Fallen off the face of the earth . . .

Just in case you were wondering, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth (yet).  I have been a bit busy lately and that is likely to continue for awhile so my posts will continue to be a bit sporadic.

I normally don't post cards from my classes but I thought this card (from a recent Cheaper by the Dozen class) was quite appropriate for today's post.  I will be at the Adventures in Stamping convention in Akron this weekend, doing lots of demos in the Marco's booth.  This card combines two of the demo topics - coloring with Copics and embossing with the new electric Sizzix machine.  I'll also have the new stamp positioner from Scor-It and the new distressing tool from Zutter so be sure to stop and say hi!  The flower stamp is from Magenta.

If you can't make it to the convention but live in the Dayton area, I'll be doing a free Make-it/Take-it at Marco's on Friday afternoon (04.30) as part of their Spring Spectacular.  You can check out all the cool happenings on Marco's website - scroll down to the week of April 25th.


 

Copic Color Charts

Since the caps on Copic markers don't accurately reflect the color of the ink, I decided to create my own color charts for easy reference when selecting colors.  The first chart is for Ciao and Spica marker colors and the second chart is for the Sketch colors (all 334 of them!).

To print the chart, simply right click on the image, select "open link in a new window" and the select print from your toolbar.

I suggest printing the chart with a laser printer on the card stock you use when coloring with Copics.  This give you a true sense of the colors.  I printed mine on both Solar White and Natural White Neenah Classic Crest 80# cardstock - my "go to" cardstock for Copics.