CMC: Fun With Creating Your Own Background

Hello!   Happy Thursday to all of you!    I am a little late getting this post up!  CMC - that is Color Me Creative is having a fun challenge for you.  This one is right up my line -

Create Your Own Background! 

color ANY image ANY way you like---but it

You must create some kind of background for your main colored image!  Sponging, Airbrushing, Drawing, Stamping etc!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

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CHALLENGE RULES

-Use any image you want BUT MAKE SURE YOU LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE in your blog post!!

-ALL PROJECTS MUST BE NEW & NOT BACK-LINKED!!

-Image MUST be colored with Copics, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!

-NO more than 3 projects may be entered

**IF you post your project in your blog MAKE SURE TO LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE **

Entries MUST be tagged and uploaded to the photo gallery by Aug 17that 8:00 pm EST!

 

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OUR SPONSOR FOR THIS CHALLENGE IS:

Squigglefly

Squigglefly is a digital stamp store with over 2000 images from several different artists so there is sure to be something for everyone and every occasion! We have funny images for those humorous cards, beautiful floral images, realistic scenery, animals, people, and sentiments! There are a lot of tutorials on the store’s site to help you get the most out of your digis, and be sure to check out the idea gallery – it’s packed with tons of inspiration to get you going! Squigglefly offers a reward program where you can earn free images, so don’t forget to sign up while you’re there!

One Lucky Winner will win 3 Digis from the Squigglefly Store!

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Now that is my kinda card!   I absolutely love creating backgrounds!   In this card, I used my usual faux watercolor Copic background and I also added  balloons for fun!

For my DT card, I used this cute little image called Baby Elephant from Squigglefly.  Isn't the little elephant just adorable.  Using the masking technique, the balloons were applied.  I found the balloon stamp at Michaels.  It is versatile and can be used with so many different images or all by itself!

Technidques:

Copic on paper blending

Copic Tip to Tip blending

Faux watercolor background using Copics

Coloring transparent images with Copics

Creating backgrounds by masking

These techniques are taught in Suzanne Dean't CMC Classes!  

Copics used

V0000, V20, V25

Y000, Y02

RV000, RV11

BG000, BG10, BG15

Copic Opaque white ink

This card is linked in the following challenges:

Color Me Creative:  Make your own background

Make it Monday - Anything

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything goes

Aww Moment for the Day

More exciting news! 

Suzanne Dean is also starting a new "All About Hair" Class soon!  

-Her newest online coloring class “All About Hair” is up for pre-registration now HERE at the CMC Classroom !  It will go live August 31st and we focus 100% on hair styles and colors!  Suzanne is also teaching this class  class  in-person in Canada and in Connecticut…see www.cmcroad.com for more details on that.

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Now, it's your turn!   Let's see what fun backgrounds you come up with
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I hope to see you at Color Me Creative!