Musician's Birthday Card

Here is a special birthday card I made for a musician using a great die I purchased at the Mega Meet scrapbook conference in May at the Tessler Stamp/Stencil Co. the great lady there demonstrated how to cut a soda pop can to use the aluminum-another great way to recycle for art! Now I am saving some cans instead of taking them to the store for the deposit return. Copic markers work well on the aluminum for coloring! I may add that I went crazy with die purchases as well as stamps and dies from Heartfelt Creations which had a great deal going on at their booth. The people there were great! I met Emma Lou Beechy who is a real sweetheart. I also finally got to meet my Mixed Media Hero, Tim Holtz! How cool is that?! I will be uploading videos of some of his demonstrations soon.
Drum die from Tessler Stamps/Stencil Co., music background stamp by Impression Obsession, front cover sentiment stamps by Hero Arts, inside sentiment stamps by Close to My Heart. Drum die-cut made out of aluminum and colored with Copic Markers with Stickles used as an accent. Paper by DCWV

Kenny K and Copic Markers

Here is another video using a Kenny K digistamp with Copic markers! You may read the info box at YouTube for more details. Enjoy!

Ethic Skin Tones with Copics

Here are some examples of coloring ethnic skin tones with Copic Markers. The paper I used is X-Press It Blending Card. I might add that is is very tough to blend the darker colors on this card because the ink starts to goo up if you use to much of it-in other words it does not soak into the paper but sits on top. I am in love with Hammermill Color Copy Paper for Copics but it can be thin depending on your project. However, I just purchased the cardstock version so I will be trying it soon. I hope I love it as much as the paper because I absolutely love how Copics blend on it. I will blog about this topic soon. Images in the video are by The Greeting Farm and Mo's Digital Designs.

As Promised!

Here is the card I made using the image I colored with Copics from The Greeting Farm. I decided on using green hues for this card. The drippy goo punch used is by Martha Stewart. The die cut of the gate is from the Cricut Ornamental Iron cartridge. I absolutely LOVE that cartridge!

I Would Like Ideas!

If you would like to participate in the creating of my next card, please share your response!

Kenny K Copic Card Instructions

As promised, here are the instructions to the Kenny K. card I posted last week.

First Copic Card Since Certification Class

This is the inside. Stamps by Tim Holtz.

Copic Marker Tests

Okay, I have been on a Copic kick today having received my manual in the mail and read the whole thing overnight. So I decided to conduct an extensive test today of the best papers and stamping ink to use with Copic markers. Here are the results!

Favorite Papers: MatteKote by Judikins, Hammermill Color Copy, and One Sheet Wonder!

Favorite Inks: Memento and Ranger Distress

Favorite Paper for using Copic Marker Blender: MatteKote and Hammermill Color Copy

Enjoy!

First Copic Since Cert. Class

Okay the studio is up and running! My first "to do" was making a Copic card practicing blending. It went very well! I have to say Memento ink does work the best (I've tried several). As for paper, I do not like any of the cardstocks I have tried. If anyone knows of a good one, please inform me. What I like best is color copy paper from an office supply store. It cost a bit more than regular copy paper but is worth it. I wanted to make a sassy card so here it is!-Stamps by Stamping Bella and My Favorite Things.

It's Been Too Long!

So sorry for the hiatus-work has been extremely hectic, but that's life! Things are going slowly but surely setting up my craft classes and I have a schedule posted on my updated web site. I am excited to say I will be off to Copic certification class the end of this month for Copic fans! If you do not know what Copic markers are, they are formulated of alcohol-base ink that does not leave streaks on your art work. You can also airbrush with them. I cannot wait to post my certification logo on my web sites and look forward to teaching Copic classes soon! Here is a card I made with them. Stamps by CTMH.