Copic Fever!

Well, for a while now as I learn more and more about Stampin, reading, visiting blogs and looking around, one day I stumble into a site with some VERY pretty cards I notice this person was using COPIC MARKERS! I become quite interested in the subject and stared re-searching! The more I read the more intrigued and interested in the subject I got! So on my next trip to the city I set out to get a few of those
markers and star trying them to see what the noise was all about! Needless to say I was hooked! Those things are amazing! though I must say, a person really needs practice though, specially when it comes to blending!


So, little by little I have been learning about the art of coloring with Copics and enjoying every minute of it! The one down size to this markers is definitely the prize, but . . . if you are lucky and do some search around the web, you can find some pretty sweet deals! Though for us Canadians is not as easy as it is for our fellow Americans! I guess what I like the most about this markers is that the colours are so vibrant and they are just lots of fun to use! So . . . here the card I made today, using them and of course other staff as well. Is the weekend so it is Birthday card making day!


One of my favourite Copics Site is "Kiyomi Krafts" by, Jenn Muraoka. I really appeciate the way she always takes an extra picture showing the Copic Markers used in the project, so I decided to do the same, hoping other will also appreciate it! I have also posted a few really helpful links about this subject to the right on my favourite links list, so make sure to check it out!


RECIPE FOR THIS WEEK'S CARD:

Stamps: SU Crazy for Cupcakes, SU It's your Birthday (for the sentiment)
Paper: SU Whisper White, Pumpink Pie, Taken with Teal and SU Rainbow Sherbert DP.
Ink: Black Staz On for the sentiment, Versafine Black Onix for the stamp which was also embossed with clear embossing powder to prevent bleeding while coloring with the Copics. SU Pumpink Pie, Garden Green and Taken with Teal Markes.
Other: SU Eyelet Border Punch, SU Scallop Circle Punch, SU 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, American Crafts Orange Ribbon and Clear Dew Drops colored with BG18 Copic Marker, SU Dimensionals, Color Spritzer Tool, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

On side note, I have had worked on other cards and projects with my new copics and will be posting them soon too!

Have a great weekend you all!

Easter Greetings!♦

A BLESSED EASTER SEASON TO ALL OF YOU!

I have been busy this weekend making a few Easter Greeting Cards to give away this Sunday! I found this set on eBay and loved it! It was love at first sight! Such a truthful and powerful message.

I have never been a fun of Easter eggs, chocolate and bunnies! It scares me to think that this is how my kids are going to see Eater someday, so we try to stay away from that kind of message as much as we can, or simply don't really make a big deal out of it, rather make sure we actively participate in the church and community activities of this week and experience the REAL meaning of Easter! God wouldn't expect any less from us, right? After the enormous sacrifice he did for us, I think this is the least we can do, don't you think?

So may you and yours, have a Blessed Eater Season, rejoicing in the Lord!

HE IS NOT HERE, BUT IS RISEN!

OK, now, back to the Cards! These are the things I used to make them!

STAMPS: SU Glorious Gift

PAPER: SU Lavender Lace, Whisper White, SU Just For You DP, SU So Saffron, SU Naturals White, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, SU Delicate Dots DP, Vellum.

INK: SU Lovely Lilac, Apricot Appeal, Lavender Lace, Certainly Celery, Brilliant Blue, Elegant Eggplant.

Accessories: Lilac Brads, Ribbon, Something Old, Something New Fiskars Punch, SU Scallop Edge Punch, Brads, SU Photo Corners, Dew Drops, Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls Folder and Swiss Dots Folder, Paper Piercing Tool, Copic Sketch Markers to color the dew drops.

New Challenges!

Well, I see it had been a while since I posted anything! I guess I have just been busy with other things. I wanted to try something different this week, so I decided to take the "Mojo Monday" Challenge and I also bumped into a new site (to me!) that also offer colour challenges and which colours I was quite atracted to, and decided to give it a try and combine the two challenges! Wow, I must say this was a real challenge, and after much thought and time, this is what I finally come up with! Not sure If I did the sketch right, It is my first one so don't really quite undestand what all the things in the graphic represent, so I hope I got it right somehow!

Card Recipe:
Paper: SU Whisper White, Ceartainly Celery, Taken with Teal, and Chocolate Chip. K&Company DP, Polka Dots.
Stamps: SU Brushstroke Horses.
Other: Brads, SU Scallop Circle and Circle Punch, SU Dimensionals, Cutlebug Polka Dots Folder and Making Memories Shimmer Alpha Black Stickers

KWerner Desing Color Inspiration #45

Well, a new challenge from Kristine! and I am telling you this was a real challenge for me! I took a look at the colours and I thought . . . what am I going to create with such a few colours? No way! so I went to take a nap and couldn't stop thinking about it! I kind of took a look at the papers I had on hand and then, the light went on! Siesta was over! Music! that's my inspiration! and since my daughter is almost done with her piano lessons, I thought a "Thank You" card for her teacher would be nice!

I didn't have basic gray card stock , so I used my Tim Holtz distress black soot ink and with the blending tool made the whisper white grey, hope that was OK, but that was the only way I could use the grey colour in the challenge. Any way, this is what I come up with! What do you think?


Recipe for the Card:

Paper: SU Whisper White, SU textured Basic Black.
Stamps: SU Elegant Notes, Hot off the Press Stamped Stitches.
Ink: SU Craft Whisper White, Versa Mark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot.
Other: SU White Embossing Powder, SU Dimensionals, SU Eyelet Border Punch, black brads, Ranger Tim Holtz Ink Blending Tool.

KWerner Desing Color Inspiration #44

I am pretty late this time around with my card, but here it is! I have a few friends with Wedding Anniversaries coming up, including my own, so this is one is for one of the couples. I decided to go for "Less is More". Hope you like it!

Recipe:

Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White.
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Olive Green and Ruby Red
Other: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Brads and Cocoa Ribon, Dimensionals