The Spotlight technique is great when you have a large open image but don't want to color it all. Just die-cut a portion of it, color that small portion, layer it on a slightly larger piece and place it back on the full image where it was. That's what Bev did on her card for our July Stamp Share swap:
Colors: Basic Black, Basic White, Golden Glow, Highland Heather, Hydrangea Hue, Old Olive, Timid Tiger