Copic Workshop Hop & Giveaway!

Welcome to a Start of Summer Copic Blog Hop!

While the Copic instructors are taking a short break this summer from teaching Certification Classes, we are gearing up for the Fall season of Copic Workshops: More Whimsical Faces and Hair, Vintage Values and Mono Tones, and Dress For Success-Clothing & Accessories! All three of the workshops will be taught at all nine of the following locations this Fall:

Registration is NOW open for these three locations (Click HERE to sign up for a workshop):

Chicago, IL August 19th-20th
Dallas, TX August 26th-27th
Edmonton, AB August 26th-27th

The rest of the fall classes will be opening soon, so make sure to sign up for the Copic Newsletter (<= at the bottom of that page) in order to get email notifications, so you will be the first to know when classes are open in your area!

Upcoming Copic Workshops will be held in:

Charlotte, NC September 9-10
Las Vegas, NV September 23-24
Sacramento, CA September 23-24
Boston, MA October 14-15
Hanover, MD October 14-15
Portland, OR October 14-15

To celebrate all this Copic coloring goodness we are hopping through our Copic instructors/design team’s blogs AND have a prize worthy of hopping:

A FREE WORKSHOP CLASS FOR THE 2017 SEASON!

One lucky person will win a pass to attend a single Copic Coloring Workshop class of their choice in the US or Canada in the 2017 season!

So how do you win?

You will need to answer the 6 questions at the bottom of this post! There is a question related to each of our bloggers today, so you will have to check out each of their posts! Then send a quick email to the last blogger, Michelle Houghton, with your answers (more on that below).

I couldn't let you visit here today without showing you a little artwork I've been working on . . . something that is sweet, succulent and screams Summer to me!
(Bold products are linked below in the supply section):

These cute Concord & 9th Pop Art Pineapples were stamped with these Distress Inks onto watercolor paper (the blue pineapple turned out very close to my favorite Copic color, BG53!):

Then I spritzed the stamped pineapples with water and allowed the colors to run a bit, to create a hand watercolored look! I also took a waterbrush and spread around some of the color, adding to the hand watercolored look.

Next, I did a little outlining with my Copic 0.3 Black Multiliner, to give the pineapples the look of being hand drawn! I didn't have to worry about the Multiliner bleeding with the watercolors, since Multiliners are waterproof and archival ... just in case I wanted to do any additional watercoloring!

I liked the pop of black outlines with the bright pineapples, but you could also use coordinating colored Multiliners (which is what I started out thinking I would do!). There are LOTS of color options for your Multiliners -- You can find them all HERE!

Multiliners are also:

Fade resistant, pigment-based ink
Available in black and 8 colors: wine, cobalt, olive, gray, warm gray, sepia, brown and pink
Cobalt, wine and olive available in 4 nib sizes: 0.05 mm, 0.1 mm, 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm
Other options are available in 9 nib sizes: 0.03 mm, 0.05 mm, 0.1 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.8 mm, 1.0 mm, Brush Small and Brush Medium
Multiliner Sets: available in a variety of combinations

I finished the card with a thin black border behind the pineapple piece, and popped it up on X-Press It Foam Tape. The pretty thanks script sentiment is from Essentials by Ellen Fancy Thanks stamp set.

GIVEAWAY & BLOG HOP:

Are you ready to win a class?!! Here are the 6 questions and blog links to find the answers:

What is Debbie Olson’s favorite thing to sketch and color?
What is Michele Boyer’s favorite use for colorless blender?
What technique does Lori Craig share on her blog today?
What is one of Cindy Lawerence's favorite ways to fill backgrounds with Copic color?
What is Sharon Harnist’s (that’s me!) favorite Copic color?
Besides Michelle Houghton’s blog, where does she post LOTS of Copic information?

To find all the answers, hop to all the blogs and then email your answers at the last blog, to Michelle Houghton (you can email her by selecting the envelope icon at the top right corner of her blog). Please include your name and email address with your 6 answers so she can make sure to get the prize to the right person. Those who have all 6 questions answered correctly will be entered into the drawing to win the Copic Coloring Workshop of their choice. Emails must be received no later then Midnight Eastern time, Saturday, June 25.

Happy hopping, good luck and have a happy colorful day!

Multiliner SP Pen 0.3 mm	12pc Color Multiliner SP Set 0.3mm	4pc Color Multiliner SP Bright 0.3mm Set	4pc Color Multiliner SP Primary 0.3mm Set	4pc Color Multiliner SP Country 0.3mm Set	Concord & 9th Clear Stamps, Pop Art Pineapple	Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Fancy Thanks by Julie Ebersole
Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Cracked Pistachio	Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Lucky Clover	Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Tumbled Glass	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Peacock Feathers	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Worn Lipstick	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Mustard Seed
Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Fossilized Amber	Watercolor Paper, 10 pk	Tim Holtz Water Brush, Detailer Brush Nib	Neenah 110 lb Solar White Cardstock	Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black	X-Press It Double-Sided High-Tack Foam Tape -1/2"

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Comments

I love my Multi liners. However, I didn't even know they came in any other color except for black and brown. We don't have anymore scrapbook stores in Jacksonville, FL. We do have an art supply store who carries Copics. They only have black and brown and they have no refills for my multi-liners. I wish they would have a Copic representative go to their store and do a demo and help them. They had one years ago. The store is called Reddi-Arts in Jacksonville, FL.

I love the pineapples. The BG are my favorite colors.

Posted by: Bunny | June 20, 2016 at 12:28 PM

Bunny, I'm SO glad you learned about colored Copic Multiliners today! You can always purchase ANY Copic product directly from the Copic webstore, here: https://imaginationinternationalinc.com/copic/store/
I hope that helps!

Posted by: Sharon Harnist | June 20, 2016 at 03:45 PM

Oh, Sharon, I love your favorite color too, and you use it well!!! What a beautiful and fun card, and I really love how you've used the Copic multiliners! I need to use mine more! Love your card! Big hugs!

Posted by: CherylQuilts | June 20, 2016 at 08:53 PM