I Love To Color--Artful Sentiments Copic Challenge

I do.  I really do.....love to color!  This was a fun one!

I especially love to color with my Copic markers!  Copics have opened up a whole new world of color for me.  This week's Copic challenge at Artful Sentiments was a great challenge!  It's fun to play around--isn't that the best part of a challenge? 

This week's colors:  YR07 (orange),  Y15 (yellow) and W5 (warm grey).  Not having YR07, I've substituted with another shade of orange, YR09.

Well over a year ago, when I had lots more computer time, I visited Marianne Walker's blog (she IS the Copic Queen!) and she was discussing the use of greys to soften or mute colors.  Using this idea, I added some shading to my image with the grey marker vs layering different shades of the same basic color.  I was also able to more closely match the yellow of my pattern paper by blending the W5 with the Y15.  THIS is what I love about these markers!!  The ability to get an exact match?--absolutely!

Don't get me wrong....I like my water based Marvy Markers, too.....BUT for entirely different reasons!  :)

About my card:  I've just started a little card ministry.  I'll be making birthday cards through out the year for the children our church's AWANA program.  I believe that each child is a unique creation and should be celebrated--especially on their birthday.  I think they should each get a unique card creation, too!  This is the first of many and it was soo much fun!  I love the vehicle paper!  It was in my scrap bucket--it always makes me happy to use scrap.  The cute little dude also makes me happy--he's from Our Craft Lounge.  I used the Out of the Box technique on the image for interest (see more about this technique and others here.)

The personalized sentiment was done using my Just Rite Stamper--the sun in the middle is from a retired Stampin' Up! set called ABC Images.

That's it for me!!  We're very excited around here.....just anticipating the candy!!!  The Captain is going to freak!!!  Right now, he talks about Trick or Treating, but has no idea......oh, it's going to be fun!!!

TTFN, Jane

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[Ann (stamps&cars)]

Darling, Jane!