Copics - Sun and Surf

LOOK at the outside of the shop! That lovely "backhoe??!!" may prevent cars from parking out front but it didn't keep people from the inside! The Crop Hop was going strong on Saturday and there were leis everywhere - Kim had the cutest Make 'n Take ever using the new Carla Craft coil binding system, the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and EK Success slim punches!! I taught the Copic - Sun and Surf class and we had a great time!!
Copics make everyone smile!

Sun and Surf with Copics!! Sneak Peek -

It is July!!! Time for the beach (not too many close by in KY - should have appreciated living in Florida more!) and for some Sun and Surf Copic cards - It is so quick and easy to color in this sandcastle image - I really like it against the polka-dot kitchen paper too -
This is one of the cards I'll be teaching in Saturday's Copic - Sun and Surf class. It will be held on July 11th at 2PM - I'd love to see you there!
Stamps - A Muse 7-7131E Sandcastle, 9-8064B Little Things
Ink - Momento Dye Ink in Tuxedo Black
Paper - A Muse 4b Kitchen notecard in brown, A Muse 4b paper in Sky Blue
Accessories - Copic Markers (E53, E33, W6, BG10), Marvy Oval and Scalloped Oval punch and Corner Rounder Punch

What CAN'T you color with a Copic??!!

I just got a cute new blouse the other day and I wanted to wear it on Saturday - ALAS! No green sandals could be found in my closet - But wait - there IS a pair of greenish/taupey sandals - Copic Airbrush System to the rescue!!
Used a little YG03 Yellow Green and now my shoes match my blouse!!

Obviously these are not the clearest photos (I was running out of air when I airbrushed the first shoe too). Now they are perfectly matched Olive Green - That's the wonder of Copics - they aren't just for touching up roots in between hair coloring - they are good for shoes - AND even for coloring pictures!!

A Musing Flora

The ladies and I had fun at the A Musing Flora class on Wednesday - 06/17/09. We finally made the flowerpot card (with the beautiful new A Muse gingham papers) that Janie has been so patiently waiting for and Sue came even though she had broken her arm!! Now that's a woman!!

Sneak Peek - A Musing Flora

This is a really simple card - too simple for Corey - he doesn't like it. Oh well, you can't win them all! There is a stripe of glitter above and below the green panel that you can see better IRL - adds a pretty sparkle.
Did you see who is saying, "Hello"? I LOVE this little grasshopper - it is the only one I love though - I hate them in my yard!!
Stamps - 7-4108A Grasshopper, 8-8532B Hello
Ink - Momento Rich Cocoa
Paper - New Leaf paper, MakingMemories Flower Patch 6" x 6" paper
Accessories - A Muse Sheer White Ribbon, Scor-Tape, Art Institute Ultrafine Transparent Crystal Glitter, Sakura Gelly Roll Pen in Clear

Sneak Peek - A Musing Flora

I am teaching the A Musing Flora class this Wednesday and this is one of my favorite cards of the bunch - I took an A Muse 4b Chiffon Yellow card and trimmed it down to 3 1/4" x 4 3/4". I punched through the entire notecard and backed it with a 3 1/2" x 5" piece of black cardstock. I stamped my Hydrangea on white and colored with my Koh-i-noor pencils then outlined with my Y11 Copic marker.
I really like a card that looks pretty from the inside AND the outside! I bought this Hydrangea stamp last year in Seattle - such a pretty little stamp!!
Stamps - 2-4082B Hydrangea, 8-8537D You are the friend
Ink - Momento Dye Ink in Tuxedo Black and Bamboo Leaves
Paper - A Muse 4b notecard in Chiffon Yellow, black and white cardstock
Accessories - Koh-i-noor pencils, square punches, Copic marker

Sympathy Card -

Unfortunately, this week I needed to make some sympathy cards - these are very difficult to stamp for obvious reasons - I immediately remembered the beautiful card I'd seen on Krystie Lee Hersch's blog earlier this week - I really enjoy her blog - her style is so clean and crisp. I flat out copied her card.
By adhering the butterfly (Martha Stewart punch) just in the middle you can lift the wings for a little 3-d effect. The crystals draw your eye to the butterfly even if the wings get squished down in the envelope.
Be sure and check out Krystie Lee's blog!!