Cricut Artiste Hippo Die Cut Coloring How-To

Good morning crafty friends,

Today I am sharing another Cricutlicious Cricut Artiste Paper Piecing creation with you. It also includes a quick little “how to” on using Close To My Heart  Water Color Pencils and Blending Pen to decorate your die cuts.

First: Here’s my Finished layout. It includes patterned papers from the DCWV Summer Stack and The Glitter Summer Stack as well as the Baby Girl Stack.  All images and die cuts were created from the Cricut Artiste cartridge. If you haven’t purchased your set yet, you can gladly do so through my link: HERE. So let’s get started with the quick “how to”

First, I inked the edges of my die cut “palm tree fronds” with New England Ivy Ink from CTMH Enchantment Mini Ink Pad Set.

I took my Olive colored pencil from my CTMH Water Color Pencil set and drew a line down the center of my die cut.

Next I took my blending pen and “colored over” the pencil line. Getting the pencil line “wet”

When the pencil medium started “mixing” with the blending solution, I was able to begin to “pull” the color out and that is how I created the “veins”

In this shot you can see the finished one…lower right. I decided it was kind of light so I made the next ones a bit darker. Once the original one dried, I was able to “repeat” the process to get it even darker.

Here is a closer look at the finished “fronds” I used my white Chalk Marker to create the white marks. The New England Ivy Ink came from my mini ink pad set. These sets are perfect for decorating your die cuts in addition to a little stamp use. The “sponge” on these is softer making inking the edges of your die cuts more effective. I used my Saddle Ink Pad for inking the coconuts and the Autumn Terracotta Mini Ink Pad From The Enchantment Mini Ink Assortment.

Closer look at the title letters. I used my Copic Marker to outline the letters. They were cut from the DCWV Baby Girl Stack. The flowers were cut from plain white cardstock and then inked with the Autumn Terracotta Ink from the above ink set.

Here’s a closer look at the pretty paper. I was trying to show that it was pre-glittered and has a wonderful gradient. Sorry the picture just doesn’t capture how pretty it is.

Here’s a closer look at my little Hippo Paper Piecing. I had actually created a little shovel and bucket for him, when I was creating his pattern, but ran out of time to add it in….Maybe next time

Finally, one last look at the entire layout.

Here are the products used to create this layout

CTMH Enchantment Mini Ink Pad Set New England Ivy and Autumn Terracotta	CTMH White Chalk Marker	CTMH Blending Pen
CTMH Water Colored Pencils	CTMH Saddle Ink Pad	CTMH Baker’s Twine-Paradise
DCWV Summer Glitter Stack	DCWV Summer Stack	DCWV Baby Girl Stack
Pebbles Basic Brights Chalks	Fine Tip Pens

Additionally, I used:
Blue, White, Gray, Golden Rod and Green Cardstock

Robin’s Nest Plumeria Dew Drops

Miscellaneous Ribbon and Button.

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Well, I think that about covers it! I hope you will give the water colored pencils and blending pen a try! You can really add some wonderful touches to all your die cuts! Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me! Be sure to come back tomorrow for another great project!

Die Cut Chalk N' VersaMarker Tutorial - SVG Freebie

Good afternoon crafty friends,

I apologize for the delay in getting today’s post up. I had to deal with Mr. Bright house….He is my internet and cable provider. He was a friendly fellow, but had to take my internet and cable away for a short bit. I didn’t think it would take as long as it did, but oh well. Everything is fixed…I say that while holding my breath…lol!

Anyway, on to today’s project.

Here is a view of my completed card. I decided to create a fourth of July card with this week’s free svg file from PaperCraftingWorld.com

Here is a close up and side view of the completed cut file.

Die Cut Coloring With Chalks and Versa Marker Pen Tutorial

You will need your Chalks, Versamarker and Pen to do the die cut. This is a little different from the other tutorial that features chalk coloring with your "BLENDER PEN".

Start with your plain white die cut. Use your Versamarker brush pen to “outline your die cut. It is a bit hard to see, but the color right on the edge is “versamarked”

Use applicator to load your pompom with your desired color.

Taking your chalk, go ahead and brush it onto your die cut. You will see that the versamarked edge will grab the chalk and make the color more intense.

Here is a shot of the die cut once it has been colored in. The edges have a slightly darker appearance. This is a great alternative if you don’t have a pen that matches the color of your die cut and want to add some simple depth to your cut. The main difference between this technique and the one I showed you with the "blender pen" is that the Versa Marker Pen does NOT allow you to soften the lines. There is a definite demarcation from where you "versa mark" versus using the blender.

Next piece, I simply brushed some red chalk onto my piece. Again, I like the effect of the “airbrushed” look by starting with a plain white die cut.

Note: you do not need a different blender pen for each color. Simply use a piece of scratch paper to brush your pen onto until it "runs clear" again. While your nib will get "stained" it will run clear and then you can use a different color.

Lastly, I assembled the die cut layers and added some faux stitching with my red pen. I used some foam dots to raise the die cut off the paper. I also used some of the American Crafts Dots Ribbon. The great thing about this ribbon is that it has adhesive on the back and this allowed me to make the “waves” on the ribbon to give the appearance of movement.

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Please Note: The file will say $1. However, if you add it to your shopping bag, it will be free when you check out during this free period.

Products Used to complete this project

July Title SVG From PCW	Pebbles, Inc. Pastel Chalks	Pearlescent Pastels
DCWV Summer Glitter Specialty Stack	American Crafts Red Polka Dot in Value Pack	American Crafts Red Precision Pen

Additional Products
Red, White and Blue Cardstock
Versa Marker Pen
Twine
Misc. Blue and Red Buttons
EK Success Border Punch

Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me. Be sure to come back by tomorrow as the gals share their Cricutlicious projects with you!