Stop and Smell the Roses

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You know how there are times, when you have a project that you cannot wait to get to, but things conspire against you, and you just cannot seem to get the project started? I have one of those to share today...that I finally completed!

Ever since I came home from Copic Boot Camp last November, I have been working on my coloring. About a month ago, I came across some online classes at Kit and Clowder, and signed up to take a few of them. Ok, you also know how I like to buy stamps and stuff, and then it takes ages for me to get around to using them? Well...

I mostly signed up for the online classes, because the February class was a tutorial for coloring this digital image from Power Poppy! This image has been in my hoard for a while now, and I have never made the time to color it! The cup image on the left side was the pencil class at Kit and Clowder for February! Well, long story long...  

I tried colored pencils, but it was not working out for me, so I ended up coloring the image with...you guessed it, Copic markers! I love how it turned out! I made a card using Sketch One from the Power Poppy Power and Spark Challenge this month! 

Edited to add: this card was featured on the Power Poppy Blog on April 28th! Wow awesome is that?!

I sized the image at approximately 4 1/4" tall by 3" wide (give or take), and printed it out onto white cardstock. The finished card is 6" x 5".

I colored the rose in the cup a hot pink color and the rose on the table, I colored a more vintage, soft pink. I sure love my Copics! (Copics used are listed below.) The sentiment is clear stamp, that I stamped on later, using black ink. I put my colored image into my MISTI to get it all lined up properly. 

However, I cannot stand to let anything get the best of me. I just...had to give Prismacolor colored pencils one more try...

I printed the full image onto white cardstock at about 4 1/4" tall by 5 1/2" wide. I added one of the sentiments that come with the digital stamp set to the lower right corner of the image. I created a 5 1/2" x 6 3/4" card using Sketch Three from the Power Poppy Challenge.

I gave this a go a few times, but was not loving it. I found that the more "toothy" papers were not working for me because I am used to Copic blending. I watched both the pencil and the marker videos from Kit and Clowder February monthly class, and figured out a technique that seemed to work for me. Once I switched to a smoother paper, I think I got better results! 

The class examples were to color pink flowers, but I was sort of sick of pink, so I picked some orange and yellow tones. I did color one pale pink bloom. Unfortunately, I did not write down all the pencils I used for the project. Let's just say, there were a bunch of pencils harmed to make this card! 

I really enjoyed the pencil work, but it's more time consuming than working with markers. And I totally despise having to sharpen the pencils all the time! Still, I will give pencils another try in the future!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a groovy weekend!

If you are patiently waiting for the next Graphic 45 Calendar Folio tutorial, please hang onto your glue guns! I got totally sidetracked this month with Easter, and migraines, and some coloring projects! I plan to post April AND May either April 30th or May 7th. If all goes well, I will get June out later in May and then stay on track for the rest of the year. Best laid plans, and all that jazz!

Card 1:
Markers: Copic  Colorless blender, (background: W00, W01, E40, B0000, B000; Cup: YR21, YR23, YR24, YR27, RV000, RV10, RV11; Dark pink flower: R37, R59, R81, RV55; Vintage pink flower: R81, R85, RV32, RV34, RV52; Leaves: G28, YG0000, YG03, YG05)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Digital stamp: Power Poppy Everything's Rosy
Clear stamp: My Favorite Things Rainbow Greetings
Cardstock: Hammermill Color Copy Digital Cover 100# White, Stampin' Up Whisper White, WorldWin Smooth Midnight
Printed paper: My Favorite Things Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots, Plaid Patterns Merry and Bright
Twine: Really Reasonable Ribbon Pink Burlap String
Button: stash
Dies: My Favorite Things Jumbo Fishtail Stax, Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
Adhesive: ATG tape, hot glue, Ranger Multi Medium, Scor-tape 

Card 2:
Colored Pencils: Prismacolor (various)
Digital stamp: Power Poppy Everything's Rosy
Cardstock: Stampin' Up Whisper White, WorldWin Smooth Midnight
Printed paper: My Favorite Things Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots, Tiny Check
Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon Peach and Yellow Sheer Ombre
Enamel dots: Echo Park Celebrate Easter, Whimsy Stamps pastel
Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles, lace border unknown
Adhesive: ATG tape, hot glue, Ranger Multi Medium, Scor-tape