1. Derwent-Inktense Pencils
These colors are vibrant and gorgeous! Apply to your page like a color pencil then add water to blend the color or colors out. Once dry the color is permanent-which means you can add other wet media on top!
2. Caran 'd Ache Neocolor II Artist Crayons
Beautiful smooth color and did I mention water soluble!
3. Stencils
Uber versatile and reusable you can use stencils with paints, inks, markers, colored pencils and/or pastels. Add color, outline...even use the reverse image! Stencils come in many shapes and sizes and you can never have too many!
I use stencils frequently in my work. Above I used two different stencils with paint and then outlined the images with pens.
4. Stamps
Use patterned or backgrounds stamps for borders or backgrounds or to just add bits of visual interest. Use alphabets and numbers for titles or patterns. The best stamps are generic ones that can be used in different ways.
Here I have used stamps for the lanterns and for the flowers on her dress. I also used flower stamps on the bottom right corner and on the other three corners.
5. Twinkling H2O's
Sparkly and Shimmering watercolors in little pots. These babies add luscious shine to your page.
6. Found Objects
Inexpensive and unique-find objects from around the house or office to re-purpose as Art Supplies...A toothbrush, a plastic fork, a piece of drawer liner, netting, wine corks...
I just love the texture a piece of drawer liner has added to my work! (Seen above in white on the left page and in blue on the right page.)
7. Distress Inks
Definitely an old standby from my crafting days... But I still absolutely love Distress Inks. They work great to add age to a page but you can also use Distress Inks in a variety of ways - check out the Jennifer McGuire Thinking Inking Series or Tim Holtz's blog.
Here I blended several colors of distress inks to create a background for the pages.
8. Golden Fluid Acrylics
Vivid translucent Color!
The picture on the left is done entirely with Golden Fluid Acrylics and the picture on the right is all Golden Fluid Acrylics except the tree.
9. Prismacolor Colored Pencils
My standby. If I am not sure what to use, then I will pull out my color pencils!
10. Oil Pastels
Still a newer supply to me but I am loving how creamy and blendable they are.
I used Faber Castell Gelatos on the background of this page and colored in the title and the girl using my Portfolios.
This list is definitely subject to change as I try new products! What about you? I would love to hear what your top ten supplies are!
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