Happy Monday everyone! Hard to believe the weekend is already over...man that was fast! One more week of summer vacation left and then school starts for my little guy. I'm sad to see summer break is almost over. It's kind of bittersweet. My little guy is also starting Junior High....oh man, how did that happen?!!
If you've been following me for a little bit, then you have probably noticed I've been experimenting with some new techniques lately. I've tried my hand at watercoloring under-the-sea backgrounds, constructing popup box cards, creating a mirror image using the Mirror Block Stamp, and making a red cloud sky using Distress Inks.
I have to admit that I've been so busy "working", I wasn't actually trying new things, which to me is the FUN part of crafting. So I promised myself that I was going to try new things this year....even if they scare me! My friend Jessie has been challenging me for almost the entire year to try the no-lines coloring technique. Oh man, I've been scared of that one forever!
What is the "No-Lines Coloring Technque"? You basically stamp the image in a very light ink color and add your shading and coloring to create depth. When you are finished, the light ink color basically disappears and there is no black outline of your stamped image.
So if you are me, what do you do? You decide at the last minute before you have a card due the very next day to give a new technique a try!! Why? Because no guts....no glory, LOL!! So here is Swiss Pixie Oct 31 Nora....with No-Lines!
Stamp image onto paper with Desert Sand Memento Ink. I used Bristol Smooth paper this time because it allows for more layers when blending and doesn't get sticky. However, you do have to be careful because this paper will bleed if you add a lot of layers. For my first try at the no-lines technique I was okay with that. You will also need a Copic Multiliner (0.3) to add your eyes and other black details because it does not smear when adding Copic Markers. Just make sure it's completely dry before coloring.
If you've been following me for a little bit, then you have probably noticed I've been experimenting with some new techniques lately. I've tried my hand at watercoloring under-the-sea backgrounds, constructing popup box cards, creating a mirror image using the Mirror Block Stamp, and making a red cloud sky using Distress Inks.
I have to admit that I've been so busy "working", I wasn't actually trying new things, which to me is the FUN part of crafting. So I promised myself that I was going to try new things this year....even if they scare me! My friend Jessie has been challenging me for almost the entire year to try the no-lines coloring technique. Oh man, I've been scared of that one forever!
What is the "No-Lines Coloring Technque"? You basically stamp the image in a very light ink color and add your shading and coloring to create depth. When you are finished, the light ink color basically disappears and there is no black outline of your stamped image.
So if you are me, what do you do? You decide at the last minute before you have a card due the very next day to give a new technique a try!! Why? Because no guts....no glory, LOL!! So here is Swiss Pixie Oct 31 Nora....with No-Lines!
Stamp image onto paper with Desert Sand Memento Ink. I used Bristol Smooth paper this time because it allows for more layers when blending and doesn't get sticky. However, you do have to be careful because this paper will bleed if you add a lot of layers. For my first try at the no-lines technique I was okay with that. You will also need a Copic Multiliner (0.3) to add your eyes and other black details because it does not smear when adding Copic Markers. Just make sure it's completely dry before coloring.
Green: YG23, YG17, YG67
Yellow: Y02, Y32, YR23
Spider: C3, C5, C7, C9
Spider legs & Bats: Copic Multiliner (0.3)
Orange: YR04, YR07, YR09
Purple: V12, V15, V17, BV08
Hair: Black, C7, BV08, V15, V12
Black Shoes: C3, C5, C7, C9
Pumpkin Stem: E43, E44, E47
Sky: B29, B99, Black
Moon: yellow and gray chalk (hard to see in pic)
I kept my card pretty simple so the image would stand out. The "hey Pumpkin!" is from C.C. Designs Happy 31st Sentiment Set. I added glittered bat stickers because I just love sparkly stuff, haha!. The pumpkins were cut out from 12x12 paper and I added googly eyes to them for fun. The purple spider web paper was in my stash.
I raised most of the elements on pop-dots for added dimension.
I hope you get a chance to try out this awesome technique! It is not as scary as I thought it would be. One piece of advice is to stamp the image out in black so you have the image to refer to as you are coloring. You can find awesome no-line coloring examples and youtube videos on my friend Jessie's Blog HERE. Now be sure to head over to the C.C. Designs Store to snatch up all of these awesome goodies!
Hugs,
Rosie
Hugs,
Rosie
Amazing card, thank you for sharing the different stages its great to be able to see :)
ReplyDeleteHugs Kaz xx