One of the hottest trends in the craft world right now is coloring books for grown-ups.
You can’t go to a gift shop, craft store or even a pharmacy without seeing coloring books that are geared toward teens and adults. The themes of the coloring books vary greatly, from Bible verses to aquatic animals and flowers. Most of the coloring books are black line-art images printed on white paper.
Coloring Products
One great thing about the coloring books is that you can use any coloring medium you enjoy. The paper used in most books is nice and thick. You can use any type of marker and even watercolor paints without destroying the paper. I recommend placing a piece of cardstock or cardboard under the design you are coloring if you are leaving it in the book, just in case the color bleeds through. Colored pencils and crayons are always a great choice for filling in the designs.
Make It a Card
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Summer 2017 من CardMaker.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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Nicole Coursey
It was so satisfying to be able to complete a card with any creative technique I felt like using at the time.
Let's Color!
One of my favorite things about this time of year is that nearly everything takes on a holiday shine.
Karin Akesdotter
Take a look inside almost any issue of Card Maker and chances are you’ll find one or more cards from designer Karin Åkesdotter.
Gelli Plates Printing
A few years ago, the only way to make a gelatin print was to make a gelatin printing plate. The process was tedious, and the plates were temperamental, often disintegrating within an hour. That’s all in the past. Thanks to Gelli Arts, the soft and spongy Gelli Printing Plate is here to stay!
Let's Color! Paints & Pastes
It’s only appropriate that this issue’s coloring column is inspired by autumn. Natural aging effects, rustic textures and colorful leaves are the influences for the following techniques using chalk paints and pastes.
Happy Boss Day
Michaels cardstock: brown, medium blue, cream, dark blue
Coloring Book Images
One of the hottest trends in the craft world right now is coloring books for grown-ups.
Vellum
Vellum is not a new product to the craft market by any means, but this product has been making a comeback into the paper-craft world as a new trend, especially in card making.
Beautiful Day
Project note: Refer to photo and Quilled Shape diagrams when forming quilled shapes. Use a fine-tip glue applicator or toothpick to place glue on ends of quilling paper when securing quilled shapes. Tweezers can also be used to place quilled shapes onto card.
Bless You
Darice Core’dinations Premium cardstock: white 110 lb., black
