Wk36 - Anything Goes/Backgrounds - Colouring Challenge at Graph'It markers with Cult Pens & Stamping Boutique

Hello Colouring Fans! Welcome back to another new week at Graph'It Colouring Challenge!

This week we are thrilled to be sponsored by the fabulous

Make sure you pop by and have a snoop in the lovely Stamping Boutique digi store and grab yourselves some great digis!

This is the 2nd week of our challenge 

ANYTHING GOES/BACKGROUNDS

We would love you to show us some unusual backgrounds you've created for your images but we know this is not something everyone does all the time so if not - then Anything Goes!

You have until 11th September to enter the challenge and winners will be announced the following week.

YOU CAN ENTER HERE

We have some great prizes for you this week! 
PRIZE 1: 2 fabulous digis from the 

Stamping Boutique

but, If you use a Stamping Boutique image for your entry you can win an extra digi from the Sponsors store!
TO WIN: - random winner from the Design Team's Top 3 favourites, chosen by random.org

PRIZE 2: £10 voucher for Graph'It

Kindly donated and sponsored by the amazing store 

Cult Pens have a fantastic Graph'It Promotion on at the moment HERE so head over there and grab some bargains - you can get a FREE tutorial DVD!!

TO WIN: You must be in the UK and a random winner will be chosen by Random.org - please add (UK) to your name on your challenge entry.

You can see the winners of our last challenge at the end of this post but in the meantime let's see what the team have made for you!...

Scatty Jan  Wow just loved making my card, I added in a brickwork background and the fishes using some altered stencils from my portrait . I adored the colour palette , and although the card took me some time I really enjoyed making it, I think I shall be using  backgrounds more often. I used the lovely image Princess Jennifer Latte Bubble Bath

Graph It Markers used

Skin 3120, 4135, 4145, 4125, 4150

Hair 3125, 3245, 1210, 3170

Bricks 7105, 7110, 7109 Blender pen

Fish/Towel 7220, 7240

Pinks 5110, 5115, 5120

Bath 7130 ,7122

Cara......I enjoyed the challenge of creating a background for my image and while it didn't quite go to plan - I still had fun trying! I layered lots of blue shades to create a winter sky and added glitter and White Shake pen for sparkle and snow. I used the image Princess Jennifer Latte Decorating the Tree.

 

Graph'it Markers Used:

Skin: 3105, 4155, 4115, 4135

Hair: 3190,3170,3150

Red: 5250, 5220, 3120

Green: 9107, 7220, 8190, 8160,8140

Background: Blue Greys

Nikky...I got so carried away with the background technique I did with the acetate last week I made 2 at the same time. I used the image Princess Jennifer Latte Happy Birthday to me from our fab sponsor...

 If you want to know how I made the background check back at last week's post - the technique is exactly the same....

I added plenty of shading behind and under the Chaise Longue, I really wanted it to look like it was up against a wall and 3 dimensional...I think we often under estimate the importance of greys and shadows and lighting. I was really chuffed with how this turned out the pink looks quite velvety i think which is exactly what I wanted.
Colours: Sofa: 5125, 5130, 5160 with lots of greys added for shadow.
Shadow greys: 9400,9402,9404,9406, 9408, 9909
Background: 6185, 5160, 2150, 1180
Mix'it fluid

Kevin I had a lot of Fun playing with the background of this image called  Princess Jennifer Latte Bubble Bath.....

Graph'It Markers Used
Skin 4105.4155.4170.4175
Hair 3245.3250.1280
Bath 9500.9501.9503
Bubbles 7101.7105 & silver glitter pen
Background 6130.6140.6110.5115.5110 & mix it fluid

What great background ideas - we all had so much fun trying these techniques out, it's so easy to forget backgrounds and leave it all white and boring so have a go!

OK, onto our challenge winners from last time which was our Colour Palette with Kenny K challenge on Week 34....

PRIZE 1: $20 gift certificate to Kenny K's amazing store
TO WIN: - random winner chosen by random.org
#28 Cr8iveCIndy - well done! Email us here quoting ref: GIw361001 to claim please!

PRIZE 2: Pack of 12 Graph'It Markers
Winner = #21 N-Eva - well done! *claimed*

PRIZE 3: Pack of 12 Graph'It Markers
Winner: #2 Zoechaos
Email us here quoting ref: GIw361002 to claim please!

So don't forget....

This is the 2nd week of our challenge 

ANYTHING GOES/BACKGROUNDS

We would love you to show us some unusual backgrounds you've created for your images but we know this is not something everyone does all the time so if not - then Anything Goes!

You have until 11th September to enter the challenge and winners will be announced the following week.

YOU CAN ENTER HERE