This post is for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Anything Goes. They are showcasing Art Impressions Products. I had been eyeing several stamp sets, so I thought that this would be a perfect time to pick up a few sets.

For this project, I used the large image from the Road Trip stamp set and a sentiment from the Got Style stamp set. I stamped the image on Neenah Desert Storm cardstock in Basic Black archival ink by Stampin' Up!. I have been really in to colored pencils lately, especially colored pencils on kraft paper. It actually didn't take me very long to color. With each card I make, I get better with that particular medium. I really like colored pencils, they are a slow medium, but I think what draws me to them is the high amount of control I have with them because it takes awhile to build the layers of color.

I used Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, then when I was completely finished, I outlined everything with a black 0.1 Copic pen. Outlining really makes a huge difference! It's such a small, extra thing that really adds so much to the project. Lastly, I spritzed a very, very light layer of Perfect Pearls mixed with water and die cut with the largest Simon Says Stamp Wonky Rectangles Die. I made this card for a friend of mine, and I can't wait to give it to her. It's so cute!