Showered in Love

I love the PanPastels.  They are super creamy and fun to play with in a variety of techniques, but one of my all time favorite things about them is just how nicely they blend and fade out on card stock.  It's so easy to get a beautiful ombre look to a panel as you blend them out, and unlike ink blending, you won't have harsh lines if you start too far in, or have a ruined panel if you drop the sponge.  PanPastels erase with a standard pencil eraser, so it's easy to correct any issues or stray marks that do happen. 

The metallic PanPastels are probably my favorite, but if I could choose only one color set to have, it would be the Confectionary Days set.  It was the first set I purchased, and is still the one I reach for most.  I love the lighter pastel colors - particularly the Cool Pool, which I used on the background of todays card.

I stamped the Umbrella and banner on Whip Cream card stock, and then die cut them out, as well as cutting a circle, and a pierced rectangle.  I blended the Cool Pool PanPastel on the circle - concentrating the color on one side, and fading it out.  Then I stamped two heart stamps coming down from the darker color.  I attached the circle to the rectangle using craft glue, and trimmed the overhang off, and then sprinkled Sparkle Silk over the top of my card front.

I added the umbrella, again with craft glue, and then attached the banner with foam squares.  The card front was attached to the card base with foam squares as well.

Don't forget that the PanPastel Sets are on sale this month - get 20% off on the color family sets as part of the Prepped to Play special going on in August.  Which set is your favorite?

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

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Stamps: 

Flower Shower Bundle (Stamps and Dies) BD-0415

Inks:

Blue Lagoon True Color Fusion Ink Pad IP-0002, Watermelon Fusion True Color Fusion Ink Pad IP-0027, Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink Pad IP-0041, Sparkle Silk IP-0126, Confectionary Days PanPastel Set JM-0079

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040, Journey Vellum PP-0044

Tools:
Circle Around Die Set DI-0466, Journey Rectangles Die Set DI- 0041, Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Heat Gun TO-0083
Adhesives:
Journey Craft Glue AD-0111, Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085