Saturday, February 20, 2016

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Here's an awesome image from Limited Runs. I just adore lots of their quirky and cute images including their adorable line of cupcake stamps. I made this monotone theme card today. This great stamp is called Jack in the Cupcake!  How fun is that?

What is your favorite coloring medium right now?  what kind of paper do you use?

I think I still prefer copic markers.  I do so love watercolor pencils or crayons.  I think some of the best quality ones I have played with is Stampin' Ups.  I also love how they make their crayon sets match.  But I use copics about 98% of the time.  It's usally when I have  wide base stamps of large white areas that I use watercolor.



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61 comments:

Anonymous said...

Holley,
Your monotone coloring of the "Jack in the Cupcake" focal image is perfect. This image is very cute. For my regular watercolor painting I use Arches cold and hot press papers and use Windsor Newton pan watercolors. I like the pan in lieu of the tube paints. If I don't paint for long periods of time, the tube paints tend to dry up. Love to paint flowers and landscapes. For card making I use the watercolors in crayon form. As an artist, I have tried most mediums except sculpture and prefer watercolors. Don't use copics as they are too expensive for me.
Virginia Montagna

Charlene Mitchell said...

Love this monotone card Holley - I'm working with a lot of browns these days too!
My fav medium is Prismacolour pencils, but my next would be Copics. Regardless of the medium, I use Stampin' Up Whisper White cs

New Creations said...

Adorable and beautiful! Love the cupcake! I love to do work with Neenah Solar white Cs and ivory sheets. As an artist, i always try different color mediums. I love different watercolor medium, recently color bursts are my most favorite, love copics too, acrylics for canvas! Wish to work with Zig markers!

EriEs said...

Beautiful card - love shades of brown, perfect image.
I like coloring with copics and aquarel pencils, papers I bought from our local store, but I dont remember the brand

DJ said...

Love this image. So cute!! I love using my Copics but also love my colored pencils. Both slloee

sammi said...

Great card! Markers are my favorite coloring medium - Copics mostly

Linda Simpson said...

Beautiful card and love the images. Copics are my favourite colouring pens.
Hugs
Linda xxx

Rhonda Miller said...

I love your card. What a fun image.
I use mostly Sharpies and Bic Markits right now since I only have a few Copics. I've also been trying Inktense watercolor pencils, but haven't quite got my coloring down with them yet.

KT Fit Kitty said...

Hello, Holley! Your card is adorable! Such a fun image! As for colouring, I wish I could afford Copics as I would love to try them, but I use Prismacolor pencils as my main colour medium. I've also been practising with my watercolour markers lately as I find them a bit tricky to master.

Leanne said...

Lovely card. I use color pencils.

Kajcyika said...

Great card, I love that you used browns. :)
My favourite are also copics, it's just so calming coloring with them. I really love it :) I use 250gram cardstock usualy in white.

Dwie lewe rączki said...

Hmmmm....yummy :) Great card. I usually use promarkers for my colouring. It's very hard to get copics in Poland :(

Mary K. said...

Lovely card. Generally, I use my copic markers, but like you, also enjoy my watercolor crayons. I tend to use 110 lb cardstock for stamping and coloring.

Barb said...

This card is so darling! Mostly I use Copics and Hammermill cs, now I'm trying to get the hang of colored pencils, but I do love watercolor pencils as well. Barb

Anonymous said...

I love it! I need some of these. I've never seen this stamp.

Pat R

Cindy van Oorschot said...

fabulous card, I love it, oh as for coloring, I love it all, but my go to would be my copics, and I love the bristol paper by Fabriano. Next I would say my prismacolors. Have a great day.

barbara macaskill said...

LOVE this monotone card!!!Reminds me of a sweet milk chocolate dessert! YUMMY! LOL
My favorite color medium is water color! I absolutely love watercoloring and may need a 12 step program! Doesn't matter if it is watercolor pencils, wet paints or dry paints. ANY watercoloring medium makes me happy!!

Brawny x said...

Just fab Holley. What a fab image x

Unknown said...

Hi Holley I love the tomes of brown on this card and a great image. I mainly use Copic, have watercolour pencils but do not use often, just burgh some Prima Oil Pastelsso have a play. Hugs Jennifer xx

Amy Martin said...

I love this card. The image is adorable and I love how you mingled the browns. I don't have any copies, I can't afford them, so I can't say I use them all the time like I would like too. I use watercolor pencils mostly. I also use paints at times.

Mel C said...

Love this card and fun image! I use copic markers on su white.

DonnaMundinger said...

What a cute and creative stamp! Love the monochrome. I love my Copics but often do some shading with pencils. Although I have some of the expensive paper, I usually just use 110 card stock from Georgia Pacific that I get at WalMart. xxD

Laine said...

Such a fun image and color palette Holley.
Laine
xx

jackiep said...

thats great and such fun and who doesnt love a chocolate cupcake love the colours too

Jackie T said...

Hi Holley this is a gorgeous card. Take care. Hugs Jackie

Susan T. said...

Love the monochromatic card. I don't do too much coloring-but watercolor paper and pencils/crayons make my work look better then I could just using regular colors and pencils.

Audrey R in Austin said...

Hi Holley - How cute is that card? I really want to learn how to shade with copic markers. I have been collecting them, but haven't gotten the knack, yet. Right now, I try to make cards that are quick, easy and can be mass produced. But, someday, I will have more time .... maybe.

Jean said...

This is one of the cutest cards!

Glennis F said...

Like you I use mainly copis for colouring, and also Promarkers which are very similar

Unknown said...

The image is really cute! I like the monochrome effect very much, but I'm not real proficient at it.

My favorite coloring medium is watercolor paints. I like the control I have, and that there are so many papers I can use it with.

Melody Strahan

Unknown said...

The image is really cute! I like the monochrome effect very much, but I'm not real proficient at it.

My favorite coloring medium is watercolor paints. I like the control I have, and that there are so many papers I can use it with.

Melody Strahan

Andree said...

A super card Holley and a fabulously fun image.
I tend to favour Pan Pastels or Distress Inks for colouring backgrounds and embellishments. And I use Copics or Promarkers for images xx

Unknown said...

love this one Holley.
really fun
kaye G

Brooke said...

Really cute card. Just goes to show you don't always have to have brilliant colors to make a fun card.
I've been using the Spectra-Noire but not real happy with them.They seem to dry out way too fast. I would love to try the pan pastels but they're a bit pricey.

Unknown said...

Oh so cute!!! Currently my medium of choice is Prismacolor Pencils on Bristol Vellum paper...but I hope to jump into the Copic pool soon

Cindy H. said...

Thank you Holley Now I have to go make some chocolate cupcakes your coloring is just AWESOME by the way my new nickname is Jack and I have a chocolate lips to prove it LOL! I love the way you color just so much life brought into your items daily. I love to use Copic's they are so versatile. I also have some fantastic Stampin up markers a dear friend gave to me I like them also and use them too alot. I have always wanted to try water color pencils but haven't splurged yet. I use a lot of different Cardstock and Paper. My problem is keeping myself supplied with both. Jack in the Cupcake is a perfect name for the picture for sure adorable!!!

Wendy said...

Love the chocolate tones of your fab card! A cupcake in a box is much nicer than a Jack in the box! Xxx

Unknown said...

A fantastic card, I love this stamp and colour scheme. I mainly use Spectrum Noir markers on Neenah card. I have bought a few Copics as I admired other peoples' work with them but am still practising and building my collection. Cathy x

cebelica said...

Very beautiful card Holley. That cupcake is fun! :)
I love distress inks for colouring (my favourite), but I also enjoy colouring with watercolor pencils and markers. I often use a combination ofnmarkers and watercolor pencils.
Hugs! Xx

Shelley said...

Oh that is a unique image, love it and the card! I usually reach for my watercolor pencils and chalks when I have coloring to do. I like the chalks for landscapes and background scenery and watercolor pencils for detailed images.

KarinsArtScrap said...

Hi Holley, beautiful card.
my colours well all sorts of colours just what I think.
and most of the time paper with linnen texture.
Gr Karin

Donna said...

What a fun image. A cupcake machine, who wouldn't love to have one of those. I'd certainly gain back all the weight I lost so maybe that wouldn't be such a great idea. LOL! Right now I guess Copics would be my favorite coloring medium but I'd love to get more experience in water color. I use a variety of paper. Hard to pick a favorite.

cathy said...

Iusually use Neenah Solar White paper. I think Copics are probably my favorite, too, but I also use water color and colored pencils.

L. Kent said...

Love my copics. Haven't really experimented with other coloring mediums much.

ike said...

Very yummy looking creation Holley :-)
I love Promarkers and I did buy some Neenah card but I can't find where I put it now :-( I use plain old 180 gm card from my printer's shop :-)

Hugz
IKE xx


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missdarbc@gmail.com said...

wow LOVE LOVE LOVE that cupcake stamp! too cute My favourite is copic...but I also love to experiment with watercolor

Pat said...

I love coloring with my Copics. Your monochromatic card is yummy in chocolate brown! LOL I mostly print my images on white cardstock from WalMart.

Holley (Tondre) Barnhart said...

One of my favourites so far. With chocolate, everything is good.

Regards

Christine T

Nikki said...

Holley this is so beautiful and I flip between markers to pencils to watercolors and I love to mix them in to one image sometimes also using chalks too. For paper it's mainly white cardstock hugs Nikki

Ardilla said...

I don't have copics; I've got recently some Manga Kuretake and love them, but I need to improve a lot, so during this weekend I was only using aquarelable pencils, I like the result with them!

grandmalee said...

This card turned out awesome especially for us chocolate lovers. :-)
I've got lots of different types of mediums, but I seem to go to my colored pencils for my best work. I even invested in Spectrum Noir markers thinking that might change. Maybe I just need more practice.

grandmalee said...

This card turned out awesome especially for us chocolate lovers. :-)
I've got lots of different types of mediums, but I seem to go to my colored pencils for my best work. I even invested in Spectrum Noir markers thinking that might change. Maybe I just need more practice.

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

That is a super fun image. I have been playing with watercolor. But many times I find myself right back to my alcohol markers.

ionabunny said...

That's a funny image. Made me smile. Distress inks and a waterbrush are my favourite colouring medium. Paper? Whatever I have handy. Hugz

Patricia St Martin said...

Holley, Wonderful card. My favorite medium to color with is copic markers, I love Heartfelt creations and Graphic 45 papers.

Jennifer Dillon said...

Cute card who doesn't love chocolate cupcakes looks yummy.

Stacy H-W said...

Quirky fun card! I've been mostly doing watercolor.

LChippy76 said...

Y*U*M*M*Y ADORABLE Card!!!
Chocolate - a Girls BEST Friend!!!
I like to use Colored Pencils...I just got Faber-Castell Polychromos for Christmas!!!
I like to use the 65 lb. White Cardstock!!!

LChippy76 said...

Y*U*M*M*Y ADORABLE Card!!!
Chocolate - a Girls BEST Friend!!!
I like to use Colored Pencils...I just got Faber-Castell Polychromos for Christmas!!!
I like to use the 65 lb. White Cardstock!!!

Tracy Welham said...

Mmmmm chocolate - perfect!

I use Graph It alcohol markers mostly but I'm now dabbling with gelly roll pens, Spectrum Aqua pens, Spectrum Noir pencils and Tim Holtz Distress markers!

Creative Blessings, Tracy x

Vickie Kertz said...

Love this cute image. In coloring I like copics but am not the best. Like colored pencils also