Sittin Tilda with Candy ~ Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long

Wow here it is already the 25th of October.....OMG there is only 60 days left till Christmas Day.  Where has this year gone too?  Since it is the 25th of the month it's once again time for the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop.

For all my Magnolia needs I head on over to Diana's shop Magnolia-licious.  If you don't see something you are looking for just pop Diana a quick email and she will do her best to help you out.  Diana has the best selection of everything Magnolia in North America - serving both Canada and the United States. 

Once again I am participating in the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop, if you arrived here from Cordine's blog then you are on the right track.  If you just happened to stop by and you want to follow the Blog Hop head on over to the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long blog by clicking HERE to start at the beginning.  The other participants in the blog hop are very talented and I am sure you will enjoy what they have to share with everyone.

Now on to my latest Christmas Card.  I got this cute little Sitting Tilda with Candy in an image swap.... Following along with the style of the previous Christmas cards, this card is made with the brown lunch bag as the base and built up from there.  I chose to go with Pink and Green for the colors of the card.

I haven't had chance to add a verse to the inside of the card just yet.

 A close up of Tilda colored with Copics.

The image was colored up a while back and I can't find the paper I wrote the Copic numbers down on.

The roses and rose buds are from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed seeing my latest Christmas card.  Now it is time to keep on hopping along, from here you head on over to see what the talented Glenda has to share with you.




Corinne~

Crafing Heaven

Michaels recently opened here in Prince Albert.  I have been waiting for many years for them to come to PA...it is like my dream come true for crafting stores.  So Tuesday after work I made my way to the Cornerstone shopping area and walked through those doors for the first time.  It was like the bright light was calling my name telling me my time has come and the doors opened and I was in crafting heaven.

I spent two hours walking the aisles of the store, spending most of my time in the scrapbooking section.  Oh how nice it will be to be able to pick this and that when I need it, instead of waiting to make a trip to Saskatoon.  One of the best finds for me was that Michaels now carry COPICS....yes that is right they have Copic Sketch Markers.  The selection is limited as they are trying them for 6 months to see how well they go over.  The sad things is most of the staff that I have spoke with the last couple of days don't realize what wonderful markers these little gems are.  So once I tell them how nice they are to color with and that you can color not only stamped images but you can color your ribbon and lace to match the theme they become even more eager to know more.  I have told these ladies to go on line and just google Copic markers and offered to bring in a couple of my colored stamped images that they can use on display so that people have an idea of what Copic markers are all about...there is a method to my madness in this matter....I want to see them carry the full line or at the very least a much fuller line and the refills for the Copic markers. 

Yes I think I landed in heaven.....or another comparison is like a kid in a candy story - look out!!



Corinne~

Pleats and Folds

After watching Zoe from Make It Crafty's video tutorial Folds/Pleats Simplified with Copic Markers.  I decided to dive in and try this technique myself.  After 3 tries I am pleased with my results.  Oh! I know it will take more practice to get as good as Zoe but none the less I am pleased with my results.

If you are interested in learning how to color pleats and folds so that your images don't look so flat, you'll want to check out Zoe's video tutorial on Folds/Pleats Simplified with Copic Markers by clicking HERE 

Attempt 1

The pleats and folds are starting to take shape, but still look a little flat to me.  

Attempt 2

My pleats and folds seem to be getting more defined.  I can see some dimension in the image but still not happy with it.

Attempt 3

I am very happy with the results on my 3rd attempt.  I feel the pleats and folds stand out nicely taking the flatness out of the image. 

Copic Colors Used
Skin:  E000, E01 & R20
Hair: E25, E31 & E50
Bow:  BG02, BG05 & BG07
Dress:  BG02, BG05, BG07 & BG9
Socks: C1, C3 & C5
Shoes:  E25, E29, E35, E53 & E55
Balloon:  R37, R39 & R59

I love the richness of the colors that I used on Tilda's dress, hair bow and balloon.  I will have to go back and work on attempt 1 & 2 some more to get them to a level I am happy with.  It was good practice to work on multiple copies of the stamped images that are the same image.

I still have lots to learn but am pleased so far with the results I am getting.  Definitely will be watching Zoe's video for Folds/Pleats Simplified a few more times before moving on to what I call the advanced version of Creases/Folds.


Corinne~