Card Art with Copics: Crafty Sentiments Opening Presents

I've had this lovely Crafty Sentiments Opening Presents rubberstamp for quite some time and this is the first time I've inked her up.  I love how she's brought her teddy to the unwrapping of the gift as dear teddy is obviously very important to her.

Here's a closer view of my Copic-filled image.  I've used a negative mask for the Nasty Rag technique to add some natural-looking fuzz to my teddy bear.

There's alot going on throughout the layers of this particular card and for the most part it turned out as I imagined it would.

I laid the folded half of my white paper just along the inside cut line of the Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Tag and Bookplates die so I could form my tag-shaped card.  I embossed the Spellbinders Heart Circles die to form a frame on the front of my card.  Once the embossing was done, I used the Spellbinders Large Standard Circle set to cut a circle for my window.

A piece of transparency adhered to the back becomes my window.  My handmade floral additions are made using Cheery Lynn Designs' Baby's Breath Flower Kit and Tiny Flower Kit, layered with some Punch Bunch small and mini birch leaves.  All flowers are lightly painted with a thin coat of Star Dust Stickles.

Three strips of 1/8" Wondertape are covered with Sparkle N Sprinkle's Aquamarine and Sunset glitter along with Stickles Dry Glitter in Lagoon to form my sparkling stripes at the base.

A Marvy small balloon punch acts as a tag topper with a gold eyelet and a bit of yellow ribbon tied through it.  A Close To My Heart Just a Number set sentiment is popped up above my window.

The left side of the interior shows TPC Studio Party Hearty Birthday Candles paper with a machine sewed zig zag stitch of metallic thread.  This is my first time using a sewing machine for the zig zag stitch and I have no idea how the corners are supposed to look.  I did try my best as I think the zig zag adds some pizzazz to a zesty party feeling.

My Crafty Sentiments "Opening Presents" image is stamped on the right side with a Morning Star sprinkled day sentiment just above my Copic-filled image.  A multi-striped ribbon is tied through that balloon punch tag topper.

I ran my die cut Memory Box Butterfly Chain upside down through my xyron "X" to make the front of the butterflies sticky.  I used the same glitter as I used for the stripes on the front of the card to color my sparkling butterfly border.

Because Copic inks are known to seep through the paper and will show on the back of your project, once my coloring was done, I adhered an extra clean piece of white tag to cover that bleed-through . . .

This view shows how the card front looks when the card is closed.  You get a glimpse of the lovely little lady through the window.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly "New Stash, New Year" (here) - Cheery Lynn's tiniest flowers EVER!
Crafty Sentiments "Anything Goes" (here) Add #6 after name
Tuesday Throwdown "Stripes" (here)
Simon Says Stamp! "Emboss It!" (here) - embossed heart circle around window
Divas by Design "Use Ribbons" (here)
Cute Card Thursday "Warm It Up!" (here)
Stampin' for the Weekend "Happy Birthday" (here)
Sweet Stampin' "Favorite Style" (here) - Shaped Cards
Bunny Zoe's Crafts "Stitching" (here)
Through the Purple Haze "Anything Goes" (here)


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - E31, E35, E47
bows, spots - YR12, YR15, YR18
shirt, shorts - BG11, BG15, BG18
gift bow - Y11, Y15, Y18, Y28
gift paper - BG72, BG75, BG78
teddy bear - R22, R59 (Nasty Rag Technique)
nose - W3, W0, W5
airbrushed background - W3, BG13, Y13, Y00


As always, I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose

Card Art with Copics: Crafty Sentiments Annabel Baby Stroll

Crafty Sentiments carries a sweet line of rubber, clear and digital images that can be used on current day projects to share loving thoughts and wishes.  I've used a rubberstamp image named Annabel Baby Stroll on a gift card for a baby boy.

This view shows my Copic-filled image.  I've used the "Beyond the Edge" technique with Spellbinders Labels One to shape my image.

Layers of Bazzill pastel-colored cardstock are bordered with faux stitching and Best Creation's Sweet Baby glitter double-sided patterned paper to form my card.  Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Labels One shape the "flip" of my easel card.  Stampendous Class A'Peels Victorian Borders Silver stickers fill my corners.

 

The "New Baby" text from a set that came with a Cardmaking magazine is topped with an Offray 1/8" mini dot bright yellow ribbon bow.

 

A Prima's pearl centered blue layered daisy, Recollections dark blue Mulberry Paper Roses and small light blue roses are set above a few McGill pine branch punches.  I've lightly coated each flower with Diamond Stickles for glittery sparkle.

Here's a view of my completed card front showcasing Crafty Sentiments Annabel Baby Stroll . . .

The inside includes one of my favorite stamped sentiments from Rubber Cottage called "Every Child" . . .

 

Here's a view of my flip-easel card, open and ready for display . . .

 

 

This view shows how the flipped shape leaves an opening in the back of the card when it is folded as an easel for display . . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges . . .
Papertake Weekly "Anything Goes + Option of using Two Stamps" (here)
Crafty Sentiments "Use a Sentiment" (here)
PaperCrafting Journey "Anything Goes" (here)
A&T Digital Designs/Emerald Faerie Garden "Ribbons" (here)
Fashionable Stamping Challenges "Anything Goes" (here)
One Stop Craft "Add Some Glitter" (here)
Divas by Design "Anything Goes" (here)
Craft Your Passion "Floral Delights" (here)
Cute Card Thursday "Something Blue" (here)
Crafty Catz "Anything Goes" (here)


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair, sandals - E31, E35, E47
stroller base - C1, C3, C5
tires - T0, T6, T9
dress, hair bow, stroller cover - B32, B34, B37
spots, dress frills - Y21, Y23, Y26
spots, dress bow - G20, G24, G28
airbrushed background - Y21, B32, E41, W3

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As always, I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose

Card Art with Copics: Crafty Sentiments Manga Jason and Eve

I've spent some time working with this adorable manga digi image that I was very lucky to receive as a prize for participating in a Crafty Sentiments Designs challenge.  Whether this young couple knew each other before this little mishap or not, they're just destined to be together.  Ahhh . . . new love.

As soon as I touched my marker tip to the paper, I realized that I'd made a big mistake and printed my digi image onto Bazzill Simply Smooth cardstock rather that my favorite Copic paper, Bazzill Smooth.  Yeah, one word can make all the difference!  Bazzill Simply Smooth is so smooth that it almost has a silky feel to it.  Copic ink will puddle on the surface as the paper can't absorb the color.  The Colorless Blender is ineffective so no highlights or other fun Colorless Blender techniques will work.  This paper behaves much like Cryogen paper and other glossy papers for me.

Rather than throw it away and start over, I decided to go with it and see what happens.  I worked through my frustration at the puddling of sticky ink in the hair and clothing then did my best to look at it in a different way.  The strokes of color are quite evident almost like the strokes created when working with heavy oil paints.  Yikes!  Even my airbrushing techniques didn't work and the color slid across the surface of the paper.

Here's a closer view of the image that shows the results of my using Copic colors on Bazzill Simply Smooth cardstock:

I've used Bazzill gray to mat Kaiser Craft Love Notes Collection "Promise" patterned paper.  A Sizzix Bigz Clear Heart die cut was embossed with a Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls folder.  A Sizzix Bigz Swirly Heart die was embossed with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  I added a QuicKutz ShortKutz love phrase die cut to one corner.  My Mind's Eye Holly Jolly pompom trim borders the top while Zva Creative self-adhesive crystals and Petaloo Flowers add some all around bling.

Here's a view of my completed card front showcasing my use of Crafty Sentiments Designs Manga Jason and Eve:

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments "Love and Romance" (here)
Ladybug Crafts "Anything Goes New Stuff" (here)
Simon Says Stamp "New Something" (here)
Fab-n-Funky "Something New" (here)
Cute Card Thursday "What's New" (here)
Crafty Catz "A New Beginning" (here)
Delicious Doodles "All Things New" (here)
Crafty Emma's "Anything Goes" (here)
Daisy Doodles "New Beginnings" (here)
Papertake Weekly "Anything Goes New" (here)


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93
hair - E31, E35, E47
dress - R81, R85, R89
shorts - N1, N4, N6
rock - W1, W3, W5
shirt - B91, B95, B97
ice cream, eyes - G20, G21, G24, G28
airbrushed background - B21, G21, E21, W1

"Favorite" Jan. 9, 2012 Crafty Sentiments

I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose