Hey there Artie!! For Saturday night’s Del & Artie Live you chose CCC’s latest Big & Bold flowering trees stamps to color in with Copic markers. What a great time we all had chatting and learning how to color in the Dogwood Thank You Stamp Set.

The Big & Bold Thank You Dogwood features beautiful flowering branches, and a mix of sans-serif and script fonts. It is available now at CCC.

COPIC MARKERS:

Copic markers set the standard for all alcohol-based artist markers. You will find great inventory and personalized customer service at Violeta-Ink. That’s where Del buys his Copic supplies.

If you missed the last Del & Artie Live, you need a doctor’s note. hehehe. Just kidding, but we did have a lot of fun, as always. You can watch the replay here!

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Pink and Rusty Dogwood Card

You can watch the replay if you want detailed instructions on how I made this card, but I will give you the run down here!

1. Stamp the sprig of dogwood onto some X-Press It Card with Gina K Amalgam Obsidian Ink. This ink is alcohol marker friendly. X-Press It Card is created specifically for coloring and blending Copic markers! You will not regret buying a small pack, except, you’ll then want a big pack.

2. Next, pick a few colors you want to use for your palette. I went for browns, red violets, reds, greens and warm grays. For the inky background, I used Gina K Inks Blue Lagoon.

3. Color in your image (see the video for tips).

4. Stamp and fussy cut a mask for the image. Then, add some removable adhesive (I used E-Z Dots linked below) to the back of it.

5. Next, cover the image completely with the mask and use a blender brush to add some Blue Lagoon Ink over it with a light hand.

6. Stamp and die cut the Love sentiment from the Always & Forever Stamps and Coordinating Dies from CCC.

7. Trim down your panel to 4 x 5.25” and pop it up on the front of an A2-sized card base with foam tape.

8. To finish off the card, adhere the die cut sentiment to the front with Bearly Art Glue!

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Please have a superior start to your week! :D