Color My World!

Color seems to be the "new" buzz word in the paper crafting industry. It's everywhere you look. There are an abundance of examples of cute, outline imaged-stamps colored in with alcohol markers or colored pencils. And look at all the watercoloring done as background motifs. Or ink pads that are used for multiple layers of color. Whether with markers, pencil, watercolor paints, or inks, the colors abound!

I have been enjoying a bit of coloring myself. No, I'm not into the coloring books, although I certainly can see how it can be therapeutic and relaxing to enjoy that particular hobby. Despite having some fun dabbling with various watercolor painting techniques, I do really greatly enjoy markers and pencils. If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know that a couple of weeks ago, I was so inspired by the colors and stamps associated with the now retired Florence papers, I pulled out my Ornate Blossoms stamp set and colored the images with my CTMH Shinhan markers and Spectrum Noir markers to coordinate with the paper pack. Here are the fruits of my efforts:

Tried to challenge myself by doing some coloring this weekend to coordinate with #ctmhflorence paper. Very relaxing! #CTMH #shinhan #spectrumnoir ##ctmhornateblossoms #memento #papercrafting #cardmaking #scrapbooking #thedailymarker30day

A photo posted by Joyce Gough (@jgough7ctmh) on Oct 10, 2016 at 6:40am PDT

I haven't yet done anything with these images, but am looking forward to doing so. Now I'm chomping at the bit to get started on our new CTMH 2017 Planner! There is a page to color at your heart's content for every month of the year. Choose your favorite medium and sit and relax with your a color combination that you love.

 

Want to have a planner of your own? You can purchase the Everyday Life Planner Pages Bundle with a Sea Glass Album or Stripes Album. Or if you love your album from last year, you can purchase the Everyday Life 2017 Planner Pages without an album. Don't hesitate to get yours now because once they're gone, they're gone!

And speaking of coloring, some of you may have previously purchased some of our exclusive stamp sets in outline designs that are fun to color in.  Close To My Heart has provided some new Thin Cuts to help you with cutting out some of these stamp sets. If you own or would like to own any of the following, please click on the links below to see the coordinating Thin Cuts to help make cutting these images ever so much easier!

• My Acrylix^® School Kids (D1706) - coordinating Thin Cuts School Kids (CC1158)
• My Acrylix^® Sweet Birthday (B1532) - coordinating Thin Cuts Sweet Birthday (CC1156)
• My Acrylix^® Swirly Seashells (C1664) - coordinating Thin Cuts Swirly Seashells (CC1155)
• My Acrylix^® Wreath (A1193) - coordinating Thin Cuts Wreath (CC1157)