Copic Creations Challenge: Saturated Colors

The design team over at the Copic Creations Challenge blog wants to see your Copic saturated colors.  Belles 'n Whistles is sponsoring this challenge and offering a very generous $25 gift certificate for use in their store to a randomly selected entry.  You can find out more about this challenge and its sponsor here.

As saturated colors are the truest form of those colors, I think it's fair to suggest that you consider your first box of 8 crayons:  blue, purple, orange, red, yellow, green, brown and black.  They're the very basic set and would likely be considered the purest, most true form of that color.

With that in mind, I began to fill my Elisabeth Bell Story Time image that Belles 'n Whistles so graciously provided.  I used my Copic multiliner 0.2 to extend the trunk of the tree a bit further than the stamped image.  Here's my version of Story Time all decked out in what I consider to be saturated colors . . .

I've mentioned here before that I'm not a big pastel kind of person, but these truer colors are right up my alley.  I love using my Copic colors to fill an image in a realistic fashion.  Having so many great Copic shades helps me to achieve a more realistic image that I enjoy looking at.  Gotta love it!

I've layered both sides of Basic Grey's Jovial flannel pajamas with Bazzill cardstock to form my side open card.  A Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Square shapes my image.  I've added simple embellishments by using several 3/4" and 7/8" circle punches, Bo Bunny Timepiece Jewels and Hero Arts' Buttons.  I get alot of use out of this every day Outlines Rubberstamp Company sentiment.

Here's a full view of my card front . . .

I feel the need to dance about how easily my background clouds came together.  Just one marker, a torn piece of paper and about 90 seconds is all it took!  I sure hope that I can do that again - LOL!!!  I could hardly believe that I did it myself!

Hop on over to the Copic Creations Challenge blog to see what the design team has done with more of the brilliant Elisabeth Bell Belles 'n Whistles images and enter for your chance to win!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative Craft "Sketch by Sandra" (here)
Fab-n-Funky "Recipe - 1 ribbon, 2 patterned paper, 3 buttons, brads or gems" (here)
Flutterby Wednesdays "Open" (here)
Paper Crafting Journey "Diecuts/Punches" (here)
Simon Says Stamp! "Anything Goes" (here)
Anything Goes "Anything Goes" (here)
Paper Sundaes "Anything Goes" (here)
Elisabeth Bell's "Photo Inspiration" (here)
Totally Paper Crafts "Autumn" (here)
Emerald Faerie Garden "Punches/Dies" (here)

Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93
hair, tree - E31, E35, E47
grass - YG11, YG13, YG17
hat - E50, E53, E57
top - YR12, YR15, YR18
coveralls - B63, B66, B69
book - E02, E04, E07, pages E41, E43
flowers, butterfly, hairbow - V04, V06, V09

Oct. 25, 2011 Elisabeth Bell's World

Copic Creations Challenge: Colorful Fur

The Copic Goddesses over at the Copic Creations Challenge blog want to see your Copic-filled, colorful fur. StampFairy World is sponsoring this challenge and offering a $10 gift certificate to a randomly selected entry. You can find out more about this challenge and their sponsor here.

The lovely Gerda of StampFairy World, kindly provided me with this digi image of Chubby Halloween 5 sitting wizard bear from the Teddies collection. The stars on his wizard hat make it look as though he’s able to cast some Halloween magic.

I’ve used a few layers of color to fill my furry bear. I began adding color using the popular 3-tone smooth blending technique for some shaded dimension. Using a fun Colorless Blender technique, I pounced a paper towel, dampened with spritzes of colorless blender, to soften some areas of that smoothly blended fur. Finally, I added some of my darkest color to the fibers of a piece of rag and pounced it over places of my image, a.k.a. the nasty rag technique. I love how using these techniques together provides some deep, dark shadows and some soft, light highlights to my furry images.  (This link will take you to another example using the Pounce with Colorless Blender technique.  You can find another example using the Nasty Rag technique here.)

This photo shows a closer view of my Copic-filled purple fur image:

I layered Echo Park’s bats festival paper with Bazzill cardstock to form my easel card. A few Karen Foster green with envy mini brads border my Crafty Secrets’ Costume Cuties’ sentiments that include stamped candy pieces from the same large set.

Websters Pages vintage-inspired netting surrounds my Chubby Halloween bear, while a berry branch with Punch Bunch grape leaves borders one edge.

Here's a closer view of the card front:

This photo shows the decorated inside of my card.  A row of Junkitz’ Halloween buttonz on the base keeps my easel card from sliding closed.

Here’s the completed card showing my Copic-filled, colorful fur on StampFairy World’s Chubby Halloween 5 sitting wizard bear:

Pop over to the Copic Creations Challenge Blog to see how the design team has filled their colorful fur using other StampFairy World digi images. Add your entry for a chance to win a fabulous prize!

I’m entering this card into the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday “Jo’s Sketch” (here)
Secret Crafters “Inspired by a Song” (here) - Do You Believe in Magic by John Cougar Mellencamp
Crafty Emma’s “Make it Magical or Spooky” (here)
Stamp Something “Anything Goes” (here)
iCopic Lover “Contrast” (here)
Totally Paper Crafts “Cute with Buttons” (here)
One Stitch At A Time “Anything Goes” (here)
Paper Sundaes “Finishing Touches - Inside of Card” (here)

Creative Inspirations "Anything Goes" (here)

Copics used:
fur – V91, V93, V95, V99 (techniques: Colorless Blender dampened paper towel; Nasty Rag)
cape, hat – T0, T6, T8
stars, pumpkin – YR12, YR15, YR18
leaves – YG61, YG63, YG67

Copic Creations Challenge: Pretty In Pink

The current challenge over at the Copic Creations Challenge blog is to show use of your Copic pinks.   Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design (a.k.a. SCACD) is sponsoring this challenge and offering the entire SCACD exclusive Peekers #2 Collection to a randomly selected entry. You can find out more about this challenge and their sponsor here.

SCACD provided me with this adorable Sweet Cheeks Peeker image by Elisabeth Bell. Her sun suit looks like perfect beach attire for an end-of-summer shore visit. She looks so thoughtful at her young age and I hope that her curiosity doesn’t get the best of her.

This photo shows a closer view of my Copic pink filled image:

I’ve attempted to place her on the shoreline as though she’s considering the rolling water or perhaps what’s below it. The sun is setting and it’ll be time to leave soon. Should she reach for that sea treasure or not? Hmmm.

After masking my Sweet Cheeks image, I stamped a Sarasota Stamps Naples Pier, a Sarasota Stamps clouds image and a Rubberstamp Tapestry shell as I tried to portray a beachy background.

I embellished a bit with Spellbinders Floral Flourishes, Marianne Design's Decorative Elegance and Punch Bunch and All Night Media flower and leaf punches.  A K&Company Sea Glass Metal Art charm adorns the ribbon.  The "imagine" sentiment is by Inkadinkado.

Here’s the completed card demonstrating my use of Copic pinks as well as my attempts at portraying an ocean sunset.

Hop over to the Copic Creations Challenge Blog to see what the design team has done with these sweet Elisabeth Bell Peekers images made exclusively for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.  Get your entry in for a chance to win this fabulous prize!

I’m entering this card into the following challenges:
Wags ‘n Whiskers “Outdoor Fun!” (here)
Stampin’ For The Weekend “Holiday” (means vacations) (here)
Make It Colourful “Sunset with Clouds” (here)
Secret Crafter “In The Sea” (here)
Fashionable Stamping Challenges “Ribbon or Lace” (here)
iCopic Lover “Water” (here)
Creative Card Crew “Anything Goes” (here)
Creative Craft “Just CHARMing” (here)
Crafty Creations “Dies n Punches!” (3+ different) (here)
Papertake Weekly Sketch (here)



"Spotlight" Sept. 3, 2011 Secret Crafter

 

 

 

"Top 3 Ensemble" Sept. 13, 2011 Fashionable Stamping Challenges

 

 



Copics used:

skin-E000, E01, E11, E93
hair- E31, E35, E47
outfit, hairbow-R0000, R00, R02
airbrushed sand-E43, E42, E41, E44
airbrushed water-B37, B34, B32
airbrushed sky-YR14, YR12, YR02, R43, B12, C3, C5

Copic Creations Challenge: Blue-Greens

The design team at the Copic Creations Challenge blog wants to see your Copic blue-greens.  A Day for Daisies is sponsoring this challenge and offering $12 for digi images at their online store as a prize to a randomly selected entry.  Find out more about this challenge and the sponsor here.

A Day For Daisies provided me with this beautiful Happiness image from their fairytale collection.  This view shows a closer look at my Copic filled image where I have used blue-greens to fill her wonderful and overflowing gown.  I've added an appropriate sentiment from My Favorite Things.

I chose Copic colors to coordinate with the My Mind's Eye Tres Jolie Mademoiselle "Sisters" floral pattern/bleu paper that I layered with Bazzill cardstock.

To allow the image to remain the focal point, I added a few QuicKutz flourishes, light Magnolia Shabby Chic Garland, and a Petaloo Color Me Crazy Wild Rose to lightly embellish a side border.  A 5/8" satin ribbon bow makes a nice addition.  This photo shows the completed card front that includes my Copic blue-green image.

Here's a look at the open easel card that I made using Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Labels One.

Hop over to the Copic Creations Challenge blog to see more of the sweet A Day for Daisies images filled with Copic blue-greens.

Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93
hair/shell - E31, E35, E47
dress/bonnet/shoes - BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78
airbrushed background - RV95, E44

Copic Creations Challenge: Add Grass and Landscape

The current challenge at the Copic Creations Challenge blog is to add grass and/or landscape to your images.  Lili of the Valley is sponsoring this challenge and offering a generous gift certificate for use at their online store as a prize to a randomly selected entry.  Find out more about this challenge and the sponsor here.

I've used Lili of the Valley's Time for a Cuppa image.  I do love tea and I'm always attracted to tea-related images and sayings.  This view shows a closer look at my Copic filled image where I have used quick, short strokes of the brush tip to flick some blades of grass for ground cover and stipple a few wildflowers throughout the ground . . .

I chose Copic colors to coordinate with the Echo Park's Life Is Good Floral Dress patterned paper that I layered with Bazzill cardstock.

I used flower and birch leaf punches with a mini sun to layer coordinating flowers on one side,

while a Crafty Secrets Tea with Alice sentiment and teapot charm adorn the other side.

This photo shows the completed card front that shows how I've used Copics to add grass and a bit of wildflowers to my image.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Lili of the Valley Domi's Sketch Challenge (here)
Paper Sundaes Clouds and Sky Challenge (here)
Allsorts Free and Easy Challenge (here)

 

"Top 3" Aug. 10, 2011 Paper Sundaes

 

 



Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93
hair/table legs - E21, E23, E27
hat/dress/socks/cupcake - RV0000, RV00, RV11, BG11, BG15, BG18
shoes/teapot/teacup - Y21, Y26, Y28
grass - G00, G12, YG11, YG13, YG17, BG18
tablecloth - R20, R22, R27
airbrushed clouds - BG15, BG11/ground G12

Copic Creations Challenge: Pastel Colors

The Copic goddesses at the Copic Creations Challenge blog want to see your pastel-colored Copic creations.  Sparkle Creations is sponsoring this challenge and offering Swimming Lucy and Surfing Oliver stamps as a prize to a randomly selected entry.  Find out more about this challenge and sponsor here.

The wonderful Sparkle of Sparkle Creations provided me with this cool image of Scooter Chloe to show my use of Copic pastel colors.  Here she is in her soft, delicate hues . . .

To create my gatefold card, I used Bazzill lavender, tan and pink bling with some TPC Studio Sweet Beginnings Baby Girl Word Medley and Animal Dot double-sided patterned paper.  Spellbinders scalloped circles and QuicKutz circles add a decorative element to the front with some Zva crystals, a Recollections wild rose, a couple of Wild Orchid Crafts mini roses and Martha Stewart rose leaf punches.  Marianne Designs Creatables Decorative Elegance die cuts add some pizzazz to the flower bunch.  This photo shows the front of my gatefold card when closed:

To do something different, rather than use my image on the front of my card, I decided to place the image on the inside of my card.  I like the idea of opening the card's folds to find a surprise inside.

I've added a small pocket to the inside of the left fold that will fit a book mark, tag or a place to write a little note.  The right fold is left blank.  The image takes center stage.  Here's how the full card looks when opened:

I've attempted to create the look of movement by airbrushing the background of the image using torn paper masks.

Stop by the Copic Creations Challenge blog (here) to see some of the other fun images available through Sparkle Creations and enter your pastel-colored Copic creation.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Sparkle Creations 1st Anniversary Throwback Challenge (here)
Cute Card Thursday Going Round In Circles Challenge (here)
Totally Paper Crafts Girlie Girl Challenge (here)
Anything Goes More Than One Fold Challenge (here)


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - E31, E35, E47
scooter, helmet - R0000, R00, R02
dress - YG61, YG63, YG67
scarf - BV0000, BV00, BV02
grounding shadow - W00, W1, W3
airbrushed background - YG61, E11

Copic Creations Challenge: White Clothing

White clothing isn't completely white.  There are still shadows and reflective tones to be seen.  Usually the shadows of white clothing are gray.  However, since white is such a reflective color, the colors that surround the white clothing will effect the color tones of that white clothing.  With all that said, there's some thinkin' to do before you add your color to your image to portray white clothing.  Don't worry, it won't hurt too much - LOL!!!

The Copic Creations Challenge design team wants to see your white clothing.  La-La Land is sponsoring this challenge and offering a $25 gift certificate for use at the La-La Land Crafts online store as a prize to a randomly selected entry.  Find out more about this challenge and the sponsor here.

The lovely Irina from La-La Land graciously provided me with this fabulous Formal Luka image to show my use of Copic colors to dress him in white.  Here's where the thinkin' comes in.  When I picture Luka outside with a bright blue sky, I want to portray that blue sky reflecting from his crisp, clean white suit; so, while my shadowed areas of his suit are gray, I also added a thin line of a very light blue to the edges of the image and faded it with the colorless blender to soften those edges.  This photo shows just my Formal Luka in his cool white suit.

Cool-toned Formal Luka

My trellis can not be complete without some climbing roses so I added some QuicKutz flourishes and some satin roses.  A few Punch Bunch birch leaves and a white berry branch add more dimension.  Painted Diamond Stickles adds lively shimmer and a grosgrain ribbon bow compliments Luka's white suit.  This Art Gone Wild! sentiment seemed to fit Formal Luka perfectly.

The first time that I saw Luka, I immediately thought that he'd make a wonderful addition to a wedding party as a ring bearer and I pictured him at an outside gazebo.  Instead I found some inspiration from Christina and made some adjustments to her lovely trellis card that I found here.  I cut 18 Bazzill Avalanche strips to 1/4" wide that were just 6 1/2" long to create the trellis on this 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card.  The border/frame of my card is also just about 1/4".

I adhered my Formal Luka to a piece of Bazzill black then cut around the image so that when the trellis card is open, only the silhouette of Luka will show.  Because the inside of the card will show through the trellis, I adhered a layer of American Crafts I Do Gerber Daisies pastel colored patterned paper.  Here's how the inside of the trellis looks . . .

Finally, this photo shows the completed card front showing this handsome little La-La Land Formal Luka dressed in his best white suit.

To further explain what I mean about "there's some thinkin' to do," I'm adding this photo of  La-La Land's image of Flying Witch Rosie.  While she is a very good witch, all dressed in white, she'll fly through the dark sky of night, so as not to worry anyone.  The dark sky color that surrounds Rosie will effect the tones of her white clothing, so the shadows of her white clothing are gray with a thin line of violet at the edges of the image.  See how different her white clothing looks?  The mood conveyed with Rosie is significantly different even though the technique is the same.

Warm-toned Flying Witch Rosie

I was inspired by Melanie Muenchinger's Swing Card as seen in Interactive Cards and found La-La Land's Flying Witch Rosie perfectly suited for this fun card.  Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue Shine a Light provided a nice background.  This Seaside Stampin' Ink sentiment made a nice match for this fantastic image.

How will you portray your white clothing?  Will your image be surrounded by sunny yellow, watery blue-green, cool sky blue, glowing rosy with light pink, or naturally vintage with warm brown?  Convey the mood of the image with your choice of color and add grays only to the deepest, darkest shaded areas.  Add your entry here and show us what color you select to highlight your image's white clothing.  We're looking forward to you sharing your Copic Creations with us!

Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93
hair - E31, E34, E39, E47
Formal Luka suit - B21, C3, C5, 0
Flying Witch Rosie clothing - V91, W1, W3, 0
broom, cat - E30, E31, E34, E39
eyes - BG78, BG70

Copic Creations Challenge: Doodling with Copics

The Copic goddesses at the Copic Creations Challenge blog want to see YOUR doodled art!  Penny Black stamps is sponsoring this challenge and offering special prize packages to FIVE randomly selected entries.   Find out more about this challenge and sponsor here.

The brush tips of Copic markers are very flexible and strong.  Don't be afraid to press that tip to your paper and bend that baby right in half to smoosh some of that juicy ink onto your project.  Your brush tips will spring right back into shape!  You can place those round or tear drop shapes to form flowers, stars, leaves, insects, fish, and more, then when that color is dry, outline your shapes with the Copic Multiliner to define your shape's edge.  You can use marker colors to coordinate with your papers too!  It's an awesome way to expand the use of your Copic markers.

Here I've had to bend the brush tip of my markers while pressing them to my paper so that the pointy end is to the outside of my shape, while the rounded end overlaps in the middle.  Five pointy ends to each shape and I've begun my star-shaped border.  (I first used a pencil to lightly trace the size of my main image's square to provide a guide for placement of my stars.)

When that ink was dry, I used my Copic Multiliner SP 0.1 to outline my star shapes to define the edges.  Because the Copic Multiliners are made of archival ink, the Multiliner ink won't feather when using the Colorless Blender to erase those spots where color remained outside of my added multiliner lines.  Yay!

For a finishing touch of my whimsical star-shaped border, I used my Copic Multiliner to add some scrolls between my stars.  When all the ink was dry, I applied atyou Spica Clear over each star for some amazing sparkle.  Then, I erased that pencil line.

This photo shows my Penny Black Mimi Amongst the Stars image placed on top of my Copic Doodled Star Border Frame.  Diamond Stickles covers the large star that Mimi is holding onto.

I chose my Copic colors to coordinate with the striped side of Best Creation's Birthday Stars double-sided glitter paper that I layered over my Bazzill brown cardstock.  A star charm from the My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Bits and Pieces Hattie "Happy" collection is attached with a Tim Holtz charm clip.  A few Creative Impressions White Glimmer Round Fasteners adorn one corner.  A Penny Black sentiment accents this Mimi image nicely.

This photo shows the completed card front showcasing my Copic Doodled Border Frame with Penny Black stamps.

You have until June 30th to enter your Copic Doodled Art to the Copic Creations Challenge Blog.  Let's see what doodled shapes you can create!!!

Copics used:
skin - E000, E00, YR00, R20
hair - E31, E35, E47
wings - RV000, 0
dress - YG21, YG23, YG25
stockings - RV93, RV95, RV99
big star - B32, B37, B39
little stars, Doodled Border Frame - YG23, E59, B32, RV93, atyou Spica Clear

Copic Creations Blogoversary Challenge: Distress It! (and a Give Away)

It’s party time!!! The team over at Copic Creations Challenges is celebrating their 2nd blogoversary! There are prizes galore provided by the wonderful sponsors of previous challenges as well as surprise packages sprinkled throughout the design team’s blogs. Please join us as we congratulate our wonderful blog host and leader Mary for a job well done, past and present design team members for their magnificent inspiration, and amazing participants (that’s YOU!) for spectacular challenge entries. Find out more about the challenge and sponsors here.

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I've used the wonderful Car Classics large stamp set by Crafty Secrets as the focal point for my vintage, distressed Father's Day card.  I used Copics to fill this fabulous 2-door classic car.  When working on black things, I find that Toner Grays T9 and T6 give me the best shades of deep, dark blacks yet allow for reflective and highlighted areas with T0.  The Copic Cool Grays provide the bluish tone needed for silver and metal things like the chrome on parts of this car.  Here's a closeup of the filled image . . .

I added a layer of Graphic 45's A Proper Gentleman Collection Dressed to the Nines patterned paper over the Bazzill smooth navy and textured Carob Brown.  I love the vintage look of Graphic 45 and its powerful ability to enhance heritage images.  A few pieces of scraps from Graphic 45's Domestic Goddess Collection adorn those spots behind the torn edges.

Here's a closer look at the full card front showing wrinkled seam binding and a 7 gypsies mini key attached to the Crafty Secrets sentiment with a Tim Holtz clip and jump ring.  T!m's Tiny Attacher staples hold my torn and rolled frame in place.

To complete my distressed card, I've used 13 of the 27 pieces included in this great Crafty Secrets Car Classics large stamp set.  Here's a view of the smaller stamped images I added behind the Tim Holtz film strip ribbon.

Here's a closer view of the full card base including the Happy Dad's Day sentiment and ribbon strip . . .

Here's the full completed wrinkled, torn and worn, sanded and thoroughly distressed card . . .

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I have a set of four new Copic Sketch markers to give away.  E25, E27, E29, E95.  If you think that these fabulous deep, dark browns will make a wonderful addition to your Copic collection, please:

     1. Leave a comment on this post and tell me what made you first want to use Copic colors.
     2. Help spread the word about the Copic Creations Challenge blog by adding the Copic
         Creations Challenge blinkie to your blog roll.  Find the blinkie here.
     3. Followers of my blog get another chance to win my Give Away.

I’ll draw a random winner for my blog Give Away on June 15th and post the results here shortly afterward.

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edited on 6/15/11 5:38pm to add:

And the Winner of my blog Give Away is . . .

Kate said...
That black colouring is just amazing!!
** Kate **

Congratulations Kate! Please send me a note to let me know the address of where I should send your prize package.

Thanks everyone for dropping by and participating in my blog Give Away. Come back soon! ~ Rose

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Don’t forget to check out the Copic Creations Challenge blog design team blogs too . . . you’ll find magnificent inspiration and have a chance for winning more prizes! Leave lots of love . . .

The Simon Says Stamp! challenge blog wants to see your Father's Day with T!m Holtz entries here.  They're offering a whopping $50 gift voucher for your use at their online store.


Copics used:
car body - T0, T6, T9
chrome - C1, C3, C5
windows - B000
outline shadow - B000, B0000, N1, 0
small cars - B21, B24, B28, R22, R29, R59
key tag - Y13, Y26, Y28

Copic Creations Challenge: Yellows

The current challenge at the Copic Creations Challenge blog is to show off your use of Copic Yellows. Paper MakeUp Stamps, owned by Copic Creations design team member Katie Cotton, is sponsoring this challenge and offering a $20 gift certificate for use at the Paper Makeup online store as a prize to a randomly selected entry. Find out more about this challenge and sponsor here.

Yellow shines with optimism, enlightenment, and happiness. Shades of golden yellow carry the promise of a positive future. In heraldry, yellow indicates honor and loyalty and now represents friendship. Use yellow to evoke pleasant, cheerful feelings. Yellow sends a message of joy and new beginnings.

Paper MakeUp Stamps graciously provided me with this Heart Fairy image and mend a broken heart word art quote by actress Gwyneth Paltrow to show off my use of Copic Yellows.

Here’s a close up view of my Copic-filled Heart Fairy image:

To accent the shades of golden yellow that I added to the Heart Fairy’s dress, I’ve layered complementary Die Cuts with a View deep purple cardstock with some imaginisce Go For Baroque uber The Top double-sided, patterned, textured purple/gold paisley and crackled gold cardstock to form my easel card. I used some torn crackled paper on the card front to represent a broken heart and show mending with metallic gold embroidery thread.

This photo shows just the card front:

The card base shows a fully mended heart with hints of remaining crackle. The little red heart button adds hope that this healing broken heart will be full of life again one day.

This photo shows just the card base:

As inspired by the magnificent paper flower creations of Susan Tierney Cockburn, I’ve used a few basic punches to create paper flowers to coordinate with this card. There’s something incredibly satisfying to me about using my own hands to manipulate small paper shapes to produce these life-like paper punch art flowers. I love that I can use my Copic markers to add colors that I need to make these shapes coordinate with whatever project I’m working on.

These photos show a close up look at some of my paper flower clusters. I’ve tried to recreate Coreopsis, Bachelor’s Button and a flower from a Rhododendron bunch.













This photo shows the completed open easel card showcasing my use of Copic Yellows:

I’m entering this card into the current Crafts and Me Challenges blog “punches” challenge. Their Rockin’ Rubbah design team wants to see your punch art. Find out more about their challenge here.

To all of you who have ever had a broken heart, be it from the ending of a loving relationship, the passing of a beloved family member or friend, the loss of a dear furry companion or any other heart-rending event, this one’s for you . . .

Copics used:
skin – E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair, boots – E31, E35, E47
wings - BV00, BV0000, 0
dress – Y13, Y15, Y19, Y28
heart - RV19, RV23
airbrushing – outline BV01, BV04, grounding W2, W7

Copic Creations Challenge: Make Clouds

The Copic Goddesses at the Copic Creations Challenge Blog are challenging Copic lovers to use their Copic colors to make clouds.  Lili of the Valley is sponsoring this challenge and offering a generous gift certificate for use at their online store as a prize to a randomly selected entry.  Find out more about this challenge and sponsor here.

I've inked up my Times to Treasure stamps from the Lili of the Valley January 2011 release and stamped them on Bazzill Smooth White cardstock.  This Times to Treasure image comes with a sentiment.  I imagine that these little folks are lovingly looking through a scrapbook of their treasured moments on a beautiful and bright spring day.

This photo shows just the image filled with Copic colors:

I spent some time experimenting with making clouds on spare paper using a variety of colors:  Copic marker tips directly to paper; a QuicKutz weather die cloud used as a mask for airbrushing; various ink refills pounced and rubbed; using Copic markers directly on an Alextamping's mountain skies rubberstamp spritzed with colorless blender before stamping onto paper.  Here are the results of my experiments.  Somehow these clouds just didn't make me happy.

Finally I used a Great Impressions Stamping in the Clouds Stencil Kit and airbrushed.  Ahhh, this is what I'll try to show on my finished project.

I die cut my image with a Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Square.  I used temporary adhesive to place a cut out mask over my colored image.  Leaving the die in place, I began by covering the top of my image with a torn paper mask to create a horizon line.  Tearing the paper allows a soft line rather than the harsh line created by a straight edge mask.  Within seconds, my airbrushed ground was complete.

I replaced the torn paper mask covering the top of my die cut colored image with the matching bottom half of the mask.  Using the lightest color first, I began airbrushing around the sporadically placed acrylic cloud mask.  I started from the top of my image and moved the cloud mask closer to the ground as I moved along.

Here's how the clouds look with just the lightest color.  Soft and subtle.

I just couldn't leave well enough alone!  LOL!!!  This step would have likely filled my needs for a nice, soft cloudy background.  But nooo . . . I needed to brighten it up a bit more.  So I used a brighter blue and went through the same steps again.  Here's what happened . . .

I think I've overdone it!  Now I have some areas that need to be covered.  That's what flowers are for, right?  I may need a bouquet - LOL!!!  Here's how my die cut, color-filled and airbrushed background image looks now.

I formed an easel card out of Bazzill dark teal and pine green cardstock, Bo Bunny a gift of love Mama-Razzi stripe and aperture.  Punch Bunch elongated leaves, mini sun and stamen, combined with McGill branch and EK Success paper shaper punches in daisy, small daisy and snowflake made it easy for me to use coordinating Copic colors in my attempt to create some handmade paper lily flowers.

Paper Lilies as inspired by Susan Tierney Cockburn

This photo shows the completed easel card and my attempts at making clouds . . .

You have until May 14th to show us how you make your favorite Copic clouds.  We'd love to see 'em!

I'm entering this card into the Lili of the Valley "Love Is In The Air" Challenge.  Find out more about their challenge here.

"Top 3" Designer May 5, 2011 Lili of the Valley

 

 





Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair, bench - E31, E35, E47
shoes girl - T0, T6, T8
shoes boy - E30, E33, E37
hat - RV23, RV14, RV19
shirt boy - G82, G85, G99
book - E41, E43, BG70, BG75, BG78
airbrush ground - G82, G85
airbrush clouds - B91, B14
paper lilies - RV23, RV14, RV19, G82, G85