NEW Gina K Designs February 2025 release is in stock and shipping now!
Hey there, friends! Big news— the brand-new Gina K Designs release is here, in stock, and ready to ship! But wait, it gets even better: the latest Gina K Designs Therm O Web products just launched tonight and are shipping out now as well! Don’t miss out—check them all out and get inspired!
Little Love Notes Card with Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks by Cheiron Brandon
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming special guest Cheiron Brandon back to our blog today! She’s making the cutest love card featuring the awesome Tim Holtz Sizzix Love Notes Sidekick Dies and Texture Fade along with alcohol inks in Red Pepper, Shell Pink, and Fiesta, with a pretty metallic pop using the Gilded color! It’s topped off with a sweet sentiment from Tim Holtz’s Crazy Talk stamp set. Be sure to watch the video below for all the details and enjoy!
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Master the Copic Marker Flick Stroke Technique: Yippee for Yana
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back the oh-so-talented and amazing Yana Smakula! (Please note: our dear friend Yana is Ukrainian. To show support to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, please see Yana’s post HERE.)
Hello, crafters, this is Yana Smakula for Simon Says Stamp! Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! Let’s look at the Flick Stroke – the Copic Marker coloring technique to color flowers for a realistic look.
I’m using the Pixie Dust stamp set as it features large beautiful blooms which is easy to color. The flick stroke is a simple way to color petals, leaves, or other objects to achieve a realistic-looking result. You’ll need to select the colors of markers for your image, just as you would with any other type of coloring. I used: RV11, R85, and R89. In a few instances, I also used RV00 as the lightest color to blend some of the petal detail.
Start with the lightest color and apply long ficks from the base and the tip of the petal in the center. Try to keep the center of the petal white, or free from color as this is where our highlight will be. Best, apply your medium color but shorten the flicks. Finish by adding the darkest color to create shadows. By adding the flicks to the image you not only add color, but create texture and identify the fold in the petals.
The flower centers were colored using a circular blending method. I added Y19 (this color was also added to the petals to bring in a bit of yellow and make the petals warmer), C9, C7, and C5 to create a really dark center.
Leaves were colored in the same way, but instead of starting with the lightest color, I started with the darkest – YG67; added YG17 (medium color), and finished with the lightest – YG03.
Once my coloring was done, I cut the image out using a coordinating die. I die-cut another layer from scrap paper and adhered the two using glue to have a sturdier die-cut on my finished card. I created an A2 top fold card base from white cardstock and set it aside. Next, I cut a 4 x 5 ¼” white cardstock panel and added faint ink blending using Pawsitively Saturated ink in Flannel – I added this color to the bottom left side of the panel. I stamped the Old Letter stamp over the ink blending using the same Flannel ink and added Splatter White to add white texture. Once dry, this panel was foam-mounted onto an A2 card base, and the flower die cut was foam-mounted on top.
I added a simple “have the best day sentiment” (which comes from the Simon Says Stamp Everyday EZ Strips) and embellished my card with Aura sequins from Spellbinders.
I hope you’ll give the Flick Stroke technique a try next time you plan to color flowers. Have fun stamping (and coloring!)
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