Make It Monday #260 video tutorial: From Black and White to Color...

Good morning! Today is my day for another video tutorial! I have a fun technique for you to try that involves creating a black and white background, and then popping a portion of that up, coloring it and lining it up with the image underneath. Stop by Nichole's blog for the video HERE! Here are a couple of samples that I made to show this technique...

Here I just left a border of black and white and colored the rest with Copics...

The next one utilizes the same technique, but the center is trimmed out and popped up and colored to give a pretty focal point!

What do you think? Will you give this technique a try? Be sure to watch the video at Nichole's blog and play along for your chance to win a gift card to Papertrey Ink this week!

From Black and White to Color cards:

STAMPS: Peonies on Parade, Give Thanks

INK: True Black

PAPER:White cardstock

DIES: Noted: Scalloped A1 die

OTHER: sequins, seam binding, Copic markers.

Creative Cardmaker: Coloring pages for cardmakers...

Coloring pages for adults seem to be all the rage right now… I mean, really, who doesn’t like to color? It’s so relaxing and reminds me of my childhood love of art! I’ve recently discovered that now cardmakers get to color, too! Check out these neat card-sized paper packs with different designs you can color in with Copic Markers, colored pencils, etc., so much fun: this one is called Fancy Pants Sentiments Coloring Pages by Papertrey Ink. They have others, including a feather-themed pack, a butterfly pack and more. And when you are done coloring, you get to send your finished artwork to someone special in the form of a card!

I’ve chosen this particular sentiment, because I had these tulips all stamped and ready to go, and this “Miss You” coloring sheet has a nice open space in the lower left corner where I can add my tulips. So this one, it is! I’ve also grabbed some Copic markers from my collection that I thought would go well with the colors in the tulips.

What I learned is that I’m not the best colorer in the world, but I had a lot of fun with it, and it sort of turned out with an “artistic” look. I used the R39 Copic Marker to color in the “Miss You,” then shaded around the words with R20. The swirls were colored in with BG10, then shaded with two greens on the ends, YG11 and YG63.

What do you think? Will this be a trend you’ll try? See the Scrapbook Expo blog for the finished product!