My Favorite Crafty Things 2016: Coloring

Hello once again! I am back with more of My Favorite Crafty Things 2016. Today is all about coloring.

Throughout this series, I am sharing my favorite crafty products of the year. Each day will have a different topic. If you see anything you want to add to your stash, be sure to use this discount…

Simon Says Stamps is offering my readers $10 off purchases of $75 or more! Use the code “JENFAVES” through 11:59pmEST on 11/24/16 when shopping HERE.

Today I am focusing on coloring mediums.

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Here is a video sharing some basic coloring tools…

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This list of Favorite Crafty Things may also be used as a gift guide. Feel free to give this link to Santa. 🙂

You can keep up to date on all the topics of My Favorite Crafty Things 2016 HERE… and for my lists from 2015, click HERE.

GIVEAWAYS

Giveaway time! Today I have giveaways for TWO more lucky winners! You could win one of these prizes:

  • $50 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp (Thanks again, Heidi!)
  • THREE packs of Mini Distress Inks. Great for coloring!

For your chance to win a giveaway, leave a comment below by 11:59pmEST on 12/5/16 telling me your favorite coloring method. (The winner’s name will be randomly selected, emailed and posted on my “Winners page” after the giveaway closes. International folks are eligible, too.)

See you again soon!

 

[All products in this post were personally purchased. The decision to include them in this list was my own. I truly like these products and companies.]


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966 thoughts on “My Favorite Crafty Things 2016: Coloring”

  1. Ann Gibbins says:

    I love my Zig ckean color real brush pens and distress inks.

  2. Beatrice Lawson says:

    I love my Prismacolor pencils and I have the Zig big set on my wish list for this year. I keep hesitating to start investing in Copics – I love the results when others use them but honestly I feel intimidated by them:-)

  3. Millicent says:

    I love the copics and prisma

  4. Pernilla Zetterberg says:

    When it comes to coloring I have previously tried distress reinkers and a thin brush, and after that I moved on to ProMarkers that I currently use, but I’m very curious about the new Spectrum Noir Illustrator pens that are supposed to be lovely to use and at a better price range than copics. Have you tried them and if so are there any plans for a video about them, I’d love to se you use them and get your oppinion on them.

  5. Cheryl Bowman says:

    I enjoy Prismacolor pencils and Distress Inks for coloring.

  6. I love Prismacolor for pencils and Copics for my markers, Thanks.

  7. Ali Moore says:

    Just learning how to use my zig clean color real brush pens!

  8. Glorie Alvarez says:

    I love my Prismacolor Colored Pencils.

  9. Natasha says:

    My favorite colouring method is watercolouring- I love that you can use inks or markers with this method, plus it’s also great for making backgrounds with smooshing or washing.

  10. Linda Jamme says:

    Love all your videos because you have such a good way of explaining the how to’s and why’s of what you do.
    I thought you said you have a coloring chart to use with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens. I don’t see it here.

  11. Linnea S says:

    luv my zig real brush but am rekindling my luv of colored pencils

  12. C Gee says:

    My favorite coloring method is to use Distress inks and the mini blending tool. I love how the inks react to water.

  13. Cheryl L. says:

    Quite honestly, not much of a coloring person, but I do love watercolors and hope to do more of that in the future.

  14. Zandy Ng says:

    I have recently *finally* managed to figure out how to blend out the ink using the Zig clean color real brush markers, so it is my favorite at the moment. 🙂

  15. Denise Gardner says:

    I love my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers!

  16. franchesca says:

    my absolute favorite way is watercoloring. i already love watercoloring my artwork and you wouldn’t believe how happy i was when i started seeing crafters doing it too! it’s the perfect way to merge my two loves

  17. Leanne S says:

    I enjoy watercoloring.

  18. Brooke Rector says:

    I love coloring with Copics!

  19. Jeannine H says:

    This past year, i bought both Zig Real Color Brush pens and prisma coloring pencils. I use my Zigs a lot but i need to use my pencils more. I bought Prisma coloured pencils for my 88 year mother last year and i think it was best gift i ever gave her! She loves using them in her aldult colouring books.

  20. I lime Prismacolor for pencils and Zig clean colour real brush markers for water coloring and also messy watercolour backgrounds. Especially great with Wink of Stella clear sparkle pen. I learned that from you, Jennifer !

  21. Angela Stone says:

    Laying down color in any form just thrills me but lately I’ve been into my Spectrum colored pencils.

  22. Sheri Elmont says:

    I love using Distress Inks for watercoloring, but also enjoy Prismacolor pencils and Inktense. I just started a Tombow collection and look forward to the day I can start my Copic journey.

  23. Cathy Johnston says:

    I’ve been doing watercolor for years but am REALLY enjoying copics!

  24. Really like coloring with the Copic markers
    but trying out watercolor pencils lately

  25. Jaime Sunshine says:

    I honestly haven’t fully found my knack with coloring preference yet. I have tried watercolor pencils, spectrum noir markers, etc. I need to keep practicing my coloring skills big time. Thanks for all the wonderful tutorials & tips I truly appreciate it. I love watching to see what you will show us next. You are truly an inspiration!

  26. I am not a very good colorist, but I have found I have the best luck with my alcohol markers, but maybe it is because I always go back to them over anything else, I do also use my distress inks for watercoloring 🙂

  27. Memoriesbymanda says:

    I’m not very good at colouring! I admire those who are talented like yourself Jennifer though. I have been trying gelatos and Tim Holtz distress crayons lately though ( not having much luck)

  28. Kathy H says:

    I am not so great with a lot of these mediums. What I feel most comfortable with is colored pencils. I really love the Prismas and I’ve been happy to find out that you can color on top of colors and blend them. Thank you so much for these videos! I always learn so much!

  29. Debbie says:

    Coloured pencils are definitely my favourite

  30. Janet trapp says:

    love all the different mediums for coloring !
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    God bless you

  31. I use many different colour methods but my fave is blending colour with my stamp pads.
    Thanks for sharing and the chance to win.

  32. Lauren says:

    Distress inks are top of my list – but I don’t have zig clean color real brush markers. Yet. 🙂

  33. Stephanie says:

    Love this series – Thanks for doing this for us

  34. Monica W says:

    I like to color with my promarkers. I would also love to try the zig color brushes someday 🙂

  35. Mandy Salazar says:

    I love my primary color pencil set!!

  36. jackie s says:

    I’m obsessed right now with watercolors. I recently got the Zig Clean color brushes, and I LOVE them. So easy to work with

  37. Monika says:

    Distress inks were my first bible journaling supply so they are my favorite. As I’m getting into cardmaking more now, I look forward to trying out some of these markers. Thanks for sharing the acrylic block technique–it is my new favorite!!

  38. Melissa says:

    Love my Copics!

  39. Mary M. says:

    I love watercoloring, particularly with Distress Inks. Thanks for another great video! =)

  40. Msisboutik says:

    Hello ! Coloring is so relaxing !!! I find myself always going back to watercoloring, I love it and, as for everything else, practise makes perfect (or not ! ^^)

    Have a great day !

  41. Gail says:

    I love my Chameleon markers. They are so cool to use. I’m also a fan of Prismacolor Premier

  42. Debby Long says:

    I like watercoloring best.

  43. Lorraine says:

    My favs now are Tim Holtz distress inks and Watercolors!

  44. Carol R. says:

    I am most successful using distress inks for coloring.

  45. tape says:

    Current favourite are watercolours.

  46. Beverly U says:

    Tombow, all the way. Recently took the plunge and bought the whole set.

  47. Lisa Ayala says:

    I love these ” My Favorite Crafty Things” video series! My favorite coloring method is watercolor pencils. I don’t have a lot of copic markers, so I don’t use them a lot to color, but they are a great tool.

  48. Amy Ames says:

    Thanks for all the techniques you showed here in your video!!! Coloring is still new to me so I’m currently using only copics and colored pencils.

  49. Nina says:

    My favorite coloring method is any one that, by luck or happy coincidence, turns out. I have ten thumbs and try as I might, coloring and I are strangers. So far, alcohol markers have been the least painful, but I think I need an immersion program to get past my enormous obsticles like lack of talent and, well, frankly,, lack of talent.

  50. milleraj says:

    Completely adore Wink of Stella!

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