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Hey Mae is a fun digi stamp so I wanted to give it an equally fun background.

For the alcohol ink background, I used Wild Plum, Dandelion, Coral, Aquamarine and meadow on Yupo paper.

Want to see how I did it? Enjoy this tutorial and try an inky background for your next Odd masterpiece!

Copic Colors

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00,
Cheeks- R20,
Lips- R22
Tank/Socks: E93, YR02, YR18
Shirt: BG01, BG05, BG07
Shorts/Eyes: YG11, YG13, YG17
Shoes/Tank: W7, W5, W3

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This sweet image is called Renew.  I thought she looked like a little princess so I wanted to give her a sparkly gown. 

This technique is very easy.  First, you color the area you want to sparkle just like you normally would then you pick a dark, medium, light and white of the color of your image and start adding dots of the darkest color in the shadows and work your way out to the white.  For the dots, you can use Sakura Glaze or Stardust Jelly Roll pens or colored pencils, for the white I used a Jelly Roll size 8. 

A sparkly gown makes the perfect princess card for a girls birthday or anytime you want someone to feel special!

I hope you’ll try this technique out for yourself. It would be a great thing to try during our 12 Days of Coloring Challenge that starts Wednesday…

I’ll see you there!

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Hi Oddies! Today I’ve got a colorful card full of spring feeling for you.

My plan for today is to show you how I made this colorful and messy background for sweet Daffodil Fairy.

I began with supplies. My digi stamp, all colored up with Polychromos, some scraps of patterned paper, a couple of acrylic paints with a small brayer and some sewing thread.

I tore the paper in smaller pieces and attached them to my background. For my background I usually use a piece of heavy weight smooth cardstock, like cardstock for mixed media.

Then it’s time to add color! I just love the texture and inconsistency I get with a brayer.

And here is my finished background. I softened the colors with a white acrylic to match my already colored stamp and then created more interest with a stencil, some black splashes and the thread.

Do you like to make your own backgrounds when you create? Don’t forget to show us your SOG cards in our Facebook Community!

Hugs Susanne!