Colorado Craft Company | Cardmaking & Coloring in Pop Art Style. Video + Giveaways (Now Closed)
Hello! Today I have something very special to share with all of you and I also have a giveaway to thank you for being my loyal subscribers and viewers. I have an utter pleasure to introduce you to a new stamp company called Colorado Craft Company. They are new to me as well and I was delighted to learn a little bit more about them and get to play with their products.
I have 3 cards to share with you all featuring their new Big & Bold stamp line, the new designs for July 2019. These are available exclusively at Simon Says Stamp for the first 2 days after the launch, so July 3rd and July 4th, and after that, on July 5th they will also become available on the Colorado Craft Company’s website.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
Watch my video tutorial below or on Youtube to learn how I made the cards I’m sharing today.
BIG & BOLD SETS BY COLORADO CRAFT COMPANY
These stamp sets do have a bit of a higher price point, but they are larger in size and are very practical for those who like to color. Each of the Big & Bold sets features one large size image that easily takes up the entire space of an A2 card and the stamp sets also have a number of coordinating sentiments done in various styles to complement the image.
The images in these have a lot of detail to them and I’ve found that to be extremely helpful when it comes to coloring them. I love to color, but I’m not an expert at any kind of coloring, so I try to get all the help I can and having that detail on these stamps is very practical.
I have 3 sets from this series, the Sweetest Birthday Cone, Birthday Cake, and Sweet Friend Cupcake.
Because of the size of these images, you have the freedom to really go to town with your favorite coloring mediums and add as many details as you like. You also have a lot of room to dress up your cards with additional mediums and add in more detail with a white pen for example, or glossy accents or even some glitter for a nice sugary finish on these.
CARD DETAILS
I love the look of pop art and so this has inspired me to use the kind of colors and type of coloring for these cards to make them look like pop art.
I started by stamping the image outline in alcohol marker friendly ink on white paper. My coloring medium of choice these days is alcohol markers. In fact, I just got some re-inkers for my stash and I can now really go all out when it comes to coloring with my markers. A few years ago I was so intimidated by Copic coloring I’d only color the tiniest images where it was impossible to do any shading or blending, so it was more like coloring using just one marker and adding little bits of color.
I know a lot of you are intimidated by coloring, it doesn’t matter what coloring medium it is, it’s just scary and I get it, it’s still scary for me at times as well. But I don’t let the fear of messing up stop me from having fun and enjoying the process. So what if I don’t color it perfectly? It’s not a race, it’s not a competition, it’s a pleasant past time, it’s meant to help you relax and unwind, forget about your problems and just do something to enjoy yourself.
The marker colors I used are the following:
- R39, R27, R24, R22, and R20 for the cherry;
- C3, C1 and O markers to color the frosting;
- E33, E31, and E51 to color the cone;
- YG03 to color the stem on the cherry;
- RV19, RV17, RV14, RV13, RV11, and RV10 to color the ice cream
- B00 and B000 to color the background.
To help me color these images I went on Pinterest and I looked up colored images on ice cream, cupcakes, and cake slices. It was very helpful to see how other people have colored similar images in the past and that gave me some ideas in regards to my coloring here.
Copic markers used: Y21 (background), BG18, BG13, BG11 (cupcake wrapper); RB34, RV11, RV10 (cupcake); YG03, G94, G99 (leaves); R20, R22, R24, R27, R39 (strawberry)
To achieve that pop art look I also colored the background on my images. This is not something everyone likes to do for various reasons, some people like a white background, some don’t like to use of all marker ink to color the background, and some just don’t have the time. I personally love a nonwhite background. I do like to use the chisel nib of my marker for speedy coloring and then I just come back with the brush nib and add more color next to the stamped outline.
Copic markers used: RV10 (background); BG18, BG13, BG11 (cake); E51, E31, Y15, Y17 (cream)
Finally, to finish the card I stamped my sentiment – it reads “Sending sweet wishes your way”. I overlapped the ice cream quite a bit to have a one layer card. I also used a white Sakura pen in size 8 and 10 to add some white dots to the image – they add a nice touch to the finished card. And I used a white pen to color over the black outline that marks the highlight on the cherry.
To add some sugar to my card I used Nuvo Glitter Accents and coated the frosting on the top of the ice cream and finally use Glossy Accents to coat the cherry on top!
GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)
Now let’s talk giveaway! I have 6 stamp sets to give way to 6 of you (3 Big & Bold sets shown here plus the 3 sets from the Lovely Legs collection shown below.
To enter the giveaway, subscribe to my blog newsletter, you can do so HERE and comment below letting me know which of the cards shared today you like the most.
I’ll pick winners over the weekend on July 6th or 7th and will email you to notify if you’ve won.
Winners are Linda Walmsley, ROSALIE JOHNSON, Terri W, Sandy T, Bonnie T., and Shanikka Gilbert. Winners have been contacted (if you don’t see an email from me, please check your SPAM folder). Congratulations!
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
Use code HPY4TH for 15% off SITEWIDE at Simon Says Stamp
 Colorado Craft Company Big and Bold Birthday Cake Shop at: SSS |
 Colorado Craft Company Big and Bold Sweetest Birthday Cone Shop at: SSS |
 Colorado Craft Company Big and Bold Sweet Friendship Cupcake Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Ink Pad Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Sakura Classic White Gelly Roll Pens Set of 3 Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Fresh Snowfall Nuvo Glitter Accents Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Ranger Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Copic Markers Shop at: SSS |
Gabby
July 3, 2019I really love the ice cream cone card. I also like how you talked about not being intimidated by copic markers.
Boryana Y
July 3, 2019Awesome cards as always, Yana! I like them all but maybe the one with the cake the most (I love cake) 🙂
Kathy R
July 3, 2019They are all awesome! Since I have to choose, it would be the cupcake. I love the sentiment, you are my sweetest blessing.
Kelly Shearman
July 3, 2019I always love watching your channel. All three of the cards are amazing although I have to admit the cupcake one has to be the ultimate winner.
cindyromandaversa
July 3, 2019These new to me stamps are so much fun!!! I love all of them, but that cupcake is my favorite!!! I love that they are large images! So much fun to color!
David
July 3, 2019I really love the large cupcake stamp set!
Briana
July 3, 2019All delicious, but the frosting swirl on the giant cupcake is my fave :). Beautiful cards as always!
Yolande Bergeron
July 3, 2019Bonjour Yana
I enjoy looking at the 3 delicious, appetizing sweet. The shades are so delicately inserted, it makes those 3 sweet cards real. I love the blue cake. I have never seen an all blue cake. You know, creation lies in the imagination.
Merci Yana for your beautiful work. My eyes eat the blue cake and the muffin and ice-cream I reserve them for another day.
Yolande
Nellie
July 3, 2019Hi Yana, I love, love love the icecream cone card. Thanks for the chance to win. Enjoy your day. Hugs, Nellie.
Linda S.
July 3, 2019I like them all but my favorite is the cupcake card. I prefer the colored background to the white one.
Mary Moisan
July 3, 2019I LOVE all three cards, but the ice cream one w/the blue backgound it just WOW… that’s my fave!
Peggy Pride
July 3, 2019I like the large cupcake the best. Your design and coloring wants me to go and make a batch of delicious cupcakes! Thank You..
Andre M.
July 3, 2019These are all beautifully colored. My fave is the ice cream cone, love the pretty script!
doyle wasa
July 3, 2019Wow I really loved all 2 cards. Amazing coloring!
Laura Casselman
July 3, 2019Although I always love to color cupcakes watching you color the ice cream makes it my favorite. I learn so much from you every video I watch!
Janet Sisk
July 3, 2019I love all your cards, but the first one with the ice cream cone is my fave! Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win a great stamp set. 😀
Bonnie T.
July 3, 2019Your cards always blow me away, Yana, and these are no exception! I’m in love with all three of them! I love big, bold designs and as soon as I saw this post in my e-mail feed, I had to go buy the sets. 😀 Colorado Craft Comapny is newish to me too, but I’m so very happy to have seen these designs or I might have missed this release. Though I love all three of your card designs and adore that they are all just a little bit different, the cupcake card won as my favorite in the end. I love the contrast between your color choices and the bold contrast the pop of red and the black sentiment label make! Although, I really love the unexpected color choices in the cake card too!!!
Mimi
July 3, 2019Oh Yana, I love all the coloring. Thank you for being honest and telling us about your coloring journey. I feel depressed when i see people over instagram showing their coloring talented. Then I stopped coloring. Any way i love the cake coloring the most. TFS
Aya Alsheshtawy
July 3, 2019Love love all your cards. COME IN YOU ARE YANA SMACOLA ! love the cupcake card and I really wanted gice a try for the colored background xox
Eva Nelson
July 3, 2019I’m already a subscriber to your newsletter because I never want to miss any of your great projects! These new Pop-Art, large sized stamps are fantastic, especially since I make a lot of 5×7 cards. My favorite is your Sweetest Birthday Cone card. Not only is the coloring beautiful, but I like the sentiments in the stamp set.
Michelle Murray
July 3, 2019Great cards, Yana! I mostly make 5×7 cards so i’m interested to see how awesome one of these giant stamps would look (great I’m sure). My favorite is the cupcake! as for white background vs. solid background I like the colored background on these particular images. Also, I am already subscribed to your newsletter-I always look forward to your videos!
thalassenia
July 3, 2019All your cards are lovely. It’s difficult to choose just one, but I will say the cupcake (although I adore ice creams). Thanks for sharing them with us and thanks for the giveaway !
Fairuz Fabiha
July 3, 2019All the three cards are really sweet! 😉
But my favorite one was the ice cream cone and loved your coloring process and the little touch of glossy accents!
Reen
July 3, 2019I love these cards and the fun stamps. Colorado Craft Company has quickly become one of my favorite stamp companies. I love the legs line and now the Big and Bold has me jazzed.
Lisa Molline
July 3, 2019Wow Yana! Such gorgeous cards! I love watching your videos and I’ve learned so may things from watching you! I’m so glad you do what you do! These stamps are great! I like the background colored the best! I find myself at least adding a background that fades out from my images! Thank you so much for all the inspiration you provide for all of us!
Carla Hundley
July 3, 2019Great looking cards,
look so yummy! I love
the cupcake, pretty
colors.
Carla from Utah
beccreates1
July 3, 2019What gorgeous stamps. I think I like the cupcake best. Your cone turned out amazing. I preferred the ice cream before you added the deeper colours but it still looks great. I think when it was paler it matched the cone better as it’s quite light. I like the coloured background. I’ve taken quite a few COPIC classes. In most cases the highlight should be coloured unless something is very smooth and shiny. Like polished metal or glass. But wet surfaces tend to reflect a lot of white like a lake or a drink in a glass. So your instinct to leave the ice cream highlights white works as it’s a wet surface.
Shona
July 3, 2019Hello Yana, I love all three cards, the colours are great and hard to pick a favourite! I love the ice cream cone with coloured background the best. Hugs Shona
Pennie
July 3, 2019I think I like the ice cream cone the best. All adorable! I love this company and have about 6 stamp sets already.
Shanikka Gilbert
July 3, 2019Oh my goodness those stamp sets are gorgeous and your cards are AMAZING!! My favorite is the ice cream cone!! And I like a colored background! Keep up the good work!!
Bev. Williamson
July 3, 2019My favourite card for today is gotta be the ice cream cone. All though I really like all three cards.
I just signed up for your newsletter but I do come every day to see what you are doing. Thank you for the
give away. Would love to win as my birthday is July 6th.
Marsha Simmons
July 3, 2019Love the ice cream cone card. I think all the steps from Colorado Craft Company are terrific! Thanks for sharing with us.
terriavidreader
July 3, 2019Oh, I love them all but especially the new cupcake one!
Kate Davis
July 3, 2019I love these large stamps, but I must say, the ice cream cone is my favorite, but only because I just LOVE ice cream! It is my weakness. Great cards, Yana, and I will try to stop being so fearful of using my Copics.
Janice Sardine
July 3, 2019I love these big bold stamps. My fav of the three you did was the cupcake.
Teri Terrific
July 3, 2019Oh my stars! I love these new stamp sets!!! Last week, I made a dozen thank you cards featuring ice cream cones on the front with gift cards to our local Sweet Peaks ice cream shop on the inside. Although all three of your cards are beautiful, the ice cream cone is my favorite. You asked in the video about the background; definitely prefer the color to the white!
Thank you for your delightful tutorials!
Giada
July 3, 2019All the three cards are beautiful – and I love the Pop Art look! I have to say that the cupcake one got my attention!
Marcia Donahue
July 3, 2019I love these! I have a few of the lovely legs that I do in watercolor. The cupcake is my favorite!
Emma Davis
July 3, 2019Colouring definitely intimidates me, but watching you colour gives me inspiration. The cupcake is my favourite as I love cupcakes!
Christa N Hamilton
July 3, 2019Yana, I really love the cupcake and the icecream cards I am torn between the two. All of them are great! Thanks for the chance to win!
Karen M
July 3, 2019Your pop art coloring is wonderful! I think the ice cream is my favorite but they are all yummy looking!
Marisela Delgado
July 3, 2019I love the cupcake with pretty pink frosting and a luscious strawberry on top. YUM! I am a long-time follower of yours. =)
Marisela Delgado
July 3, 2019All of your cards rock!
Sheri K
July 3, 2019Lovely images, all of them–but my favorite is the ice cream cone, love the detail. Thanks for sharing these great stamps with us!
Claudia
July 3, 2019Hi Yana! I love all 3 cards but if I had to choose one as my favorite I would say the cupcake one because I love how detailed the stamp is and you can make the cupcake lots of different fun colors. 🙂
Susan Hatfield
July 3, 2019I liked the cupcake best buy they are all wonderful! These new stamps are great aren’t they? Thanks for making videos!
Ranya
July 3, 2019Hi, Yana I really really adore your ideas, taste of color, and your way of execution the cards. You always inspire me when it comes to card making and I am keen to watch every single video you upload. Thank you very much and waiting for more of your creative work.
Karthikha Uday
July 3, 2019Ooh yummmmy cards!! Love your coloring always! I love all the cards but the first is my most favorite! Thank you for the giveaway 🙂
Marie
July 3, 2019You were channeling your inner Andy Warhol and I love it. Great colors used on the cards as well.
Tracy Boyd
July 3, 2019Great video tutorial as always! You really make it look less intimidating. I recently discovered this company & fell in love with the Lovely Legs stamp sets, they’re so incredible & unique.
My favorite card of yours is the ice cream cone, it would be an awesome bday invitation.
Thank you again for sharing your talents!
Jyoti adhikari
July 3, 2019I love all of these cards so much Yana. I love ice cream and cakes so much. If I have to pick one of them. I will pick the cupcake one. ❤️
Kathy R
July 3, 2019They are all awesome! Since I have to choose, I would say the cupcake. I love the sentiment, you are my sweetest blessing.