Ready, Set, Color! Join Me at The Paper Escape: Summer Break with OLO

Get your favorite alcohol markers ready and clear your crafting desk, because an incredible weekend of creativity is just around the corner! I am absolutely thrilled to invite you to The Paper Escape: Summer Break with OLO—a spectacular virtual coloring retreat designed to bring pure joy to your coloring journey and take your skills to the next level.

This virtual retreat is a fantastic partnership between The Paper Escape and OLO Markers. The fun officially kicks off on August 1st, and it is completely FREE to watch on YouTube with unlimited replay access. Whether you are an absolute beginner just dipping your toes into the world of alcohol markers or you've been blending for years, there is something special lined up for you.

We are even hosting a LIVE Q&A session with OLO’s very own Lori Craig! As a veteran coloring instructor with more than two decades of experience, Lori is ready to share her ultimate tips, tricks, and industry secrets while answering all of your burning questions live.
The Ultimate Upgrade: The Digital Kit Ticket

While the physical retreat kits completely SOLD OUT in record time, you don't have to miss out on the VIP experience. You can still grab a Digital Kit Ticket, which is your exclusive pass to the ultimate creative weekend upgrade!

🎫 Why the Digital Kit Ticket is a Must-Have:

• Exclusive Access to the Live Bonus Day: A Digital Kit Ticket gets you an official invitation to our private Bonus Day on August 2nd for an extra day of premium live coloring with Meg and interactive crafting with our amazing event host, Linh (@lvhandcrafted)
  
  
• The Digital Coloring Workshop PDF: A comprehensive, downloadable guide packed with step-by-step instruction to follow along at your own pace.
  
  
• Pre-Colored Digis: Ready-to-use pre-colored digital images (drawn by yours truly!) that are perfect for quick card layouts, background practice, or instant cardmaking inspiration.

For a tutorial on how to make today's featured card, check out my YouTube video.

Don't Have OLO Markers? No Problem!
If your marker collection consists of other brands, please don't let that stop you from joining the fun! We want everyone to participate, which is why Meg has put together a comprehensive Color Conversion Chart mapped out for Copic, Altenew, and Ohuhu markers. To unlock access to this handy chart, all you need to do is register for a ticket—whether you choose the Free Ticket, the Digital Kit, or were lucky enough to snag a physical kit.

Choose Your Experience & Register Today:

FREE Ticket: Officially registers you for the event, unlocks the color conversion chart, and enters you into our exciting freebie and giveaway drawings.

Digital Kit Ticket: Unlocks the color conversion chart, the full Workshop PDF, the pre-colored digis, and your live pass to the August 2nd Bonus Day!

Spaces for the live interactive portions are filling up fast, so secure your spot, download your digital goodies, and let's get ready to color together this weekend!

👉 Grab Your Ticket to The Paper Escape Here!

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Fall is Better with Friends

Hey friends! Happy Friday! Today I’m popping in with one of the cards I made during my LIVE crafting session on Monday night. if you missed it, the replay is available on my channel. 

This card features the beautiful Autumn Greetings Retreat Kit. I stamped the leaf image on watercolor paper, then did some loose water coloring with some Lindy’s Magicals. For the card background I did a little tone on tone stenciling with the coordinating leaf stencil, then stamped some of the splatter stamps randomly in the open areas.

This card features the gorgeous Autumn Greetings Retreat Kit. I started by stamping the leaf image onto watercolor paper and then did some loose, vibrant water coloring with Lindy’s Magicals. For the background, I blended a little tone-on-tone stenciling using the coordinating leaf stencil and added some random splatter stamps in the open areas to build up the texture.

The sentiment comes from the Fall Friends printable that I designed as a reward for our Community Harvest, which we officially harvested! Every single Retreat Kit owner will get access to this printable, which is so exciting. I printed it out on my laser printer and then ran it through my Minc machine with some absolutely stunning orange foil. Both the sentiment and the tag mat were cut out using the Ultimate Accordion Dies, and I finished everything off with a touch of ribbon and some sparkling enamel dots from the kit.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. In case you missed the announcement, there are still a few of my Mystery De-stash Bundles available over in Linh’s shop, priced at around 75% off retail for a total steal of a deal!

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