Welcome back to day two of We Love Spring Week! Bunnies, flowers, and more flowers say ‘spring’ when it comes to cards, and today Mindy Eggen is showing us the cutest spring card design featuring all of this and more, and how she coloured it using OLO Markers! Let’s find out why she loves them so much!

Hello, my crafty friends! This is Mindy Eggen with you today to share inspiration using products from the new Lawn Fawn release, which I colored up with OLO Markers!

If you are not familiar with OLO Markers, they are a fairly new alcohol marker that hit the market a couple of years ago. I have been a long, long-time user of Copic markers so I was excited to get my hands on the OLO Markers and see how they compare. Needless to say, I’ve been very happy with them!

Supplies | Lawn Fawn: Carrot ‘Bout You Stamp, Carrot ‘Bout You Lawn Cuts, Spiffier Speckles Paper Pad, Cole’s ABC’s Die Set, Grassy Border, All The Clouds Stamp, All The Clouds Lawn Cuts; OLO Markers: O2.5, O2.4, O2.2 (carrot car) YG2.5, YG8.7 (carrot top), BG2.3 (clouds), W-G3, W-G1 (bunnies) OR3.7, OR3.4, OR3.2 (wagon & sign); Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: Tape runner & foam adhesive

I am going to be coloring in these adorable images from the new Lawn Fawn Carrot ‘Bout You stamp set. All of the images are stamped in Jet Black ink which is alcohol marker-friendly. When coloring with alcohol markers, you always want to make sure you are stamping with alcohol marker-friendly ink, which is usually stated on the ink pad.

A helpful tip when using the OLO Markers is choosing a smooth cardstock. I am using X-Press It cardstock for my coloring today. The markers really glide across the paper and the ink doesn’t soak into the cardstock as much or as fast which a lot of times causes bleeding into areas you don’t want it to go. If you don’t have X-Press It cardstock, experiment with what you have in your stash.

The barrel of the marker is really where the magic lies with these markers. They have a cartridge filled with ink and are replaceable once you use up that color. On a Copic marker, the inside of the barrel has a lining that the ink soaks into so you are not getting the most out of your ink or refills.

I do still reach for my Copic markers and am more familiar with them, but I find I am getting the most value out of the OLO Markers and their ink system. I can also use OLO Markers combined with my Copic Markers, so don’t feel like you can only have one or the other. The flow system of the OLO Markers is a little different if you are used to Copic Markers, so be sure to give yourself a little grace if you decide to play.

I think it’s always best to start with a few colors you can easily blend and take the markers out for a test drive to see what you think!

I could honestly take up an entire page writing about markers but these are the key points I found to be most helpful when deciding if I wanted to invest. I hope you found it helpful as well! Happy spring!

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