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I should have a regular post for you again tomorrow, but I wanted to pop in to tell you that I updated my COPIC Classes page a couple of days ago. I'm hoping to meet some of you in either Charlotte, North Carolina, or Portland, Oregon, in the next few weeks!
Debbie
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Just a quick post today! I'm up to my eyeballs in some family health-related issues right now. When I was in Anaheim earlier this month, I was able to visit with one of my dear friends from college; of course I had to make a card for her! I used the JustRite Papercraft Friendship Vintage Labels Seven clear stamps for the focal sentiment, airbrushing the background of my Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles die cut with Copic R83 and YR31. I used a Foliage die template to cut/emboss/airbrush the leaves on either side of the bow with my Copic Airbrush System and BG72. I dyed the seam binding with my Copic reinkers, and button is a Lavender Moon Vintage Button from PTI. Card size is 5" x 7", and cardstock colors are PTI Vintage Cream and Lavender Moon, edged with Chamomile Distress ink or Vintage Cream ink. Whew--that was a mouthful! I hope you have a great day. Thanks for visiting!
Debbie
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In December I went to visit my sister and her sweet family in Texas; I so enjoyed getting to spend time with them! I found this little Mo Manning Bye Bye image in my digital stamp stash and decided to make a card for one of the girls. (I have a second card in the works for my second little Texas niece.) This digital stamp also comes in different ethnicities as well as different gender.
Here are the Copic markers that I used to color the ladybug and trike.
Next I colored her hair and jeans. I went back a couple of steps later and added more darkness to the shadow side of her hair, however.
Here are the jacket colors, including some blue-violets for cast shadows. That BG45 is a cooler temperature blue-green than the BG30's. I used it in the shadow areas as well.
Here I added some sky with a homemade B40 (B41 + colorless blender in an empty Copic Sketch marker). I also darkened the hair a bit with the Y35 and E13. The C2 was for that collar of her jacket as well as the heels of her sandals. (I darkened the collar more after I took this picture; you can see that if you compare this picture to the next picture.)
Here I finished the sandals, feet, the few other places that had skin showing, and the ground. I also added some Chamomile Distress ink (PTI) to the edges of the cardstock panel. You don't see it on this shot, but I colored the streamers on her handlebars and the ponytail scrunchies with a red Spica Glitter pen.
I used three different Spellbinders die template sets on this card: On the Edge for that notebook edge at the bottom of the blue-green patterned paper, A-2 Matting Basics A, and A-2 Matting Basics B. A bit of sanding, stitching, and glueing, and I was finished with my card. My little nieces enjoy making cards as well (at 2-1/ and 5), and they wanted some pretty ribbon to dress up their cards. Guess what Auntie Debbie has plenty of to send with the card? Oh, yes, that would be ribbon. Sounds like an opportunity to work on fine motor skills to me. :-) Patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Baby Jane Mini Deck, and baker's twine is from Papertrey Ink. That's it for today; thanks for visiting with me!
Debbie
P.S. I hope to see some of you in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 22, or Portland, Oregon on March 22! I will be teaching Copic Workshop classes in both of those locations, one a Color Along for Whimsical Faces and Hair, and the other an Airbrushing Projects for Papercrafters. Details are HERE. If you are in the Portland, Oregon area, Marianne Walker is teaching a Tracing Memories Class on February 15. This is a relaxing, all-about-coloring class. It's a newer one, and it is fun! Detail for this class are also posted HERE (toward the bottom of the page). Here is a link to a video that highlights and explains the Tracing Memories class. I will embed it at the end of this post as well.
If you are looking for a Copic Standard or Copic Intermediate Certification class near you, Sherrie Siemens, Lori Craig, and Cindy Lawrence have upcoming classes in Tempe, Arizona; Orlando, Florida; Los Angeles, California; and Columbus, Ohio. (Click on the links above for more information.) Thanks!
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Today I have another Papertrey Ink Doodlie Do card to share--I told you that I couldn't stop playing with this set! For this card I stamped Versamark ink on Kraft cardstock and heat-embossed the image with Filigree Detail White Embossing Powder before coloring it with watercolors. Just a note, in case you are wondering: the reason that I didn't color the image with my Copic markers is that white embossing powder often comes off onto the marker nib if you try to color over it; I've messed up a super brush tip trying that trick before. One way around that if you wanted to use markers to color your image would be to stamp it in a white pigment ink and then heat emboss with CLEAR embossing powder, which does not react with Copics.)
Back to my card: I used two Spellbinders die sets on this card front, Standard Circles Small for the focal image and Framed Tags One for the sentiment. I stamped the background in Scarlet Jewel ink on Scarlet Jewel cardstock, then stitched a border line with my sewing machine. Ribbon is seam binding dyed with Copic E42 and colorless blender. For a sentiment on the inside (which I don't have a great picture of), I used the Stylish Sentiments: Birthday stamp set, one that stays close to my desk. :-) That's it for today--thanks for visiting!
Debbie
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"Be who you are, and be that well."
Pretty good advice, isn't it? Today I have a shabby, feminine card to share with you, using JustRite Papercraft's Ribbon and Swags Vintage Labels Seven clear stamps, Spellbinders dies, and some luscious Melissa Frances 5th Avenue 6" x 6" patterned paper.
I used several of the patterned stamps in the Ribbon and Swags set to alter the patterned paper, stamping with Versamark and heat embossing with detail white embossing powder. Cardstock is PTI Vintage Cream, cardstock-weight vellum, and Lavender Moon. Spellbinders dies that I used include Standard Circles LG, Standard Circles SM, and Gold Majesty Circles (that's the pretty vellum one that breaks the top line of the card). I dyed white seam binding with Copic reinkers to coordinate with my papers and inks. Ink is Versamark, PTI Aqua Mist and Chamomile Distress Cube. I sanded, layered, and sewed, and that was it--one slightly shabby girl card for the stash. Thanks for stopping by today!
Debbie
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Welcome! Today I have two more cards from Papertrey Ink's January 2014 release to share with you. First is a masculine card made with Four Square and Background Basics: Diagonals. I used Ocean Tides, Enchanted Evening, and Rustic White cardstock as well as Ocean Tides and Enchanted Evening ink. Card size is 4" square.
Next I have a sweet girlie card--it's only right to balance out a guy card, right? ;-} I used the Boutique Borders: Friends mini stamp set, paired with papers from a Melissa Frances 6" x 6" 5th Avenue paper pad. I dyed the seam binding with Copic reinkers. Cardstock is Lavender Moon and Vintage Cream.
If you notice any wiggly lines on my "die cut," that's because I fussy cut it. My dies are on the way. . . Fussy cutting really makes you appreciate coordinating dies though! That's it for today; I hope you have a fabulous Sunday!
Debbie
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Welcome! I meant to have all of the rest of my Papertrey Ink January Release cards done, but once I started playing with the Doodlie -Do stamp set, I haven't moved on yet! I really like doodling, and this fun, fresh set was one of my January favorites.
These are the Copic markers that I used to color the Doodlie-Do image. (This was a phone picture--not the best quality--but if you click on it, you should be able to read the numbers.)
In addition to Doodlie-Do, I also used Background Basics: Twinkle for the top of the background. I played for a long time with the basic elements on this card to try to work a ribbon and bow in, and I was never quite happy with how it looked. I finally decided that the doodle-flower had enough presence that I really didn't need a ribbon. I hope you agree! ;-) That's it for today--thank you for visiting,
Debbie
P.S. I almost forgot to tell you that I have updated my Current Copic Classes page HERE. I will be in Charlotte, North Carolina in February, and in Portland, Oregon in March. Hope to meet some of you there!
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Welcome! I had posted a short blurb this morning about a delay in my Papertrey Ink January release pieces due to weather-related shipping issues and my trip to California. Here's one for you though--Feather Finery, stamped in Versamark ink, heat embossed with detail white embossing powder, and watercolored with some Twinkling H2O's from my stash. It's been a while since I used those!
I dyed seam binding with Copic BG11, BG15, and B16. The sentiment is stamped with PTI Blueberry Sky and Hawaiian Shores inks on a Double Ended Banners die cut. Cardstock is Rustic White and Hawaiian Shores. Pretty Simple! Thanks for being patient. I will have more for you in the next day or so.
Debbie
P.S. Since this is a preview of a January 2014 Papertrey Ink Release set, it will be available tonight at 10pm, EST, at Papertrey Ink--that's in about half an hour. :-) If you would like to see some gorgeous projects with the Papertrey Ink January 2014 release sets, be sure to browse the following blogs!
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Some of you are wondering where my regular fifteenth of the month Papertrey Ink Release in Review post is! We had a weather-related shipping issue this month, and my January stamps arrived after I had left for California. I got back last night at 10:15pm. So, I hope to get at least one January Papertrey Ink card made and posted today still. I haven't forgotten! :-) Thanks,
Debbie
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Welcome! My parents have an anniversary coming up, and I wanted to get a card in the mail to them before I left for Anaheim for a few days. I found this Flourishes Lenten Rose image in my "pieces of projects started" bin, and it had already been fussy-cut with a Spellbinders Labels Twenty Nine die template.
If you already know how to fussy-cut with a die, you may want to skip this paragraph. I stamp my image first, them lay my die template on top of the image to decide exactly where I want the image to extend past the border of the die cut. Next I use a couple of pieces of scrap cardstock between the blade of the die and the surface of the image where I want to protect the image from being cut. I send it through my die-cutting machine, and then I hand-cut the extending parts. I always do this BEFORE I color an image, just in case something gets cut that I didn't mean to be cut. Make sense? On to coloring then!
Here I have colored my greenery with Copic Sketch markers. I went back in at the end and darkened some of these values though. :-)
Here I have added glass and a hint of shadow at the bottom.
Here are the flowers and buds--mostly pink, but with yellow in the centers and green on the buds. I used a feathering technique to blend the pink and green to avoid getting muddy color.
And here is a detail of the finished card, 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". The Spellbinders Labels Twenty Nine was used to cut the focal image (explained in the second paragraph), an On the Edge die template was used to cut the row of hearts at the bottom of the card, and a Charmed I'm Sure tag die was used for the Mom and Dad tags (JustRite stamps). Patterned paper: is from a Melissa Frances 5th Avenue 6 x 6 pad, and I dyed the seam binding with Copic R30 and colorless blender. A bit of sanding, distress inking, and stitching, and that's it--pretty straightforward! Thank you for visiting today,
Debbie
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Welcome! How about a clean and simple Valentine's card today? I had some of my December Papertrey Ink sets still out and thought I would play with Wonderful Words: Love mini stamp set and its coordinating Wonderful Words: Love die. I paired those with one of November's release dies, Tipped Tops die for the white Love panel.
The card base is Raspberry Fizz cardstock, with Raspberry Fizz grosgrain running under the "Love" sentiment for simple texture. I used a True Black vintage button along with white crochet thread for a simple embellishment, and Smokey Shadow ink for the "will keep us together" part of the sentiment. Easy-peasy! Thanks for stopping by today,
Debbie
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Welcome! I am playing along this month and next with a Reverse Confetti stamp set from their new January release. Love is definitely in the air with the six new stamp sets (including their new Quirky Cuties line) and three new Confetti Cuts Dies. You are invited to to hop along with the Confetti Crew, Challenge Crew, and a few other friends [that's where I come in] today as we share cards and projects using the new products. We think you’ll fall in love with this release!
The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from Amy Kolling’s blog. It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop, so you don’t miss a thing. We have tons of inspiration for you to see using all the new Reverse Confetti stamp sets!
The stamp set that I used is the Freida Fox set from the Quirky Cuties line; isn't she sweet?
These are the Copic Markers that I used to color Freida. I combined coloring with paper piecing (October Afternoon patterned paper), and I did some marker shading on the patterned paper as well.
Here is the inside sentiment that I used, along with a strip of the patterned paper that I had used for Freida's dress to tie the inside to the outside of the card.
I used several Spellbinders dies on Freida as well, including Charmed I'm Sure, A-2 Bracket Borders One, and A-2 Matting Basics A. I used a glue pen to add glitter to both the heart and flower for a bit of sparkle, and I dyed my seam binding with Copic R30 and a few drops of colorless blender.
I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with Reverse Confetti today! Reverse Confetti sponsors a blog hop on the 8th of every month. Now it’s time to hop on over to Leigh Penner’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti blog.
A few things before you hop along though, just to keep you “in the know”…
January’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY is open for you to play along. Click HERE for a chance to win. AND, be on the lookout for a NEW COLOR challenge being introduced on January 16th and another way to win.
Celebrate the creative side of you!
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