Color Me Christmas

While searching the stamp aisles, I couldn't seem to find a Christmas floral stamp to use for my latest Copic adventure. Then a thought entered my head! Why not showcase colors and sentiments to create a flavor of Christmas. So that's what I did. I'll admit that when my Michaels Rehoboth manager picked out this Inkdadinkado stamp set for  my Copics class/demo, I wasn't crazy about it. Then I started blending and it made all the difference! I used the following Copic markers on this set:

• R22 Light Prawn
• R24 Prawn
• R29 Lipstick Red
• YG 03 Yellow Green
• YG 67 Moss

My stamp set is Inkdadinkdo 60-30057 Floral Expressions and my card is made with Recollections Kraft Paper Cardstock. The red polka dot paper and green polka dot ribbon are from my stash.

 
 



Copic Whimsies

I thoroughly enjoyed teaching my first Copic class at Michaels last month and I am looking forward to the next session. As I develop new project, I find myself drifting away from my original concept of Lessons 1-2-3-4 etc and moving towards titling by type. I suppose I could have called cute little cards bugsies, but since I don't like insects that much, whimsicals or "whimsies" suits me a bit better. I try to focus on three techniques in each workshop. In this case my targets are Palette Blending, Colorless Blender Techniques and of course basic blending. The . There is sufficent coloring space to practice in and they are totally cute even to a non-bug-lover like me. I also decided to use one layout to create three different "looks". Here are the additonal products I used to make these cards:

COPICS:

• Colorless Blender
• B05 Process Blue
• BG18 Teal Blue
• E37 Sepia
• YR00 Powder Pink

SUPPLIES:

• Naval Orange Bazzill Stock Cardstock
• Navy Blue Cardstock
• Recollections Pastel Printed Cardstock, 8 ½” x 11"
• Recollections Foam Adhesive Circles, ½”
• Recollections Iridescent Adhesive Rhinestones
• Alcohol-free Baby Wipes
• Adhesive

TOOLS:

• Recollections “Don’t Bug Me” Clear Stamps
• StazOn Teal Blue Solvent Ink Pad\
• Potter’s Clay Memento Ink (Dew Drop Collection)
• Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
• Recollections “XXX” Border Punch Item
• Martha Stewart Button Punch
• Scoring Board and Bone Folder