As promised here is a real time clip for Copic beginners, showing you a no stress approach to colouring a basic pretty face using only 3 Copic Markers - E00, E11 and R20. To follow along with this clip you will need:
May your day sparkle,
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This is the third flower technique in my Copic Coloured Flowers series, Flower #1 used 2 colours of Copic markers, Flower #2 used 3 colours from differing families and added in a little bling. This technique ramps up the sparkle power and when combined with some creative Copic combinations produces stunning results. Depending on your flower choice (flat or dimensional) will decide how many colours you can use to create the copic colour of your flower. For smaller flowers fewer colours are best, on larger flowers you can use 3 or more colours.
For these flowers you will need:
Instructions:
It's at this point you add the bling - building on our previously learned techniques. For each of the following flowers you need to have completed steps 1 to 4.
Example: Shimmer Flower
Copic colours used on this flower BV11 &BV17
After completing steps 1 to 4 spray entire flower with a pale or colourless shimmer spray (I used Starburst Sprays), and dry with heat gun / embossing gun, for a result that looks like this:
Example: Bling Flower
Copic Colours used on this flower YR15 & R39
After completing steps 1 to 4 add Clear Gel Glue to tips of lower petals and sprinkle Gala Glitz over top. Carefully turn flower upside down and tap to remove excess product and then allow glue to dry completely before use. DO NOT dry with a heat gun as this can cause your glue to bubble or embellishments to melt. This gives a result that looks like this:
Example: Shimmer & Bling Flower
Copic colours used on this flower BG13 & BV13
After completing steps 1 to 4 spray entire flower with a pale or colourless shimmer spray (you could even use more than one colour of spray), then add Clear Gel Glue to tips of lower petals and sprinkle Gala Glitz over top. Carefully turn flower upside down and tap to remove excess product and then allow glue to dry completely before use. You can also apply these 'bling' techniques to the flatter gardenias and similar flowers. This gives a result that looks like this:
You can watch these flowers being created here:
May your day sparkle,
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This is the second flower in my Copic Coloured Flowers series, Flower #1 used 2 colours of Copic markers, this flower uses 3 colours from differing families and adds in a little bling to create a stunning fantasy flower. This technique really works well on flatter flowers like the gardenia I used here, and though I have used a mulberry paper flower you can use this same technique on fabric flowers also - it looks amazing on satin, though your colours will turn out much lighter!
For this flower you will need:
Begin with a white or light coloured paper flower (I like gardenias because they are easy to colour). Choose 3 colours of copic marker (this works to best effect if you choose 3 colours each from a different colour family - though can use a natural blending family as well if you like).
Colour the centre of the flower (avoiding the stamens) - I used V09, you can pick any of the colours to be your centre colour.
Then
colour the remaining layers of petals, with the same colour - only add
this colour to the to the inner part of each petal. Your flower should
look like this.
Add
your second colour next to the first, overlapping a little - making
sure to leave white space on each petal for your third and final
colour. Add this second colour to all petals, your flower should now
look like this.
Add
the third and final colour to remaining white areas of flower,
overlapping the third colour over the second colour - you are not trying
to blend here.
You
should now have something like this and you are ready to add Colorless
Blender fluid all over the flower - make sure you have thoroughly wet
all petals so that the colours mix and blend. For this flower you do
not need to drip blender onto edges, just wet the flower all over so
that the colours blend together.
Dry flower with heat gun / embossing gun as this produces best results.
Add a little stickles to the edges of each petal and leave to dry.
When dry your flower will look similar to this
You can watch this flower being created below:
May your day sparkle,
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Let me start this post by saying I take no responsibility for anyone ending up with a Copic flower colouring addiction. I'm warning you all these are fun, soooo easy and give fabulous results every time! This is flower #1 in my Copic Coloured Flower series there are 2 more gorgeous copic coloured flower techniques for you to try coming up next.
Please note each technique builds on the one preceding it, so there is some repetition of instructions.
This technique creates a fabulous flower that looks quite realistic, I love using roses for this as you can really see the colour blends on the underside of the petals.
For this flower you will need:
Begin with a white or pale coloured paper flower and choose 2 colours of copic marker (I like to use
colours that appear in my copic coloured image, from a natural blending family).
For this flower I have used RV63 & RV66.
Colour 1/2 of each petal with your lightest colour working from the outer edge in towards the flower centre - make sure not to colour the whole petal.
Using the darker colour, apply a thin strip of colour to the outer edge of each petal - I just run the side of my marker along the edge of the petals.
Your flower should look like this once finished applying colour from
your Copic markers. You will notice I've made no attempt to blend
colours or be particularly neat here - this technique is very forgiving.
The next step is to apply a few drops of Colorless Blender to each petal
- add the liquid to the outer edge of each petal - the fluid will wick
towards the flower centre and drag a little colour along with it.
Dry the flower with a heat gun / embossing gun - this will take up to 45 seconds depending on how wet the flower is.
Drying with the heat gun will not only dry the liquid but it also
results in discoloured edges to the petals (they darken considerably)
giving a beautiful result.
I love how these turn out and honestly once you've made one these are so super fast to colour.
You can watch this flower being created here:
May your day sparkle,
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Hi Peeps - today I have a quick, fun and funky rainbow coloured card using Color Shots from Lindy's Stamp Gang to show you.
Cut resist card to size and choose a rainbow of Color Shots, you could also chose to create a monotone card eg: all different blues. My shots have been pre-mixed with water.
The special Pink Paislee Resist Cardstock - 12 x 12 Mistables card, thatI am using has an embossed pattern in clear already on the card. If you don't have this but still want the same effect, then choose a pale piece of card, stamp a bold image or pattern using Versamark Clear Watermark ink pad (or other clear ink pad) and emboss using clear embossing powder - this will create a clear resist pattern. This is the first thing you should do before adding any colour.
If you have the card stock I am using, the embossing has already been done for you :O)
Using a small spoon or pop stick, spoon a small amount of each colour onto top edge of card, making sure each colour touches the one next to it like this...
Gently tilt the card to allow colours to run.
Add more colour if needed, if you prefer the drippy look, stop at this step and allow colours to dry (when dry remove excess colour from resist design with a baby wipe)
Spritz card with water to make colours wick and bleed.
Once again - tilt card so that colours run, the excess will run off - I use this excess colour on tags or pages so I don't waste it..
Use a paper towel to wipe excess colour from the resist design (use can remove any stubborn colour with a baby wipe). Wipe from top to bottom (in line with colours not across) and change paper towel after each wipe so as not to contaminate the colours.
Leave flat to dry (this won't take long).
Now you could use this as the base for an image, die cut it, use as journal background, but I thought this was so pretty I didn't really want to cover it up! In an effort to show off my background, I added some black card, ribbon and embellishments to contrast with all those colours, plus a flower I had previously coloured and this is the result.....
Have fun with this technique, is so simple and fun that it might just be addictive!
May your day sparkle,
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Today I will be playing with Copic backgrounds using your Copic Various Inks and Copic Colorless Blending Fluid. As usual you can use these ideas and adapt them for cards or pages and the beauty of these backgrounds is that they are just so versatile! You could die cut this to use on a project, use it as a layer or even stamp directly onto this using an oil based ink pad like Archival ink, to create a simple but stunning card. This technique can also be used on clear acetate for fabulous results and looks simply beautiful when used as an accent panel.
You will need: several colours of Various Ink, Colorless Blending Fluid, a non-stick craft sheet or waxed baking paper and glossy or coated cardstock.
Drip about 5 drops of each colour (I used V28, V06, V17) onto the craft sheet, making sure the droplets no not touch.
Add a little of the Colorless Blending Fluid to a mini mister, and
spritz ink on craft sheet - this is very important, if you forget to
spritz you will end up with 'spots' of intense colour. Spritzing
ensures the colours move and blend a little.
Make sure you only spritz a little, add too much and your colours will
be very pale. As a rough guide - I used 4-5 pumps of the mini mister
nozzle.
Place card glossy side down, onto the ink drops, then press down gently
with fingers to make sure you have contact. I like to then drag the
card through the ink to pick up the colour.
Turn card over to check the coverage you have achieved, you may like to
leave the white areas, I prefer to keep swiping the card through the
remaining ink until most of the white is covered.
When your card looks something like this you are ready for the final step.
Spritz some of the Colorless Blending Fluid onto the tips of your fingers.
Then 'flick' the blending fluid onto your card, the more fluid on your
fingers the larger the droplets, for finer droplets either flick with
more force or use less blending fluid. I like to have a mix of large
and finer droplets. Wait about 1 minute for the pattern to fully
develop before deciding if you want to add any more blending fluid.
I consider my background complete when it looks a bit like this.
or if you're more of a YouTube person you can watch this technique step by step here, in the clip I have used different colours and give a tip on what to do with any left over ink!
May your day sparkle,
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I'm sure you've seen those fabulous images coloured using Distress Inks online with their amazingly gorgeous pastel colours or the occassional beautiful brights - I have and I fell in love. Only problem for me was what do you do when you're not after a bright or pastel coloured image - what do you do to achieve a darker result. In the clip below I show you how to colour an image using Distress Inks and achieve a darker resulting image - it's all about layering!
I used - Walnut Stain, Black Soot, Tea Dye, Dusty Concord, Tattered Rose and Milled Lavender to colour this wonderful image from Sweet Pea Stamps, Jewelled Fairy by Teresa Sherman.
May your day sparkle,
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Do you like glitter? For me the answer is a total YES - sadly the budget doesn't stretch to owning one of every colour, but luckily I found a way to get any colour I want using 3 simple ingredients and create an almost endless variety of colours! Interested... then read on.
Fairy Dust Glitter from ClearSnap and Donna Salazar - I like to use Sugar Shimmer, but you can use any pale glitter you own (the dry sort not Stickles).
A Glad Bag or other ziplock bag, I like to use either the mini or small sandwich size bags.
and lucky last an Alcohol based ink, you could use Ranger Alcohol Inks, Piniata inks or my personal favourite Copic Various inks.
If you're more of a learn by watching type, you can see me do this in the YouTube clip below:
Neat idea huh - why not give it a try and let me know how this works for you!
May your day sparkle,
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This is one of the most simple Dylusions techniques - let's call it a basic technique, it's THE most basic Dylusions technique (if you don't count spraying onto card!).
What I used:
What I did:
1. Cut card to size
2. Spray with first colour of Dylusions (I started with Lemon Zest)
3. Spray with second colour - notice I am not spraying over whole card. For this I used Bubblegum Pink.
4. Add your third colour - I used Vibrant Turquoise!
5. Add your final colour - mine was Crushed Grape.
6. You can tilt the card to make the colours run.
7. Blot with a paper towel to remove excess liquid - or leave to dry for a much darker result.
This is what mine looked like after blotting the excess liquid - mmmmm bright!
8. Allow to dry for up to 5 mins (or 30 seconds with a heat gun) then place stencil over card - the flatter the card is the better this will work. If you have left the paper to dry completely (several hours or days) then this does not work as well.
9. Spritz with water, add enough to wet the area, but not so much that water bleeds under the plastic. After a few tries you will get the hang of this part.
10. Remove stencil and blot with paper towel to soak up excess liquid.
This is what it should look like. Leave background to dry before decorating. This will never be perfect - but its beautiful any way.
I used my background to create this card, I added a few stamps, coloured with pencils and embellished with a rose. The finished piece is mounted onto black card to highlight the colours.
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This has to be one of my favourite Christmas cards that I have made - sorry but I only made the one and it went to my Mum. This one is a combination of - 'I wonder what would happen if' and 'wow I love that stamp' the result is a somewhat vintage Christmas card with a little bit of cheeky mixed in.
What I did:
I'll be back in a bit with a specific post on how I created the Distress Ink swirly background - just need to finish the video clip for YouTube.....
I've entered this card into the following challenges:
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Watch out - this technique is unpredictable, shimmery and addictive! Sprays over Versamark looks amazing with ALL of the Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays, you will have to try it for yourself to see the full effect. Want a totally different look, try this on coloured or BLACK card!!!!!
The trick to this technique is in knowing four things....
If you'd like to watch me making this you can see it on my YouTube channel or click on the clip below.
These are a few projects I've made using this technique - don't you LOVE the way it looks when you use the Moonshadow Mists!
This uses Treasure Island Aqua and Violaceous Violet Moonshadow Mist.
This also uses Treasure Island Aqua and Violaceous Violet Moonshadow Mist.
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This particular techniques creates amazingly beautiful backgrounds and fabulous flowers, give it a try and be generous with your sparkly sprays!
1. Spray card with water, it needs to be wet but not sopping.
2. Crumple wet card in your hands and smooth back out onto flat surface.
3. Spray with first colour (I use lightest colour first, in this case Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold) in random splotches.
4. Apply mid range colour to a few areas, in this case Hottie Patottie Hot Pink.
5. Apply darkest colour in spots, apply a good amount of all sprays so ink runs and pools in the creases.
6. Spritz with a little more water to ensure colours blend, at this point you can also add more of the palest 2 colours if you like - I sprayed mine with an extra layer of Wake me up before you go gold for extra sparkle. Can be left to air dry or dry with heat gun, I love to leave to air dry as the colours have more time to blend.
7. Once dry iron flat (no steam) or place under books to flatten (if you can bear to do this!).
NB: NEVER directly iron the sparkly surface of card, always use a piece of plain white scrap paper between coloured card and iron – unless you’d like sparkly clothing later.
If you're more of a learn by watching you can see me making this below:
Hugs,
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How can you resist something THIS pretty, not only does this technique produce amazing backgrounds for pages, cards etc, but find the right stamp image and you can easily use it as your main image as well. Make sure you choose a stamp with bold areas, if too fine an image is used it will vanish into the background.
I hope you have fun trying this yourself - it's messy but well worth it :O) As always you can watch this in action on YouTube here:
Hugs,
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This is probably the Copic technique I am most proud of (this one is all me baby - actually an original idea!) amazing what you can come up with while playing with quality products! I will do a YouTube clip for this as it's a little involved, but here are the basic instructions. I entered this technique in the 'Favourite Copic Technique' challenge over on Copic Creations: Challenge No 47.
Here are a few close-ups so you can see the sparkle & the gorgeous colour ....
OK this next card uses the same technique (you can watch me make the card on YouTube). I've used a couple of extra colours for more of a pink/purple tone and I've changed the Distress Ink and the glimmer spray I used.
Here are a few close up shots so you can drool over the beautiful purple colour.....
I hope this gives you some new ideas and opens up a whole new way of using your copics.
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PROCEDURE
Method 1
Method 2
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