Extension from yesterday, here is the second card we created in the class at Scrappin’ Goodtimes! We were using Sugar ‘n Spice Dolls Vanilla from Little Miss Muffet Stamps with her cute little butterfly. We learned fuzzy texture and how to shade a face with cheeks. This class was taught using the Marvy Le Plume markers which are a great affordable option for alcohol markers. Thanks everyone in the class for a wonderful day!!
Today I’m 85 miles away from home sharing my day with the lovely ladies at Scrapin’ Goodtime in Corsicana, Texas!! (Find them Online and FaceBook!) I’m teach two classes today and excited to share my coloring techniques. 😀 My first class is using Iris May Hatter and the Park Glen Door metal die to create this project…
The two techniques I’ll share on this card is blending with a flicking technique I always use; plus an easy grass-ground I learned from Jennifer.
Funny story about the door knob I created on here… I had cut the ends of the brad close so that the knob could turn and the ends wouldn’t show as it was twisted. It was pretty fun and I was pretty excited! So I glued down the door and wrote a little note on the inside for the store that said “turn the knob!” But guess what?! Through shipping and a little glue it arrived stuck! LOL Eh, it was a good thought anyway. 😀
I just wanted to share a quick project I did yesterday. And also to say – don’t forget to check out the bargain bins at your craft store because sometimes a dollar stamp is just perfect for a little fun birthday card! Here I’ve used one of the Animal Cracker Circus by Imaginisce to create a little girl’s birthday card and for some added fun I’ve added a Wobble! I’ve also used the Marvy Le Plume alcohol markers. Check it out…
It was only *after* I had finished my projects did I remember that I have a coordinating Circus stamp to go along with these. Shucks! Well, maybe next time I’ll remember. LOL
It seems that there are an increasing number of alcohol marker choices on the market which gives us crafters a great selection when coloring. This makes me wondered if all alcohol markers are created equal, however, that question will have to be answered another time and another experiment! But another question to ask, which is easier for me to answer, is how to the papers handle a different type of marker?
The purpose of this experiment was to use the same paper swatches that I tested the Copic markers on, except this time, use the Marvy Le Plume Alcohol Markers. I wasn’t concerned with the differences in the markers, so my focus was on how well the different paper could handle intense blending techniques. My secondary purpose was to determine which papers I would recommend for this brand of marker, which means most samples were colored three or four times for maximum blending testing.
And the results? It was interesting to discover there were a few papers I would have recommended for Copic markers but they didn’t stand up to the Marvy Le Plume markers very well. For example, papers G, I, P and Q scored high on the other tests but with this test showed bleeding; and T also did well on previous tests but on this one the colors wouldn’t blend. Below is a close up of those swatches along with J, one that did well:
As you’ve probably already guessed from the example above, J is one of the papers I would recommend. I was looking for a paper that I could build up many layers of colors and blend easily from one color to the next, going from a dark gray to a light pink, using six different markers. It was also important that the paper would accept a lot of ink without bleeding.
Based on this test alone, I would recommend H, J, L, M, and U as being the best papers to color on with the Marvy Le Plume markers. As secondary choices, if you had them on hand or if they were readily available, would be O, V and Z. (Z is the unlabeled paper swatch, Bazzil Basics Ultra Smooth.)
We have new rubber stamps at Little Miss Muffet Stamps and today we’re featuring strawberries and sunbonnets! There are four new Sunbonnet images from Bugaboo now available in deep red rubber – whoo hoo! And today I have an extra special surprise to share since my daughter also made a card using one of these cute images. 😀 Check out our creations…
This is my project and I’ve used Sunbonnet Strawberry Big rubber stamp from Little Miss Muffet Stamps. I thought I’d do something different and bring back some black and white; however, these images are adorable in pinks or reds!! I’ve already colored the others up but this was the only one I have on a card. 😛 The flowers have been in my stash for a long time but I’ve found that a touch of yellow puff paint brings them back to life!
Below is the card that my daughter, Cassandra, created. She used Sunbonnet Strawberry Jam to color. I’ve increased my marker stash and bought a bunch of Marvy La Plume alcohol markers so my kids have gotten excited about them. We spent this week learning how to color with them and this was her first image she colored.
We colored the same image together and she’s done a wonderful job! She did a second one right after this and I could tell she was thinking about it. At the moment I didn’t bother with shading or shapes, so we just worked on choosing colors. she was really worried about the grass and I had to show her two time before she’d even attempt to try it. I think it was because the rest of the image was already colored, and like most of us, we don’t want to have to start over again. LOL
You can find these stamps now in the LMMS Store and lots of more inspiration over in the LMMS Store Blog where the design team has done an incredibly yummy job with these! My local farmer’s market is filled with watermelons, grapes and cherries but I’m sure they’ll have some strawberries because I have a hankering for homemade strawberry jam! Yummmm!
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