Deck The Halls...

Hello to all my cyber friends!   It's Monday and I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!  I worked a lot of extra 12 hour shifts in the Emergency Department last week and had a good sleep and I am ready to hit my craft room....   That's how I roll! LOL

Copic Creations has a fun challenge going on right now.  Challenge #58 is an opportunity to have fun with those Copic markers!  The challenge is:  FUR WITH A TWIST!.  See what you can come up with...  I had a lot of fun creating  this card for the challenge.

Click to picture to enlarge image. 

Technique:

• Copic alcohol markers
• Tip to Tip Inking
• Direct to paper inking
• Sponging
• Paper Quilling (Roses)

Finished Card Size: 5.5” X 4.25”

Supplies:

Stamp:

Fluffles the Cat (Stupendous)

Paper:

Pure Luxury White Cardstock (GKD)

Pure Luxury Lipstick Red Cardstock (GKD)

(Focal Image) Cryogen (Curious Metallic)

Violet lightweight cardstock (From my stash)

Pure Luxury Fresh Asparagus Cardstock (GKD)

Ink:

Copic Alcohol Ink (Too, Inc.)

Memento  Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Memento  Summer Sky (Tsukineko)

Memento  Angel Pink (Tsukineko)

Memento  Paris Dusk (Tsukineko)

Other:

Paper trimmer (Fiskus)

Scor-Buddy (Scor-Pal)

ATG Adhesive (Scotch)

Jumbo Sponge Daubers (Tsukineko)

Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors 

Glue

Clear adhesive dots (Zots)

Opaque white pen (Inkssentials)

Embellishments:

Metallic Ribbon (From my stash)

Diamond Stickles (Ranger Inc.)

 Slotted Quilling Tool to make Roses/leaves from regular card stock

Measurements:

Cut  a 8.5  x 11 in.  cardstock in landscape position.   This will produce one 4.25 x 5.5 in. pieces.  You will only use one piece of cardstock.

Base Layer: 4 x 5.25 in.

Focal layer: 3.5 in. x 2.25 in. 

Violet focal base: 4in x 2.75 in. 

Red focal vase 3.75 in x 2.5 in.

Copic Markers

Cat with a "TWIST" : BV0000, BV000, BV01, BV04 and R20 to nose.

Garland: G12,YG63, G28, (Highlighted with Opaque White Pen)

Ornaments:  R0000, R20, R22, R24 and B0000, B00, B02, B04

In this card, I used reglualr cardstock for the roses and Leaves.  I created them with scissors and scissors.  I will save that tutorial for another day! LOL!

I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I enjoyed creating it for this fun challenge!

Thank you for stopping by and please come back soon!

Hugs

Marie 

Black and White Tone and Sepia Tone

Black and White Tone

Hello everyone!   I created two Design Team cards for the new CMC challenge.  Join in the fun at Color Me Creative Challenge!  Challenge # 27 will run until September 30th so you have some time!

Your challenge this time is all about

Olde Tyme Photo!!

That means you have to use sepia or black/white colors on your image

WITH

1 small POP of color!!

Dust off  YOUR COPICS, COPIC REFILLS OR COPIC AIRBRUSH SYSTEM (Or ProMarkers if you have them)

to color any image of your choosing but it must be

** SEPIA TONES or BLACK-n-WHITE

WITH A POP OF COLOR!!**

Suzanne Dean suggests the following for Good Copic Colors to use:

Warm Grays or Cool Grays for Black-n-Whites

Sepia Tones-- E44,E43,E42,E41 & E40

Double your pleasure!!!!!  There are two, yes two ways to win!

The Prize for the winner of this challenge (randomly chosen) will get:

** a $20 Gift Certificate to Susana's Custom ARt and Card Designs

In addition,  each month every CMC Challenge Entry will be entered into a monthly random drawing.  That winner will win a $50 Gift Certificate to Oozak.com!!!

Black and White Tone

C9, C7, C5, C3, C1 C0, R20 R39

Technique: 

• Black and White Tone
• On Paper Inking and Tip to Tip Inking
• Sponging
• Masking

Paper:

• Cryogen (Curious Metallic)
• Pure Luxury Black Onyx (GKD)
• Pure Luxury Moonlit Fog (GKD)
• Pure Luxury White

Stamp:  

• Winter Wings rubber stamp / Illustrated Asela Hopkins (GKD)
• Tree Silhouettes (GKD)

Ink:

• Copic Alcohol Ink Markers: C9, C7, C5, C3, C1 C0, R20 R39
• Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
• Memento London Fog (Tsukineko)
• Opaque Pen (Inkssentials)

Embellishment:

• Ranger Diamond Stickles (Ranger, Inc)

Sepia Tone
Copics: E44,E43,E42,E41 & E40 R24, R22, R20

This is another card I created using Sepia Tone.   I really enjoy the vintage look and find it to be one of my favorite techniques.    

Technique:

• Sepia Tone with a Color POP
• Distressing

Image:  Bottles by Ek Success Brands (Inkadinkado)

Ink: 

• Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
• Tea Dye Distress Ink (Ranger, Inc)
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger, Inc.)
• Copic Alcohol Ink Markers (.too. inc)

Paper:

• Cryogen (curitous Metallic)
• Pure Luxury White (GKD)
• Pure Luxury Chocolate Kiss (GKD)

Embellishment:

5mm Metallic Sticker Nailheads (Mark Richards)

I hope you enjoyed these cards.  Take out those Copic markers and give this technique a try.  

Thank you so much for taking some of your day to stop by and spend some time.  I really appreciate your visit!

Hugs,

Marie

A Holographic Effect

Hello everyone!   I wanted to post this card I made for Stamper's Quest  It was my turn to post a stamping related article on our  e-magazine.   I wanted to show how I created this card with a holographic foil.   You will find a detailed tutorial for my card  HERE.    Please take the time to stop by and see how fun it can be.... it is sure to get your creative juices going!  The possibilities are endless!

I created this for an e-magazine so I am only permuted to post the picture, rather than the tutorial on my personal blog... but you will find it at the link! :D

Hugs,
Marie

A Quiet Place

For a detailed tutorial on how I did this card and to see the original sketch challenge by the fabulous Regina check this link out on Stamper's Quest - Trail Map - Marie's View  Then check out the home page  and you will be able to view what some very creative talented people have done with this challenge!

I cannot post my card details on this blog since I did it for the on-line magazine, Stamper's Quest .   It is a free on-line magazine that has new postings every week!   Features are posted at the first of the month and sketches are posted on the 10th.  Detailed tutorials  on the post are posted on the 11th and 12th.   The Watering Hole is a weekly post that has great ideas - all related to stamping in one form or another.   The best news....  the price is right... it is free to the crafting world.  Stamper's Quest  is a group of artists that want to share ideas and projects... so check it out!

I will also have a post on the Watering Hole section of Stamper's Quest   today or tomorrow.  It will feature a fun stamping activity with Stampee Holographic foil!   I can hardly wait to share it with you!

Thank you for stopping by.   Don't forget to check out my previous post and consider joining in the Color Me Creative challenge featuring fall colors or a halloween!

Hugs,
Marie

A Little Wizard

Color Me Creative Challenge has a new challenge to get your creative juices going.  The Stamp Fairy generously provided digital images for our Design Team members this month.  The  images are just wonderful and we enjoyed creating cards for you that I hope you will find inspiring.   I selected a cute little image called "Tommy Wizard".  The theme for this challenge is  fall or halloween.  The Stamp Fairy will be one of our sponsors this month.   And drum roll........  A random winner will receive a:

a $15 Gift Certificate to spend at The Stamp Fairy

and 

1 Pack of Cryogen Cardstock

In addition,  each month every CMC Challenge Entry will be entered into a monthly random drawing.  That winner will win a $50 Gift Certificate to Oozak.com!!!

Techniques:

Copic Alcohol markers

Tip to Tip Inking

On paper Inking

Stampee Foil Embossing

Finished Card Size: 5.5” X 4.25”

Supplies:

Stamp:

Tommy Wizard digital image (The Stamp Fairy)

Paper:

Pure Luxury White Cardstock (GKD)

Pure Luxury Chocolate Kiss Cardstock (GKD)

Indian Summer Designer Paper (Basic Grey)

Cryogen (Curious Metallic)

Ink:

Copic Alcohol Ink (Too, Inc.)

Memento Potter’s Clay (Tsukineko)

Other:

Computer, printer and software to edit picture size

Paper trimmer (Fiskus)

Scor-Buddy (Scor-Pal)

ATG Adhesive (Scotch)

Cuttlebug and plates  (Provo Craft)

Nestabilities Deckled Rectangle die (Spellbinders)
Nestabilities Rectangle (Spellbinders)
Embossing tan pad (Spellbinders)
Iron or laminator

Jumbo Sponge Daubers (Tsukineko)

Embellishments:
Stampee Holographic Foil (Stampee)
Stuck on You Powder (Stampee)

Ribbon: Brown

Ribbon: Green

Green Rhinestones

Measurements:

Cut  a 8.5  x 11 in.  cardstock in landscape position.   This will produce one 4.25 x 5.5 in. pieces.  You will only use one piece of cardstock.

Base Layer: 4 x 5.25 in.

Designer paper: 3.6 x 4.in. (Cut in strips to be evenly spaced on base layer).

Focal image: Scrap paper

Focal layer: Scrap paper

Copics:  Cauldron: YR24, YR23, Y15, Y11, Y00  Stamp potion with Black Soot Ranger Distress Ink. It stays wet longer. Sprinkle "Stuck on You powder and shake excess powder off.  Heat emboss.  Apply Stampee foil over the top of the potion.  Remove foil and place image in a paper sandwich and iron on both sides or run through a laminator.   peal foil off image and PRESTO!  You have a really cool holographic page!

Hat, cape and shoes:  B35, E33, E31, E000

Skin Tones:  E000, E00, E02, R20

Stars and hat band: B04, B00, B000

Hair:  C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Cut focal image with a rectangle Nestabilties die, flip image over, apply a tan mat and emboss image using an A plate, B plate, image, tan mat and B plate.  This step will make a very nice  embossed edge to your focal image.  Sponge Memento Potter's Clay  to left upper corner and right bottom corner of focal image.  Cute a focal image mat using a Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities die.  Color the grass using G28, YG63 and G40 Copic Markers.  

Cut the top card layer in squares and position over your base layer of Chocolate Kiss.  Be sure to allow your Base layer to show through around each square.  I had some extra space  in the middle so I applied a brown ribbon with a layer of green ribbon. Layer your base layer to your  card base and apply your  top layer and focal image.  Apply  green embellishments.  

I hope you enjoyed this fun little wizard card!   Thank you for stoping by and come back soon,  I will post a  picture of a Stampscape image in a couple days.  The link will send you to a detailed tutorial for my Stampscape card!

Hugs, Marie

Number 1 Bud!

It is time for the Stamper's Quest September Feature!  The quest was to create a card with numbers.    This is my card and I have posted a  step by step detailed tutorial!  Stop by and check out the tutorial  HERE

Stamper's Quest is a free on-line magazine filled with wonderful tutorials by some very talented artists.  Check out their wonderful cards from the links below.  

• Marion's View
  
• Nancy's View
  
• Marie's View (that's me)
• Peggie's View
• And my good bud: Lisa's View

Thank you for stopping by!   come back soon!

Hugs,

Marie