Punched Focal & Mini Copic Tutorial

Stamp: Sweet Pea Stamps - Ching-Chou Kuik's "Dark Royalty"

I've had a lot of questions about this post. So I decided to post it here on my blog, too. You can also view it over at the Sweet Pea Stamps blog.

This is a tutorial for some easy and fast note cards. It is fun to use this layout, with several different images and create a notecard set for gifting! The nice thing is you don't have to color the entire image. Also, you can use other shaped punches. {See post HERE, for a card with flower punches} While I was at it, I thought I'd throw a mini Copic hair tutorial in as well.

This is also a great techinique for when you make a boo-boo. You can still salvage your work by punching out the good areas.


TUTORIAL:
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First, select a punch. Here, I am using the Marvy Heart Mega punch.

You will need to stamp the same image twice. One to color, and one to adhere your shape to.

I use a punched piece of card stock to decide my heart placement....


I then take my punched out heart shape and trace around the area I want to color. I leave a little extra space... {make sure it is something Copic friendly in case you color over the line}

Now, I'm ready to color.


The first color I laid down was V15, a medium purple.....

Next, I blended out the V15 with V12, be careful not to go over your V15 too much, else you will lighten up your V15....

Next I filled in the white areas with BV0000 and BV000....

Go back with your V15 and V12 and add back in some darker/shaded areas. If you compare the picture above and the picture below, you will see it is darker around her roots, around the nape of her neck, etc...

You all know how much I love to add crazy colors to the hair. Here I added some YG03...

With a very light hand, I then blended out the edges of YG03 with YG21...

My favorite skin combo is E50 & E51. Here you can see where I laid down the two colors. I will then go back over with E50 again to blend them....

Here is the end result...

I also added some Sakura Gelly Roll in Clear Stardust to the hair.

Now you need to trim off the bottom, so it will fit in your punch. Punch out. And, you are ready to finish your card!

Stamps: Sweet Pea Stamps - Ching-Chou Kuik's "Dark Royalty" & "Bamboo Serenade"

Feel free to ask questions in the comments!

FFF and 3 Color Copic Vintage Tutorial

Welcome to Farm Fresh Friday at The Greeting Farm! This weeks FFF challenge is a color challenge! Kraft, Chocolate Chip, and Groovy Guava/Melon Berry.
For complete rules, check out the TGF blog!!

I was really color challenged this week!! I don't have a lot of guava/melon colors!! So, I used my "Coral Berry" Tattered Angels glimmer mist...this is an OLD version. The new version is called "Sunkissed Peach". It's a gorgeous peach/melon with salmon/coral glimmer! I colored my image with my Copic Markers, then spritzed a little on the corners for color.

VINTAGE 3 COLOR TUTORIAL:

This is a super fast and very easy vintage look. I only used these 3 Copic colors: E40, E42, E70

First I used E40, basically outlining the whole image:

I then went back and added some E42 to areas I wanted more shaded:

Last, I added just a touch of E70 to areas I wanted deeper shading:

I might go back and add some E40 to areas that are too white..like her eyes, etc. And that's it!

Here I used Solar White because it shows up better in photos. But you can also use Natural White, like the Sweet Pea image within the butterfly in my post here.

Also, be sure to checkout this weeks Club Anya & Friends challenges:

Sweet Pea Tutorial Newspaper Color Wash

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Hello everyone! Wow, I feel like I'm just about fully recovered from the holidays! Hope everyone's New Year is off to a great start!

Today I have a tutorial featuring Sweet Pea Stamps Fantasy Art Collection by Ching-Chou Kuik! To view more projects featuring these images, please be sure to visit the Sweet Pea DT blog!

For this project I used the image "Purple Woods" from Ching-Chou Kuik's Fantasy Art Collection, Sheet #4, plate #24.

This is a variation on the color wash technique and I call it the 'newspaper color wash'.

NEWSPAPER COLOR WASH TUTORIAL:


Stamp your image and then cover the entire image in a grey shade. Here I used Copic Markers in W00 and W3. I put down 2-3 layers of W3, then a layer of W00. You can repeat this to saturate the paper even more. This would work with any of the W shades from W00-W3 and probably any of the C, T, or N shades of grey.

While your coats of grey are still wet start adding your color. Be sure to add your color with a light hand. The key is to have a lot of the grey show through. Sketch or Ciao is best to get the light, brush strokes. Here I added a touch of BOO to her hair.

I then added some BG01 to shade/darken some of the areas I colored with BOO.

Next, I outlined her skin in R01 and colored the eyes in YG03, YG23, and added some RV02 to her lips and the fairy cat's ears.

To add a little more color, I used V12 and YR000 around her. I used the V12 first and then blended out with the YR000 to give it a slight glowy appearance.

I then took my favorite grey, W3 and added some shadows to the fairy cat and other areas that need a deeper shade.

Once I was done with my Copics, I added some Spica glitter pen in mint to her hair and used a Sakura Clear Stardust pen on the fairy cat's wings. I also edged the image in Versamagic Midnight Black.

To make it a little more edgier, I added some black speckles.

This technique is fast and fun! There are so many variations. You can lay any light color down first for a color wash.

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial!

Anya's New Year's Mask-erade Ball!

Happy New Year!!! Please see my first TGF/CA&F post below for detail on today's festivities!!

WELCOME to my challenge hour at the IN WITH THE NEW bash at the new and improved Club Anya and Friends!

ANYA'S NEW YEAR'S MASK-ERADE BALL!

Make a creation, using any mask technique. Regular masking, reverse masking, or alter with masking.

Here's a few tutorials for you.

Technique #1: MASKING TO COMBINE IMAGES

Stamp your image twice. Cut one image out to use as your MASK.



Cut the image along the black lines to get the best results.



Place the cut out image directly over the top of the other stamped image, to MASK it, or in other words cover the image. If you want, you can use some temporary adhesive to hold it in place.

After covering your image with your mask, stamp over it with your second image.



This is what it will look like. Press down evenly to get the image to stamp all the way up to the lines of your first image. If some of the lines don't show up, just use a fine black pen to fill them in.




This is how your image should look so far, once you remove the mask.



Add as many images as you want!





Technique #2: REVERSE MASKING

Stamp your image twice. (I've used two different color cardstocks so you can see better)



Cut out your skirt. (Or, what ever part of the image you want to isolate, to stamp on.)




Place the mask over your image.

Stamp your decorative stamps over the mask.



Here is the result.




Hope you have fun with these techniques!! I am looking forward to all of your creations!! Thanks for playing along with us today!!

Sweet Pea ATC's and PURPLE MERMAID HAIR!

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This ATC is removable! Read below to find out more.....


I made some Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) with Sweet Pea Stamp's

© ching-chou kuik's Fantasy Art sheet 2 (plate 21)

Be sure to check out the Sweet Pea DT blog for specials and new releases!

These stamps are the PERFECT size for ATCs! I then taped them to an Amuse notecard with that incredible Japanese washi masking tape!!! The great thing about this tape is it is removable, without a trace, from most surfaces! So, my card recipient can peel the tape off and keep their little ATC!!

*Please remember, if you do purchase these lovely images, to give credit to the talented Ching-Chou Kuik on your creations!


JAPANESE MASKING TAPE!!!!
Love this stuff!
I have found two amazing sources for these tapes. They both have a great selection and some of the best pricing around!

In the US: PrettyTape Etsy Shop

In Japan (will ship to US): Uguisu

Paper Tales in San Diego is now carrying a great selection. They are almost sold out, but there's another shipment on its way!

Another question I frequently get is regarding the glitter pens.
I use the Copic Spica glitter pen clear for subtle accents, as seen on the first pic. And the Sakura gelly roll in Clear Stardust for mega glitz, as seen in my second pic. The pens come in a double pack and can be purchased at Eclectic Paperie. They are my FAV clear glitter pens.

PURPLE MERMAID HAIR TUTORIAL

I used the following Copic Marker colors:
V12
V15
V17
B00

I like to work from dark to light. First apply your V17 Amethyst like so...


Then add your V15 Mallow......

Then fill in the rest with V12 Pale Lilac.......

Now work backwards and add some more V15, and the V17, you can repeat the process dark to light, then light to dark over and over until you are happy with the blending....

Then add your B00 Frost Blue (my most used color), to the middle section....

Don't be worried if it leaves strange marks. Just go back over with V12 and reblend your other colors until you are happy with it.

At this point, I may let my ink dry for about a half an hour. Then go back and smooth it out by repeating the steps.

The key is LAYERING!! You need to apply lots of layers to get it to blend! You know you're doing a good job if the back of your cardstock looks like this.....



If it's not showing through the back of your cardstock, it means you are not applying enough color or your paper is too heavy. My favorite paper is Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb.

Here's the final result. I also used a little W3 (my most used gray) to give a little more definition.


If you have any questions, feel free to ask!!!
Hope this was helpful!
Enjoy your Sunday evening everyone!