MFT October Just Add Color

For the last Just Add Color series, I'm sharing a closer look at how I colored
this month's Pure Innocence Holiday Cheer and my finished card using the image.

The Fa-La-La Die-namics was dry embossed on a white card stock panel.
A sheet of patterned paper was trimmed to A2 card size and adhered to a
white card base, then the embossed panel was centered over it.

The little shopper was stamped with Extreme Black ink, colored with Copics and

cut with the matching Die-namics. I added dots and stripes on the packages and

presents with a white Gelly roll pen, and her eyes were enhanced with a black pen.

I popped her up on the card and added the sentiment on a fishtail banner.

Visit today's Just Add Color post and be inspired by my team members' coloring skills!

MFT September Just Add Color

For this month's Just Add Color, I decided to tackle Birdie Brown's Fall Friends

stamp set during a recent hurricane watch for Hawaii.

I usually color the monthly Pure Innocence images but decided to forego tradition
and color the entire Fall Friends stamp set. Coloring them was relaxing and helped
keep my mind off of the imminent storm.

In case you missed it, here are the two cards I made with most of the images.

Visit today's Just Add Color post to see what coloring medium participating team
members used to color the September Release, and be inspired with their results!

MFT August Just Add Color

For this month's Just Add Color team challenge, I colored my favorite image--
the Pure Innocence ballerina, Tu Tu Sweet.

I knew that I wanted to color her tutu in peach tones (E93, E95) and added
shadows with E11.

And to give her skirt a sheer, sparkly look, I dotted it with a white Gelly
Roll pen. Here's my card using her, in case you missed it.

Visit today's Just Add Color post to see how participating Team Members
took on this month's coloring challenge, and be inspired!

MFT July Just Add Color

For this month's Just Add Color, I chose to color the Pure Innocence image,
Birthday Cutie, with Copic markers.

See her vest? I used the "0" Colorless Blender and drew in diagonal lines for
a quilted look.

And in case you missed it, here's the card I made with the image. I used a black
gel pen to emphasize her eyes.

Visit today's Just Add Color post at My Favorite Things to see the coloring skills
of the rest of the Creative Team. Thanks for stopping by!

MFT June Just Add Color

This month, like I almost always do, I colored the Pure Innocence Beach Cutie
first and I was pretty proud with how her ombré outfit turned out.

But it was the Toucan Do It set that I enjoyed coloring the most. By no means am
I a coloring expert. I don't pay much attention to where the light source is coming
from or where the shadows should fall. I just enjoy coloring (most of the time!)
and if an image looks "flat" after I've colored it, I add more shading or highlight
with a white pigment pen.

I don't have the exact Copic marker colors that I used, but I can tell you
that the dark toucan was colored with C markers and the other birds were
colored with an assortment of B's and BG markers. I used a white Gelly Roll
pen on most of them for added highlights.

I added a bit of color around their pupils and a dot of highlight from a white
Gelly Roll pen which gives them a lot of character.

Visit today's post at My Favorite Things and check out the coloring skills of the
rest of the Creative Team, and be inspired!

MFT Just Add Color

Each month I usually color the Pure Innocence image first. I always look forward

to seeing the design of the month and the images are simple to color and always cute.

I used a combination of Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils to color this month's

I Love You a Bunch. I'll admit to being a bit lazy and just "tapped" the bouquet with 

Copics, not coloring each flower individually.

With apologies to artist Heather Ellis, I added some "bangs" on her, because I mistakenly

 colored outside the line on her forehead. I've seen some stampers like Amy Young add a 

few wisps of hair on their Pure Innocence images and I've always wanted to try that. 

And now I did!

Here's the finished card using the little girl if you missed it earlier.

I can hardly wait to see next month's Pure Innocence image.

Thanks for stopping by today!

MFT April Just Add Color

A new feature at My Favorite Things is Just Add Color. The Creative Team will
share projects from the recent release with the focus on color and coloring.
I want to mention that I am not a certified Copic Designer--I just like to color.

When I first saw the Toad-ally Awesome stamp set, it was love at first sight. I'm 

pretty sure I squealed, then grabbed my Copic markers and started coloring them.

I used the following Copic markers: YG01, YG03, YG09 and YG17. I started by coloring
each frog with the lightest marker, YG01, then added more shading on the lower part
of their bodies, feet, and arms. 

Finally, to give their bodies a bit of texture, I "dotted" them with the tip of a "0"

marker--the colorless blender. The hearts were colored with R08 and R29, and

highlights were added with a white Gelly roll pen.

Stay tuned--I'll be putting these critters on future projects. Thanks for stopping by
today and letting me share my coloring process with you!