Friday, February 3, 2017

A Little Coloring

I've splurged on a few new Copic markers (thank you, everyone who gave me cash for Christmas!) and wanted to do some coloring today. Here's the result.





Here are the Copics used:



This type of coloring/shading is extremely easy. Pick a very light and darker shade, color the entire space with the light shade. Add a bit of dark where you want. Blend with the lighter shade. Add more dark and repeat as needed until you get the colors you want. With small images, this goes very quickly and easily, and yields a lovely dramatic effect.

Note that the flowers are arranged in an irregular visual triangle. The one to the left of the sentiment takes advantage of the left justification of the sentiment, which would otherwise look odd in the middle of the card.

I also placed a large paper order last week because *gasp* I had no spare packs of Papertrey Stampers Select white cardstock. THE HORROR is over. Isn't that a beautiful pile of papery goodness? Should last the rest of the year!




The hanging on the wall is new, too...a recent splurge at Hobby Lobby. So pretty! (And less expensive than the Copics!)

What have you splurged on recently?


Supplies
stamps: Hero Arts Just for You by Lia, Simon Says Stamp Uplifting Thoughts
ink: Memento tuxedo black
paper: Gina K Deluxe white
accessories: Copic markers (numbers pictured above), rhinestones

21 comments:

  1. Lovely! I just made a set of cards for a friend, and there was some coloring involved. Since I don't own any Copics markers, let me ask you this. Can they also be used directly on rubber stamps?

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    1. No, Petra. They dry almost instantly and very, very permanently. Think of them like Sharpies.

      I'll bet that your card set is beautiful and will be very appreciated!!!!

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    2. Thanks, Susan! One of these days I will have to buy some.

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    3. Thanks, Susan! One of these days I will have to buy some.

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  3. the card is adorable. I went to Michaels and got a pack (250 sheets) of the white cardstock, which seems like a dead match for PTI. And watercolor paper. And a pack of glitter paper, for which I have a plan to use!!!

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    1. Can't wait to see what you do with the glitter paper! I've got some but rarely use it.

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  4. You did a great job of shading those small images. That's not easy for me. The simple design really catches the eye. I recently splurged on two Altenew stamp sets, Spring Daisies and Vintage Tea Cups. They made me so happy. BTW, how many sheets of card stock are in your stack???

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    1. 24 x 9 = 216 sheets. That's 432 one-layer cards...close to what I make every year. Given waste and mistakes, though, I might need to order again before Christmas. So sad!

      Enjoy your Altenew stamps!

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    2. Wow - that's amazing, Susan. I'm super impressed. I can't imagine making that many cards. I know you are very generous with your card making talent. Thanks, I will have fun with my Altenew stamps for sure. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  5. Wow! You are lucky you got your order that fast! Right now, they're 4-6 weeks behind in shipping and have been for the last two weeks! I'm patiently waiting but got jealous when you said you got your order soooo fast!

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    1. See Saturday's post for my response. I hope you get your order soon. Mine took 13 days.

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  6. Look at all that PTI yummy paper! I just splurged on an order at Ellen Hutson --I was enabled by the fabulous Joan B to get the Altenew invisible alphabet and then I went completely out of my comfort zone with the Altenew Simple Flowers set. It's going to be a weekend in the craft room for me!

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  7. Gorgeous card and coloring. I know you use the thick thick cardstok, does that keep your copic markers from bleeding through? I splurged on a bead organizer recently. The plan is to get a handle on different embellishments. I'm intimidated already.

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    1. Oh, organizing can be fun as long as you realize that it's not forever. Good enough is good enough. You can always tweak it later or completely change your mind! When I started organizing all my embellishments by color, it was scary until I realized that if I didn't like it, I could change it back.

      Gina K's Deluxe white in the heavy weight is coated and will not let Copics bleed through. Papertrey WILL bleed through.

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  8. Actually, you have more paper than you think! Papertrey's white comes in packs of 40, so if you bought nine, you have 360 sheets.

    The slow shipping times are because of the massive sale they had from Jan 15-31. In fact, the warehouse got so overwhelmed filling all the huge orders, Papertrey has announced they will not be releasing new products in Feb--they are pushing the anniversary release back to March. In Feb, they will be doing a review of their ten years in business and hosting challenges.

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    1. Oh, my gosh. You're absolutely right! Maybe I won't need to place another paper order this year. Thanks for updating us on the Papertrey shipping delays. I was looking forward to the Feb release, but that makes a whole lot of sense.

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  9. I refused to get into the whole Copic thing but at a recent show I got some sets of alcohol ink markers for a good price and I'm having fun playing with them. They come in sets of 6 shades of a colour so are good enough for me ( I'm not a great one for colouring and shading). Your shading tips come at just the right time for me.

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  10. I love that you need to have paper on hand--that stack of white Papertrey paper makes my heart happy! I have to have paper on hand too!

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