Day 13 having more fun!

Jennifer showed us how to use die cuts and color them and apply them to a card.  I die cut Impression Obsession Birch Trees and Birds with white paper and then proceeded to color them with my copics.  For the birch trees I used W0, W2 and W4.  The little cardinals were colored with R20, R27 and R89.

My sky is done with Distress inks, Broken China and Seedless Preserves.  The snow or maybe stars were done with my white uni-ball Signo pen.

The fox was a little guy I colored early in the class and had never gotten around to putting him on a card.  I thought he would be perfect for this scene.

Thanks for taking a look!

Heart Hugs!

Having fun on the last day of Copic Card Class

This is one class that I am going to miss!  Seriously learned a lot about copics, now we can play for a week and still load up our projects on the site and hopefully get some feedback.

I found this free digi from Marianne Walker's blog

She is another instructor for copic certification.

I thought I would give her a try and she was fun to color!

Heart Hugs!



Day 12 Copic Storage

This last summer I was roaming through TJ Max and ran across this wooden cubby.  It is meant to lay flat on the back side, there are two rings for handles on the left and right sides...but I thought this would be perfect for my copics. (and I could use it the way it is intended and have the copics vertical instead of horizontal, but I couldn't have it on the shelf above me and still be able to see the colors.

The only thing better would be a stronger piece of plastic to separate the actual color families.  For example all yellows are in the same cubby space, but I separated the Y from the YR with a piece of heavy cardstock.

Up until this class I have had it on a shelf directly above my workspace and it was within easy reaching distance to grab the colors I needed.  Since I was doing a lot of coloring, I just brought the whole wooden cubby piece  down to sit on my desk.

I have a mixture of sketch and Ciao markers, I had to punch holes and write the number on the end of the Ciao markers as it was driving me crazy pulling out every one to see if it was the number I needed.  For now this is working for me and it looks like I still have plenty of room to add more colors in each cubby!!

 



Day 11 Copic Coloring

Day 11 is about Hiding your Mistakes!

I tried NOT to make many mistakes, did color outside the line and thought I fixed it all with the "0" Colorless Blender, but why is after the picture is taken and posted that all the blemishes just pop right out?

I also used the white pen to add some embellishments to the picture.

This is Funky Ashley Digi Stamp by Scrappers Delights.

Sorry for the poor picture, I have shadows today!

 

Heart Hugs!

 



Day 8 Card for Copics Online Card Class

Debbie Hughes was a guest on the Online Card Class...she has a unique way to color and blend...I tried to follow her steps with softer looking flowers and leaves.

Jennifer did a unique cutting of the flower off the page and then for the background border she just took the same copic colors and spread it around the edge of the background card stock

so the edge colors would match with her flowers.

I used a Darice embossing folder for the background card base.

Thanks so much for taking a look!

Another Day 9 card...another Kristina demo

Yesterday I was just practicing coloring...this little one I purchased while in Phoenix this last summer and this is the first time I inked her up.  I was thinking this would be perfect for someone who is under the weather, or not feeling so good.

So after watching the videos today, I decided to finish her off with a sentiment the way Kristina showed (using W0, W2, W4) for the banner...the sentiment was one line, but I selectively stamped and made it into two lines so it would fit on my card!

BTW, this is a C.C. Design rubber stamp

"Maday Birgitta"

 

Thank you so much for taking a look and leaving me your words of encouragement.  They mean a lot to me!

Online copics Class Day 9 Backgrounds

Today's class was all about backgrounds...this seemed the easiest and one that I could not mess up!  ha!

After spending a looong time coloring and then stamping my sentiment, I made a big black mark from my acrylic block that somehow managed to get the edge into the ink!  GRRRRRR

I tried Jennifer's trick with scraping it away with my craft knife.

That did NOT work at all.

I managed to salvage it by adding three hearts instead of just one!

This is a digi from Saturated Canary...Eva!

Oh, one other little thing I did was put a little "O" refill onto a small piece of an old wash cloth and dab it onto the "slippers/uggs" that she has on her feet...I just thought that would give it the texture it needed !  Hard to see in the picture, I know!

Here is what I used:

hair:  YR31, Y38, E35 (sparingly)

face:  E00, E11, R20

eyes:  BG10, BG72

dress:  RV10, RV04, RV13, C1

Uggs:  E00, E31, E35, E37

Balloon:  BG10,BG13, BG18

background:  C1, C2

sentiment:  PTI Make a Wish

Wow, that is a list isn't it? 

Well, DH went to the Ducks game down in Eugene...it is a 7:30 game, so I have all night to color by myself without any interruptions!!

 

Heart Hugs, Friends!

Copics Class Day 8 a butterfly

I used a Crafter's Workshop stencil " Flower Piecing" with Rangers Texture Embossing paste.

I colored another butterfly with copics: BG 13, BG 23, BG 49 and Y15

the sentiment is from PTI Keep It Simple:  Thinking of You.

This class is keeping me busy!

I hardly have time to do anything but color!

But it is all good, I love it!!

 

Heart Hugs



Online Card Class Copics Day 8

Day 8 and Jennifer did some unique cutting of her image to have it go off the page.  Her background page was also colored with copics.  I colored all the balloons like we were doing in class, for most of them I used a W2 to help with the shading.  I loved adding this dimension to all the balloons.  A uni-ball Signo white pen was used for the reflection on the balloons.

I colored the bunny from Mama elephant exactly how we were shown to do it in class.

I figured this sentiment was good for a birthday card...or even a baby card!  And I colored the balloons all different colors this time instead of all blues or all pinks!

My background was stamped with PTI Background Basics:  tin Type.

Copics class and Tag You're It!

Day 8 of the Online Copics Card Class

Today we are using the images we colored and putting them on a card.

 

 

 

I love, love, love how this dog turned out...this was following along with how Debbie Hughes colors with her copics.

I fussy cut him out, then added him to a tag. 

The background was watercolored with reinkers as was the background card.

I will be entering this card in the Tag You're It! Challenge #7



Day 7 robot

Turned out I did have some of the colors suggested for this little "bat robot".

My black is almost dry, so it was a little difficult to get a good blend and to highlight.

I have only colored one of him so far...

 

Thanks for taking a look and watching my progress.

Three more days, and I think we will be making cards.

 

Heart Hugs friends!

Copics Day 7

Today we are coloring a robot and this flower.  Sandy was the instructor.

Now the robot, I am not sure about.  She used some "C" colors and I have two, but not enough to do any blending...I may give it a try with some "w's", but I did have fun with the flower.

I think I am getting the knack of blending!!

More copics practice Girls

 

Practicing with face, hair and clothes, trying to get the folds and pleats looking better.

I guess there is a reason why we practice anything, right?  to get better..so I will just keep on practicing...sure wish one of these talented ladies lived next door...*wink!

Day 6 copic Online Card Class

Okay, my critters need a LOT of work.  I had the most fun with the puppy, the second to the left I dabbed a dry wash cloth with a drop of colorless blender, it gives a mottled look to the fur.

As for the fox, I do NOT have a light hand when it comes to making hair streaks...so more practice for me!

Copic Day 5 a WHOLE person!!

Kathy Racoosin colored such a cute ballerina girl that was actually drawn by Kristina.

I can see I need to go back and use my colorless blender to get rid of some "out of the lines" colors!

And do you see her eyes?  A little (LOT) of wink of stella!over the eye shadow!

Okay, Sandy Allnock showed us this girl...oh my...she even had us shade for a nose!  My husband was impressed at least!  At first I had not colored in her hair...so she was an "old, white haired ballerina!"  but then I noticed I had a W7, C7 and a black (sorry, just noticed I didn't enter those numbers on the picture).  so I tried coloring her hair with what I had...this young chick certainly needed darker hair to be doing the twirling that she is doing!  *wink

I love that her eyes match her dress!

 

Okay, I think I have errands to run and things to do around here, so I better get busy!

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

 

Copic Online Card Class Day 5 Skin, hair, clothes

First up is practicing with hair and faces.

Kristina does more of the feathering for hair, which makes it look like each strand of hair is visible.

Kelly Marie Alvarez (Lawn Fawn) colors faces and hair like she colors her "critters".

I showed my husband the results of my coloring and he thought the top right (orange) was kind of a strange color!  HA HA...I told him I didn't have the colors she used, so I improvised with a series of colors from the same family that I did have!  It actually reminds me of a wig my daughter got when she had chemo and lost all her hair...however the point was more of the "coloring" not the color!

And to see the shading etc...I know you all "get it"!!

I need lots more practice, so I am glad to have this weekend to do just that!

 

Okay I am off to try my hand at some clothing!!

Wish me luck!

Copic Online Card Class Day 4

Todays lesson was about directional and non-directional shading. 

If you are interested at all in copic coloring, then you MUST take this class, the instructors are fabulous and give easy to follow directions...they break it down for you and now I feel I can make progress with coloring something that actually has shading...

Of course I still need lots and lots of practice, but I am loving this class.

You know you can sign up anytime and have access to the videos and instructions FOREVER!!

Copic Online Class Day 3

Still practicing which is just what I need!

Today was the best day so far, or maybe I am just getting it!

I do NOT own any "C" copic pens!

I used W2 or W4, I discovered W2 works better for lighter color pens than W4.

Who knew you could use C's or W's for shading..it is awesome!



Practice Practice Practice!!

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!

DOES IT MAKE PERFECT?

ONLY TIME WILL TELL!

This is the practice sheet for the Online Card Class:  Copics.

I like some of the gift boxes, and some of the bows...

more practicing for me!