Gettin' Krafty

My bestee, Jodi, recently turned me on to the unique look/beauty of colored pencils on kraft paper. Kraft paper--you know the stuff--think paper lunch bags. It's brown, it's bland, some would even call it...mundane. But, it's not just for sack lunches anymore. Something magical happens when you lay down colored pencil on top of it. It transmogrifies, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, to bloom with the rich look of pastels--without the smeary mess. Simply put, kraft paper brings colored pencils to life. And, since colored pencils are my coloring agent of choice...I just knew this technique was destined to be a match made in papercrafting heaven.

For this card, I used kraft-colored cardstock (since I was fresh out of lunch bags). I know this would work GREAT using big brown-paper shopping bags. Next time I go to the grocery store and they ask me "Paper or plastic"...I'm gettin' paper. I made this card as a belated birthday card for my Aunt Sherry. She is a hard-core rock 'n' roller--has been as long as I can remember. She plays the electric bass. So when I found this stamp by KennyK, I knew it belonged on a card for her.

Originally, I was going to paper tole it. But it just wasn't flying. So I broke down and just colored the whole stamp...PAINSTAKINGLY...with my Prismacolor pencils. I love my Prismas. And, on kraft paper...they are TOTALLY rockin'!!! Kraft paper, who knew??

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Christine Traversa: Getting back to crafting
• Craft Your Passion: Very 1st Blog Hop 
• Kenny K's Krafty Girlz: #61 Your All-Time Favorite

Ingredients: 

Digital Stamp - KennyK

Inverted scallop circle dies - Spellbinders

Monogram poker chip - MaisyMo

Colored Pencils - Prismacolor

Floral embossing plate - Sizzix

chalk

Scalloped edge punch - Martha Stewart

Adhesive gems -K&Co

Ribbon (the white holey stuff is actually what's left over from making sequins)

foam spacers

cardstock