Color Me Creative Guest Designer

Have you ever seen any of Suzanne Dean's Coloring Tutorials? They are amazing! Her videos taught me to understand the basics of using Copic and other alcohol ink colors. I am only a beginner. By watching others' techniques you can lose your fear and begin to grow with coloring! Here are some of Suzanne's How to Color with Copic videos: Suzanne on YouTube

I am honored to be asked to guest design at Suzanne's Color Me Creative Copic Challenge !

The sponsor and prizes for this challenge is from digital Artist Alicia. You can see her digi images at her Etsy Shop here: Alicia's Little Shop

Here is my sample, using Alicia's Ballerina (without the included bunny). One great ability with digi images is that you can make them larger or smaller according to your needs at the time ☺

Also entered into the TTCRD July 16 Anything Goes Challenge

Thank you so much for looking!

Card Recipe

Card size 7 x 5-1/2

Digital Stamp: Ballerina (without included rabbit) by Alicia (link above) colored, cut out adhesive pop dots on back for dimension

CS: Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White 120#, Green Apple layer; Bazzill pink.

Dies:

Memory Box Butterflies die, punched Jillibean Soup (Winter Tortellini & Spinach Soup) pattern paper, covered with Glossy Accents

Spellbinder Lacy Rectangles large die, cut/embossed/softly sponged with Memento Angel Pink ink

EK Success 1-1/2 inch scallop circle for flower

Cuttlebug Vintage Corners, foil adhered to chipboard

Leaves stamped "A Year of Flowers by Melanie Muenchinger," colored, cut out, rolled with pencil. Adhesive pop dots to back.

Mulberry roses and large handmade flower colored with:

  Memento Angel Pink and Rhubarb Stalk inks, softly painted with Perfect Pearls "Pearl" mixed w/water, Glue Dots to backs

Pearl button brad to center of large flower is colored with Copic RV13

All white adhesive back pearls by Queen & Company colored with Copic RV13

Lime color ribbon 1/4" satin

Rhinestones by KaiserCraft Hot Pink, Crystal Elements in Clear

Stickles Diamonds (petticoat under tutu)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Cherry Blossom (green layer)

Scor Tape to adhere all layers together

Copic Markers Used

Skin - E50, E51, E53. Cheeks RV00, RV10

Hair - E31, E33, E35, E15

Outfit , lips, ribbon on her hair - RV000, RV00, RV02, RV10, RV13, RV14

Eyes, flower on dress, leaves under flowers - YG03, YG05, YG11, YG23, YG25

Hydrangea

Hello, everyone!

I would like to thank Laurie Morris at StampTV and Outlawz for showing how to make hydrangeas out of the heart paper punch, I just sponged some colors onto the petals and glued together, pinching and using a stylus to make them have some dimension. Finally, I painted a sheen of water mixed with Perfect Pearls silver.

Here is Laurie's Hydrangea Tutorial on YouTube

Entered into: Through the Craftroom Door

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a look!

 

A "Golden Hello"

{The recipe follows after photograph}
I cut two die cut layers from white card stock. I used VersaMark to stamp the small flower from "Grand Sentiments" all over the main panel, sprinkled with Gold embossing powder and then heat until shiny.

I colored in all the flowers with some Copic markers from the tan group. Cut the oval out of tan card, popped up with two layers of adhesive foam dots, added four small pearls. Cut the white oval, sponged inside then stamped with Hello and curly horse shoe kind of design, both from "Lace Medallion Labels" and added the six tax rhinestones. Used double layer adhesive pop dots under the white oval.

I took some gold shiny tulle, laced it through the sides of the deco label, and tied a bow. I spread the bow into a circle shape.

Cut three round layers out of white card, sprayed it with water and scrunched up tightly and let dry. Opened, sponged with tan colors, painted edges with gold. Added large gold brad to center and made into flower. Glued onto tulle flower.

Used three premade paper flowers, and after coloring and painting with gold, placing them to upper right of focal image. Painted gold into centers of all background flowers.

Final step: Cut scallop, and applied two layers of gold embossing powder, heat set. Placed just under gold tulle to meet the Flourish Challenge this week :)

Entered into:    JustRite Challenge #099
                       Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #225
                      Through the Craftroom Door

 

It took me three days to make this. I can only do so much at a time.

Thank you SO MUCH for looking!

Recipe:

Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles, Opulent Ovals, Classic Oval and Scalloped Borders Dies

EK Success 2-1/4" scallop punch

Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury 80# white card stock

Stamps by JustRite Stamps

Bazzill tan card stock

PSX detail gold embossing powder

VersaMark embossing pad

Perfect Pearls gold, silver

Memento VersaMagic inks in Pixi Dust, Sahara Sand, Toffee Crunch & Brilliant Galaxy Gold

Copics, Cropadile, Brad, pearls, rhinestones, tulle, three small paper roses

 

Gratitude Wreath

It's always a blessing to have friends, and I made this for one here on the island. She is so thoughtful!

For Karen Y. ♥

Two more friends contributed to the card. Susan S. - thank you for sending me the stamped image from Gina K. Designs, "Floral Wreath." And thank you to Shari M. for the pre punched lacy border. I'm so glad I could combine both elements from you ladies!

I also used a sentiment taken from the set "Thanks a Million" by Gina K. as well. Colored with Copic markers. I added a touch of green to the blue flowers, a tip from either Melanie Muenchinger or Sharon Harnist -- both ladies are incredible with coloring. I apologize for my brain cells and not remembering exactly which lady said not to be afraid to add the color of the leaves into the flower petals.

Entered into challenges:

"Mayflowers" at StampTV, for the May Release Party

"Anything Goes" at Through the Craft Room Door

Check out both sites for fun challenges with the nicest of people!

 

Thank you so much for looking!

 

Mini sets of cards

Here is a mini set of cards, each of them different. It's a lot faster to complete a mini card! These are 2-3/4" x 3-3/4."

Entered into:   Through the Craft Room Door

 

Thank you for looking!