Hello all!
From the title of the post, you may have forseen that this is my very first time (and post) I used Copics. Many papercrafters have been using alcohol-based Copic Sketch Markers and have been loving them, as well, due to their soft blending properties and vivid coverage.
To start off, I ordered a lot of 25 new Copic Markers from
Simon Says Stamp and have been enjoying working with them! Today's card happens to be a Christmas card (sooo out of season) and the stamp set I used is
Inkadidnkado CHRISTMAS CHARACTERS.
For the coloring part, I stamped the image of Santa on some
Bazzill COCONUT SWIRL Cardstock (The cardstock seems to work pretty well, but it does bleed htrougn a bit.) using
Tsukineko Brilliance GRAPHITE BLACK Ink (I prefer Brilliance over Memento because it's a pigment ink, so the image is sharper. When using Brilliance, be sure to give ample time to dry.). I used the
Copic Sketch Markers in the following colors: R29, R32, YG63, YG03, Y17, E02. E11, and, W3. As you can see, I put more layers of color in the same place to add shadow. In addition, I used the Warm Grey No.3 to add shadows on the white as well.
Tip: If some of the color goes outside the lines use a white gel pen to hide the mistakes.
After I finished coloring the image, I used an oval die to die cut the image in a slant using my
Sizzix BIG SHOT and adhered it using dimensional adhesive. Then, on another piece of red cardstock, I stamped the sentiment, once again using
VERSAMARK Ink, dusted some
Stampendous DETAIL WHITE Embossing Powder, and melted it using a heat gun (I didn't have the patience to wait unti the versamark from the background was dry, so I embossed it on a separate piece). To finish the card off, I punched a heart from the
Stampin' Up SMALL HEART Punch out of the same paper from that
BasicGrey NORDIC HOLIDAY Paper Pad, adhered it to the card with dimensional adhesive, and added
Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS.
Supplies:
Thanks for visiting!
-Daisy Parker
