Piece of Cake

 Hello friends, 

You know I love rainbows... I'm always looking for ways to incorporate some color into a card.  This cake has just enough layers to make a fun little rainbow.  I thought I would try for pastel or softer color palate.  I really liked how it turned out.  This color scheme Takes the Cake!  

Materials used:

Cake stamp

 Copics used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R20
Pink: RV04, RV02, RV00
White: C3, C1, 0

Plate: W2, W1

Hair: E21, E23, E25, E27

Orange: YR01, YR00, YR000

Yellow: Y13, Y11, Y00

Green: YG17, YG13, YG11

Blue: B01, B00, B000

Teal: BG13, BG11

Indigo: B66, B63, B60

Purple: V15, V12, V01

Glitter on the frosting

Pamper Yourself

Greetings,

I love when I can make cards that will make people smile.  Thankfully stamp companies are releasing more and more humorous stamps.    Hopefully, this card brings a smile to your day.

Copics used:

Blue: BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07, BG09
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E13
Orange: YR00, YR02, YR04
Green: YG06, YG03
Ground: W3, W1, W0
Red: R37

Cupcake Fairy Video Tutorial Copic Class

Welcome!

I'm so excited to share with you the third installment in a series of Copic Tutorial classes.   If you want to see the House Mouse class click here.   I recently taught a Copic class on how to make something appear translucent.   My students asked me to make this video so they watch me color this image from start to finish.   This video does cover how to make an object look translucent, but we will spent a lot of time talking about contrast.  We will use grays/blacks to deepen shadows to create a more dramatic look.   Please send me a note if you have any questions.

Skills covered in Cupcake Fairy Copic Tutorial Class

•Review of Skin

•Using Grays and Black in your coloring

•Translucent effect on Wings

•Grounding of Images

•Cast Shadows

•Textured skirt

•Learn to break down complicated images

•Fixing mistakes

•Explanation of my process

Skill level: You only basic blending skills.
Cost: $20 --(upon purchase a link to the video will be sent to you)

Copics used in this lesson:
You do not need to use these exact colors.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, E21, R20

Hair: E13, E15, E17, E25, E27, E29

Blue: B000, B00, B01

Dress: R81, R83, R85, R89, W5

Green: YG67, YG63, G43, G40, W7, 100

Frosting: E50, E51, E53, W1, W3

Gold: Y17, Y26, Y28

Cherry: R32, R35, R37, R39

Ground: W7, W5, W3, W1, 0

White gel pen for details

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Here is the poster for this class.  I'm sorry the print is a little small. I blew it up to the largest size permitted by the web page.  If you like email me and I can send you copy.

Winter Awaits

Howdy!


I'm trying to switch gears and start thinking about Christmas/winter cards.  It is amazing how fast this holiday sneaks up on us!  Every year, I vow that I'm going to finish my Christmas cards before Labor day.  Every year... I regret not keeping that promise.

How many Christmas cards do you make each year?  Do you make them all the same or do you make many different ones?

Here is a wintery one... to help us get in the Holiday spirit.  Check out the look on the dog's face.  LOVE IT!!! Do you think something is chasing them?

***There are some baby pictures at the very bottom***

 Copics used:

Dog: C7, C5, C3, C1
Skates: W9, W7, W5, W3
Blue: B18, B16, B14, B12
Green: G46, G43, G40
Purple: BV08, BV04, BV02
Ice: B00, B000
White: E40, E42, E44
Hair: E33, E35, E37
Skin: E000, E00, R20
glitter pen

On the home front: 
Here is a little shout out to a fellow stamper Donna.  She made me this wonderful Christmas Card last year ( I save all the handmade cards sent to me).  My little helper found my stash.   He was fascinated with this card.  I wish I could read his mind.   Look at how focused he is on it!  He wasn't happy when I took it away.  :(  Sorry the photos are a little blurry.  It is hard to get the monster to hold still.

Simply Christmas

Greetings!

Thanks for joining me today.   I have a Christmas card to share with you today.  I can't believe that I'm starting to think about holiday cards again!  I feel like I just put my Christmas stamps away.  I also know from experience that it is never too early to start!!!  I'm worried that with a little baby to distract me... they might take me a little longer to finish this year!

Copics used:

Red: R59, R39, R29. R24, R14
Green: G28, G24, G21, C1, C3
Brown: E30, E31, E33, E35
Skin: E000, E00, E11,
Hair: E23, E25,
White: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44
Ground: W3, W1, W0
Shadows: W5, W3

Space Dog

Hello all,

I have a fun birthday card to share today. As you all know I'm a dog lover.   It probably isn't a shock that I feel in love with this image instantly.    I sent this card off to a friend of mine who had a birthday last week.  Hopefully she had a great day!

 Copics used:
Blue: BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG57
Black: N5, N7, N9
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13
Dog: E41, E43, E44,
Yellow: Y15
Orange: YR15

Chocolate Smiles

Hello friends,

Today's card was inspired by my Grandma.  I don't know anyone who loves chocolate as much as she does.  When she visits...the chocolate follows her.   Suddenly there is chocolate candy on the counter, chocolate ice cream can be found in the freezer, and back-up chocolate candy in the cabinets.  When she leaves...the chocolate supply evaporates.   It is an amazing phenomenon.

Unfortunately, my Grandma had a rough day about a week ago.  She was rushing to her car trying to dodge raindrops.  As she tells it, she slipped on a worm and fell.   She is okay, but she has several bumps and bruises.  She is in great spirits about the whole thing.   I wanted to send her a card to let her know we where thinking of her.   This card just seemed perfect...

The inside of the card reads: "Life Happens, Chocolate Helps."


Copics used:
Purple: V91, V93, V95, V99
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R20
Grey: N3, N1,
Hair: YR30, YR21, E31, E33
Chocolate: E21, E23, E25, E27, E47
When you are adding the chocolate to her face, I found it worked better to do it when the skin colors underneath are still wet.  This way it looks smeared on her face.  If is it dry, it looks more chunky.

Flowers from the Heart

Hello friends,

Spring is finally here!!   I'm so ready to wave goodbye to the snow.  Last Friday, we had to cancel class because of the weather.  I'm hoping that is the last time for a long, long time!

Here is one of the cards we were planning on making last Friday.  Hopefully we will find a way to squeeze it into a future class.  This is one of my favorites styles of cards.  It is a center step card.  I love that the card sits perfectly on the table so the image can be easily enjoyed.

Copics used:
Red: R14, R24, R29, R39
White: N1, No
Green: G40, G43, G46, G99
Yellow: Y11, Y13, Y15
Black: 100, N9, N7, N5, N4
Brown" E50, E51, E53
Skin: E00, E000, E11, E13  (R20 for cheeks)

Going Places

Happy Monday,

What a busy weekend! We celebrated both my Dad and Sister's birthdays.  I also had a great class Friday night with the Brockport ladies.  Then Saturday I enjoyed welcoming some new people into the world of copics.  I love seeing people discover the magic of these wonderful makers.  I look forward to watching them grow and learn over the next year or so.   What did you guys work on?

Here is a little inspiration to start your week off...

Copics used:

Pink: R81, R83, R85
Blue: B91, B93, B95, B97
Grey: C7, C5, C3,
Green: G20, G21, G24, G46
Red: R12, R14, R24, R29, R39, W5
Skin: E00, E11
Black: C9, C7, C5
Hair: E30, E31, E33, E35
Grass-random greens
gel pen

Season of Thanks

Happy November!

I thought this card would be a great way to welcome in the Season of Thanks.    

Copics used:
Pumpkins: Y17, YR12, YR14, Yr16, Yr18, BV000
Brown: E71, E74, E77
Green: G20, G94, G99
Blue: B91, B93, B95, B97
Skin: E000, E00, E11,
Gray: W3, W1
Hair: E21, E23, E25
Heart: R24, R29
Ground: I started with Y21, E31, E33.  Then added random dots of brown and gray to add texture.

Little Punk

Hello Stampers!

I have a lot of you guys asking about how to color black.  Black it tough.  If you use just a black copic marker you end up with a blob on your paper.  All the little details get lost.  So when you color black use grays.  Start with a lighter combination.  As you build some confidence substituting out lighter grays for darker ones.    It takes a little bit of practice, but you will get there.

I thought I would challenge myself with a card that has a lot of "black".   Had so much fun coloring this little Punk.

Copics: T9, T7, T5, T3 --You can use any of the gray groups.  It will work
Pink: R81, R83, R85
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R20
Eyes: B12, B16
Metal and additional shadow:C5,  C3, C1
Ground: BV20, BV23, BV25

Bubblegum

Happy Labor Day,

I hope you are spending the long weekend with people you love!  My family is spending the last official summer weekend at the lake.   We are all doing our best to soak up every drop of summer.

I love this card.  I colored the image a while ago.. it took me a little while to figure out how to finish it off.   Waiting paid off,  I really like how it turned out. 

Copics used;

Grass: G20, G24, G28, Y13, R83, BV01

Jeans: B91, B93, B95, B97

Boy Shirt: C3, C1

Boy Hair: E21, E23, E25, E27, multiliner

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R11

Girl Hair: Y21, E31, E33, multiliner

Pink: R81, R83, R85 (I used a light pink too..not sure maybe RV10)

Girl's Dress: W3, W1

Bubblegum: RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14, 0

Aloha

Aloha Stampers,

I hope you are enjoying the sunshine.  I love summer!  I love wearing flip-flops, the smell of BBQ, long days and days on the lake.  This image from Mo Manning is perfect for a summer card.

I used my copics to color the small gems on the side of the photos.  It added just a touch of blue to the card. I like that it almost looks like water droplets.

Copics used:

Yellow: Y11, Y13, Y17
Green: G46
Pink: R20, R22, R32
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20-- if you want to do easy skin use E000, E00, E11
Hair: B41, T5, T7, T9
Pineapple: Y11, Y13, E31, E33, G40, G43, G46
Sands: various browns.

A Little Luck

Hello all,

Connor and I survived last week.  He started feeling better last Wednesday.  I however, started feeling really worn out.  We were both glad to see the weekend.  We both took a nap or two...and we are starting to feel like real people again.

To celebrate our transition into March, here is a St. Patrick's Day card.  Hope this bring a little luck to your day!  I tried something a little different on the edge of the white Card Stock.  I used my Versamark stamp pad to wipe ink on the edges and then embossed them with gold powder.  I love this technique.   The only thing to keep in mind is that you don't get a whole lot of control over where the powder sticks.  Some places it is thin...other's thick.   Each card is truly unique.  

I added some gold embossing powder to the edge of the card stock

Copics used:

Lt Brown: E40, E41, E42, E43
Dk. Brown: E70, E71, E74, E77, E79
Green: G40, G43, G46
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00
Hair: E15, E17, E19