Coloring a "Wedding Cake" With Tombow Markers Tutorial

Hi Everyone!

True :D here.

Usually I show you how to use Tombow markers with water but they can be used by themselves. 

The "Wedding Cake" stamp that I illustrated for Clear Dollar Stamps is a good example of when just markers work well. Because the main color is white it takes just a little shading and the details are so tiny that just a touch of color works.

I found this pretty "Just Married" stack from The Paper Studio and picked my markers to color coordinate.

Actually, Copics, watercolors, or any other coloring medium would work great with this stamp also, making the possible color combinations endless! :)

As you go through the tutorial, remember that you can click on any picture for a closer look.

Here is the "Wediing Cake" stamp set. It is available now for just $5.75!

 First, I placed my stamp on an acrylic block then stamped the cake and several more stampings of just the top with the flower on a piece of scrap cardstock with Hot Cocoa Palette ink pad.  

I will be cutting the flowers out later to add more to the cake.

 Then I lightly added some shadow on the frosting with N89.

 I hit just some shadow areas of the roses leaving some white for highlights with Tombow #772.

You can see where I tested on the paper until I found just the color of marker I wanted. This is a good tip because the colors can look different on some papers then they do others.

 Then I colored the piped frosting with #451. I went over it again in the shadow areas.

 The leaves are done in #126. Again leaving bits of white for highlights.

I used a metallic silver pen to  color the cake platter.

 I cut the cake and the extra roses out with detail scissors.

 Then attached them to the cake with a small dab of Zip Dry glue.

That is it! very quick and simple and you can color your roses and piping to coordinate with special wedding colors or whatever pretty designer papers your little hearts desire.  ;)

Here is the card I created with my cake. 

I also would like to share a scrapbook page I made earlier using this stamp.

It would be great for accenting all of those wedding pictures you have tucked away in photo boxes! :)

Thanks so much for dropping by!

I would love to hear what you think about my cake!

Hugs,

True :D

Comments

[Timberland UK]

Good stuff as per usual, thanks. I do hope this kind of thing gets more exposure.

[Coral Powell]

What an wonderful idea. Great inspiration for me, as I am often at a blank on how to do a wedding cake. Keep up the great work, and thank you for sharing your talent with others.

[Lisa Lara]

This is absolutely beautiful True. Great tips. I have to try this.

[Anita A]

Awesome tutorial!

[Tami]

You make it look sooo EASY ;o)

[Christine]

Thank you so much! The tutorial was easy to follow and I will be tempted to try this now.

[PAT(mspfd)]

Thanks so much for sharing!

[Cely Smith]

Wonderful job and easy to follow tutorial...thank you for sharing.

[Candy Fosta]

Great tutorial, Tru -- thanks.