Category Archives: Copics

Life Happens

Posted on April 16, 2010 | 5 comments

Wow! It’s been a whirlwind of a few days. I’m so glad to be able to find a few minutes this morning for blogging.What have I been doing?

My four year old developed a high fever Wednesday morning and the day was spent caring for him. Thursday came and he was no better. We couldn’t get an appointment at the clinic and were advised to take him to the hospital. It turns out he had developed pneumonia and so he’s now being treated for that. I’m so glad that the antibiotics are starting to kick in and he is on the mend.

I do finally have another project to share with you.

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It’s Friday so today I’m in the CLASSroom sharing the tutorial and step outs if you’re interested.

Have a beautiful day!

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Posted in Card Designs, Copics, Ellen Hutson LLC projects

Floral Bouquet

Posted on April 7, 2010 | 15 comments

 Don’t you just love Spring? It’s one of my favorite seasons. I love walking outside each morning to see the changes a day has brought. It’s amazing now much the perennials are growing each day. This sweet Spring Flowers stamp was one I just had to have. I love all the sweet details Karen puts into her Lockhart stamps and this one was especially a joy to color.

Spring Flowers Card

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Quick Tip: Score a background on an angle to create a diamond pattern.

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Supplies: Spring Flower Stamp by Lockhart, kraft cardstock by Bazzill, Neenah Classic Solar White cardstock, Scor-Pal, Memory Box Taffy notecard, Kraft Journaling Tags by Maya Road, lace by Prima, Tiny Type by Cosmo Cricket, Copic markers, Dear Lizzy Fabric paper by American Crafts, twine

Now today I turn….gasp!….40, so I’m off to enjoy my day.  I’m thinking a new book and a little shopping trip just may be in order. My present this year is going to CKC Buffalo and meeting my sweet friend Becky. Can’t wait!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Posted in Card Designs, Copics

So Sweet

Posted on April 1, 2010 | 9 comments

There’s just something about a child isn’t there? So sweet, so full of life and the things that come out of their mouths…you just have to giggle. I find that having small children in the house makes you look at things differently. I love being able to see things through their eyes and all the things we take for granted seem fresh and new. In paper crafting these days, it seems that there are a wealth of sweet images of children. Even if the card is for an adult, they just seem to work anyways. Today for the Ways to Use it Challenge I thought it would be fun to challenge you to  create with images of children. Check out the challenge here…

Sweet Easter Card

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I came across this sweet digital stamp on Etsy and couldn’t resist ordering it. That little Easter hat and chick just pulled at my heart-strings and it was so much fun to sit and color with my Copic markers. As I still had my Jillibean Soup papers on the desk and they were a perfect color combo for this image, I decided to use up some of my scraps. That’s the great thing about creating both layouts and cards. The layouts tend to leave some lovely scraps to play with and often just make themselves into a matching card.

I created my own matching big brad with the I-Top Tool by Imaginesce. It was kind of “fiddly” (quite sure that’s not a word but I’m sure you’ll get my drift) but I love the end result. I just wish I had tiny fingers and that they had designed in just a little more wiggle room.The little bit of knotted ribbon is some of the new linen ribbon that Ellen is now carrying. It’s gorgeous!

Supplies: kraft cardstock by Bazzill, patterned paper by Jillibean Soup,  Copic Markers, Neenah Classic Solar White cardstock, sewing machine, pink linen ribbon by May Arts

Happy creating and have a wonderful Easter weekend!

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Posted in Challenges, Copics

Print & Color

Posted on December 7, 2009 | 1 comment

I love Mondays. I know not many people do but I love getting back into the routine, working on the laundry, getting things organized for the week. And being that I work from home, Mondays are usually much quieter than the weekends. I can actually get things done. Don’t get me wrong. I love Fridays too and spending the weekend with my family. I guess I just love something about every day of the week.

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This morning I found some quiet studio time and created a couple ETC.  Printable cards  to share with you. I’ve used Copic markers on them both. Did you know you could use  Copics on ink jet printed images? I wrote a short tutorial about it at Every Thing Creative this morning with some tips on getting started. Check it out here.

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Thanks for stopping by!

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Posted in Copics, etc. every thing creative

Rock a Bye … a sneak peek

Posted on November 14, 2009 | 14 comments

I’m back stamping! And I’m so excited to share a sneak peek of my latest stamp set with you. I have to admit, this one is my favorite. I’ve been wanting a vintage baby set for so long and then actually had the opportunity to design one myself. This set is near and dear to my heart. I love being a mom and I love babies. There is just nothing like them. I’m probably going to sound a little over the top when I say this but designing a stamp set is a lot like giving birth. There’s joy and pain and effort, time and so much patience and if you want to create great set, you put your heart and soul into it as well. This set is my last for the moment and it’s definitely a labor of love. Hope you like. Here’s a little peek…

Rock a Bye Baby

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Supply List:

Stamps: Baby Dear (the Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms, Ink: Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger, Rich Cocoa Memento Ink by Tsukineko, Paper: Kraft cardstock by Bazzill Basics, Simply Smooth Vanilla Cardstock by Cornish Heritage Farms, Petite Papers by Webster’s Pages, Other: flower by Prima Marketing, ribbon by Making Memories, Copic Markers, sewing machine, paper doily, pin by Fancy Pants Designs

Have a beautiful day!

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Wisteria Love

Posted on October 29, 2009 | 12 comments

Thursday again and time for another challenge. Once again I wanted a challenge that would challenge me to use something I haven’t used in a while. This time it’s a color. When I first started card making 6 years ago…I was in love with purple, Lovely Lilac to be precise. That faded fast and I’ve had a bit of an aversion to the color since. As purple is still hot in the fashion industry we’ve seeing a lot of it in paper crafting as well, I thought it would be a good way to make myself give it a whirl again. I’d love to have you play along…check out the challenge here.

The gorgeous Basic Grey Wisteria paper was a great way to create with purple. The beautiful prints and different tones of purple made it easy for me to get a good dose of purple.

Ever After

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Keeping it short and sweet today…here’s a few of the design details…

  • Strips of patterned paper pieced and stitched together to form the background
  • main image is a combo of paper piecing and coloring with Copic markers
  • sentiment is stamped and punched and then adhered with dimensional foam tape

Supply List:
Stamps: Botanical Bliss set from All Things Considered line by CHF
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento Ink
Paper: simply smooth white cardstock by CHF, Wisteria 6×6 paper pad by Basic Grey, kraft cardstock by Prism
Other: sewing machine, May Arts ribbon, flower by Prima, pearl sticker by Basic Grey

Have a great day!
Julia

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Posted in Card Designs, Challenges, Copics, Cornish Heritage Farms

I like Buttons

Posted on October 7, 2009 | 14 comments

I love buttons! They are such a simple, inexpensive embellishment but I love the dimension and warm feel that they add to a project. I have two stamped projects to share with you today.  I actually made them weeks ago but am just finding some time to share them now.I’m still on my home projects kick and the house is looking much more homey. I’m lovin it. Of course, my list and hubby’s list are still a few miles long but hey…baby steps! It’s hard to live in a constant renovation. Come to think of it, for the past twenty years, I can’t think of a time when we HAVEN’T been renovating.

Button Swatches

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This is a quick little card featuring my Sew Special stamp set. I simply stamped the little swatches, stitched them and added some buttons.

Supply List:

Stamps: Sew Special (the Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Ink: Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF
Other: sewing machine, buttons, thread

Friendship

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This sweet little image in another Sara England rubber stamp. It’s colored with Copic markers and then die cut.

Supply List:

Stamps: A Walk in the Woods (Sara England line) by CHF
Script Essential Expressions (MLM Line) by CHF
Ink: Black Memento ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, patterned paper by Fancy Pants Designs & October Afternoon
Other: buttons by Autumn Leaves, linen thread, Labels 1 Nestability dies by Spellbinders, sewing machine, Copic markers

Have a beautiful day!

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Posted in Card Designs, Copics, Cornish Heritage Farms