clean & simple ideas 1/7 * creative coloring

Hello crafty people, Nicole here.

This is part one of my new clean & simple cardmaking series about "how to spice up clean & simple cards".

I love making series and I asked what you would like to see on this blog in our Facebook group "Create A Smile Friends & Family". Many of you were interested in tips on "how to spice up clean and simple cards". So here we go :-)

Clean and simple cards are super fun but because there is so much white (or blank) space on them, you don't want them to be boring, right?! I try to add an eye-catching element to my cards to keep them interesting. I picked ten of my favorite ways to spice up clean & simple cards.

What's a clean & simple card? 
I made a mini series on that. You can find part one here -> clean & simple 1/4

My first tip is CREATIVE COLORING. Spice up your clean & simple cards with fun and cool coloring styles. I totally fell in love with (no line) dot coloring. This is super fun and not complicated alt all.

• Have you tried dot coloring?
• What about no line coloring? 
• Paper piecing is also a fun way to color your images.
• or maybe you add a little something with a white gel pen
• look at other card makers and try out their style of shading
• ...

Look around you and get inspired! :-) Just try something new once in a while and take your time. A clean and simple card is not always a quick card ;-)

• choose a simple image without too many details
• stamp your immage with a light ink on some alcohol marker friendly paper
• start with your lightest color and color your image by making tiny dots (check out my time lapse video)
• add darker shades as you go on coloring
• create shadows just as you would do with your alcohol markers
• finish your coloring by drawing the face with a black pen
• the rest of the card is pretty simple... just add a sentiment and your good to go ;-)

Eggstraordinary Egghunt / just saying hello - nur mal hallo sagen / Double Stitched Rectangles

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Check out my Instagram account to see a time lapse video of me coloring this sheep ;-) @frauvoegeli

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a happy day :-)
Nicole