Breathtaking Bouquet Comparision of Coloring with Markers versus a Sponge

Background Stamping Series Post #7:  Coloring the image

What is your "go-to" tool for coloring a large area? Markers or sponging?
I have two cards today for an easy comparison,
 both made with Stampin'UP!'s Breathtaking Bouquet background stamp.

This first card was colored with markers

 

 I used Stampin' Blends, which are alcohol markers

I really like how smoothly they apply to colored cardstock

 The color on thie second card was applied with a sponge

note: an art sponge, NOT a kitchen sponge

  

you get a much more diffuse look when you sponge on the color.

Both tools give a great  result
It just depends on the artistic look you're going for
Here is one more side-by-side comparison

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Color Details: 

• The first card used a black alcohol marker on Merry Merlot paper
  the image was embossed in gold
• The second card was sponged with black ink on Bermuda Bay
  the image was embossed in black

Layer Details:

• The sentiment on the first card was black embossed on vellum card stock and cut with a scissors. Layered using the Pretty Label Punch and a 1-1/2" circle punch
• The sentiment on the 2nd card was stamped with a sentiment and a die from the Peaceful Moments Bundle

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I hope you've been inspired to pull out some stamps and do some coloring.

Breathtaking Bouquet Cling Stamp Set [151612] - $16.00 Wood-Mount Stamp Set [152201] - $20.00	Peaceful Moments Bundle (English) [153824] - $52.00	Pretty Label Punch [143715] - $18.00	1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] - $16.00
Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146979] - $8.75	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] - $8.75	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] - $10.00	Black 5/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897] - $8.50
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] - $30.00	Versamark Pad [102283] - $9.50	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] - $6.00	Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [146956] - $5.00
Basic Black Dark Stampin' Blends [147941] - $4.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] - $6.00	Stamping Sponges [141337] - $4.00