Poppies

Poppies

I got together with some of the girls I worked with at Archiver's. We got together to work with copic markers. Now, I have some knowledge of the markers, I have been playing with them for over a year now, but some of the girls were just starting with them and wanted to get any tips that we could give them. They laughed with they say how many I had, but, I told them, the amount I have is nothing compared with how many my sister has. But, I didn't use copics on this picture. I made it for a sympathy card, the second I had to make this week. It was a very easy card to make, I used Prismacolor colored. There are not the water color pencils, although you could use them if you wanted to. These are a wax pencil, meaning they do not respond to water. I blended the colors with Gamsol, that is mineral spirits. I can be bought at an art store, this would be a finer form, or at a hardware store, not as fine. Both work about the same though. When using Gamsol with colored pencils, I use what is called a stump. These can also be found at art stores, scrapbooking stores, craft stores, or on line. They look like a pencil, but don't have any lead in them. I think they are made with paper, but I'm not sure. After using one to blend colors, take a finger nail file or sand paper and file the color off the end of the stump. Very easy. If you do try this technique, have fun with it.

Poppies

Stamps - Poppy Bottles by Stampendous

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper - SU Kraft, red paper - unknown

Accessories - Prismacolor colored pencils, Gamsol mineral spirits