Here I am again, trying my hand at coloring. I have been having some difficulties with digi stamps. One, how do you size the darn things? I mean, what program? What size is the most common for cards? Do you have to use a certain printer ink? I printed my image out and left it to dry overnight. The ink still bleeds when I am coloring. I need help, my crafty peeps! Any answers to my digi coloring problems?Anyway, here is my second coloring attempt. I got this cute freebie over at 2 Cute Ink. I have been drooling over Heidi’s images for a while now too. Isn’t that little bunny so cute. I am entering him into the 2 Cute Ink and Mojo Monday challenges.
I used Echo Park Papers Springtime collection and the new My Thoughts Exactly Easter Greeting stamp set. I thought the sentiment highly appropriate for this little scene. He looks like he has just come back from his egg hunt. Also, thanks to MichelleMyBelle for creating the Make the Cut file of Mojo Mondays latest challenge. Makes it a lot easier to layout my cards. Thanks, girlie!!
Supplies:
Bunny with eggs by 2 Cute Ink
Easter Greetings by My Thoughts Exactly
Springtime by Echo Park Paper
Have you tried embossing the images? Very cute š
Thanks!! One question, that sounds good but how would I emboss after it comes out of the printer? ^__^
Your card is VERY cute!! (Try heat setting the ink after printing – with an embossing gun or hair dryer. This works for me!)
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that bunny is soo cute.. Love the colours you used on this card š
That image is adorable! Nice job coloring.
Some use Word to re-size, I use Photoshop. When creating my cards I lay everything out in MTC. Then I know what size to re-size my digi image, depending on where I’ll be placing it.
The paper and ink have a lot to do with smearing also. I don’t use markers right now, just Prismacolor Pencil and Gamsol Technique.
Some links: http://www.tiddlyinks.com/pages/New-to-Digitals-Advice.html
Some great info here: http://forgottenscraps.blogspot.com/search/label/…%20The%20Paper%20Project
http://debbiehodge.com/2011/05/how-to-use-copic-markers-tutorial-18-using-digital-stamps/
http://www.thehybridchick.com/2011/08/copic-coloring-tutorial-and-digi-stamp-freebie/
Hope they help, because I don’t use markers not sure of the proper techniques for them.
Very sweet card, Becki!
Thanks for all the great tips everyone!
@Laura – I did heat set it one day and it still smeared. Is there a certain length of time I need to do this?
@Michelle – Thanks for all the links. I will be learning for a while. LOL