iCopic Weekly Challenge #39
Hey everyone! Welcome to the 39th iCopic Weekly Challenge!!
Your challenge: Pastel Coloring
Use pastel coloring for your project, think lighter shades.
Add a direct link to your pastel project below. Projects are due on July 24th at noon PST. A winner will be chosen at random to receive this week’s prize AND be showcased right here on the iCopic blog Sunday evening!
The very lovely and talented Rachel whipped up some inspiration for you. She made her inspiration card using the Lawn Fawn -Plus One stamp set along with the following Copic Colors: BG000, BG01, Y11, Y13, V000, V01
Link up your project below! I can’t wait to see what you create.
Winner iCopic Weekyl Challenge #38
Hey everyone! Samantha here ready to announce this week’s lovely winner!!
The projects for the birthday challenge this week absolutely blew me away! Wow, you all are bringing some seriously awesome talent. Thank you for playing along and we hope to see you here next week for another fun one.
And the winner is. . . 44. Shanna Shands
Shanna made this beautiful creation for the birthday challenge:
Congrats Shanna! Make sure to email us at info@icopic.com so that we can get your prize mailed out to you.
See you all tomorrow!!
Video Tutorial: Tim Holtz Ink Applicator
Hey everyone! Samantha here with an easy video tutorial for you.
As you know, iCopic recently started carrying Tim Holtz Ranger products and so I decided to test out the Tim Holtz Ink Applicator! I had so much fun using it, and now it is one of my favorite tools! Since I got it, it has been on my desk non stop.
Here is a video showing you the ink applicator in action:
I happened to use this lovely tool on my project a few weeks ago, for the Red, White, and Blue challenge:
And I will be using it in the future as well! I just wanted to introduce it to you if you have never seen it before. Pick one up today and see how it can improve your creativity!
Let’s Doodle! ~
Hi there iCopic friends! It’s Alyssa here to talk about something new I’ve been trying out – doodling with my copics. Most of the stamps I have are single images that don’t have a background. You can always add backgrounds with other stamps, but that usually involves masking and stamping and re-stamping, and crumpling and doing over…lol! At least in my case it does! Enter the doodle! Scribble some lines, dot some spots, flick some blades of grass, etc! A bit ago, I showed you a scene that I had colored up with a faux sky/clouds. It really wasn’t very impressive, as it was my first go at the technique and I haven’t tried it again…yet. I’ve finally turned it into a card! Here is Lynette collecting her vegetables
The cute round sentiment in the sun is clear embossed and is from SP & Company’s Round Sentiments 1 clear stamp set. I love how the inverted scallop circle nestabilitie dies look like a sun! Here’s a close up of the coloring so you can see the subtlety of the *sky*
Next up is a sweet little dragon from Wild Rose Studio named Fergus. This stamp just happens to be Fergus with Tulips – I think I may be getting all the Fergus stamps…he’s so stinkin’ cute!! This next picture is to show that sometimes, though you may be satisfied with your coloring, you may be able to add a couple of things that just give your card that little extra umph!
The sky is sponged in with Ranger Distress Tumbled Glass ink, the base of the grass with Bundled Sage and his spots in his most shaded areas with BV08 and BV17. I also added a few blades of grass with G24 and YG67.
One little extra you can see in this close up {if you click on it to make it bigger} is the addition of a turquoise Spica to some areas of his ears, spines and wings. I also added the pupil back to his eye and removed the color from his little nostrils with a white gel pen.
One last pic to show you some doodling I’ve done with copics. The ground and trees were added with a little doodling! I know I probably shouldn’t show this on here since it’s not a stamp that iCopic carries, but I really just want you to open your mind to doodling! It’s my new favorite thing to do!! This is the card I made for my hubby for father’s day. You can see my post about it here {and learn that I have to find my inspiration all over too!}
Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Please link up in the comments if you’re inspired to doodle!! :o) lyss
Fergus Copics {BG10, BG13, BG15, BG23, BG49, BV02, BV08, BV11, BV13, BV17, C1, G24, RV14, RV17, RV19, YG17, YG23, YG25, YG67}
