God Bless America with a coloring tutorial

Edited to Add for Judy :) -----> Measurements for the red and blue panel on the card front are 1 3/4 x 4 1/8. I cut a white piece measuring 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and then attached the blue and red piece of cardstock on the ends.

Hi friends, its Katie here with another Tuesday Tutorial.  Today, I get a chance to share with you a new digital image that was just released last week.  This is a perfect image just in time to celebrate our Nation's Independence Day called Let Freedom Ring.  I love this image.

I also wanted to spend a few minutes sharing an additional way of coloring with our Tombow Markers.  I generally use a waterbrush, but to be honest, my card ladies prefer to use a blending pen.  If you didn't know, Tombow carries a blending pen to work with their markers.  You can get it at Clear Dollar Stamps ->HERE<-

The blending pen is a great way to start if you are a beginner but it is also a very legitimate way of coloring and it affords you a quick and easy way to color your images.

Now... there is a but here.  I used the watercolor silk paper to use my blending pen.  I feel that it works the best with no pilling.  You can use regular cardstock, but you have to work very quick and you can't "work" the project the same way you can with the watercolor paper.

So lets get going... I used Raging River, Strawberry Jam,  (soon to be available)  Cottonball White and the coordinating  tombow markers.

 

Lay your ink down

Grab your blending pen and pull the color into the white sections and/or move your pen in a circular motion from the ink to the white space.

 

When you want to change colors, its very much like the waterbrush... lay your tip down on a paper towel and stroke back and forth until you ink disappears.

 

The blender pen does have a fine tip on the other end too and this can be very helpful if you get into some tight corners.

 

Trudy mentioned this technique in one of her earlier tutorials and it works just as well with the blending pen.  I chose to apply the ink to the acrylic block so I would have more control applying the color to the star section.

If you want it darker, just apply the color again.

 

And the pole... lay down a strip of ink.

 

Next, its just time to cut your image out and attach to your card.  Look at how fabulous the coordinating markers work with the Clearly Coordinating Cardstock... you gotta love that!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day.

Comments

[True :D]

Beautiful card Katie and a great tutorial!
Hugs,
True :D

[Linda Anderson]

Great tutorial Katie, and what a stunning card!!!!! I love how all the colors coordinate!!!

[Judy]

Katie ~ As usual, WONDERFUL tutorial and AWESOME card!! I was wondering if you could share the dimensions of the card base and the size you cut the red, white, and blue panels?

Thanks for your help and for sharing your creativity with us!! :)

Judy

[Barb Gmitro-Best]

Beautiful!!! Makes me want to dig out my Tombows! Great tutorial!! Beautiful card as well.

[Marsha]

Very pretty. Thanks for the tutorial.

[Cassie]

GREAT tutorial, Katie! Maybe this is a silly statement, but I didn't know I could use the tombows on the cottonball white cardstock. Very good to know. I am definitely going to have to get the pure silk cardstock as well ;D

[Candyf]

Nice!