Copic Ciao Cap Template and Organization

Hello all!  Recently one of my students came to class with her Ciao markers all organized and color coded...my were labeled but not color coded and I was jealous!  So....I went digging and found where she got her template so I thought I would share with all of you!

Thanks to Asela Hopkins from Hop Art Studio she has created a template that you can download for your Copic Ciao caps.  I did this with all of my Ciao markers and I love it.  Makes it so easy to find.  I have listed the link here for easy access. Just click Copic Ciao Lid Label Template  

Here are the steps:
1) printed on Neenah Solar White cardstock
2) additional step I did that I got from my student Yara: color each of them with the corresponding color so you can easily see what color you are getting when you pull it from the shelf
3) punched out each with a hole punch
4) used a glue dot to adhere and bam....you are done!  Easy...peasy, right?



I hope to be back in the swing of things again posting cards and such.  Sorry for being MIA for so long!

Big Copic Hugs!
Marcy

A Little Mo Manning and Make it Crafty Love

Hello my blogging friends!  You've probably thought I  threw in the towel by now since it has been forever since I have posted anything, huh?  Well, I am still here!  Life just happened....you know family, teaching Copic classes, then the holidays came and it all became a big blur!  I promise with the New Year to be much better about posting my coloring even if I don't yet have them made into a card or project yet so you at least have something to look at!

So, without further adieu, I give you one of my favorite projects I created for my in-laws to give as a gift for their friends for a 50th wedding anniversary.  I used Mo Manning's (Mo's Digital Pencil) Soldier Boy and Shirley digi stamps and layered them in Photoshop Elements with Make it Crafty's Tree of Love digi stamp to create the scene.  I also added in the initials of the couple on the tree to personalize it for the recipient.

 

On the inside I added a string of pearls and shear ribbon to accent the center.  

Here is the Boxelope I created for the card to be presented in. I added a chipboard key that I covered in white crackle paint, added a WOC rose, some pearls and a tag to finish off the shear white bow.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Mo's Digital Challenge - Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes With Ribbon

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C167

Thanks for stopping by and reading through this long post.  Hope to see you again soon!  

Big Copic Hugs!

Marcy

List of Supplies:
Girl
Dress: YR00,YR000,YR0000, W0, W00
Shoes: E44,E43,E42,E41
Eyes: B24, B02
Flowers on dress: YR31, YR30
Hair: E50,E51,E53,E55
Skin: E00, E000, E11, R21, R30, BV34
Spica pen clear & peach
Boy
Fatigues: YG99,YG97,YG95,YG93YG91
Boots: E50, E51. E53, E55
Skin: E00, E000, E11, R21, R30, BV34
Tree trunk: E35, E25, E29, E50, E53
Tree and ground: YG67, YG63, YG61, G99, G20, YG03

Papers: My Minds Eye Miss Caroline Howdy Doody
Bazzill Cardstock
Spellbinders dies
Wild Orchid Crafts flowers & hat pin
Ribbon, lace and heart charm from my stash

Stampin Mindy candy

So sorry I have been MIA lately.  Been pretty busy with holidays, teaching, etc.  I promise to get some colorings up soon, but in the mean time, check out Stampin Mindy's major blog candy here http://stampinmindy.blogspot.com/2012/12/mega-candy.html?m=1

Big Copic Hugs!
Marcy

Tracy's Stamping Corner Facebook "Fan" Candy Giveaway!

Tracey's Stamping Corner is having a Facebook "Fan" page candy giveway!! 

Here is her post:

Help me get to 400 likes by "Liking" my facebook page and you can win some candy. There are additional ways to win as well!  If you do one of the following you can also get and "extra" entry:

 

1. Share it on your facebook page

2. Share it on your blog page by either linking it on yoru sidebar or in a blog post.

3. New follower to my blog - http://tracysstampingcorner.blogspot.com

 

If you do either one of these things - Please leave me a comment on my FACEBOOK PAGE to let me know!!

 

November Copic Class Schedule Bonney Lake Ben Franklin

Good morning blog land!  I just wanted to give a quick update with when I will be teaching in the Bonney Lake Ben Franklin Store for November.  I try to offer the classes multiple times a month, but the closer it gets to the holidays the more activities there are going on in the store so I am not able to offer the classes as often.  Anywho.....here is November!

November Copic Classes
Copic Basics	11/4/2012	1:30-3:30
	11/24/2012	3:30-5:30
Copic Background	11/7/2012	5:30-7:30
Copic Hair	11/20/2012	5:30-7:30
Copic Skin	11/27/2012	3:30-5:30
Copic Shadow	11/14/2012	5:30-7:30
Copic & Glitter Ritz Ornament	11/11/2012	10:30-12:30
	11/29/2012	5:30-7:30

You can register for classes online HERE or in store.  I would love to see you there!

Have a great day everyone!

Big Copic Hugs!
Marcy

Sweet November Stamps Preview Day Three Angel Harmony

Good morning all!  I sure hope you all have enjoyed the past few days of the Sweet November October previews and that I have given you some inspiration too!  Today marks the last day of my guest appearance and before I introduce you to the newest image, I want to sincerely thank the creator of these wonderful images, Amy Young, for this wonderful opportunity she has given me!  I have had a blast working along side of her and her Sweet November Gals, Marion and Nancy!

Now, on to the good stuff!  I introduce you to.....Harmony!  Amy has really created a wonderful theme with these angels of peace, love, joy and happiness! Perfect for this holiday season!  I did something  little different with Harmony in that I paper pieced her dress, which I have never done before.  I used a embossing pen and outlined the swirls and then heat embossed with UTEE ( for those that don't know UTEE is Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel).  I just wanted to try something a little different than just coloring everything all the time, so I would love any feedback on this! You can't really see it in the picture but I added Spica pen to both the horn and wings.

Please make sure you check out the other Sweet November Gal's blogs. I'm sure that Amy, Nancy, and Marion have created something awesome to share with you today.  Remember there will be a chance to win to  the new release each day.  All you have to do is leave comments on the Sweet November Gals' blogs (winners will be announced on Amy's blog blog on Saturday, Oct. 6th).  All of the stamps will be available for purchase in the All That Scraps's Store on October 5th. 

Thanks so much for taking a peek at my card today!  Please feel free to continue to follow my blog even after I am no longer a guest gal for Sweet November stamps.....hee hee!

Marcy

Card recipe:

Neenah Solar White paper

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Patterned paper: stash (I don't know where I got it)

Spellbinders: Nestabilities
EK Success & Martha Stewart Border punches
Colorbox Pigment Ink: Frost White
UTEE
Copics:
Skin: E00, E000, E11, R30
Hair: E50, E51, E53, E55
Horn: Y21, Y13, Y26, Y000, E50
Bow G21, G20
Wings: E40, E41
Small rhinestones: R24
Spica - gold & clear

Sweet November Stamps Preview Day Two Angel Noelle

Good morning everyone and welcome to day two of the Sweet November stamps preview for October.  Today I would like to introduce you to a very sweet new angel called Noelle.  She is so precious!  Just sitting there holding her little lamb without a care in the world!  Wow!  I wish I could feel as peaceful as she looks!  My card for today is a little subdued for me.  I usually put a lot of flowers and other embellishments on my cards but this time I really wanted to keep the focus on sweet Noelle.

BTW.....I am still trying to learn how to do pleats so don't look to closely....haha!

Please make sure you check out the other Sweet November Gal's blogs. Amy, Nancy, and Marion blew us away yesterday with Felicity so I am excited to see what they did with Noelle.  Remember here will be a chance to win to  the new release each day.  All you have to do is leave comments on the Sweet November Gals' blogs (winners will be announced on Amy's blog blog on Saturday, Oct. 6th).  All of the stamps will be available for purchase in the All That Scraps's Store on October 5th. 

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Divas by Design Challenge 55  Use Some Texture

Thanks so much for taking a peek at my card today!  

Marcy

Card recipe:

Neenah Solar White paper

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Flowers: stash

Sheer ribbon & eyelash ribbon : stash

Patterned paper: Bo Bunny Serenity Collection
Spellbinders: Nestabilities
EK Success Border punch
Stickles: Stardust
Copics:
Skin: E00, E000, E11, R30
Hair: E47, E44, E43, E42, E41
Dress: BG18, BG13, BG11, BG10
Lamb: C3, C1, C00
Wings: E41, E40, 0 (Stardust Stickles)

Sweet November Stamps Guest Gal Snowflake Fairy Neva

Hello my fellow crafters and Copic lovers!  What a wonderful weekend we had!  Just a little bit of rain but then the sun came out and it tuned out beautiful!

Today I am so excited to share with you a card I completed for a spotlight that is being done on me through Amy Young, creator of Sweet November Stamps.  You can check it out at here.  Every summer my family goes to Lake Chelan for vacation.  I met Amy a couple years ago and I have been so fortunate to have colored with her a couple of times.  This past summer she asked me if I would be a guest designer (a Sweet November Gal)  for her stamps for October.  I was so elated....of course I said yes!  It has been a long wait since then but we are finally here, so without further adieu.....

This image is called Snowflake Fairy Neva.   I just love all of the Sweet November stamps, but this one especially caught my eye as I love the peacefulness of snow and the beauty of this girl combined with the snowflake just melts my heart.

Tomorrow I will be joining May and her other design team members and they count down with October's Sweet November release previews! Please check back each day for a new preview.  There will be chances to will all the new goodies too!

Thank you so much for taking a peek today at my card.  I hope you like it.  

Card Recipe:

Paper: Neenah Solar White

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20 (cheeks look more pink in the pictures than IRL)

Hair: E50, E53, E35

Clothes: BG13, BG15, BG09, BG49, BG000, 100

Background: BG10, BG11, G00, G000, G0000, C0, C00, 0

Paper: My Minds Eye Merry Little Christmas

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Die cut: Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish

Candi from Craftworkcards - Icing Sugar

Sentiment: Created in MS Word

Doily: from my stash

Glue Gloss: to add ultrafine glitter to the snowflake as well as flock to her cuffs

October Copic Class Schedule for Bonney Lake & Monroe Ben Franklin Stores

Good Morning all!  Hope everyone is having a great week!  I know I am a little later than normal putting out my monthly schedule for Copic Classes but I have been a little busy with some commissioned work for my in-laws.  However, I am here now and ready to go!  So, the following are the dates and times I will be teaching in the Bonney Lake & Monroe, WA. Ben Franklin Stores:

October Copic Classes
COPIC BASICS	10/4/12	5:30-7:30	Bonney Lake
	10/5/12	3:00-5:00	Monroe
	10/10/12	3:00-5:00	Monroe
	10/15/12	5:30-7:30	Bonney Lake
COLORING HAIR	10/2/12	5:30-7:30	Bonney Lake
	10/18/12	3:00-5:00	Monroe
	10/30/12	5:30-7:30	Bonney Lake
SKIN TONES	10/9/12	5:30-7:30	Bonney Lake
	10/22/12	4:00-6:00	Bonney Lake
	10/25/12	3:00-5:00	Monroe
BACKGROUNDS	10/7/12	1:30-3:30	Bonney Lake
	10/17/12	5:30-7:30	Bonney Lake
SHADOW/LIGHT SOURCE	10/27/12	4:00-6:00	Bonney Lake

I do offer these classes at varying times each month so if you cannot make a specific class this month, you can always check the calendar for next month.  To register for classes you can go into the Ben Franklin Store in either Bonney Lake or Monroe (where you want to take the class) or online HERE.

Besides my classes there are many other activities and events happening all the time at the store, so please check out the events calendar for Bonney Lake HERE and Monroe HERE.

If you have questions about any of the classes, please feel free to e-mail me at marcylmadeit@comcast.net

Have a great day everyone!

Big Copic Hugs!
Marcy

Garden Easel Card Cornish Heritage Farms

Hello fellow bloggers and followers!  Today I have a card I created on commission for my sister in law.  She asked me to do something "gardening" so this is what I came up with.  I found a great digital image at Cornish Heritage Farms called Garden Chair which I used as my focal point.  I created a Telescoping Image by printing the image twice and coloring both images.  There are lots of tutorials out there for this but maybe some day I will create my own.  In the end I created an easel card (sorry, some of the pictures are a little crooked).

Side view of the easel card.

Close up of the Wild Orchid Craft flower embellishments and my handmade hat pin.

Sentiment - Stampin' Up

Paper: Authentique - Lively Collection

Spellbinders - Ovals & Fancy Tags

Borders - Martha Stewart Double Loop Punch

Butterfly - Magnolia Swirly Butterfly Doohickey Die

Candi - Craftworks - colored with Copics

Ribbon - from my stash

Image was colored with Copic markers: 

Flower pots: E29, E97, E99, E08

Basket: E33, E35, E31, E53, E50

Greens: YG99, YG63, YG63, YG61

Cans: T9, T7, T5, T3, T1

Chair: E49, E47, E44, E43, E42

Spade: E27, E23

Oranges: E79, E15, YR07, YR04, YR000

Purples: BV08, BV04, V01, W9

Yellows: E31, Y17, Y15, Y0000

Reds: R89, R27, R00

Hope you enjoyed my post for today!  Have a wonderful afternoon!

Big Copic Hugs!
Marcy