Princess Pixie

     Good morning to you all! I hope you are enjoying the remainder of the summer. Boy has it been humid!!! Today I am going to share another Copic project with you. The adorable digi stamp was a freebie bee from Pixie Dust Studios and I finally got a chance to color her. I have also included all the markers I used to color her. Are you ready???? Here she is:

     Isn't she just the cutest little fairy with that pixie face? I started with the scraps of paper that were hanging around on my craft table and used my Copic chart to match my marker colors. Boy that really made the coloring go fast!!!

     This close up will give your a better idea. Here are the colors I used and the order in which I colored the image:

Face: E000,E00,E01,BV00, R20

Eyes: BG0000,BG02,BG05,BG07,W1,W3,W7

Hair: E25,E29,E31

Dress: YG17,YG21,YG25

Wings: V12,V15,V19,BV25

Mouth: R20,R22,R24

Mushroom-cap: E50,E53,E57

   -underneath and stem: E13,E15,E18

   -dots- YR01, YR02,YR07

Bird body: B21,B24,B26,Y15,Y17

Crown: Y00,Y04,Y06

     I used the image from the Storybook cartridge by Provo Craft for the shaped pieces in the background. This can be found on page 67 of the hand book. A little doodling around the edge, some sparkly ribbon and of course some bling on the crown and she is done. I haven't decided on a sentiment yet but had so much fun coloring her.

     I hope you enjoy my creation and have a wonderful day.

Red Hat Babe!

     Here we go guys! This is my first post as a Certified Standard and Intermediate Designer in Copic Markers. Yeah me. The class I took was in June with Marianne Walker and Carol Lawrence and I have so much knowledge from those 2 days that I think my head is going to explode! I love working with this medium and find it so relaxing. I am going to attempt to periodically post some of my creation and I hope to give you some tips along the way. Are you ready to see one of my own projects?

     This is a digi image from Pixie Dust Studios called Let's Play Dress Up. I bought this a while ago and it was one of the images that made me want to learn more about Copics. When I first saw this image all I could think of was The Red Hat, Purple Dress ladies. I also had some red hat stamps from My Sentiments Exactly so it all made sense that this is where I should start.
     First let me start by tell you that the type of paper you use is crucual to good results. The paper that seems to work best is X-Press-It. It is very smooth and a wonderful weight. There are many on line stores that sell this. If you use a softer paper it absorbs too much ink and may bleed through you image lines. Plus it is difficult to move layers of ink around.
     If you use mounted stamps you must use Memento Ink. I can not stress this enough. Stazon is an absolute no no. I learned this from experience before I took the certification classes. Not only can or will it smudge, but I ruined several tips because it was stained so badly. This image was printed on my HP photosmart copier. Once I printed the image out I dried the image with a heat blower. You can also use a hair dryer.
So this will give you a few important tips to start with. Now back to the colors I used.

     Here are the markers I used:

     skin tones: E000, E00, E01, and E13

     Brown hair: E31, E35, E37

     Hat and Boa: R22, R24, R27 and R29

     Dress: V12, V15, V17

     Shoes: C1, C3, C5, C7

     

     I used some stickles for the lace edging on her dress, also for the star on her hat. I added some liquid pearls in silver for her "pearl"necklace.

     The image was cut out using Spellbinders Nestabilities Scalloped Oval Large. I also embossed this oval and shaded the edge with Pebbles Pastel Chalks. I thought this stamp by My Sentiments Exactly! was a perfect match for this card.

     If you are looking for some adorable stamps, please visit Pixie Dust Studio and check out all her great images.

     I hope you like my first project with the Copics. Be sure to leave a comment if you need any help or just want to say Hi!

     

Pink Lady And Another Blog award.

     I have completed the beginners' Copics classes @ http://simplyscrapping.ning.com/. So I have become daring and colored my first digi stamp. This stamp is from Pink by Design and she has such cute stamps! I also added this to their copic challenge where the only requirement was to use the color pink. ( I think I have that covered, lol).
     I used the following colors:
Face: E01,E00,E000,R20
Hair: E13, E15, E17
Shoes and Hat Ribbon: C1, C3, C5,C7
Dress and Hat: RV02, RV04, RV06
Boa: R81, R83, R85 Spica hot pink
Star: Y13,Y15, Y19
     I also had some trim left over from a Donna Salazzar class I recently finished so that went on the card as well. The paper is from a stack called "All About Girls" from DCWV. I also added some stickles for her necklace.
     The newly added blog award was from Audrey @ Cute And Some.http://cuteandsome.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-im-steampunkin-project-and-blog.html. Please check her blog out she has some great projects over there.
     Upon receipt of this award I have to let you know 8 more things about my self and pass this on to 8 other blogs. First, the 8 things about me:
     1. I love my husband! We have been married for 38 years and are the exact opposites. He is quiet and reserved, I'm outgoing and social.
     2. I love a good joke and can be quite silly at times.
     3. I love my children. There are 5 of them and they all have very unique personalities which I love. They are all very accomplished and talented in their own fields.
     4. I love my grand children all 8 of them! The are so close in age that I feel like Mema + 8! They are truly God's blessing to us and make us realize how fast time goes by.
     5. I love crafting, all types of crafting: paper, painting, sewing, beading etc.
     6. I love learning new things. Perhaps that is why I love taking on line classes. I can learn at my own pace and practice to my hearts content.
     7. I love to wake up to the smell of coffee ( okay, I'm addicted, lol).
     8. I love the feeling you get when you walk out of church, sort of like life is beginning anew.
     Now for the lucky ladies ( and yes there are 2 guys that I follow, lol) who amaze me with their talent. Please be sure to stop by and give them some love.
     1. http://anothermessycrafter.blogspot.com
     2. http://www.217creations.com/
     3. creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com//
     4.  http://momsbeenscrappin.blogspot.com
     5.http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
     6.http://paperinkcolor.blogspot.com/
     7. http://scrapguy.blogspot.comhttp://scrapguy.blogspot.com
     8. http://www.scrappyhappiness.com
     Thanks for following me. Hugs, Mary