in the mood for some yellow..

Hello Stampers and Happy Monday!

Boy, it's a windy one here in London, phew!  Don't blow away out there!

This is a card I created for a class I am teaching next week - my monthly "Copic cards" class.  last month, I had my students vote on stamps for the following class, and this lovely lady was one of the winning stamps!  This is a brand new Mo Manning by Penny Black!  Don't you just love her?  I have a personal quest to constantly find stamps for my Copics that aren't cutesy little kids.  Now, don't get me wrong, I ADORE my Magnolias and La La Land kiddies.  But, sometimes you just want a change!  With the new releases, Penny Black has had some AWESOME new images!!  I just love them!  And then there are my beloved Paper Smooches, oh how I love thee... I just can't get enough!  And I HAVE to mention Hero Arts!  Once resigned to Michaels-type choice in my opinion, they are now WOWING me with their phenomenal stamps!  And matching dies - and amazing inks - and outstanding open line images for my Copics - that aren't even people!  Be still my heart...

Stampers - never before have we been so spoiled for choice!  And SGD has them all!!

So - this lovely lady on the bike - I am in a "yellows" mode lately.  I'll post another image shortly with my bright yellows.  This lady needed some more subtle tones of yellow, so I went for more of a muted look.  The key to this is using only one or two colours at the most - with the rest very neutral (here I've used W's and E's).  One thing that will really elevate your colouring is to keep your shades to a minimum.  Of course, not your Copic tones - I still like to use 5 or more in an area - but number of colour choices in an image.  Here there is really only yellow - with a tiny bit of pink and green.

Colours:

E01, E00, E000, R20

Y26, Y23, Y21

E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

W4, W2, W0

YG25, YG03, YG00

R35, R32, R30

BG10

I've kept the layout really simple - to focus on the colouring.  And also as it's for a class.  Now call me crazy, but we will attempt to finish 4 images!  Phew, wish us luck.

And - if you haven't already heard - Suzanne Dean will soon be again IN THE HOUSE - AT SGD!  Oh yes - I just confirmed the date with her this weekend - and we couldn't be more excited!!  August 11 is the weekend - and she will be running three fabulous workshops with us!!  DO NOT MISS IT!  Last year we had folks from across Canada join us for this unequaled workshop.  Sign up quick - we sold out last year!

a little smooch

Hello Stampers!

These two cards are my contribution to the September card kit for Scrappin' Great Deals.  I LOVE this image – but honestly, tried quite a few ways before deciding on how I wanted to colour her!  My first attempt actually, was a see-through orange dress with black undies….  Needless to say, she did NOT make the cut for the card kit – hee hee!

 

Anyway, this is “a little smooch” by Mo Manning for StampingBella.  This series of stamps highlights the “extra lovely” lady as you’ll note!  Great cards for your real girlfriends, not your “green salad with dressing on the side” kind of friends, if you know what I mean!

I had a blast picking out papers and accessories with Andrea for the kit this month, really hard not to get carried away when the store had just received a HUGE shipment of beautiful new things!  Be sure to drop by and check it out if you haven’t been recently.  SO hard to resist!

In both images, I’ve stamped my little “smooch girl” with Memento tuxedo black on Xpress It cardstock (my personal favourite for Copics).  I’ve coloured her with two different techniques, one in full colour, and the other one, just for fun, in monochromatic Sepia tones.  I thought she had a ‘50’s kind of girl look to her for some reason.  In that one I’ve used Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Edge Classic Ovals Large to punch her out, and distressed the edges with “Antique Linen” and “Frayed Burlap” distress ink.

Be sure and pick up the card kits this month – SO gorgeous!  I had a great time working with them.

Sarah

Xx

Stamp:  A Little Smooch by Mo Manning for Stamping Bella

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Inks in Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap

Paper:  Kaiser Craft Velvet Ensemble and Xpress It for Copic

Accessories:  Flowers, Ribbon, Self-adhesive jewels, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 8 and Deckled Edge Classic Ovals Large

Copics:  Colour:  C9, C7, C5, C3, C1.  YR18.  E35, YR23, Y23.  E02, E01, E00, E000, R20.  B02.  BG10.  Monochromatic:  W9, W7, W5, W3, W1, W0, W00.