Trick or Treat - OCL.

Wowza I spent the entire weekend at Scrapbooking Made Simple. It is an amazing store with tons of energy and good stuff. Kimberly from Our Craft Lounge was there for a darling make and take for 54 guests! Whew Hew. I taught four classes. It's always fun with Kimberly and OCL......

This is a stamp from the new single stamp sets.... Is this kitty darling or what! So simple to

color.

Many people ask how to color images "black" I don't color anything black - don't even have a black Copic Sketch marker in my personal set. I use various grays to give the feel of black. In this image I used N1, N3, N5 and N7 to give the feel of black and feature a Highlight (N1), midtone (N3), and the shading (N5 & N7). Hat is colored with V01, V12, and V15.... Oranges are Y15, YR16 and YR18.

Copic - Stampavie - Sweet Dreams

Okay, now is this the sweetest little image or what! I just love her. I have owned this stamp for almost two years and have never ever had a chance to take her out of the package! Finally, and it was worth the wait. In this image you can see that I used the light from the candle as my light source. I highlighted the front of her hat and nightie as well as her face. Note the sky is also darker behind her than it is in front.

Just love her! The paper is by Kaiser Paper, Greeting is from OCL and ribbon is BoBunny! What a combo! It all goes so well.

Colored with Copics:

Greens: G20, G82, G85 (with a bit of Y11 for highlights)

Reds: R22, R24, R27, R59

Gold: Gold Spica for candle base

Yellow: Y11, Y15

Hair: YR21, YR24, E33, E37

skin: E000, E00, E11, E04

November 2011 class project

Penny Black Images -

Here are three Cards that I finally finished this morning. Love them...... theme is clean and simple layouts.

I am not a lover of the color Green, but here I tried to use the traditional Christmas red and green (I know there is more red than green.... LOL). Two of the cards are a simple easel card... they are fun to make. Take a peek at the side view below and you will see how it stands up. Come to class next month and we will be sure to do at least one easel card!

Images: Manger Scene is Stampendous

Girl & Bear are both by Penny Black.

Reds: R22, R24, R27, R59,

Greens: G20, G82, G85

Browns: E30, E33, E35, (ground is E40 & E44)

Yellow: Y11, Y15, Y18

Hair: Y, E33

Our Craft Lounge Sparkle Fluff - Sugar

Copic Weekend at SCRAPBOOKING MADE SIMPLE - Santa Clarita, CA

Whew Hew... Join us at Scrapbooking Made Simple in Santa Clarita this weekend for a variety of Copic Classes I will be teaching......

SATURDAY

Copic Techniques 101

Copic - Shading & Highlights - Featuring Bubbles image from Our Craft Lounge.

Plus guest Stamp designer Kimberly McCausland from Our Craft Lounge will be helping you with a darling FREE make and take. Kimberly is a lot of fun and is bringing along a whole Our Craft Lounge Trunk Show.... It is a day you will not want to miss.

SUNDAY

Copic Coloring Class - Images by The Peddler's Pack

Copic - Images by Our Craft Lounge Card Class

for my students:

Copic Colors I used for my cards are listed below. Remember that I will assist you in helping you increase your Copic Marker selection prior to class. You are also welcome to use different color combinations than the ones that I used.

The Peddler's Pack Images (many colors are used in all three images)

SANTA: R22, R24, R27, R59, E00, E11, G20, G82, G85, E40, E43, E44, E30, E33, E37

ORNAM

ENTS: Y32, Y35, Y38, R22, R24, R27, R59, G20, G82, 85, Y11, B21, B24, B2, C1, C3

HOLLY: G20, G82, G85, R22, R24, R27, R27. R59

Our Craft Lounge Images (Many colors are used in all images)

Surfin Santa B00, B000, R22, R24, R27, R59, E00, E11, E000, Y11, Y32, Y35, glitter Sugar Sparkle Fluff

Bubbles same colors add: YR21, YR24, E40, E42, E44, bring all your greens.... or G20, G82, G85,

Mrs. Frosty: Rv00, Rv02, RV55, Y11, Y15, any orange, E33, E37, w1*, w3* (or C1, C3)Lemon Sparkle Fluff

Frosty: R22, R24, R27, R59, C1, C3, C5, C7, E37, E33 - Black Liquid Pearl

Guest Designer - Our Craft Lounge - Bubbles!

I love love love all of Our Craft Lounge Stamps and embellishments. I have been a complete fan from the very beginning. Isn't this image DARLING! This is my all time very very favorite OCL character... Bubbles!

One of the things I love most about several of the OCL stamp sets, is that you can combine several sets together to make a large variety of scenes. In this scene, I used two different sets to create the complete scene. I used the hill and sea grass images from the set "Oceans of Fun" and the Turtle, tree and fish are from "Sea-son's Greetings"... I could have also used Bubbles ( stamped below in Blue). They all coordinate beautifully!.....

To create this ocean scene I followed these easy

steps.

1. First Stamp Turtle (closest image to the front)

2. Stamp Turtle on to scrap paper, masking paper, or sticky note, cut out and mask turtle.

3. Stamp the rest of your images (masking as necessary).

4. Color image.

Don't forget to add SUGAR SPARKLE FLUFF to Bubbles' Santa Hat! It is the best stuff ever for any type of fur or dimension. I also added Liquid Crystal to the turtle's back and the fish for added dimension! I colored Bubbles in Blue about two years ago (below).... This card has been traveling around from store to store and is a bit beat up, but I still smile when I look at it!

view stamps HERE or pick them up at your local Stamp/Scrapbook Store!

COPICS USED:

GREENS: YG03, YG63, YG67, YG01, Y11

YELLOW: YR21, YR24

REDS: R22, R24, R27, R89

SAND: E40, E42, E44

OCEAN: B000

EYE: B21

LOL.... now for a laugh! Harley.... this picture is for you! Not all pit bulls are vicious are you! This is a picture of my dear friend Krista's Pitt Bull saying goodbye to Bugsie after spending a weekend together in Phoenix.... Bugsie sends hugs Harley! I didn't catch Bugsie licking Harley on the nose.....RATS.

Impression Obsession -It's a Costume Party!

My costume will be a 'WITCH" Whew hew.... check out the buckle on my new boots.... Toot Toot.. My first pair of boots as an adult... I know I know I am over 50 years old and finally got a pair of boots (Wolky!) to fit my foot! I am soooo excited- my foot has such a high arch that I have never been able to get my foot into a boot! LOL.. My son said they look like something that should be sticking out from under the witches house in Wizard of Oz.... ARGH.... so I thought it fitting to add them in this "costume Party Photo"

Colored with Copics:

Project: Treat Bag (made with Sizzix die cut!)

Image: Witch on a Broom by Impression Obsession (illustrator is Sarah Phelps)

Paper is by Moxxie and Canvas Corp

Check out the rest of the challenge at the Impression Obsession Blog!

Our Craft Lounge - Guest Designer

Wowza.... One of my very very favorite Stamp Companies asked me to be a Guest Designer for the Month of October... Whew He... time to strut my stuff... so I thought I would start off the month with a Peacock!

The moment I saw this peacock from the PROUD AS A PEACOCK stamp set (Pictured below).. ..... I thought purple and turquoise... I just had to have it. I could not find a background paper anywhere that seemed to fit the style and colors I wanted... So I colored part of this background paper with a V15 Copic Marker to make it match! Whew Hew problem solved. Give this a try....

I only colored a tiny piece of these "ornanments" with my purple marker

and it gave enough purple in the paper to perfectly match the colors I used to color my image. I just love my Copics.

I LOVE Our Craft Lounge... Did you know that my very first image

that I colored with Copic Markers was Bubbles by Our Craft Lounge? Yep, Our Craft Lounge was a HUGE part of my becoming a successful Copic Teacher for local, national, and international stores as well as a Certification instructor for Copic. THANK YOU SO MUCH OCL... I LOVE YOU!

Products used: Available at your local Scrapbook and Rubber Stamp Stores

STAMPS Our Craft Lounge - Proud as a Peacock

deco paper: Harmonie - Noel - Ornaments

deco paper: My Mind's Eye - Hip Hooray girl - Happy Day

Copic: (distributed by Imagination International): Copic Pens, X-press blending card and adhesive, ABS 1 airbrush kit.

Pearl Pen by Viva Decor (turquoise and Lilac)

Spellbinders dies - various

Markers used:

Bg10, BG53, BG72, BG75

V01, V12, V15

YG21,

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Click here to visit the Our Craft Lounge blog, it's an amazing place to find great ideas to spark your imagination! Have a wonderfully colorful day!

HUGS

Jennie