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2014 Earth Day with Copic & Refilling Video

Welcome to the 2014 Copic Earth Day blog hop! Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement that began in 1970. Over 40 years later, Earth Day has become a global event with over 200 million people in over 141 countries getting involved in the fight for a clean environment. Did you know Copic markers and inks are environmentally friendly? • Copic Various Inks are non-toxic, so there’ no worry about harmful chemicals getting into the environment. • Because you can refill your Copic markers when needed, you never have to throw them away! • The Copic Various Ink bottles are recycle-able. All that refilling and recycling means less garbage in landfills and less negative impact on the environment! In celebration of Earth Day 2014, the Copic Education Team and Design Team has come together for a hop. Visit each person’s blog to learn personal tips and tricks for refilling and caring for your markers… and possibly some pretty eye candy along the way! Since it’s a question I am asked a lot, today I have a video for you, on how I refill my Copic markers. Caution: This is... Read more →

Backgrounds Two Ways

Hello and happy Easter weekend! Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom I'm sharing a tutorial on how to create these two cards: They use stencils and dies in different ways than their intended use ... I hope you'll join me there for all the details! Read more →

Copic Emboss Resist & Faux Bleaching Techniques

Hello and happy Monday! Today over at StampTV in the All About Copics Forum, I have a full tutorial for these two Copic techniques: Emboss Resist and Faux Bleaching. If you are not already a member of StampTV, you may have to register (it's free) in order to see the tutorial. I hope you'll join me there and try out these techniques! Related articles Crocus Flower Coloring Tutorial & Copic Classes April '14 Calendar Read more →

Crocus Flower Coloring Tutorial & Copic Classes

Hi, everyone! I just wanted to you let you know I have a Copic coloring tutorial over at the Copic blog today that features the Fade-to-White coloring technique for these pretty Crocus flowers (beautiful Signs of Spring stamp set by Theresa Momber for Gina K Designs). I hope you'll join me there for all the details! Also, I have updated my Copic Classes page with both Standard and Intermediate Certification Classes, along with lots of fun new 2014 Copic Color & Ink Workshops leading up to summer. I hope to see you the end of May in Dallas for two really fun workshops my sweet friend Lori will be teaching! You can find descriptions of all the workshop classes over on my Copic Class page, too. Read more →

Copic Spring Background

Hello, friends! Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom I'm sharing this easy-to-create Copic background technique: I love the dip-dyed Easter egg look! I hope you'll join me there for all the details . . . I can't believe Easter is just two weeks away! Read more →