~Halloween & Fall Inspired ~Hue’s who: Some Odd Girl ~Coloring tutorials
PREVIEW COPY! Oct/Nov 2012
Oct/Nov 2012 Vol 1 Issue 5 $9.99 www.designedtocolor.com
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Would you like to see your favorite companies featured in our Hue’s Who section? Please send us an email at info@designedtocolor.com with your suggestions! What exactly is our Hue’s Who feature? In a nutshell, we love to feature companies in the craft industry that are favorites or up and coming stars to get a little bit of insight behind the company with our interview as well as spotlight their products with our Color Crew. A lot of times, these companies will offer up a great discount for our readers or sometimes even a freebie for subscribers! The companies below have all been featured in past issues as our Hue’s Who. We love them and have seen an increase in submissions featuring their products after they’ve been in our magazine. It’s great to see our readers loving them as much as we do! We just want to thank each one for their support of our magazine as we approach our 1 year anniversary. Thank you for helping us make our debut such a success. It’s with your support and encouragement that we continue to grow!!
www.thegreetingfarm.com
www.lawnfawn.com
www.someoddgirl.com
www.loriboyd.blogspot.com
www.saturated-canary.myshopify.com
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“Ahhhh”...I love seeing another issue come together and this one has been very special as we have brought on board our new photographer extraordinaire, Lori Boyd! She amazes me with her family, faith and incredible creativity. It was just a natural “yes” when she approached me to offer her help with the photography. She has been with ©Saturated Canary Designed To Color since it was just a tiny idea in my mind with no name. I am absolutely over the moon with the cover and every single photo in between the pages of our Oct/Nov issue! We also have two new features in this issue that we are going to keep around as regulars. One, which is my favorite, is our Coloring Tutorial. Each issue we will have 1 or 2 tutorials with photos and instructions for our readers to color along with. While each tutorial may feature a specific medium, you can still follow along while using similar colors that you have in your color collection. We are thrilled to kick this off with Jennie Lin Black from Spectrum Noir and you may have noticed you each received a sample from Crafter’s Companion. You can use this to follow along with either of the tutorials or do your own thing! We partnered with Crafter’s Companion to give you a sample of their specialty coloring paper to try out - and be sure to see the exclusive offer on this page as well! I hope you enjoy it. :D Another new feature you will see is the Editor’s Choice! 1 or 2 cards will be chosen to feature here that really catch my eye. If you see your card featured in the Editor’s Choice, you will receive a prize package from us as a special thank you for submitting and being a fan of our magazine. We’ll have a different prize pack each issue, but will mail it to you with your complimentary issue! Without you, this magazine would not be as colorful and it is just our way of saying thanks!
-Carisa Zglobicki Cover Girls: Sheri Gilson featuring By LORi Designs colored with Copic Markers (see pg. 15) Lou Mac featuring Some Odd Girl colored with Promarkers & Flex Markers(p. 25) Wendy Ramlakhan featuring The Stamping Bazaar colored with Copic Markers (p. 15) Oct/Nov 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Irojiten Pencils Review............................ 6 Trending Mark: Paint.............................. 8 Fall & Halloween..................................... 9 Coloring Tutorial..................................... 18 Sketch it! ............................................... 22 Hue’s Who: Some Odd Girl.................. 24 Get Well Cards....................................... 28 Color Watch: Rhapsody.......................... 30
THE COLOR CREW
*Magazine Design Team* Leah Lucescu www.thechroniclesoforange.blogspot.com Lisa McKinney www.lisabeesponderings.blogspot.com Lizzie Oakley www.ohsnaplizzie.com Lori Boyd www.byloridesigns.blogspot.com Lou McConnachie www.lou-dot-mac.blogspot.com Taylor Usry http://taylorusry.blogspot.com Rhea Weigand http://passionatepapercreations.blogspot.com
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am really excited about this new feature, I couldn’t stop at 2 cards so I chose 3. The ICU card by Stephanie just makes me giggle every time I see it! I love how she kept her layers neat & even but added some flair with her offset sentiment panel. Best Witches by Wendy just BLEW me away with that gorgeous pink hair. Everyone knows my own personal obsession with extreme hair color so I love fun colored stamps - not to mention, this stamp just reminds me of Rainbow Brite! The elegant ballerina card by Dana is so soft and subtle with her watercoloring. I love how she kept her image the focal point with just a cluster of flower embellishments in the corner. All 3 of these ladies will receive a special prize pack from Designed To Color along with their complimentary issue!
ICU by Stephanie Serrano www.Stephaniesstampinspot.blogspot.com COPIC MARKERS Face- YR00, R20 Hair- W3 Dress and Shoes- R24, E40 Night Gown- BG23, Y21 SUPPLY LIST Cardstock- red and teal American Kraft white- Georgia Pacific Paper- Basic Grey- PB & J Stamp- Bug-A-Boo Stamps Stella-ICU Ink- Computer Ink Embellishments: Buttons, floss, white thread
BEST WITCHES by Wendy Ramlakhan www.sugarpea-designs.blogspot.com COPIC MARKERS Skin- E11, E00, E50, R02 Hair- RV10, R81, R83, R85, RV17 Clothes- C7, C5, C3, C1, RV34, RV32 Broom – Y21, Y31, YR24, E35 SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Sweet Blush, Lavender Moon, True Black) Paper: My Mind’s Eye (Blush) Stamp: The Paper Shelter (I May Have Exaggerated A Bit) Ink: Digital Image (Printed with Cannon iP100) Embellishments: Recollections (Glittered Spider Sticker) Other: Martha Stewart (Spider Web Border Punch) - Computer Generated Sentiment (Trinigan); Glossy Acents
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BALLERINA by Dana Warren www.kraftpaperstamps.blogspot.com WATERCOLORS (Loew Cornell) Skin- Peach Hair- All the browns Clothes- The midrange blues, with a touch of the kelly green SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Bazzill Paper: My Minds Eye: Blush Stamp: - A Day for Daisies: Delicate Dancer (Digital Stamp). Papertrey Ink: Gracious Vases Ink: Papertrey Ink: Classic Kraft Embellishments: White Twill Ribbon: MFG Unknown Other: Die - Papertrey Ink: Beautiful Blooms II. Embellishment - Say it With Crystals: Prima. Punch - Martha Steward. Computer and Printer Oct/Nov 2012
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DESIGNER TIP: I use a basic watercolor set that you can get at any craft store since copic markers are out of my price range. Any one can use watercolors, stamp image twice and practice on one. Start with a little color and lots of water and layer on the color (less water) to get your shading.
Product Review by Leah the Orange www.thechroniclesoforange.blogspot.com
www.tombowusa.com www.blog.tombowusa.com
TOMBOW IROJITEN PENCILS Fur- cedar wood Nut- cinnamon, oil yellow Shading- jay blue, hydrangea blue, heather Other: black marker (Copic - 100), gel pen (Sakura) SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Recollections Paper: Cosmo Cricket (Nutmeg) Stamps: Some Odd Girl (Nutsy Kaylee) Ink: StazOn (Timber Brown), Memento (Rhubarb Stalk) Other: buttons (Jillibean Soup), twine (Crafters Square), punch (EK Success), 3-d Dots (EK Success)
Hi there! Leah here, and I’m excited to tell you about these new colored pencils from Tombow that were generously sent to me for testing and review. Thank you, Tombow! And thank you, Carisa, for allowing me the opportunity to play and check out a brand new product! I was completely psyched, and a little nervous, when I received the Irojiten Dull Tone set, volume 9, which contains 10 pencils of varied rich autumnal hues. This set has a nice mixture of browns, blues and greens, and while I’m used to playing with Prismacolor Pencils, I was pleasantly surprised when I set to work on my squirrel from Some Odd Girl. Before I get into the meat and potatoes of my mini-review, I have to make a confession: when I color, I press HARD, and I’m used to a soft, waxy texture. I don’t use mineral spirits or blending pencils, but rather the lightest shade of the family with which I’m working (or white). With the Irojiten pencils, I need to modify my technique a bit, because they are much dryer and firmer, which makes them perfect for layering lots of light, blended color. I will definitely be busting out my Gamsol and blending stumps with these, because I have a feeling they’ll blend like BUTTAH! I was going to hold off on sharing my project until I’d tried several different techniques and allowed myself to become more comfortable using the Irojiten pencils, but I thought it might be fun to show you the “first draft”, so that I can share other projects and you’ll be able to see my (anticipated) progress in future issues of Designed to Color. With my heavy hand, I am not totally pleased with the way my first attempt turned out, but I love the richness of the colors and I think the blues in this set are perfect for shadows and depth. Jay Blue may possibly be one of my favorite pencil colors EVER! I plan to pick up a few more of the Irojiten sets to see how the paler colors work, and how they blend when I soften the pressure; I think these pencils have loads of potential, and I’m anxious to get to know them better! We’ll do some comparisons down the road, but in the meantime, I give you... IROJITEN, take one! 6
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Lizzie Oakley www.ohsnaplizzie.com Some might not know this, but I remember Some Odd Girls Kristy way back from Cafemom. Remember that fun site? So it might have caused more drama then any of us needed, it was still amazing to see Kristy become The Odd girl. I feel as though I have watched her grow up. The first SOGGY I purchased was Angel Kaylee. I still use her monthly and she is my go to stamp. I love everything about Some Odd Girl and the evil genius Kristy. The quirky and simple looks of the images are just the bee’s knees! They are great for all fans of coloring. The big eyes and fun styles are just a crafters dream! So take this as my recommendation to buy all things Some Odd Girl! Now that the company has branched out into clear stamps, I see nothing but amazing things from The Odd girl. Move over Tim Holtz, Kristy and all her Oddies are coming through!
REEVES WATERCOLORS SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Bazzil, LCI Paper: Studio Calico Stamp: Indian Tia (Some Odd Girl) Ink: Printer Embellishments: October Afternoon, The Twinery, Studio Calico, Prima Other: Whimsey Box, Washi Tape, Sequins
Hi! I'm Leah, I'm orange, and I totally love Some Odd Girl to the extreme. I have been playing with these fabulous images since they first made it to digital format, and I fell in love with the crisp, clean lines and quirky, unique characters. Kristy is an amazing artist (and one of my very best friends, so I may be a smidge biased!), and she always keeps her designs fresh and fun. I tend to gasp aloud when I get the sneak peeks, and I've been doing this for years! Some Odd Girl stamps cater to just about everybody... If you love to color people, there are 6 main characters with loads of themes and accessory stamps for each. If you're more into critters, you'll find some of the most adorable and squishable animals, monsters, and more! If you like a richer, classier style, then you'll love the elegance of the Nouveau Girls line (lots of pleats and fine details if you're not intimidated by that kind of thing!). And if you're a big font geek like me, you'll love that each clear stamp set comes with its own sentiments incorporating different font styles and sizes. Digital or clear, they are reasonably priced, of excellent quality, and absolutely full of personality! I'm an Odd Girl for life, and I'm thrilled that we are featuring Kristy and Some Odd Girl as our Hue's Who in this issue!
Leah the Orange www.thechroniclesoforange.blogspot.com
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PAINT! Adding paint splatters to your project is a great way to make it original. There are many forms of paint splattering, from using a mist and flicking it around or dipping your paint brush into a lovely hue and letting the paint fly. It adds a nice depth and texture to any creation. From cards to scrapbook layouts and the ever awesome altered items, a splatter of paint can make your clean and simple style pop with the gritty edge of funky or shabby chic. So go on and give it a fling! I’m sure you will have a colorful time.
PUMPKIN LUCA by Rosie Bridges www.rosemaryscreations.blogspot.com COPIC MARKERS & Chalk Skin- E000, E00, E01, E11, Chalk Hair- E49, E47, E44 Hat/Coat: E57, E55, E53, E51 Pants: YG97. YG95, YG93 Shoes: E39. E37, E35, E55 Pumpkin: YR04, YR07, YR09, YR68, YG97, YG95, YG93 SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Core-dinations Paper: Canson Watercolor Stamp: Luka with Pumpkin (La-La Land Crafts) Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black/ Ranger Distress Inks/Ranger Adirondack Inks/Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint/ FolkArt Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint Embellishments: /Recollections Flowers/Recollections Lace & Paper Border Trim/Acorns from Hobby Lobby Other: Spellbinders Labels 3/The Crafters Workshop Mini Art Is 6x6 Template
DESIGNER TIP: I swiped different colored Distress Ink pads over the top of Canson Watercolor Paper and then used a damp paper towel to spread the ink. I added random drops of Adirondack Ink. Then I dipped a wet paintbrush into more Adirondack Ink and flicked the paint bristles over the paper to make splatters. After the paper was dry, I sponged black ink over the TCW Art Is 6x6 plastic template. Then I used the tip of a sharpened pencil dipped in the various colors of acrylic paint to add random small dots on the background paper.
CLOSE TO MY HEART by Janice Richardson www.huhsothisisablog.blogspot.com PRISMACOLOR PENCILS Skin- 927 light peach; 997 beige; 1092 nectar Hair- 941 light umber; 946 dark brown; 947 dark umber Clothes- 901 indigo blue; 903 copenhagen blue; 1063 cool grey 50 % SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Bazzil Paper: Glitz Vintage Blue 6 X 6 paper pad Stamp: Wryn - Close To My Heart by Tiddly Inks Ink: computer Embellishments: ruffle trim; button; pearls; acrylic paint
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IF THE BROOM FITS by Lou Mac www.lou-dot-mac.blogspot.com PROMARKERS & FLEXMARKERS Skin- Blush, Soft Peach, Rose Peach Blush- Baby Pink Hair- Amethyst, Aubergine, Slate Eyes Bright Green, Emerald Clothes- Cool Grey 2, 3, 4, 5, Black, Amber, Pumpkin, Mandarin Broom- Tan, Cinnamon, Cocoa
SUPPLY LIST Simply Sassy - Best Witches (Retired?) Apothecary Emporium
FALL KIDS by Leah the Orange www.thechroniclesoforange.blogspot.com PRISMACOLOR PENCILS Tiny Tia
Skin - 997, 1093 Eyes - 1094 Cheeks - 928 Hair - 1072, 1094, 1059 Shirt - 925, 926, 947 Mittens - 947, 1092 Tiny Tobie
Skin - 997, 1093 Eyes - 1094 Cheeks - 928 Hair - 948, 1072 Shirt - 1072, 1083, 1094, 1023, 1025 SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: The Paper Company Papers: Cosmo Cricket (23) Stamps: Some Odd Girl (Fall Friends) Ink: StazOn (Jet Black) Other: chipboard (Make it Crafty), twine (The Twinery)
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Echo Park - The
THANKS by Sheri Gilson www.papercraftyscreations.blogspot.com
BIG THANKS by Peggy Toole www.cardcrazy.wordpress.com
COPIC MARKERS Skin-E50, E51, R00 Hair-E13, E15, E17 Dress-BG10, BG11 (Blues) and YR12, YR15 (Oranges) Boots:E13, E15, E17
COPIC MARKERS Skin- E000, E00, E11, E30 Hair- E25, E27, E29 Clothes- B91, B93,B95, B97, B99, YR12, YR15, YR07, YR 21, YR24, Other- YG61, YG63, YG67 , Y11, Y13, Y15, C1, Y28, R32
SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Dark Brown Bazzill Paper: Stella & Rose Mabel Papers (My Minds Eye) Stamp: Puddle Jumper Ella Two (By LORi Designs) & Mega Mixed Messages (Papertrey) Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Embellishments: Pearls & Satin Ribbon Other: Classic Oval & Classic Scallop Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Word Window Punch (SU!), Die-Namics Mini Royal Rose Die (My Favorite Things), Leafy Branch Die (C.C. Designs)
SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Candy Corn, Golden Coins (Bazzill Card Shoppe), Copic X-Press It Paper:Indie Chic (My Mind’ s Eye) Stamp: Farming Oliver (Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps) Ink: A Muse Black Dye Embellishments: Striped Twill Ribbon, Natural Jute Twine
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KIDDIE CANDY by Taylor Usry (far left) www.taylorusry.blogspot.com SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS Skin - FS9, FS4, FS3 (cheeks: CR3) Hair - DG4, CG3, CG2, CG1 Clothes - IG8, IG6, IG4, LV2, PL2 Cat - IG4, IG3, IG2 Pumpkin - EB3, GB7, OR1, OR2 Outline - IG2, IG1 SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Ultra Smooth White (Crafter’s Companion); Black (Recollections); Saltillo, Purple (Bazzill) Stamp: Kitty Candy Kiddo, Autumn Words (Stampendous) Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Peeled Paint (Ranger) Embellishments: Buttons (Joann’s); Mandarin Twine (The Twinery)
FRIGHTFULLY FUN by Kim Reid (far right) www.kraftinkimmieskorner.blogspot.com COPIC MARKERS Skin- YG01, YG17, YG25 Hair- W00, W1, W3, W5, W7 Clothes- RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99, YR12, YR14, YR18 SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Neenah Solar White Paper: Echo Park Happy Halloween (tags also) Stamp: Halloween Lulu by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Embellishments: The Twinery twine, Making Memories buttons
TRICK OR TREAT by Lizzie Oakley (middle) www.www.ohsnaplizzie.com AQUAMARKERS Tangerine, Flame, Red, Sangria, Grape SUPPLY LIST Cardstock: Bazzil, Colorbok Paper: Studio G Stamp: Lolli (Some Odd Girl) Ink: Printer Embellishments: Authentique Alphas, Folk Art Paint Other: Sequins, Staples
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Coloring Tutorials
by Jennie Lin Black www.jenniebstampin.blogspot.com
We are excited to feature two coloring tutorials by Jennie Lin Black, Alcohol Marker Specialist and Coloring Instructor. She is one of two Spectrum Noir alcohol specialists and lead educators for Crafter’s Companion. I had the pleasure of meeting her at Summer CHA 2012 and we instantly hit it off. She loved the magazine and I LOVED the markers! I have to say once I started using them I was really impressed by the blending and contrast you can achieve. One of my favorite parts of the system is the way they are sold in packs of 6 by color family. This really takes the guess work out of trying to decide what colors to get. Just purchase the color family you desire to receive a variety of shades to achieve awesome blending right out of the package!
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Blending is done with the lighter color marker or a medium color that is in between the two colors joining. Dab or make tiny circles on the joint where the two colors meet. Do not color over all of the dark area with any light marker or it will dilute too much of the dark ink. A blender pen is actually used more as a correcting pen.
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Face, hands - TN1
Face, hands - Add TN4
Dress, boots - TN1, add shading with TN7
Dress, boots - Bend together with TN4
Hair - IG7 Corn - CT4, shade with a bit of OR1 Eyes - TN7 (just a thin line of brown) Feather - TN2 Basket - GB1, add shading wtih GB7
Hair - Add IG9 on top of IG7 leaving bits of lighter color and white showing. Do not blend. Corn - Blend CT and OR1 with GB5 Feather - TN7 and softly blend with TN2
STEP 3: Face, hands - Blend TN4 into TN1 with TN2. Add DR3 or CR11 for lips and paint. Dress, boots - Blend TN4 into TN1 with TN2. Accent with TN7 or darker Hair - Add second layer of IG9 in deepest areas for extra shading. Basket - Add accents with TN7
Basket - Blend with GB2 or GB1
EDITOR’S NOTE: While the coloring tutorials featured in this issue are done with Spectrum Noir markers and you see their marker numbers listed here, a lot of the same basic techniques and application apply no matter what marker system you are using. So, if you are using Copics or another alcohol based marker, just grab some similar colors to follow along, coloring and blending like the steps pictured above to achieve simliarly colored results.
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In our next issue.... * Coloring Tutorials * Trending Mark: Metallics * Color Watch: Pantone Scarlet * Hue’s Who: Dilly Bean Stamps
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