Hello there. Having time to craft today, I started off with one project – and came up with this one. Does that happen to anyone else?
It’s only a few more days until I begin my first challenge as Design Team member for the ABC Christmas Challenge, but in the meantime I have this card for you:
I was looking for some holly stamps – for some reason I don’t have many that I could put my hands on – then I remembered my Catherine Pooler ‘box’. I have a whole storage box where I put my Catherine Pooler stamps and dies – there is a bunch of stamps I’ve never used, and I came across this die set from the Winterhaven collection.
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m learning all about alcohol markers – Spectrum Illustrators and Copics. I recently bought some Copics from Ebay – and I really, really see the attraction. What amazing pens these are – totally fallen for them. And – I think I’ve developed a ‘full set’ syndrome……help me now!
I’ve been doing a little internet searching and currently reading all about Copics from the Copic Marker Tutorial page, and the Kit and Clowder tutorials. Still not feeling relaxed and chilled when colouring, but enjoying the process of learning.
This card is made from the die cut wreath, with the individual parts coloured simply with Copics, and adhered to the card base.
The sentiment is cut from a Copic coloured piece of card, with several layers underneath for just that little dimension.
I may have to return to my craft room to complete the project I was initially going to do – I think I can manage that. 🙂 🙂
I shall be entering this card into the following challenges:
Stamplorations CAS card challenge – CAS with option to use green
CASology – CAS Holly
loopyloocards 
So so pretty!! Thanks for playing along in the STAMPlorations CAS challenge!!
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Thank you very much. 🙂
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Love your gorgeous wreath and the dimension on the sentiment. And don’t get me started on the full set syndrome for Copics. I buy myself three or four at a time and am planning to have the full set sometime after I retire 😀 Thank you for playing along with the STAMPlorations CAS Challenge. We hope to see you back again soon! Karola, DT, InvisiblePinkCards
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Thank you Karola – copic envy started late with me – but then happened very fast! 🙂 🙂
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Clean, crisp, bright and happy – love it! Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!
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Thank you, Jen. 😊
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So vibrant … and beautifully CAS! Thanks for joining in the fun as CASology this week.
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Thank you Janet. 🙂
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Beautiful wreath – love the crisp, fresh colors against the white base!
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Thank you Jacquie. 🙂
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Oh no, ‘full set’ copic syndrome is something you definitely don’t want, the cost of them! (saying that, copics are amazing and I always want more of them so I can’t say much!). But anyways, I love the card!
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Thanks Emma. I agree about the cost – but it’s really, really, hard not to……… 🙂 🙂 I must restrain myself!
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Whatever you do, do not go looking up colour charts of copics to see the colour range and all the pretty, pretty, oh so pretty colours 😀 Or at least if you are set on eventually getting yourself a full set, aim to get a full set of the ciao markers because they’re cheaper and only half the colour range is available in the ciao range so you don’t have to buy as many to say you have the set 😀
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You sound like you’ve been there!
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Only at about 45-50 markers I think, still so many colours I want 😀
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I know the feeling. 🙂
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Beautiful CAS card design using your die cut and Copics colored wreath and sentiment. TFS and joining us at STAMPlorations CAS Card Anything Goes with optional color twist: green. Happy New Year…Hugs…Nancy
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Thank you, Nancy. 😊
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Sooo pretty! Love ❤️Thanks so much for sharing with us at CASology! Anna xo
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Thank you, Anna. 😊
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