My favorite ink to use for stamping and coloring images using the Neenah paper and Copic markers is Memento ink in Tuxedo Black or Rich Cocoa, depending on the color scheme you're planning to go with. For the pumpkin harvest card I used the Rich Cocoa ink because it complemented the burlap fabric panel and rustic button embellishment underneath the image. It also made the basket a cinch to color!
Copic coloring -- front and back of image; colors used |
This was then mounted with foam tape onto the card front after I added the frayed burlap piece, the green jute twine and rustic wood buttons. I picked up the burlap a while ago at my upholsterer's shop and have been waiting to use it on just the right project. To get the frayed edges I simply cut the burlap a little larger than my card front and then pulled out a couple strands of the fiber. Nice touch, huh?
Happy Thanksgiving! |
I may have been slightly hungry when I created this next card...and with Thanksgiving on it's way I'm sure lots of us are beginning to dream of yummy pumpkin pie! Thanksgiving Owl-fits has the cutest darned images to fill the bill for this card and many, many more to come.
The turkey drumstick border was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then colored with a couple different Copic colors. I then used the Blender Pen to pull out some of the color, giving the drumsticks a textured look (kinda' like a crispy baked skin!) I used small pinking shears to trim the border and then dabbed on Distress Ink in Tea Dye along the edges. The sentiment "Pie! Pie! Pie!" was perfect to plop into the trio of whipped cream topped pumpkin pies. Of course, the pie image itself could easily be transformed into any other kind of pie you desire, warm and steamy from the oven!
I used Glossy Accents on the pie pan so it would look like a ceramic pie dish and glitter on the whipped cream for a bit o' sparkly yumminess. Each of the three pie images was mounted with foam tape to give the card front some dimension.
Finally, I finished the inside with a pilgrim owl with golden buckles on his hat and belt and the sentiment "Whoo's hungry?" Go ahead, add color to your holiday season using your Copic markers and Neenah Solar Crest cardstock.
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