{Happy Thursday, Crafters! Valerie here, and I know you’ll all know what I’m talking about here… Life has been utterly crazy for me! With surgery (and the recovery from it), starting a new full-time job while still working the old part-time job, my son’s Prom, AND a death in the family, things have been quite crazy for me. SO, with that said, I apologize for not having a post done for today! HOWEVER, I had this one ready to go on my blog for another day, so I decided to pull it over here to the MarkerPop blog, instead, because I think we can all understand my situation, right?!}

I had to make 2 completely different cards yesterday; one for my friends who are Expecting (YAY!!), and one for my Aunt & Uncle who unexpectedly lost their daughter, my cousin; talk about complete opposites. And actually, you could say that the card making was actually a therapy for me, as I’m grieving my wonderful cousin that we have lost way too soon.

Let’s start with the happy card! For this one, I pulled out a sweet old Lawn Fawn set, Plus One, and it’s coordinating die set. All the other dies used for this card are also Lawn Fawn; you can see them in the supply list at the end. I colored the image with Copic Sketch markers. The sequins are Pretty Pink Posh cupped sequins: Cornflower 4mm & Pink Blush 6mm.

For my condolences card, I pulled out a favorite Altenew set of mine, Extra Special. It stamps beautifully, and the image is just so pretty. I stamped the purples with the inks from Altenew’s Shades of Purple ink set. The greens are from Altenew’s Tropical Forest ink set.

Thanks for stopping by, and hug your loved one real tight <3

Plus One Stamp Set (Lawn Fawn)	Plus One Cut Set (Lawn Fawn)	STAX Fancy Scalloped Circle Stackables Cut Set (Lawn Fawn)	STAX Scalloped Rectangles Cut Set (Lawn Fawn)	Everyday Sentiment Banners Die Set (Lawn Fawn)	Let’s Polka Mon Amie 6×6 Paper Pack (Lawn Fawn)
Copic Sketch Markers	Blending Card Paper – Bright White (X-Press IT)	Memento Dye Ink Pad – Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)	Pink Blush 6mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	Cornflower 4mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	Clear Wink of Stella Brush Glitter Pen Marker (Zig)
Glossy Accents (Ranger)	Clear Gel Glue (X-Press IT)	Permanent Tape Runner (Crafter’s Companion)	Cheery Lynn Designs Snippers	The Ultimate Pens and Markers Storage – Blue (Crafter’s Companion)

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Extra Special Stamp Set (Altenew)	Extra Special Die Set (Altenew)	Archival Mini Ink Pad Set – Kit 2 (Ranger)	Shades of Purple Mini Ink Pad Set (Altenew)	Tropical Forest Mini Ink Pad Set (Altenew)	Scripty Sayings Stamp Set (Lawn Fawn)
STAX Large Stitched Rectangles Cut Set (Lawn Fawn)	Classic Smooth White Card Shoppe Paper (Bazzill)	Clear Droplets 6mm (Pretty Pink Posh)	Permanent Tape Runner (Crafter’s Companion)	Clear Gel Glue (X-Press IT)	MINI MISTI Laser Etched Stamp Tool
The Best Ever Craft Mat (Ken Oliver)

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Hello!  It is Lisa here with you today and I have a fun shaker card along with some tips to share with you today.  I have to admit when I first saw the WPlus9 Happy Gang Stamp set I was gushing over the cuteness, and feeling timid over the solid stamped images within the set.  Often times I find myself shying away from the stamp sets that are full of solid images, because I’m not quite sure what to do with them.  But when I kept looking at the super cute faces in this set I thought to myself, enough is enough!  So I put on my big girl pants, stamped some images and got to work.  Here is what I came up with…

And I’m so glad I did, cause this is too cute!  Plus I learned a little something myself: Copic® Markers can do anything!  ( Ok, well not literally, but they sure did help me get over my solid image fear! )  I stamped a few more of these dogs to show you how I used my Copic® Markers to enhance this already adorable image…

Colors Used: C0, C1, C3

By using matching Copic Colors to my Memento Dye Ink (London Fog) I was able to add depth, highlights and details to his cute little body and face.  I also used my White Gel Pen to add in eyes and a highlight on his nose.  Once I had tried this technique on the dog I used it on my balloons as well using Memento Dye Ink in Summer Sky and Copic Markers: B12, B32.  Now remember if you are going to use your Copic® Markers over a stamped image make sure you are using an ink that works with your markers as I did here with the Memento Dy Inks.

Other Copic Markers used include: G40, G43 for the grass, and R20 for his cheeks.  I then turned my stamped scene into a shaker card with the My Favorite Things STAX Stitched Mini Scallop Oval Set, some acetate, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, and Lawn Fawn Paper Pack: Beachside.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope I’ve encouraged you to look at your solid images in a new way!

Happy Crafting!

Lisa

WPlus9: Happy Gang	Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad – Tuxedo Black	Summer Sky Memento Ink Pad (Tsukineko)	London Fog Memento Ink Dew Drop (Tsukineko)	Copic Sketch Marker
Lawn Fawn Paper Pack: Beachside	Stitched Oval Scallop Frames STAX die set (My Favorite Things)	Waffle Flower Lacey Layers	Pretty Pink Posh Mixed Cupped Sequins – Sparkling Clear Mix	Pretty Pink Posh Embellies Confetti – 11mm Silver Star
Cornflower 4mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	Scotch Foam Mounting Tape .5″

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Hi Crafters! Valerie here! Remember those New Neighbors of mine?! Well, guess what?! Now they’re Expecting (their first!)!! Yup, there’s a new baby on the way, so what did I just HAVE to do?? You guessed it – a CARD! And this gave me the PERFECT reason to finally order Lawn Fawn’s Little Bundle set!

This cute card features these Lawn Fawn goodies:

• Little Bundle stamp set & coordinating die set
• Load of Fun stamp set & coordinating die set
• The new Slide On Over die set
• Scalloped Rectangle die set
• Large and Small Stitched Rectangle Die Set
• Perfectly Plaid 6×6 paper pack
• Let’s Polka in the Meadow 6×6 paper pack
• Walnut ink pad
• Black Licorice ink pad
• 1.75″ Round Acrylic Block
• 1″ x 7″ Acrylic Block

I made this card a slider card! Here’s a video by Lawn Fawn on how to create one of these: 

All of the images are stamped using my Mini Misti, with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press IT Blending Card paper, and colored with my Copics (colors listed at end).

The sequins are Pretty Pink Posh: 6mm Cupped Lime Sorbet and 4mm Cupped Sparkling Clear. I painted Zig Clear Wink of Stella onto the onesie for some sparkle. 

Thanks for much for visiting today! Have a great Monday, a wonderful week, and Happy Crafting!

Little Bundle Stamp Set (Lawn Fawn)	Little Bundle Die Set (Lawn Fawn)	Loads Of Fun Stamp Set (Lawn Fawn)	Loads Of Fun Die Set (Lawn Fawn)	Slide on Over Die Set (Lawn Fawn)
Scalloped Rectangle Stackables Die Set (Lawn Fawn)	Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables Die Set (Lawn Fawn)	Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables Die Set (Lawn Fawn)	Perfectly Plaid 6×6 Paper Pad (Lawn Fawn)	Let’s Polka In The Meadow 6×6 Paper Pad (Lawn Fawn)
Fawndamentals Dye Ink Pad – Walnut (Lawn Fawn)	Fawndamentals Dye Ink Pad – Black Licorice (Lawn Fawn)	COPIC MARKERS	Blending Card Paper (X-Press It)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
Lime Sorbet 6mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	Sparkling Clear 4mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Marker (Zig)	White Card Shoppe Paper (Bazzill)	X-Press IT Glue Pen – 1 mm Fine Point
Scotch Foam Mounting Tape .5"	Adhesive Runner (Crafter’s Companion)	1" x 7" Acrylic Block (Lawn Fawn)	1.75" Round Acrylic Block with 8 grips (Lawn Fawn)	MISTI Laser Etched Stamp Tool Kit – Mini
Multicraft Precision Tweezer With Soft Grip Handle	Cheery Lynn Designs Snippers	The Best Ever Craft Mat (Ken Oliver)	Stamp & Die Storage Pockets (Avery Elle)	The Ultimate Pens and Markers Storage (Crafter’s Companion)

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