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“Around the World on Wednesday” Blog Hop ~ Favourite Colouring Tools

May 13, 2020 14 Comments

Hi Friends! It’s time again for our monthly “Around the World on Wednesday” blog hop! Our theme is “All Things Crafty”, with a focus on our favourite colouring tools. Hmmm – a tough one for me to choose. It came down to either the aqua painters and ink pads, which I use all the time for colouring, OR our “Many Marvelous Markers“. I’ve decided to go with the markers because not everyone is a fan of the aqua painters but you just can’t go wrong with our “Stampin’ Write Markers“! 


I am going to show you a variety of ways I like to use our markers – these are stand by techniques that have never grown old for me! I hope you’ll enjoy today’s cards! 

“Direct to rubber” technique – quite simply, you use your markers directly ONTO your stamps! This has always been one of my favourite ways to use our markers. I used the beautiful “Ornate Style” stamp with a variety of markers on the flowers and leaves.

By the time you’ve finished colouring the entire image, most of the ink from the markers will have dried. Simply “HUFF” onto the stamp  – your breath will re-moisten the ink. 

I just had a thought…aren’t you glad that you and your stamps don’t need to keep 6 feet apart? You know, with huffin’ on it, and all? Just my warped sense of humour kickin’ in. Anywho, moving along…the sentiments are from the “Ornate Thanks” stamp set, which is part of our new “Ornate Garden Suite“.

This is such an EASY way to add colour to your stamps! It’s ideal for the new stamper who doesn’t have a lot of supplies, but it’s also a beautiful technique for anyone to use! Now, here’s a variation of the exact same technique only this time I gave the stamp a light mist of water before stamping it onto my card stock:

I love the soft look that you achieve with this marker technique!

Next up, the “Thumping Technique”! Here’s an oldie but a goodie! By tapping (aka thumping) your markers onto a pre-inked stamp you’ll achieve a beautiful multi-coloured look!

I used the “Colorful Seasons” stamp set (which is retiring this month). First, I used an ink pad on the leaf image, then I “thumped” on various colours of markers:


It may not look like much at first, but trust me, this technique is pretty cool!

Here is the finished card, using the Ornate Layers Dies:



I also used markers on the sentiment, giving it a two-tone look!


Because I couldn’t resist, here’s a variation of this card, same technique & stamps, but this time I added a mist of water prior to stamping the leaves….

Another popular way that you can use our Stampin’ Write Markers to create incredible backgrounds! Swipe your markers across one of our clear acrylic blocks, mist with water and stamp the block on card stock! You can use our Watercolor Paper, Shimmery White card stock or even the Whisper White card stock will work. The trick is to hold the block in place a few moments which will allow the water to absorb into the paper. The results are always different and ALWAYS stunning!


For this card I used the “Above the Clouds” stamp set (retiring this month). I also added a bit of clear embossing to the balloon and sentiment. To do this, I used the Stamparatus and after I stamped the images in black, I cleaned the stamps and inked a second time withversamark, then used my clear emboss powder and set with my heat tool.


Notice anything else about this card that’s pretty fun? The ribbon, maybe? Yeppers! I used my markers directly onto the ribbon which made it coordinate PERFECTLY with my card! 

There are so many ways we can use our “Stampin’ Write Markers” ~ I hope the few techniques that I shared with you today have inspired you to pull out your markers too and have a play with them. 

I know you’re going to enjoy seeing everyone’s projects on today’s blog hop. Here are the links for you:

Angela Meiritz-Reid  – NZ

Tatiana Tobin – AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith – AU

Cazz Boylan – AU

Cheryll Miller – AU

Satomi Wellard – JA

Melissa Gifford – AU

Danielle Kassing – NL

Manuela Geiswinkler – AT

Ximena Morales – DE

Aurélie Fabre – FR

Emma Goddard, Special Guest – UK

Mikaela Titheridge – UK

Tina Zinck – CA (YOU ARE HERE)

Annette Ball – CA

Angie McKenzie – US

Mary Deatherage – US

Shel Anderson – CA

Chris Smith – US

Tricia Butts – US

Elaine de Montmorency – CA

Sharon Burkert – US

Teri West – US

Cheryl Hamilton – US

Brenda May – US

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Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: above the clouds, All Things Crafty, Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop, Colorful Seasons, marker technique, Markers, ornate style, Ornate Thanks, stampin write markers

I joined Stampin' Up! the first night they arrived in Canada, April 2002, and what a ride it's been! At the time I just wanted the discount on all of the fabulous stamps and accessories - why pay full price if you don't have to, right? But little did I know where my journey with Stampin' Up! would take me. Read More…

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  1. TatianaCreative says

    May 13, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Great techniques! Thanks for sharing

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  2. Cazzy says

    May 13, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    Love your colouring techniques! I cant wait to try them out x

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  3. Cheryll Miller says

    May 13, 2020 at 12:27 pm

    All fabulous cards Tina! xxxx

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  4. Rochelle says

    May 13, 2020 at 12:55 pm

    Oh I love the various ways you have shown how to use the markers. My favourite is the balloon card. You are such a great teacher – You Tube fan here 😄

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  5. Danielle Kassing - Stamp Along says

    May 13, 2020 at 3:18 pm

    I just learned a lot! Thank you for all the tecnics. I just love it!

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  6. andersonshel says

    May 13, 2020 at 4:30 pm

    Beautiful cards Tina!

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  7. Aurélie Fabre says

    May 13, 2020 at 5:04 pm

    Excellent work Tina. You have not been unemployed for this jump! I like the use of Stampin'Write coupled with water spraying, the effect is so soft and natural! I have always done this with my inks but the markers allow a more precise ink supply. Thank you for these projects!

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  8. Sharon Hashimoto Burkert says

    May 13, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    Pretty cards! Thank you for showing so many ways to use the markers. I will admit that I have not been using them as much anymore, so it was good to see all those different ideas.

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  9. Chris Smith says

    May 14, 2020 at 1:53 am

    What a gorgeous group of cards! Those leaves are divine.

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  10. Stamps-N-Lingers says

    May 14, 2020 at 2:40 am

    What a fun – and instructional! – post! Thank you so much for sharing. I love the marker-to-stamp technique. But – my fave is your wonderful leaves!! Amazing!! 🙂

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  11. Teri West says

    May 14, 2020 at 4:27 am

    Love the result of these techniques!

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  12. Beth Norman-Roberts says

    May 14, 2020 at 3:00 pm

    So many pretty results.

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  13. Tricia Butts says

    May 17, 2020 at 12:06 am

    Beautiful cards. So many wonderful ways to use the Stampin' Write Markers. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Angie McKenzie says

    May 18, 2020 at 9:37 pm

    Loved that you colored the leaves with the markers!!! I'm going to have to try this soon instead of the baby wipe technique! You so hit the ball out of the park with all of your marker techniques, Tina! Thanks so much for hopping Around the World on Wednesday with us! xx

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