Free Queen of Spades Pattern!
I recently put the word out to the art supply world that my readers love free things. And my in box was filled with great offers! So, over the next few months, you will have lots of opportunities to win fun art supplies courtesy of the Sitcom! This week, the folks at Ohuhu sent me a set of Ohuhu 48 Color Art Pencils to try out.
I have to say that working with colored pencils is kind of a new thing for me. I tend to work mainly in acrylics where color is concerned. But lately, I’ve noticed a whole trend toward adult coloring books. Filled with amazingly detailed drawings, these fun coloring books are very captivating.
I decided to create my own design based on a pattern that I did about a year ago, The Queen of Hearts. The Queen of Hearts was done in acrylic paint on a table top. She is one of my more popular premium patterns.
But the poor queen has had nobody to talk to in over a year, so with an upcoming colored pencil review, I decided to create her sister, the Queen of Spades. After all, I needed something very detailed to bring out the vibrant colors in the art pencils.
And you can download the Queen of Spades pattern FREE here!
So let’s talk about those Ohuhu 48-color Art Colored Pencils. They are high quality drawing pencils for writing, drawing and sketching. Beautifully crafted with recycled wood, which is environmentally friendly and non- toxic.
And just look at the selection of colors!
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For this project I used:
One wooden tray
Queen of Spades Pattern (see below)
Ohuhu 48-color Art Colored Pencils
Charcoal
Clear Spray Fixative
Begin by printing out the pattern. Flip it over and color with back side with charcoal. Turn it right side up and place it in the center of the wooden tray. Use a pencil to trace over the lines (transferring it onto the wood). If you do not want to do the charcoal method, you can always use tracing paper.
Use the black Art Pencil to fill in all the minute details.
Once the drawing has been fully transferred, it is time to add some color!
With this particular pattern, I chose a pallet of blues, greens, browns, golds and reds. I have to say, with 48 colors to choose from, I had a bit of a time narrowing it down.
Coloring on wood can be a bit different than paper. You have to add the color in layers. Start with lighter colors and then add layers of darker colors on top to create shadowing.
Once you are finished with all the color, spray your completed project with clear fixative.
Here is my completed Queen of Spades. Working with a new medium was a lot of fun and I think I will be making more projects with Art Pencils in the future! In fact, there are quite a few free patterns offered on the Sitcom that would work well with this medium such as:
Peacock Doodle Pattern
Enchanted Fish
Holiday Partridge
Winter Fairy
Carousel Horse
Lobster Zentangle
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Love the peacock. Those,look like some really nice pencils.
Me too! I.collect owls!
Would love the Queen of Spades, and the peacock. I haven’t colored in a mighty long time, and would love to try the pencils. Thanks!
I love your projects. I just started the adult color pages. Great stress reliever. I would love a chance to win the colored pencils and to do the carousel horse. Thanks for the great website
these are the most awesome pencils I’ve ever seen. Don’t compare to the cheap store bought ones I own. I love the winter fairy….your drawings are great by the way
I love the peacock! Coloring it would be great.
Thank you for all your patterns and tutorial
Oh wow, so pretty! I love peacocks, so I think I’d love to try that one. Thanks and God bless!
I would love to do the carousel horse! Love your projects…
I would love to color my own Queen of Hearts.
I would really like to do the Peacock pattern.
I would love to color the peacock one!
I would have to say the peacock , although I have a small collection of carousel’s & it would fit rite in , the queen look’s fun too ,I would just need to do them all .
What a wonderful birthday gift those pencils would be. I turn 70 tomorrow, Aug.21. Your site is a constant inspiration to me and I get a kick out of the fact that you spell Suzy just like my daughter does.
The first pattern I’d like to try with the pencils is the carousel horse to frame for my 6-week-old grandson’s room. We’re all horse crazy so might as well start him young.
So glad I found your site and look forward to each new post.
I can’t decide between the winter fairy and the carousel horse. Probably both!
Oh the winter fairy,, a must
I love all your patterns. But the one that i would color with the Ohuhu art colored pencils is the beautiful carousel horse. So please wish me luck on this contest
Whoa, would I LOVE to win this one! I do a lot of crafts that are either painted or colored with crayons or pencils. Not sure what of your “stencils” I would use but I do love your color picks for the card! Please, please, let it be me! LOL
I would love to try out the Lobster. He is so cute. Thanks for the opportunity. I have just started using colored pencils and love them.
I “love” your site. Hard choice. But, I love carousel horses. This look loke fun project.
I love the Queen of Spades! She looks so complicated! I love the colors you chose. I’m going to have to give it a go. I have an adult coloring book so I enjoy the attention to detail. This is right up my alley, thank you!
Oh my goodness; it’s a toss-up! I love all of them! My favorites are the peacock and the lobster coloring pages. The peacock reminds me of Whistler’s famous peacock room in the Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian, and the lobster reminds me of the Lobster Quadrille in Alice in Wonderland. Thanks for this fun give-away, and good luck to everyone.
I love that lobster pattern!!!
I don’t have any of the new color pencils, I would love to win them . I like the queen of hearts, thanks for the free odd of it. I also like the winter fairy. Thanks for offering this great contest.
I would love to do the Winter Fairy! Love it! Thank you for chance to win these awesome colored pencils! You have done such Beautiful projects!
That is such a cool idea!!! I love your new pattern. I will have to do that so the queen of hearts table has a friend, LOL
I would love to do the peacock doodle. I imagine with soooo many colors it would be Awesome!! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win.
I think it would be fun to use the pencils on the Lobster Zentangle page. It provides lots of detail and could use a variety of colors.
I love coloring. I love the peacock doodle. Thank you so much for the chance to win!
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Just received some coloring books, I would use the pencils on them. The peacocks sounds like a fun project.
Anything peacocks!
I love the peacock! Looks like a lot of fun!
The peacock would be wonderful to color.
I would love to color the carousel horse!
I would love to color the carousel horse.
I love Enchanted Fish! I think it would be great as your tray! Something for my hubby to show off! Thanks for the giveaway chance!
Winter Fairy.
I love to color! These pencils have such a deep color and are very alive! I’d like to use them on a floral print and then hang it in my sewing room.
I was gifted book of coloring pages like your queen. Would love to have some nice colored pencils to “color” with. My favorite patterns in the book are the flower pictures.
I’m all about mandalas!
I love your Queen of Hearts pattern. It would be fun to colour. Plus, I’ve just bought an adult colouring book and I’m looking forward working on that. Thanks for the chance to win.
What fun! I love the Peacock Doodle pattern, and I love your idea for making a beautiful tray! Thanks!
I would like to color the enchanted fish with those lovely pencils!
would really like to try these pencils, I too have been interested in the adult coloring books. Thank you!
Your queens are gorgeous. And the colored pencils look great too. I would love to try them.
Love them both, but because I am a fan of reds, I chose the Queen of Hearts…..
love the queen of hearts with the tourquoise
The Queen of Hearts! is pretty cool! I’d also like to find a ‘goose’ picture.
My favorite is the Peacock Doodle! There’s so much to color. Truly I like them all but being a bird fan the Peacock wins in the end!
Your Queens are beautiful and beautifully colored.
Queen of Hearts!
I love both your patterns – Enchanted Fish and Winter Fairy.
I love your patterns and would love to color them but if I did win the colors I would do some of the Mandala patterns from Don’t eat the Paste. I plan on doing the carousel horse for a friend of mine.
I like the peacock doodle frame the best. I already have the frame. I would be tempted to color it in, instead of leaving it black and white. The lobster frame comes in as a close second.
I would use the pencils to color The Queen of Hearts!
Thank you Suzy and to all of you out there who are willing to share your patterns and ideas!
My children would love the fairy one. Those pencils look so nice. Thank you for the giveaway!
Your patterns are awesome and I love all of them. I would color the Queen of Hearts for my 3 year old great-granddaughter to put in her room. Keep up the great work.
I would love to win and I would use your great lobster zentangle pattern or your Fairy, Queen of harts, no enchanted fish it so hard to choose I’d have to do several!!!!
I LOVE birds! So I would want the Peacock Doodle….. Beautiful Work!!
All your patterns are adorable, but I think the Winter Fairy or the Carousel Horse are my favorites. As for one of mine, it would have to be a butterfly.
These pencils look fabulous! I would love to try them out with your Enchanged Fish pattern, just gorgeous!
I think the Peacock Doodle would be beautiful. Thanks for an opportunity to win. Have a great week!
I love all your patterns, but would especially like to try the colored pencils with the peacock pattern. I would try it in a parchment paper craft media. Thanks for the awesome patterns!
Definitely your Holiday Partridge because I collect the Twelve Days of Christmas in all their glory–and your design is GLORIOUS!
I appreciate how each one of your posts brightens my day like a letter from a friend.
Thank you for sharing your sunny & upbeat self.
Been looking for a great queen of hearts so definitely the queen!
Queen of hearts
Queen of hearts
Always the queen of hearts!
What a cool project! I would have never thought to use colored pencil on the tray and it looks fabulous! I’ve got to try this, LOVE the Queen of Spades!
I love the peacock doodles, that is a family name
I would like to color the lobster zentangle. I love all the tiny spaces to fill.
I am totally intrigued by these pencils. For years I have used prismacolor pencils but would love to try something new! I also love your Queen of Hearts and Queen of Spades patterns.. but I think the Peacock doodle pattern would be awesome done with these pencils!
i love both patterns. i love the opened eyes on the Queen of Spades but i get much more of a flow from the Queen of Hearts. the table you did was beautiful!!!!! i have been purchasing more and more of the adult colorings books. i get them for my mom who is in the beginning stages of dementia. she loves them to keep her abilities to be patient and finding a sense of order. these colors would just tickle her.
thanks for holding this giveaway and good luck to all who enter!!!!
Though both of your patterns are quite lovely, all of a sudden I got inspired to color some humming birds. I think these colored pencils would do a very beautiful display of colored backgrounds and rainbowy feathered treats. Thank you for the opportunity.
I would love to do the Queen of Spades and also a Mandala on a round wooden dish that I have rescued from the thrift store. These pencils would make the beautiful effects that I have in my mind. I am new to “the Sitcom” and am loving everything I see. Thank you !
I love the gossiping birds pattern!
I would love to try coloring the tropical fish, thanks
Not sure if I already commented. I have enjoyed coloring your lovely fish. Next I would LOVE to do the peacock! Thanks for sharing this!
I love to color and especially do shading! The cored pencils allow for that!
I would like to give my father the Queen of Spades and a box of pencils. He is old and mostly sits in his chair. He has an art background so I know he can do this. Better than watching TV all the time and a great way to keep that mind working. Hope my plan works! (thanks for the pattern)
I love the Peacock Dooddle, it looks like a lot of fun. Have a great day!
I believe I would like to do the carousel horse. I always loved coloring as a kid and now with all these new designs and pencils the challenge begins again.
I’ve used color pencils before, but never on wood! Love the look of it. The peacock looks fun to color. So does the queen of hearts.
Hello, I am 65 years old and doodle all the time because of being disabled. I love your peacock doodle, I have peacocks in my bedroom.
Thank You
I’ve been into the adult coloring books, using colored pencils, for a while now. Really enjoy it! I am really liking the saturated colors these pencils provide. I would like to try them out! As a collector of fairies, your Winter Fairy pattern is something I’d like to try with these pencils. Thanks for the patterns – Love your site Suzy!
WOW !!!!! Decisions are a hard thing but I guess I might start with the Gossiping Birds or Gossiping Paisley Chickens and go down the list…Always enjoy reading your site.
Tough choice, I would start with the Queen of Spades, then colour the Winter Fairy and then move on to some of my own doodles.
I would use the pencils to do tropical bird prints and then frame them.
I think adding color, with Ohuhu Colored Pencils, to some of my Art work, May be just the thing, to finish them. I would just love a set of these Quality pencil’s. I will definitely Hope I win them!!! 🙂
I am trying to decide between all your design’s, #fab
But I think I would like to use them on my Celtic theme Zentangle picture’s I have been working on!
It would be….The Peacock! I love the colors of peacocks and these pencils would be awesome,
I would love to do the Queen of Hearts pattern.
Thank you.
My favorites are the Peacock and the Carousel Horse. The pencils look amazing ! I have been an adult colorer for a while now. It’s so relaxing !
Queen of spades.
Want to do the peacock! Love birds!
Really want to try the first queen.
The second one is amazing…o.k., so is the 1st one! Really enjoy your abilities, especially the “Zenganle inspired ones!
The Queen of Spades and the Carousel Horse. Gorgeous colors, I would love to win. Thanks for the free patterns!
Your patterns are beautiful, but I’m preparing for the winter craft shows and would love to use the pencils on a picture of Santa’s workshop.
I love the queens both of them and the peacock awesome!! Love all the colors!
I would love using the brilliant colored pencils on the Queen of Spades, didn’t realize pencils could be so bright,always love to try new art products.
I would love to do the Queen of Spades. Thanks for a chance to win.
I rather like your Queen of Spades, I am really wanting to do the Lobster Zentangle.
“Winter Fairy”…. Thank you very much for the chance to will.
I simply love all of your patterns, but I think my favorite is the peacock! A simple picture in a gorgeous frame…. pick me! Pick me!!!
I have just started colouring & like hearts. I would like to colour the Queen of Hearts.
I love coloring your patterns look fun
I usually just color in my daughters coloring books. But she gets mad we I use her stuff so it would be awesome to have my own 🙂
I would like to do the peacock as a tray possibly or maybe a wooden box and I would do it in shades of blue, green and purple.
I would like to color the Carousel Horse. It looks like there are soooo many colors in the collection of pencils..
Enjoy your website…
I would like to work on the carousel horse
Hmmmm, it’s a toss up between the Winter Fairy and the Peacock or butterflies, maybe all three!
I’d love to do some butterflies in lots of colors but I would need to find some patterns.
Thanks for all you do to help us along.
God Bless,
Jean
I really like the peacock, I will have to do it first in natural colors…I live near the zoo and they have several who roam the grounds…gotta take the camera and hope one will pose for me. the colored pencils look like a fab way to get wonderful shading.
The peacock. most def. I’d love to see you design an owl!
The Enchanted Fish would be my first choice. My husband and I hope to retire to Tybee Island, so I want to do our home there in beach/water EVERYTHING! We’re hoping to retire in five years, so I have a lot of time to plan and create! These Ohuhu colored pencils would be perfect!!
I wanted to add to my first comment ,that I have loved to color every sin e I was very young. And have done many paint by number pictures. This would be something I would love to try.
Thank You (again)
I want to color the winter fairy! Love it!
I love both of these but the sister is the one I like the best. I would love to win this. I love to do this kind of art but because of my very low income I can not afford to buy any thing like this. Just is not in the buget. I would be so over joyed if I was to win this, because I have NEVER won any thing. I have the worst luck when it comes to winning any give away. So PLEASE give me a Chance to win for the first time ever in my 65 years of living (that is how old I am ) Thank You
I love to watercolor and haven’t tried pencils yet. I have loved coloring ever since I was a child. I will try my hand at the peacock but will use different colors than a real one. Thanks for your inspiration!
I would love the Carousel horse. I always loved them. My grandfather had one on his frontg lawn. Everyone commented on how beautiful it was. Children wanted to sit on it and have their picture taken.
I would love to do the carousel horse for my grand daughters room
I really like the Queen of Hearts but think I’d want to color the Enchanted Fish!
I would do thousand petal lotus patterns 🙂 and the paisley would be easier to do with the colored pencils as well
I would love to play around with the fish… I can so see greens and blues on that cutey and I would love to have it be my first mosaic attempt…
I would really enjoy doing the set of the Queen of hearts and spades.
I would love the carousel horse. My mom loved them and I would do that in honor of her.
Such beautiful colours! I have been wanting to try doing some zentangle designs and coloured pencils would work perfectly!
thanks! kathy
I’d love to do the Enchanted Fish.
I would Love to win these colored pencils and would probably start with the Queen of Spades to color and then try a mandala.
I would like to color suzy’s sitcom fish pattern with these colored pencils. I enjoy doing zentangles.
Oh I would love to use these pencils to color the carousel horse!I have loved them since I was a kid!
All the patterns are simply wonderful!!! Why not try them all in my “spare” time??!! Keep up the good work, and many thanks
I would love to try a set of these, I think I would draw & color a zentangle pattern on a tray, or on a paper mache item shaped like a book or house, or tray shape. Thanks Suzy for the chance.
OMG! These are the cutest! I would love to color the Queen of Spades! You are such an inspiration to all !
I would love to win your color pencils! Please pick me! LOL!! 🙂
These look like the would be good for Zentangling!
I have a granddaughter who is very insteaded in art she is looking in art schools I would love to win these for her!
I love your enchanted fish pattern, and I would love to win a set of colored pencils with which to color it. Thanks!
I would love a set of these pencils- they look beautiful. I could color either the Queen of Hearts or the Lovster Zentangle – my husband loves the ocean!
Oops the fish is my fav!
We are always looking for great ideas for our Garden club and when I found your blog you really got us going! We ooo and ahh over your adorable projects. I’d really like to try the pencils to add color to my projects!
I like the peacock.
I’d love to color the queen of spades pattern you created.
Love the idea of colored pencils on wood. I have some projects to make for our church’s craft fair and would love to try these pencils with the Peacock pattern and then design a mandela. Happy crafting!
The Peacock
I would love to use the Queen of hearts in my board game themed family room
I really like the lobster zentangle.
I would love to do the Queen of hearts to use in the board game themed room.
I’d do your peacock pattern or The Secret Garden.
I would color the winter fairy w/my grand daughtet
I’d like to color the queen of hearts to go with the queen of spades
I’d like to color the queen of hearts to go with the queen of spades
I love the Queen of Hearts and the Queen of Spades. I would color one with the pencils and my husband would do the other. Lovely patterns you create!
Been using colored pencils for many years & find the Queen of Hearts pattern most interesting. Would love to try it with these new pencils! Thanks for the challenge!
My 84 year old Mother loves carousel horses, and I would dearly like to make a wall hanging for her for Christmas utilizing your carousel horse pattern and these wonderful pencils – quickly followed by the peacock for myself 🙂 Thank you for all your wonderful patterns, you have such talent.
Pencils look awesome as well as am such a fan of your blog and fairies that I would love to use the Winter Fairy for this project..thank you bunches for the Queen of Spades and all the other stuff you share with us..hugzz
Love the Queen of Spades and the Winter Fairy. I could color either or both.
I would love to color the “WinterFairy”…to get free patters is awesome…and free pencils too, is incredible. I think I would put the pattern on a wooden try, maybe give it as a gift to my best friend. Hope I win.
I definitely want to color your Queen of Spades design with the Ohuhu colored pencils! Great post! I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you!
Oh Suzy the Queen of Spades is beautiful but I really want to do the Partridge and the Winter Fairy for winter wall decorations. I’m handicapped and cant get around much but I do love to color and almost always use colored pencils!
wow your patterns are amazing! and the pencils make them pop! i would love to do your queen of spades pattern using these amazing pencils!!
Just love the peacock. I would love to do this as a gift for my neighbor. Great work!
I would love to color the peacock….but I would probably do them all. Coloring is remensient of childhood but also very relaxing. Pick me, pick me, pick me, as my kids love to say.
I would love the carousel horse!
Enchanted Fish
The Carousel Horse is the one I would color.
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The Carousel Horse. I’ll be a new grandmother this October, and these would help me design this for the baby’s room.
I absolutely love the peacock pattern, already have colors and projects in mind. Thanks for the chance to win these pencils.
This is awesome, I would likely try the Peacock. Thanks for offering.
I am a Peacock fan. Thank You.
I think the carousel horse will be lovely with the colored pencils. I hope I win! Thank you for the opportunity and the patterns.
I like the Queen of Spades!
Peacock Doodle looks great!
The Lobster Zentangle looks amazingly complex. I am grateful for the opportunity!
The Lobster Zentangle looks amazingly complex. I am grateful for the opportunity!
I love your queen of spades. I would never have thought to use colored pencils on wood. What a great idea.
With all the fun patterns, it is hard to pick just one. I think the Peacock is where I would start.
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.
I would love to color the Peacock doodle pattern!! And today I was looking at adult coloring books on Amazon!! These are perfect pencils, thank you for the chance!
I like the fish, lobster, and the peacock. They would all look great with the new pencils. Thanks for sharing.
I would love to try the pencils on the carousel horse!
Love the lobster zentangle 🙂
I would really enjoy the Lobster Zentangle! With all the colors of those beautiful pencils I could make a lively colored school of all those little fish!! Thank you for your very interesting site.
I love the colours you chose for the Queen of Hearts. If I should be selected that is the pattern I would like. Thank you.
I love your Queen of Hearts (and the table you did). Thanks so much for a chance to win.
I’d like to try the winter fairy
I would love to do the Queens– beautiful and whimsical! — just my thing! Thank you for the opportunity to enter. Where can one purchase these pencils, please?
I would love to try the queen of spades or the winter fairy with the pencils – they look awesome
I would really like to win the beautiful peacock pattern but the colored pencil set is to die for so here’s hoping for the big win, e-mail. BS
I would love to make the winter fairy. Something “cool” to think about during these 90 degree days!
I would do the Peacock Doodle for my granddaughter! Then I would do the Winter Fairy for myself! Love your designs!
The colors from those pencils are amazing on your Queen of Spades! I would love to use them to try my hand at either your peacock or for a piece of my own based on one of my chickens.
The fairy looks to be absolutely beautiful, with pencils, it could be totally gorgeous. So looking forward to possibly winning the set. Thank you for the opportunity to do so. Lobe you site great ideas.
Would love to color the winter fairy. But it was a close race between the fairy and the peacock. Thanks so much for the patterns and the inspiration the sitcom always lends.
I have a set of jungle animals I drew 40 years ago that I would like to finish! These would work great!
You have some beautiful patterns for sure, but I would love to see the peacock pattern in those beautiful colors somewhere in my house 🙂
I would really like to do the queen of spades. The pencils are great and so many colors
to choose from. I would love to use them.
Love the Queen design, although I am really into drawing flowers at the moment! These pencils look amazing!
I will try the Queen of Spades and the Doodle Peacock as coloring pages and for a frame. I tried the Doodle Peacock a few months ago but I failed because I was trying it on shoes. Yes, shoes. Thank you for the patterns and the opportunity to win.
I would color your intricate Queen of Hearts. I like that the pencils are made of recycled wood!
I love the queen of spades!
The peacock, most definitely!
I would do the carousel horse for my granddaughter ‘ s room. The colors are gorgeous on the metal and would be great in the colored pencils. Love your work!
I love the lobster!
I like the winter fairy but I think I will try the gossiping birds first. Waiting for my gourds to dry before I can make my paisley chickens 🙂
I saw this pattern from an grown up coloring book and I would love to color it. It was an Egyptian cat wall art, like from the walls of the pyramid. It would be so cool to color.
I would use them on your Majestic Peacock pattern. I love making faux stained glass using your tutorial, but I haven’t yet attempted your peacock. 🙂
I would like the Lobster zentangle along with the colored art pencils. Keep up the good work creating the patterns. Thanks.
As I love all things with the beach and sea, I’m having a hard time choosing between your enchanted fish and lobster zentangle. So I guess I will have to do both! I love your designs and your website!!
I want to color the Peacock Doodle Or Winter Fairy pattern, but than again the Queen of Spades is awesome.
I like to color the lobster zentangle.
Love your work! I think I would like to try doing the queen of spades if I win the contest.
I LOVE the Queen of Spades! The Queen of Hearts is beautiful but the Queen of Spades is just gorgeous! Thank you for the contest and the pattern!! I can’t wait to color it!
The winter fairy looks so complicated, but so pretty, I think I’m going to have to try to do her, thanks for the pattern