Copic Coloring Guide Giveaway Winner, Copic Updates A Birthday Card!

Many thanks to all of you who entered the drawings for the chance to win a signed copy of The Copic Coloring Guide from my blog. So without further ado, RANDOM.ORG chose the winner.....

215 - LuvLee, who commented,

"Sharon those apples look positively EDIBLE and delicious!!!! Let's see....I guess flowers and fruits....and adorable animals are my favorite images to color right now!!"

I know you will enjoy the book and your journey into the world of color! Please email me with your mailing address so I can get the book out to you right away!

For those of you who didn't win -- don't worry, you can purchase the book HERE at Annie's Attic or at many of your local stamp and scrapbooking stores. For those of you who REALLY want a signed copy, Marianne and Colleen will be doing a book signing at the Super Show portion of CHA on Friday, July 22 from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Bring your book or buy a copy there!

And speaking of CHA . . .

COPIC CERTIFICATION CLASSES have been updated on my Copic Certification Class page. Please note that both Standard and Advanced Certification classes are being offered in Chicago before CHA so if you plan on being there, you can also sign up to take a Certification class while you’re there! Visit THIS PAGE to download class details and applications.

OTHER NEW COPIC NEWS: Just this morning a brand new, fun Copic website was launched . . . CopicColor –- Copic’s new online color community! You can find a welcome video HERE, that tells you all about the new FREE site! You can post your Copic creations in your own gallery and keep up with all of the Copic colors you own or want … all accessible even on your mobile device, so you can always have your lists with you at all times! Check out what all it has to offer –- I know you’ll love it!

And finally, I’ll leave you with a birthday card using Karen Lockhart’s pretty new Petunias on the Gate stamp that was just released last month:

This is for my husband’s dear sweet aunt, whom we visited last month and who reminded me that she always loves receiving my handmade birthday cards! It’s such a pleasure to create for those who truly appreciate! Her yard is full of gorgeous, lush gardens, and this pretty garden gate reminded me of her.

I stamped the gate onto Copic’s X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with these Copic Markers:

I used a few C colors to shade the white gate and give it dimension. To make the white of the gate stand out instead of blend into the white cardstock of the background, I used BG0000 for the sky -- stopping at the edge of the embossed oval die cut:

The centers of the flowers were all accented with Orange, Lemon and Pink Copic Atyou Spica Glitter Pens. I airbrushed the white doily with Copic Y21, so it would stand out against the white square die cut background and add some “sunshine” to the card!

I used the new CPS #226 for the layout of my card. I think that’s all of my updates for today . . . I’ll be back with some more projects this week! ~ Sharon

Stamps: Lockhart Stamp Company Petunias on the Gate, Hero Arts ClearDesign-All Occasion Messages,
Paper: Copic X-Press It Blending Card, Memory Box Currant Notecard, Essentials by Ellen-Small White Doilies,
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
Copic Markers: RV06, RV19, YG03, YG67, Y18, YR16, E30, E35, E39, C0, C1, C3, C5, BG0000, Y21; Atyou Spica Glitter Pens-Orange, Lemon, Pink
Accessories: Copic Airbrush System, Sparmax Windstorm Airbrush Compressor, Spellbinders Classic Oval & Classic Square Nestabilities dies, green grosgrain ribbon