Yesterday's Technique...a little late

I am fascinated by these never-ending cards! The hardest part of this challenge is finding enough images to fill up 4 flips. I used my Just Bugz OCL set from i {heart} papers, which I LOVE!

I stamped images using Palette Noir ink after constructing the card. That way they are all oriented in the proper direction as you progress through the never-ending opening. I really wanted to color with my new copics, but the mechanics of this card and the paper I am using would not allow that because of the bleed-through that occurs when you blend properly with the markers, so I stuck with my tried and true prisma color pencils and baby oil. I used a gold Spica At-You pen to color all the flowers' centers and the pollen on the bees' antenae. The bees wings were colored with a clear Spica, so they are sparkly too! It is so hard not to add something dimensional to a card, but with these it really is best to leave them relatively flat.

When I have more time, I want to make another one with layers, using some of that great Basic Grey honeycomb paper.

I'm very excited to say that I won a sketch contest at OCL (see my submission here)...I used my bear-ly fishin' set from ihp following sketch inspiration Cambria found from a card by my friend Denise! So I will have another OCL set coming my way! How about that?!