Add rich color and dimension to your scrapbook layouts using alcohol ink markers, the most familiar of which are the Copic Sketch markers. Here, we'll show you three techniques for using these fun markers to create accents for your scrapbook pages.

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Blend Colors Using Copic Markers

Samuel by Jennifer McGuire as seen on page 55 of Scrapbooking Tips & Tricks: Tools & Techniques.

Blend ink colors together to create beautifully shaded embellishments for your accents in just a few minutes. Here's how:

1. Color stamped image using a light color marker, flicking color toward center of image.

2. Color opposite side of image using a slightly darker marker, flicking color toward center.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until colors blend neatly together.

^{- learn how to blend shades of gray on page 2 -}

Appeared in:

January 2011