Clematis

The weather is starting to get a little warmer.  It is in the low 50 degrees today.  I went out to see if my clematis was starting to come up --- it wasn't.  I have a feeling it will be another month before things start growing!   It inspired me to come in and make a card with these pretty flowers.  I will continue to work with Susan's older Garden Notes flower dies until her new release comes out in September.  She announced today on her Facebook Garden Club Live Video that she will be working with Spellbinders for her new release.  We are all very excited about that news.  

I have had a few people ask how I color my flowers with PanPastels.  I thought I would show a picture of the petals I am working on.

First die cut the Garden Notes Clematis petals.  I like to use PanPastels when I want to do blending. The Clematis I wanted to create are pink with a bright pink coloration down the center of each petal.  The petals were sponged with a light pink PanPastel.  Then using a PanPastel sponge,  bright pink PanPastel was rubbed down the middle of each petal.  Rub the powder in good.  Since PanPastels are a fine powder, I like to use a Swiffer cloth to brush off the excess powder.  This keeps my work area clean.  After adding the bright pink PanPastel, I used a white eraser to erase any that has gotten too close to the edge of the petal.  I love using PanPastels because  they blend so well together.  

I hope this helps you when you color with PanPastels.