Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

SO wonderful! And I agree, it has an artsy feel to it! I love the colors you used!

Gran26 said...

Can't wait to see the new release. I love to color, not sure about blending colors but it's fun to play around with.

Diana K said...

Yes, your colouring skills are very weak, but you managed to make a gorgeous card anyway :)

Virginia L. said...

Danielle, you have a BEAUTIFUL style! You can do anything and make them GOR-GEOUS! True talent!