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Smile

Hi, everyone!  Kelli here today with a clean and simple card to share with you.  All the stamping was done using the Winnie & Walter – The Big, the Bold and Extras set.  I stamped everything in Memento – Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Paper and colored with Copics: R39, R37, R35 G28, G07, G05, G03 C3, C2, C1

I cut everything out with scissors and then ran my Memento – Tuxedo Black marker around the edges to cover up the white core.  The yellow and blue patterned paper is from the Lawn Fawn – Sweater Weather 6×6 paper pad.  The card base is a Lawn Fawn – Walnut Woodgrain Note Card.

All the layers were adhered using the Crafter’s Companion – Adhesive Runner and dimensional foam adhesive.

I tied a bow on the left side using the CraftKin – Lemonade baker’s twine.  I also added Pretty Pink Posh sequins in colors: red from the 6mm Sweetheart Mix, blue and green from the 6mm Nature Mix, 4mm Mossy Green, and 4mm Clear.  I added some rhinestones from my stash as well.

To finish everything off I added some Wink of Stella Glitter Pen in Clear to the entire rose (shown in last picture).

New Post has been published on http://blog.markerpop.com/2014/09/15/markerpop-challenge-52/

MarkerPOP! Challenge #52

Hello, everybody!  It’s time for Challenge #52.

THE CHALLENGE:  GREENS Create a project showcasing some GREENS using your Copics, ShinHans or any other marker that we carry!

You may play along with other challenges, but excessive challenge pile-ons (more than 10) will result in disqualification for our amazing prize. As always, have fun creating!

THE PRIZE: Pretty Pink Posh Cotton Twine Assortment – Set of 10 

One entry will be chosen at random to receive our prize. Three additional entries will be chosen for the ‘Top 3′ based on their amazing coloring skills. The prize winner and top three can all proudly post their brag buttons on their blogs for the world to see! Entries are due by Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at noon EST.  Winner will have TWO weeks to claim their prize. International winners will be responsible for shipping costs if they choose to claim their prize.

My project for today shows lots of green using the Paper Smooches – Blossoming Buds stamp set.  I stamped everything, besides ‘lovely’, in Memento – Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Paper.  I used every green marker that I had to color everything.  The Copic colors are: G28, G24, G21, G20, G07, G05, G03, G02, G00 YG25, YG23, YG21, YG09, YG07, YG05, YG03

The green and white patterned paper on the card base is from the Doodlebug – Kraft in Color (Kraft) 6×6 paper pad.

I adhered everything using the Crafter’s Companion – Adhesive Runner and foam dimensional adhesive.

I wanted to add a little something extra so I added some CraftKin – Lemonade baker’s twine around the top layer.  I didn’t want it to cover the stamping so I poked two holes on either side of the image and fed the twine around it.

The small sequins are the Pretty Pink Posh – Clear 4mm Cupped.  I also added some green rhinestones from my stash.

To finish everything off I added some sparkle to all the coloring with the Wink of Stella Glittler Pen in Clear.

New Post has been published on http://blog.markerpop.com/2014/07/30/hang-male/

Hang in There for Male

Hi, everyone!  Kelli here today with a masculine card to share with you.  Normally all the ‘Hang in There’ type cards are for females so I thought it would be fun to make one for a male.

All the stamping is from the Tiddly Inks – Ricky Hanging Around stamp set.  There’s also a girl version of this set called Hang in There.  I stamped the main image and the birds in Memento – Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Paper and colored everything with Copics: Hair and Belt – E29, E27, E25, E23 Skin – E13, E53, E51, E50 Shirt – B26, B24, B23, B21 Shorts – C6, C4, C3 Branch – E59, E57, E55, E27, E25 Leaves – YG25, YG23 Birds – YR18, YR15, YR12, Y35, Y15, Y11 Airbrushed Background – B24

I masked off the image and airbrushed the blue background with the Copic Airbrush System.  The little clouds were die cut using the Paper Smooches – Spectrum die set.  I airbrushed with them as a mask and then I took them off and airbrushed over them a little so that they weren’t bright white.

All the patterned paper is from the Doodlebug – Kraft in Color (Color) 6×6 paper pad.  I cut out the green background and the sentiment banner using the Avery Elle – Dotted die set.

I used a border punch from my stash to punch the orange piece and then tied some CraftKin – Lemonade baker’s twine around it with a plain knot.

All the layers are adhered using the Crafter’s Companion – Adhesive Runner and dimensional foam adhesive.

Generally with most masculine cards I try to keep them pretty simple so I didn’t add much else.  I couldn’t help myself though so I did add a tiny bit of sparkle to the birds with the Wink of Stella Glitter Pen in Clear.  Then I finished everything off with some white gel pen stitch lines.

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#happybirthday with Lawn Fawn

Monday already? Sheesh, where did the weekend go?! Well, we might as well start the week off with some cute Lawn Fawn products today

It’s Valerie here on the blog today, and I have a sweet mini using all Lawn Fawn goodies:

#Awesome stamp set

#Awesome die set

Science of Love stamp set

Science of Love die set

So Much To Say stamp set

Let’s Polka 6×6 Petit paper pad

Stitched Scalloped Borders die set

The card base is from a piece of Licorice Twist Bazzil Card Shop Paper

All the images are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Card paper, and colored with Copic Sketch markers.

The products that gave a nice accent are the Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Pen, Craftkin Bakers Twine Lemonade, and Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear 4mm sequins.

And of course, the standard supplies I use on almost all my projects include:

Apple Pie Acrylic Stamping Block 4in x 5in

Apple Pie Acrylic Stamping Block 3.5in

Crafters Companion Versatile Units that store all my Copic markers

  The Copics I used are:

Bird: Y02, Y06, Y08  / YR04 / BG0000

Birthday Hat: B32, B34, B37 / Y13, Y17

Balloon: R22, R24, R27

Thumbs Up: B32, B34, B37 /C00, C1, C3

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Hello, spring!

Hi, everyone!  Kelli here today with a springy card to share with you!  I believe today is the first day of spring so I thought it would be the perfect day to post this card!

The main image is from The Greeting Farm – Miss Anya Night Out stamp set.  I stamped her in Memento – Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It paper and colored her (and the larger flowers) with Copics: Skin – E50, E51, E53, E13, R20 for Cheeks Hair – E35, Y35, Y23, Y15, Y11, Y000 Shoes – Bg07, BG05, BG02 Shading on Paper Pieced Dress – C2, C0, 0 Larger Flowers – BG07, BG05, BG02, RV14, RV13, RV11, Y35, Y15, Y11

I wanted to create a scene so after I colored her I masked her off with some X-Press It Masking Film and then stamped some clouds from the Lawn Fawn – Into the Woods stamp set and the grass from the Lawn Fawn – Critters on the Savanna stamp set.

The flowers are from the Lawn Fawn – Blissful Botanicals stamp set.  I just used random pieces of grass as their stems.  Now that I look at the flowers, I really wish I would have added little rhinestones to their centers!

The ‘hello’ part of the sentiment is from the Lawn Fawn – A Birdie Told Me stamp set and the ‘SPRING!’ is from the Milo’s ABCs stamp set.  I really love the look of mixing fonts on sentiments!

The patterned paper from her dress, the grass, and sun are all from the Echo Park – Here & Now 6×6 paper pad.  I ran my Memento – Tuxedo Black marker around the outside of her dress to cover the white core after cutting it out.

I adhered all the layers together using my Crafter’s Companion – Adhesive Runner and added some Craftkin – Lemonade baker’s twine to finish everything off.

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We have chemistry!

Hello, everyone!  Kelli here today with a fun card to share with you!  I recently got some Tim Holtz - Distress Markers and couldn’t wait to give them a try!  The two images (I thing they are called flasks?) and the sentiment are from the Lawn Fawn – Science of Love stamp set.  I used the matching Science of Love die set to cut out the two main images.  I can never get enough of matching dies!

The flasks were stamped in black StazOn ink onto Tim Holtz – Watercolor paper.  I colored the one on the left with Peacock Feathers and the one on the right with Picked Raspberry.  There’s a little bit of Tumbled Glass on the clear parts of both flasks.  Coloring with Distress Markers is different than coloring with alcohol markers, but in a way a little bit the same in the sense that there is shading and blending.  I colored heavily on the side where the shadowing is and left the lighter area blank.  I took a water brush (you could also just use a paintbrush and water) and blended the color out over the area that wasn’t colored.  This helps give you the natural shading with only using one color!

For the fun watercolored background I also used the Distress Markers and watercolor paper.  I took a nonstick craft sheet and colored directly onto it in sections using Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry and Mustard Seed.  Then I spritzed it pretty generously with water from a Ranger – Mini Mister.  You will see puddles begin to form.  Then press the paper into the puddles and wiggle slightly.  I dried this layer with my heat tool and then went back in and pounced the paper back into some of the puddles and dried it again.  That’s how to get the subtle colors as the base and the more vibrant spots of color on top.  I love how only three colors blended together to make other colors!  Before adding all the details to the card, I added a vellum circle so that it would help mute the background a little and let the flasks stand out.  I adhered all the paper layers together using the Crafter’s Companion – Adhesive Runner.

To give the flasks some added sparkle I went over them with my Spica – Clear glitter pen.  Finally, to finish everything off I added some CraftKin – Lemonade baker’s twine to the sentiment.

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Quick Christmas Set

Hi everyone, Kelli here today!  Christmas is just two days away!  Last year right around this time I shared a really quick card, tag, and thank you note set so I thought now would be the perfect time to share another set! Click HERE for the post form last year.

For the main image on all three of these cards I used the My Favorite Things – Starry Christmas stamp set.  I stamped them in VersaMark ink and brushed on different colors of Perfect Pearls.  Basically, it’s a shimmery pigment powder that sticks to the ink.  I absolutely love how shiny and fancy this looks and how little time it takes.  You just set the powder by misting it lightly with water.

The sentiment on the tree card is from the same Starry Christmas stamp set that all the images are from.  The sentiment on the reindeer thank you note is from the SP & Company – Ultimate Sentiments I stamp set and the to and from are individual letter stamps I had in my stash.

The twine on the tag is the Red Sunset by CraftKin.  This twine has white, orange and deep red mixed into one strand.  I only wanted the white and red so I pulled the orange strand out.

To finish everything off I added a colored rhinestone to each of the projects.

Sorry about the first pic where you can see my photo box, it wasn’t big enough for everything!

I hope this quick Christmas set inspires you to get those last minute cards, tags, and thank you notes made!