Usually, the only way to apply color to black card stock is to heat embossing. But, there is now a new way to apply color! Soft Pastels. These new Soft Pastels are, in my opinion, a hidden gem in the Annual Catalog. They are found on the bottom of page 126, in-between the set of Marvelous Stampin’ Write Markers and Watercolor Pencils. There are many ways of using these Soft Pastels which makes them even more impressive. In this post, I am going to show you one way of Using Soft Pastels on Black Card Stock.
These are the colors you get in the Soft Pastels pack: Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Gorgeous Grape, Mossy Meadow, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apply Green and Night of Navy.
Video Tutorial: Using Soft Pastels to Color on Black Card Stock
Supplies Used:
- Sweet Strawberry Bundle, Stamp Set & Punch, 159523
- Pansy Patch Stamp Set, 154999
- Soft Pastels 154585
- White Embossing Powder, 155554
- Heat Tool, 129053
- Water Painters 151298
- Layering Circles Dies151770
- Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, 149653
- Poppy Parade Ink, 147050
- Rubbing Alcohol
Tip – You may want to apply a coating of aerosol hair spray or spray sealer to the card after the strawberry color has resumed. But before you adhere the green scallop frame. The sealer will help prevent color transfer.
Did you think it was magical when you applied the rubbing alcohol to the poppy parade soft pastel? It disappeared and the reappeared with a smoothed out look. I really enjoyed making and showing you how Using Soft Pastels on Black Card Stock is fun and easy.
If you would like to see another example of using the Soft Pastels, I created a fun seahorse bookmark using these pastels and same process. You can read and watch the tutorial here – https://mailsomethingpretty.com/create-a-bookmark-with-your-soft-pastels/
Thanks for reading and watching. Leave a reply in the comments section to tell me what you think about these new Soft Pastels.
