Oh The Joy of Copics

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Hello everyone and happy Tuesday!! I hope everyone is enjoying the New Year so far! Anyone got any crafty resolutions?

 One of mine is to get better at my Copic coloring and to get as many colors as I can without going entirely broke! Coloring is therapeutic and calming whether it be with Copics or crayons, but I've recently fallen in love with Copics and I've seen so many beautiful crafts done with them. I'm excited to see what is to come with the rest of this year and even how my blog will develop! I'm new to the blogging scene and don't know what all it entails, but I suppose we will have to see! 

 Anyway, enough ranting and onto the card! (Apologies in advance since the lights I use at my apartment on campus like to wash out everything!)


This card did take me out of my comfort zone a little since it's just a one layer card and I used so many sequins, but I like how it turned out! I, as usual, started off with some heavy white cardstock cut at 5 1/4 by 4 and stamped on the flowers (a retired stamp from Stampin' Up! called Blended Bloom). I then colored those in with my Copics, of course! (R20, R24, and YG63 for the petals; Y15, E47, and E34 for the centers with a little clear Wink of Stella for sparkle). While I'm coloring, I always start with my lightest color and work up to the darkest before going back down to my lightest...I feel it gives me the best blending of the different shades.

I then grabbed my Mini Misti (I linked to Amazon's listing, though there are a bunch of places selling them), and lined up the sentiment how I liked it (from Mama Elephant's Birthday Wishes stamp set) and inked it up with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. It came out great so I didn't have to stamp twice! It's the little things that can make a day great, haha!

After that, I spent about twenty minutes trying to get the sequins just right. I just used some shiny clear ones from a previous project and glued them down with some Tombow Mono Multi Glue.



Then I put it onto an A2 card base before stamping the sentiment on the inside. Voila! Ready to go! 

I'll be submitting this card to the following lovely challenges (go check them out!!):
Jo's Scrap Shack (Anything Goes) 
Catch the Bug Blog (Anything Goes)
Stamp Ink Paper (Black and White with a Pop of Color)
Colour Crazy Challenge (Always Anything Goes)
Mod Squad Challenge (BLING!!!!)

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Pipsy
(Mattie)

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19 comments:

  1. Simply Angelic CraftsJanuary 11, 2017 at 5:31 AM

    Fab project thanks for joining us at Colour Crazy Challenge, Good luck, hugs Aly (DT)

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    1. MattieJanuary 11, 2017 at 8:16 AM

      Thanks so much and I appreciate the opportunity to participate in the challenge!

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  2. GinginJanuary 11, 2017 at 7:13 AM

    Mattie this is so gorgeous!!! Your coloring is fantastic! I need that sentiment now. Thank you so much for joining us at SIP :)

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    1. MattieJanuary 11, 2017 at 8:18 AM

      Aw, thanks so much! :) I appreciate the compliment!!

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  3. BevJanuary 11, 2017 at 8:16 AM

    A beautiful, bold design. Thank you for taking the time to join in with the fun over at Colour Crazy Challenge

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    1. MattieJanuary 11, 2017 at 8:18 AM

      Thank you so much! I love the idea behind the challenge and couldn't help by try something!

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  4. BarbaraJanuary 12, 2017 at 5:01 AM

    This is a marvelous card and I too love my copics. Next to water colors that is. You have done a gorgeous job and the addition of the sequins is perfect. Glad to see that you have some time from your studies to create. It is very relaxing. Good luck and thanks for joining us at the Mod Squad. Barbara DT Member

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    1. MattieJanuary 12, 2017 at 9:02 AM

      Thank you so much! I've done a little water coloring and need a bit more practice, but it is so very relaxing! To bad there aren't more hours in a day we can use to craft!

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  5. Heidi MyLittleStampingBlogJanuary 12, 2017 at 8:02 AM

    What pretty coloring! You do some fantastic shading! I love all the sequins, it always takes me a good long time to arrange embellishments! TFS!

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    1. MattieJanuary 12, 2017 at 9:02 AM

      Yeah? I think it is the part that takes the longest for me! And thank you so much!

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  6. Carolyn LindenmayerJanuary 12, 2017 at 4:28 PM

    Hi Mattie, I'm blown away by the beauty of those blossoms. I am a Copics fan though I get no time to play with them. You've done a wonderful job with the colouring. Thanks so much for joining us this week at Stamp, Ink, Paper. Carolyn xx

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    1. MattieJanuary 13, 2017 at 4:35 PM

      Aw thanks you so much! My mom just introduced them to me a few months ago and I am the same...I don't get too much time to play either!

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  7. HeatherJanuary 12, 2017 at 6:07 PM

    This is beautiful!! From what I can see, you don't have to work on your coloring very much at all! : ) Those flowers are so pretty and the large sentiment really looks fabulous! Thanks for playing with Jo's Scrap Shack.

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  8. Jen LeeflangJanuary 14, 2017 at 2:54 AM

    Thanks for joining our first challenge of 2017 - good luck.
    Remember to join us for our week-long Birthday bash event that starts later today!

    Jen Leeflang
    Bugaboo DT

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  9. Virgo5January 14, 2017 at 7:17 AM

    Gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining in our challenge at Catch The Bug!

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  10. Tina's Crop ShopJanuary 14, 2017 at 3:45 PM

    Wow Mattie, I think your copics skills are awesome! This is a gorgeous card! Thanks so much for joining us at Stamp, Ink, Paper this week!

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  11. ClaireJanuary 15, 2017 at 4:43 AM

    Gorgeous card and beautifully coloured too. Thanks so much for joining us at Colour crazy Challenge
    Claire xx

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  12. Tina CampbellJanuary 15, 2017 at 5:46 AM

    Beautiful card :)Lovely coloring too. Thank you for playing along with us at Jo's Scrap Shack.
    Tina-DT

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