No Time To Stamp?

OK, I did it!!! I colored an image with Copics all by myself (well, kind of!!!) and I think it turned out OK — I must learn to not scrutinize each little petal and just look at the finished product as a whole — I havea lot to learn anda long way to go, but at least I’m on my way!!! Again, my coloring, blending and shadowing is far from perfect, but, as a whole, I think it’s OK, so here it is:

When I say I did it all by myself, well — that is somewhat of an inaccurate statement. Debbie Olson guided me, each step of the way. She had another great tutorial on coloring with Copics on her Blog the other day, so I printed it out and followed her instructions as best I could. I chose this image from SU’s Bloomin’ Beautiful because it was as close as I had to the image Debbie used. I even tried to use the same colors she did, but she has a lot more of the markers than I do, so I had to make substitutions, but I’m pleased with how the colors came. I do think I need to concentrate next time on blending them together a bit better. Here’s the colors I used:

• Flowers: R20, RV11, RV34
• Leaves: G40, YG03, YG63
• Pot: YR21, YR24, YR14
• Shadow: C1, 0

I got my Copics from Ellen Hutson. There are so many sets offered, it’s a bit mind-boggling when you don’t know what you need or want! It took me a bit to figure out that set 12A and set 12B combined are the same as set 24A. Likewise, set 12C and 12D combined are the same as set 24B. I actually had to print out the charts and compare and mark off the colors to figure that out — LOL!!!! Once I figured that out, it narrowed it down for me a bit. I’m just offering that info in case someone out there is searching and might be as totally confused as I was!

OK, now back to the rest of my card — it’s a simple one. After coloring my image I cut and embossed it with a rectangle Nestability by Spellbinders, then cut the scallop to frame with the Scallop Nesabilities as well. The black organdy ribbon I used is something I just ordered from Flourishes. I LOVE black organdy and have finally used up my stash of SU retired organdy and what rolls I had purchased locally. I can not believe the difference in this organdy — it is so soft and fine — it works up so easily and doesn’t have a mind of it’s own like my others did– just love it!!! It’s made by May Arts. I’m so glad I ordered several colors!!! Can’t wait to use the chocolate!!! Oh, I also used a new pen, Inkssentials Opaque White Pen, to dot the centers of my flowers — adding those white dots to the centers makes an amazing difference in the overall appearance — it just makes the entire arrangement POP!!! These pens are a new item just in at Flourishes as well — they are GREAT. The ink flowed so easily and generously!!!

• Stamps: Bloomin’ Beautiful and Sinere Salutations
• Paper: Pretty in Pink, Black, White, Pretty in Pink Prints DP
• Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black
• Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Organdy, Nestabilities, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen, Mini Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Mounting Tape

I guess that’s it for tonight!!! Thank you, Debbie, for that great tutorial!!! Hope you are all having a great week!!! I plan to be doing more Copic colored images for a while here to practice until I feel more comfortable — so please bear with me as I learn!!! Thanks much for stopping in!!!