Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge Sponsored By Cullen Crafts

Its that fab time again and this week we have a great Sketch from Sem who has sadly announced that she is stepping down from the Design Team so please all show her a great send off by taking part with her great sketch!!! We are also loosing the talented Barb who is taking time out to focus on her photography business, wishing them both all the best xxx

Well this week its Cullen Crafts turn to be the sponsor & there is the fab Gorjuss Girls tag Kits up for grab as well as other lush bits so head over and join in :)

Amongst the Ciaos Christmas Is brewing!!

Christmas was the theme of the day for some reason, I had some lush free papers from one of our mags so I decided to play, Anya can be purchased from the shop and the lovely Celeste is available from Toodle & Binks :)

The Do Crafts Christmas Stock is selling fast but as you can see if your still in need of supplies we have a great choice for you :)

SSS Challenge #4

It's that time again over at Sunday Sketch & Stamp woooohoooo and another great prize up for grabs thanx to the wonderful work that goes on behind the scenes by my wonderful design team buds!!!

This time I chose the new wonderful Greeting Farm rubber stamps that I just got in from the U.S.A thay are lush :) Coloured with Copics, K & Co Paper, Anita's great value 69p ribbon and ickle zooms from T & B.

Hope you all have a great day & Happy Fathers Day to my Dad x

Copics Tutorial

We took delivery of the wonderful Greeting Farm Rubber this week!!!! I've been asked a few times to do a tutorial for colouring with Copics so thought I'd combine the two, but please note I am at no means great with the old colouring LOL

I use only two for my flesh tones E00 & E53, other peeps use more but for quickness or probably laziness on my part I use just two. First of all stamp your image using a non alcohol based ink, the Copics make other inks run.

Colour all your skin parts with a base coat of E00

Decide which direction your sun is coming from so all your shading is more realistic and even, take the E53 and place a small line around any place a natural shade would occur-see close up below.

Some people like this effect and leave it there but I like to blend it in so I go back over again with E00, you can create a water colour effect if you play about but for this tutorial I have blended the colour across- see below

Hair is the more tricky part I think, for this one I have gone for an all over base of Y06

Y16 is used for darker sections, let it dry for a few seconds and then go round the edge of each darker section to add depth, letting it dry means you don't need another shade as Copics are great for layering colour.

Edge the lighter sections with Y16 and then blend in with Y06 and again this gives depth.

I used B05 for her tail & top and like the hair let it dry, then coloured over to add shading detail- see below


I've just added some glitter detail and adhesive pearls and that's her ready to go onto a card :)

Like I say I am not great at it but I hope you may find it helpful, I'll hopefully be able to go further with my Copics when the stock for the shop arrives as they are just the best!!!

I almost forgot to tell you if you are aboout near the store on the 4th & 5th July we are celebrating our 1st birthday by giving our wonderful customers 20% off all our crafting supplies!!!

We'd love to see you there :)