<p>It&#8217;s often a bit of a mystery, even to me, about what goes into a finished piece of stationery. So I was thrilled to stumble across these images from <a href="https://kellykay.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kelly Kay Creative</a> showing Kelly&#8217;s carefully rendered hand-drawn illustrations that are the basis each design. She uses oil pastels for color richness and fabulous chunky texture, then each is printed on a cotton blend paper.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11196" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kk_1.jpg" alt="kk_1" width="800" height="1067" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11195" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/15177_edge-copy.jpg" alt="15177_edge copy" width="800" height="600" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11200" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Untitled-2-copy-36.jpg" alt="Untitled 2 copy 36" width="606" height="866" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11197" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kk_2.jpg" alt="kk_2" width="800" height="800" />I love those roses! Interested in seeing more of Kelly&#8217;s work? Find a store here and see it in person. Speaking of which, if <em>you</em> have a store, Kelly also offers in-store albums.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11198" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kk_3.jpg" alt="kk_3" width="607" height="865" /></p>