Message In A Bottle

Like a message in a bottle, I am ready to set sail on the ocean blue. Cruise leaves on Sunday... two more nights in my own bed, then off to be rocked to sleep on the Mariner of The Seas departing from San Pedro. I finally got caught up on my sleep and got up real early this morning to color this image. I love the image which is from The Peddler's Pack (who has some of my favorite images drawn by Karen Medler).

Colors used were:

Sky B000, B00

Sea: BG000, Bg01

Browns: E50, 53, 55, 44, 47

Yellow/Greens: yg 03, 13, 17, 63

Austin is a pilot!

If you know me, then you know how much I love my son. His Seventeenth Birthday was last week. He took his FAA Pilot's test on his birthday and is now a LICENSED PRIVATE PILOT at age 17. He passed the very rigorous test on the first day he could legally take the test. I am so proud of him. I had to toot my horn on my blog today just for AUSTIN. He has such focus, drive and dedication to accomplishing his goals, and has still maintained a perfect report card even while attending 1/2 day high school and 1/2 day of college. In addition to all of this, he is also on the Jr Ski Patrol on Mt Hood and volunteers at many community events. He is such an amazing kid and I am the luckiest person in the world to be his mom.

Austin I love you with all my heart and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. Please do me a favor. If it is your dream to fly AIR FORCE ONE... PLEASE WAIT UNTIL OBAMA IS OUT OF OFFICE... it will be a safer job at that time! Here is a photo of the stuffed plane I found for Austin! Thought it was perfect for this occasion along with another present he will like better. Love you so much.....

Love Mom.

image by Whipper Snapper.. I am always collecting plane or aviation images... if you know of one please let me know... Austin prefers more realistic images, but I bought this one the second I saw it and kept it for this occasion. the flag was perfect to put in a little congratulations blurb.

Lilacs.... Cast Shadow vs shading

Here is the image I worked on during Intermediate Copic Certification class and on the plane. I colored this image as I always do by highlighting each and every little individual flower.

This second image I shaded the lower half of the flower as a whole rather than each individual flower. It was much quicker and probably more realistic looking. Tiny highlights and shadows can be added in. I also added a cast shadow below the flower. Cast Shadows are tricky and I will be talking about them more and more in the upcoming months.

IMAGE drawn by: Marianne Walker
Colored by: Jennie Black

“JustRite 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hop #6”.

Doesn't Grovy Snowan has the coolest scarf! Welcome to JustRite Stampers’ newest Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops #6! Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps! This week, it’s the Copic design team and Certification instructors! So mark your calendars for Wednesdays at 9am Central for great Christmas gift, card & project ideas, starting at the JustRite Inspiration blog!

I did this card at Scrapbooking Heaven on Monday and they LOVED it. It was a few too many pieces for me to cut up and pre die cut and emboss 12 of... but what the heck I love the outcome and so did my students. I sprayed the background with a very light lavender BV000, by leaving the Spellbinders die on the image while spraying it, you get a white outline which I love.

Here is a close up of his hat. Note that I first colored the entire hat with C1 then Added in C4 from the sides then blended with C1. I kept the highlight in the center of the hat from top to bottom and tried to highlight the nose to match. I did this as a project in my class last night at Scrapbook Heaven and they LOVED him.


Please check out my last blog post for some face and skin tips... I think you will like it!




GROOVY SNOWMAN JB-10000
OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS JB--08765
Spellbinders Circes & scallop circles
Copics: C1, C4, BG000, BG02, YG04, RV00, BV000, BV02, G20, G82,
Paper: Winter Joy by Bo Bunny printed paper... it is sooo beautiful! i used two packs already for classes and think i need to get some more! the blues and purples are so fun and not the traditional red/green combos that I get tired of before Christmas!

http://www.justritestampers.com/category.aspx?categoryID=201

CHECK OUT THE REST OF THESE AMAZING PROJECTS MADE BY SOME OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS AND TEAM MATES... MOST OF THE COPIC DESIGN TEAM AND CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTORS ARE INLUDED IN THIS HOP.... IT'S AN AMAZING TEAM PLAYING WITH AN AMAZING STAMP LINE.

JustRite Inspiration Blog Sharon Harnist
Debbie Olson
Kellie Fortin
Becca Feeken
Marianne Walker
Kathy Jones Barb Schram
Lori Craig
Stephanie Kraft
Jenn Balcer
Angela Barkhouse
Sherrie Siemens
Sankari Wegman
Colleen Schaan
Regina Mangum
Jennie Black
Kazan Clark
Sally Lynn MacDonald
Michele Kovack

FACES & HAIR CLASSES - part 2

These images will also be included in my Faces and Hair classes. I absolutely love this image by the Peddlers Pack https://www.peddlerspack.com/. Peddler's pack has so many large images that are just perfect for Copic markers... I have several of my students addicted to their stamps!

These were all stamped from the same stamp - yet by the changing her colors she takes on a whole new personality. In class each guest will get to personally select their own color combos for their image. How fun is that!

Green & Yellow - Dark skin: E11/E13/E15

Greens: G20, G82, G85 Yellows: YR21, YR24

Orange: YR16, YR18, YR21 Dark Eyes: E33, E35 -

Hair: C3, C5, C7 Lips: E09

Green & Yellow - Pale Skin skin: E000, E01

Green: G20, G82, G85 Yellows: YR21, YR24

Oranges: YG16, YG18, YR21 Eyes: B00, B01

Hair: E07, E09, E00 Lips: E07

Lavender on black Skin: E51, E11

Eyes: B00, B01 Flowers/lips R20, R22, R24

Greens: G20, G82, G85 Lavenders: BV000, BV02, Bv04

Hair: E30, E33, E35

Blue/Yellow:

Skin: E00, E02 Blue: B91, B93, B95

Yellows: YR21, YR24 Pnks: R81, R83, R85

Hair: E41, E43, E44 Lips/flowers: R81, R83, R85

Eyes: B92, B93

EXCITING HAIR AND FACE CLASSES - now available

I am so excited to finally get my face and skin class prepared! I am totally satisfied with my samples and the classes are going to be so fun! You guys have been nagging me for months to get this done! I finally found the time to plan, create and color! I totally hope it is what you were wanting...

Class Description:
Each person will get the following:

3 Color Copies of samples colored by me

4 prestamped large images by Peddler's Pack

1 sheet blank hair/skin charts to be completed by YOU
1 Tips and suggestions sheet

Bring your own markers or rentals are available*

*Rental Markers are available if you do not have all of the markers you want. Please check with store for chart so that you can order your preferred colors! Rental fee is $5.00 - note that each rental set varies in colors - some colors may need to be shared.

I will demo coloring a few of the small Jennie Girl images and the face & hair of the larger image by Peddler's Pack. Then each person will select the color combinations that they wish to work on and I will walk around the room helping each person with their own images & color selections. This is a 2-3 hour class that is technique based with no finished card. You will have your charts and color references for future use and can mount your work onto matching cardstock after class.

WHERE & WHEN.....First class will be taught at The Peddler's Pack In Beaverton Oregon on Monday October 18th. Two classes are scheduled and one is almost sold out! Whew Hew... Hope to see you there. Upcoming classes will also be taught at Collective Journey in Redlands CA and Scrapbooking Heaven in West Minster, CA.

COPIC CERTIFICATION - VANCOUVER, WA - OCTOBER 15TH I still have room for my Certification class next friday in Vancouver Washington... Friday october 15th... Check the Copic website or my side log for other classes available in your area. http://copicmarker.com/certification/certification-applications-info/

PEDDLER'S PACK IMAGE TO BE SHOWN IN TOMORROWS POSTING! SEVERAL IMAGES WITH DIFFERENT COLORS OF HAIR AND SKIN.

Baking up Christmas Memories

Wow... can you believe it... it is already time to make our Christmas cards... my Christmas Card making cruise is less than a month away... We still have one lady who needs a roomy.... do you want to go?

Girl with cookies is made with Stampendous stamp and Cosmo Cricket Paper... isn't she just totally cute! I added a bit of color on the tips of the legs and arms on the cookies with a darker color to make them look like they were baked by me... and burnt on the edges! I also shadowed the cookies with a darker gray. Background is hand colored with B00.

Here are the colors I used. YG11, GY17, E000, E02, R22, R27, B00, Sparkly Fluff on wrist is by Our Craft Lounge. I will be making this card in my class at Collective Journey on Oct 13.

I was feeling silly and wanted to fill in the white space on the background so I just polka dotted it with my markers. (snowflake was not supposed to be in photo)