tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30508460475601257352024-03-23T09:00:32.078+01:00Handmade Paper HugsWelcome to my world of cardmakingTinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-36089710808536274102024-03-23T09:00:00.001+01:002024-03-23T09:00:00.307+01:00Sweet November Stamps - Easter tag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuACKUTtLgpWSNDBEdx4GMSSRZ44s739A2ok4M9yAeSIABq5iWHSa7VXXHQzNZzr4xogMGvgz_-r6QZiRyBvb00OWqyIbsD0AK7VlDu85GycTgnLGAq09qR6aFovk2JHhzUg4vV6EgZ7VD832_SbzHMDDDb5tWd3SC64HIkKjkY1azNS9w_Zereyarl71M/s2431/Photo_1710429833777.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="2429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuACKUTtLgpWSNDBEdx4GMSSRZ44s739A2ok4M9yAeSIABq5iWHSa7VXXHQzNZzr4xogMGvgz_-r6QZiRyBvb00OWqyIbsD0AK7VlDu85GycTgnLGAq09qR6aFovk2JHhzUg4vV6EgZ7VD832_SbzHMDDDb5tWd3SC64HIkKjkY1azNS9w_Zereyarl71M/w640-h640/Photo_1710429833777.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hi friends! Easter is around the corner and I made this adorable wobble tag using the <a href="https://sweetnovemberstamps.com/products/digital-stamp-spring-cookies-cookie-set-2?_pos=3&_psq=cookie&_ss=e&_v=1.0" target="_blank">Spring Cookies: Cookie set 2</a>. I'm sure my daughter will love this cutie and these chocolate surprises - how adorable are they?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCi7tsJotGRO6-McNjckDp0RPxDAABgmsLxfhJNhLIRpOg8IYzAS29KkJUGPncyhNoH5PzDKaoAneFSC5I7DHqmP43hUWh5caAY3NouMo6XkmgPorvPuVHEqZP8ehMavKTg1W3baNZz40QGbZg2qak32gP8dGSP8KCp4UaRlSqdRooeck0lROXLz5iIkW/s2413/Photo_1710429835227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2413" data-original-width="2412" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCi7tsJotGRO6-McNjckDp0RPxDAABgmsLxfhJNhLIRpOg8IYzAS29KkJUGPncyhNoH5PzDKaoAneFSC5I7DHqmP43hUWh5caAY3NouMo6XkmgPorvPuVHEqZP8ehMavKTg1W3baNZz40QGbZg2qak32gP8dGSP8KCp4UaRlSqdRooeck0lROXLz5iIkW/w640-h640/Photo_1710429835227.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wanted more than my usual warm greys for shading white, so I brought in a bit of soft violets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Copics used: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BV01, B60, W0, colorles blender</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">RV13, RV21, RV10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyVFKYuEIzj0bEvkAAMIXmPhv2-frRvh3WQTmdgCrR4fZYWARTHRwLeq9g72xK9U0GNn7POJl_VYBKmPWXpmA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And to add to the fun I popped the bunny up on a wobble.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ATf6vi_Z-P4ZDrQ82DkTebcwx_9KyKosZUCRwkHKNBlGIhDgVIbty2mJ5RUdiQ2uXx2mwc6gZ0B8LxeY0sZdekAr0lSrXueciqWsjcJqx9a25MWuB6dYQY9rL51bL5SIbgfEJg57NDZJKMBb4Ksz2tBoYEdFP7HYjOQJ5FQDrelNgKrvfq1UqznSRYTX/s2417/Photo_1710429834517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2417" data-original-width="2416" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ATf6vi_Z-P4ZDrQ82DkTebcwx_9KyKosZUCRwkHKNBlGIhDgVIbty2mJ5RUdiQ2uXx2mwc6gZ0B8LxeY0sZdekAr0lSrXueciqWsjcJqx9a25MWuB6dYQY9rL51bL5SIbgfEJg57NDZJKMBb4Ksz2tBoYEdFP7HYjOQJ5FQDrelNgKrvfq1UqznSRYTX/w640-h640/Photo_1710429834517.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy crafting and I hope you'll have a very happy Easter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tina</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*Ad - the stamps were given to me, but opinions remain my own.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-23111081688199478032024-03-16T09:00:00.001+01:002024-03-16T09:00:00.134+01:00Sweet November Stamps - Flight of the fairies<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin43OAPhan2debQOQvK7pbCGImkmRmLKFrUpCQP7ywitE7bvGa5hcb_ff7mg9hqgl0yJ9kRzrI8mhIqMN_wVDMXdinlz-MeaUY3rojXTtruQuqpVpU1X_boDOZALUoOg2n2nIKTn_HIVvdibg4svkMyIwfzK7TQqQ1WY4bZfAyMraLdxWO8ryBvsT4pps_/s1910/Photo_1710352487670_edit_197515906891214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="1909" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin43OAPhan2debQOQvK7pbCGImkmRmLKFrUpCQP7ywitE7bvGa5hcb_ff7mg9hqgl0yJ9kRzrI8mhIqMN_wVDMXdinlz-MeaUY3rojXTtruQuqpVpU1X_boDOZALUoOg2n2nIKTn_HIVvdibg4svkMyIwfzK7TQqQ1WY4bZfAyMraLdxWO8ryBvsT4pps_/w640-h640/Photo_1710352487670_edit_197515906891214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hi friends! I am beyond ecstatic to announce that I've joined the Sweet November Stamps design team. When I started making cards almost 10 years ago I bought layering stamps because I had no coloring skills nor intent to learn. Then I learned slowly by watching others color and Amy Young is who eventually gave me the confidence to color a whole card panel and creating my own backgrounds. So I feel very proud and honored. Thanks for the opportunity Amy and Tee.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LzX1OLdkfQ8isW3jv0dC39BZ6cIfQJhW1R5EvLWq2VUcJNGaPJQJWNQLHdmiSc7vILOdv5FxwiKG_UpdsEtgbw1dSlx9hWtY67iekNcjlr0Oq8fQUGRbCfnI2UiRmVa9A_NOqzm71_GuFDGh8Rzg7eaT_vNUKek9p1PJUVLnnpiI-Dy5_byoE34MA2q_/s1808/Photo_1710352488732_edit_197544074671418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="1807" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LzX1OLdkfQ8isW3jv0dC39BZ6cIfQJhW1R5EvLWq2VUcJNGaPJQJWNQLHdmiSc7vILOdv5FxwiKG_UpdsEtgbw1dSlx9hWtY67iekNcjlr0Oq8fQUGRbCfnI2UiRmVa9A_NOqzm71_GuFDGh8Rzg7eaT_vNUKek9p1PJUVLnnpiI-Dy5_byoE34MA2q_/w640-h640/Photo_1710352488732_edit_197544074671418.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Today we're welcoming a new digital release - The flight of the fairies. There are 4 fairies to choose from and they are all adorable. I used Lavinia.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When adding these cuties to my folder I spotted the cute <a href="https://sweetnovemberstamps.com/products/playful-kitties?_pos=34&_sid=2fa3d54b9&_ss=r" target="_blank">Playful kittens</a> and thought it would be fun to have one of them playing with the fairy. Then I thought it would be fun to have them on each side of a window. And once the idea had formed I couldn't let it go.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I used the window from the <a href="https://sweetnovemberstamps.com/products/digital-stamps-spring-is-back-background-builder-set?_pos=1&_sid=484ea9649&_ss=r" target="_blank">Spring is back background builder set</a>. It's originally meant to be seen from the inside of a house.</div><div style="text-align: left;">See this is why I love digital stamps. The ability of stretching is (almost) unlimited.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So I placed the kitten and enlarged the window enough that the curtains wouldn't show and finally added Lavinia over the window.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">E04, E11, E21, E00, E000 + R83</div><div style="text-align: left;">YG09, YG05, YG01</div><div style="text-align: left;">G05, G02, YG41, YG61</div><div style="text-align: left;">R85, R83, R81</div><div style="text-align: left;">E33, E31</div><div style="text-align: left;">E51, E55, E23</div><div style="text-align: left;">W5, W3, W2, W1, W0 + RV11</div><div style="text-align: left;">C3,C1</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My white gelly roll pen didn't show at all so I used a silver one instead.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPhOLS-6akSX3vM-tcaPiIT08nUP7EyqrQTnHvoBRFBqXi-wPjdPMC3Kn8Mhnhut1NtQ0iX1q27x_ZMJugZ6tX7yeV5nvt_wgnv8lr51E8Lb0DXa4D5JChJafEO_1ZP7OdXgnIRR7GfTGXfTj266FF61xrSSkwPUmlVvnQ9tdw-TUcd8DD7wbnSWdQpVV/s2138/Photo_1710352488213_edit_197530343874545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="2138" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPhOLS-6akSX3vM-tcaPiIT08nUP7EyqrQTnHvoBRFBqXi-wPjdPMC3Kn8Mhnhut1NtQ0iX1q27x_ZMJugZ6tX7yeV5nvt_wgnv8lr51E8Lb0DXa4D5JChJafEO_1ZP7OdXgnIRR7GfTGXfTj266FF61xrSSkwPUmlVvnQ9tdw-TUcd8DD7wbnSWdQpVV/w640-h640/Photo_1710352488213_edit_197530343874545.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I really hope you like this adorable scene. I can't wait to create many more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ad - the stamps were given to me, but opinions remain my own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-61639952068771088102024-03-08T08:52:00.000+01:002024-03-08T08:52:05.149+01:00Pop-up how-to<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLKtd9VV9txRGd-w5W4ODe5ZxpIgTteP4h-pvCaL_oCdSSlCNsyk9bEdc-j6t1CJ-rLWtMmw1uEygcfVvlTwHaolme4w-5rtMtxlSMuuqQnFFFZ1tUG3dIaxBah774qvo_obQ6XQg_dp6aqPemBsFuev_Iz6BCsSh6jyobg486inWM6jWwUh_YLuYU4vx/s1875/Photo_1686251942809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1874" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLKtd9VV9txRGd-w5W4ODe5ZxpIgTteP4h-pvCaL_oCdSSlCNsyk9bEdc-j6t1CJ-rLWtMmw1uEygcfVvlTwHaolme4w-5rtMtxlSMuuqQnFFFZ1tUG3dIaxBah774qvo_obQ6XQg_dp6aqPemBsFuev_Iz6BCsSh6jyobg486inWM6jWwUh_YLuYU4vx/w640-h640/Photo_1686251942809.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hi friends, here's a how-to on my pop-up cards. Last summer I decided on finding a card design that was sort of interactive, yet not too dimensional, to make for the Danish Operation write home. </div><div style="text-align: left;">For those who don't know, the Operation write home delivers cards for military personnel to send home to their loved ones while deployed. </div><div style="text-align: left;">~ My favorite things Mermazing, Elegant rectangle stax, Neat & Tangled Mermazing, Taylored Expressions Sweet scallop stencil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45D9f0jyoUy5HrS6zUpLdUo4W3nCHbBKuYOsPS9rxw4WfaMeRIwnJLKQZWFMtNPKknaEsYIXCkUBVCvSfaIIKbre6maI80SHXs7MUbSlkfmQQvk2BeKREe1PlxGLjcm5STEgUuGUtIHX8W5VatLxDzLHMXUQg0fGFGE66NcQjkchJNbZANqsp9XGIIm0q/s2019/Photo_1686251186748_edit_409588807175520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="2019" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45D9f0jyoUy5HrS6zUpLdUo4W3nCHbBKuYOsPS9rxw4WfaMeRIwnJLKQZWFMtNPKknaEsYIXCkUBVCvSfaIIKbre6maI80SHXs7MUbSlkfmQQvk2BeKREe1PlxGLjcm5STEgUuGUtIHX8W5VatLxDzLHMXUQg0fGFGE66NcQjkchJNbZANqsp9XGIIm0q/w640-h640/Photo_1686251186748_edit_409588807175520.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The pop-up card design is not my original idea. It's been around for years, and I recall making one a looong time ago, but it was tedious and I didn't like the working process. But I recently saw Jennifer Mcquire make it this way, and I knew I had to give it a try. And once I'd made one they just flowed on out of my crafty quarters. They are really easy to make and add quite the dimension to the card. AND - they fold flat, which is absolutely perfect.</div><div style="text-align: left;">~ Whimsy stamps Whale of a time, Sunny Studios stamps Sea you soon, My favorite things Hooray, Elegant rectangle stax, Taylored Expressions Splash stencil</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqUP4niqSgsc34cJ0FkSi8rq-QJYIE6VNNeeLoW2QlHaCKwYuDPmoZjfzjRB0XbEdKnZfFNCKBmbMe8h51kcJUUiqWbILfXwoxTHs1JkzeG_vhM3nkhclIV65zUmmXhpnFAwDxiZhFfHggyQlxputJaDwdVAjSERTfXKhLVvo66kpZi-CGhxmq8XFPSSX/s2711/IMG_20240301_134621_edit_535220837565725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="2711" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqUP4niqSgsc34cJ0FkSi8rq-QJYIE6VNNeeLoW2QlHaCKwYuDPmoZjfzjRB0XbEdKnZfFNCKBmbMe8h51kcJUUiqWbILfXwoxTHs1JkzeG_vhM3nkhclIV65zUmmXhpnFAwDxiZhFfHggyQlxputJaDwdVAjSERTfXKhLVvo66kpZi-CGhxmq8XFPSSX/w640-h640/IMG_20240301_134621_edit_535220837565725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Basically I cut the front panel wider than the card. Here I cut the panel 14,8 cm x 14,1 cm, then scoring at 0,6; 1,2 and 1,8 cm from each side. </div><div style="text-align: left;">My cards are typically in the Danish A6 size, but for US A2 I'd widen with 1.5 inch, scoring at each quarter (3 from each side). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I find that with the folds 0,5 cm is not enough and 1 cm is too much. The perfect dimension is 0,6-0,8 cm in my opinion. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7UwSCqaOpg8-bXN79Lzri9WIhJEBSci1UV1NT-EJASzpZaa1gFsGrB5COnXMDyEp8ve0fs-vPVSfW-YZ0W10MaS2M4huZnAgANE6veAqLPoP1xo4PXRYi1m3726IRlTaPo9xyEfBfQYHCkUrNqFjqX-y-p9Uxv3imLxHyQCLgkTJQOuIjC7A7DD5X-q6/s2812/IMG_20240301_134957_edit_535272962993842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2812" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7UwSCqaOpg8-bXN79Lzri9WIhJEBSci1UV1NT-EJASzpZaa1gFsGrB5COnXMDyEp8ve0fs-vPVSfW-YZ0W10MaS2M4huZnAgANE6veAqLPoP1xo4PXRYi1m3726IRlTaPo9xyEfBfQYHCkUrNqFjqX-y-p9Uxv3imLxHyQCLgkTJQOuIjC7A7DD5X-q6/w640-h360/IMG_20240301_134957_edit_535272962993842.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once scored you want to place the penel backside up, then make the first fold onto the back of the panel. And this is what that looks like. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAbUuSc6QxXZEoNvomOQ6PaRJl0OhhZ9zXDWM4lHXKLPnLHKhn4O7KIOtUfaDocZjnZpeomOF0RapTU7tuuPSQnGWnYn-5pnZSYSrYBFLuyiaYO4VFYiITGkO1NY20kVVwluu1jNNqyQMDayBT6Sx3oEb2oH7FRJKxDZBeOeY6_l66DtCFRV9yeRML2Vm/s2403/Photo_1686250723116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2403" data-original-width="2403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAbUuSc6QxXZEoNvomOQ6PaRJl0OhhZ9zXDWM4lHXKLPnLHKhn4O7KIOtUfaDocZjnZpeomOF0RapTU7tuuPSQnGWnYn-5pnZSYSrYBFLuyiaYO4VFYiITGkO1NY20kVVwluu1jNNqyQMDayBT6Sx3oEb2oH7FRJKxDZBeOeY6_l66DtCFRV9yeRML2Vm/w640-h640/Photo_1686250723116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before cutting into the panel I decide for a layout to figure out the shape/size of my center die. Sometimes I cut first, sometimes I would create the front panel before cutting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once card base and pop-up panel are ready - including all stamped sentiments! - I add glue only to the 2 last folds of the panel and adhere the pop-up panel and place something heavy on it while it dries. Then I add the images including the "floating" image. I used acetate for these, but you can use clear packaging as well. And voilá!</div><div style="text-align: left;">~ Whimsy stamps Hap-bee birthday, Sunny Studio stamps Just bee-cause, Waffle Flower Nesting Hexagons</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWUtbgp94IreZS6EyJsFdvdoRIyRbdPgcN2pG9Fbhc1dx_xFHdgHFr8nBo5XPFwBtkTZhVRrYAwBAgykdzyGCNRui5QuJ2sutawLJ1e1XhqaqVIgYmw7LPDNHhhR_PVWekEAV-ZP7We7PcUUZaRdzxCG3wWhSTXgKYVU81vvzbhC5RHFaRuO5fF4U2q6L/s2736/IMG_20230427_134750_edit_211041640871964.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWUtbgp94IreZS6EyJsFdvdoRIyRbdPgcN2pG9Fbhc1dx_xFHdgHFr8nBo5XPFwBtkTZhVRrYAwBAgykdzyGCNRui5QuJ2sutawLJ1e1XhqaqVIgYmw7LPDNHhhR_PVWekEAV-ZP7We7PcUUZaRdzxCG3wWhSTXgKYVU81vvzbhC5RHFaRuO5fF4U2q6L/w640-h640/IMG_20230427_134750_edit_211041640871964.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a look from the top to give you a better idea of the W-fold that creates the pop-up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZaStO58P0idSUQFk7ITJ83EJvSMkhZZ9BzCVv_3__QqYHGEUwzvXxbpWwItaRRCL0EGQJ4OnHvwxdHyZ1obJRrxoVmngkjgmPCifW2ahXYoODr1xbjcL5DDTixfluARbWCy3CZTt3Ia0XD4l-Yq2sXkYST2KCa_jrDi3zsS7k2_LmwNtsucz_OqfKlbb/s2049/Photo_1686252437065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="2049" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZaStO58P0idSUQFk7ITJ83EJvSMkhZZ9BzCVv_3__QqYHGEUwzvXxbpWwItaRRCL0EGQJ4OnHvwxdHyZ1obJRrxoVmngkjgmPCifW2ahXYoODr1xbjcL5DDTixfluARbWCy3CZTt3Ia0XD4l-Yq2sXkYST2KCa_jrDi3zsS7k2_LmwNtsucz_OqfKlbb/w640-h640/Photo_1686252437065.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And here's a closer look at some of my other creations.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This ninja card was one of the first ones I made. Rather simple looking, but still kicks a punch. And I honestly like the simple almost monochrome look.</div><div style="text-align: left;">~ My favorite things Ninja-mazing, Hooray</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz4dr4djg89GBDtKEy0PUjwzD5CVBIc1wZ1j4SlmxHxrVOZ6m1MKjqOYubgBhuLN1UJJZLDzAr9WpZw3qxhF20xP5rXMlPAMFbml6KzsHeD_i_rm7hoScw6h-vh4mV7laZVSymSvrRok6UHqMrmAzd94BZmX9Pz7VfeNGSjyb2ao4Dw48Y7kySr0sI1AY/s2123/Photo_1686251527347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2123" data-original-width="2123" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz4dr4djg89GBDtKEy0PUjwzD5CVBIc1wZ1j4SlmxHxrVOZ6m1MKjqOYubgBhuLN1UJJZLDzAr9WpZw3qxhF20xP5rXMlPAMFbml6KzsHeD_i_rm7hoScw6h-vh4mV7laZVSymSvrRok6UHqMrmAzd94BZmX9Pz7VfeNGSjyb2ao4Dw48Y7kySr0sI1AY/w640-h640/Photo_1686251527347.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here I stamped and ink blended the whole panel, then cut out the center, letting the background continue yet be dimensional. To fit it perfectly, I simply lay the top panel over the card base so they allign and then "inlay" the die cut panel.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here I glued die cut images to the front and the inside. Btw I do not own a lot of coordinating dies, so most were fuzzy cut.</div><div style="text-align: left;">~ My favorite things Party animals, Elegant rectangle stax, Musical notes</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXAlrfj_cov7CPLaryZ9QzI3W1JC5wr4LjVH_cKFM2zrV8mtP7jz_9YXzpJhMZNhTaxVWU8OfIPGCPsNIZV0yt-a8cUxHlDWB9ZAUnmDUOKl83bYJAgtn7l6IHMsy8prTEQycBRz77ybg-3kqGX-WcOYT_Fav5msUmsRFVDguedLWcfHBFAthrLibJJbZ/s2478/Photo_1686250076103_edit_210582179022555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="2478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXAlrfj_cov7CPLaryZ9QzI3W1JC5wr4LjVH_cKFM2zrV8mtP7jz_9YXzpJhMZNhTaxVWU8OfIPGCPsNIZV0yt-a8cUxHlDWB9ZAUnmDUOKl83bYJAgtn7l6IHMsy8prTEQycBRz77ybg-3kqGX-WcOYT_Fav5msUmsRFVDguedLWcfHBFAthrLibJJbZ/w640-h640/Photo_1686250076103_edit_210582179022555.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For other cards I cut the center first for a different design inside and out. For this card I used the Concord & 9th rainbow turnabout for the front panel, and a cloud stencil for the inside. Obviously you want to ink blend BEFORE adhering the pop-up panel.</div><div style="text-align: left;">~ My favorite things Frindly unicorns, Rainbows and unicorns.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now you're all set to create your own pop-up card!</div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope you like them all - which is your favorite?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina x</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-81877186537958779682024-02-23T09:06:00.001+01:002024-02-23T09:08:25.577+01:00Wondering Wabbit Stamps Abbis mum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa8CZmkytxU5bWPZOdfy7Lv_Y99AwgsO3BLry95O4rdan0IV7kkKSKzYa4KzH2OiJAY9fOx_HYY5dUwgaX9RN43p2MroS3-YIRe2kvfF25X6WZxYdD1aXuu4DHs2dSqUNoM0oOtJ7K5MXHdjbSBPlxpMSBcFYHWIv5qrv0wAjZWbcL1bEhX3rHcqzaVLd/s1976/Photo_1707145212322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="1976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa8CZmkytxU5bWPZOdfy7Lv_Y99AwgsO3BLry95O4rdan0IV7kkKSKzYa4KzH2OiJAY9fOx_HYY5dUwgaX9RN43p2MroS3-YIRe2kvfF25X6WZxYdD1aXuu4DHs2dSqUNoM0oOtJ7K5MXHdjbSBPlxpMSBcFYHWIv5qrv0wAjZWbcL1bEhX3rHcqzaVLd/w640-h640/Photo_1707145212322.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey friends, today I'm sharing a card using <a href="https://ko-fi.com/wonderingwabbit?fbclid=PAAaYZW1H2aoggZufOUiiGLJzhSkkV3fkVg893oAWCojiPKfjQlWJ2_JkalgI" target="_blank">Wondering Wabbit's Abbis mum</a>. We'll, after seeing Abbis attitude I guess I can't blame Mum for her "mood poisening" 🤭</div><div style="text-align: left;">I just love these characters. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVEZnNNe0cjHN4E-tQuNFC1e-XvA2k7-TYGIpP72arEQqM3bO4poSjDFf_4aVh3zDuBrqw9hRWQPVUO-8r6wEJ43YQCEF6IeRNgSmHKAO07mnhbA8pZ7KOG4z5SC7W6QjPggKId8Op0Y2BEY1xT3nwtpuiZXCU_Mp-9J5iyrQE_V7ADvQkLuGQGKWyUa6/s2728/Photo_1707145213490.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVEZnNNe0cjHN4E-tQuNFC1e-XvA2k7-TYGIpP72arEQqM3bO4poSjDFf_4aVh3zDuBrqw9hRWQPVUO-8r6wEJ43YQCEF6IeRNgSmHKAO07mnhbA8pZ7KOG4z5SC7W6QjPggKId8Op0Y2BEY1xT3nwtpuiZXCU_Mp-9J5iyrQE_V7ADvQkLuGQGKWyUa6/w640-h640/Photo_1707145213490.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For this card I found an old piece of paper that I died with coffee. I had plans that it would still be visible after my play with Nuvo shimmer powders, but... Ack 🤷♀️ once I started there was no stopping me 🙈</div><div style="text-align: left;">I used Cherry bomb, Solar flare, Atlantis burst and Violet brocade. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Before doing that tough, I embossed the paper with Sunny Studios Sunburst embossing folder. Not that that's easy to spot. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I used one of the coordinating sentiments, and also My favorite things Little Letters dies. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuiLvzHu7HKEGVWaVP7biYG9LIS2dEnLuX2ruySodmS8IfP0q6BIWuRHfCgNu-xNF_aRe5MUw_C4s_vW6NN5RNnEQmiZrTTELVD_VT25jczzGEYoQD64HNUroH3JCpxjxVgg2xBFsvppyniOtzIuS8jzkEfEm2N15Jv8g6xCOj8atyBpgQzVOg5Ta1btA/s2106/Photo_1707145212880.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="2106" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuiLvzHu7HKEGVWaVP7biYG9LIS2dEnLuX2ruySodmS8IfP0q6BIWuRHfCgNu-xNF_aRe5MUw_C4s_vW6NN5RNnEQmiZrTTELVD_VT25jczzGEYoQD64HNUroH3JCpxjxVgg2xBFsvppyniOtzIuS8jzkEfEm2N15Jv8g6xCOj8atyBpgQzVOg5Ta1btA/w640-h640/Photo_1707145212880.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used </div><div style="text-align: left;">E13, E11, E21, E00, E000</div><div style="text-align: left;">E04, R24, R20, RV11, RV34</div><div style="text-align: left;">E57, E55, E53</div><div style="text-align: left;">E23, E59, E49</div><div style="text-align: left;">E44, E43, E42</div><div style="text-align: left;">BV04, BV13, BV02, BV01</div><div style="text-align: left;">W2 + RV13, RV21</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>*Ad / reklame*</div><div>Since I'm on the design team. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting! </div><div>Tina X </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-47786658150222564622024-02-15T09:37:00.001+01:002024-02-15T11:32:20.537+01:00RAM stamps Fairy Party<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeDb3JUVMVktgAdj9-HVkayhEC8f5s6OVSGwvOfhoejUoNqO5jl5BW8QZcpYolHIqASuj7WNwI1qDrnaLlskwmt1tmioaVy0u9kr3K1nAXnf6SJKnasF4QCFkgWUhEdLpUgSiVhk-DBACW5zxaLL8HlZ2yH5wi-AFIYzz9jgc25dO7b3sTn4SZwhokiX_/s2342/Photo_1706534327039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2342" data-original-width="2342" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeDb3JUVMVktgAdj9-HVkayhEC8f5s6OVSGwvOfhoejUoNqO5jl5BW8QZcpYolHIqASuj7WNwI1qDrnaLlskwmt1tmioaVy0u9kr3K1nAXnf6SJKnasF4QCFkgWUhEdLpUgSiVhk-DBACW5zxaLL8HlZ2yH5wi-AFIYzz9jgc25dO7b3sTn4SZwhokiX_/w640-h640/Photo_1706534327039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hi Rammy's, today I'm sharing a mini slimline card with the adorable <a href="http://rachelleannemiller.com/?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">Fairy Party</a> stamp. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oSjr5oKxB5zL0bMbJIvnMef6bCq-u8O5tUFYlVBbKjs889s6a24CnwUI9Zehwc8LP9nJ4WNsbzJlDfal-q2Y2x9BRoKY9lkHbs0rFDLSi2f4lpmdUGH87Jl3kHQNPHQ9-jPU4WMj2nkRQkHD9oH3k-8rGo-3dC0z-tMxZbs33c4eh0oc8eq3-76WlO60/s2178/Photo_1706534326406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="2178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oSjr5oKxB5zL0bMbJIvnMef6bCq-u8O5tUFYlVBbKjs889s6a24CnwUI9Zehwc8LP9nJ4WNsbzJlDfal-q2Y2x9BRoKY9lkHbs0rFDLSi2f4lpmdUGH87Jl3kHQNPHQ9-jPU4WMj2nkRQkHD9oH3k-8rGo-3dC0z-tMxZbs33c4eh0oc8eq3-76WlO60/w640-h640/Photo_1706534326406.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Copics used</div><div style="text-align: left;">E04, E11, E21, E00, E000</div><div style="text-align: left;">R85, R83, R81</div><div style="text-align: left;">100, C7, C5</div><div style="text-align: left;">BV08, BV04, BV02</div><div style="text-align: left;">E51, E53, E55</div><div style="text-align: left;">E40, E42, E43, E44</div><div style="text-align: left;">E30, E23, E25</div><div style="text-align: left;">YR24, Y17, Y08, Y11</div><div style="text-align: left;">W2 + Colorless blender</div><div style="text-align: left;">YG09, YG05, YG01</div><div style="text-align: left;">G46, G43, YG61</div><div style="text-align: left;">RV34 flower garland</div><div style="text-align: left;">YG41 wings </div><div style="text-align: left;">BG10 background </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFF5LLagBTyyh4GTlzK21xaGbFySqr1TxRxroZw6oRvAdUdsnW7WTwUR9zvIcIOlLr8CCouxFD6fJEkuo2UtVZjYdBI434dL4DUQvme-QnmN3IstmYt8js58X94CtukWgmlNtXGFRFSO09W_xs7f_UrPHe7w1AQTKgM__BentBqqrzR1DT-UXm9fHnAqpx/s2390/Photo_1706534325802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2390" data-original-width="2389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFF5LLagBTyyh4GTlzK21xaGbFySqr1TxRxroZw6oRvAdUdsnW7WTwUR9zvIcIOlLr8CCouxFD6fJEkuo2UtVZjYdBI434dL4DUQvme-QnmN3IstmYt8js58X94CtukWgmlNtXGFRFSO09W_xs7f_UrPHe7w1AQTKgM__BentBqqrzR1DT-UXm9fHnAqpx/w640-h640/Photo_1706534325802.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>The happy birthday sentiment is from Poppystamps Happy birthday stitched tag and I layered lots of embossing powder on there. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I first heat embossed 2 layers of WOW! white, then 1 layer of WOW! Metalline Red, next 1 layer of WOW! Pink Fizz and finally 1 layer of Recollections Vintage Pink. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It didn't need sequins and gems in my opinion, but my printer made a boo-boo and I needed to cover that. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>*Ad / reklame*</div><div>Since I'm on the design team. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmPns2O0-c9_hR1TX3MMvjhYlTiGriWFaODlSIzPyKt0JBmfiB07aOOvqtsRqhEdBtJm47VpfSBBGwDjkxMqUmq_GZo0TKC7f72nVGsOoSwqrdWPBnrGnR8uhrvRvO8SwdCQNBy99ksXY-p_PDNaYAbambcPv05xIo-P6AY3M-S93x9lztpUY9Bh-Ibb9/s1992/Photo_1706534325228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmPns2O0-c9_hR1TX3MMvjhYlTiGriWFaODlSIzPyKt0JBmfiB07aOOvqtsRqhEdBtJm47VpfSBBGwDjkxMqUmq_GZo0TKC7f72nVGsOoSwqrdWPBnrGnR8uhrvRvO8SwdCQNBy99ksXY-p_PDNaYAbambcPv05xIo-P6AY3M-S93x9lztpUY9Bh-Ibb9/w640-h640/Photo_1706534325228.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy crafting. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina X </div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-46964962948383097772024-02-12T09:25:00.000+01:002024-02-12T09:25:44.120+01:00Wondering Wabbit stamps Winter Mouse <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVDKuKyM9d8hRLlywnWK_R83gyekjK9l673vn5Ohcw1qvMvMj_r_9Lkbo-t3L8PajVHmiYGgTftVUTNHjhnHH7s0weKDKfP_YroibfMbPI1xb3np4yaMyAEn-uZfvjTuUt4jILSirsAjpcCxzYzAUgcxyRN9dJLht9hJhKdVblEk-C4pNa9KFCVjesNRH/s2191/Photo_1707145592938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="2190" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVDKuKyM9d8hRLlywnWK_R83gyekjK9l673vn5Ohcw1qvMvMj_r_9Lkbo-t3L8PajVHmiYGgTftVUTNHjhnHH7s0weKDKfP_YroibfMbPI1xb3np4yaMyAEn-uZfvjTuUt4jILSirsAjpcCxzYzAUgcxyRN9dJLht9hJhKdVblEk-C4pNa9KFCVjesNRH/w640-h640/Photo_1707145592938.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey everyone! I fell in love with this cutie the moment I saw him, so I made a card and a tag to go along with it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WeWkeYANQeEer7iV4gcQ9BJWFLBPNSle5vZuIy3Rsb7j6e_fB0jXdZ9syhpwcVHVYP0X3OnE33xbEI_RLEMP8t3dspzt-XMc_urNIZCfowXHq9yRdG4CNVsx0SfSV2yHEO0jNg0a7fXrF_dTNEbAHO9UzhvHwyVCjNVFiN78D2NecqjlmkOCoJFWj-x2/s1715/Photo_1707145591977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="1714" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WeWkeYANQeEer7iV4gcQ9BJWFLBPNSle5vZuIy3Rsb7j6e_fB0jXdZ9syhpwcVHVYP0X3OnE33xbEI_RLEMP8t3dspzt-XMc_urNIZCfowXHq9yRdG4CNVsx0SfSV2yHEO0jNg0a7fXrF_dTNEbAHO9UzhvHwyVCjNVFiN78D2NecqjlmkOCoJFWj-x2/w640-h640/Photo_1707145591977.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the card background I masked off the bottom to make a snowy hill and blended the background with Salvaged Patina Distress ink and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately I made myself believe I had a Salvaged Patina Oxide and I colored the mice to match. So the inks looked a bit different and to hide that I added some texture paste through a snow stencil.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Should I have added glitter? 🤔</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3lv4jfD0c8tcYgcKLp5Zl66utecz2OCabvVFFev94okMRzwKVuKcdTPs-wxyWwxotK6eJfYWt4jRwOOD5P_NhW1GDIL-v30EV0QwRCbvW1SlDKhLmVLa942eEVHYr52mcHh_mzgPSHDA_6zk7xcZmYeKRFDjDjVB5ny33e_tnkpGvpPsqGXpwImIsgzg/s2297/Photo_1707145594177.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2297" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3lv4jfD0c8tcYgcKLp5Zl66utecz2OCabvVFFev94okMRzwKVuKcdTPs-wxyWwxotK6eJfYWt4jRwOOD5P_NhW1GDIL-v30EV0QwRCbvW1SlDKhLmVLa942eEVHYr52mcHh_mzgPSHDA_6zk7xcZmYeKRFDjDjVB5ny33e_tnkpGvpPsqGXpwImIsgzg/w640-h640/Photo_1707145594177.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, the sentiments come with the mouse and I just love Nathalie's snarky sentiments as much as her cute critters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tag die from Nellie's. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuB7PigV7QhIoaVhImkdmC-_Z1s-s7jhS0T_oi3inkURxQu1Oj-5kMGuKvdzDkCaR25RaTP0R4ovOcmNZ8tydlxWui_fKcsdwhtYzsrK80b54_z_XaVXeycZCEAM1vjF5aP1yiPkGI6d1NjIgtpJbBXKUvIU6q6a1g42cELOtlZrc4MeGo9sPod0DYOnP/s1914/Photo_1707145592422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuB7PigV7QhIoaVhImkdmC-_Z1s-s7jhS0T_oi3inkURxQu1Oj-5kMGuKvdzDkCaR25RaTP0R4ovOcmNZ8tydlxWui_fKcsdwhtYzsrK80b54_z_XaVXeycZCEAM1vjF5aP1yiPkGI6d1NjIgtpJbBXKUvIU6q6a1g42cELOtlZrc4MeGo9sPod0DYOnP/w640-h640/Photo_1707145592422.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used</div><div style="text-align: left;">W5, W3, W1, W0, W00 + RV11 + RV34</div><div style="text-align: left;">BG15, BG13, BG23, BG11</div><div style="text-align: left;">RV04, RV02, RV00</div><div style="text-align: left;">C2, C1, C00</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*Ad / reklame*</div><div style="text-align: left;">Since I'm on the design team.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina X </div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-34033503674820289002024-02-05T18:24:00.004+01:002024-02-06T08:00:20.313+01:00Wondering Wabbit Cozy Campfire <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkOO99W7ZjbahMLMyKBA5WHCBEsf4KoZkl-z1vD20nOHGDJAm3FG1MyjOF7foOE21vvvWlcnYcQ72SJ4BspyCpbmsGn_DfhrCxpOjeIbHAd5EQwuBP0LHWznE-N7a1nq6BI_2Ufjou22xypu8rGtBdFuiFDlfsJbgHg7OyUNcunO3fNwyQjE3k627NsOX/s1867/Photo_1707144965805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="1867" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkOO99W7ZjbahMLMyKBA5WHCBEsf4KoZkl-z1vD20nOHGDJAm3FG1MyjOF7foOE21vvvWlcnYcQ72SJ4BspyCpbmsGn_DfhrCxpOjeIbHAd5EQwuBP0LHWznE-N7a1nq6BI_2Ufjou22xypu8rGtBdFuiFDlfsJbgHg7OyUNcunO3fNwyQjE3k627NsOX/w640-h640/Photo_1707144965805.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Hi friends, today I'm sharing a freebie stamp from Wandering Wabbit that you can get on Instagram through <a href="http://Www.instagram.com/mytinkercrafts" target="_blank">Stamplover24</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's basically lots of freebies during February, so go check it out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH8ZKI1_Q3BhPv6Z3kKTpg1JAFsJ4ZhV0_Y-haFZT0CcKw3pseTgw5gMMGJv4M6Q4geEtU3QiOzrhmOc3-a_tymSjmIVacCY6mwi5TSyBJE92lRYHPj3X2l4ywUcFKUnMivKdw6Ux0sIs5_vwjoSu4opHpq0ss8PxLkF9A2Je-0zEP_hccc5X1gAj7j1V/s1179/Photo_1707144967354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH8ZKI1_Q3BhPv6Z3kKTpg1JAFsJ4ZhV0_Y-haFZT0CcKw3pseTgw5gMMGJv4M6Q4geEtU3QiOzrhmOc3-a_tymSjmIVacCY6mwi5TSyBJE92lRYHPj3X2l4ywUcFKUnMivKdw6Ux0sIs5_vwjoSu4opHpq0ss8PxLkF9A2Je-0zEP_hccc5X1gAj7j1V/w640-h640/Photo_1707144967354.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The stamp is one bird at the fire and one sentiment.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So I first copy-pasted the stamp so the birds would be the same size. Then I covered the fire and fit the other bird with the fire next to it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5G38v5XOAJ2Q7kmMNJFfwPx63mUGNFllVcmOgLADbA_fKqFNYF4afo6c47aTYm6jISvrTK7CjjyfRwDqAoj9rmrcQ4guqW_lqJfBCvK2bCEndL886VqTP_DH8mB07Lj87Yqw6Mjk-QXltEfEehmhFpPE5iDmcGRs_pQvrQrXOYK62xilMSd6NH8g_egM/s1288/Photo_1707144967018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1288" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5G38v5XOAJ2Q7kmMNJFfwPx63mUGNFllVcmOgLADbA_fKqFNYF4afo6c47aTYm6jISvrTK7CjjyfRwDqAoj9rmrcQ4guqW_lqJfBCvK2bCEndL886VqTP_DH8mB07Lj87Yqw6Mjk-QXltEfEehmhFpPE5iDmcGRs_pQvrQrXOYK62xilMSd6NH8g_egM/w640-h640/Photo_1707144967018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I really love that the bird is so "open" that you can pretty much color any bird you want. I think it can be a penguin as easily as a Bull Finch. I've been fortunate to see a few Bull Finches in my garden this winter, so I colored Mr. and Mrs. Bull Finch. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used</div><div style="text-align: left;">100, C9, C7, C5, C3, C2</div><div style="text-align: left;">R22, R20, R01, R000</div><div style="text-align: left;">E74, E71, E70</div><div style="text-align: left;">Y11, Y00</div><div style="text-align: left;">E44, E43, E42</div><div style="text-align: left;">W2, W0</div><div style="text-align: left;">E55, E57, E59</div><div style="text-align: left;">R14, YR15, Y11</div><div style="text-align: left;">BV13, BV01, BV00, BV000</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*ad/reklame* </div><div style="text-align: left;">Since I'm on the design team. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczmJ57PLvcTj54P7cp7tG44i22IaqzykS2uzs4GmnZbWWjfkOseHB2NRCong8nM8AC9yBN6ssjmWbkBFkiqYilgcicyI_f_s_Ik1T8E68fEGL-XGyeZCpqMC7T7FtIgmNQ5buz3DS_MA-0L0SNJ-KXS3Q3OevPZ_89RifTqzDk7IXBNTaabbwufLX-bVG/s2535/Photo_1707144966436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="2535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczmJ57PLvcTj54P7cp7tG44i22IaqzykS2uzs4GmnZbWWjfkOseHB2NRCong8nM8AC9yBN6ssjmWbkBFkiqYilgcicyI_f_s_Ik1T8E68fEGL-XGyeZCpqMC7T7FtIgmNQ5buz3DS_MA-0L0SNJ-KXS3Q3OevPZ_89RifTqzDk7IXBNTaabbwufLX-bVG/w640-h640/Photo_1707144966436.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina X </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-44481351609342883252024-02-02T07:36:00.000+01:002024-02-02T07:36:05.295+01:00RAM stamps February release - Easter chicks<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35jX5tKPucu_UfsiLzjsUU8fSPkQ2TWA3AZyqXJjlOYIptujScqMBetCx40ACP9ljpRru3rwFJsU6xRIP_yRaFy38C3VYAJjSjUa8pwQ2qpShP-JMUpRymsLcjh-3MepCB8AiTKdbSoaCz7V8rflGT6_IsL1_N6vDvwxgSFpDxXJhHbMx6N-Bigo88AHP/s2256/Photo_1706533993114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2256" data-original-width="2256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35jX5tKPucu_UfsiLzjsUU8fSPkQ2TWA3AZyqXJjlOYIptujScqMBetCx40ACP9ljpRru3rwFJsU6xRIP_yRaFy38C3VYAJjSjUa8pwQ2qpShP-JMUpRymsLcjh-3MepCB8AiTKdbSoaCz7V8rflGT6_IsL1_N6vDvwxgSFpDxXJhHbMx6N-Bigo88AHP/w640-h640/Photo_1706533993114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Hi RAM friends, do you celebrate Easter? If so, the February release is now live and it includes the most adorable chicks and bunnies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I dcecided to color up the Easter blessings Chicks for my card and I just couldn't resist coloring up the Stacked Chicks for a tag.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEM3YvL2j-4B_btnvkCMBjMsnwPTJlVHISixoNqu0VnXo15SPKWnI9PHLQ7-3SLvRT5zjk8abmt9Duj1jMdiHUo_x03HaRyc-pJR-VvPnJ91LmZKdQCtBLAxlHU27k3f0j78Fa6h7yM2FlMLo8wUBnm6b3VbVJgFnd3IBfrDBtjW4XdC6-n1Jc7-lxRZa/s2197/Photo_1706533990560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2197" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEM3YvL2j-4B_btnvkCMBjMsnwPTJlVHISixoNqu0VnXo15SPKWnI9PHLQ7-3SLvRT5zjk8abmt9Duj1jMdiHUo_x03HaRyc-pJR-VvPnJ91LmZKdQCtBLAxlHU27k3f0j78Fa6h7yM2FlMLo8wUBnm6b3VbVJgFnd3IBfrDBtjW4XdC6-n1Jc7-lxRZa/w640-h640/Photo_1706533990560.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I cut the basket of chickens out with a circle die and popped it up on top of die cuts from patterned paper. <div>I used </div><div>Nellie's circle dies</div><div>Three Scoops paper </div><div>My favorite things Elegant rectangle die</div><div>Gitte's Rundede rektangler og flag</div><div>A few sequins and gems </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGmym095pKZKXki4bumzc0I4zk-nxNWiFO29fTREs8SnxaO5Iz1davOFTQkjmjMgJk3qMf1r0_E39IGwhYcTbqbhfn-q-eAh5y8gzPD3-eaLYs1Wd8OI64mZzWTmOjGPIUygTC8IANdfu4YZLC4j_BvZ4j0h3X4vgMCmNBziX7bbuacf9Za1mdg9FdCHi/s1951/Photo_1706533991814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1951" data-original-width="1950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGmym095pKZKXki4bumzc0I4zk-nxNWiFO29fTREs8SnxaO5Iz1davOFTQkjmjMgJk3qMf1r0_E39IGwhYcTbqbhfn-q-eAh5y8gzPD3-eaLYs1Wd8OI64mZzWTmOjGPIUygTC8IANdfu4YZLC4j_BvZ4j0h3X4vgMCmNBziX7bbuacf9Za1mdg9FdCHi/w640-h640/Photo_1706533991814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Copics used </div><div>Y35, Y08, Y13 +YR15</div><div>R24, R22, R20</div><div>W3, W1, W00</div><div>E33, E31, E30</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktRPgVvb_tnq2c-qW0mDokkryJz-P4UqchTAFP3z_cn61jvaM8cjwcNZYnX4uEPDq9E0YbKJ3NtgiaIKgdVfuV-2wW17DZ9d2ikPtzXqalwLMqLf9quViMYEOSzaZ_RAhUbwgvIxKiZG8Kzy1Gr_CkfFg9duWKz8w5IILB1f5Rv9DVKYB9WIag7kwWG3x/s2504/Photo_1706533992430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2504" data-original-width="2504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktRPgVvb_tnq2c-qW0mDokkryJz-P4UqchTAFP3z_cn61jvaM8cjwcNZYnX4uEPDq9E0YbKJ3NtgiaIKgdVfuV-2wW17DZ9d2ikPtzXqalwLMqLf9quViMYEOSzaZ_RAhUbwgvIxKiZG8Kzy1Gr_CkfFg9duWKz8w5IILB1f5Rv9DVKYB9WIag7kwWG3x/w640-h640/Photo_1706533992430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I cut the Stacked Chicks with a Nellie's tag die and added some ribbon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Copics used </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Y35, Y08, Y13 + YR15</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">V17, FV2, V12</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">RV23, RV21, RV10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">YG05, YG13, YG01</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div><br /></div><div>*Ad / reklame*</div><div>Since I'm on the design team. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting! </div><div>Tina X </div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-65325601219716818292024-01-29T07:58:00.001+01:002024-01-29T07:58:41.203+01:00Wondering Wabbit collaboration <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOaP7lLJtCWEMma8aE7pZl15aoTw8btRQQToYJRVp8B8T3MjtJpEnYPCsrWcYetAOTSHtY79mY5YeBLxVfj2RNSmKVMO2jwaT8AhQ4xfW6g4ZXH5Kk5NOnENKNyijNPlcf4OHpuD-AfVsU7wZEXI6f38_MiC9_9BEocWWABxeQrUvdjqDkErSqDfgtyyT/s2205/Photo_1705318870748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2205" data-original-width="2205" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOaP7lLJtCWEMma8aE7pZl15aoTw8btRQQToYJRVp8B8T3MjtJpEnYPCsrWcYetAOTSHtY79mY5YeBLxVfj2RNSmKVMO2jwaT8AhQ4xfW6g4ZXH5Kk5NOnENKNyijNPlcf4OHpuD-AfVsU7wZEXI6f38_MiC9_9BEocWWABxeQrUvdjqDkErSqDfgtyyT/w640-h640/Photo_1705318870748.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*ad / reklame* </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Hey everyone, I'm back with another card for Wondering Wobbit Stamps / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wonderingwabbit?igsh=anRqaWpuY28wamhv" target="_blank">Nathalie</a>. I used the Valentine Croc set which has a crocodile holding a cactus and 2 separate cacti along with a bunch of prickly sentiments that fits with Nathalie's sense of humor. You'll find the set in her <a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/a7e8ede15c" target="_blank">Ko-fi shop</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5HBYUsBJ8gup2YF_FcjJgeFf9kvlZGejdwJjy3xT_lQn6x2mO7vW9_aIO_PKJuBDcRREiGY7tqHUf30f6rDjnEBuYUZILXQMAe2yTUUGlSwqdy8G5Ag_LRQ7edaFISD51vEIbnGsZrGaAeN9h3y5dnQ6gN0WknOhUqymX5J4fLxAy8vuhB_nEfbQjUT_/s2462/Photo_1705318875111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2462" data-original-width="2462" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5HBYUsBJ8gup2YF_FcjJgeFf9kvlZGejdwJjy3xT_lQn6x2mO7vW9_aIO_PKJuBDcRREiGY7tqHUf30f6rDjnEBuYUZILXQMAe2yTUUGlSwqdy8G5Ag_LRQ7edaFISD51vEIbnGsZrGaAeN9h3y5dnQ6gN0WknOhUqymX5J4fLxAy8vuhB_nEfbQjUT_/w640-h640/Photo_1705318875111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Again I wanted to let the stamps be the star of the show, so I kept the card simple only adding a few very sparkly gems from Pinkfresh Studio. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMH8TRSjmekuH3id9mQRUG3stsP_A7hnetV6mCmB3lkyE9Kfbj-iabFaGsLR724S64qJtx6gMPtxx97DD9FK357p-JM6BUFicZZcvszwcLDn8_Q4lGEnk4iUVFCYny0tJbnPiPGEhrF96YP4Z-pK4GJC6TBDEfpRdJiH9SGGNSS1hew5JM4eRaIExPCNm/s2465/Photo_1705318871407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2465" data-original-width="2464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMH8TRSjmekuH3id9mQRUG3stsP_A7hnetV6mCmB3lkyE9Kfbj-iabFaGsLR724S64qJtx6gMPtxx97DD9FK357p-JM6BUFicZZcvszwcLDn8_Q4lGEnk4iUVFCYny0tJbnPiPGEhrF96YP4Z-pK4GJC6TBDEfpRdJiH9SGGNSS1hew5JM4eRaIExPCNm/w640-h640/Photo_1705318871407.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Copic combo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">G09, YG17, YG13</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">YR24, Y08, Y13</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">G29, G19, G14</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">RV69, RV09, RV04, RV02</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">E44, E43, E42, E40</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">W3, W2, W1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tina X </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-58328046115124695742024-01-26T08:27:00.000+01:002024-01-26T08:27:56.557+01:00Copic maintenance - how & why<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikG-R9T0ssWat7ZFep8qPf35MTe8MZycnJE_d0YzFIIRRE8Iwhe7c6FYQn_gweyZygEOiQNlr3_wV8yzO11oqGqXVE_qPu6ztImhz_rx1vQiwhh6swBjUV719IJo8hHFjOi44G0G6acG8VFPLr7x2u5wODthCvuyZnMBH5BTQaTbFZtx5EeNg1NyAHggfE/s3082/IMG_20240116_112628_edit_313472624321959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="3082" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikG-R9T0ssWat7ZFep8qPf35MTe8MZycnJE_d0YzFIIRRE8Iwhe7c6FYQn_gweyZygEOiQNlr3_wV8yzO11oqGqXVE_qPu6ztImhz_rx1vQiwhh6swBjUV719IJo8hHFjOi44G0G6acG8VFPLr7x2u5wODthCvuyZnMBH5BTQaTbFZtx5EeNg1NyAHggfE/w640-h480/IMG_20240116_112628_edit_313472624321959.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey everyone! I've wanted to make a post on Copic maintenance - aka Copic Spa day - for a long time, and I'm finally doing it. This is a long one, so grab a cuppa. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Please keep in mind that this is the way I do things and my own personal preferences and opinions. There are many ways of getting around it. If what you do works for you, that's fine too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>First things first - WHY should you spend time cleaning your markers?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">So you've bought your markers. They were expensive in my humble opinion, and now you just want to color. Right?</div><div style="text-align: left;">Cleaning takes a bit of time when your collection is as big as mine. Don't get me wrong I totally understand that it seems tedious and a waste of time. But what if I tell you that keeping your markers clean will prolong and improve the use of your markers? Cleaning is essential for all users of Copic markers, no matter how much or how often you use them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>The main issue is pigment. </div><div>You know how with some markers it's like they leave a gooey residue when you color? It's thick, shiny and absolutely impossible to blend. It can ruin your project.</div><div>You will especially notice this with your darker tones, since these have higher amounts of pigment in them.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jdxQhHlpZ193gYNr66WiZCrYlvaf-0DwrnfPNhfuSd9ux8N4uHgdro2t6-zwqGOfkvpv53Qe02AaN2c9Qd-UN4h5uQqMmOE7uStoVZWFuBA4E3_2dQDuNMRBWAiRboWBsJZJSD6sAV9k63blDqYjOavI5emPu1c6nXX3ER805F5nUeoPzM6XFjkKbLp5/s2841/IMG_20240117_115834_edit_315471781995091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="2841" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jdxQhHlpZ193gYNr66WiZCrYlvaf-0DwrnfPNhfuSd9ux8N4uHgdro2t6-zwqGOfkvpv53Qe02AaN2c9Qd-UN4h5uQqMmOE7uStoVZWFuBA4E3_2dQDuNMRBWAiRboWBsJZJSD6sAV9k63blDqYjOavI5emPu1c6nXX3ER805F5nUeoPzM6XFjkKbLp5/w640-h640/IMG_20240117_115834_edit_315471781995091.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I learned the hard way and have had to buy a new black marker and as you can see, one is ok while the other leaves behind that sticky, glossy, unblendable residue.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When you cap and uncap your markers, you will inevidently touch the nibs to the inside of the cap. The alcohol evaporates, but the pigment does not. It sits inside the cap. Builds up in layers.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The more you use that marker, the more pigment build-up that cap will have.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This does 2 things. </div><div style="text-align: left;">1 - A cap with a pigment build-up does NOT seal your marker. Even if you hear a click. This means the ink (or rather alcohol) in your marker evaporates. </div><div style="text-align: left;">2 - Once you have a gooey residue inside your cap, you will transfer this to your nib every time you cap/uncap. So now it's building up in the nib, and even worse inside the marker. Since you can't clean the core inside the marker, this will slowly build up and eventually lead to marker death. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This leads to the next question. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>How often should you clean your markers?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sadly, there's no exact answer to this.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Obviously the more you use them, the more cleaning they'll need. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But if you think you won't have to clean your markers because you don't use them that much? </div><div style="text-align: left;">Think again. </div><div style="text-align: left;">The gooe inside the caps somehow generate more gooe. The pigment sticks to the clogs. This is often why you'll find markers have "suddenly" dried out. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Since I use my markers almost daily I have a pretty good feel of their overall state. </div><div style="text-align: left;">If you don't use them much you tend to loose track of that. So you'll at least have to check the once in a while. Sorry to burst that bubble. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Personally I'm annoyed when my caps are so gooey that they become hard to cap and uncap. That's usually a sign that I've already waited way too long.</div><div style="text-align: left;">For me - a little bit of pigment in the caps is ok, but once it turns sticky, it's definately time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I probably should do mine every 6 months, but it's usually a bit longer than that 🙈</div><div style="text-align: left;">I always do all of mine at the same time, and I refill those that need it at that time too. I find it's easier that way. </div><div style="text-align: left;">This means not all of them need it, and I just skip those. Better to check since I plan to keep my markers healthy for as long as possible.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since cleaning involves alcohol fumes, I suggest you do it while temperatures allow you to keep an open window. Maybe you can eve sit outside. Alcohol fumes can make you dizzy, nauseated and give you migraines. So I've heard 😏</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hopefully I've convinced at least one person to clean their markers by now. Let me know in the comments 🙏 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>How do you know if your marker needs reinking?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are a couple of tell tale signs to look for. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Nibs loosing color or having light spots, streaky coloring or a squeaking sound when coloring are all signs that your marker needs more ink.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A totally dry and hard nib sadly means your marker is unsalvageable and needs replacement. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What you need</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first photo at the top shows you my setup. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Obviously you need your markers and reinkers</div><div style="text-align: left;">Isopropyl alcohol - the higher percentage the better</div><div style="text-align: left;">A small bowl</div><div style="text-align: left;">Cotton swabs</div><div style="text-align: left;">Small scale - must have 2 decimals </div><div style="text-align: left;">Copic tweezer - the Copic one is designed to not ruin your nibs and is the only one I ever used</div><div style="text-align: left;">Paper towels</div><div style="text-align: left;">Alcohol wipes</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bag or bowl for trash - I use a bag to prevent my whole house reeks of alcohol</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVp3SAu7hOc0pOU7QSu7RZUy9JmfYVXTVo-A_3qiCoiGIZ2WhDB-HNDw-9PWn8HhyphenhyphenuOcYS3-TD-UVNS2HChg3Dy30r7QGEL75bS3HL-ExAacVIUV5ajd21XBP_LiCLjN95ss4ZJi6YS82oIkNE4MCMrR1hn7uoqVayEATOsqrXgB4lHZLnxO6MZkhvA5e5/s2733/IMG_20240116_140442_edit_314208147862471.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVp3SAu7hOc0pOU7QSu7RZUy9JmfYVXTVo-A_3qiCoiGIZ2WhDB-HNDw-9PWn8HhyphenhyphenuOcYS3-TD-UVNS2HChg3Dy30r7QGEL75bS3HL-ExAacVIUV5ajd21XBP_LiCLjN95ss4ZJi6YS82oIkNE4MCMrR1hn7uoqVayEATOsqrXgB4lHZLnxO6MZkhvA5e5/w320-h320/IMG_20240116_140442_edit_314208147862471.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7NI4yrNcS5NsHF7Uzp9r3Rg6TqXK9VCB3vzvjgvvmtInKVlRcmYcymZK0jjlyIL5MXhyDzOwzshPBy1C7NvhNONiZcHs6hpQi1D0d2CvuWynTLa3sdUBe4f9He0zW9vd37FZvwXYJI76yZgVsTrw-svANlLE5CMI6REeKa0rQy2ZxyOAr-Mq87l7Pvfg/s2733/IMG_20240116_140219_edit_314191946906224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7NI4yrNcS5NsHF7Uzp9r3Rg6TqXK9VCB3vzvjgvvmtInKVlRcmYcymZK0jjlyIL5MXhyDzOwzshPBy1C7NvhNONiZcHs6hpQi1D0d2CvuWynTLa3sdUBe4f9He0zW9vd37FZvwXYJI76yZgVsTrw-svANlLE5CMI6REeKa0rQy2ZxyOAr-Mq87l7Pvfg/s320/IMG_20240116_140219_edit_314191946906224.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I always start by weighing the markers by color group. Then I reink the ones that need it before cleaning. This is just easier since reinking the markers can be a bit messy. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't wear gloves though. I find it washes of after a few times. But you may want to wear them if you paid for your nails. </div><div style="text-align: left;">These photos show new markers.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The weight of a new marker can variate. A new Copic Sketch marker will weigh 14.00-14.80 grams, and a Ciao marker 10.50-11.00 grams.</div><div style="text-align: left;">HOWEVER! When I refill my markers I try to land them around 13.80 for Sketch and 10.60 for Ciao.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Why? you may ask. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Because I find that my markers work better at this weight. Lower than 13 / 10 grams, blending becomes harder. Higher than 14.00/ 10.80 grams I find they're more prone to bleeding - and noone wants that.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Generelly speaking the markers can both be too low and too high on ink, but you may find other levels suit you better. So find what levels work better for you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What to do if you overfill a marker</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you accidentally overfill your marker, remove both caps while coloring. This takes off the pressure inside the marker and helps prevent bleeding. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpYRs0i-3RfJJDQUUD9wz1yQdQ4gmqvaDYg_6onqGBJO8W7xqdz2U6thfytu_WIcdJgiCdiS21SXjiZ4xsL3RHfiyCBdWy3-mYTWt4c_TmM8na4p_rTsairMSDd293u2-3OpJ_OmdhHl-gkDgknPDtCyw3cGZKoGkFoSpuYbNeIraTr8-b6kHXFe-rC-p/s2733/IMG_20240116_174018_edit_314747248546243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpYRs0i-3RfJJDQUUD9wz1yQdQ4gmqvaDYg_6onqGBJO8W7xqdz2U6thfytu_WIcdJgiCdiS21SXjiZ4xsL3RHfiyCBdWy3-mYTWt4c_TmM8na4p_rTsairMSDd293u2-3OpJ_OmdhHl-gkDgknPDtCyw3cGZKoGkFoSpuYbNeIraTr8-b6kHXFe-rC-p/s320/IMG_20240116_174018_edit_314747248546243.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeSBu48xF1n3ncmB3lE32iA328WtsMAERISOrrcGPrcudsyaGWQBP28mROQklPe1mQ4G6g68Y50sQVgNCzJT_7VxJzNylKgMjscFU63ditxTqUWt0I6QHpZjDW4M6DzreJJiXkMxdWtcI-Qu8E5GHcghPygc5hBdVqs2BrAueU9R0yjWrK3rLhVE_uZeG/s2733/IMG_20240116_174043_edit_314761010873325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeSBu48xF1n3ncmB3lE32iA328WtsMAERISOrrcGPrcudsyaGWQBP28mROQklPe1mQ4G6g68Y50sQVgNCzJT_7VxJzNylKgMjscFU63ditxTqUWt0I6QHpZjDW4M6DzreJJiXkMxdWtcI-Qu8E5GHcghPygc5hBdVqs2BrAueU9R0yjWrK3rLhVE_uZeG/s320/IMG_20240116_174043_edit_314761010873325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Types of reinker</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">A few years ago Copic lauched new reinkers that are a bit different from the old ones. Other than containing a lot less ink - only 12 ml compaired to 24 ml - the nozzle is longer and more slim. They designed them like this - I believe - to contain the mess when reinking.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1FZQ4vm6g6y-dk8QSptZl4xaMF4HqdzTFp1_HiNXUbXAxJKcl4sPcRfPUFvYhqbHwjqYo37tXWiiy2aO1MLUarX75gMpSRgSAFCmpv_kGgoga3SdGiO94yDxAvRyuAkJNM5LiP8DLySy0KJcZDE5XY-P9as006hZ3bCxVPdZsDCa6S1RlgSzEy8QTwfx/s2736/IMG_20240116_113547_edit_314444758836394.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1FZQ4vm6g6y-dk8QSptZl4xaMF4HqdzTFp1_HiNXUbXAxJKcl4sPcRfPUFvYhqbHwjqYo37tXWiiy2aO1MLUarX75gMpSRgSAFCmpv_kGgoga3SdGiO94yDxAvRyuAkJNM5LiP8DLySy0KJcZDE5XY-P9as006hZ3bCxVPdZsDCa6S1RlgSzEy8QTwfx/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_113547_edit_314444758836394.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Reinking the marker</b></div><div>First, remove the chisel nib. </div><div>With your Copic tweezer grab the "bottom" of the nib, as close to the markercase as possible, and pull. </div><div>When you reinsert the nib make sure you feel it "click" into plate. Otherwise in won't be airtight. </div><div><br /></div><div>The marker is designed with an ink carthridge to hold the ink and won't bleed because of the missing nib. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>WARNING! It is NOT recommended to remove your brush nib unless it's for replacement, since the tweezer may ruin it.</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next, before adding ink, double check that the number on the marker matches the number on your reinker. If you accidentally add a different color ink to a marker you'll need to replace the marker. Of course you can use the marker, but it will never be 100% the original color. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCHkuuPzsO-nVImIhUog9Lv9cyMZ-L9w3kRzXWSsh3_D5d6WJUxPzHd1QjjG5NWxloIeG_JbXxWobM5RWbgMeew3u_x5prcXim-Ym3SS4zDLUWIUozB6uzBYKZVm8DIUL4rZ3rrKPqvNpw_Ez9x1XFLfTV1iNPoT86fERvDSTuWnbkovzuegw-gtKjt2A/s2733/IMG_20240116_184756_edit_314826513723315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCHkuuPzsO-nVImIhUog9Lv9cyMZ-L9w3kRzXWSsh3_D5d6WJUxPzHd1QjjG5NWxloIeG_JbXxWobM5RWbgMeew3u_x5prcXim-Ym3SS4zDLUWIUozB6uzBYKZVm8DIUL4rZ3rrKPqvNpw_Ez9x1XFLfTV1iNPoT86fERvDSTuWnbkovzuegw-gtKjt2A/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_184756_edit_314826513723315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With the old reinkers you carefully place the nozzle over the markercase and gently squeeze the reinker.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This can take a little practice, but once you get the hang of things you won't spill too much. If I get a drop of ink running down the barrel I wipe it off with an alcohol wet wipe or a paper towel with a bit of isopropyl alcohol on it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5pxqjyHFcYgWL_PFySfIpL2qcmjVU-NVw4xZYrW7Lm-i3yahnlTdD6fidlI6MEKDmC0QJVwYbmuF4r5ao9UI-C2NSot3iecebnFTeY0yAmAESmnPk6jX68UohzPI4DE8_ztlOrERsRNacfCpU3Ehn5t93PSM-hxjO4wtWHvGKFOfz8yPgCwm3oqh18Vn/s2736/IMG_20240116_174137_edit_314777698563426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5pxqjyHFcYgWL_PFySfIpL2qcmjVU-NVw4xZYrW7Lm-i3yahnlTdD6fidlI6MEKDmC0QJVwYbmuF4r5ao9UI-C2NSot3iecebnFTeY0yAmAESmnPk6jX68UohzPI4DE8_ztlOrERsRNacfCpU3Ehn5t93PSM-hxjO4wtWHvGKFOfz8yPgCwm3oqh18Vn/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_174137_edit_314777698563426.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With the new reinkers you're meant to insert the nozzle into the markercase. Since the smaller reinkers are somehow harder you need to squeeze quite firmly to get even a small amount of ink out.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Maybe you can already tell from that - I don't like the new reinker much.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Reinking my markers takes longer because I want my marker at a certain weight. So I squeeze, weigh, squeeze, weigh, squeeze.... until I reach the wanted weight. That to me is tedious.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With the old reinkers I had learned to control the squeezing, so when I knew how much ink was needed I just squeezed and weighed and most of the time that was it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Note! All weights listed above are for the whole marker. That means you must put both caps, chisel nib and markercase onto the scale. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Can you add ink without removing the nib?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, you can. You simply drip drops of ink into either nib. However, I find this method takes way too long. Especially if a marker is very low on ink. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlealB6Q3OrXh2WATbM6fu02_1AVaA_6ayzzXkFFPH54_5UYDwjrErd-Ux9_b6jQfOtXpgEKdq4frhfJeYO0T4VlChIbrQNgFyzEObkKfrmPfCP_6LFUb6CnRTZB9wkOjqjhPi9Xda0w88gZtwnA66aVG944UdAExC4t2EEh2L0CLFJIoojP-_ggtpfZ_/s3835/IMG_20240116_113044_edit_314514054200446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="3835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlealB6Q3OrXh2WATbM6fu02_1AVaA_6ayzzXkFFPH54_5UYDwjrErd-Ux9_b6jQfOtXpgEKdq4frhfJeYO0T4VlChIbrQNgFyzEObkKfrmPfCP_6LFUb6CnRTZB9wkOjqjhPi9Xda0w88gZtwnA66aVG944UdAExC4t2EEh2L0CLFJIoojP-_ggtpfZ_/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_113044_edit_314514054200446.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b>Can you reink your markers without a scale?</b></div><div>Of course you can. If you find weighing each marker is too tedious and you don't have issues with drying out or bleeding, go for it. You do you! </div><div><br /></div><div>For me, this method works. </div><div>I have markers that I use more in periods, like very low number B's, BG's and BV's during winter. Or markers that I use all the time, like for skin, which are constantly low - like this E21. Critical, honestly 😬 </div><div>But if you don't know if your marker is 13.50 grams low-ish or 12.74 grams VERY dry, how will you know how much ink to add? The likelihood of landing at the weight where the marker will perform best is very small, in my opinion. </div><div><br /></div><div>And more importantly, if you reink marker by marker, how will you keep track of how much ink a specific marker is actually using? </div><div>My guess is you'll probably loose that overall state of the markers and which ones need taking care of. I know I would 😬</div><div>Keeping up to date can mean the difference of noticing a problem that can be dealt with or being too late to fix it. </div><div>Even so, you won't be able so save them all, sometimes it happens so fast and there's just nothing you can do. </div><div><br /></div><div>When a marker is this low on ink, typically that will make me think about how much I've actually used the specific marker since I last had a Copic spa day. </div><div>Is it <i><u>probable</u></i> that this marker is so low simply due to use? </div><div>Either way I'll check the cap for cracks. Because let's be honest, if there's a crack there's no point in refilling it. This new ink will only evaporate too and be a waste of money.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the case of my E21 I didn't find cracks, nor was I particularly worried. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT49PC310TWiz19GsD6H2TP5jp9Z6WaTCB4Vaeows5z6126evAArMJGcEInmnQrFOxF1JhjObAQ1t9LjJPBrnammSNCRI5Z9gEf7JsVDC5unLwBRsdtHhBPLIxRVDQpQSXkTHopkD78yo3qPoXBeBHa8vo_K94Iv7GUCQ64xgXwYLuRevNLK86XF7G_9z/s3835/IMG_20240116_131640_edit_314283498384335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="3835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT49PC310TWiz19GsD6H2TP5jp9Z6WaTCB4Vaeows5z6126evAArMJGcEInmnQrFOxF1JhjObAQ1t9LjJPBrnammSNCRI5Z9gEf7JsVDC5unLwBRsdtHhBPLIxRVDQpQSXkTHopkD78yo3qPoXBeBHa8vo_K94Iv7GUCQ64xgXwYLuRevNLK86XF7G_9z/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_131640_edit_314283498384335.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was however worried about this one. My E40. This marker was even more critically dry, and it's not a marker that I use a lot. First sign of a problem.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cpRMHrOGnbhDQnk85ygAFunSjAiHY3Valj7nAMmtegbx-ffoBikIXa7F56EGFP8PDutNSa35SezlOSTv3HwYNfnXO-m8YV2gA9i3x4YK4mgXwdSCKxlC-vI9oM8C4R3JSlmRQAVLr5DLH6QQhosaXKhOC4OWHMlFuAVR2jbYAa7O-8vJE1Df6yxwBIds/s3178/IMG_20210616_220325_edit_313649570224536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3178" data-original-width="3178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cpRMHrOGnbhDQnk85ygAFunSjAiHY3Valj7nAMmtegbx-ffoBikIXa7F56EGFP8PDutNSa35SezlOSTv3HwYNfnXO-m8YV2gA9i3x4YK4mgXwdSCKxlC-vI9oM8C4R3JSlmRQAVLr5DLH6QQhosaXKhOC4OWHMlFuAVR2jbYAa7O-8vJE1Df6yxwBIds/w640-h640/IMG_20210616_220325_edit_313649570224536.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Second sign was the chisel nib. I forgot to take a photo of it, but this is a different marker that previously had similar signs (read: it was DEAD!). My E40 wasn't quite this bad, but it was sticky and had some gooe stuck to it. At this point I was expecting to find a crack in the cap, but even after cleaning and looking it over a couple of times, I didn't find one. The brush nib looked fine too, so I felt lucky to have caught it in time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibb8NQ9vgVIU7jHqy7OmoW9lqZjdRaiflWnecRZOz49lN7lHl0Y0A_isU-R3UJ7jYdfwYdHvPzBiPs9AApfX5VmPgoI9yk1UU5NmYm03fLqyYDO5R47UuSk9NQE79J1L8XLaLvZIVeTIMoFkki0U98HxV5ezE6JS5caLlqJfGCZ8jS8RlTvtWyZcNsqC7v/s3840/IMG_20240116_132342_edit_313529920658408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3834" data-original-width="3840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibb8NQ9vgVIU7jHqy7OmoW9lqZjdRaiflWnecRZOz49lN7lHl0Y0A_isU-R3UJ7jYdfwYdHvPzBiPs9AApfX5VmPgoI9yk1UU5NmYm03fLqyYDO5R47UuSk9NQE79J1L8XLaLvZIVeTIMoFkki0U98HxV5ezE6JS5caLlqJfGCZ8jS8RlTvtWyZcNsqC7v/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_132342_edit_313529920658408.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since the nib was all gooey I desided to clean it. I do this by adding a bit of Copic Colorless blending solution in a small resealable bag and dump the nib in there for a while.</div><div style="text-align: left;">For this you MUST use the Copic blending solution, since this is basically the same alcohol solution that's inside your marker + the added pigment. The cheaper store bought isopropyl alcohol will ruin the ink and therefore your marker, so DO NOT use that for this.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5ZAFU-wujN_Af3VGoqRxSgNlbmrw5nnFOfbtfiKCgWV3G1g6DalPtEy7ASnLn8iyRSJaIkU1mAwoHxOUQjxsYOdvrB7ECm2b2pb5QQGyFKIsBOoDjdOSs2zPlKeaRCIjrvmK3xxB2-xDCF4X23jI8CaW5xtBgCtevB740w45KPW0S3zFgl27nyKJxvT2/s3835/IMG_20240116_135611_edit_314245260891632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="3835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5ZAFU-wujN_Af3VGoqRxSgNlbmrw5nnFOfbtfiKCgWV3G1g6DalPtEy7ASnLn8iyRSJaIkU1mAwoHxOUQjxsYOdvrB7ECm2b2pb5QQGyFKIsBOoDjdOSs2zPlKeaRCIjrvmK3xxB2-xDCF4X23jI8CaW5xtBgCtevB740w45KPW0S3zFgl27nyKJxvT2/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_135611_edit_314245260891632.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is how it looked after a bath and I didn't like it. See those white spots. They tell me the nib was not clean. I once again checked the cap but still found no crack, so I desided to put in a new nib.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutc7rso_fMIf6KikaJymD-kWVrVgu9nktVjASd8hQzxo8fRpyuXufaGDk1FqCPjY0VN_rBWMW7NXjwxm4ZQwDInf7XiDVq2V7LBT0ro79h32HTtA6PvLMCDh7UeWx9Ez2QfukTP62aYWdI2nQ-KYQsCz4tDyMM_6sYO6b5Qtg9s2pstIdxtZ2fwdqAHY0/s2733/IMG_20240116_192211_edit_314853209054560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutc7rso_fMIf6KikaJymD-kWVrVgu9nktVjASd8hQzxo8fRpyuXufaGDk1FqCPjY0VN_rBWMW7NXjwxm4ZQwDInf7XiDVq2V7LBT0ro79h32HTtA6PvLMCDh7UeWx9Ez2QfukTP62aYWdI2nQ-KYQsCz4tDyMM_6sYO6b5Qtg9s2pstIdxtZ2fwdqAHY0/s320/IMG_20240116_192211_edit_314853209054560.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd34B2mzFpJL-zJ43GKpGwNE5ZxkEg-nki0-LIeVt0LwI9VtibVro78r5bh7gKecr_2xig1R5wrvD07Ce4AENg9MdB47-a9-jRW67liThMKUgQP4pSreEjkSltRnqHjGM8LfB9K4EUqtU9TqWivauW54YGuhEPQa4Xwba8o7YrLrks4kHF9nqhktg9BczF/s2733/IMG_20240116_192229_edit_314865222177475.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd34B2mzFpJL-zJ43GKpGwNE5ZxkEg-nki0-LIeVt0LwI9VtibVro78r5bh7gKecr_2xig1R5wrvD07Ce4AENg9MdB47-a9-jRW67liThMKUgQP4pSreEjkSltRnqHjGM8LfB9K4EUqtU9TqWivauW54YGuhEPQa4Xwba8o7YrLrks4kHF9nqhktg9BczF/s320/IMG_20240116_192229_edit_314865222177475.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the new nib filling up with ink on the left and all filled up on the right. It takes a minute or 2, give it time. The pressure inside the marker barrel fills up your nib faster if you leave one of the caps on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWKSGZIdONX0bB6cOJ2rKwWlR7SULfxuX-HjDWS5w14S6q6TMkkRgmkSWa0rGiXt_VtH4Hf-nG1-rBZB9NWOcjokkyOrJmyH3P7PwSYgQIM7QkjTFWB-vZKVpl79_Jd9DBD3jT_-l1i2_-2SKFyRX6qBlejUhh0YnI9LRQHvoIrNo8uGj-Whg4AICqd4S/s2728/IMG_20201019_121444_edit_314578290805123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWKSGZIdONX0bB6cOJ2rKwWlR7SULfxuX-HjDWS5w14S6q6TMkkRgmkSWa0rGiXt_VtH4Hf-nG1-rBZB9NWOcjokkyOrJmyH3P7PwSYgQIM7QkjTFWB-vZKVpl79_Jd9DBD3jT_-l1i2_-2SKFyRX6qBlejUhh0YnI9LRQHvoIrNo8uGj-Whg4AICqd4S/w640-h640/IMG_20201019_121444_edit_314578290805123.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Remember that black marker with gooe on it. This is from a previous cleaning session. Back then I desided to clean both nibs, and even changed the brush nib. However, the problem quickly re-emerged, telling me that the problem had already settled inside my marker, and that this marker was no longer salvageble. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This tells us that fighting the gooey pigment early on is key to a continuously working marker. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Should you have to change the brush nib? </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've once heard a Copic instructor say "if you need to change your brush nib, it's because you're using your marker wrongly".</div><div style="text-align: left;">She could be right, I don't know. But I've had to change a few. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If your brush nib is all crooked when uncapped or is too soft when touched to the paper, then it's not functioning properly. </div><div style="text-align: left;">You can also have tears or flossing on the nib, that would make me change it too. </div><div style="text-align: left;">If the nib is completely hard, unfortunately you'll need to replace the marker. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The process of changing the brush nib is the same as for the chisel nib. However, I insert it using my fingers rather than the tweezers. Make sure to push it all the way in for a tight seal. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Cleaning your marker</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are many ways to do this, and since it's an important step in maintaining your markers you need to find a way that fits you 🙏</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's how I do it - sorry no photo, but check out the video.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I pour a small amount of isopropyl alcohol in my bowl. The higher alcohol percentage, the faster and better it will gnaw away at the sticky residue.</div><div style="text-align: left;">However, it is crutial that you don't accidentally touch the isopropyl alcohol to your nibs, so be careful.</div><div style="text-align: left;">If you're worried about it, use Copic colorless bleeding solution instead. </div><div style="text-align: left;">And don't forget to open a window.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I dip a cotton swab in the alcohol and run it over the markercase and inside the caps until all the sticky residue is gone. </div><div style="text-align: left;">And that's it. Simple and easy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyGDqrCsqR_63Ulb07NeOf5btfnIInKFpoV2cfKhKdtFgPXJ9_uZiZ08RM4dYqGUUt0JJOcovuZWzrpFwfwOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FxzKOpxo4UFBDUZ-PmnOJcPqaHB3b3vUhCy-5V1eeiBCck8fL1EMMlC5s925uXtFYapHYbEbtgIQSdC657ELJA497kIGzEIdj4hdjFQZAwm5k8WhyphenhyphenmwszH1RWTzu9xMNxyJEe5k0OybT7KNhyPiVwDQE1itFoX1JjeZR5rX7c9mF6NogWT0Esljubss_/s3704/IMG_20240118_152116_edit_437059650034351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3704" data-original-width="3704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FxzKOpxo4UFBDUZ-PmnOJcPqaHB3b3vUhCy-5V1eeiBCck8fL1EMMlC5s925uXtFYapHYbEbtgIQSdC657ELJA497kIGzEIdj4hdjFQZAwm5k8WhyphenhyphenmwszH1RWTzu9xMNxyJEe5k0OybT7KNhyPiVwDQE1itFoX1JjeZR5rX7c9mF6NogWT0Esljubss_/w640-h640/IMG_20240118_152116_edit_437059650034351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Cracks</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">So the E40 cap kept haunting me and after a couple of days I took another look. Maybe it got worse, maybe it was the lighting, I don't know. But I finally did find a crack 😞</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, they really can be hard to spot. </div><div style="text-align: left;">This goes to show how cracks can be ever so small but do great damage. I know now that my marker is dying. I did just reink it and the brush nib seems ok for now. But it's definately a matter of time. Had I found the crack earlier I wouldn't have reinked it or put in a new nib. Better so save that for a new marker.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">By the way, cracks can come from many things, from being too low on ink or being placed in the sun for too long to drops to the floor or even during transport, especially if you bought them online. So check your markers when you buy new ones.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBkUE4Ek0rzPxdH05hs009HcWe_A56raAECnxlfHXiHGfChf4n2JLGKURvHuagWyZrZnKGeXfCI0f35-mfeeGPKjdkjCAI9rsVGRgR8cjj_Xm0rHoFww-DEl_d-B7HOgFFbzQpBD1t3XMDbSwqUHtjHyGTRGU8-PWCOY3UyYAtOtXi68ZwsJwTzHWLJ8U/s2658/IMG_20240117_212105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="2658" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBkUE4Ek0rzPxdH05hs009HcWe_A56raAECnxlfHXiHGfChf4n2JLGKURvHuagWyZrZnKGeXfCI0f35-mfeeGPKjdkjCAI9rsVGRgR8cjj_Xm0rHoFww-DEl_d-B7HOgFFbzQpBD1t3XMDbSwqUHtjHyGTRGU8-PWCOY3UyYAtOtXi68ZwsJwTzHWLJ8U/s320/IMG_20240117_212105.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHvBu6WdJ5REyvvvWvlny6rSMnD2Fbskw1iNtqkWfTHzcx2xseFoX619W90_bW759w2hHwEo4VvZ9zpM84ETdub2EtwisKLGspVKk_bHi0ecyWOOR7wtXX_giL2fXm-E0qYdKz_5oBLceOlmvAA97razxHiez1N6ejYKqqLkPUzLkGemN_8KF8d4ulvmt/s3097/IMG_20240118_145305_edit_436987976048424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="3097" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHvBu6WdJ5REyvvvWvlny6rSMnD2Fbskw1iNtqkWfTHzcx2xseFoX619W90_bW759w2hHwEo4VvZ9zpM84ETdub2EtwisKLGspVKk_bHi0ecyWOOR7wtXX_giL2fXm-E0qYdKz_5oBLceOlmvAA97razxHiez1N6ejYKqqLkPUzLkGemN_8KF8d4ulvmt/s320/IMG_20240118_145305_edit_436987976048424.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are 2 cracks in clean caps. Even then they can be hard to spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP62WWYn7RWrwJUPRqjVTC_Gs5ic5f-MTWNy_mlu277pFNehI6f625RtQrBdWYXNSk-D82POry0B0Z-MImEaE7CQDCXONrOK8Vq5JMS_EAEncVqpwzt4w_b8pIHJGRiIh5QB8-XhJYfN75NLfGY72tSzNmeeTHpiL9WI-NjKP11JZdKan2Dwrv4k_zJJM/s3002/IMG_20240118_145641_edit_340884023612047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="3002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP62WWYn7RWrwJUPRqjVTC_Gs5ic5f-MTWNy_mlu277pFNehI6f625RtQrBdWYXNSk-D82POry0B0Z-MImEaE7CQDCXONrOK8Vq5JMS_EAEncVqpwzt4w_b8pIHJGRiIh5QB8-XhJYfN75NLfGY72tSzNmeeTHpiL9WI-NjKP11JZdKan2Dwrv4k_zJJM/s320/IMG_20240118_145641_edit_340884023612047.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DBpIEdp_lMt3EGXL1ZWSzmNP7LpDmT-hTO5BkQFy_bHR6C3XvsZW4ZpRiQfkdHYNJhyphenhyphena1n0ypbyhgSaHkYAD4wSNi1kGHOl7FYDyNJYZHhzX5VYRcH0cSbOi-C6z7-mqF0UTSS1mLgzO68Z1sRjDArH3JuJMA7mfuaCJW_84rpid_MRWaDwrKUyvs2gh/s3080/IMG_20240118_145631_edit_340937823808914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3077" data-original-width="3080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DBpIEdp_lMt3EGXL1ZWSzmNP7LpDmT-hTO5BkQFy_bHR6C3XvsZW4ZpRiQfkdHYNJhyphenhyphena1n0ypbyhgSaHkYAD4wSNi1kGHOl7FYDyNJYZHhzX5VYRcH0cSbOi-C6z7-mqF0UTSS1mLgzO68Z1sRjDArH3JuJMA7mfuaCJW_84rpid_MRWaDwrKUyvs2gh/s320/IMG_20240118_145631_edit_340937823808914.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a comparison of a cap with a little bit of ink residue seen from directly above and at an angle. This again shows how easily you can miss those tiny cracks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Newbie? </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you're a Copic newbie here are a couple of things to consider. I kindly remind you that these are my own opinions. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Which Copic marker is better? </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copic markers come in 4 different varieties: Classic, Sketch, Ciao and Wide.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Their appearance is different, and where Sketch and Ciao has a brush nib, Classic has a bullet nib and Wide a rather wide chisel. </div><div style="text-align: left;">But the ink is the same and as such can be used together. For coloring purposes they have the same abilities. Sketch and Ciao are most often used by colorists, Sketch come in 358 colors and Ciao in 180.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back when I started collecting my markers I chose primarily Sketch. People said they preferred these while coloring, that they lay better in your hand. I suppose that's a matter of preference. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Today however, I choose Ciao when I can. The reason is a bit sad, honestly.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Over the years I've experienced that the Sketch caps are more and more prone to cracking 😮</div><div style="text-align: left;">And I've heard the same thing from 2-3 other Copic users, which to me is enough "proof" that there's at least some truth to that.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Furthermore I have never had a Ciao cap crack.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is 100% my opinion, you take from it what you want. But that's worth somehing in my book. And wallet.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Which "set" is better? </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">People often ask which Copic set they should buy. In my opinion those sets are only a good deal if you know for sure you'll be buying them all. And you don't need them all. Remember - these are my opinions.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The thing is, they've packed them so they're not the easiest to get a good blend. This means you may be able to blend properly if you're experinced, but if you're just starting out your Copic adventure, you'll probably need to buy more markers to get proper blends. </div><div style="text-align: left;">So in my opinion you'll be far better off buying a few markers that blend from the color groups that you're most likely to use. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I recommend you do what I did. Do your own research. Check out videos of others coloring to get an idea of which markers you'll want to buy. Buy a light, medium and dark tone of a few colors you want, to try them out. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't regretted doing it this way, and I'm sure this will save you money. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Do you need to buy Copic paper? </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I believe the most common mistake for newbies is use of the wrong paper. Copic markers will not blend on copy paper or regular cardstock. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You'll need to buy paper that's meant for alcohol markers. It's more expensive, yes. But your new expensive markers will dry up in no time if you use the wrong paper. Plus, they won't blend either. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The reason being, paper meant for alcohol coloring has a surface that allows to alcohol to sit on top for a short while. This is when you do your blending of the different colors and tones. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But you don't have to buy Copics own paper, there are others out there that work well. There are of course the more branded ones but a lot of stamp brands now have their own alcohol marker paper too. I suggest you try out different ones because it's really a matter of preference which paper people like better </div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a few of the branded ones. </div><div style="text-align: left;">X-press it blending card</div><div style="text-align: left;">Neenah Solar White Classis Crest</div><div style="text-align: left;">And this one I tried a few years ago and it's been my favorite since. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Make 'it' color Blending cardstock</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Final words</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Phew, that was a lot. I hope it's what you needed and not too much you didn't 🙈</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Please let me know in the comments if you read all the way to the end - THANK YOU ❤️, let me know if you have any questions, and especially if I've convinced you to make time for a Copic spa day 🙏</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy spring cleaning.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina</div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-53696211864792367552024-01-25T13:32:00.001+01:002024-01-26T08:26:32.633+01:00Copic vedligeholdelse - hvordan & hvorfor<div style="text-align: left;"><div> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikG-R9T0ssWat7ZFep8qPf35MTe8MZycnJE_d0YzFIIRRE8Iwhe7c6FYQn_gweyZygEOiQNlr3_wV8yzO11oqGqXVE_qPu6ztImhz_rx1vQiwhh6swBjUV719IJo8hHFjOi44G0G6acG8VFPLr7x2u5wODthCvuyZnMBH5BTQaTbFZtx5EeNg1NyAHggfE/s3082/IMG_20240116_112628_edit_313472624321959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="3082" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikG-R9T0ssWat7ZFep8qPf35MTe8MZycnJE_d0YzFIIRRE8Iwhe7c6FYQn_gweyZygEOiQNlr3_wV8yzO11oqGqXVE_qPu6ztImhz_rx1vQiwhh6swBjUV719IJo8hHFjOi44G0G6acG8VFPLr7x2u5wODthCvuyZnMBH5BTQaTbFZtx5EeNg1NyAHggfE/w640-h480/IMG_20240116_112628_edit_313472624321959.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Hej! Jeg laver ellers ikke blog på dansk, men men tænkte at der måske var nogle som kunne gøre brug af det. </div><div>Jeg har længe villet lave en blog post om Copic vedligeholdelse - også kendt som Copic spa day - og nu har jeg endelig fundet tid til det. </div><div>Det er en lang post, så hent en kop kaffe og sæt dig til rette. </div><div><br /></div><div>For god ordens skyld gør jeg opmærksom på, at jeg viser min egen foretrukne metode og at alle holdninger er mine egne. Teksten må ikke kopieres eller gengives uden accept. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Først og fremmest - HVORFOR bør man bruge tid på at rengøre sine tuscher? </b></div><div>Du har endelig købt nogle tuscher, nogle ret dyre tuscher i min optik, og nu vil du bare farvelægge. Har jeg ret? </div><div>Rengøring af så mange tuscher tager lidt tid og jeg forstår fuldt ud, hvis nogle synes det er langsommeligt og spild af tid. Men hvad hvis jeg siger, at vedligeholdelse af dine Copic tuscher vil forlænge deres levetid og forbedre brugen af dem?</div><div>Rengøring er essentielt for alle Copic-brugere, uanset hvor meget eller hvor tit du bruger dem. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hovedårsagen er pigment. </div><div>Kender du det, at en tusch ligesom efterlader et klistret lag når du farvelægger? Det er tykt, skinner i lyset og er umuligt at blende. Det kan ødelægge et projekt fuldstændig. </div><div>Du vil nok opleve, at dette oftest sker med tuscher i mørke toner, da de indeholder mere pigment. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jdxQhHlpZ193gYNr66WiZCrYlvaf-0DwrnfPNhfuSd9ux8N4uHgdro2t6-zwqGOfkvpv53Qe02AaN2c9Qd-UN4h5uQqMmOE7uStoVZWFuBA4E3_2dQDuNMRBWAiRboWBsJZJSD6sAV9k63blDqYjOavI5emPu1c6nXX3ER805F5nUeoPzM6XFjkKbLp5/s2841/IMG_20240117_115834_edit_315471781995091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="2841" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jdxQhHlpZ193gYNr66WiZCrYlvaf-0DwrnfPNhfuSd9ux8N4uHgdro2t6-zwqGOfkvpv53Qe02AaN2c9Qd-UN4h5uQqMmOE7uStoVZWFuBA4E3_2dQDuNMRBWAiRboWBsJZJSD6sAV9k63blDqYjOavI5emPu1c6nXX3ER805F5nUeoPzM6XFjkKbLp5/w640-h640/IMG_20240117_115834_edit_315471781995091.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Jeg har lært det på den hårde måde og har været nødt til at købe mig en ny sort tusch. Som du kan se er den øverste ok, mens den nederste har efterladt det der skinnende lag. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hver gang du tager proppen af og på, vil du uvægerligt komme til at afsætte blæk på proppens inderside. Alkoholen fordamper, men det gør pigmentet ikke. Og jo flere gange du tager proppen af og på, jo tykkere lag af pigment vil der sidde. </div><div><br /></div><div>Det forårsager 2 ting. </div><div>1 - En prop med flere lag pigment indeni lukker IKKE tæt. Selv hvis du hører et klik når du sætter proppen på. Det betyder, at blækken (eller rettere alkoholen) indeni tuschen fordamper. </div><div>2 - Når først der er et klistret lag pigment indeni din prop, vil du påføre noget af denne klistrede substans til spidsen af tuschen hver gang du bruger den. Så nu opbygges pigmentet i spidsen, og endnu værre inde i selve tuschen. Denne del kan ikke rengøres, og samlingen af pigment vil blive større og større. Dette vil på sigt medføre en udtørret tusch. </div><div><br /></div><div>Det leder os til næste spørgsmål. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hvor tit bør man rengøre sine tuscher? </b></div><div>Der findes desværre ikke et præcist og entydigt svar på det spørgsmål. </div><div>Som udgangspunkt kan man sige, at jo mere du bruger dem, jo oftere bør de rengøres. </div><div><br /></div><div>Men det betyder ikke, at du kan undlade rengøringen blot fordi du kun sjældent bruger dem. </div><div>Fordi, på en eller anden måde "formerer" den klistrede konsistent sig. Pigmentet sætter sig ligesom fast i den allerede størknede pigment.</div><div>Pigment på spidsen kan fjernes, men når først det er inde i tuscher kan den ikke reddes. </div><div>Og hvis du ikke som minimum tjekker dem ind imellem, så er det pludselig for sent at redde dem. Drøn ærgerligt. </div><div><br /></div><div>Personligt irriterer det mig hvis propperne bliver så klistrede, at jeg knapt kan få dem af og på. </div><div>Og det er et meget tydeligt tegn på, at jeg allerede har ventet alt for længe. </div><div>For mit vedkommende er en smule pigment i proppen ok, men så snart det bliver klistret er det helt sikkert tid til rens. </div><div><br /></div><div>Jeg bruger mine tuscher stort set dagligt og jeg burde nok rengøre dem hver 6. måned. Desværre går der nok oftest lidt længere 🙈</div><div>Jeg rengør altid alle sammen på én gang, det tager gerne et par dage. Samtidig fylder jeg blæk i de som mangler. Det er det nemmeste for mig. </div><div>Det betyder selvfølgelig, at de ikke alle sammen behøver det, men jeg vil hellere tjekke dem en gang for meget, end en gang for lidt. </div><div><br /></div><div>Da rengøringen involverer alkohol dampe anbefaler jeg, at du gør det mens du kan have et vindue stående åbent. Jeg har også siddet udendørs og gjort det. Alkohol dampene kan gøre dig svimmel, kvalm og give migræne. Har jeg hørt 😏</div><div><br /></div><div>Forhåbentlig har jeg nu fået overtalt bare én til at rengøre sine tuscher. Skriv en kommentar hvis det er dig 🙏</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hvordan ved man om tuschen mangler blæk?</b></div><div>Der er et par tegn at være opmærksom på. </div><div>De er: spidsen mister farve helt eller delvist, der er uregelmæssigt farve-flow, eller tuschen "knirker" når du farver. </div><div><br /></div><div>En helt tør og hård spids er desværre tegn på, at tuschen ikke kan reddes og skal erstattes. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Det skal du bruge</b></div><div>Det første foto viser mit set-up. </div><div>Du skal selvfølgelig bruge dine tuscher og reinkers. </div><div>Isopropyl alkohol - jo højere procent jo bedre</div><div>En lille skål</div><div>Vatpinde </div><div>En lille vægt - skal have 2 decimaler</div><div>Copic pincet - designet til formålet, jeg har aldrig brugt andet </div><div>Køkkenrulle</div><div>Vådservietter </div><div>Pose eller skål til skrald - jeg bruger en pose så hele hytten ikke lugter af alkohol</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVp3SAu7hOc0pOU7QSu7RZUy9JmfYVXTVo-A_3qiCoiGIZ2WhDB-HNDw-9PWn8HhyphenhyphenuOcYS3-TD-UVNS2HChg3Dy30r7QGEL75bS3HL-ExAacVIUV5ajd21XBP_LiCLjN95ss4ZJi6YS82oIkNE4MCMrR1hn7uoqVayEATOsqrXgB4lHZLnxO6MZkhvA5e5/s2733/IMG_20240116_140442_edit_314208147862471.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVp3SAu7hOc0pOU7QSu7RZUy9JmfYVXTVo-A_3qiCoiGIZ2WhDB-HNDw-9PWn8HhyphenhyphenuOcYS3-TD-UVNS2HChg3Dy30r7QGEL75bS3HL-ExAacVIUV5ajd21XBP_LiCLjN95ss4ZJi6YS82oIkNE4MCMrR1hn7uoqVayEATOsqrXgB4lHZLnxO6MZkhvA5e5/w320-h320/IMG_20240116_140442_edit_314208147862471.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7NI4yrNcS5NsHF7Uzp9r3Rg6TqXK9VCB3vzvjgvvmtInKVlRcmYcymZK0jjlyIL5MXhyDzOwzshPBy1C7NvhNONiZcHs6hpQi1D0d2CvuWynTLa3sdUBe4f9He0zW9vd37FZvwXYJI76yZgVsTrw-svANlLE5CMI6REeKa0rQy2ZxyOAr-Mq87l7Pvfg/s2733/IMG_20240116_140219_edit_314191946906224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7NI4yrNcS5NsHF7Uzp9r3Rg6TqXK9VCB3vzvjgvvmtInKVlRcmYcymZK0jjlyIL5MXhyDzOwzshPBy1C7NvhNONiZcHs6hpQi1D0d2CvuWynTLa3sdUBe4f9He0zW9vd37FZvwXYJI76yZgVsTrw-svANlLE5CMI6REeKa0rQy2ZxyOAr-Mq87l7Pvfg/s320/IMG_20240116_140219_edit_314191946906224.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Jeg ordner en farvegruppe ad gangen og starter altid med at veje hver tusch. Så fylder jeg dem som mangler blæk, før jeg rengør dem. Det er nemmest sådan, da det godt kan grise lidt at fylde blæk i. </div><div>Jeg har dog ikke handsker på, for farven går af efter nogle gange med vand og sæbe. Men handsker kan være en god idé hvis du eks. har brugt mange penge på neglene. </div><div><br /></div><div>Disse fotos er af nye tuscher. </div><div>En ny Sketch vejer 14,00-14,80 gram og en ny Ciao vejer 10,50-11,00 gram. </div><div>MEN! Når jeg fylder blæk i så forsøger jeg at ramme cirka 13,80 gram for Sketch og 10,60 gram for Ciao. </div><div>Hvorfor? Spørger du måske. </div><div>Fordi jeg erfaringsmæssigt finder, at mine tuscher fungerer bedst med den vægt. Hvis de vejer mindre end hhv. 13 og 10 gram, så bliver det sværere at blende. Vejer de mere end hhv. 14 og 10,80 gram, så er risikoen for at de "bløder" større, og det ønsker ingen. </div><div>Det synes at være en generel holdning, at tuscherne både kan være underfyldt og overfyldt. Dermed ikke sagt, at du vil finde de samme niveauer optimale. Så prøv dig frem. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hvad gør man hvis man overfylder en tusch</b></div><div>Hvis du kommer til at overfylde en tusch, kan du tage begge propper af mens du farvelægger. Dette mindsker trykket indeni tuschen og hjælper med at forhindre, at den bløder. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpYRs0i-3RfJJDQUUD9wz1yQdQ4gmqvaDYg_6onqGBJO8W7xqdz2U6thfytu_WIcdJgiCdiS21SXjiZ4xsL3RHfiyCBdWy3-mYTWt4c_TmM8na4p_rTsairMSDd293u2-3OpJ_OmdhHl-gkDgknPDtCyw3cGZKoGkFoSpuYbNeIraTr8-b6kHXFe-rC-p/s2733/IMG_20240116_174018_edit_314747248546243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpYRs0i-3RfJJDQUUD9wz1yQdQ4gmqvaDYg_6onqGBJO8W7xqdz2U6thfytu_WIcdJgiCdiS21SXjiZ4xsL3RHfiyCBdWy3-mYTWt4c_TmM8na4p_rTsairMSDd293u2-3OpJ_OmdhHl-gkDgknPDtCyw3cGZKoGkFoSpuYbNeIraTr8-b6kHXFe-rC-p/s320/IMG_20240116_174018_edit_314747248546243.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeSBu48xF1n3ncmB3lE32iA328WtsMAERISOrrcGPrcudsyaGWQBP28mROQklPe1mQ4G6g68Y50sQVgNCzJT_7VxJzNylKgMjscFU63ditxTqUWt0I6QHpZjDW4M6DzreJJiXkMxdWtcI-Qu8E5GHcghPygc5hBdVqs2BrAueU9R0yjWrK3rLhVE_uZeG/s2733/IMG_20240116_174043_edit_314761010873325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeSBu48xF1n3ncmB3lE32iA328WtsMAERISOrrcGPrcudsyaGWQBP28mROQklPe1mQ4G6g68Y50sQVgNCzJT_7VxJzNylKgMjscFU63ditxTqUWt0I6QHpZjDW4M6DzreJJiXkMxdWtcI-Qu8E5GHcghPygc5hBdVqs2BrAueU9R0yjWrK3rLhVE_uZeG/s320/IMG_20240116_174043_edit_314761010873325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Forskellige reinkers</b></div><div>For et par år siden lancerede Copic nye reinkers, som er lidt anderledes end de gamle. Udover at de har langt mindre blæk i - 12 ml mod 24 ml i de gamle - så er "tuden" længere og mere smal. </div><div>Jeg gætter på, at de er lavet sådan for at mindske grisseriet når man fylder blæk i. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1FZQ4vm6g6y-dk8QSptZl4xaMF4HqdzTFp1_HiNXUbXAxJKcl4sPcRfPUFvYhqbHwjqYo37tXWiiy2aO1MLUarX75gMpSRgSAFCmpv_kGgoga3SdGiO94yDxAvRyuAkJNM5LiP8DLySy0KJcZDE5XY-P9as006hZ3bCxVPdZsDCa6S1RlgSzEy8QTwfx/s2736/IMG_20240116_113547_edit_314444758836394.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1FZQ4vm6g6y-dk8QSptZl4xaMF4HqdzTFp1_HiNXUbXAxJKcl4sPcRfPUFvYhqbHwjqYo37tXWiiy2aO1MLUarX75gMpSRgSAFCmpv_kGgoga3SdGiO94yDxAvRyuAkJNM5LiP8DLySy0KJcZDE5XY-P9as006hZ3bCxVPdZsDCa6S1RlgSzEy8QTwfx/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_113547_edit_314444758836394.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Opfyldning af blæk</b></div><div>Først tager du den brede spids, også kaldet "chisel", ud. </div><div>Dette gøres nemmest ved at bruge Copics pincet. Grib om spidsen så langt nede som muligt og træk til. </div><div>Når du skal sætte spidsen i igen, så vær sikker på den kommer helt i og gir et lille "klik". Ellers lukker den ikke tæt. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tuschen er designet med en blæk beholder indeni, så bækken løber ikke ud når spidsen er taget ud. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>ADVARSEL! Det anbefales IKKE at fjerne pensel spidsen, også kaldet "brush", med mindre det er fordi denne skal udskiftes. Dette skyldes, at den er mere "sart" og nemmere kan gå i stykker. </b></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Næste step er at dobbelt tjekke, at nummeret på tuschen er det samme som nummeret på reinkeren. Hvis du ved et uheld får hældt forkert blæk på en tusch skal den udskiftes. Tuschen virker jo stadig, men blækken vil aldrig blive 100% den originale farve igen. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCHkuuPzsO-nVImIhUog9Lv9cyMZ-L9w3kRzXWSsh3_D5d6WJUxPzHd1QjjG5NWxloIeG_JbXxWobM5RWbgMeew3u_x5prcXim-Ym3SS4zDLUWIUozB6uzBYKZVm8DIUL4rZ3rrKPqvNpw_Ez9x1XFLfTV1iNPoT86fERvDSTuWnbkovzuegw-gtKjt2A/s2733/IMG_20240116_184756_edit_314826513723315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCHkuuPzsO-nVImIhUog9Lv9cyMZ-L9w3kRzXWSsh3_D5d6WJUxPzHd1QjjG5NWxloIeG_JbXxWobM5RWbgMeew3u_x5prcXim-Ym3SS4zDLUWIUozB6uzBYKZVm8DIUL4rZ3rrKPqvNpw_Ez9x1XFLfTV1iNPoT86fERvDSTuWnbkovzuegw-gtKjt2A/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_184756_edit_314826513723315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Med de gamle reinkers placerer du forsigtigt "tuden" over åbningen i tuschen og trykker ganske let på reinkeren. </div><div>Det kræver lidt øvelse, men når først du har fornemmelsen i hånden kan du hurtigt og nemt fylde blæk i. Skulle det ske, at lidt blæk løber ned af tuschen, tørres det nemmest væk med en vådserviet eller køkkenrulle med isopropyl alkohol. </div><div>Jeg plejer desuden, at dække bordet af med køkkenrulle for at beskytte underlaget. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5pxqjyHFcYgWL_PFySfIpL2qcmjVU-NVw4xZYrW7Lm-i3yahnlTdD6fidlI6MEKDmC0QJVwYbmuF4r5ao9UI-C2NSot3iecebnFTeY0yAmAESmnPk6jX68UohzPI4DE8_ztlOrERsRNacfCpU3Ehn5t93PSM-hxjO4wtWHvGKFOfz8yPgCwm3oqh18Vn/s2736/IMG_20240116_174137_edit_314777698563426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5pxqjyHFcYgWL_PFySfIpL2qcmjVU-NVw4xZYrW7Lm-i3yahnlTdD6fidlI6MEKDmC0QJVwYbmuF4r5ao9UI-C2NSot3iecebnFTeY0yAmAESmnPk6jX68UohzPI4DE8_ztlOrERsRNacfCpU3Ehn5t93PSM-hxjO4wtWHvGKFOfz8yPgCwm3oqh18Vn/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_174137_edit_314777698563426.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Med de nye reinkers er det meningen, at du skal stikke "snuden" ned i selv tuschen. De mindre beholdere er hårdere i plastikken end de store, og jeg synes man skal klemme godt til for at få blækken ud. </div><div><br /></div><div>Måske kan du fornemme mellem liniene, at jeg ikke er fan af de nye.</div><div>Da jeg ønsker mine tuscher har en bestemt vægt, tager det mig længere tid at fylde blæk i med de nye. Jeg skal sætte ned i, trykke, veje, sætte ned i, trykke, veje, osv. Dét finder jeg langsommeligt. </div><div><br /></div><div>Med de gamle har jeg fået en fornemmelse af hvor meget jeg skal trykke. Så når jeg ved hvor meget blæk der mangler kan jeg trykke, veje og så er det som oftest det. </div><div>Det kunne selvfølgelig være et spørgsmål om tilvænning, men her efter et par år er det stadig uvant med de nye. </div><div><br /></div><div>NB. De nævnte vægt angivelser er for hele tuschen. Så når du vejer skal du sætte begge propper, spidsen samt tuschen på vægten. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Kan man fylde blæk i uden af tage spidsen ud? </b></div><div>Ja, det kan man. Man drypper blot blæk direkte på én af spidserne. Dét rækker min tålmodighed dog ikke til, især hvis tuschen mangler meget blæk. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlealB6Q3OrXh2WATbM6fu02_1AVaA_6ayzzXkFFPH54_5UYDwjrErd-Ux9_b6jQfOtXpgEKdq4frhfJeYO0T4VlChIbrQNgFyzEObkKfrmPfCP_6LFUb6CnRTZB9wkOjqjhPi9Xda0w88gZtwnA66aVG944UdAExC4t2EEh2L0CLFJIoojP-_ggtpfZ_/s3835/IMG_20240116_113044_edit_314514054200446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="3835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlealB6Q3OrXh2WATbM6fu02_1AVaA_6ayzzXkFFPH54_5UYDwjrErd-Ux9_b6jQfOtXpgEKdq4frhfJeYO0T4VlChIbrQNgFyzEObkKfrmPfCP_6LFUb6CnRTZB9wkOjqjhPi9Xda0w88gZtwnA66aVG944UdAExC4t2EEh2L0CLFJIoojP-_ggtpfZ_/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_113044_edit_314514054200446.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><b>Kan man fylde blæk på uden en vægt? </b></div><div>Ja, da. Hvis du synes det er langsommeligt, ikke er tiden værd og ikke har problemer med konstant tørre eller overfyldte tuscher, så gør endelig det du finder nemmest. </div><div><br /></div><div>For mig er det arbejdet værd. </div><div>Jeg har nogle tuscher som jeg periodevis bruger mere, eks. lyse toner B, BG og BV om vinteren. Og andre som jeg bruger meget hele tiden, til hud eksempelvis, som hurtigere bliver tørre. Som denne E21. Ret kritisk egentlig 😬</div><div>Og hvis du ikke ved om din tusch er "13,50 gram-en smule lav" eller "12,74 gram-TEMMELIG tør", hvordan ved du så hvor meget blæk der skal i? Sandsynligheden for, at ramme den vægt hvor tuschen fungerer optimalt, og ikke under eller over, er ret lille. </div><div><br /></div><div>Men mere vigtigt. Hvis du kun fylder blæk i når du synes den virker til at mangle, hvordan holder du så styr på hvor tit den enkelte tusch faktisk "løber tør"? </div><div>Sandsynligheden for, at du mister "overblikket" er der i hvert fald - og stensikkert for mit vedkommende. Og det er netop det overblik der kan gøre forskellen på, om du kan nå at redde en tusch inden skaden sker, eller den tørrer helt ud. </div><div>Dette er absolut en grund til, at vejningen er vigtig for mig. </div><div><br /></div><div>Når en tusch er så langt nede i vægt som denne E21, så ser jeg det som en advarsel om, at noget KAN være galt. Jeg overvejer, om det simpelthen "bare" er fordi jeg har brugt den meget siden den sidst blev tjekket. </div><div>Uanset vil jeg tjekke proppen for revner. For der er ingen grund til, at udføre førstehjælp på en tusch, hvis proppen er revnet. Så er den desværre dødsdømt. </div><div>Men i dette tilfælde var jeg nu ikke så bekymret, og fandt heller ingen revner. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT49PC310TWiz19GsD6H2TP5jp9Z6WaTCB4Vaeows5z6126evAArMJGcEInmnQrFOxF1JhjObAQ1t9LjJPBrnammSNCRI5Z9gEf7JsVDC5unLwBRsdtHhBPLIxRVDQpQSXkTHopkD78yo3qPoXBeBHa8vo_K94Iv7GUCQ64xgXwYLuRevNLK86XF7G_9z/s3835/IMG_20240116_131640_edit_314283498384335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="3835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT49PC310TWiz19GsD6H2TP5jp9Z6WaTCB4Vaeows5z6126evAArMJGcEInmnQrFOxF1JhjObAQ1t9LjJPBrnammSNCRI5Z9gEf7JsVDC5unLwBRsdtHhBPLIxRVDQpQSXkTHopkD78yo3qPoXBeBHa8vo_K94Iv7GUCQ64xgXwYLuRevNLK86XF7G_9z/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_131640_edit_314283498384335.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Men her med min E40, her blev jeg bekymret. Vægten er meget langt nede, og det er ikke en farve jeg har brugt så meget. Vægt og brug stemmer ikke overens, så det er helt sikkert et tegn på, at der kan være et problem. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cpRMHrOGnbhDQnk85ygAFunSjAiHY3Valj7nAMmtegbx-ffoBikIXa7F56EGFP8PDutNSa35SezlOSTv3HwYNfnXO-m8YV2gA9i3x4YK4mgXwdSCKxlC-vI9oM8C4R3JSlmRQAVLr5DLH6QQhosaXKhOC4OWHMlFuAVR2jbYAa7O-8vJE1Df6yxwBIds/s3178/IMG_20210616_220325_edit_313649570224536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3178" data-original-width="3178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cpRMHrOGnbhDQnk85ygAFunSjAiHY3Valj7nAMmtegbx-ffoBikIXa7F56EGFP8PDutNSa35SezlOSTv3HwYNfnXO-m8YV2gA9i3x4YK4mgXwdSCKxlC-vI9oM8C4R3JSlmRQAVLr5DLH6QQhosaXKhOC4OWHMlFuAVR2jbYAa7O-8vJE1Df6yxwBIds/w640-h640/IMG_20210616_220325_edit_313649570224536.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Det andet tegn på et problem var den brede spids. Jeg fik desværre ikke taget et billede, men dette er et af ældre dato på en anden tusch, der forlængst var rullet videre til de evige farvelade-marker (læs: den var totalt udtørret!). </div><div>Min E40 så knapt så slem ud, men den havde et tyndt klistret lag. Så jeg forventede faktisk at finde en revne i proppen, men selvom jeg så efter flere gange fandt jeg ingen. </div><div>Brush spidsen fejlede dog intet, og jeg følte mig heldig i at have opdaget problemet tids nok. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibb8NQ9vgVIU7jHqy7OmoW9lqZjdRaiflWnecRZOz49lN7lHl0Y0A_isU-R3UJ7jYdfwYdHvPzBiPs9AApfX5VmPgoI9yk1UU5NmYm03fLqyYDO5R47UuSk9NQE79J1L8XLaLvZIVeTIMoFkki0U98HxV5ezE6JS5caLlqJfGCZ8jS8RlTvtWyZcNsqC7v/s3840/IMG_20240116_132342_edit_313529920658408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3834" data-original-width="3840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibb8NQ9vgVIU7jHqy7OmoW9lqZjdRaiflWnecRZOz49lN7lHl0Y0A_isU-R3UJ7jYdfwYdHvPzBiPs9AApfX5VmPgoI9yk1UU5NmYm03fLqyYDO5R47UuSk9NQE79J1L8XLaLvZIVeTIMoFkki0U98HxV5ezE6JS5caLlqJfGCZ8jS8RlTvtWyZcNsqC7v/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_132342_edit_313529920658408.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Førstehjælpen bestod så i, at rense den brede spids. I en genlukspose hældte jeg en smule Copic colorless blending solution and lagde spidsen i blød i noget tid. </div><div><br /></div><div>OBS. Til dette er det nødvendigt at bruge Copic blending solution, da det er den samme alkohol som pigmentet i tuscherne ligger i. Det billigere isopropyl alkohol vil ødelægge blækken, så brug det IKKE her. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5ZAFU-wujN_Af3VGoqRxSgNlbmrw5nnFOfbtfiKCgWV3G1g6DalPtEy7ASnLn8iyRSJaIkU1mAwoHxOUQjxsYOdvrB7ECm2b2pb5QQGyFKIsBOoDjdOSs2zPlKeaRCIjrvmK3xxB2-xDCF4X23jI8CaW5xtBgCtevB740w45KPW0S3zFgl27nyKJxvT2/s3835/IMG_20240116_135611_edit_314245260891632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="3835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5ZAFU-wujN_Af3VGoqRxSgNlbmrw5nnFOfbtfiKCgWV3G1g6DalPtEy7ASnLn8iyRSJaIkU1mAwoHxOUQjxsYOdvrB7ECm2b2pb5QQGyFKIsBOoDjdOSs2zPlKeaRCIjrvmK3xxB2-xDCF4X23jI8CaW5xtBgCtevB740w45KPW0S3zFgl27nyKJxvT2/w640-h640/IMG_20240116_135611_edit_314245260891632.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Og sådan så den ud bagefter, men jeg kunne ikke lide de hvide pletter. Jeg kiggede endnu engang efter revner i proppen og fandt stadig ingen, så jeg besluttede mig for at udskifte spidsen. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutc7rso_fMIf6KikaJymD-kWVrVgu9nktVjASd8hQzxo8fRpyuXufaGDk1FqCPjY0VN_rBWMW7NXjwxm4ZQwDInf7XiDVq2V7LBT0ro79h32HTtA6PvLMCDh7UeWx9Ez2QfukTP62aYWdI2nQ-KYQsCz4tDyMM_6sYO6b5Qtg9s2pstIdxtZ2fwdqAHY0/s2733/IMG_20240116_192211_edit_314853209054560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutc7rso_fMIf6KikaJymD-kWVrVgu9nktVjASd8hQzxo8fRpyuXufaGDk1FqCPjY0VN_rBWMW7NXjwxm4ZQwDInf7XiDVq2V7LBT0ro79h32HTtA6PvLMCDh7UeWx9Ez2QfukTP62aYWdI2nQ-KYQsCz4tDyMM_6sYO6b5Qtg9s2pstIdxtZ2fwdqAHY0/s320/IMG_20240116_192211_edit_314853209054560.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd34B2mzFpJL-zJ43GKpGwNE5ZxkEg-nki0-LIeVt0LwI9VtibVro78r5bh7gKecr_2xig1R5wrvD07Ce4AENg9MdB47-a9-jRW67liThMKUgQP4pSreEjkSltRnqHjGM8LfB9K4EUqtU9TqWivauW54YGuhEPQa4Xwba8o7YrLrks4kHF9nqhktg9BczF/s2733/IMG_20240116_192229_edit_314865222177475.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd34B2mzFpJL-zJ43GKpGwNE5ZxkEg-nki0-LIeVt0LwI9VtibVro78r5bh7gKecr_2xig1R5wrvD07Ce4AENg9MdB47-a9-jRW67liThMKUgQP4pSreEjkSltRnqHjGM8LfB9K4EUqtU9TqWivauW54YGuhEPQa4Xwba8o7YrLrks4kHF9nqhktg9BczF/s320/IMG_20240116_192229_edit_314865222177475.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Disse billeder viser den nye spids, mens den langsomt fyldes med blæk (til venstre) og helt fyldt op (til højre). Trykket inde i tuschen vil hjælpe til at fylde spidsen hurtigere, hvis du lader den ene prop sidde på. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWKSGZIdONX0bB6cOJ2rKwWlR7SULfxuX-HjDWS5w14S6q6TMkkRgmkSWa0rGiXt_VtH4Hf-nG1-rBZB9NWOcjokkyOrJmyH3P7PwSYgQIM7QkjTFWB-vZKVpl79_Jd9DBD3jT_-l1i2_-2SKFyRX6qBlejUhh0YnI9LRQHvoIrNo8uGj-Whg4AICqd4S/s2728/IMG_20201019_121444_edit_314578290805123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWKSGZIdONX0bB6cOJ2rKwWlR7SULfxuX-HjDWS5w14S6q6TMkkRgmkSWa0rGiXt_VtH4Hf-nG1-rBZB9NWOcjokkyOrJmyH3P7PwSYgQIM7QkjTFWB-vZKVpl79_Jd9DBD3jT_-l1i2_-2SKFyRX6qBlejUhh0YnI9LRQHvoIrNo8uGj-Whg4AICqd4S/w640-h640/IMG_20201019_121444_edit_314578290805123.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Kan du huske den sorte tusch med det skinnende aftryk? Den har jeg forsøgt at redde på samme vis. Dengang valgte jeg at rense begge spidser, faktisk endte jeg med at sætte en ny brush spids i. Men problemet viste sig ret hurtigt igen. Et tydeligt tegn på, at den klistrede pigment masse allerede har fæstnet sig indeni tuschen og den derfor ikke kan reddes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hvad kan vi lede ud af det? Tidlig indsats mod det klistrede pigment skidt er afgørende for, om du kan nå at redde din tusch. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Bør det være nødvendigt at skifte brush spidsen? </b></div><div>Jeg har en gang hørt in Copic instruktør sige "hvis du har behov for at skifte brush spidsen, så bruger du din tusch forkert". </div><div>Måske har hun ret, det skal jeg ikke gøre mig klog på. Men jeg har skiftet et par stykker. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hvis din spids "krænger" når du tager proppen af, eller den er for blød når den rammer papiret, så fungerer den ikke optimalt. </div><div>De kan også have små "flosser". </div><div>Alt sammen ting der som minimum ville få mig til at overveje, at skifte spidsen - hvis ellers alt andet er som det skal være. </div><div>Er spidsen til gengæld helt hård, så kan tuschen desværre ikke redde. </div><div><br /></div><div>Udskiftning af brush spidsen foretages på nøjagtig samme måde som den brede. Dog sætter jeg den i med fingrene for ikke at ødelægge den. Husk at skubbe den helt ind på plads så den lukker tæt. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rengøring</b></div><div>Der er flere måder at gøre det på, og da det er en vigtig del af vedligeholdelse af dine tuscher, er det vigtigt du finder en metode der passer dig. </div><div><br /></div><div>Her er hvordan jeg gør - har desværre ikke noget foto, men se videoen. </div><div>Jeg hælder en smule isopropyl alkohol op i en skål. Jo højere alkohol procent, desto hurtigere og bedre vil det få bugt med det klistrede skidt på tuscher og propper. </div><div>Det er dog vigtigt at understrege, at isopropyl alkoholen IKKE må røre spidserne, da det vil ødelægge blækken i tuschen. </div><div>Hvis du er bange for at komme til det, så brug i stedet Copic Colorless blending solution. </div><div>Og glem ikke at åbne et vindue. </div><div><br /></div><div>Jeg dypper en vatpind i alkohol og kører over plastikken og indeni propperne, indtil alt blæk og klistret skidt er væk. </div><div>Easy peasy. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxdDfzxM3h4wBIziJcQ4xv0PlaHz5aRncuSnmNSNJr78VZrub1Gy29FwSDlOmDTAAboU5p5gtxzcAdUGqybtQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FxzKOpxo4UFBDUZ-PmnOJcPqaHB3b3vUhCy-5V1eeiBCck8fL1EMMlC5s925uXtFYapHYbEbtgIQSdC657ELJA497kIGzEIdj4hdjFQZAwm5k8WhyphenhyphenmwszH1RWTzu9xMNxyJEe5k0OybT7KNhyPiVwDQE1itFoX1JjeZR5rX7c9mF6NogWT0Esljubss_/s3704/IMG_20240118_152116_edit_437059650034351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3704" data-original-width="3704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FxzKOpxo4UFBDUZ-PmnOJcPqaHB3b3vUhCy-5V1eeiBCck8fL1EMMlC5s925uXtFYapHYbEbtgIQSdC657ELJA497kIGzEIdj4hdjFQZAwm5k8WhyphenhyphenmwszH1RWTzu9xMNxyJEe5k0OybT7KNhyPiVwDQE1itFoX1JjeZR5rX7c9mF6NogWT0Esljubss_/w640-h640/IMG_20240118_152116_edit_437059650034351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Revner</b></div><div>Nå, men min E40 blev ved at spøge, og efter et par dage så jeg igen efter revner. Jeg kunne ikke få det til at passe. </div><div>Måske var det blevet værre, måske var lyset anderledes, jeg ved det ikke. Men jeg fandt en revne😞</div><div>De kan desværre være rigtig svære at få øje på. </div><div>Og det viser bare hvordan selv så lille en revne kan forårsage så stor skade. </div><div>Men nu ved jeg at min E40 er døende, det er blot et spørgsmål om tid før den tørrer ud. Jeg har, desværre, lige fyldt blæk på den og endda udskiftet en spids. Det havde jeg ikke gjort hvis jeg havde set revnen.</div><div><br /></div><div>Forresten så kan revner komme af flere årsager, bl.a. for lidt blæk, at ligge for længe i solen, tab på gulvet og endda under transport. Så tjek dine tuscher når du køber nye. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBkUE4Ek0rzPxdH05hs009HcWe_A56raAECnxlfHXiHGfChf4n2JLGKURvHuagWyZrZnKGeXfCI0f35-mfeeGPKjdkjCAI9rsVGRgR8cjj_Xm0rHoFww-DEl_d-B7HOgFFbzQpBD1t3XMDbSwqUHtjHyGTRGU8-PWCOY3UyYAtOtXi68ZwsJwTzHWLJ8U/s2658/IMG_20240117_212105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="2658" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBkUE4Ek0rzPxdH05hs009HcWe_A56raAECnxlfHXiHGfChf4n2JLGKURvHuagWyZrZnKGeXfCI0f35-mfeeGPKjdkjCAI9rsVGRgR8cjj_Xm0rHoFww-DEl_d-B7HOgFFbzQpBD1t3XMDbSwqUHtjHyGTRGU8-PWCOY3UyYAtOtXi68ZwsJwTzHWLJ8U/s320/IMG_20240117_212105.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHvBu6WdJ5REyvvvWvlny6rSMnD2Fbskw1iNtqkWfTHzcx2xseFoX619W90_bW759w2hHwEo4VvZ9zpM84ETdub2EtwisKLGspVKk_bHi0ecyWOOR7wtXX_giL2fXm-E0qYdKz_5oBLceOlmvAA97razxHiez1N6ejYKqqLkPUzLkGemN_8KF8d4ulvmt/s3097/IMG_20240118_145305_edit_436987976048424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="3097" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHvBu6WdJ5REyvvvWvlny6rSMnD2Fbskw1iNtqkWfTHzcx2xseFoX619W90_bW759w2hHwEo4VvZ9zpM84ETdub2EtwisKLGspVKk_bHi0ecyWOOR7wtXX_giL2fXm-E0qYdKz_5oBLceOlmvAA97razxHiez1N6ejYKqqLkPUzLkGemN_8KF8d4ulvmt/s320/IMG_20240118_145305_edit_436987976048424.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Her ses 2 andre revner i rene propper. Selv i rene propper er de svære at få øje på. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP62WWYn7RWrwJUPRqjVTC_Gs5ic5f-MTWNy_mlu277pFNehI6f625RtQrBdWYXNSk-D82POry0B0Z-MImEaE7CQDCXONrOK8Vq5JMS_EAEncVqpwzt4w_b8pIHJGRiIh5QB8-XhJYfN75NLfGY72tSzNmeeTHpiL9WI-NjKP11JZdKan2Dwrv4k_zJJM/s3002/IMG_20240118_145641_edit_340884023612047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="3002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP62WWYn7RWrwJUPRqjVTC_Gs5ic5f-MTWNy_mlu277pFNehI6f625RtQrBdWYXNSk-D82POry0B0Z-MImEaE7CQDCXONrOK8Vq5JMS_EAEncVqpwzt4w_b8pIHJGRiIh5QB8-XhJYfN75NLfGY72tSzNmeeTHpiL9WI-NjKP11JZdKan2Dwrv4k_zJJM/s320/IMG_20240118_145641_edit_340884023612047.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DBpIEdp_lMt3EGXL1ZWSzmNP7LpDmT-hTO5BkQFy_bHR6C3XvsZW4ZpRiQfkdHYNJhyphenhyphena1n0ypbyhgSaHkYAD4wSNi1kGHOl7FYDyNJYZHhzX5VYRcH0cSbOi-C6z7-mqF0UTSS1mLgzO68Z1sRjDArH3JuJMA7mfuaCJW_84rpid_MRWaDwrKUyvs2gh/s3080/IMG_20240118_145631_edit_340937823808914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3077" data-original-width="3080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DBpIEdp_lMt3EGXL1ZWSzmNP7LpDmT-hTO5BkQFy_bHR6C3XvsZW4ZpRiQfkdHYNJhyphenhyphena1n0ypbyhgSaHkYAD4wSNi1kGHOl7FYDyNJYZHhzX5VYRcH0cSbOi-C6z7-mqF0UTSS1mLgzO68Z1sRjDArH3JuJMA7mfuaCJW_84rpid_MRWaDwrKUyvs2gh/s320/IMG_20240118_145631_edit_340937823808914.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Og her er en sammenligning i en prop der ikke er helt ren, hhv. set direkte oppefra og i en vinkel. Ærligt talt var revnen kun til at se lige præcis i den vinkel. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Newbie? </b></div><div>Er du nystartet indenfor Copic tuscher, så er her lidt at tænke over. Igen er det mine holdninger. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><b>Hvilken Copic tusch er bedst? </b></div><div>Copic tuscher kommer i 4 varianter: Classic, Sketch, Ciao and Wide.</div><div>De ser forskellige ud, og hvor Sketch og Ciao har en brush spids, har Classic en kort, rund spids og Wide en meget bred "chisel". </div><div>Men blækken indeni er den samme, og alle tuscherne kan bruges sammen. </div><div>Sketch og Ciao bruges oftest til "almindelig" farvelægning, Sketch fås i 358 farver, Ciao i 180.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dengang jeg startede på min samling valgte jeg fortrinsvis Sketch. "Man" sagde at de lå bedre i hånden, ikke rullede på bordet osv. Men hvilken du foretrækker at bruge er en smagssag. </div><div>I dag vælger jeg Ciao når jeg kan. Og årsagen er en trist én, for at være ærlig. </div><div>Det forekommer mig, at Sketch har nemmere og nemmere ved at revne, selv helt nye tuscher 😮</div><div>Og jeg har hørt fra 2-3 andre, at de har bemærket den samme "tendens", hvilket for mig er nok "bevis" til at tro, at der må være i det mindste en smule sandhed i det. </div><div>Udover det så har jeg aldrig oplevet en Ciao prop revne. </div><div>Dette er som sagt min mening, om du kan og vil bruge det er helt op til dig. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hvilket "sæt" er bedst? </b></div><div>Folk spørger tit hvilket Copic sæt de skal købe. </div><div>Min ærlige mening er, at de sæt kun en god deal hvis du har tænkt dig at købe dem alle sammen. Og man behøver ikke dem alle sammen 🤫</div><div>Årsagen er, igen i min optik, at sættene er så tilpas "skæve", at du kun vil være i stand til at blende hvis du har lidt erfaring med tuscherne. Hvis ikke vil du i stedet blive nødt til at tilkøbe tuscher enkeltvis. Og så kan du lige så godt starte der. </div><div>Min anbefaling er at gøre som jeg gjorde. Se en masse videoer med nogen som farvelægger og vælg på den baggrund en lys, mellem og mørk tone i de farver du ønsker. </div><div>Jeg har ikke fortrudt et sekund og jeg er sikker på, at det vil spare dig penge. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Er man nødt til at købe papir fra Copic? </b></div><div>Jeg vil mene, at den mest udbredte fejl nybegyndere laver er, at bruge det forkerte papir. </div><div>Nej, du behøver ikke at købe papir fra Copic, men alkohol tuscher kan ikke blendes på kopi papir eller almindeligt karton. </div><div><br /></div><div>Papir til alkohol tuscher er selvfølgelig lidt dyrere, men nødvendigt for at de fungerer. Og dine dyre tuscher vil løbe tør for blæk på ingen tid, hvis du bruger dem på forkert papir. </div><div><br /></div><div>Årsagen er, at papir til alkohol tuscher har en overflade, der tillader alkoholen at ligge der et øjeblik. Det er her du blender dine farver/toner for at få en trinløs overgang. </div><div><br /></div><div>Der er dog alternativer til Copics eget papir. Ud over de mere brandede så har en del butikker, både i og udenfor Danmark, lavet deres eget papir til alkohol tuscher. Jeg anbefaler, at du prøver flere forskellige, for det er en smagssag hvad vi hver især arbejder bedst på. </div><div>Af de mest brandede kan nævnes</div><div>X-press it blending card</div><div>Neenah Solar White Classis Crest</div><div>Jeg har brugt Neenah i mange år, men fandt så denne, og den er pt min favorit (fås ikke i DK). </div><div>Make 'it' color Blending cardstock</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sidste ord</b></div><div>Pyh, det blev noget længere end jeg troede. Jeg håber det var lige det du manglede, og ikke alt for meget unødigt 🙈</div><div><br /></div><div>Lad mig endelig vide om du har læst helt til enden - i så fald TAK ❤️, om du har spørgsmål og især hvis jeg har fået overbevist dig om, at tage dig tid til en Copic spa day 🙏</div><div><br /></div><div>Tak fordi du lagde vejen forbi! </div><div>Og god fornøjelse med "forårs rengøringen" 😉</div><div>Tina</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-46964469338306587002024-01-25T09:35:00.002+01:002024-01-25T09:38:11.114+01:00RAM stamps Australian Birds <div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8UDJnEZ_tfi9gLs1BLvP0j55LtLrTiI2En8fonUJM98Z3uFQJXuh3fMiJScZdHdRIUNAH6cNrSEXxbRIsL7OsAJL54eqM5_IQUwV5AuV8UGOD8Yksw9gNc8miD5LjG1DFBLTKbfLOunR33sTLuM4WasDToIppclGDZg7Buo2DgiCGfx9Lv8JJXuok0GI/s2068/Photo_1705319450513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="2068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8UDJnEZ_tfi9gLs1BLvP0j55LtLrTiI2En8fonUJM98Z3uFQJXuh3fMiJScZdHdRIUNAH6cNrSEXxbRIsL7OsAJL54eqM5_IQUwV5AuV8UGOD8Yksw9gNc8miD5LjG1DFBLTKbfLOunR33sTLuM4WasDToIppclGDZg7Buo2DgiCGfx9Lv8JJXuok0GI/w640-h640/Photo_1705319450513.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*ad / reklame* </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Hey everyone, here's a quick card using the beautiful Australian Birds digital stamp from <a href="http://rachelleannemiller.com/?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">RAM stamps</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't forget you can get 10% off using code Tina10</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The stamp was released as a Christmas stamp, but I chose to remove the holiday sentiment. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I typically try to stay true to reality in my coloring, so this is my rendition of a Galah, lyrebird and kookaburra. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I colored with Copics, added a sentiment and a few mat gold pearls. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copic combo</div><div style="text-align: left;">RV17, R85, RV34, RV10</div><div style="text-align: left;">C3, C2, C1</div><div style="text-align: left;">E44, E43, E42, E41</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for by, happy crafting. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina X</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13-H76FJmegJXvqZgT9DhTMrdIngFGNUCKOu4h_ee4BDTPKnOAFDlKjDDSE0GcSL8E6pRh4qT3EEqVfGTc_DBdHYM31rf2TRgcZd1cYjflUQrSMsWPdescOWUROP0FcZsGfPAgfttFZ7_H3ej-ABw-7WSeUKW_jMjw98Vj1uSvB0bYm93RBey0h_s3E-R/s2467/Photo_1705319451084.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2467" data-original-width="2466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13-H76FJmegJXvqZgT9DhTMrdIngFGNUCKOu4h_ee4BDTPKnOAFDlKjDDSE0GcSL8E6pRh4qT3EEqVfGTc_DBdHYM31rf2TRgcZd1cYjflUQrSMsWPdescOWUROP0FcZsGfPAgfttFZ7_H3ej-ABw-7WSeUKW_jMjw98Vj1uSvB0bYm93RBey0h_s3E-R/w640-h640/Photo_1705319451084.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-52129535126163672052024-01-16T08:00:00.010+01:002024-01-16T08:00:00.128+01:00Imagination Brigade collaboration <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3tLd2ozjhxE8BIEqqzC1VUFOwfmSk-iNzGb0xJKIeoPXskAFPL0LAyZWB-dnfFF_9Bdy8Z5zUe8PazZVahiNHD5_6m2kAWT7LPYRlY5jZW1UKGOBVs2z0CpEUn1-FJrh-508wBARBx8ha-NgurjW8GssAsnmsbzIfhOa1J5VohDzTR5lDkSa2GEcpAkH/s2051/Photo_1705319058322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="2051" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3tLd2ozjhxE8BIEqqzC1VUFOwfmSk-iNzGb0xJKIeoPXskAFPL0LAyZWB-dnfFF_9Bdy8Z5zUe8PazZVahiNHD5_6m2kAWT7LPYRlY5jZW1UKGOBVs2z0CpEUn1-FJrh-508wBARBx8ha-NgurjW8GssAsnmsbzIfhOa1J5VohDzTR5lDkSa2GEcpAkH/w640-h640/Photo_1705319058322.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*ad /reklame* </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey everyone, there's a new artist in the making creating digital stamps and you all know how much I love digital stamps. So when Nathalie - Wondering Wabbit on Instagram and creator of these adorable stamps - asked if I'd be interested in a collab I had to say yes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you don't already know <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wonderingwabbit?igsh=anRqaWpuY28wamhv" target="_blank">Nathalie</a>, I really encourage you to hop on over and check out her profile. She's a true magician with her pencils 🙌</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOWEyPYMW8ZYIkCx4rqjDGPvnoTsTIDAn-l_ndO5zM3mwn7WvuNxMPZGm03qHlA2brn93U7AJRwezwD__NHhJ4o9XNkSoLl3zKaVMr255SOp35yt-0VesE1nEkVDoB9O5osVuCRhdizbrKTQaHDb9LJ4nT9VQPBGv8fxe-jI2XGXtFz9yE7CMXnbtL0G2/s2728/Photo_1705319061076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOWEyPYMW8ZYIkCx4rqjDGPvnoTsTIDAn-l_ndO5zM3mwn7WvuNxMPZGm03qHlA2brn93U7AJRwezwD__NHhJ4o9XNkSoLl3zKaVMr255SOp35yt-0VesE1nEkVDoB9O5osVuCRhdizbrKTQaHDb9LJ4nT9VQPBGv8fxe-jI2XGXtFz9yE7CMXnbtL0G2/w640-h640/Photo_1705319061076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love Nathalie's sense of humor and I see it shine thrue in this stamp "Abbi with an I" and the coordinating sentiments. I love this one so much! She's so adorable, even with that big pout. You'll find the stamps in her <a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/a7e8ede15c" target="_blank">Ko-fi shop</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wanted to let the stamp shine and let Abbi be her own Star so I left the card very simple. How cool is that sentiment? It reeks anti-Valentine's and I love it 😂</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohbyZqgSGkg5PVTOcBSrAwJsZfBaMyz1HYGsMj6g5NQc8U_-5Tu21QFTsSXgyOyKHuX2l4MK-fAFhcnsANK7IX7-jyb35UFhnFxCM1jmiAAMMUR2Nda3NYR68atcjXFz4vcPIFStVLNG0P8_mfmwyKo3zTdJoPFzYDx9ObnNl2ZzU1FNWDyUpb7FKe4nJ/s2426/Photo_1705319058900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="2426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohbyZqgSGkg5PVTOcBSrAwJsZfBaMyz1HYGsMj6g5NQc8U_-5Tu21QFTsSXgyOyKHuX2l4MK-fAFhcnsANK7IX7-jyb35UFhnFxCM1jmiAAMMUR2Nda3NYR68atcjXFz4vcPIFStVLNG0P8_mfmwyKo3zTdJoPFzYDx9ObnNl2ZzU1FNWDyUpb7FKe4nJ/w640-h640/Photo_1705319058900.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Copic combo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">E13, E11, E21, E000, E000</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BG78, BG75, BG72</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BG70</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">E79, E74, E71</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">E59, E99</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">W3, W2, W1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tina X </div><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-83020262234388372122023-12-21T08:00:00.001+01:002023-12-21T08:00:00.137+01:00RAM Stamps Kookaburra and Koala Christmas <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Hh424K7iW2-2Pyhriqh6rikbEmCteKYtWnB9WwqjYhXv_fRyEjq9aLxGp0ZPst4u4insYAdb4X2fuH8Bq9080ncb-q5INvWuQY2qWCYCp8riUSjm_wVaB5_mXGBXCnqWGIFI2WDy-THFSBoGq_C24FlwuhyphenhyphenKRfwqOO-3b2XYEroHb8kb_ld1EuXmhDnl/s2250/Photo_1703073223898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Hh424K7iW2-2Pyhriqh6rikbEmCteKYtWnB9WwqjYhXv_fRyEjq9aLxGp0ZPst4u4insYAdb4X2fuH8Bq9080ncb-q5INvWuQY2qWCYCp8riUSjm_wVaB5_mXGBXCnqWGIFI2WDy-THFSBoGq_C24FlwuhyphenhyphenKRfwqOO-3b2XYEroHb8kb_ld1EuXmhDnl/w640-h640/Photo_1703073223898.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey everyone, here's another adorable <a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">RAM Stamps</a> Christmas card using <a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/products/kookaburra-koala-christmas-digital-stamp/?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">Kookaburra and Koala Christmas</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Fun story - I traveled around in Australia for 4 months some 20 years ago, and we stayed in Airlie Beach (south of Townsville, Queensland) and we were woken up by a huge flock of Kookaburra laughing in the trees above the hut at 5.30 in the morning. Even then we were able to appreciate the experience that I imagine not many people get to have. Oh, and just for laughs, the Cockatoos took over about 30 minutes later 😂</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP6SCPuvkiUHsv86gUDUdWI6hi7ISHH1AOXyuQ5EEixm6tAs_Elt20MwV_z_kCFQiiuZl3EOYoB_RBxdIJR7m49rY-6yDzDLZ58-tGUnAAMaMETuZ7JHHKhAwhkkVgloF7NAQV8UZWEkyoSKAIq6XlCnhwKGxFfz6x4c3FeGyXp98PX_ymL_tHTJdhHVs/s2494/Photo_1703073228125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2494" data-original-width="2494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP6SCPuvkiUHsv86gUDUdWI6hi7ISHH1AOXyuQ5EEixm6tAs_Elt20MwV_z_kCFQiiuZl3EOYoB_RBxdIJR7m49rY-6yDzDLZ58-tGUnAAMaMETuZ7JHHKhAwhkkVgloF7NAQV8UZWEkyoSKAIq6XlCnhwKGxFfz6x4c3FeGyXp98PX_ymL_tHTJdhHVs/w640-h640/Photo_1703073228125.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I wanted a wreath around the image, so I die cut with a circle die. Believe it or not what's inside the wreath is Copic colored and outside the wreath is ink blended Cracked Pistacio Oxide ink. I used the MFT Joy wreath but it was way too small for my image. So I cut it twice, separated the leaves and built my own wreath. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I added a sentiment from My Favorite Things - Joyful Christmas sentiment and a few gems.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJA3-iLmNArK_6S6t3cGoHLqS51GTy7ZDUVD5hSXpiIxjPd7oRuFRJ5YaH3pytu2SGfsWcmdE1uc60qIpKOC0L7ouzO57Z3zUwuDWsGpnQVynGfXOfqoTi2-791vBvIqflMeiH410X24yB4rQJBfUgXFgN8DgDDc0QTQKRU9TH9UmcdYWm76ctY4O5h4xj/s1249/Photo_1703073232451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJA3-iLmNArK_6S6t3cGoHLqS51GTy7ZDUVD5hSXpiIxjPd7oRuFRJ5YaH3pytu2SGfsWcmdE1uc60qIpKOC0L7ouzO57Z3zUwuDWsGpnQVynGfXOfqoTi2-791vBvIqflMeiH410X24yB4rQJBfUgXFgN8DgDDc0QTQKRU9TH9UmcdYWm76ctY4O5h4xj/w640-h640/Photo_1703073232451.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">E49, E44, E44, E42, E42 + B26, BG57, BG53, BG000 (Kookaburra) </div><div style="text-align: left;">W5, W3, W2, W1 + 100, W9, W7</div><div style="text-align: left;">E41, E43, E44, G96 (gum tree) </div><div style="text-align: left;">R24, R22, R20</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuVf0YDMzGik_bdj7tEcROhFiZF_TGKJ4aphvim-c9awS652TSh3EO5WN_CMGCpat7aLvtxRbFpKw2oFm-Hw0vyT7_MJIoViSonXdtckidhhj7AXK7qbRvBhiI73L6XeCmfIrQOTf-sFwWuMpEPO0eC2XUBWNnQfhAisLPS1NHEBzn-P-O606eH9TBr1K/s2446/Photo_1703073224657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="2445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuVf0YDMzGik_bdj7tEcROhFiZF_TGKJ4aphvim-c9awS652TSh3EO5WN_CMGCpat7aLvtxRbFpKw2oFm-Hw0vyT7_MJIoViSonXdtckidhhj7AXK7qbRvBhiI73L6XeCmfIrQOTf-sFwWuMpEPO0eC2XUBWNnQfhAisLPS1NHEBzn-P-O606eH9TBr1K/w640-h640/Photo_1703073224657.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I wish you the most wonderful Christmas holidays.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Please note: I'm using affiliate links at no extra cost to you that will give me a small commission. Feel free to use my personal discount code Tina10 for 10% off your purchase. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br style="background-color: #fff0f2; color: #1f1f20; font-family: "PT Sans"; font-size: 15px;" /></div></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-57287492574474263892023-12-17T11:58:00.004+01:002023-12-19T09:46:03.612+01:00The Greeting Farm winter city scene<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6q06ECzQTtS2GL1RM3PwIf4H2Hlp8dF-Yb3iHp7Bbfm0TKB5zVcwIRsxtIJZqvHaBy4VfYVAaBeIM609ZFMG4bsvFekK5STYYpi4e7LxfpoBUn7Om29Hdf9lOhFNG92D8y0mJiQJJcD3kVAJUBZDZ_Cj22vIawwlvYDIvp5kMmFJA3iw_qYMTKCNc33M/s1955/Photo_1702806097076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1955" data-original-width="1955" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6q06ECzQTtS2GL1RM3PwIf4H2Hlp8dF-Yb3iHp7Bbfm0TKB5zVcwIRsxtIJZqvHaBy4VfYVAaBeIM609ZFMG4bsvFekK5STYYpi4e7LxfpoBUn7Om29Hdf9lOhFNG92D8y0mJiQJJcD3kVAJUBZDZ_Cj22vIawwlvYDIvp5kMmFJA3iw_qYMTKCNc33M/w640-h640/Photo_1702806097076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey friends, here's a cutesy couple set in a winter city scene. She looks very infatuated, doesn't she? But is it the young man, or his cute dog that has her attention? We'll never know.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">They are from The Greeting Farm Miss Anya Hello Winter and Warm Wishes. The city scene is Stamping Bella Sketchy Corner Backdrop. I don't typically purchase this kind of stamp but I figured it would work for all seasons, and I loves pairing it with these 2.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I wasn't going for a night scene and honestly, it wasn't until I made the street lamp glow. Oh well. I guess the lamps are turned on early during winter, right? So maybe late afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, here's the Copics I used</div><div style="text-align: left;">E04, E11, E000, E000</div><div style="text-align: left;">W7, R59, R85</div><div style="text-align: left;">R85, R83, R81</div><div style="text-align: left;">E51, E55, E23 (hair) </div><div style="text-align: left;">E44, E43, E42, E41</div><div style="text-align: left;">W9, W7, W5, W3</div><div style="text-align: left;">E50, E51, E53 (dog) </div><div style="text-align: left;">E55, E57, E59 (hair/shoes) </div><div style="text-align: left;">E49, E47, E44 + E42 + W2 (coffee) </div><div style="text-align: left;">W3, W2, W1 + B00, B0000 (houses) </div><div style="text-align: left;">BV13, BV02, BV00, BV000 (snow) </div><div style="text-align: left;">B66, B63, B60 (sky) </div><div style="text-align: left;">YR27, YR24, YR21, Y26, Y35</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by! </div><div style="text-align: left;">Wishing you a wonderful Christmas holiday 🎅</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaM8fCfV_8dxk3mH_BAUtazVRsIHU32RrXryKjpYgIkrsU9Ccd8iuacHBKf6SNhB6biHUmYbAS5ws1bUcg_RbqSSDmnqYmpIhQuLaLWKQdK1AZ5mRen_Q2TV4zdr47v2HuZhhZ7uj8yQtNR_ia_7cuS5VzgMY6WVcczRz4g4biEGmpfBO7ymT0iPe2WBJ/s1960/Photo_1702806101095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaM8fCfV_8dxk3mH_BAUtazVRsIHU32RrXryKjpYgIkrsU9Ccd8iuacHBKf6SNhB6biHUmYbAS5ws1bUcg_RbqSSDmnqYmpIhQuLaLWKQdK1AZ5mRen_Q2TV4zdr47v2HuZhhZ7uj8yQtNR_ia_7cuS5VzgMY6WVcczRz4g4biEGmpfBO7ymT0iPe2WBJ/w640-h640/Photo_1702806101095.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1fJ6TamXtajq7fkdn5h5sN1nooBNxqvGbq9AFFW0m0pso80wtS6q9ldz10En6DTpmUwHs0i4K4eWwrnpMgwDEfucPyiMOewqBMD_Dd7M44Sj8Q0hWTrPa0SBE2UTSXI5lxddoj3L5G8R87ddOUzHdIEGyxwXXZOz1h9jBiVlbvHiFve0oB-jQHfc6yix/s2348/Photo_1702806097689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="2348" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1fJ6TamXtajq7fkdn5h5sN1nooBNxqvGbq9AFFW0m0pso80wtS6q9ldz10En6DTpmUwHs0i4K4eWwrnpMgwDEfucPyiMOewqBMD_Dd7M44Sj8Q0hWTrPa0SBE2UTSXI5lxddoj3L5G8R87ddOUzHdIEGyxwXXZOz1h9jBiVlbvHiFve0oB-jQHfc6yix/w640-h640/Photo_1702806097689.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-1268582899413720012023-12-17T11:16:00.000+01:002023-12-18T09:26:14.954+01:00The Greeting Farm snow forest scene<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEIruqPfmmfV4YnPtghY-9dIbfXSjaZImvni-yYrwK2pruEtFiXhEkEgqXLBEWKsDlP0AYm0rki82QZ1ZHtU4py4Q1aeJu9wAHoP_Mf5T-5nbWBMABaEghC_NSNAXuWQJqLyEbttlKq2l1k6ppqnwpoYQBLQwPrxK4WqYfHYvgaoZdYJ9kWLZOxlqiY_K/s2132/Photo_1702805670350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="2132" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEIruqPfmmfV4YnPtghY-9dIbfXSjaZImvni-yYrwK2pruEtFiXhEkEgqXLBEWKsDlP0AYm0rki82QZ1ZHtU4py4Q1aeJu9wAHoP_Mf5T-5nbWBMABaEghC_NSNAXuWQJqLyEbttlKq2l1k6ppqnwpoYQBLQwPrxK4WqYfHYvgaoZdYJ9kWLZOxlqiY_K/w640-h640/Photo_1702805670350.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey everyone, Christmas is now right around the corner and in a week's time it will all be over. </div><div style="text-align: left;">This isn't necessarily a Christmas card, but a winter card nonetheless. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The stamps are from The Greeting Farm Miss Anya Hello Winter and everything is Copic colored. The trees free hand. Sentiment from Sunny Studio Feeling Frosty. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I suppose I should indulge myself in a coloring class. I'd love to do some of the Enchanted scenes at Sansy Allnock. But I somehow always choose stamps over classes 🤷♀️</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, this is pretty much from watching others color. Sandy Allnock, Amy Young, Elaine Hughes (Markergeek) are among my favorites. And then of course, practice. Lots of practice. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used</div><div style="text-align: left;">E04, E11, E21, E000, E000</div><div style="text-align: left;">E55, E57, E59</div><div style="text-align: left;">W7, R59, R85</div><div style="text-align: left;">R85, R83, R81</div><div style="text-align: left;">E43, E42 (jacket fur) </div><div style="text-align: left;">W7, W5, W3</div><div style="text-align: left;">YR18</div><div style="text-align: left;">RV95, RV93, RV91, BV02, BV01, BV00, BV000 (sky) </div><div style="text-align: left;">BV04, BV02 (trees) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by! </div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Christmas crafting. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FVz8DjR3koup3-naLdL2928R3zcD7YanJ7ZZhcN17bLfeTlkCDgF8Z_nmaOFUiAib5QCUlONOPWSV4ei8HvB45GZydwqo_OZcQsidYoVx0BcZ6EkYBYFMGCsra91JUiYA17t9so9-Ei_7jjPUSfULzXeFINR8lfgOIg1Jsf9L2KcLSme5fKjxIBWajvZ/s1915/Photo_1702805673669_edit_687786775066405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1915" data-original-width="1915" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FVz8DjR3koup3-naLdL2928R3zcD7YanJ7ZZhcN17bLfeTlkCDgF8Z_nmaOFUiAib5QCUlONOPWSV4ei8HvB45GZydwqo_OZcQsidYoVx0BcZ6EkYBYFMGCsra91JUiYA17t9so9-Ei_7jjPUSfULzXeFINR8lfgOIg1Jsf9L2KcLSme5fKjxIBWajvZ/w640-h640/Photo_1702805673669_edit_687786775066405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXYeOvLWpQuL8giJZhBfiI94mTPg1GGygMFOKzPtSuizPIZa7cu-BGSWmeTkSFFLbmqBX-Ue3FL1g49SoO9_1pIoWSwYcG-cnePjBHGwZY6ZAIEPVA8jtJxcYgkNTOZajxDBbgjgGXuCrBxvPy-SwDtTEzksqhG7R844dxK0Eg8VJOS-X2pSoaNKB5qy4/s2176/Photo_1702805669699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2175" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXYeOvLWpQuL8giJZhBfiI94mTPg1GGygMFOKzPtSuizPIZa7cu-BGSWmeTkSFFLbmqBX-Ue3FL1g49SoO9_1pIoWSwYcG-cnePjBHGwZY6ZAIEPVA8jtJxcYgkNTOZajxDBbgjgGXuCrBxvPy-SwDtTEzksqhG7R844dxK0Eg8VJOS-X2pSoaNKB5qy4/w640-h640/Photo_1702805669699.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-189136280002738612023-12-13T09:49:00.000+01:002023-12-13T09:49:06.255+01:00Christmas bird, Sweet November Stamps <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5lXPuip7-pX6rdMZBHfiPQjAS1QAEWNNoV6Jl1JFbDaWp8us2ho030e2IaNH-vcMHL9P0F4V18FARUoYvHWGvG2RtIt4MRk7MgK0WrxLxVpCTa44OdltuTT8nESIwdXrfVrRPFiApngOTSB7L263cTmU8iX2IrhsO8VyF5rPmLBGgL9WKi093UV1GROh/s1976/Photo_1701986614612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="1975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5lXPuip7-pX6rdMZBHfiPQjAS1QAEWNNoV6Jl1JFbDaWp8us2ho030e2IaNH-vcMHL9P0F4V18FARUoYvHWGvG2RtIt4MRk7MgK0WrxLxVpCTa44OdltuTT8nESIwdXrfVrRPFiApngOTSB7L263cTmU8iX2IrhsO8VyF5rPmLBGgL9WKi093UV1GROh/w640-h640/Photo_1701986614612.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Hi everyone, this adorable birdie was a freebie in the Sweet November Stamps newsletter, and I just had to color him up.</p><p>I added the gnome village and set for another night scene. The branch was added free hand.</p><p> My inspiration for bird was a Willow Warbler (dansk, Løvsanger). They're not particularly special in looks, honestly they're quite bland and they're rarely seen. Trust me, I've tried many times to get a shot of them in my garden, and I'm yet to succeed. But their song... I love it! Marvel at it. And I welcome them every spring 🥰</p><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">E44, E43, E42, E41 and E47 for his feet</div><div style="text-align: left;">W7, R59, R85</div><div style="text-align: left;">C3, C2, C00 (white) </div><div style="text-align: left;">C9, C7, C5 (black)</div><div style="text-align: left;">E49, E79, E77, E74 (branch)</div><div style="text-align: left;">W7, W5 + YR27, Y35 (houses) </div><div style="text-align: left;">W5, W3, W1 (bird house) </div><div style="text-align: left;">G17, YG05, G28 + R46 + E77, E33 (bird house foliage)</div><div style="text-align: left;">G29, G17 (trees) </div><div style="text-align: left;">G28, YG67 (bushes)</div><div style="text-align: left;">B95, B93, B91, B0000</div><div style="text-align: left;">W0, W2, E51, E50 (moon)</div><div style="text-align: left;">BG70, BG72, BG75, B37, B39</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3fkppbllJU5IpAU7RcA2o4BZC1xEDzOqJOawmLRR-1WqD4yj_soabqHT13I3z_HWqPn_5KVUjxTzrYRa97F8rTCDcxLW9qlVycHDWUSLd9U-v87slmol1KOXRFG5WolbieOZ9E3RiYcyqdS8G30Q-oWlsXQvOf6O9NrcphXf6ixY12Vodgu1P9dUHS8Z/s1680/Photo_1701986615787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1679" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3fkppbllJU5IpAU7RcA2o4BZC1xEDzOqJOawmLRR-1WqD4yj_soabqHT13I3z_HWqPn_5KVUjxTzrYRa97F8rTCDcxLW9qlVycHDWUSLd9U-v87slmol1KOXRFG5WolbieOZ9E3RiYcyqdS8G30Q-oWlsXQvOf6O9NrcphXf6ixY12Vodgu1P9dUHS8Z/w640-h640/Photo_1701986615787.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqfwZk0HCUVvuKbIeX3wti8Bm2Lp5QZhR14_gO5nBszjBW4HG-ufRRHPR9IlOreSyyyHQSXNMYusoHA_iKQnou8FFRQUnBbV8XEwircJ24hcAicZ1p4oTiXYpo0dOyB6KtMqjmWeu4j2ARqdI8_GOa-vA_tgfwjnp5G1gAs6XAKCSo53h0z8lhWl6olSI/s2284/Photo_1701986615250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="2284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqfwZk0HCUVvuKbIeX3wti8Bm2Lp5QZhR14_gO5nBszjBW4HG-ufRRHPR9IlOreSyyyHQSXNMYusoHA_iKQnou8FFRQUnBbV8XEwircJ24hcAicZ1p4oTiXYpo0dOyB6KtMqjmWeu4j2ARqdI8_GOa-vA_tgfwjnp5G1gAs6XAKCSo53h0z8lhWl6olSI/w640-h640/Photo_1701986615250.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I hope you like it! <div>Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting! </div><div>Tina <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-49916063674828754642023-12-12T07:55:00.004+01:002023-12-12T07:55:48.500+01:00Santa banner cards<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMvUqPRMIoKJ7WgIOVWdFD_Ra02UQLthqL6mLDd8-UaynsDL0bIASvFzS1x-qp02vun4P-QjZuIQyR8P8eJFJZbvp9dcNdqhgz-Q0ZsM4WO2ufyOyIjAiciWVJ4qt7rLnzNyQjdpC4hzPjWUBGpV1cjsqml4FybFendtbes9_bmonw-lyjXIZD5z3A8mZ/s2404/Photo_1700431055236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2404" data-original-width="2403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMvUqPRMIoKJ7WgIOVWdFD_Ra02UQLthqL6mLDd8-UaynsDL0bIASvFzS1x-qp02vun4P-QjZuIQyR8P8eJFJZbvp9dcNdqhgz-Q0ZsM4WO2ufyOyIjAiciWVJ4qt7rLnzNyQjdpC4hzPjWUBGpV1cjsqml4FybFendtbes9_bmonw-lyjXIZD5z3A8mZ/w640-h640/Photo_1700431055236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good morning, everyone! Can believe in 2 weeks Christmas is over and it's once again a whole year away. Days are moving really fast, for me at least. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are 3 cards I created with my new Tim Holtz Colorize Santa Greetings die. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Die cutting is not typically my thing so I struggled with these, I'll be honest. But I love the result, and the Santa is just the cutest. So it was all worth it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the background I used </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Simon says stamp Center cut Christmas icons </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nellie Snellen tree dies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a mix of cardstock, including some non shedding from Rema1000 for the trees and Santa beard, and Nuvo mirror card for MERRY and GOD JUL (merry Christmas). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also added stickles for extra sparkle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the green trees I added Liquid Applique and added glitter before I set (puffed) it. That tiny bottle is finally completely empty, after 10 years, so now comes the hunt for a new one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you enjoy the cards. Merry Christmas to all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy holiday crafting! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tina </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXOsaOO3JcoG-iaohet9UrWyqz5vU_ozl9s_kTErwhYQlCvNp8adXvigWxCkcOidkPgdpj8TpCo7WzKJ8qSkGJJokCc6F3oKhHP1ju4EN6afdoU2YpP3N6lohwRNOK1JOxi_pX2YLETpeYARZAtUK9E6MnxYXZjSRpZSPEz-9tBgU7mxavbj6kZ1Jv5FI/s2246/Photo_1700431055924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="2246" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXOsaOO3JcoG-iaohet9UrWyqz5vU_ozl9s_kTErwhYQlCvNp8adXvigWxCkcOidkPgdpj8TpCo7WzKJ8qSkGJJokCc6F3oKhHP1ju4EN6afdoU2YpP3N6lohwRNOK1JOxi_pX2YLETpeYARZAtUK9E6MnxYXZjSRpZSPEz-9tBgU7mxavbj6kZ1Jv5FI/w640-h640/Photo_1700431055924.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZP96SVpq0kwgm-kaL8svL-dW7zINDiruWQsTrtA3Wi_mM2mRTg4XbaCnUU9FVtUmGXMnCQbnsFEdLKHAef628ha4OAFqaIj32laIblX7drQ4lTjcSCdNaR8DBkUT3-CMqUpIQIALoMEmYCQtTjiutLFA2nLzQOiFy1S1SKNg8x_Fqz993T0K6Q1xWnMc/s2317/Photo_1701987247482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2317" data-original-width="2317" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZP96SVpq0kwgm-kaL8svL-dW7zINDiruWQsTrtA3Wi_mM2mRTg4XbaCnUU9FVtUmGXMnCQbnsFEdLKHAef628ha4OAFqaIj32laIblX7drQ4lTjcSCdNaR8DBkUT3-CMqUpIQIALoMEmYCQtTjiutLFA2nLzQOiFy1S1SKNg8x_Fqz993T0K6Q1xWnMc/w640-h640/Photo_1701987247482.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I printed this adorable scene with the deer and snowman kissing noses. I'd be on the fence about the deer tough. We all saw how Sven tried to steal Olafs nose 😄</p><p>Anyway, here's my first Copic aurora sky. I think it's my first anyway. I struggled a bit, to be honest. I had colored the reds on the snowman and the reference photo (below) had a lot of purple in it. I didn't think that would work, so I instead used hot pinks. But that definitely didn't work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg14ktYWSptDlCFFtjpuihspOAzEYmaW1gbKL98AJyoGJLbRjEIHnK42x_nNiObiGolmP1Gn9FpM1VklMb9kcWSz5LP1Kn3EYl6Bul7iy5_IoQQQprBkGKM_YEMfiicDTdlFPOPI9x7f2ZwjxYetJ1UNdEsQLl7Zw291fXiSxatIecmXypQt8Ik4cpSBh/s1491/Screenshot_20231204_221553_com.instagram.android_edit_391811933093859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1491" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg14ktYWSptDlCFFtjpuihspOAzEYmaW1gbKL98AJyoGJLbRjEIHnK42x_nNiObiGolmP1Gn9FpM1VklMb9kcWSz5LP1Kn3EYl6Bul7iy5_IoQQQprBkGKM_YEMfiicDTdlFPOPI9x7f2ZwjxYetJ1UNdEsQLl7Zw291fXiSxatIecmXypQt8Ik4cpSBh/s320/Screenshot_20231204_221553_com.instagram.android_edit_391811933093859.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><p>To try and salvage it I started going over with purples which I liked much better. I then darkened it further with purple.</p><p>Also, I had just watched a coloring video from Elaine (Markergeek) and she used B90ies for her snow. I know right, that's dark. But since it's a night scene I figured I'd give it a go. </p><p>So, how did I do?</p><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">B95, B93, B91, B0000</div><div style="text-align: left;">E79, E77, E74 + YR23, Y11</div><div style="text-align: left;">G29, G17 (trees)</div><div style="text-align: left;">G28, YG67 (bushes)</div><div style="text-align: left;">W9, W7, W5</div><div style="text-align: left;">W9, R59, R85</div><div style="text-align: left;">E09, E08, YR18 (carrot)</div><div style="text-align: left;">E37, E35, E34, E33, E31 + E27, E23</div><div style="text-align: left;">YG05, BG23, G00, C9, V09, RV09, RV04, RV02, RV10, FV2, V04, V01, V09 (aurora sky)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YjGClI1Jozho9o2ZOF-G3I7C6jLv0JGGNq50AHv4e12Ac_2-0prNFuTch92kMta4uYr830PF0njpRxfy59AxrHxO6dzXVxhBqIsY4QSZhulrTtDlDSxnrYimWLS351NU8a6JCRdmt-sBEmTLY8dgS7gsVPEuVpjbeMq_FDtY782-YoARlYv0i2T4M4dn/s1954/Photo_1701987251684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="1954" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YjGClI1Jozho9o2ZOF-G3I7C6jLv0JGGNq50AHv4e12Ac_2-0prNFuTch92kMta4uYr830PF0njpRxfy59AxrHxO6dzXVxhBqIsY4QSZhulrTtDlDSxnrYimWLS351NU8a6JCRdmt-sBEmTLY8dgS7gsVPEuVpjbeMq_FDtY782-YoARlYv0i2T4M4dn/w640-h640/Photo_1701987251684.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2EbP9pznxTHbnS-5N7Ultsev7xj3Pv7gJ79N15ENzInpNHoSbb5_d73yaMXFyTL3stwmiaMkVuuysqIQX0q93_iq7iQIz5iBIYNZJ8zcA3NNY9lwpGFdB1HqW9usGwzB7utEinAo-9y_C45otVwCKl0_NVjVMhMs0HcM67uanhzXt757NZG2C5ReMIFV/s2442/Photo_1701987248129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="2442" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2EbP9pznxTHbnS-5N7Ultsev7xj3Pv7gJ79N15ENzInpNHoSbb5_d73yaMXFyTL3stwmiaMkVuuysqIQX0q93_iq7iQIz5iBIYNZJ8zcA3NNY9lwpGFdB1HqW9usGwzB7utEinAo-9y_C45otVwCKl0_NVjVMhMs0HcM67uanhzXt757NZG2C5ReMIFV/w640-h640/Photo_1701987248129.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting! </div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-56745222142172322172023-12-07T08:18:00.001+01:002023-12-07T11:30:34.488+01:00Cookies and frosting, a Sweet November Stamps treat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJHbsyca5oELEjFM28O0GsSzddgugc3fwRix6eml5mW0cJgv4-E3edbpxfBml3q1QpB2sbb8OFkb6nruGNu5zvM7iZLgHYssLYoN4gzTw7N4GngquHQjxc5X-gZOk64uyPpwQgA8qYWaHYHPwirQW8At-0_Pyqhn-BIMTKQLIlrfFs0m2kIOi1b9CHkXk/s1850/Photo_1701886197360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="1850" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJHbsyca5oELEjFM28O0GsSzddgugc3fwRix6eml5mW0cJgv4-E3edbpxfBml3q1QpB2sbb8OFkb6nruGNu5zvM7iZLgHYssLYoN4gzTw7N4GngquHQjxc5X-gZOk64uyPpwQgA8qYWaHYHPwirQW8At-0_Pyqhn-BIMTKQLIlrfFs0m2kIOi1b9CHkXk/w640-h640/Photo_1701886197360.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Hey friends, Sweet November Stamps just released these adorable frosted cookies and I had to have a go at them.</p><p>I started baking Christmas cookies and letting my daughter decorate them when she was 2. A couple of years ago her younger cousin joined us and I suspect the youngest one will join us next year. It's such a sweet tradition 🥰❤️</p><p>Have you made any Christmas cookies yet? And do you have any traditions? </p><p>I tried to use some of the tips from Amy Young. I'm not sure I'm entirely happy with the kitchen towel though. What do you think?</p><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">R24, R22, R20</div><div style="text-align: left;">E11, E21, E000</div><div style="text-align: left;">C2, C1, C00</div><div style="text-align: left;">E27, E25, E23 + E79, E77, E74 (deer) </div><div style="text-align: left;">G05, G02, G00</div><div style="text-align: left;">YR24, Y35, Y02</div><div style="text-align: left;">E55, E53, E51, E50 (cookie) </div><div style="text-align: left;">W5, W3, W1, E33, E42 (pan) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaZ4yRhsQvpyAYi2I0OYWrg9_ByZjk2AzKckN9k0pjGhkenpddLu76vrMQYE0koQe-KdSIoKNlVo18vKaAnntJrmOssuHqsM2s8TfZaoD7-MM1Kv1nmUry1llyNcz2qwiDRRP1R5EFjjfKFW2E_mvC2hp8RsAG1ubDqHYeSOAWY4_wLM4TytIwyooqbgi/s1727/Photo_1701886201531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1727" data-original-width="1727" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaZ4yRhsQvpyAYi2I0OYWrg9_ByZjk2AzKckN9k0pjGhkenpddLu76vrMQYE0koQe-KdSIoKNlVo18vKaAnntJrmOssuHqsM2s8TfZaoD7-MM1Kv1nmUry1llyNcz2qwiDRRP1R5EFjjfKFW2E_mvC2hp8RsAG1ubDqHYeSOAWY4_wLM4TytIwyooqbgi/w640-h640/Photo_1701886201531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sNc7H1brRwUw74AyZk1QaTqogctmJZfWF2ZhIY15ibw4ilUoCQrqtGvWm52nYzhqBGiBk-FcC6cTeb4ODhzfM670NRJ4_TxIE7F_vi8jtyM6P9TXXdSoRuIEbt1HptKGm3clzzrvMZg-eGQSd20BoQGM-kFFUPkepdHZJ1p8VIK3JQNl7yEiQA3cQyYE/s2287/Photo_1701886197916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="2287" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sNc7H1brRwUw74AyZk1QaTqogctmJZfWF2ZhIY15ibw4ilUoCQrqtGvWm52nYzhqBGiBk-FcC6cTeb4ODhzfM670NRJ4_TxIE7F_vi8jtyM6P9TXXdSoRuIEbt1HptKGm3clzzrvMZg-eGQSd20BoQGM-kFFUPkepdHZJ1p8VIK3JQNl7yEiQA3cQyYE/w640-h640/Photo_1701886197916.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy crafting!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina</div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-32038509005167541702023-12-01T07:00:00.001+01:002023-12-01T07:00:00.134+01:00RAM stamps December release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-vvYLVWNdH8VctCvzTP3k5qriXDGWsLby5a1KG9LDcr9liCqrAf0a36tmTY5Yl2cQO07WBVEYySjp4s7F8z_ks16vh4K1vCo0HkG33X22aulfp78Rb3DVOuxoHJKUOTVmHoSCEaXkVOHCC4Q-2cEXS5ZRJhf9kKsejRvNPXKuRakP5RZEVHMYzAjdRr5/s2699/Photo_1701086227873.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="2699" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-vvYLVWNdH8VctCvzTP3k5qriXDGWsLby5a1KG9LDcr9liCqrAf0a36tmTY5Yl2cQO07WBVEYySjp4s7F8z_ks16vh4K1vCo0HkG33X22aulfp78Rb3DVOuxoHJKUOTVmHoSCEaXkVOHCC4Q-2cEXS5ZRJhf9kKsejRvNPXKuRakP5RZEVHMYzAjdRr5/w640-h640/Photo_1701086227873.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">**Ad / reklame</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The adorable December release from <a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">RAM stamps</a> is now available, and since I love everything deer it should come as no surprise that I colored up the <a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/products/holly-jolly-elf-digital-stamp?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">Holly Jolly Elf</a>. I even flipped it and colored it twice. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As you can see, Santa's elves are readying Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer for a busy night of delivering presents. Santa is from <a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/products/woodland-santa-digital-stamp?_pos=1&_sid=597a1c4e0&_ss=r&ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">Woodland Santa</a> and I doubled and flipped this image too, to balance the scene with one more tree. I did have to cover up the fox on the flipped image, no biggie. Here are a couple of close-ups.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64n4eOXOKWfGZO-lyTTRfnJk9Uo04_m8aZKJ2ZTzBhHk_3XFuW8DplK_XHhlpQUrL6ghlBMHLpTLtZWmkvC0k3kZjvknh_GIqJ5vGqkW03bslZJwlt5Ow1qjymsgoAD6W__qk1LJ35lRfiCNKQLJCqeACMMqeNHvydIAjAcfS_YpzZ9ffM6112dvvwf3_/s2728/Photo_1701086232358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64n4eOXOKWfGZO-lyTTRfnJk9Uo04_m8aZKJ2ZTzBhHk_3XFuW8DplK_XHhlpQUrL6ghlBMHLpTLtZWmkvC0k3kZjvknh_GIqJ5vGqkW03bslZJwlt5Ow1qjymsgoAD6W__qk1LJ35lRfiCNKQLJCqeACMMqeNHvydIAjAcfS_YpzZ9ffM6112dvvwf3_/w640-h640/Photo_1701086232358.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTtqjMcnCtf36Q-PR93XfmoAWrXcAJGtZ8Zpi6WmZCBSuQ9YtNNT2DrIkGcd7Ek5vMwGDwp8hSP4SNGEKAfGy54gND7Hg1NmhTDoY57TdLo_6mpgBkPWooMhg-KOCiEujauMcpqf3Uy0Ds70duezvauElLd-KdekkGwQQSfzSjs7BLZFhDXFODp9hun64/s2728/Photo_1701086236954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTtqjMcnCtf36Q-PR93XfmoAWrXcAJGtZ8Zpi6WmZCBSuQ9YtNNT2DrIkGcd7Ek5vMwGDwp8hSP4SNGEKAfGy54gND7Hg1NmhTDoY57TdLo_6mpgBkPWooMhg-KOCiEujauMcpqf3Uy0Ds70duezvauElLd-KdekkGwQQSfzSjs7BLZFhDXFODp9hun64/w640-h640/Photo_1701086236954.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I went to town and colored the whole scene with my Copic markers:</div><div style="text-align: left;">E47, E44, E43, E42 + E79, E77, E74, E71 (deer) </div><div style="text-align: left;">E04, E11, E00, E000 + R32</div><div style="text-align: left;">R89, R85, R83, R81</div><div style="text-align: left;">G46, G43, YG61</div><div style="text-align: left;">E23, E55, E53 (shoes) </div><div style="text-align: left;">E51, E55 (hair) </div><div style="text-align: left;">100, C7, C5</div><div style="text-align: left;">Y26, Y28 (buckle + reins) </div><div style="text-align: left;">W3, W1 (white) </div><div style="text-align: left;">E42, E41 (beard) </div><div style="text-align: left;">E41, E42, E43, E44 (burlap sack) </div><div style="text-align: left;">C3, C1, RV02 (critters) </div><div style="text-align: left;">BG78, BG57, G46 (trees) </div><div style="text-align: left;">BG10, BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78 (background) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgswBsZF6r7Zp8z_o6f_M_imMu1BvegOH2w7NKfqeXfIgV0-I5ducHOY1G9t50eAWtBYCtHkqOHvGq1YjpSLXd8wnQjywsdOeRosD0rinTHsoChWSx7tp3_DuUeemRd7GTDlgOnH5XZs0LeKyzOiHTAGHul1BYQa4zwK4P2X-7L6w7mMuC07DAj7TO5W0s/s2728/Photo_1701086228753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgswBsZF6r7Zp8z_o6f_M_imMu1BvegOH2w7NKfqeXfIgV0-I5ducHOY1G9t50eAWtBYCtHkqOHvGq1YjpSLXd8wnQjywsdOeRosD0rinTHsoChWSx7tp3_DuUeemRd7GTDlgOnH5XZs0LeKyzOiHTAGHul1BYQa4zwK4P2X-7L6w7mMuC07DAj7TO5W0s/w640-h640/Photo_1701086228753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I added gold details with a gelly roll pen and snow with an acrylic paint marker. I didn't plan for snow in this scene, but I forgot to edit out the snow in the Woodland Santa image. But I actually quite like the snow. It's a bit intimidating to add snow once you've finished a panel, especially these big dots. How do you feel about adding "snow" over a colored image? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't forget to hop over to the website to check out the new release as well as all the inspiration from the team. You won't regret it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Enjoy your Christmas crafting! </div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/?ref=h8bws4r7" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="2170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0WZeGyjgvHOrM1AEl1zu08c3QxOPqXF3cwCF22OgT6LMQVCJgCfb5WBTHduFU7K3FQNMHsBAPyXt1uxb6rrDipUBPf2fcfnsu9rIr804tdKXtu70OmpTCuq0MIO_f0YlbHuRMkukZcjvTkldgTX7bncBYz9gipEqyOlZi2m4PFnelDsKcxtD0Y8DHGi2/w200-h200/hollyjollychristmas.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/?ref=h8bws4r7" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVjx0Z7Hm6Wdvmpnb8NjGME4nWg80EVtekBmSL9TLmp7mPBs6j_UAySq3FSPAEusb8FbCAhI0ZLCLC1WwShhYxFPLVg1EJFF_Zeb9lIt7LceMDE57Fnn5moeOQX8VrC-0YLAPHcT6IJleRfy6Xb0adOVZ1gkpgrcCwC3d-coMvab2Dd0NMjtGmy-ch1jD/w200-h200/set.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Please note: I'm using affiliate links at no extra cost to you that will give me a small commission. Feel free to use my personal discount code Tina10 for 10% off your purchase. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-62604375954194273342023-11-16T17:00:00.001+01:002023-11-16T17:00:00.144+01:00Husband's 50th birthday card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZYJuGhda-ZXTzZg5K-2vtdV15V10oJq7XgtZ5oD60XenX25bUlPmk8T2JlX1vJCS7TjZM-QuSsdqSiNhR6lxRxS0CMUI7FkjWv1mlZ8fVGNaJt2tM3rH2Jpt2wD8aEti8VvHsmbV_cqdpXvyWNr9LJtBuzBNoZTZ8beOJH95jVYYVoRPtfzV5mT8TzwV/s2190/Photo_1699486010798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2189" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZYJuGhda-ZXTzZg5K-2vtdV15V10oJq7XgtZ5oD60XenX25bUlPmk8T2JlX1vJCS7TjZM-QuSsdqSiNhR6lxRxS0CMUI7FkjWv1mlZ8fVGNaJt2tM3rH2Jpt2wD8aEti8VvHsmbV_cqdpXvyWNr9LJtBuzBNoZTZ8beOJH95jVYYVoRPtfzV5mT8TzwV/w640-h640/Photo_1699486010798.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey everyone! Today is my husband's 50th birthday and I made him this special sidestep card.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It holds not everything but a lot of what he is and loves. I actually had to leave things out because it wouldn't fit. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBD6CLYeZTgcqp7bjuEuKIEWlmtXjo8yR_Fo6nYQjTwH3xysow8khKwHJZM0EeoYx-R7OEPfC_Ig18QNwdGQRly5xGpi_oB4OZbN67l0qlncC4Abnd_sc1g-IfNtNRV3Xr3vY6NCcCZ-wWdtCveDb85ZBhJ_xoGJ7BV9oyvs7wXBCSATrzvccG2XRJP6j/s2257/Photo_1699486017300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="2257" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBD6CLYeZTgcqp7bjuEuKIEWlmtXjo8yR_Fo6nYQjTwH3xysow8khKwHJZM0EeoYx-R7OEPfC_Ig18QNwdGQRly5xGpi_oB4OZbN67l0qlncC4Abnd_sc1g-IfNtNRV3Xr3vY6NCcCZ-wWdtCveDb85ZBhJ_xoGJ7BV9oyvs7wXBCSATrzvccG2XRJP6j/w640-h640/Photo_1699486017300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />He works as a technician, always has, and he has a special thing for... Screw drivers. Apparently. <br />It's a standing joke that he doesn't have any and should put it on his wishlist. When in reality he has soooooo many 🙈</div><div style="text-align: left;">So as a joke I "hid" a bunch in the card. My daughter couldn't find all of them. Can you?</div><div style="text-align: left;">Scroll to find answer. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEreEy21Hj1zQyS76zczEITUNXfDd744l17ELVDBRuP9WWArqQFdRRmWhAgO1NU0apUTuUsUaM5TGwZJ96dWHqQ-TvvJv9y9NoQMplFaQJ1V5xDvRClYQSOKiC9edly-drsP-BZ_fzmOu_rZZQk_Xt688rY1FBO8MuyjxfL_90kEcrFpUT8jTEA1oFh6M/s2184/Photo_1699486014307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="2184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEreEy21Hj1zQyS76zczEITUNXfDd744l17ELVDBRuP9WWArqQFdRRmWhAgO1NU0apUTuUsUaM5TGwZJ96dWHqQ-TvvJv9y9NoQMplFaQJ1V5xDvRClYQSOKiC9edly-drsP-BZ_fzmOu_rZZQk_Xt688rY1FBO8MuyjxfL_90kEcrFpUT8jTEA1oFh6M/w640-h640/Photo_1699486014307.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Products used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">* Avery Elle, Fly-by - My husband constantly checks travel ideas for our next adventure </div><div style="text-align: left;">* My Facorite Things, Hot cocoa cups - He LOVES! coffee, grinds his beans himself </div><div style="text-align: left;">* Three Scoops, Surprise pakke 11 - Vaca! Usually travel includes sun, snorkelling and whale watching</div><div style="text-align: left;">* Sugar Pea Designs, Grill Master - He's an avid BBQ-chef and likes to make use of it all year round regardless of rain and snow</div><div style="text-align: left;">* Dixi Craft, Filmstrip - He loves watching a good movie, usually accompanied by popcorn or similar</div><div style="text-align: left;">* Three Scoops, Øl + Vin - Beer! He really loves enjoying spacialty beer, these 2 are his favorites</div><div style="text-align: left;">* Liquid applique (for beer foam)</div><div style="text-align: left;">* By Lene, Fars øl - Dad's beer</div><div style="text-align: left;">* Poppystamps, Country Garden Wheelbarrow + Floral Cluster - He enjoys gardening</div><div style="text-align: left;">* The Ton, Motorcycle layering set - He mostly fixes his old bike, but he loves it </div><div style="text-align: left;">* By Lene, BLD188 - screwdrivers (there are 9 screwdrivers on the card, plus 3 on the back)</div><div style="text-align: left;">* Distress oxide: Tumbled glass, Salty ocean, Antique linen, Vintage photo, Ground espresso</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy crafting</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina</div><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSsT-vijNEd5Sn_MBry1U84Q0GZa-lU1QgT2UDQ93Qrsa6jHAY99oEvvu7_wFIBdcmpg5aTeUFv__foJiBRZTzKmAaFcA1JaN_4ogPmVsBw0h6MFxQuTEIFYI0JWYQMez8iJZjHheEC8f3Hrd0JJedXmHx4lJTufooUEpbkoOzLuJyKkZTldgb9xUmpcf/s2728/Photo_1699486009969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSsT-vijNEd5Sn_MBry1U84Q0GZa-lU1QgT2UDQ93Qrsa6jHAY99oEvvu7_wFIBdcmpg5aTeUFv__foJiBRZTzKmAaFcA1JaN_4ogPmVsBw0h6MFxQuTEIFYI0JWYQMez8iJZjHheEC8f3Hrd0JJedXmHx4lJTufooUEpbkoOzLuJyKkZTldgb9xUmpcf/w640-h640/Photo_1699486009969.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-1713940048387323832023-11-16T08:13:00.001+01:002023-11-27T22:35:52.254+01:00RAM stamps Light up emu <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEVLtPBrX3KdqovPmxg4C-Nk4R3NY-ErlicF_mFWKYSfTXBj2lF0gV9mUNaj9wWYWNguxRioPPTn_sOFBnSbFLBI_DpFo8yE7MMaKE6d8G9T8FPi4YZDxvCAb2lFHacsULVHdvW1CHlIOAjy-W7nLj97Ng_Nfc7lqpFTdjzV9WdeHzxbWCGWs9CERr7_s/s2018/Photo_1699801051627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="2018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEVLtPBrX3KdqovPmxg4C-Nk4R3NY-ErlicF_mFWKYSfTXBj2lF0gV9mUNaj9wWYWNguxRioPPTn_sOFBnSbFLBI_DpFo8yE7MMaKE6d8G9T8FPi4YZDxvCAb2lFHacsULVHdvW1CHlIOAjy-W7nLj97Ng_Nfc7lqpFTdjzV9WdeHzxbWCGWs9CERr7_s/w640-h640/Photo_1699801051627.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIaz9A5mDZrN7wchLfySTSYZWIcTFA8wk2iAVnmFqUB4tGUe5324UsiHRHtIKwEZF95YkEimp-VfuFVvWvqteWvDJlt7UWOpIULO45p-zyGgIgXlgym72cSDgl9KMBZn1APfY5DvkG2DgRjjr3MfBWh5mPo0ZQoNeG7p9B4QGfzsXKxTbcyzRRirkibbL/s1732/Photo_1699801052820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIaz9A5mDZrN7wchLfySTSYZWIcTFA8wk2iAVnmFqUB4tGUe5324UsiHRHtIKwEZF95YkEimp-VfuFVvWvqteWvDJlt7UWOpIULO45p-zyGgIgXlgym72cSDgl9KMBZn1APfY5DvkG2DgRjjr3MfBWh5mPo0ZQoNeG7p9B4QGfzsXKxTbcyzRRirkibbL/w640-h640/Photo_1699801052820.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>**Ad </p><div style="text-align: left;">Hey everyone! Here's a new Christmas card for <a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">RAM Stamps</a>. I just can't handle the cuteness of this "<a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/products/light-up-emu-digital-stamp?_pos=1&_sid=f3670d582&_ss=r&ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">Light up Emu</a>", isn't it just soooo cute?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I colored with my Copics and die cut with Technique Tuesday Essential stitched labels. The patterned paper is also from RAM stamps, from the <a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/products/aussie-christmas-digital-pattern-paper-pack?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">"Aussie Christmas" digital paper pack</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This card is sort of simple yet with lots of layers. Hope you like it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">E47, E44, E33, E42</div><div style="text-align: left;">W9, W7, W5, W3, W1, 100</div><div style="text-align: left;">BV01, Y38, Y13</div><div style="text-align: left;">RV66, RV55, RV63</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by! Happy crafting!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aC17GKEx47A3KMNIFeeNb5JTML-fSsRAhqNv28UNdffc-VrBIIHuHdQDHO2RohgKh00wGxKBh8hgeaXRYUpoWKwaG-zP4viaph6ZTV7NicPKjyVKSYoKuZpnmIItjxQohT5cgIMLA8OPX9KZoyMqPcLSWGdlFTmduePGcgSgy5oGf70cUVLqGt6fjlCk/s2399/Photo_1699801052272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2398" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aC17GKEx47A3KMNIFeeNb5JTML-fSsRAhqNv28UNdffc-VrBIIHuHdQDHO2RohgKh00wGxKBh8hgeaXRYUpoWKwaG-zP4viaph6ZTV7NicPKjyVKSYoKuZpnmIItjxQohT5cgIMLA8OPX9KZoyMqPcLSWGdlFTmduePGcgSgy5oGf70cUVLqGt6fjlCk/w640-h640/Photo_1699801052272.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Please note: I'm using affiliate links at no extra cost to you that will give me a small commission. Feel free to use my personal discount code Tina10 for 10% off your purchase. </div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-49922905967197152372023-11-15T07:56:00.006+01:002023-11-15T07:56:44.199+01:00So very cold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvJwRzbd_AV7BlyvKNLuuDZ-s8bIM7plrKXiUgNyuyQkIAsHKTn87G9KndCd3JoH8_7CU2fzIgwW2XUhy5QzbEiDZpQz6BgBLCNxhytlUSiomEy4lR6NpK4fV94iHwFB_amw8VjZ0OOIZ1yCotAQkxNH-jr_Kogb3Gi9NhbjSxYH9PWK-2FFKeEBeQhgb/s2665/Photo_1699484813773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="2665" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvJwRzbd_AV7BlyvKNLuuDZ-s8bIM7plrKXiUgNyuyQkIAsHKTn87G9KndCd3JoH8_7CU2fzIgwW2XUhy5QzbEiDZpQz6BgBLCNxhytlUSiomEy4lR6NpK4fV94iHwFB_amw8VjZ0OOIZ1yCotAQkxNH-jr_Kogb3Gi9NhbjSxYH9PWK-2FFKeEBeQhgb/w640-h640/Photo_1699484813773.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW_56Qmk2JikfVzP_5uhYmvl-7SZ6K0GENgaMPsKht7RifuBE-PUjIfuYyfTCjQxZH3PNgWnKmdbAim35bR02e9KcYRTQtqSZpNaZBi5wd4PLIiV2DckpniG7x0YUcdQpSNDAc1rWQ4u_Kl2RBmsXHnXhgro_qScRO5lSqYjrDHbSoRP_sz3uWNcVU-L9/s2533/Photo_1699484819298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2533" data-original-width="2532" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW_56Qmk2JikfVzP_5uhYmvl-7SZ6K0GENgaMPsKht7RifuBE-PUjIfuYyfTCjQxZH3PNgWnKmdbAim35bR02e9KcYRTQtqSZpNaZBi5wd4PLIiV2DckpniG7x0YUcdQpSNDAc1rWQ4u_Kl2RBmsXHnXhgro_qScRO5lSqYjrDHbSoRP_sz3uWNcVU-L9/w640-h640/Photo_1699484819298.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Hey everyone! Here's a cute Christmas card using a new Krista Leigh Smith stamp. This blue/red combo is really growing on me and I wanted to use mainly those colors.</p><p>What do you think of this combo?</p><p>I added some texture using a sweater embossing folder from By Lene and backed the image with a tree cut with a Marianne Design die from patterned paper (My favorite things). I really love how this turned out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks so much for stopping by! </p><p>Happy crafting! </p><p>Tina</p><p><br /></p><p>Copics used</p><p>R29, R27, R35, R14</p><p>BG09, BG07, BG05, BG01</p><p>W7, W5, W3, W2</p><p>100, C7, C5</p><p>E13, E11, E21, E00 + R32 + R22, R20</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLogH-3J-dPH1yH3W6ksk5u0vfDQbU_hGPwUYUEogyl4gKjemgeX8niO-Gg0fFZaBsBB4F-lusmqbNjCoMw14IPh_BPL_g1jLzvcgUjBAn65WFdBUgMIcw2pe7haB5mEm6F0xy_-a16ONqSuCzA2X341iMXNcOhPYxkpVzKAeiNIKhbGo2pBy-ARtclfoD/s2603/Photo_1699484816361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2603" data-original-width="2603" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLogH-3J-dPH1yH3W6ksk5u0vfDQbU_hGPwUYUEogyl4gKjemgeX8niO-Gg0fFZaBsBB4F-lusmqbNjCoMw14IPh_BPL_g1jLzvcgUjBAn65WFdBUgMIcw2pe7haB5mEm6F0xy_-a16ONqSuCzA2X341iMXNcOhPYxkpVzKAeiNIKhbGo2pBy-ARtclfoD/w640-h640/Photo_1699484816361.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050846047560125735.post-83167014564884974782023-11-10T07:34:00.000+01:002023-11-10T07:34:14.755+01:00RAM stamps Penguin & Snowman <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6kB0wlx1bRAvH8Oj_tJbAHvVtGII6qDVfkaFBTR1plMUw4kSfGPREpApTxFfcCHvm5H0QpWgxUEZm2EEOxBrAWzjitk86_DVILWsry37y9Ycx849vGMIoQYG-zQSPezoSaPpoWYyyK3Lp0OmPB5TwKIC6WC2AHR1ngzVs3HynuW1RMxeKHWwYSmyS1rx/s2379/Photo_1699462828634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2379" data-original-width="2378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6kB0wlx1bRAvH8Oj_tJbAHvVtGII6qDVfkaFBTR1plMUw4kSfGPREpApTxFfcCHvm5H0QpWgxUEZm2EEOxBrAWzjitk86_DVILWsry37y9Ycx849vGMIoQYG-zQSPezoSaPpoWYyyK3Lp0OmPB5TwKIC6WC2AHR1ngzVs3HynuW1RMxeKHWwYSmyS1rx/w640-h640/Photo_1699462828634.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1QnOgugB4iWdu_tAe8kXQ-_mplhzXw9uOr1bAbKUutpv-DYwyIFVAXyYNxsZY7iL3c-WF5wlkKOLl4CHcp47HBTH7c9G2GlsazODypY_YDv7VsRDM1whxoeNjZfbAW2HFiEoyfex8pbyUO78domNC7-J3KUObdCjYW7FQ4YTY4qDAOaDvMMKv-r2nbgL/s2585/Photo_1699462833168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="2585" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1QnOgugB4iWdu_tAe8kXQ-_mplhzXw9uOr1bAbKUutpv-DYwyIFVAXyYNxsZY7iL3c-WF5wlkKOLl4CHcp47HBTH7c9G2GlsazODypY_YDv7VsRDM1whxoeNjZfbAW2HFiEoyfex8pbyUO78domNC7-J3KUObdCjYW7FQ4YTY4qDAOaDvMMKv-r2nbgL/w640-h640/Photo_1699462833168.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hi everyone! I'm super excited to share that I've joined the <a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">Rachelle Ann Miller stamps</a> design team. I feel so honored to join this team of very talented ladies!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />For my first card I've used "<a href="https://rachelleannemiller.com/products/penguin-snowman-sledding-digital-stamp?ref=h8bws4r7" target="_blank">Penguin & Snowman: sledding</a>" from the recently released November release.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I'm a Copics girl, and I colored both image and background with markers. I did however pop up the image for a bit of dimension. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I wanted there to be snow everywhere from the sled flying by. I first splattered with white acrylic paint diluted with water, but it just didn't do it for me. So I added an ultra high white embossing powder, and I love how that turned out. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copics used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">B00, B0000 + E33</div><div style="text-align: left;">100, C9, C7, C5 + W1</div><div style="text-align: left;">YR68, YR16, YR15</div><div style="text-align: left;">E08, E99, E97</div><div style="text-align: left;">E27, E57, E55</div><div style="text-align: left;">RV66, RV34, R81</div><div style="text-align: left;">BG15, BG34, BG11</div><div style="text-align: left;">BG72, BG53, BG000</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKATX6wypfunZp2Za0gPdmPfPjcorTlzJQH457MGmgwc9HkNx-Sc4_8zoF7I6jRxEsZjfcTeIym7zaxf9OM2RDqe-QuYeHZ2rDFayuPzZ9EDzBbn1LGv66rUWMbG6ifw74mmtXXuuXIcj7bKrf7ECsq7qtuPsvzf6vObVGX4X3fuBy1EaoS-MV4Da1J65/s2592/Photo_1699462829349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKATX6wypfunZp2Za0gPdmPfPjcorTlzJQH457MGmgwc9HkNx-Sc4_8zoF7I6jRxEsZjfcTeIym7zaxf9OM2RDqe-QuYeHZ2rDFayuPzZ9EDzBbn1LGv66rUWMbG6ifw74mmtXXuuXIcj7bKrf7ECsq7qtuPsvzf6vObVGX4X3fuBy1EaoS-MV4Da1J65/w640-h640/Photo_1699462829349.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by! Happy crafting!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tina</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Please note: I'm using affiliate links at no extra cost to you, that will give me a small commission. Feel free to use my personal discount code Tina10 for 10% off your purchase. </div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215810627609051208noreply@blogger.com2