Learn how to add color, shimmer and shine to your stamped images using Spectrum Noir’s new Sparkle Pens. They’ve got a video tutorial to tell you all about them, click here to watch.
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Freebie and Tutorial: Adult Coloring Tips and Free Coloring Pages
If you’ve decided to stay home and relax this New Years eve instead of going out here’s a fun project for you. The Tombo website has several free coloring pages for you to download along with a video to watch … Read More ...
Project: Hippo Birdie Card
Kendra from Kendra’s Card Company has a step by step coloring tutorial for making this cute Hippo Birdie thank you card, perfect for saying thanks for the birthday gift. She uses Copic Markers and has even got a great tip … Read More ...
Project: Christmas Cookies Card
Christy Gets Crafty has a video tutorial showing how she stamped, colored, die cut and assembled this adorable holiday card. I think that cute puppy might get to those cookies before Santa arrives! Click here for Christy’s video tutorial.
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Freebie and Technique: Coloring Pages with Markers
Tombo is one of the leaders in markers, their brush markers are perfect for coloring in your stamped images but also to use to color on coloring pages. Tombo is sharing FOUR stunning nature inspired coloring pages for free along … Read More ...
Freebie and Tips: Coloring Pink Hair on Stamped Images
If you’ve got a stamp of a fantasy girl like a mermaid or a fairy it’s fun to give them non traditional hair coloring, like pink. The Greeting Farm blog has a color combo using Copic Markers for pink hair … Read More ...
Freebie and Tutorial: Owl Coloring Page
Chameleon Pens has a fun owl detailed coloring page to download for free along with a video tutorial on how to color him using their unique markers. Click here to watch the video and to download your own black and … Read More ...
Project: Mermaid Card with Copic Coloring
To me summer makes me think of the beach, the ocean and mermaids, I love them! Color up this stunning mermaid card with a pretty moonlight backdrop. The Craftybits blog has a video tutorial with detailed Copic marker coloring tips.… Read More ...
Trend: Watercolor Markers
Water coloring your stamped images will give them a soft painterly look. One big new trend is Water Color markers. You can color directly on your stamped images with the markers and then you can blend and soften the look … Read More ...
Tips: Alcohol Marker Basics
If you’ve not yet tried alcohol markers to color your stamps you’re missing out on a medium that can add lots of realism, depth and dimension to your stamped images. Yes, they are an investment but they really can take … Read More ...
Technique: Chalkboard Look with Markers
The chalkboard look is still going strong and here’s a new twist, using markers to get the look. This card was designed by Melissa Banbury for Splitcoast Stampers, she used white embossing to heat emboss her stamped image onto black … Read More ...
Project: Father’s Day Grill Card
Does your dad or husband love to grill? Then here’s a funny card for him for Father’s Day, The Grillfather! Sandy Allnock will teach you how to use alcohol markers to accent around a stamped image to create your own … Read More ...
Tip: Doodled Flower Card Accents
The Spectrum Noir
blog has a great card embellishment idea using flower die cut shapes. Color them with markers and then use a fine tip black marker to doodle around the edge of the shape and add a pearl or … Read More ...
Tip: Getting a Blush Cheek on a Stamped Face
Want that pinch-able cheeks look? If you’ve used markers to color in rubber stamped faces you might want a softer look for the cheeks. To give your cute face a blush look try using chalks and adding highlights with a … Read More ...
Technique: Water Color with Markers over Heat Embossed Stamping
The Ellen Hudson Classroom blog has a video tutorial that will show you some water color and blending techniques using markers over heat embossed stamped images. This gives such a wonderful dreamy soft look! Click here to check it out.… Read More ...