Friendly Flower

          Several weeks ago, Yana Smakula did a YouTube video and blog post about coloring with Copic markers and heat embossing.  I’d always been told not to emboss and color with Copics.  Well, I had a “duh” moment when I watched the video.  She colored her image the traditional way using Copic friendly ink and then embossed over it after completing the coloring.  All you have to do is leave the stamp in a stamp positioner while you color your image so you can heat emboss afterwards.  I find coloring large images somewhat intimidating.  There’s so much coloring to do and requires time sitting doing it.  But this image from Gina K is the perfect size for me!  

         Here’s my list of what I used to make this card.  I’m going to color it again in different colors again soon! 

·       Stamp set(s):  Gina K Designs – Friendship Flower SS    

·       Ink(s):  Memento – Tuexdo Black; Versamark – Watermark; Gina K – Sea Glass

·       Paper:  Xpress It Blending Card – white; Gina K – Sea Glass

·       Dies & Embossing folders:  Heffy Doodle – Imperial Stitched Rectangles Die; Tim Holtz – Botanical Embossing Folder

·       Embellishments/Other things of note:  PPP – Aquamarine 6mm sequins; PTI – Silver Detail Embossing Powder; Copic Markers – YG 61, 63, 67 – BG 11,13,15 – Y 32, 35, 38

Hats off to Yana for letting me know thru her work that there is a way to heat emboss with Copic Markers – just can’t use digital images though! 

Hope you’ve enjoyed this post.  Thank you for taking the time to stop by and spend some of you valuable time here! 

Many Blessings,

Donna

Vintage Beauties for Win It Wednesday

          I’m back with another entry for WIW and Laurie’s Fabulous Favorites over at the Papertrey Ink Blog.  This time the challenge was to make a card using your favorite coloring medium.  Other than stamping and layered images, my go to for a long time has been my Copic Sketch markers.  I just love the depth you can get with shading.  The set I chose is not one that I would usually choose for coloring with Copics but I’m not sure why.  It is a set that I really love and comes with its own fill-in stamp to color the flower. I didn’t really pay too much attention to my light source but did end up with most of the deeper colors on the lower left of the petals.  Go figure! I’m pleased with the outcome.  I had chosen these colors to use with some new Nuvo Embellishment Mousse in Pacific Teal but had some trouble get the colors to match up on a cloudy day without the sunlight.  They look fine on this pretty summer day today.  I’ll make a card with the leftover blooms for a later time!  I do think the card turned out great!  Below you’ll find all the details!

·      Stamp set(s):  PTI – Vintage Linens Stamp Set    

·      Ink(s):  PTI – Aqua Mist; Memento – Tuxedo Black; Copic – BG13, BG15, BG18

·      Paper:  PTI – Stamper’s Select White, Aqua Mist Gingham

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  PTI – Vintage Linens Die, To the Point Edgers 2 Die

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:  Wink of Stella – Clear; Pretty Pink Posh – 6mm Sparkling Clear Sequins

I used the Wink of Stella pen on the center of the flowers to give them some sparkle and shine.  The sequins add another touch of shine and are the perfect touch for this simple layered floral.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week and Happy Monday.  FYI, I just started packing for a move from NC to Greenville, SC at the end of next month.  I might not be as visible around my blog after I get Mother’s Day cards out of the way.  It’s going to be a challenge to decide what goes into storage and what stays with me from my craftroom while we live in an apartment for a few months while our home in High Point sells, and we find the perfect home to buy in Greenville.  I’m just looking forward to it all being over! 

Many Blessings,

Donna

Up In The Air Birthday for Wyatt!

My husband’s great nephew turns 3 this month and it’s a real occasion for little Wyatt.  We saw him in December when my husband walked his niece down the aisle when she got married.  It was a lovely wedding and we got to see a lot of Wyatt!  Such precious memories were made that day.  Wyatt is all boy; cute, active and wide open and curious. We needed a special card for the occasion and this stamp set fit the bill to a “T”!  I knew immediately that this set would be perfect.  In fact, I can see Wyatt going up in a hot air balloon. He’s going to be an adventurous little guy and young man!

I colored the images with Copic markers and sponged on the distress markers for the background.  I submitted this on Day 3 of the Daily Marker 30 Day coloring challenge running this month. The enablers list is below!

·      Stamp set(s):  Up in the Air SS & Big Birthday Sentiments SS  

·      Ink(s):  Memento – Tuxedo Black; Ranger – Distress Oxides: Peeled Paint & Broken China

·      Paper:  Copic X-Press It Blending Card; PTI – Bright Buttercup

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  MFT – Up in the Air Die-namics & Stitched Fish Tail Flags

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:  Copic Markers (see photo below); Wink of Stella Clear

     I love how this card turned out – inside and out.  The bright primary colors were just perfect to celebrate a third birthday for our great nephew!  Happy Birthday, Wyatt!  May the Lord bless you on your day and always!

Inside of card!

Copic Markers Used

             I do love the way this card turned out!  It's just so stinking cute with those lively little images and critters from MFT Stamps!  Thank you for stopping by and spending some time in my little piece of the world.  I'd love to hear what you think about my card!

Many Blessings,

Donna

Rudolf and Nuvo Gilding Flakes

     My friend over at www.in2stampincards.com is getting ready for a street festival soon.  I was helping her make some tags for her booth.  These little cuties are from Lawn Fawn’s new release and are just adorable.  I colored the little deer with Copics and used Lawn Fawn’s Knit Picky Fall patterned paper to make these cute little gifts tags.  Lawn Fawn sent this particular tag as a sample with her first store order; it was really easy to follow.  Work of advice.  Try using liquid glue to line up the top and bottom tags.  It will make is so much easier to get the tags stacked!

·      Stamp set(s):  Lawn Fawn-Say What? Christmas Critters SS

·      Ink(s):  Versamark Clair-Ebony 

·      Paper:  Copic-White paper; Lawn Fawn-Knit Picky Pattern stack & Noble Fir

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  Lawn Fawn-Christmas Critters Dies, Say What? Gift Tag Dies

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:  Copics- E11, E13, E35, E37, W7

Rudolph coloring up close.  Experimented with Copic choices on first two on top left!

       On another note, I had gotten a few months back and never got up the mojo to try Nuvo Gilding Flakes.  I’d puttered around and left them out, but didn’t do anything with them until today.  I had good results and you’ll be seeing them as I craft away for Christmas. 

       

These will add a nice touch of sparkle – I have silver, too – to some of my upcoming projects!  A girl has to have a bit of glam where ever she goes and with whatever she’s doing especially for a bright holiday season.  I think I’ll pull out my new Papertrey Ink products from this month’s release and see what happens!

Many Blessings,

Donna

Masculine Spring Birthday

My husband has a late April Birthday so when it came around this year, I wanted to incorporate some of the lovely spring green with a mountain theme.  We prefer the mountains over the beach.  I remembered this Heartfelt Creations image I bought a while ago and it seemed the perfect fit.  I stamped it and went to coloring with my Copics!  I also used a new embossing folder from WeRMemoryKeepers.  I had seen this particular basket weave one on a blog, and since I used to sell Longaberger Baskets in another life, I just couldn’t resist. These Next Level EF are the best - they are so rich in texture!  I used the MFT Plaid Patterns paper to break up all of the detail from the embossing folders!  I liked how it turned out! 

• ·         Stamp set(s):  HFC-Mystic Hideaway
• ·         Ink(s):  Memento Tuxedo Black
• ·         Paper:  MFT- Plain Patterns 6x6 Paper Pack; X-Press It Blending Card;      SU-Hello Honey & Gumball Green(ret.)                           
• ·         Dies & Embossing Folders:  PTI-Limitless Layers 3.5” Ovals Dies; Cottage Cutz-Happy & Birthday
• ·         Embellishments/Other things of note:  Copic Markers(picture),  Zva Creative Crystals & WRMK Woven EF

 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!  Oh, the embossing folders from WRMK are newer; and I couldn’t find them locally, so I contacted Tupelo Designs, LLC.  They found it for me, and I now have 2 Woven folders.  They were only $9.99 for 2 6x6” folders!  They have them in stock on their website now!  Just a plug for a newer company!

Many Blessings,

Donna

Easter Wedding Anniversary

My husband and I just celebrated our 11^th wedding anniversary this past Easter weekend.  We met in person on Good Friday of 2004 and were married on Saturday of Easter weekend of 2005.  This year was the first time that our anniversary fell on Saturday of Easter weekend so I decided that a fun card with a bit of bunny business was in order.  I had just received these two stamp sets and coordinating dies from Verve so why not! (I seldom buy a stamp set that doesn’t have coor-dinating dies as I hate to fussy cut and love to layer to add texture!) Here is my enablers list:

• Stamp set(s): Hip Hop Bunnies & Rise Above (Verve); Vintage Linens          (Papertrey Ink)
• Ink(s):  Memento Tuxedo Black; Daffodil Delight (Stampin’ Up)
• Paper:  Gumball Green (ret.), Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky & Whisper White (SU)
• Dies & Embossing folders:  Bunny Hop & Partly Cloudy Dies (Verve);  Stitched Basic Edges Die (My Favorite Things); Foliage Border Die, Diagonal Stripes EF, & Chicken Wire EF (Darice)
• Embellishments/Other things of note:  Wink of Stella Clear; Copic Sketch Markers – R21, 22; E00, 02,23, 31, 33   

I added additional texture through the use of embossing folders – the striped on the “grass” to make it look freshly mowed and the chicken wire one to give texture to the background.  The white clouds added the perfect touch to the sunny effect.  But my favorite part of the whole card is the precious little bunny that I colored in Copics.  He turned out really well and might be some of the best coloring I’ve done since picking my markers back up after a long hiatus.  The next use of these bunnies comes next weekend when I’ll be using them for our granddaughter’s first birthday.  Malin has captured my heart and I love being Nanny to her!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!  I know it’s been a long time since I regularly posted on my blog, but I’m trying to get back in the swing of it now that things seem a little calmer with family doings.

Many Blessings,

Donna