Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop + Giveaway

Today I have a few really interesting tips to share with you on how to add texture to your coloring when you are using alcohol markers. This project is part of the Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop so make sure to hop through all the stops for more ideas and inspiration.

Also, make sure to read all the way through for all the giveaway details and of course visit the Altenew Card Blog and the Altenew Scrapbook Blog.

So my projects today are a couple of bookmarks using the gorgeous Moroccan Mosaic stamp set.

I stamped the whole background image and then I cut it in three pieces.  For each of my bookmarks I used a different technique to elevate my coloring and add some more texture and interest to it.

With all the bookmarks, I started by filling all the shapes with a solid layer of color. By the way all the coloring is done using Altenew Artist Markers which are my absolute favorite alcohol markers.

For this first design, I used the bullet tip of my marker and I added tiny dots with a darker shade. I kept my dots more condensed at the middle and let the spread by adding less as I went out.

For my next design,  I simply picked one of the biggest shapes of the design, and  I added a stripped pattern, again using a slightly darker shade of the base color.

The third design is definitely my most favorite. For this one, I used a slightly darker shade of each color to add a shadow inside each of the shapes. This way the design got a 3 dimensional look that makes it pop beautifully.

Giveaways

I have a $20 gift certificate to give away to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me which is your favorite technique using alcohol markers (it doesn’t have to be something fancy, regular coloring counts as well). The winner will be announced here on 7/17/2018.

Thank you everyone for participating in this giveaway, the winner is Teresa Doyle! Congratulations Teresa, please send an e-mail at winner@altenew.com by  7/30/2018 with the subject line “Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop Winner from Zinia’s Blog”  to claim your prize. And feel free to tag me when you use your new products cause I’d love to see what you’ll create <3.

Also make sure to hop over to the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog where you can win more gift certificates.

• Altenew Card Blog
• Kathy Racoosin
• Kelly Latevola
• Laura Jane
• Svitlana Shayevich
• Lydia Fiedler
• Kristina Pokazanieva
• Kymona Tracey
• Gayatri Murali
• Laurie Willison
• Altenew Scrapbook Blog
• Barb Engler
• Emily Midgett
• Zinia Redo < YOU ARE HERE
• Dana Gong
• Virginia Lu
• Erica A-B
• Leigh Houston
• Norine Borys
• Agnieszka Malyszek
• Kelly Griglione
• Justine Hovey
• Lilith Eeckels
• Michelle Short
• Nina-Marie Trapani
• Yoonsun Hur

By the way if you want to stock up on the amazing Artist Markers I used for these bookmarks, they are currently on sale! Just use the code HAPPYCOLORS at checkout and you’ll get a 15% off discount.

Valid 7/12/2018 at 12:01 AM EDT through 7/15/2018 at 11:59 PM EDT. Shop HERE. Not valid on previous purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.