Let yourself sparkle...

Good Morning everyone.

Happy Wednesday!

I have written a tutorial which I hope will help you colour your Christmas images as I have used Copic Colourless Blender to create a festive glow!

I have chosen an image which I think is perfect for practicing this technique as it has a lot of light bulbs!
Sassy String Lights by Kirsten Winkelbauer for Whimsy Stamps

First I coloured the background around the image with
B34 - it doesn't need to be too neat

Then I coloured more of the background with B37 - I am working with my Copics light to dark here.

Next I added B39

I then coloured the background again with the same colours to smooth out the blending transitions
I was finally happy when the image looked like this and I was then able to start creating the glow around the lights using Colourless Blender and a Cotton Bud

I dipped the end of the bud in colourless blender and pressed the end down on top of each bulb, the effect will look like this

It is important to keep the bud still and just place it down once on each light to begin with.

I then carried on placing Colourless Blender on every bulb.  I let the blender dry and then went round again repeating the same process, I did this three times as it helped to really bleach the centre of each bulb.

You can see that some of the blue colour has run into the image.  Don't panic! This can easily be pushed out with a Colourless Blender Marker.

I then coloured the rest of this gorgeous image.
Skin - E71, E51, E50, YR32

Hair - E42, E43, E44, E59

T Shirt -RV69, R39, R35, R35, R32

Once I had finished this, I went round again with the colourless blender and the Cotton Bud so that the same glow could be created in her hair and on her shirt.

I added some colour to the light bulbs and finished the image with
YR16, Y02, YG97, YG03

Finally, I added some detail to the background with a white gel pen

I had such fun doing this!  It would be great if you could try this to and show us your cards at

Copic Marker Europe on Facebook.

To find us just follow the link

HERE

Ingredients

Sassy String Lights by Kirsten Winkelbauer for Whimsy Stamps (Dies To Die For)

Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Memento Ink Pad in Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers

Wonderland 6x6 paper pack (The Ribbon Girl)

Glitter Card by Crafter's Companion

Cheesecloth (The Ribbon Girl)

The Greeting Farm Sparkle & Shine Die (Dies To Die For)

The Greeting Farm Sparkle & Shine Stamp Set (Dies To Die For)

Archival Ink in Cobalt (sentiment)

MFT Die namics Label Tape (Dies To Die For)

16mm Ruffle Edge 16mm Ribbon in Red (The Ribbon Girl)

Natural Red Twine (The Ribbon Girl)

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Copic colouring

from Sue...xxx

Merry Beary Christmas...xxx

Hello everyone,

Wishing you a lovely Sunday.

I'm here with some gorgeousness from

The Ribbon Girl

We have a new card challenge starting today at 
The Ribbon Girl
with some utterly fabulous prizes, 
follow the link
HERE
for all the details.

It's never too soon for a sweet Christmas bear!  
Especially one created so beautifully by Di Carubia!

Ingredients from The Ribbon Girl
Maja Design 6 x 6 paper I Wish 
Button Twine Natural
 13mm Rusty Bells
 Candy Cane Silver Charm
 10mm Burgundy roses
 25mm Gold Sparkle Ribbon
 15mm Ivory Asters

Other Ingredients

Candy Cane Bear Digi by Di's Digi Stamps

Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Copic Markers

Tonic Circular Layering Dies

Mama Elephant Mini Messages and Mini Tags (Dies To Die For)

Cosmic Shimmer Glue

Copic Used - 

Fur E41, E42, E43, E44

Nose W2, W4, W7

Paws and Ears R04, R02, R01

Berries and Candy Cane Red R59, R39, R37, R35, R32

Holly Leaves YG97, YG95, YG03

Ribbon YR16, Y35, Y15

Ground W2, W4, W7

Thank you for visiting,

happy creating!
from Sue...xxx

...and remember to pop straight to
The Ribbon Girl
to look at the wonderful DT inspiration join in the challenge fun!
...and then straight to 
The Ribbon Girl Store
for some essential retail therapy!

Birthday Hugs...

Hello everyone,

Wishing you a lovely Sunday.

I'm here with some gorgeousness from

The Ribbon Girl
and also a big thank you to Mary and Andrea for sticking with me during my little crafting break!

We have a new card challenge starting today at The Ribbon Girl
with some utterly fabulous prizes, 
follow the link
HERE
for all the details.

Ingredients from The Ribbon Girl

Lemoncraft Gossamer Blue 6 x 6 paper pad, 10mm Dorothy Ivory Lace, Natural Button Twine, Limoges Blue Seam Binding, Daisy Flower Charm, 15mm Ivory Asters, Miniature White Blossom, 10mm Blue Open Roses, 10mm Ivory Open Roses, Mini Glossy Accents

Other Ingredients
Stamping Bella Bunny Pile Stuffies (Dies To Die For)
Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)
Memento Ink Pad in Tuxedo Black
Crafter's Companion Dersert Storm Kraft Card
Distress Ink Pad in Tumbled Glass
Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts Cross Stitched Rectangle Stackables (Dies To Die For)
Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts Stitched Rectangle Stackables (Dies To Die For)
My Favourite Things All About You Stamps (Dies To Die For)
MFT Die namics Label Tape (Dies To Die For)

Copics Used
Bunnies - E44, E41, E42, E44, W00, W1, W3, R04, R11, R02, R01 (plus Glossy Accents on their cute little noses)!
Flowers B02, B01, B00, Y15, Y04
Background - B00, B000
Grass - YG03, YG17, YG25, Colourless Blender 0

Thank you for visiting,

happy creating!
from Sue...xxx

...and remember to pop straight to
The Ribbon Girl
to look at the wonderful DT inspiration join in the challenge fun!
...and then straight to 
The Ribbon Girl Store
for some essential retail therapy!

Some bunny loves you...xxx

Happy Monday lovely friends, hope you have a lovely Bank Holiday!

I'm here today with some cute bunny love!

This gorgeous image Woodland Bunny is by Lee Holland for Whimsy Stamps.

I decided to take the plunge and colour him/her Copic 'no lines' technique!  I'm not confident with critters at the best of times so yes, this was a challenge but I am really happy with how he/she turned out!

The gorgeous papers and embellishments are from the wonderful store -  

The Ribbon Girl

...and here we are, a super cute Woodland Bunny...

Ingredients from 

The Ribbon Girl

Lemoncraft Gossamer Blue 6x6 Paper Pad 

White Cheesecloth 

25mm Pale Blue Sheer Ribbon 

5mm Pearl Ivory Flower Trim 

Natural Button Twine

Daisy Flower Charm 

15mm'Rosa Bianca' Guipere Lace

Ivory (off white) Carnation  

Ivory Rolled Rose Kort & Godt 

Miniature White Blossom 

10mm Blue Open Rose 

10mm White/Pink 2-tone Open Rose 

20mm Ivory Open Rose 

8mm Sparkle Flatbacks

Other Ingredients

Woodland Bunny by Lee Holland for Whimsy Stamps (Dies To Die For)

Memento Ink Pad in Desert Sand 

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Copic Markers

Lawn Fawn Big Scripty Words Stamps (Dies To Die For)

Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts Big Scripty Words Dies (Dies To Die For)

Archival Ink in Cobalt

Cosmic Shimmer Glue

Stix 2 Double Sided Tape

Medium Leaf Punch by Woodware

Inks Used 

Copics -

Woodland Bunny W0, W1, W3, W5, E04, R11, R00, E30, E31, E33

Ground, YG11, G21, G24

Background BG01, B00, B000

Thank you for visiting,

happy crafting!
from Sue...xxx

...and remember to pop straight to
The Ribbon Girl
to look at the wonderful DT inspiration - there's still time to join in the challenge fun!
...and then straight to 
The Ribbon Girl Store
for some essential retail therapy!

Wanna hang out?...

Happy Sunday everyone,

While you read this I will be at Sincerely Yours at Newark with our Tracy and Faye!

Exciting!

Here is my card for 

The Ribbon Girl's

fabulous new Card Challenge! 

There are some gorgeous prizes available for the lucky winners and all the details can be found

HERE

I could nt resist sweet Wryn - My Happy Thought

I have coloured Wryn with Copics, cut her out and set her on a card design created with oodles of gorgeous goodies from The Ribbon Girl

...and here we are, gorgeous Wryn asking if you wanna hang out?

Ingredients from The Ribbon Girl

 6x6 Lemoncraft Gossamer Paper Stack

Scrapiniec Chipboard Shapes

Miniature White Blossom 

10mm Blue Open Roses 

20mm Sky Blue Paper Roses

5mm Pearl Ivory Flower Trim 

Ivory Button Twine 

14mm Pearl Cluster Flatback 

Heart Charm with Side Loop

Other Ingredients

Copic Markers

Wryn - My Happy Thought Digi Stamp by Tiddly Inks

Mama Elephant Framed Tags from Dies To Die For

Cut Small Butterfly Punch

Sentiment from Stamping Bella's Upside Down Squidgie

Archival Ink in Cobalt Blue

Collall All Purpose Glue

Pinflair Glue Gel

Inks Used

Copics - 

Skin E71, E21, E00, E50

Hair B21, C5, C7, C9

Clothes BG45, BG15, BG11, B37, B34, B32

Thank you for visiting,

happy crafting!
from Sue...xxx

...and remember to pop straight to
The Ribbon Girl
to look at the wonderful DT inspiration and join in the fun
and then straight to 
The Ribbon Girl Store
for some essential retail therapy!

Bottoms up!

Hello everyone,

Oh my!  The days and months are already whooshing by too quickly this year!  

April already!  

I'm here to day with a spring treat for the Use Any Image Challenge at

The Ribbon Girl

Our new use any image challenge starts to day with some fabulous prizes for three lucky winners!  All the details can be found

HERE

I decided to encourage spring on its way with this gorgeous Stamping Bella stamp

Row of Bunny Wobbles.

I coloured these cuties with Copics and created a card design with stitched dies.

Finally I used some gorgeous embellishments from

The Ribbon Girl Online Store

(these are all listed further down in this post)

..and here we are Bunny Wobbles with bottoms up!...

Ingredients from The Ribbon Girl Online Store

Craft and You My Wedding 6x6 Paper Pad 

25mm Faux Hessian Natural,

17mm Astrid Pale Cream Tulip Lace

Natural Colour Button Twine, 

Wooden Heart Buttons

Miniature White Blossom, 

10mm Mocha Open Roses, 

Small Blossom Baby Pink and White

Cosmos Daisy Flower White

Other Ingredients 

Row Of Bunny Wobbles Stamp by Stamping Bella

Memento Ink Pad in Tuxedo Black

Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Lawn Fawn Stitched Oval and Stitched Rectangle Dies (Dies To Die For)

Your Next Stamp Stitched Fishtail Banners (Dies To Die For)

Mama Elephant Mini Messages and Mini Tags (From Dies To Die For)

Desert Storm Kraft Card by Crafter's Companion

Xcut Small Butterfly Punch

Woodward Small Leaf Punch

Liquid Pearls in Petal Pink

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Copic Markers -

Bunnies, W5, W3, W1, W0, C3, C1, C0, R04, R11, R000

Grass YG63, YG61, G21

Thank you for visiting,

happy crafting!
from Sue...xxx

...and remember to pop straight to
The Ribbon Girl
to look at the wonderful DT inspiration and join in the fun
and then straight to 
The Ribbon Girl Store
for some essential retail therapy!

...and finally, I woke up to a lovely treat today and a real honour!

follow the link

HERE

if you're intrigued to see a fabulous new feature at

Stamping Bella