Carmel's 2025 Birthday Card

 Carmel's favorite flower is the Camellia

and her favorite color is red. 

I have trouble with depth perception when drawing.

I've mentioned on other posts just how difficult it is for me to draw anything.

It's a real struggle.

So, if I can draw a decent flower after numerous tries, 

I just go with it. 

I'm not real pleased with this, but it was the best out of the multiple drawings.

I chose the color "Madder" in the Polychromos pencils

and the color "Crimson Lake" in the Prismacolor Premiers pencils

for the flower petals.

The leaves are done in "Prussian Green" Prismacolor Premier pencil.

I used liquid pearls in "Sunflower" color to bring out the stamen tips.

Cute enamel dots decorate the corners.

The flower name is raised with foam adhesive tape.

Using a makeup sponge, I applied two pastel chalk colors for the background.

I chose Cadmium Yellow & Alizarin Crimson.

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

Lisa

Happy Birthday to my very BFF, Carmel.

Products used:

Recollections - Crimson cardstock

Strathmore 400 Series Colored Pencil Paper 

Faber-Castell Polychromos 120 set Colored Pencils

(used "Madder" on the flower)

Prismacolor Premier 150 set Colored Pencils

(used Crimson Lake for the flower petals
and Prussian Green for the leaves)

Faber-Castell mini 72-Soft Pastels

(used Cadmium Yellow & Alizarin Crimson)

Colorless Blending Pencil

Ranger - Liquid Pearls - Sunflower

Simple Stories - Glossy Enamel Dots

"Say Cheese Tinseltown"

Grumbacher Final Fixative

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut 
Deluxe Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Adhesives

Scor-Tape

Elmer's Foam Adhesive Tape

Garden Iguana - Ken Matsuda Art

 This is a really cool Iguana by phenomenal Japanese artist, Ken Matsuda.

I love his artistic imagination!

I chose to color him in a Celadon Green with shadings of Jade.

The background is Light Cobalt Turquoise,

a mini pastel, rubbed on with a make up wedge & a Q-Tip.

The flowers are Carmine Red with accents of Crimson Red.

The stamen centers are Jasmine & Golden Rod colors.

The leaves are Olive Green with Prussian Green accents.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed weekend and SPRING FORWARD!

Lisa 

Products used:

Ken Matsuda Coloring Book

Prismacolor Premier 150 Colored Pencils Set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Sakura Electric Eraser

Grumbacher Final Fixative