Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop + Giveaway

by Zinia Redo

Today I have a few really interesting tips to share with you on how to add texture to your coloring when you are using alcohol markers. This project is part of the Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop so make sure to hop through all the stops for more ideas and inspiration.

Also, make sure to read all the way through for all the giveaway details and of course visit the Altenew Card BlogĀ and theĀ Altenew Scrapbook Blog.

So my projects today are a couple of bookmarks using the gorgeous Moroccan Mosaic stamp set.

Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop 3 Ways to add texture to your coloring with alcohol markers. @ziniaredo @altenewllc #ziniaredo #coloring #altenew #alcoholmarkers

I stamped the whole background image and then I cut it in three pieces.Ā  For each of my bookmarks I used a different technique to elevate my coloring and add some more texture and interest to it.

Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop 3 Ways to add texture to your coloring with alcohol markers. @ziniaredo @altenewllc #ziniaredo #coloring #altenew #alcoholmarkersWith all the bookmarks, I started by filling all the shapes with a solid layer of color. By the way all the coloring is done using Altenew Artist Markers which are my absolute favorite alcohol markers.

For this first design, I used the bullet tip of my marker and I added tiny dots with a darker shade. I kept my dots more condensed at the middle and let the spread by adding less as I went out.

Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop 3 Ways to add texture to your coloring with alcohol markers. @ziniaredo @altenewllc #ziniaredo #coloring #altenew #alcoholmarkers

For my next design,Ā  I simply picked one of the biggest shapes of the design, andĀ  I added a stripped pattern, again using a slightly darker shade of the base color.

Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop 3 Ways to add texture to your coloring with alcohol markers. @ziniaredo @altenewllc #ziniaredo #coloring #altenew #alcoholmarkers

The third design is definitely my most favorite. For this one, I used a slightly darker shade of each color to add a shadow inside each of the shapes. This way the design got a 3 dimensional look that makes it pop beautifully.

Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop 3 Ways to add texture to your coloring with alcohol markers. @ziniaredo @altenewllc #ziniaredo #coloring #altenew #alcoholmarkers

Giveaways

I have aĀ $20 gift certificate to give away to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me which is your favorite technique using alcohol markers (it doesn’t have to be something fancy, regular coloring counts as well). The winner will be announced here on 7/17/2018.

Thank you everyone for participating in this giveaway, the winner isĀ Teresa Doyle! Congratulations Teresa, please send an e-mail atĀ winner@altenew.comĀ byĀ Ā 7/30/2018Ā with the subject line ā€œAltenew Color Therapy Blog Hop Winner from Zinia’s Blogā€Ā Ā to claim your prize. And feel free to tag me when you use your new products cause Iā€™d love to see what youā€™ll create <3.

Also make sure to hop over to theĀ Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog where you can win more gift certificates.

By the way if you want to stock up on the amazing Artist Markers I used for these bookmarks, they are currently on sale! Just use the code HAPPYCOLORSĀ at checkout and you’ll get a 15% off discount.

Valid 7/12/2018 at 12:01 AM EDT through 7/15/2018 at 11:59 PM EDT. ShopĀ HERE. Not valid on previous purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

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74 comments

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erica1ab July 12, 2018 - 4:44 PM

What a fun idea to make bookmarks!
I like using the flicking technique when I colour, because I mostly do flowers so it works great to add high and low-lights.

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hsmom24kids July 12, 2018 - 5:04 PM

Oooh! Gorgeous bookmarks!!! I love them!

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Shanna July 12, 2018 - 5:24 PM

I love all of the new ideas!

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Kelsey Thomas July 12, 2018 - 5:34 PM

I still have a lot to learn with alcohol makers. I usually just layer the colors and try to get the edges to blend nicely.

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Tara Prince July 12, 2018 - 6:14 PM

Very nice bookmarks!!

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Jean Chaney July 12, 2018 - 6:27 PM

What a fun stamp this would be to play with! Great inspiration!

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HelenK July 12, 2018 - 7:49 PM

Your bookmarks are excellent – I will make some. Thanks for the inspiration!

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beccab33324 July 12, 2018 - 8:02 PM

Cool bookmarks! I love the 2nd one – those colors are more unique than what we see every day. I have to admit that I’m not much of a colorer as I just don’t know how. So it’s regular coloring (at kindergarden level!) for me. lol

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Kelli Horger July 12, 2018 - 8:10 PM

what a great use of a full background stamp! Love it

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Cheryl Rigney July 12, 2018 - 8:50 PM

I love your bookmarks!! So bright and colorful. Of all the coloring mediums I have, I tend to use my alcohol markers the least. I’m not sure why because I truly enjoy them when I do use them. I simply enjoy coloring and working on that blend.

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MARYANN SULLIVAN July 12, 2018 - 9:09 PM

Great idea making the bookmarks – Beautiful. I love how you used the slightly darker shade to get the shadow effect !

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Aditi Jagdish July 12, 2018 - 9:17 PM

Beautiful!!

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Isabelle July 12, 2018 - 10:19 PM

WOW ! I love your bookmarks, they are stunning ! The various coloring techniques are awesome. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us.

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Rema DeLeeuw July 12, 2018 - 10:41 PM

Lovely projects!

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Charlotte Deerborn July 12, 2018 - 10:44 PM

Fabulous bookmarkers. Love all of the techniques. My favorite technique when I use alcohol markers is to remove color with blender or leave a little white showing where the light would hit the object I am coloring the most. It is sometimes referred to as the sweet spot.

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trainwithmeghan July 13, 2018 - 12:22 AM

So cool! What a great idea!

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rostamps4fun July 13, 2018 - 1:21 AM

Loved your sweet and colorful bookmarks….I loved the way you used that stamp set…!!!! ..Cute picture of you with your planner…..adorable….thanks so much for sharing….!!!

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Beverly Jordan July 13, 2018 - 2:04 AM

Wow, Wow, Wow!! What a clever idea! LOVE your beautiful coloring and especially the “watermelon” combo especially!!

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Deepa Robbins July 13, 2018 - 2:54 AM

I love that you used this background stamp for bookmarks! I like how you added patterns with your colouring rather than filling in just solid colours!

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Cindy Holmes July 13, 2018 - 2:59 AM

SUPER cute bookmarks! Fantastic use of the stamps! Great coloring too!

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Laraine R July 13, 2018 - 3:14 AM

Great bookmarks! i like them all. No special coloring except for flicking when I color flowers.

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Patty Eifert July 13, 2018 - 3:54 AM

Excellent bookmarks!!

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Miriam Prantner July 13, 2018 - 5:22 AM

Gorgeous bookmarks! I really love the detail you added with the markers to create texture/pattern!

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Kirsty Vittetoe July 13, 2018 - 5:46 AM

The bright colors are great for this project, awesome work!

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Laura Rozsonits July 13, 2018 - 6:54 AM

So cool, the way the colors pop!

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Lindsey-NY July 13, 2018 - 7:10 AM

Iā€™m just in learning stage with alcohol markers so I have no technique yet.

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Dana M July 13, 2018 - 7:32 AM

Fantastic bookmarks! I love how they all the same pattern but look like a different pattern based on how you colored them in. Great tips to bring texture to your coloring.

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britedesignsstudio July 13, 2018 - 7:49 AM

Love the bookmarks! I just started coloring with alcohol markers in June, so I’m still a newbie to it. I enjoy learning how to blend colors together.

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Kathy Ferguson July 13, 2018 - 8:51 AM

Your bookmarks are very colorful and would easily standout when marking your last read page. Thanks for the inspiration.

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Cathy Lillie July 13, 2018 - 10:37 AM

Cool bookmarks! I like how you have the dots radiating out from the star image. Love all the bright colors! I’m working on improving my coloring, and I’ve yet to try alcohol markers.

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Nandini Karmarkar July 13, 2018 - 11:05 AM

These bookmarks are super cool! I am definitely gonna make some! I am very, very new to markers. So plain and simple coloring is what I do with them. Though I would love to learn the blending techniques. I really want to learn how to do the speckled effect with them!

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Teresa Doyle July 13, 2018 - 3:03 PM

These are awesome bookmarks Zinia. I love reading and I enjoy making bookmarks (and tags) for gifts so I am thrilled to see these. A great job on them and I love how you varied the colouring for each. It really shows how versatile the satmp is as well.
I don’t have a fave technique with alcohol markers yet as I am still learning to use them but I love the feathering technique and hope to master it soon.

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Zinia July 17, 2018 - 1:27 PM

Congratulations Teresa, please send an e-mail atĀ winner@altenew.comĀ byĀ Ā 7/30/2018Ā with the subject line ā€œAltenew Color Therapy Blog Hop Winner from Zinia’s Blogā€ to claim your prize. And feel free to tag me when you use your new products cause Iā€™d love to see what youā€™ll create <3. I hope you got some ideas from this blog hop and had some fun with your markers ^_^>

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Wendy Lambert July 13, 2018 - 3:39 PM

Love your bookmarks. What a great use of that fabulous stamp. I don’t have any alcohol markers. I want to practice more with regular markers yet. I am worried if I buy them before I am ready I won’t use them and they will dry up.

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dhebdencosie July 13, 2018 - 5:08 PM

These are so cute and I think I need some to add to my friends Christmas gifts. Such a neat way to use the stamp.

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dhebdencosie July 13, 2018 - 5:11 PM

Need to try these for to add to my Christmas gifts. Such a lovely way to use this stamp.

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Cynthia Cole July 13, 2018 - 10:09 PM

Regular coloring is my fave. Your bookmarks are lovely!

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Lenice Williams July 13, 2018 - 10:44 PM

Nice choice to do bookmarks! The shading is gorgeous!

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Jeanne Beam July 13, 2018 - 10:49 PM

Really awesome bookmarks.
Thanks for sharing…

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Lisa Moline July 13, 2018 - 11:45 PM

Love the book marks! They are so beautifully colorful! Thanks for the inspiration!

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Ericka Strange July 14, 2018 - 1:04 AM

I love these gorgeous bookmarks! Brilliant idea and so pretty! Beautiful coloring.

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Lynne Wilcox July 14, 2018 - 4:20 AM

Such vibrant colors!

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itstrulyanoriginal July 14, 2018 - 4:56 AM

So beautiful. Love how you used the markers to make your own additions. It really added the uniqueness to the bookmarks. Love!

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Terri Clark July 14, 2018 - 5:41 AM

I love the bookmarks! I’m so new to coloring with these markers, I’m definitely going to try some of these creative techniques. So inspiring!

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Joy Meadows July 14, 2018 - 6:32 AM

I make a lot of bookmarks and love these that you have made. These markers are so much fun to use for coloring.

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Mindy1414 July 14, 2018 - 8:22 AM

I don’t have any alcohol markers yet (but these Altenew Artist Markers have made it to the top of my wish list with this blog hop LOL) so I have no experience with them to have a favorite technique. However from your designs here I really like the “Just Breathe” dots, they are very subtle but very effective on the overall look. I can’t believe how different each one looks using the same stamp, great job!

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dawnnz July 14, 2018 - 10:47 AM

What an awesome set of bookmarks. Love the bright and cheerful colours. Stunning.

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Connie Johnson July 14, 2018 - 10:58 PM

Hi Zinia! I love the way you texturized this stencil. The bookmarks are great šŸ™‚ Thanks for sharing!

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Connie Johnson July 14, 2018 - 11:02 PM

Ooops! Forgot to say that I’m still really in the coloring stage of using markers…still love what you did with those textures and hope to find my own way in that regards šŸ™‚

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Linnea Sundstrom July 15, 2018 - 2:51 AM

so fun and the perfect thing to doodle on!!!

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Denise Bryant July 15, 2018 - 8:13 AM

These are gorgeous!

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laceyj5858 July 15, 2018 - 10:11 AM

My way of coloring with alcohol markers is lightest color, darkest color, medium color and light again…blending all to get a saturation.

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Lavette July 15, 2018 - 4:44 PM

Beautiful book markers!

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Andrea Hastilow July 15, 2018 - 4:59 PM

Fab, funky, bright bookmarkers, wow !
I have no favourite technique yet as artist markers are still very new to me, I’m still battled my with just blending them but out of the three ideas you shared I like the shadow idea a lot. Thank you for sharing these & your tips x

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Robyn July 15, 2018 - 6:48 PM

I’m totally in love with these! I use bookmarks in my Bible and will be making this ASAP!

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Melissa Friedrich July 16, 2018 - 3:34 AM

Beautiful bookmarks! Iā€™m pretty basic with my Artist markers and I usually just color with 2 shades.

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Jill A Figley July 16, 2018 - 3:34 AM

Beautiful book marks, those colors you used really pop. Thanks for sharing with us.

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Jill Sharp July 16, 2018 - 6:51 AM

These bookmarks would encourage anyone to read. My favourite is the green one – it looks like stained glass. They are all beautiful.

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Sherri L Van Horn July 16, 2018 - 4:22 PM

very colorful

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Renee VanEpps July 16, 2018 - 7:27 PM

The third one is my fave too! I don’t really know any techniques, I just like the blending that can be done with alcohol markers!

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Lauryne Cunningham July 17, 2018 - 2:23 AM

Your bookmarks are gorgeous! I love the detail and dimension that you added with the Artist markers. I definitely want to try your coloring technique!

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Sue D July 17, 2018 - 5:05 AM

Fun and colorful bookmarks. I simply color with markers.

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lisascreativeniche July 17, 2018 - 5:16 AM

These are beautiful!

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Karthikha Uday July 17, 2018 - 5:33 AM

Colorful and very pretty bookmarks šŸ™‚ I haven’t used alcohol inks, so not really sure of which technique will be my fav šŸ™‚

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Liz O July 18, 2018 - 4:35 AM

Fabulous bookmarks Zinia! I have resisted buying the Moroccan mosaic stamp, but now I must get it! these look amazing and they can be a great activity for children too! Thanks for the inspiration!

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Teresa Doyle July 23, 2018 - 3:17 PM

Oh my goodness, Thank You Zinia.

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Wow!!! Congratulations Teresa!!!! So happy for you and I’m doing a “happy dance”!!!!

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