Today's video is about colouring Cricut cuts with your Promarkers. I find this quite useful to do occasionally, both for quickness, and to add dimension and a 'different' look to your cuts. Some features on cartridges don't have layers, and are one dimensional cuts, like borders for example, so adding some colour is easy with Promarkers.....
First, a second card made with the robins from the video. All the Cricut cuts were from Straight From The Nest cartridge, the branch was cut at 2", and the birds at 1 1/2" and 2". I ran the card through the cuttlebug, using the snow folder, and added some white fabric paint (by Pebeo) to the branches for snow. I sprinkled glitter on this before it dried..........
and I make no apologies for re-hashing some old cards that some of you will have seen before for my next examples - I have been sooo busy getting all these posts together. The following two cards are both made with the border feature from Wall Decor and More (a favourite cartridge of mine), and were made for Scrappy-go-Lucky's blog. I am on their design team, so you will find a couple of my cards on these every week, and some fantastic inspiration from the rest of the design team, so pop over there and add it to your favourites. Mandy, the owner is offering a 10% discount until the 30th November to readers of Going Buggy (works for SCAL and Cri-Kit pens too). Just enter ENFYS10 coupon code when you order. This applies to the USA, UK and Australian stores.
The whole fence (border feature) was cut in white, and the rooster coloured in with Promarkers
and for this one, the yachts were again cut in white, and a splash of colour added with Promarkers
Well it seems as if a few of you are taken with Promarkers, so just a reminder that links to online stores selling them are on the giveaway post. There is a link to Promarkers distributors in the USA on my sidebar, click on that and see if there are any art supply stores selling them in your area.
Here is a list of the 45 basic colours that I would aim for if starting a collection, this would be all you need to do different skin tones, hair, different fur and animal colours, foliage, flowers, clothes. I have kept the selection neutral and darker shades can be added as you wish
Blush
Baby pink
Soft Peach
Apricot
Ivory
Buttercup
Primrose
Lemon
Mustard
Sandstone
Tan
Caramel
Cinnamon
Cocoa
Apple green
Meadow green
Moss green
Pear green
Marsh green
Pastel blue
Denim blue
Powder blue
Bluebell
Lavender
Orchid
Pale pink
Pink carnation
Blossom
Dusky Rose
Antique Pink
Cobalt blue
sky blue
cool aqua
Putty
Pastel beige
Oatmeal
Poppy
Blender pen
Warm grey 1, 3, 5
Ice grey 1, 3, 5
These are just suggestions, you may look at the colour chart and see other combinations, but this mix of neutral shades and muted colours will set anyone up for successful colouring
I'll be back tomorrow with another video, this time on colouring sepia toned images, and sometime this week I will post on the pairs of colours, close to each other in tone, that make for perfect shading.
