"Color It In" Challenge 3 - Distress Inkpads (2/20-2/28)

[howdyheidi]

  It is time for another coloring challenge! 

Challenge Guidelines
1) Stamp an image.
2) Use the prompt of which type of coloring supplies you will use.**
3) Post a photo of the colored image in the gallery and post the link here. You may, but do not have to, make a completed project with your colored image. (Gallery name is HowdyHeidi Color Challenges 2016)

**You do not need to buy anything new to participate in these challenges.  If you *absolutely* do not have the type of coloring medium for the challenge, please just play along with the coloring medium of your choice.

**The Prompt for this challenge is DISTRESS INKPADS!!  So use those DISTRESS INKPADS any way you can think of to color your stamped image!**


Please ask any questions below and have fun!

[howdyheidi]

In case you need ideas on how to use your distress inkpads for coloring, the two that come to mind for me are watercoloring and sponging.

Any others?

[Far North]

Other ways to use your distress ink pad: direct to paper (DTP) or use a brayer

[Looser]

Rubber erasers work.

I'm currently using a double-ended tool made for working with clay. Sok so far.

My try

Dotting tools & styli will also transfer ink.

[howdyheidi]

Daniel, congrats on being the first to play! I like the way the erasers worked to apply ink to your stamped image!

Thanks for playing!

[howdyheidi]

I used sponging and my distress inkpads to color this card.

http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?pid=2500&message_id=afa2bbacd54b363f664910dc94609a00&message_icon=info#cpgMessageBlock

I really enjoyed making this and the coloring is quick with sponging!

[Far North]

Perhaps our language has changed again....previously I was familiar with the term sponging as meaning using a textured sponge to achieve a textured ink or paint surface while it looks to me like you used blending tools/blending sponges to achieve your beautiful results Heidi.  Do I need to change-up my language?

[stampwilly]

Here is my entry. Thanks for the challenge!

http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=2502#top_display_media

April

[stampwilly]

Speaking of sponging, I have always thought of it as using a sponge to apply color no matter if it looks textured or not.

Pretty sample, Heidi!

April

[howdyheidi]

Love your entry, Stampwilly!  So springlike and I am totally in the mood for that!

Jan, hmmm.  I think I hear people around the Internet using both sponging and blending for the same technique.  I feel like the little applicator on the blending tool is a sponge like material.  I can see how it is confusing to the kind of sponging with a very textured sponge, though.

So I am not sure!

[Far North]

Thanks Heidi and April for your responses.

[howdyheidi]

Just popping in to say that we are half way through this challenge!  Still open through Sunday!

[CarefreeSadie]

I enjoyed using the distress inks for watercolor.  It had been a while since I had used them in this manner.  Thank you for looking!

[Far North]

I just finished posting 3 cards for this challenge.  Distress inks are my "go to inks". Here I used several distress inks as wall as stamps. There are so many resist and similar techniques I thought this would be a fun personal challenge to use this challenge to get clarity about the looks of 3 techniques.  All are somewhat similar but different. Hope you enjoy looking.
Here is the link to the first of the 3 cards.

[howdyheidi]

Here is another entry of mine where I used a Dove Blender pen to pick up color to color in an image.

I have to say, it was really an easy way to color!  The dove blender solution, maybe it is similar to what is in the distress inks?

http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=2513#top_display_media

I am off to look at the new entries in the gallery now!