Handmade Greeting Cards & Papercrafts
GOOD MORNING FRIENDS! I’m over on the Power Poppy blog today with a new card and a new video for Inspire Me Monday featuring the Spring Meadow Bouquet digital stamp by Power Poppy. So hop on over to the Power Poppy blog to see the full blog post.
See you back here soon! In the meantime, be sure you check out my Power Poppy coloring videos on YouTube.
HEY FRIENDS! Just a quick post today for a quick card featuring the Flower Market stamp set by AALL & Create. I love all the layers and colors that go into mixed media projects, but sometimes a simple design and a few bright colors are just as effective. As a result, the image and the coloring take center stage!
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Today’s project features:
You’ll see from the marker list that I kept the coloring fairly simple as well only one red and one yellow on the flowers and two greens on the foliage. I wanted more contrast in the face and the dress so that’s where I pushed the blending combination a bit. All the same, it was meant to be a quick coloring project and that’s what it turned out to be!
Hope you enjoy today’s project! See you again soon!
COPICS: E000, E00, E11, E21, R20 (skin); Y35, YR24, YR27 (hair); B000 (eyes); R46 (eye flower); B24, B26, B39 (dress); BV000 (collar, stockings); R46, Y35, YG03, YG17 (flowers); BV000 (shadow)
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HEY FRIENDS! A little change of pace today – I’m currently a guest designer for AALL & Create so today I’m showing you my latest project using The Gardener stamp set. I love these quirky characters by Janet Klein and they’re a lot of fun to color.
Featured products:
This is another project that just evolved. I knew that I would do an ink smooshed background so I grabbed a scrap of watercolor paper. It happened that my scrap was Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper so that’s what I used, but you can use Canson XL or Canson Montval if you want a less pricy option (I’ve linked all the papers below).
I pulled out a selection of Catherine Pooler Inks to create a rainbow — Tiara, Tutti Frutti, Be Mine, Pixie Dust, Blue Fiesta, and Lime Rickey — as well as piece of acetate (I used the packaging from a stamp set). Next, I smooshed the ink on the acetate, spritzed it with water using a Distress Sprayer, and then lightly smooshed the acetate on the watercolor paper. I dried the ink with a heat tool and then moved onto the next color. Afterwards, I set aside the background to fully dry.
Once dry, I stamped the images from Breath In, Breath Out on the background using Versafine Clare in Nocturne. Be sure you allow the ink to dry thoroughly to prevent smearing.
I stamped the images from The Gardener stamp set on Hammermill 100 lb smooth cardstock using Hero Arts Intense Black ink and colored the images with Copic markers (see list below). After fussy cutting the images, I applied foam tape to the back of the images. The sentiment was stamped on a scrap of white cardstock using Versafine ink.
I cut the #12 Code die from a piece of Neenah 110 lb cardstock. I cut a piece of Limelight cardstock to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and randomly stenciled the pattern from the #606 Reverse Pluses stencil using Lime Rickey ink and a domed foam blender.
Once all the elements were created, I assembled the card as shown.
That’s all for today – thanks for stopping by!
COPICS: E00, E11, E53, R20 (skin); B000, BG10, BV00 (eye flower); B00, B02 (eye); E31, E33, E35, E37 (hair); YG03, YG17 (shirt & stockings); BG000, BG01, BG02 (apron); BG02, BG07, YG03, YG17, R46 (boots); BG01, BG02, BG05, Y17, Y35, YR04 (flower pot); YG03, YG17 (plant)
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In this workshop, I will show you how to add a simple sky and landscape to the Art Is stamp set by Colorado Craft Company that you can easily modify for the stamped images in your stash. You will complete an image that you could use for a card. However, the entire focus of this class will be on Copic coloring rather than card techniques.
PREREQUISITE: Experience coloring and blending Copic markers.
CLASS FEE: $25
Photo Scraps
1213 Liberty Road | Eldersburg, MD 21784
To register, call: 410-549-5187
Sunday, May 22, 2022 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The list below reflects the Copic markers that I will use in class. You can follow along using the same colors OR substitute colors based upon your personal Copic collection. Markers will NOT be supplied either by me or Photo Scraps. You must bring your own markers to participate in class. If you need markers, please contact Photo Scraps in advance of class. If you wait until class time, you may not be able to purchase the markers or other supplies you’ll need to participate in class.
NOTE: Please make sure that your markers — especially the blue and green markers — are filled prior to class. You can have your markers refilled at Photo Scraps if necessary. You will not be able to successfully color the background with partially filled markers, not because you will be using a lot of ink, but because you won’t be able to put down enough ink for successful blending.
HEY FRIENDS! I’m still hopping with the gang at Colorado Craft Company so I’m back today with another new project featuring the Perfect Blend stamp set and coordinating dies. Kris Lauren is a new-to-me stamp artist, but as you know, I love cute images so I’ll be coloring up more of her images in the future. So take a look at what I have for you today!
A little housekeeping first! Colorado Craft Company is offering FREE SHIPPING DAYS on May 5th & 6th, ending on the 6th at midnight mountain time. No promo code will be needed. The site will apply free shipping on all US orders and International orders will get a $6.95 discount making their shipping cost $10.00.
Second, don’t forget the GIVEAWAY announced in Tuesday’s blog post. Entries close on the 7th at midnight mountain time. Just leave comments on the designers blogs, IG, FB, etc. (the designer list can be found in Tuesday’s post). You can enter as many times as you would like.
Now – onto the main event!
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The card design itself is pretty straight-forward although the Copic coloring is a little more complex. I probably should have turned on the camera to show you, but this one just evolved as I experimented with colors. And it’s probably just as well that the camera was off. I tell my students that Copic coloring is not paint by number. Remember when you got your first box of 64 Crayolas? Did you worry about blending groups? Did you look at the names or worry about numbers? No – you just picked a crayon and colored. So feel free to pick the colors you like, adjust the values along the way, and just have fun.
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Thanks for stopping by!
COPICS: B0000, B000, B00, B41 (sky); YG01, YG03, YG17, YG67 (grass & foliage); V20, Y32, Y35, Y38, YR27 (teapot); BV000, BV00 (windows); R46 (shutters & flowers); R46 (rug); YG03, YG17, YG67 (curtains & door)
[Compensated affiliate links used when possible. In addition, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. All other items were personally purchased.]
