Hello!
Today on my blog I am sharing a card I have made using products sent to me from HunkyDory crafts, there is also a video of how I made the project and using the products on my YouTube channel here...
https://youtu.be/jKKZCHgdbWc
Full disclosure: I have been given these products to review for free and to keep, however any views I have are my own and will be totally honest.
Here is the project I created...
The products that were sent to me were the set of 48 Prism Watercolour Pencils and the Perfect Posy stamp set...
https://www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk/pwp01-prism-watercolour-pencils.html?utm_source=isle_of_crafty_creations&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=hunkydory_review (for Prism Watercolour Pencils)
https://www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk//ftls505-for-the-love-of-stamps-perfect-posy.html?utm_source=isle_of_crafty_creations&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=hunkydory_review (for Perfect Posy Stamp)
The pencils come in a set of 48 and are already sharpened when you receive them. They are stored in a lovely wrap that rolls up for easy travel and storage and at the end of the roll is a pocket that would be handy for storing a couple of water brushes. The wrap has a piece of material that covers the tips of the pencils to help protect them and overall I thought that the presentation of these pencils was really nice.
The range of colours in the set is very good...
One tip is that when sharpening these pencils I would say not to make them too sharp as I caused a few breakages when I started colouring with them!
I decided to use them without water to start with (as a regular colouring pencil) and I found the colour very easy to apply (I used them with the Ink Me card stock, a smooth card). Next I used two shades of the same colour next to each other to see how they would blend and this also worked well. (I did not try blending two different colours so do not know how this would work). I also blended 3 shades together for the petals and used the white pencil over the top for an extra blend..I was really impressed with the smoothness of the pencils and their blend ability...
As the pencils are water reactive I was also able to lift some of the colour to add highlights to the petals.
Next I used water with them to colour the smaller flowers from the Oh So Pretty Petals stamp set. When I tried them with water on a smoother card I found it difficult to blend the colour out so you do need to use a proper water colour card, however they worked well with the Prism watercolour card stock, and I also tested them on a mixed media card which worked well. The colour pulls out nicely with the water creating a pretty graduated effect...
I also took some colour from the tip using a brush, this gives a much lighter effect but is another way of using them. I would not recommend dipping these pencils into water as this can cause damage to the wood in your pencils.
The stamp was an ideal size for adding colour to and as with all the stamps I have used from HunkyDory is great quality and stamps clearly and crisply...
Overall I was very impressed with these pencils, in particular I love the way they are presented and the smoothness of application. Along with a useful range of colours I think they are a good product.
If you are interested in any HunkyDory products they have kindly offered a 10% discount for the next 2 weeks only (from the 6th February 2020) when you purchase from their website. You just need to enter the following code at the checkout...
CRAFTYCREATIONS10
** I do not get any financial gain from anyone using this code **
To visit the HunkyDory Crafts website you can click on the link below...
https://www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk/?utm_source=isle_of_crafty_creations&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=hunkydory_review
Thank you for looking and do please visit my video to see the products in action.
Happy crafting!
Jane xx
