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.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great day!  🙂

Hi, everyone!  Kelli here today with a birthday card to share with you.  You can never have too many birthday cards on hand, that’s for sure!  I used an absolutely adorable image from the Tiddly Inks – Flying High stamp set.  I stamped him in Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics:
C6, C3, C1, C0
BG09, BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01
RV29, RV14, RV13
G28, G24, G21
B34 for Airbrushed Background

I used the cloud dies from the SP & Company – Sunshine Emma die set and made little masks.  I also made a mask for the dog and the balloons.  Then I airbrushed with B34 over the entire white piece.  I love how airbrushing looks, it’s so fun!

The cute little sentiment is also from the same stamp set.  All the patterned paper is from the Echo Park – Here & Now 6×6 paper pad.

I wanted the balloons to stand out a little more so I stamped them on a separate sheet of cardstock and colored them with my Copics.  Then I cut them out and popped them up at varying heights.  You can get a better view of this in the last picture.

To finish everything off I added some white gel pen stitch lines and some Glossy Accents to all of the balloons and the dog’s nose.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great day!  🙂

Hi all! Samantha here, bringing you the next iCopic Weekly Challenge. Are you ready?

Again this week, we are having a weekly prize just for our commenters!! We love when you leave us comments. Every week we will draw a name from all the comments left on that week’s posts and give away a $5 gift certificate! The more posts you comment on, the more chances you have to win. We just want to offer this weekly prize to you guys to say thank you for stopping by and giving us your feedback.  

This Challenge is a super easy one…

THE CHALLENGE: Last Minute Holiday Projects
Use your Copics to help you with your last minute holiday projects. We’ve got one week until Christmas so there is still time to get those last minute projects done.

Add a direct link to your challenge project below. Projects are due on Sunday, December 25th at noon PST. A winner will be chosen at random to receive this week’s prize. The winner and top 3 picks be showcased right here on the iCopic blog Sunday evening!

This week’s prize is a special $15 gift voucher!

For my last minute project, I made holiday tags to stick onto my presents. In this video, I will show you how I got them made. Part 1 shows how I cut out the tags and masks.

Part 2:

Now show us your Copic creations:

Hey everyone!! Samantha here, HAPPY Friday!

I colored in this adorable Whiff of Joy image called Sammy with Licorice. Whiff of Joy’s images are so detailed and beautiful and I have so much fun coloring their images lately. I will have plenty more of them to share with you soon.

Here is part one:

Here is part 2:

Copic Colors used:
For the skin: E00, E01, E02, E21
For the hair: E23, E27, E29
For the Pajamas: YG23, YG25
For the holly berries and candy cane: G14, G17, R24, R29
For the airbrushing & snowmen on pajamas: E30, E31
For the snowmen’s hats: E77
Here’s the full card:

Here are some close-ups:

I hope you enjoyed it and learned something today! Michelle will be here tomorrow with another one of her beautiful projects!!

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