Copic Sale Plus Botanical Summer Card

I've got a summery project today that features coloring with Copic markers.  As someone who is relatively new to coloring with Copics (going on 7 months), I thought I would share some of my observations about these markers.  

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Experts recommend that you color within a three or four color range for each color.  For example, if  I'm using Y11, the next logical colors for blending would be to use Y13 and Y15.  

As I am no expert, haha, I tend to do what I like.  I like mixing and matching, sometimes outside the range of a color group.  Admittedly, I'm still growing my collection so I usually can't afford to buy many colors at a time, as these are expensive alcohol artist markers.  I do try to catch them on sale though. As you can see from the pictures below, I've paired similar colors but not within the recommended 3-4 color group range.

I'm still learning and it's slow going, mainly due to time factors and having a very busy schedule outside the artistic world.  While learning from others and watching videos over the past few months, one thing that I've heard from many colorists as that they don't prefer to use the colorless blender.  It tends to remove color, rather than help to blend color.  I thought I would try using it for a few of the leaves above and I really love the achieved affect.  Keep in mind, your colors may come out heavy at first but will lighten a bit after drying.  I also recommend that you use 110 lb Neenah Solar White cardstock for any copic coloring.  This is the best cardstock for blending.

Now for a few key things to note about the products used, and I will have full links below, for everything I used, should you wish to add any of these items to your craft stash.  First, the stamps are called Botanical Borders and are from InkBlotShop.  I purchased these from Simon Says Stamp.  They currently have a rare 25% off copic marker sale going on now but this ends on June 26th, so don't wait.  Make sure to add MARKERSALE in the coupon code section at checkout.  I also accented my foliage with a Signo white gel pen and added some Nuvo glitter drops.

The Hello die was an exclusive die with Scrapbookcom and Pinkfresh studio but is not currently available. I used Neenah Solar White cardstock, along with DCWV papers to die cut this sentiment.  Lastly, the yellow gingham trim was from my Echo Park Paper Easter Wishes paper pad.  All my adhesives are from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thanks for popping in and I hope you enjoyed today's project and creative tips!  Terri

Also linking to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Challenge - Summer Vibes

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