Copic 101 Revised

After almost a year of teaching my Inkadinkado Copic Floral Class, I decided it was time to refresh my Copic 101 class and start to work on Copic 102 -- Birds and Bugs OR Birds, Butterflies and Bugs. While the cornerstone of the class is working with these IN-CRED-BLE Copic markers, I'm also integrating some primo products from SparkleNSprinkle. In this case, I used the Celestial Glitter to set off the floral centers. I also used SparkleN Sprinkles Blossoms Stamp set to create this WONderful card bouquet. My papers came from Bazzill, Paper Cuts, Melissa Frances and Recollections. I'm also redirecting my color blending pallete embrace the balance of threes. in this case, my "threes" are pink and blue -- selected to embrace Copic Blending rules. Best of all, I got to use my Sizzix Vagabond (brand new happy dance for major progress on decluttering my craft room) to cut out the Spellbinders Nestibilities. That's when I discovered what I ddin't have but is now on order to maximize the awesomeness of my Sizzix. Another big bonus lies with my newly revamped website (www.scrappigators.com) -- a continuing work in progress. I've streamlined the site a bit and am excited to see what the changes will bring.

Copic Flower of the Month Test Drive

I'm  revisiting, revamping, and reworking our Copic program. At the recommendation of one of my students, I'll be offering a 3-5 tiered teaching program with each having its own monthly club offering. I'm totally excited about my Copic Florals class. I cardlifted the circle call-out element from the Annie's Attic Copic 2 book but scaled it down to a 4.25" x 5.5" card. After watching a Copic Sketch DVD from Imagination International, I decided to create my own background. I also decided to use At You Spica pens for the center of the flowers which are from the Gina K "A Year of Flowers" stamp set. So you see, it's totally a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and a cool techniques. You can't really tell on this photo, but the center flower's call-out element is backed with foam dots to give it some extra dimension.

I used the following markers to complete this project:

* B000- Pale Porcelain Blue

* BOO - Frost Blue

* B02 – Robins Egg Blue

* BG05 – Holiday Blue

* At You Spica 02 - Pink

* At You Spica 10 -  Black

* At You Spica 14 – Blossom

 

Scrappigators Copic Club Dover project

Aren't these little guys just too cute? This is our Scrappigators Copic Club, Dover project for the month. The stamps are from Gina K Designs and I used the Don't Worry, Be Happy design elements featured in the Copic Coloring Guide by Colleen Schaan and Marianne Walker. The set requires five copic colors: BG11, BG72, BG74, YR04, and YR07. Of course, I changed things up a bit and used the same color scheme for two additional cards. Besides creating my own original Copic projects, I like incorporating designs from books and magazines into my teaching mix so my students can see they can replicate publication-worthy projects. I also used Paper Cuts Blue Raspberry cardstock and embossed them with both Cuttlebug and Sizzix embossing envelopes. I made my envelope base from white cardstock.

Dave and I had a wonderful time at the Garden State Horse Show in Augusta, NJ. I used Mosaic Moments Forest Green grid paper for the background and Recollections Burgundy cardstock for the mat. I used an off-white letter-size cardstock my journaling and t itleing. I still plan to create some traditional pages documenting this event, but am somwhat happy with the outcome. 

More Footloose

This is the second layout I put together from my Close To My Heart (CTMH) Footloose Workshop on the Go. Since there wasn't enough product to put together a third project, I cut the remaining pieces into quarter-inch strips for paper weaving projects later.

I also made six 4.5" square cards using one piece of 12"x12" sheet from the Footloose Bulk Paper pack. Since I distressed every edge of the cover paper, I'm hard-pressed to find one card that appears evenly centered.

My next CTMH WOTG project will be Stella. I ordered my kit two days ago, so I should have it finished by this time next month.

Footloose Splash Zone

This is my first CTMH Workshop on the Go project this year. I'm featuring the Footloose WOTG at my May 21st Workshop at Scrappigators Country Store.

Here’s what the kit includes:

·        My Reflections Footloose Paper Packet (X7151B)

·        My Acrylix Footloose Workshop Stamp Set (C-size)

·        2 White Daisy Cardstock sheets

·        1 Wooden Badge Buttons (Z1703)

·        1 Instructional Brochure

We will also be using these additional products:

·        E1002 My Acrylix Rustic Alphabet

·        Z2167 Crème Brulee Exclusive Inks Pad

·        Z2195 Lagoon Exclusive Inks Pad

·        Z2135 New England Ivy Exclusive Inks Pad

·        Z2164 Sorbet Exclusive Inks Pad *

·        Sanding Kit

·        3-D Foam Tape

·        Y1000 1”x1” My ACrylix Block

·        Y1003 2”x2” My Acrylix Block

·        Y1006 3”x3” My Acrylix Block

Scrappigators Copic Club Project

This is a fun card based on a project designed by Jeanne Streiff in the CardMaker January 2012 magazine. Of course, I had to make a few adjustments, but I used the same color pallet that she did in the article. In the original article, Jeanne used an Eclips electronic cutting machine. I used Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page.

This stamp is from Outlines Rubber Stamp Company. Unfortunately, Outlines is going out of business. All their stamps are currently 20% off at their website: http://www.outlinesrubberstamp.com.

I used the following Copic markers: BG11, BG15, R20, R24, and YG13. We'll be making this card at our Scrappigators Copics Club meeting this Thursday at Sharon G's house in Potts Net (Millsboro), Delaware. This is our third (or fourth) Copics Club project.