Lately my desk has been too much of a mess to break out the glitter, so the other day I decided to make a mess at MLO instead. I used Cool Highlight Glitter Ritz, and colored with Copics (BG45 and 49 for the vase, G82 for the leaf and stem, and R37 for the flower). I’ve switched from using my …
The Stamping Boutique May Blog Hop
Welcome to TSB’s May Blog Hop! We’re doing things a little differently this month. Since our DT is so big, we’ve split into two groups and are having two different hops. I’m part of Hop 2, which looks like this: The Stamping Boutique Stacie Christy L <–You Are Here Sara Colleen Jeannie So, if you’ve just come from Stacie’s blog, …
Stippling with Copics
The weather here has been beautiful for the past few days. I had been hoping that would translate to a trip to the beach this weekend, but it appears as though temps will be dropping to the 50s by Sunday. Typical NorCal. I still have beach on the brain though, which is why I made this card. I’m not a …
Copics on Watercolor Paper
Sometimes, as much as I want to color an image with Copics, I know that crisp, smooth, bright white paper just won’t go with my overall card design. And then what’s a girl to do? For this tiki stamp from Hambo, I wanted to use rustic, textured paper that would have a hand-made look. Watercolor paper was the perfect texture, …
Lots of Pink
This is a drive-by post. I’ve spent all day cutting out kits for my 10 Cards/10 Techniques class tonight, and I needed a break, so I decided to color. iCopic.com issued a challenge to use pink, and it’s been awhile since I colored one of my Marci stamps, so I decided this was the perfect opportunity. What a sweet little …
Ah, Coloring
It’s been awhile since I’ve spent any real quality time with my Copics, and that is really going to have to change. I feel so out of practice. My excuse is that all of my yummy images from The Stamping Boutique make me want to try out and play with other coloring techniques. Not this week, though. I purposely chose …