Summer Fun Card
Hello everyone! This is Wanda and I am honored to be starting my term on the iCopic team. Today’s card is my first official iCopic DT card. I hope you like it. I am putting the card pictures first and then I am posting A LOT of pictures of the coloring process if you want to check that part out too. Thank you for coming by to see me. Have a great day! Aloha!
She is so dang cute! I put some pink rhinestones in the center of the flowers in her hair. I used some punches to add a flower and leaves to the sentiment. I seemed kind of plain without it. The paper is from the AC Cardstock “tropical” collection – which I use often.
I am new to these Anya images and I have three so far. They are really fun to color and there is one for every occasion. The other two I have are a Geisha and a Mermaid. I’m enjoying trying some new images!
Here are the coloring process pictures. I hope this will help out! If you have questions, or if there’s something you want me to demo in the future, please leave a comment or send me an email! Start by coloring in with your first color. I chose the medium shade of what I was coloring.
Add some darker low lights in the center…
The go back and blend over the entire image with your lightest color. This will melt all the colors together. You can also go back and add more dark if you want – adjusting to your taste and style.
For faces, I like E000, E00 and RV 10. Again…blend with your lightest color…
For her grass skirt, I started by making strokes to mimic what I thought a grass skirt would “feel” like. Then I went back and blended in the lighter colors.
The hair is the most difficult part! I’m still practicing this and trying to get better every time I color. I started with a nice medium golden yellow. The reason the hair looks shiny at the end is because I left white space to show the light hitting her head.
Here’s the end result!
Thanks for stopping by! Linda will be posting a great project tomorrow for you all.
Tuesday Tips and Tricks: Embellishments
I apologize in advance if this somehow appears on the blog twice. Earlier today, I wrote up this post and published it and now it is gone so here is attempt #2 :O)
Today, I have another Tuesday Trick for you!
Did you know that you can color your own embellishments with your Copics?! Isn’t that neat! This is one of my favorite techniques because I love everything to be matchy matchy.
Do you see those pearl embellishments? Well, they were a pearly white, but now they match the SP and Company Rain Boots thanks to my handy dandy Copic BG23!!
Imagine all the possibilities! You can color rhinestones, transparencies, and even ribbon. This is a great technique to have in your arsenal to help you get the perfect finishing touch on your project.
I hope you enjoyed the tip and I hope to see what you do with it.
iCopic Color Challenge #11
Hey everyone!
Welcome to iCopic’s 11th Copic Color challenge. Starting today, you will see a new color combo challenge each and every Monday!
As always, to enter, follow these easy steps:
1. Become a follower of our blog, if you aren’t already.
2. Post your original creation with your entry and the link back to iCopic’s Color Challenge on your blog. You can make ANY type of project that includes the use of Copics: greeting card, scrapbook page, altered art, 3D project, illustration, etc. Anything goes as long as Copics are used!
3. The colors need to be as close to the challenge’s color theme as possible.
The challenge starts Monday, January 3rd and will end on Sunday, January 9th (Noon EST). The winner will be chosen by the True Random Number Generator.
And here is a little inspiration for you!
This first card is from me, Samantha:
This card uses the brand new SP and Company Rain Boots stamp set and the following Copic colors: E11, E33, E37, E29.
And here is a card from our brand new designer, Linda:
This card uses Copics
R20,22,24,27,29
E00,11,21,25,27,29,30,31
YR20,23,31
W00,1,3
And last but not least, here is a card from Wanda:
To enter, post your direct link in the linky widget below. If you have any trouble, please email me and I will help you samantha@spandcompany.com
Good luck!!
Happy New Year
Hello everyone!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I just wanted to tell you how excited the team and I are about sharing even more with you in 2011! The new design team is getting settled in and you will start seeing their posts starting this week. You are going to LOVE what these great designers have to share with you!
Starting this Monday, there will also be an iCopic Color Challenge EVERY week!! I am so excited!! Color challenges are such a great way to get your mojo flowing. I hope you are ready for lots of fun, inspiration, and prizes!!!
Thank you all for your continued support of iCopic! iCopic is so thankful for its wonderful customers and fans. We wish you the best in the coming year!!
Hugs,
Samantha
