Thinking Inking

The Rainbow Will Come

Welcome! Today I have a sweet little My Favorite Things image to share with you, the Rainbow Will Come. With that umbrella and fashionable slicker, she needed some bright colors.

These are the Copic markers that I used to color the image. (Videos of the whole process are embedded below, in two parts, since I can upload to YouTube in only 15 minute segments. LINKS: Rainbow Will Come: Part 1 of 2 and Rainbow Will Come: Part 2 of 2)

That little piece of lacy trim is cut with a Spellbinders Lace Doily Accents die template. I colored the umbrella top twice and popped it up with foam tape after trimming the second one closely. Papers are from Cosmo Cricket's DeLovely Mini Deck, and ribbon is some aqua seam binding. (DeLovely is an older line--hope it's still out there!)

Finally, I'm assuming that most of you who use Copic markers already have a source that you typically purchase your markers from, and that's great! However, if you've been looking for certain colors that are unavailable where you usually shop, I heard just today that the Copic website is offering free shipping April 6-13 (starting this coming Friday) in honor of their attendance at Sakura Con this week in Washington--just thought I would pass that info along in case someone could use it. Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

For the Happy Couple

Welcome! Seem like my blog and I are strangers these days. . . We've had house-guests and other "that's life" happening, so paper crafting hasn't been on the front burner. It was fun to get back down to my studio tonight and play with my stamps and paper. Besides, I needed a wedding shower card for this weekend, so I had ample incentive!

I chose Papertrey Ink's Beautiful Butterflies set for my sentiment and the butterflies, and the Background Basics: Twinkle set to over-stamp and add texture. Papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Evangeline Mini Deck. I used two Spellbinders die templates on my card,  Classic Square Small and Fleur de Lis Squares. A bit of sewing and distressing, and I have one finished wedding shower card--whew! Thanks for stopping in, and have a fabulous day.

Our Refuge and Strength

Welcome! I'm in St. Louis this weekend, along with Lori Craig, for Copic Certification classes. I'm hoping to meet some of you here! Today I have another encouragement card to share. My dear father-in-law is not feeling well these days, so I've been trying to get a card made every week for him, just to encourage him and remind him of things that he knows far better than I. I pulled out my Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blessings set once again--love this set!  To ink the sentiment in two colors, I put tape over the two words that I wanted to be red and inked with Hawaiian Shores ink, then removed the tape and stamped. Next I taped the parts that had been Hawaiian Shores earlier and inked the remaining parts with Pure Poppy ink. I removed the tape, aligned with the Hawaiian Shores layer, and stamped.

I wanted to keep it colorful and thought that some Cosmo Cricket Baby Jane patterned papers would be just the ticket. I used several Spellbinders dies including Grand Labels Twenty-Three for the card base, a Bauble Blossoms One for that aqua trim layer, and Office Supplies for the distressed notebook layer.

That's it for today. I will be posting a winner of Colleen and Marianne's book as soon as I get a chance on Friday night. I teach late that night, so it could even be Saturday morning when it gets posted. Thank you for visiting!

Rejoice!

Welcome! Can you handle a second Easter card this week?  I had the JustRite Easter Blessings Oval Medallions set out on my desk on Monday and thought I would play with it one more time before I put it away.

These are the Copic markers that I used to color the image. Now, I have to admit that I did something that I do not recommend with my Copic markers--coloring an image that is embossed in something other than CLEAR embossing powder. (Clear EP works best with Copics.) But, I was careful to color inside the lines and not rub over the embossed lines. Again, the best solution would have been to stamp in gold pigment ink, and then emboss in clear embossing powder. My gold pigment ink pad was toast, however.

To cut the gold frame, I used a JustRite Nested Oval Medallion Label die, along with a Spellbinders Classic Ovals Small for the inside frame cut.  I also used Spellbinders Grand Labels Eleven and Damask Accents. Patterned Paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Tea for Two Mini Deck, and seam binding is dyed with Copic ink refills (Various Inks YR31, YR24, and 0). Well, that's it for today; thanks for stopping by!

Evangeline. . .

Can you handle one more day of CHA projects? This is all I have--honest! Today I have a few Cosmo Cricket Evangeline cards to share with you. Besides the Evangeline papers, chipboard, and sticker in the card above, I also heat-embossed a sentiment from Papertrey Ink's Half and Half set. The doily is cut with PTI's Parisian Lace Doily, and taupe pearls are from Zva Creative.

Ohhhh, I like buttercream yellow and roses! 

Ooo-la-la! Okay, a digression: I saw a lady walking around at CHA with this kissy image on a vinyl bag--wish I had gone by and asked for a bag, because they were neat! The English Lace Paper Doily is from StarLit Studio, and ribbon is Papertrey Ink's Kraft Satin--a perfect match!

Finally, my last Evangeline card, with a bit of Prima lace (I think--not sure), and some Copic-dyed ribbon. That's the extent of my Evangeline samples. I'm still working on release pieces for later this month, and I hope that tomorrow's more productive than today was! Thanks for stopping by.

Baby Jane

Welcome! I'm working on some new releases over the next few days, but I realized that I had a couple of days worth of CHA pieces that I hadn't shown you yet. Today I'm sharing a few cards from Cosmo Cricket's new Baby Jane line. On the card above, the blossom is Baby Jane chipboard, but the stem is from Papertrey Ink's Rosie Posie set--they look like they were made for each other, don't they? The little Enjoy sentiment is cut with PTI's Tiny Tags die collection and stamped with Tiny Tags as well. I dyed the ribbon with a Copic R27 reinker. The die behind the flower is JustRite's new Nested Medallion Labels die.

Of course, with all of these vintage paper swatches, I had to make a quilt card! Paired with the Baby Jane papers and chipboard, I used Papertrey Ink's Quilter's Sampler Sentiments on my wavy banner.

No stamps here (since the sentiment is from Baby Jane paper), but I used PTI's Filigree Border, along with some sweet little Maya Road Wood Skinny Spools.

On this card I have mostly Baby Jane collection, with the addition of a Filigree die cut and an Aqua Mist Vintage Button. Well, that's it for today--thanks for stopping by!

Day 2 from Anaheim

  

Welcome! I walked the show floor for a while this morning before coloring all afternoon. Julie Comstock at Cosmo Cricket was making flowers with her Glubers and agreed to let me video her for you--enjoy!

Debbie

Tea for Two

Woohoo--I just finished up my last CHA project tonight! Friday I'm packing. :-} How about some Tea for Two cards tonight? Tea for Two is one of Cosmo Cricket's four new lines. I've used mostly Tea for Two here, including chipboard, stickers, and elements; but I've added some Papertrey Ink sets in as well. The card above uses PTI's Baby Button Bits. That "ribbon" is some 6" tulle that I just folded in half and tied around the card. 

I used my pinking shears on this paper, as well as PTI's Heart border die, Rick Rack border die, and Tiny Tags die. Ribbon is off white seam binding dyed with Copic R43 and R59

This card is my ode to my Swedish in-laws!  All elements are Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two, except for the Papertrey Ink's Half & Half die, vintage button, and twill.

Everything here is Tea for Two, except for the Tiny Tags die (Papertrey Ink), and dyed seam binding (Copic reinkers).

One last card. This one reminds me of cherry pie, with ice cream! All parts are Tea for Two, except for a Papertrey Ink die, Celebrations Frame. Well, that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by!

I Love You

Welcome! Today I have a Valentine to share with you. It's getting close to that time, you know! I used Papertrey Ink's Tag-Its #11 for the focal image, stamped in a combination of Versamagic Pixie Dust and Pink Grapefruit for the pink ring, PTI's Smokey Shadow for the sentiment, and PTI's Canyon Clay for the hearts. I used a glue pen to add a touch of glitter to the hearts. Ribbon is Sweet Blush Stitched Grosgrain. For die templates, I used a Spellbinders Standard Circles Large combined Pinking Circles Small to frame the focal image. 

How about those sweet papers? They are from a mini deck and elements deck of Cosmo Cricket's new Twenty-Three line. I had some scraps left after making some booth samples. :-) HERE is a link to a preview of the lines on the Cosmo Cricket blog. 

Here are a couple of bonus cards for you; they are booth samples, so they aren't as "stamp-y." The first one uses no stamps, just elements, chipboard, and papers from Cosmo Cricket's Twenty-Three line. On the second one, I used Papertrey Ink's Big Birthday Wishes set--it's one of my favorite go-to sentiment sets for a child's birthday. (You can click on any image to see it larger.)

That's it for today--have a fabulous weekend!

Faith

Welcome! Today I have a card to share that could be used for several purposes--Easter, encouragement, or even sympathy. Unfortunately, that is is just what I needed it for. 

Although I needed the card for a sad occasion, I certainly had some lovely new things to make it with! I've listed them below, though several of them are to-be-released at Winter CHA and do not have links yet. What I could link is linked below, and you can be watching for the rest to come out in early February. Thank you for stopping by today!

Supply List

Stamps: Papertrey Ink Everyday Blessings
Patterned Papers: Cosmo Cricket Evangeline, Rose (NEW--coming out at CHA)
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Harvest Gold
Inks: Smokey Shadow, Chamomile Distress Cube (PTI)
Tools: Spellbinders Paper Arts Decorative Elements S5-090  Romantic Rectangles (for the rectangular frame, shown beautifully by Linda Duke HERE), Crosses Two S5-093 (for the stacked crosses, used beautifully by Julie Overby HERE), and Standard Circles Large S4-114 for the tag. I used my Copic YR23 and Copic Airbrush System to add some color to the cross and Copic YR23  reinker and colorless blender to dye the white seam binding.