Copic colored lighthouse
Here is the Father’s Day card I made for DH. Making cards for guys is challenging for me – I sometimes have a hard time choosing an image. For this Father’s Day, I chose this lighthouse from the Impression Obsession Lighthouse Cling Set. Life here has been so hectic – I thought this might look peaceful. I stamped the image in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored it with Copics. Here are the colors I used. (oops… E-31 is upside down!) I wanted to...
Read MoreThe “Bug-ologist”
Hi all! I hope everyone is enjoying spring. Things are growing like crazy here. I love this time of the year (before the bugs, disease, weeds and drought take their toll on the garden – and the gardeners!) I made this little card using the Summer Camp Cling set and the Tree on the Hill cling stamp. Stewart the Bug-ologist is checking out a specimen and wondering “What’s Up”. I stamped the tree in Memento Tuxedo and stamped Stewart on a scrap. I colored the...
Read MoreVintage look with Impressibilities
I thought I’d share the Mother’s Day card I made (since Mom’s Day is over). I got to use my new Impressibility Dies! And I was experimenting with making a vintage fabric kind of look. The rose image is from the Greeting Farm Fancy Fluers set. I stamped it with Memento Rich Tuxedo ink and colored it with Copics. My favorite way to color with Copics is to lay down a light color for a base and than add darker tones for shading. I then go back and blend the darker tones...
Read MoreBaby Blessings
I needed a new baby card for one of the women at my church. I decided to use the super cute Baby Blessings set from Impression Obsession. The set has a little boy outfit and a little girl dress – and the two sentiments. Cute, cute, cute! I pulled out my Basic Grey Oh Baby paper (I still love that line) to select the colors to use in the image. I decided to accent the blue and orange with just a little green. I mounted the patterned paper on an orange piece that I scored at top and bottom...
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