Hi everyone it’s Holly here.. I hope you all had a great weekend. Today I have an Anniversary card for you using Distress Markers directly on the Stamps to color with. This is a great way to get another use from your Markers.

I’m using the Watercolor Anemones Set from WPlus9 and the coordinating dies. My sentiment is from the Winnie & Walter set The Big, the Bold & the Happy.  I stamped the flowers directly onto a piece of Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor card stock . I stamped onto the smoother side of the paper using the Markers directly onto the stamps and then huffing (huff moisture using your breath onto the stamp too add moisture ) the ink before stamping onto the paper.

Once the images were stamped I added the sentiment from Winnie & Walter using some VersaFine Black ink and then I stamped a few of the flowers onto a scrap of watercolor paper and die cut them using the coordinating dies and adhered them using some dimensional adhesive.

I trimmed the image panel so it would be tilted on the card front and adhered it using my ATG gun. Lately I’ve been obsessed with enamel dots so of course I had to add some..lol These are from the Cupcake assortment from Doodlebug.

The Distress Markers used were Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick & Abandoned Coral for the Flowers. Shabby Shutters & Peeled Paint for the Leaves & Black Soot for the flower centers.

Don’t forget about the Giveaways each DT member is doing… There is just a few days left to enter for a chance to win! You can enter to win the Altenew Label Love here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hi Crafters!! It’s time for our next Challenge, and the theme is Back to School!

THE CHALLENGE: BACK TO SCHOOL

Create a project using your Copics or any of the markers that we carry!

You may play along with other challenges, but excessive challenge pile-ons (more than 10) will result in disqualification for our amazing prize. As always, have fun creating!

THE PRIZE this month is the Avery Elle – This Book Stamp Set!

One entry will be chosen at random to receive our prize. Three additional entries will be chosen for the ‘Top 3′ based on their amazing coloring skills. The prize winner and top three can all proudly post their brag buttons on their blogs for the world to see!

Entries are due by Sunday, August 23, 2015 at noon CST.  Winner will have TWO weeks to claim their prize.

**International winners will be responsible for shipping costs if they choose to claim their prize**

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Hi Crafters! It’s Valerie here, and my card today is for our Challenge that starts today: Back to School! Having 4 kids myself, I LOVE making school cards!

I pulled out lots of oldies-but-goodies from my Lawn Fawn collection:

• Science of Love stamp set and coordinating die set
• Wish You Were Here stamp set and coordinating die set
• A Good Apple stamp set and coordinating die set
• Bannerific stamp set and coordinating die set
• Riley’s ABC’s stamp set
• Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies: Large and Small
• Fawndamentals Dye Ink Pads: Black Licorice and Lobster 

I used the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Duo 3 die to cut the blue background piece. The paper is from Doodlebug’s 6×6 Back to School paper pad.

The images are stamped on X-Press IT Blending Card paper, and colored with Copic Sketch markers:

• Globe: Water: B21, B24, B26 / Land: G24, G28, G29
• Beaker 1: YR00, YR02, YR04 / BV20
• Beaker 2: V12, V15, V17 / BV20
• Beaker 3: G14, G12 / BV20
• Ruler: E21
• Calculator: R05, R08, R27 / Screen: C1, C3
• Book:  Y13, Y15, Y17 / Pages at bottom: T0 / Spine: RV25/ Bookmark: RV23
• Girl Chick: RV23, RV25 / Beak: YR15 / Glasses: BG0000
• Boy Chick: BG01, BG02 / Beak: YG15 / Glasses: BG0000

I added Clear Zig Wink of Stella to the globe. And I added Glossy Accents to the science beakers and the birds’ glasses.

Have a great day, and have fun with our Challenge!

Hello everyone!  Marie here  and I want to wish everyone a Happy Friday!

For today, I thought I would do some Copic coloring of a sweet Magnolia image.
I have linked some super cute Tilda images that will be perfect for the 4th of July Holiday!
They are fun and easy to color!     I have all ready decided they are
going to be added to my “must have”  shopping list!

My other YouTube Tutorials can be found HERE

Supplies

Stamp:
4th of July Tilda (Magnolia) – not available
 4th – 15 American Star Tilda (Similar – I am drooling over this one!)
American Bow Tilda  ( Similar – a “must have” as well!)
– I know, I am such an enabler! LOL

Ink
Copic Alcohol Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black Inkpad Opaque white ink pen
Black 0.03 Multiliner by Copic

Paper
X-Press It Blending Card
Neenah Paper Premium Cover cardstock 110#
Bazaar Card Shoppe paper – Whirlypop
 Doodlebug – Patriotic Picnic  – (Similar designer paper)

Other
Scotch ATG (Advanced Tape Glider and Tape)

Copic Markers Used
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E21, R20
Hair (Toner Gray): T3, T6, T8
Pants: B21, B23, B26, B28
Shirt: T0, T1
Flag pole E000 E11, E13, E15
Flag:  B21, B23, B26, R20, R22, R24, optional R39 (just a small amount), T0 T1
Hat:  B21, B23, B26, B28, R20, R22, R24, R39 (optional), T0, T1

The layers were applied and I stenciled stars to the background of my focal image.
The flowers were sponged with distress  ink  and shaped using a molding tool.
I used the fun designer paper and cut out the flags with my left over paper to adhere as embellishments.

I hope you enjoyed this and thank you so much for stopping by!

Hi Crafters! It’s Valerie here today, and I am SO loving these new sets released this month (May) from My Favorite Things (MFT)! My card today features the new Green Pastures stamp set & coordintaing die, and the The Whole Herd stamp set & coordinating die set.

I’m also using 3 MFT Die-namics sets: Grassy Fields, Postage Stamp STAX, and Pierced Rectangle STAX.

All the patterned papers come from the Doodlebug 6″x6″ Hello Sunshine paper pad.

The sequins are all Pretty Pink Posh‘s solid cupped sequins: 4mm Onyx, 4mm Pumpkin, and 6mm Lemon Drop. The sentiment is stamped with a black, waterproof, archival ink.

The colored images are all stamped with Lawn Fawn’s Black Licorice ink pad onto X-Press It Blending Card Paper, and colored with Copic Sketch markers:

• Skin: E000, E00, E11 / R20
• Hair: E33, E39, E29
• Hat: W1, W3, W5
• Shirt: R81, R83, R85 / 0 to remove ink for the dots
• Pants: C5, C6, C7, C9
• Boots: E23, E25, E27
• Cows: N0, N2, N4, N6, N8 / R00, R01, R02 / C7, C6, C9 / E09

I adhered a layer of vellum over the zig-zag striped background piece to soften the pattern and colors. The cardbase is a piece of kraft cardstock. The black paper is Bazzill Licorice Twist cardstock.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, and Happy Crafting!