Some Coloring, A Revelation and an ENABLE

First things first, Starving Artistamps is having a hella good give away! Go see it!

I recently acquired the Koh I Noor pencils. They are dreamy! I blend them with good ol' GooGone and I adore the effects I can achieve.

I also have my old standby--water colors. Again, LOVE the effects I can achieve with them and a simple water brush.

I also have set 36a of the Copic Ciaos. I do not enjoy the Copics. I can't achieve the effects I'd hoped to achieve, with the Copics. I haven't tried them on every paper with every ink, but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to bother.

In a few minutes I can color and blend or water color my image and it turns out smashing every time. I've posted, maybe, 2 cards that I've used my Copics on, simply because I don't like the way my images turn out. I can get way cooler effects and blends with 24 KIN's or 24 water colors than I can with 40 Copics (I have 3 extra colors of Sketch markers and I have a colorless blender).

I never smear Lily or Milo's dots when I pencil them. I ALWAYS smear them when I marker them.

I think this is a sign from above and also a sign of my impatience, ha.

The snow lady is from Prickley Pear Stamps, and it was in a PIF I received from Jennifer at Glitter In My Hair. I almost sent it to Jennifer at Cuppy Cake, because she has a thing for snowpeople, but I'm so glad I kept it! It's adorable. (I wasn't using a stamping pad when I stamped this one--my table is all crooked and I don't get a good image if I'm not stamping on my piercing mat) She is colored in with Copics and it's boring, yes?

The other two are colored in with Koh I Noor woodless color pencils and blended with GooGone! (They are, of course, Rachelle Anne Miller stamps, I got them at Sweet N Sassy Stamps)I did color in their flesh with E00 from my Copics, and as you can see, smeary faces all over the floor! I'm giving up the ghost. KIN's and water color pencils all the way for me, my Copics are goin' back to the factory!

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Another Stack O' Gifts

Another sample for an order. I love how this turned out, but the ribbon isn't wrapped and I think it makes it look chintzy. I stamped and masked the stack with a Studio G clear stamp and colored it in with Copic markers. The patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket's Honey Pie 8x8 pad--most definitely my favorite so far of all the brands I've tried. The ribbon is Offray, of course and the BLING is from Me&My Big Ideas.

Long Time, No Blog, Right?

Ok, I'm kinda over blogging right now. I'm over alot of things. Heh.

I'm so over stamping, yo. I'm a dork who can't walk straight and I thought I could stamp straight. I might get a Stamp-A-Mathingy with my coupon this week, but I'll probably fark that up too.

I should get non-runny ink, actually. That's what has me bummed. I smear sweet, whimsical Lily's face every time I touch her with a Copic E00. Meh.

I made eight cards tonight, samples for an order. A friend of mine wants me to make a box of all occasion cards for her mom, a woman with 5 children and 13 (or is it 14?) grandchildren. That's gonna be a HUGE order. Can I get a 'what, what?'? I'm really excited, actually. And the cards turned out beautiful too, not a drop of ink on them.

Speaking of ink. Staz-On is awesome, yes? I have it in 2 colors, dig it for watercoloring my Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps. Won't come off my Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps. The ones manufactured by StampAvie. Stuck. On. UNremovable. I tried a rag, a toothbrush, soaking...I got nothin'...nothin' but a STILL black and icky stamp--they still stamp perfectly though.
(Any tips would be greatly appreciated.)

I'll be back tomorrow after I photograph the things I made tonight. May stretch 'em out for the whole week. Yes, I think I shall.

I'll be posting a PIF this week too, look for that.

Goodnight, y'all.

Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge 17

This is the first time I've participated in Taylor's challenge--heck, it's only the 2nd challenge I've done, PEE. REE. UDD.

I really like what I came up with, though. I was inspired! I have a ton of these tiny images from the $ sets by studioG. I got this idea to make a stack--I did a stack of cupcakes too, but this stack of presents turned out the nicest and with the least finger smudgies. (Me and the stamping--still not getting along!)

I used a craft base, making memories patterned paper and GP white for my image, which I stamped with Color Box pigment. I colored in the presents to coordinate with the paper, but I don't have an orange red so the bows are a bit TOO red (and my shadow is aaaaaaaaaaall kinds of wrong). The ribbon is Offray and the brads are Making Memories too, I believe. Since I put the sentiment on the image, I rearranged bits of the sketch to balance better for my eye.

I dont' know what I'll do when I run out of these stripes and dots!

***sorry for the crappy scan, I'll try to photograph the card in the sunlight tomorrow, look for an edit***

*********NEW PHOTO, WOOT*********

Thanks So Much

Ok, today my copic markers arrived. WOOT! So, I colored some Lily images that I won in a blog candy from {jillb}, incidentally the first 3 copics were in this blog candy too. She is totally my main copic enabler. LOL I do realize that these didn't turn out great--I still love them and WILL definitely be using them later. The whimsy, it's the whimsy. Also, copics are going to take practice and many many hours watching youtube how to videos. I'm ok with that. LOL Here's my first foray into the world of copics. I was pretty willy-nilly when it came to choosing colors, I was just getting my feet wet.




Also, I've been introduced to a new challenge blog! Woot--it's called Stamp Something. This weeks challenge is to make a 'thank you'. Well, I just so happened to make a half dozen tonight--remember all that blog candy I won last week? The cards turned out great, the photo did not.



Thanks So Much Ingredients:
card base, GP white
textured CS, ColorBok
DP, Making Memories Boho Chic 6x6 paper pad
Cuttlebug and D'Vine Swirls embossing folder
stamps, Anniversary birds by Verve Visuals & Studio G for sentiment
Ink, Color Box Pigment Black
scallop, EK Success corner rounder
lg flower, blog candy from Lauri in Paperville (thx)
sm flower, American Crafts
Pearls, target $ spot
adhesives, small zots, scotch tape runner, cosmo cricket foam dimension tape