Coloring to Podcasts

I have said before that I really enjoy coloring and listening to podcasts. You can find numerous streaming podcasts online on most any subject. My first and all time favorite is "This American Life".  You can find 23 years of archived podcasts at their site here, and they are all good. I am also a Science Fiction fan, and have been really enjoying "Lightspeed Magazine." You can find it here, and they have 37 pages of archived podcasts. I am working my way backwards through all of them. Another good Sci Fi one is "Clarke's World" that you can find here. I love when the host says "Sit back and let me tell you a story." Audiobooks are also fun, and some of these can be found at the Public Library. Even before I was retired, I enjoyed podcasts, and coloring while listening really helps me wind down in the evenings.

I stamped the sentiment on this one twice to give it a drop shadow

My favorite technique that I use to produce lots of panels to color is the one I have shown you before here and here, where I prepare several panels to stamp on. My favorite cardstocks to use are Neenah Solar White 80#, Kraft, Dark Blue, Black, and a newish favorite - Strathmore Gray Tone in Mixed Media.

I cut these out using the stitched rectangle die in the MFT Blueprints 13 die set, which cuts out a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle. I put a stamp (usually floral) into a stamp positioner and stamp with a light ink on each panel, and flip the panel around and stamp again, with the stamp in the same place in the positioner. With these cards, my placement gives me stamping in the top right and bottom left of the panel. After stamping, I choose colored pencil combinations and then spend blissful hours coloring away. You don't have to use colored pencils, of course. If you prefer to color with markers, then this technique still works very well.

After coloring, I stamp again with Versamark (after using a powder tool - this is an important step since the powder does like to cling to the color penciling) I emboss each one with whatever embossing powder I think will go well with the color combination.

I end up with lots of colored panels that I can turn into cards then, very easily. These cards can be for almost anything. Even though they are usually floral, I think they can still be a nice guy card, depending on the colors used.

Now that I have Sally Penley's beautiful calligraphy stamps, I have enjoyed using them to make these panels into cards.

But you could certainly easily add a die cut sentiment instead

Here's the first card before I embossed it with white. I also used white Pico Embellisher on the stamens in the center, and it brightened the whole thing up a lot.

I used gold embossing on this one, and when I added the sentiment, I matched the embossing powder. I used white pico embellisher on the stamens.

Here are some of them getting put together. choosing a good color of cardstock to mat them with is also important.

I hope you'll take the time to try this. I absolutely love this Magenta stamp for this technique. It's called Apple Blossom Bouquet (by Nathalie). It's not in the newest release with these sentiments, but it's available at Magenta, and it's one I will continue to use again and again. It's so beautiful and fun to color.

All Cards:

Magenta Products used:

14.655.P Apple Blossom Bouquet

Card #1: Sending you warm thoughts

Additional Magenta Products used

07.973.G Warm Thoughts - Speedy Recovery

Other Products used:

Prismacolor Pencils: PC 906 Copenhagen Blue,

PC 903 True Blue, PC 919 Non-Photo Blue, 

PC1004 Yellow Chartreuse, PC1005 Limepeel,

PC 911 Olive Green

Versamark ink

Versafine Deep Lagoon ink

JudiKins Detail Silver embossing powder

Imagine Crafts Wedding Dress Pico Embellisher

Die-namics MFT-463 Blueprints 13 die set

Strathmore Gray Tone Mixed Media cardstock

So Silk Fair Blue cardstock

Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock

Card #2: Happy Birthday

Additional Magenta Products used

07.975.I Happy Birthday Large

Other Products used:

Prismacolor pencils: PC 926 Carmine Red,

PC 929 Pink, PC 927 Light Peach, 

PC1004 Yellow Chartreuse, PC1005 Limepeel,

PC 911 Olive Green

Versamark ink

JudiKins Detail Gold embossing powder

Imagine Crafts Wedding Dress Pico Embellisher

Die-namics MFT-463 Blueprints 13 die set

Papertrey Ink True Black cardstock

Curious Metallics Super Gold cardstock

Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock

Card #3: With Sympathy

Additional Magenta Products used

07.984.E With Sympathy

Other Products used:

Prismacolor pencils: PC 992 Light Aqua,

PC 905 Aquamarine, PC 103 Cobalt Turquoise

PC1004 Yellow Chartreuse, PC1005 Limepeel,

PC 911 Olive Green

Versamark ink

JudiKins White Opaque embossing powder

Imagine Crafts Wedding Dress Pico Embellisher

Die-namics MFT-463 Blueprints 13 die set

Deep Blue cardstock from The Paper Cut

Light blue cardstock from Impress

Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock

Card #4: Thank You

Additional Magenta Products used

07.979.G Thank You Medium

Other Products used:

Prismacolor pencils: PC 1003 Spanish Orange,

PC 1002 yellowed Orange, PC1032 Pumpkin Orange,

PC 922 Poppy Red, PC1004 Yellow Chartreuse,

PC1005 Limepeel, PC 911 Olive Green

Versamark ink

JudiKins Detail Gold embossing powder

Die-namics MFT-463 Blueprints 13 die set

Paper Accents Natural Kraft Cardstock

Stampin Up Cajun cardstock

Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock

Card #5: Thinking of You

Other Products used:

Prismacolor pencils: PC 932 Violet,

PC1008 Parma Violet, PC 956 Lilac,

PC 1026 Greyed Lavender, PC1004 Yellow Chartreuse,

PC1005 Limepeel, PC 911 Olive Green

JudiKins Detail Gold embossing powder

Die-namics MFT-463 Blueprints 13 die set

Papertrey PTD 1068 Big Basics: Thinking of You die

Neenah Solar White 80# & 110# cardstock

So Silk Passion Purple cardstock