Merry Christmas and a Happy Festive Season to all. I thought I'd share this cute idea, a stunning custom Christmas bauble. This really isn't as difficult as you may think - just don't drop it! Guess what I did right after photographing this - go ahead guess - it made a sound like shattering glass..... I Used: Copic Sketch Markers in coordinating colours (I used: B79, RV66 & BG57) Copic Air Brush System Snowflake Die Mask It - masking film... Read more →

Hi Kate here and today I'll be showing you a quick and simple Christmas project that you can complete in under 30 minutes - yes that's under 30 mins with the help of a Copic ABS (Air Brush System). I'm going to create some personalised Copic decorated wrapping paper, this is a wonderful way to re-use the brown or plain paper that you receive during the year, wrapped around other items. The same technique will work on paper, tissue and... Read more →

Hi - today's tutorial has quite a few steps but the results make it completely worthwhile! Now a few of you may be familiar with the work of amazing Polish artist Anna Dabrowska - better known as Finnabair, and if you're a long time reader of my blog you will know I love and ADORE Finn and her art. so it should be no surprise that today I am taking inspiration from Finnabair's unique complex style and creating a cover... Read more →

OK those of you who have been following for a while will already know about my complete love and adoration, with a mightly dose of respect and gratitude for what she does - aimed squarely at Jane Davenport. If I hadn't met Jane at the Brisbane Scrapbooking and Papercraft Expo a few years ago I probably wouldn't have started drawing, she literally changed the course of my life! Since then I've enrolled in pretty much every online course she has... Read more →

Today I will be showing you how to create your own masks and stencils to use with Copic markers and the Copic airbrush. I will be using plain acetate sheets, a wonderful low-tac product called Mask It (from X-Press It) and to finish I will be using lace or grandma's old doilies laying forgotten in the linen press (don't tell my Mum)! What I used: Clear Acetate sheets X-Press It Blending Journal or X-Press It Blending Card Copic Sketch markers... Read more →

Hello hello. A few of you may know I just took the AMAZING Mermaid Circus class online with Jane Davenport and Teesha Moore - swoon! I've had a ball, though in the usual Sparkle Tart fashion I don't think I'll ever finish all of the lessons! One of the challenges was to draw a face and shade using Copic markers, I won't be telling you Jane's secrets for doing this but I will be showing you my results. Now if... Read more →

This is my take on the classic Copic dotted background, based on the art technique of pointillism. This is a technique which requires little skill but LOADS of patience as all of those little dots take time. I really enjoy creating this sort of background to use with fantasy images as I love the magical quality of the background. What makes my version a little different is that I love adding Tim Holtz Ranger Industries Distress Ink over the Copic... Read more →

OK I promised more details and here they are, this was heaps of fun, relatively easy and mess free and after using it for more than 2 months now, the colours are still perfect! You can watch the whole process in the clip below or read on: The whole idea started when I saw these pins on Pinterest - a rainbow of stickers for your Mac keyboard, I followed the link to find they were no longer available. The wheels... Read more →

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: Copic Markers (Sketch or Ciao) R20, E00 & E11 X-Press It Blending Card La-La Land Kimono Marci stamp Memento stamp pad in Tuxedo Black Read more →

Copic journals - where do I begin?? When people talk about Copic Journals they are often discussing different things without even knowing it, from now on I will be calling mine by the following names: Copic Art Journal - a visual art journal or diary in which Copic Markers are used, and Copic Colour Journal - which records colour combinations, ideas on colouring, techniques and often a printed chart with purchased marker colours. Now these could be combined into the... Read more →

Today I thought I'd share a page from my Copic Art Journal. YES this did take a while to finish, but as you may know, I was recently 'out-of-action' for a total of 3 months and not able to do much except lay in in reclining chair (it was a looooong 3 months) - so I had time to spare and not much else to do :O) This page kept me happily busy for a while between the doodling and... Read more →

Welcome to the Sweet Pea Stamps Blog Hop! Today the design team is featuring stunning new images from the Rebecca Sinz collection. To enter into the prize draw, you must visit each blog on the hop and leave a comment at every stop. On Monday, March 18, 2013 we will pick one winner who will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Sweet Pea Stamps store! Sweet Pea Stamps Blog - start here Nataliya Ali Sharon Holley Karina Connie Kate... Read more →

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... Read more →

This is the BIG news I hinted at ...... I've been sitting on this since last week and have been busting to tell you all, I'm so excited to be joining the Copic Oz Design Team. For those of you who haven't heard of Copic Oz, it is an amazing blog set up by X-Press Graph-X who are the Australian Copic wholesale supplier. Copic Oz is an official blog of Copic Australia and has been created specifically for papercrafters with... Read more →

Woohoo - I was able to play along with the regular Sweet Pea Stamps DT for Variations week - you can see everyone's take on using the Toucan image on the Sweet Pea Stamps Blog. What I used: Toucan image from Sweet Pea Stamps, designed by Ching chou Kuik Impression Obsession Cover-a-card stamp - Lg Paisley Paper Doily from eBay (coloured with Bells of Ireland Green Starburst Spray) Flowers from I Am Roses Stickles Glitter Glue - Stardust Wooden Charm... Read more →