Welcome to the NEW iCopic Blog!
Hello everyone! Samantha here, to announce the weekly challenge winner AND I am also excited to talk to you today about our new blog design and new products! This is a long post so grab some tea and enjoy all the excitement.
The winner this week was lucky #9, Jan!!!
Jan’s gorgeous card this week features soft purples, greens, and blues -perfect for the pastel challenge:
Jan has won the book, Tea Bag Folding Through The Seasons!
With only a few basic crafting supplies, the eye-catching cards designs featured in Tea Bag Folding Through the Seasons can be created to share with friends and family. Make sure to pick up your copy today.
Jan, please email us at info@icopic.com to claim your lovely prize.
And now let’s talk about the blog re-design and upcoming excitement here at iCopic!
What do you think of the blog re-design? Isn’t it snazzy?! I think it looks great!!
Here are some of the new features you will find here:
- Menu Bar: The menu bar was designed for ease and convenience. The tabs will help you to easily navigate through the blog and store.
- Videos button: There is a button you can click on the sidebar and find some of my Copic videos. If you are looking for even more video inspiration, you can go further down on the video bar and find videos by Suzanne Dean and more.
- Tools/Resources Section: There is an entire section now dedicated to getting the most out of your purchases. Here you will find color charts, guides, and more helpful resources.
- Connect with iCopic: Stay in the know by signing up for our newsletter. You can also follow us on Facebook and on Twitter.
And if that isn’t exciting enough, iCopic is going to be stocking some new and fun products!!
- Curious Metallic Cryogen White 89lb Paper – This is one of the new IT papers for Copic lovers! It should be in stock by the end of next week so be watching for it to arrive in the store. I will be doing an in depth Copic paper review for y’all as soon as it is in stock and I have some time to test it out.
- Gorjuss Stamps – We’ve heard lots of buzz about these absolutely adorable stamps from the UK and we will be one of the first (or maybe the first) US e-retailer to carry these stamps. I can’t wait to get to color some of these beautiful images!!
I think that covers everything. Over the next two weeks, our new design team will be making their official debut on the blog! We are all so very excited to get started sharing new projects with you. I will be back tomorrow with the iCopic Weekly Challenge #28. See you then!
Become a follower or a fan and comment on our blog or Facebook page for a chance to win $5.00 gift voucher on our website. All you have to do is to leave a comment and let us know which feature you like or how to make it even better about the new blog.
Whether you comment on our blog or Facebook or better yet both, 1 lucky winners from each site will win their very own spool! Good luck to all, we can’t wait to hear from you!
Winner will be pick on May 5th, 2011.
Vintage Angel ~
Hey all! Alyssa here one last time before you get to gain inspiration from the whole new fabulous design team! How exciting!! Have you bopped over to everyone’s blogs and checked out their amazing talent? If not, you should…I’m learning some amazing tricks from these wonderful ladies!
I have a card today that was inspired by a text sent from a stampy friend the other day. She asked if you could color images stamped with other Memento inks besides Tuxedo Black, specifically Rich Cocoa. Well, I was pretty sure that you could but I just had to try it out myself! Plus, I just got my iCopic order the other day and had purchased E42 just to be able to do a sepia angel.
Coloring an image in sepia tones is exactly like coloring in black and white. I chose the lighter colors for her skin tones and halo (E41, E42 & E43) shading first with the darker colors and blending out with the lighter colors. The 0 Colorless Blender was used to make it all come together without too harsh of lines. Her dress and hair are done with the darker tones (E43, E44 & E49). This was a little harder because there is such a gap between the 44 and 49, but I like the results all the same. Her wings and ruffle of her dress have just a hint of E41. As a last touch, I added some sparkle with a clear glitter pen on her wings and halo.
After cutting her out with a large plain nestabilitie die, I used a 0.03 Copic Multiliner to trace the inner circle leaving just a slight gap to add a few black pearls. These sepia tones really match well with kraft paper, which I love! This paper is from a retired Stampin’ Up! set from eons ago. This little ditty is finished off with some natural twine, a black button and a couple larger pearls framing the sentiment.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Please let me know if you have any questions!! Have a great weekend!! :o) lyss
Copics {0 Colorless Blender, E41, E42, E43, E44, E49} Edited to Add: I forgot to mention this…in case it isn’t obvious, the angel is stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink and is from The Greeting Farm’s Naughty or Nice set.Tuesday Tips and Tricks: Part 1
Hello everyone!
EDITED TO ADD: I am still having issues with Youtube not uploading my video, so I will postpone my video and save it for another day whenever I get it working.
I have had some technical difficulties getting my video ready to go for today’s segments, so I am going to extend Tuesday Tips and Tricks into two parts. Part 1 is below.
I want to talk to you today about Airbrush masking! This is one of my absolute favorite techniques!! And the truth is, it is really easy to do!! All you need is some Copics and an airbrush system.
If you are like me and have tons of Copic Ciao markers, never fear, you can still airbrush with the copic system with an easy fix. Click here to watch my video on how I “converted” my airbrush system to use it with my Copic Ciao markers.
The basic idea is, take a shape made out of paper or something thin (a die cut shape or a masking template that you buy pre-made, some are plastic) and that serves as your MASK. Then, attach it temporarily to your project, and airbrush around it.
When you remove the mask, then the shape area still shows up because the ink is only around where the shape had been! My video for Part 2 is going to show you some tips for easy masking and an advanced masking technique.
On the following two projects, I used a basic masking technique.
For the layout above, my “mask” was some star shapes. I just attached them and then airbrushed around the masks with various rainbow colors: Y38, YR68, RV55, R27, BG45, and V25. Complete layout details are here.
On the card above, the “mask” was a die cut sentiment. I attached it and airbrushed with B24. Complete card details are here.
You can get really creative and do all sorts of things with masking! It is just such a fun technique!!
iCopic Challenge #27 – Pastel Challenge
Hi everyone!! Happy Monday!
Since we are now in the spring spirit after Easter, this week’s challenge is PASTELS! I challege YOU to do some pastel coloring. Make those projects look light and springtime-y. Think about colors in the 00’s, 000’s or even 0000’s! The lighter the better.
With only a few basic crafting supplies, the eye-catching cards designs featured in Tea Bag Folding Through the Seasons can be created to share with friends and family.
This is an example of some pastel coloring that I did. This card features one of the BRAND NEW Magnolia stamps called Tilda with Hanging Rabbit. This stamp is now in stock at iCopic so go check it out. Complete details on my project can be found by clicking here. I even airbrushed a pastel background around my stamped image.
Entries are due SUNDAY May 1st at Noon EST. The winner will be showcased Sunday evening right here on the iCopic blog AND will receive a lovely prize!
Enter below with a direct link to your project:
| 1. darling Ho 2. Mary Lou 3. Rene 4. Susanne 5. Annie (ink’n’rubba) 6. Heaney |
7. ♥Jodi S♥ 8. darling Ho 9. Jan Hunnicutt 10. darling Ho 11. Lisa – ThePurplePlace 12. Lisa aka Myran |
13. Hazel 14. Lisa C 15. Jessie Lubyk 16. Carol R |
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