Wildflower Basket

This framed art project is one of my July classes at the Memphis Eclectica Scrapbook store! I love how it came out! My class participants will be completing this project including frame, background and main image by Inkadinkado... colored with Copic Markers!
If you are local, or close to local... call and sign up for class!
Kimm

Summer Fresh

Hello Friends
I have 2 cards to share with you quickly this morning.... both summer fresh! I will admit I prefer blueberries over strawberries but love the bounty of all the summer fruits! I think my favorite though are fresh from the vine local tomatoes. Yummy!

Stamp credits- Anita's, Making Tracks
Stamp credits- Inkadinkado, Eureka!

Have a wonderful day!

Kimm

Artful Sentiments Copic Challenge 4

It is copic challenge #4 right here on Artful Sentiments! I do hope you can play along. Remember you do not need the exact colors, only those colors.... nor do you need to use all the colors. The challenge colors are to get the mojo flowing! You do get an A+ if you use them all:)

This weeks colors are: B93, R17, Y38 and any color from the Earth family.

My card today makes me wish for a day on the beach!

Copic colors used: skin-E0000, E00 sand- E30, Y21 sky- BG000, B000 dress- R14, R17, R29 shorts- B93, B97 sand pails- Y38, R17, BG15 water- BG000, BG15

The background layers use two techniques- bandanna and colored bands from Technique Junkies.

Stamp credits: Inkadinkado, Stampin' UP

I am looking to put together a design team of 3-4 stamp artists for the copic challenges. If you are interested, email me- artfulsentiments@aol.com with a link to your blog and/or gallery. A commitment to one card per week will be asked of each design team member. You do not have to be copic certified or previous design team experience to apply.

Kimm

Very Chocolatey

Hello gals!
I have a chocolatey card today for the Copic Colour Challenge. The challenge colors are: R22, B12 and E47. I did not have the exact blue... I used B21 and B23. Once the coloring was finished, I went over the leaf and cherry with a Spica glitter pen. I think you can catch that little glimmer in the photo.
Copics used- E44, E47, R22, R29, G07, B21, B23
Stamp credits- Imaginesce, Inkadinkado

Off to work on something a little bigger now;)
Kimm

Happy Hello!

Hello Friends
These happy little images are from an inchies set by Inkadinkado. I used Copics of course for the coloring: B21, B24, R29, Y11, YR04, G28, C1. The background paper is by BoBunny... love how the dots match with the stamps!
Here is the larger set of images put together in a scene. When doing the squares it helps to find the center point on your cardstock and adhere that center image first. The other images then can be spaced at 1/4" apart.

Have a happy day!!

Kimm

More with Copics

Hello Friends
It was art time this afternoon! This beautiful rose image is by Inkadinkado. All coloring is with Copic markers. The light halo around the image is with Y11... I definitely need a lighter yellow so I can achieve a very soft halo around my images. I ordered a Y00, waiting (rather impatiently) on delivery. To finish the card I used my 2nd largest oval nestabilities die to cut the open area and applied dimensionals to the back and placed my image under that so my frame lifts off the image.
Copics used: R20, R32, YR07, R17, Y11, YG03, G99

This hummingbird acres image from Inkadinkado I've used before. It's a great stamp and the drawing style is very forgiving. This time I wanted orange flowers on a sunny day. I colored in a base coat of Y11 on the flowers and layered the other colors over it. They blended exactly how I wanted them to. Love that!! I die cut the image with nestabilities and cut the oval from black to layer behind. Texture (swiss dot cuttlebug folder) was added to the white layer and a gathered rick rack to embellish.

Copics used: Y11, Y17, YR04, YR07, R29, YG11, G07, G28, W3, E79

Kimm

Copic Practice 3

Hello Friends
Anyone hungry for ice cream! This ice cream cone stamp by Imaginisce was 99 cents. I think I paid more for the printed paper by BoBunny... but the paper matched the stamp perfectly! All coloring with Copic markers- E31, E33, E79, R81, R83, R89, R29, C3 and a white gel pen.

Sometimes less really is more. I prefer sympathy cards I send to be simple and elegant, not to dreary, but not too happy either. This little blossom stamp by Inkadinkado had wonderfully simple lines to work with. Coloring with Copic markers- BG10, BG15.

I finished my design work for Technique Junkies today and really enjoyed all my stamp time today!! The kids all played in our 6" of snow to their hearts content and then some. They are pretty whooped out now!

Stay warm where you are!

Kimm

Butterfly Beauty

Hello Friends
I want to share this butterfly card today. I intended for the design to be simple as too much stamping or layers would compete with the strong orange colors. The main image is by Inkadinkado and the layered strip is Cottoned color technique (Technique Junkies Newsletter Apr. 07). All coloring is with Copic Sketch markers: Y11, Y17, YR04, R17, E47, BV000.
Have a warm, beautiful day!
Kimm

Foolin around an inch or two

Hello Friends
I am trying out something different today using a bunch of scrap pieces. The scrap pieces are 6 different techniques: wax paper resist, terrazone tones, painted pigments, angels breath, floating pearls and brayered bands. I distressed edges and on some squares brushed some crackle paint here and there. The inchies are 'plus size' inchies since the underlayer was punched with a 1 1/8" square punch. I like the mix of metallic embellishments.... I didn't want everything to match.
Stamp credits: Inkadinkado, I Brake for Stamps
Enjoy your day
Kimm

Copic Practice

Goodmorning Friends!
I'm practicing my copic blending techniques today! I love this stamp by Inkadinkado for practice work. I think I'm going to start keeping a journal with images (and the list of markers used) so this one won't be finished into a card.
The blending technique that is working best for me so far is marker to marker. Shadows around images are my tough spot and I have to keep working on that.
Off to find another image to practice!
Kimm

On My Mind...

I think just about everyone out there has made a New Year's resolution... and possibly broken them by now lol... except me. A good resolution or two has been on my mind but I've been taking my time making a commitment to one.

In my stamping world... there are areas I want to improve and/or grow. I want to 'upgrade' my style without straying too much from natural style. I think all stampers have a style that is comfortable to them... colors and hues they gravitate to... images they prefer... textures or embellishments that make them happy:) This is simply my observation, but I think stampers create their best pieces of artwork when they stay close to their natural style. I guess you could call that stamping from the heart. That doesn't mean we can't grow, try new things or spread those creative wings!
This next year I want to work more with 3-D items and multimedia art. I'm not sure where that will lead me, but I want to go there and find out because I feel it calling my name. I want to see my art put in a frame and hung on my walls. I want curves and lines and things that are out of my box. I want to collage... I love stamped collage work! I want a little sparkle and a little distress. Ok, I'm a woman and I want it all! Forgive my babbling along here... but I'll try to share my journey as I go.
One challenge I've noticed I need to work with this upcoming year is making my cards mailable! As in regular envelopes... without needing to buy padded postal envelopes! I had 3 Christmas cards returned to sender (me!) because they needed extra postage or hand cancelled. Sigh. Most of the cards I need to use personally have to mailed long distance and I want them to get there... and I hate waiting in line at the post office. So I will work on that too.

Stamp credits: Inkadinkado (birds), I Brake for Stamps (background), Stampin' UP (words)
Technique: TJ Dec. 06 Gesso Chic
Colors: Riding Hood Red, Baja Blue, Marigold, Black

Kimm