Card Art with Copics: Crafts and Me Creekside Magic

While perusing the Crafts and Me playground of stamped images, I came across this magnificent image by Molly Harrison.  Molly is a northern California artist that aspires to the world of fantasy.  I'm thrilled that she shares this Creekside Magic image in a rubberstamp and I just had to buy it.

I've stamped this image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Bazzill Smooth White cardstock. This photo shows how the image looks filled with Copic colors . . .


Ahhh . . . but there's more.

I've used my Copics to add some deliberate streaking throughout the base and provided more ground depth.


Ooo . . . and there are so many things to do with backgrounds. It was tough to decide if I should airbrush using masks, add some simple outline shadows or leave the background white. I decided to play and used my lightest Copic colors to scribble and stipple. The color and texture of the background is oh so subtle.  Here's how it looks now . . .

I really do love working with my Copics!!!

I pulled together some Bazzill purple and teal and some Bo Bunny a gift of love Winter Joy Bundled to form a layered easel card.  I used Copic atyou Spica in Lavender for faux stitching.  Tropical purple mini brads by Creative Impressions adorn the corners.  A bit of 5/8" teal satin ribbon provides a slight border.

I adhered my Creekside Magic image slightly to the right side so I could add a border of fun embellishments.  Some Prima Sugar Plum Roses in eggplant, a berry vine, McGill fern punches, Martha Stewart's butterfly punches and a QuicKutz revolution flourish are playing to her left.  Diamond Stickles are thinly painted over border accents.















This photo shows the card front . . .

I've added a "Believe" sentiment from Prickley Pear and an "anything is possible" sentiment from The Rubber Cafe.

Here's a view of my completed easel card using Molly Harrison's Creekside Magic rubberstamped image by Crafts and Me.

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"Top 3" Designer March 22, 2011 Crafts and Me

 

 

Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93
hair - E53, E57, E59
rocks - W00, W1, W3, W5, W7
water - B95, B91, BG0000
reeds - G82, G85, G99, YG11, YG13, YG17
flowers - BV000, BV00, BV11
open flower - Y000, Y00, Y11, YR12, R37
breast cover, fin - Y11, Y13, Y17, Y38
mermaid tail - BG70, BG72, BG78
grasshopper - BV02, Y02
butterflies - B02, BG02, Y02, YR02, R02, BV02
background - scribbling with all 0000's and stippling with colorless blender