TAC Savvy Projects for People on the Go

Hello Day in 3 Skin Tones!

If you don't have this stamp set yet ... I HIGHLY suggest it!  Oh my goodness I LOVE coloring this little gal!  This image is from a stamp set called Hello Day T-3330 and it is FUN!

I continued my skin tones challenge with this little girl image ... and I adore her!  {If you hadn't caught that by now!  LOL!}

ABOVE:  My favorite of the three!  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our Maggie printed paper (peony color)!  I also LOVE the pattern I made on my white cardstock using my Scor-Bug and Scor-Pal!

BELOW:  I used corals for this ~ a palette that isn't on my radar.  A little more difficult and I certainly need more practice with this palette!  My favorite part of this card was embossing the coral cardstock and then running VersaMark ink on top!  Isn't that a GORGEOUS effect!

BELOW:  Sophie told me this card was NOT one of my best and she didn't like the colors I used for the clothes.  BUMMER!  And she's like the target market for this card!  {smiles}.  Oh well ~ I went ahead and finished it anyway.  LOL! 

I added Glossy Accents and then sprinkled Prisma Glitter on top ... thinking that would make Sophie LOVE it!  I can't wait to see what she thinks of it now ... well ... maybe I can.  Don't you LOVE her little glitter shoes!  So cute!

I don't have the colors listed for these, however, I promise to start writing them down so I can SHARE!  I hope you enjoy these ideas anyway!

Happy Paper Crafting!

Mischelle
 

Coloring an image different Skin Tones

BELOW is a card from page 28 of our current Inspiration Book.  Sorry for the appearance ... I took a photo of the page so you could see this image colored Caucasian. 

If you saw my last post you know that Betty (TAC Customer Service) asked me about coloring the same image different skin tones.  Coloring a Caucasian-ish image African American  Here are three cards I did this past weekend each with a different skin tone.  I used my Copic Markers on all, with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.  I also used VersaMark ink on the cards.

ABOVE:  I LOVE the card featured above!  If I have any tips ... it would be that when you use darker colors it takes less layers!  Caucasian skin tones I layer color on top of color on top of color.  The darker the color ~ the less layers you'll do.  You also have to be more conscious of where you put the color.  The darker the color ~ the less forgiving it is when you make a boo boo!  This is a harder skin tone palette to work with but once you master it ~ you'll LOVE it also!

I used 3 colors on the little guys hair (above).  I colored his hair using small circles because I was trying to imply depth and softness.

LOVE the card below!  This is one of my favorite skin tones to work with!  I have a niece and 2 nephews who are 1/2 Tai and 1/2 Caucasian so I often draw on them for inspiration.  And they each have their own skin tone colors ~ just like my brothers and sisters and I do.  I am the neon white girl in the family.  UGH!  {smiles} 

BELOW:  This was my biggest challenge.  I'm not sold on this combination of colors I used.  I was trying to match my nephews skin tones and I just don't have them down yet.  I'll keep practicing though!  And my nephew has straight black hair so that was a bit easier to capture!  I still need to work on adding highlights to my darker hair ... that's another post!

I hope this gives you more ideas for working with your stamps!  Wait until you see my next post ~ it's girls done in different skin tones!  I think you'll LOVE it!

Happy Paper Crafting!

Mischelle