Copic Coloring

Freshly Made Sketches #397

July 17, 2019 Jentimko 8 Comments

I’m so happy to share the latest sketch from Freshly Made Sketches today! It is really fun and you are sure going to love how many options you have when creating with it. The amazing Kim Singdahlsen is the sketch designer and she really outdid herself.

I did try, at first, to make this in the vertical. In fact I had all the elements colored and ready when I realized it was WAY better to go landscape. Now these little Happy Birds from WPlus9. What can I say?! I saw circles and I just knew these birds were perfect. I mean seriously, you just have to love them. I had not pulled out my Copics for a bit so out they came. I admit that I really needed some time just coloring and these were such fun. The little stitched lines were a great way to stick with the sketch and I added some leaves from the set as accents. The sentiment is great with these little guys and I hope this really will bring a smile.

I’m going to share a little bit of a secret with you. Actually kind of a sneak “peek”, if you will. You can see from the number above that we are closing in on a big number sketch at FMS. And we have some fun things planned. Can’t quite let you in on that yet but you need to be ready for some August fun! Keep your eyes out for more details in a few weeks. In the mean time, thanks so much for stopping in today. See you soon!

Freshly Made Sketches #394

June 26, 2019 Jentimko 4 Comments

The latest sketch from Freshly Made Sketches is one that I hope you will like. I am the sketch designer this week and I went for a straight-forward look. These are my favorite during the summer since I seem to have limited crafting time (kids home, lots of work, etc).

I could not wait to color this hummingbird from the Folk Hummingbird Stamp Set by Pinkfresh Studios. I had such fun coloring this with my Copic Markers! Then I continued the fun by creating this background with Hero Hues Ink Reactive Ink in Pool Party. It swirls on the Bristol paper like a dream and creates such great texture with just a little water. I found this sentiment in my stash and it is an Ellen Hutson set called Be Strong. I thought the Passionate Pink base was perfect to coordinate with my RV Copics on the bird.

I hope that you will enjoy playing along with us this week! Thanks for stopping in today. See you again soon!

Stamping Friends Trifecta Blog Hop

May 30, 2019 Jentimko 97 Comments

Welcome to the Stamping Friends Trifecta Blog Hop with Picket Fence Studios, Gina K Designs and My Sweet Petunia! This collaboration of artists and friends is sure to inspire and I’m thrilled to be a part of it! I have two cards to share today! See links at the bottom plus how to win one of three $50 gift certificates from our sponsors.

First I have a card that uses the Elegant Asters Stamp Set by Gina K Designs. I stamped the images using my Misti (because I ALWAYS stamp with my Misti) to ensure perfect inking. Then I colored them using Copic Markers. Since they are Asters, I focussed on purples but decided that adding in a yellow flower would be a nice contrast. The butterfly was a must add to this card because, well, it is such a beautiful butterfly!! I used the Wishes Die paired with the Wishes Mini Stamp Set for the sentiment. And here is the kicker…that close cutting with perfect borders on the tiny sentiment?? Yeah, the My Sweet Petunia Cut Align!!! Oh, I’m in LOVE!! I added some splatters using black watercolor paint and Smooch Moonlight Accent Ink.

For my second card, I decided to focus on only the sentiment. Same die and stamp but a totally different vibe! I used Gina K Inks with my Life Changing Blender Brushes to add ink to some watercolor paper. I added some water to soften the look and splattered with some water as well. By using the blender brushes, I could control the color placement which made it work easier for me. Again, I used the Cut Align to create the layered tiny sentiments. The Blue Lagoon Card Stock was wonderful for a base to make the colors pop!

Next up is Jana Millen.

Below is the list of all the participants in today’s Trifecta Hop! You can refer to this at any time if you get lost on the links:

Gina Krupsky
My Sweet Petunia
Picket Fence Studios
Karen Hightower
Ilina Crouse
Sheri Gilson
Jeanne Streiff
Cathy Tidwell
Lydia Fiedler
Donna Idlet
Susie Moore
Ceal Pritchett
Lisa Hetrick
Giovana Smith
Mindy Eggen
Stephanie Severin
Rema DeLeeuw
Chris Dayton
Emily Loggans
Heather Ruwe
Arjita Singh
Karen Reategui
Melanie Muenchinger
Angela Bode
Beth Silaika
Jen Timko <<– You are here!
Jana Millen
Lisa Henke
Anna Wight
Judy Rozema
Susan Wymer
Hannah Schroepfer

I’m so glad you stopped by today! Remember to comment all around the hop. Each store (Picket Fence Studios, Gina K Designs and My Sweet Petunia) will be giving a $50 gift certificate to their store (that is THREE chances for shopping!).

Sandra Girl for Picket Fence Studios

May 24, 2019 Jentimko 1 Comment

Today is my day over at the Picket Fence Studios blog! I’m so happy I got a moment in my crazy week to color this gorgeous Sandra Girl image. I have been in awe of her from the moment I saw her and now I have two of them. Yep, two. The original size (shown here) and Kiss Kiss Sandra Girl which has the image a little larger along with the sentiment I used today. The original has a die coming out soon too!!

I colored her using Copic Markers (listed below in my Link Deli list) and just enjoyed working on her shading. All of the girls really allow for practicing coloring skills and playing with skin and hair variations. I thought pink would be a nice compliment to Sandra since she reminds me of a friend who happens to love pink.

After I was done coloring, I used Distress Oxide ink on watercolor paper with the Random Dots Stencil for a pretty background. The butterfly is from the original Sandra too.

I hope you enjoy this card. Hop over to the Picket Fence Studios blog for more and for lots of inspiration from the design team each week. Until next time, wishing a safe Memorial Day weekend (if you celebrate) full of thanks and remembrance.

Freshly Made Sketches #389

May 22, 2019 Jentimko 5 Comments

Another amazing sketch today from Freshly Made Sketches!! No surprise that there is a tendency towards florals this week with our lovely sketch designer Narelle in charge. Let’s face it, she is the queen of a gorgeous floral card! Who am I to buck the trend?! So I chose a brand new set that I just got from Altenew called Weekend Doodles. I love the whimsical style of the flowers and wreaths of the set.

I chose the smaller floral and did a bit of Copic coloring on the image using some purples and a pretty sage green. To stay truer to the sketch, I used a stitched circle and put the flowers up on the circle. Look at that, following the sketch….you knew it had to happen eventually!!

To play off of the green of the leaves, I chose a pale green (from my SU stash) that coordinated beautifully. For the sentiment, I stamped one from the same set but then used the Cut Align (My Sweet Petunia) to cut only the part I wanted for the sketch. This is a new to me tool and I’m already addicted to it! Finally, I added a few sequins to finish.

This week’s sketch is one that is easy to use and such fun too. I hope to see you in the gallery!! Thank you so much for stopping in today! See you soon!

Freshly Made Sketches #388

May 15, 2019 Jentimko 5 Comments

As promised, I’m back to share another card I made for the May release from Picket Fence Studios and it does double duty with the newest sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. This versatile design by Karren Johnson is fabulous and I could not resist using the new Poppy Blossoms stamp and dies with it.

This new flower set has so many options and ways to use it. You already know that I can’t resist a flower but it is even better when a set has lots of image choices. I stamped the single flower and then colored using Copic Markers to give a pop of red. I did keep some light space to help show off the pretty details of the image itself. Once it was colored, I cut it out using the coordinating die for the focal point of the sketch.

I chose one of the smaller flowers as the side “circles”. I masked off the stem a bit with a sticky not and then stamped it twice on Neenah Desert Storm paper. The sentiment comes from an older set called Unicorn Friends. Pretty font, isn’t it? I kept the card really neutral to show off that bold flower and simply added a few sequins.Just a reminder if you did not see it yesterday…. There is a celebration sale going on at Picket Fence Studios. All you have to do is click here: Picket Fence Studios Sale and enter the code PFS20 and you will get 20% off your order. Additionally, I have a $100 Gift Certificate to give away. It is an instagram giveaway so go over there to my page (jentimko) to see the details. I hope you enjoy this and have a moment to join in our challenge this week. Thanks for stopping in. See you soon!

Freshly Made Sketches #382

April 3, 2019 Jentimko 10 Comments

You want to know a something funny? Even after all these years of being with Freshly Made Sketches, it makes me a little nervous to be the sketch designer. The team has a running joke about struggling to work with one’s own sketch. Crazy, right? You see we create our sketches on paper or digitally and in all degrees of “doneness” so it can come as a surprise when you get to your own and you don’t really have a plan. Well, this week, I actually had a bit of a plan! YAY!!

As you may have gathered, I’m the designer for this week’s challenge and I went with a pretty classic vibe and an off center sentiment panel. I made the focal panel a bit smaller so that the back panel can be the star, or a part of the design, or a simple base. For me, I chose to use is as part of the design with a spotlight effect. Using my trusty MISTI, I stamped on the base of my card using the Let’s Shake Our Tail Feathers stamp from Picket Fence Studios. Then I flipped the base around 180 degrees and stamped again. I did the same on a single panel that was the same size as the base to start. Then I colored the panel using Copic Markers in purples and blues. I probably colored a little more than I needed because I wasn’t sure how much I was going to cut down. Once I was done coloring, I trimmed off equal amounts from each side until the balance looked right. I love that pop of color with the detailing of the image! I added a sentiment from the Forgot to Say Thank You set by stamping in Versamark and embossing in white.

I hope that you will enjoy using the sketch and I know you will love seeing what the design team has created with it. Thanks so much for stopping in today and I will see you again soon!

Sunflower

March 8, 2019 Jentimko 1 Comment

I am sharing a card today that was almost a month in the making. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw my progress on coloring Taylored Expressions’ gorgeous Big Bloom – Sunflower image over the course of the Daily Marker 30 Day challenge in February. I did a little at a time and tried to just enjoy the coloring process where it fit in. You see, a year ago I had just attended the amazing Stamping Away retreat and the lovely Jen Shults had stamped a few extra images for me from her incredible Taylored Expressions stash. Yes, it took me a year to finally decide to tackle this flower (and yes, there is actually another one for another time). I am so grateful still for that retreat time and for all the inspiration I received.

After all the coloring, I finally had time to finish the fussy cutting and figured out what I was going to do with the image. I thought that a basic kraft card stock was perfect under the earthy tones of the sunflower and I chose a simple sentiment by Right At Home from the His Love set. It was really nice to make a card just because. No deadline, no particular purpose (although I think I have a place for this to go now), just for me to have fun coloring. I am committing to do that a little more where it fits in because it makes me happy!

Now there are a ton of Copic Markers that were used to create this. I have linked a few below in my Link Deli but I will also just simply list them for you for simplicity. I don’t think I have ever used this many markers on anything but it was worth the complexity, I think.

I’m out on a trip and more flying next week but in between, I will be getting some projects done for Picket Fence Studios and the March release. I hope you have an amazing weekend and I’ll see you soon! Thanks for stopping in today.

Flower: Y11, Y35, Y38, YR24, E37, Y06, Y17 Center: Y11, Y35, G20, G24, G99, YG97, YR24, YG67, E59, E57, E37, E35, E33 Leaves: YG00, G20, G21, G24, G28, YG67

Picket Fence Studios February Release Day!

February 14, 2019 Jentimko 3 Comments

Hi everyone! It is one of my favorite days…release day! Every single month Picket Fence Studios gives us so much to use for creating and this month is no exception. Another amazing release!! So I’m going to get right to my cards.

First up, I used this super cute selfie cat to create an interactive card. The name of the stamp is I Love Your Face and it is such fun. I colored the kitty to look a bit like my little Meg. We decided that Kate is far too dignified for selfies but Meg, well, she would totally be taking them! But then I wanted to take it a step further.

So I created an interactive light up card using Chibitronics Chibi lights. So when you push the cat’s paw, the camera “flashes”. I used my bone folder here to keep my hand out of the way. I dimmed the lights a bit too so you can see the light better. I’ll post a quick video over on my FB and IG pages later today. The foundation of this card is pretty simple. I used stitched dies to cut out the square of patterned paper. Then I used the actual die and traced inside it to make sure I knew where my boundaries are. I built the simple circuit and then poked a small hole in the paper under the cat’s paw so the light could shine through well. I think this is fun for anyone, don’t you?

Next up, I chose a set from the “Girls” series and this one is called Shop Hard. Now, I chose this image because it reminds me of one of my neighbor girls. So much so that I showed her mom (and mom agreed). This girl is like family to us and she is such a beauty. How could I not color her?? So out came the Copics and I chose some colors I thought would be right. While I love the sentiments in the set, they were not quite right for this girl (she is a super athlete and doesn’t have much time for shopping). Instead, I chose one from the new set called Let’s Shake Our Tail Feathers. I think it is perfect for a teenage girl!

The whole team will be sharing today and I hope you enjoy my cards. Make sure you go check out the whole release over at the Picket Fence Studios site! Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!

Picket Fence Studios January Release – Aeonium African Succulent

January 20, 2019 Jentimko 6 Comments

As promised I’m back today with more details on my card using the new Aeonium African Succulent set from Picket Fence Studios. So the second I saw this, I knew the color palette that I wanted to use. Why you ask? Because I have a little set of plants on my kitchen table that were chosen by my 12 yo son. He is a total character and he has a tendency to name things. There is no rhyme or reason to the names but they are always funny. So introducing Timmy, Jimmy and Timmy Jr.

While I was coloring the image, he would come down as ask me how Timmy was doing. Or I’d say I was going to hang out with Timmy. To be fair, the coloring of this happened over about 4 days. No, it wasn’t a whole 4 days….I just did it in bits and pieces because it does take a bit of time and blending. But oh is it worth it!!

I stamped the image using Momento Tuxedo Black Ink. I used my Misti (of course) to get perfect coverage for such a big image. I shaded first with the lighter colors and then came in with darker ones to add depth. It took a bit of going back and forth for the the transitions to blend out but just be patient. Here are the colors I used:

After I was done with the coloring, I cut the image out. I debated cutting the size down but just couldn’t bear to lose any of the image. So instead, I chose to make a 5″ x 5″ card. So what about an envelope for that? No problem. I made one! I used an Envelope Punch Board and some pretty purple card stock (Gorgeous Grape by Stampin’ Up) to create one that is perfect for the card. Behind the image I used Fog Gray card stock to give a little richness and depth without taking away from the image. I splattered it with ink before adding the image. The sentiment comes from the Rose Bouquet set (should look familiar, I used it on Friday) and I simply put it on black card stock with Versamark and heat embossed in white. I added a few sequins, of course, to complement the splatters.

I hope this card inspires you to get out your Copics and mix colors. It is easier than you think! Even with green and purple (see Lydia’s discussion on breaking the “rules”). I’ll be back tomorrow with another of the cards from the release. See you then!

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