel very different to use, and I have found a much lighter touch is required than with the Prismacolor. The only complaint I have about them so far is the limited colour range, 72 in the Rembrandt range versus 120 in the Prismacolor range, with the most lacking gap being the brown palette.
As well as the pencils I also bought a few tools that I have been pining over for a while. I got a Crop-o-dile edge cropper, and a few dies by Tim Holtz. I have also used the Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Garland strip die for the flowers, and the juniper sprigs are from the Tattered Pinecone die.
I've used the small easel die to create a stand alone picture rather than a card, and I have a feeling this is one die I will use a lot :o)
I am entering this into Mo's Digital Challenge, the theme this week is Anything Goes.
o this is gorgeous morgan like what you have done with the papers.
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Oh my......what a beautiful result you got with your new pencils...well done! I also love the distressed framing around the image....beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteWow..this is a fantastic card. Love the way you have framed the girl and your colour so lovely. Didn't realise you could buy an Easel die.....I will have to look into that a little more. Happy Belated Birthday to you too.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Well, first, happy birthday to you!! And congrats on your new pencils. I've heard good things about Lyra...my friend, Dorcas uses them! The result is just gorgeous! Love your coloring...and the DPs and design are perfect! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Mo's! Hugs. Pat Frank
ReplyDeleteAWESOME! Hey Happy Birthday, and so glad you were able to get some toys you were dying to get. Your coloring is fabulous on this image and the way you have rolled back the papers is just so very effective. Fabulous job here...thanks for joining us at Mo's DP2 challenge...hugs...Barb
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