Copic Color Blending Background With My Whimsical Little World

 I had so much fun this week trying a new background technique using my lovely Copics and Tim Holtz Distress Inks. The result is just gorgeous!

To find the technique I used for this background Click here.

The image I used  is a Whimsy Note by My Whimsical Little World called Spice of Life. 

It was a freebie offered in the Facebook group for My Whimsical Little World. 

My work in progress

Step One: Color Background

YR14, 12, 31, 000

Making a mess

Step Two: Ink Edges

Tim Holtz Distressed Inks

Walnut & Tea Dye

Step 3: Color in the Image

Cup: G99, YG95, G95, G94, YG99

Lid: W3, 5, 7

Words: E49

Pumpkin: YR15, 18, Y17

Leaves: E08, R56, E35

Adding texture

Step 4: Add Coffee staining

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dyed

Stampendous  Paper Texture Cube, 1993

Stampin up Coffee stamps, Retired name unknown

 Step 5: Finish it off

Cut paper to create card of desired size.

 I added some string to the top and an inside detail I distressed like above.

Must have more coffee stains!

The finished product looks professional and is just beautiful!

Have fun crafting and remember to find joy!

Apocalypse Sunday Challenge with Simply Betty

Last Sunday, in honor of the season premier of The Walking Dead, Simply Betty Stamps offered up a challenge. Betty offered freebie zombie digis from her retired catalog, but there was a catch.  We had to color and  post them within a tight timeline,within an hour of two of receipt in some cases.  She also challenged us to make complete projects, and offered up a prize for the best creation for each freebie digi.  I was able to try my hand at 4 of her Zombie friends, and I'm proud to say I completed a project for each one.  This challenge really pushed me creatively, and I was able to have some fun with new techniques and mediums.  I found that when my timeline was pushed , I didn't overthink my creations. Thanks Betty for the fun Challenge!

Challenge #1 Rio Zombie Bookworm

I stole my daughter's Prismacolor colored pencils and gave them a try.  I haven't tried to
 color with colored pencils in a long time. I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out.

 Challenge #2 Worms for Brains

I just decided to really stretch creatively with this guy.  The background is Tim Holtz Distress Ink.
This fun little bookmark was made for a boy with other things on his mind than reading.

Challenge #3 Headless Christian

I decided to go with a bright colored Skater look for this card. I used Pastel colored pencils
 for the background, and made a mess distressing all of the papers with my Tim Holtz distress tool.

 Challenge #5 Singing Betty (Yes I realize I skipped #4, a girls got to sleep.)

I had so much fun with this card.  We were given a longer time limit for this project,

 so I was able to get a little more creative.  

In this WIP picture you can see in detail the background technique I recently learned. The extremely
talented Poala Jofre does a great job explaining this technique in her YouTube tutorial.  I used W3, 5, & 7
 for my shading and Tim Holtz Shaded Lilac and Dusty Concord for the edging. 

 The patterned papers and digital papers ar are by AMB Illustrations. After coloring her, I added
 some highlights with my white gel pen, and some metallic shimmer around the bat.
 I finished this card off with  some sparkle and bling because every girl needs a little bling.
  I just love that though this card is dark, it still feels happy.

Check out more fun images at Simply Betty Stamps.

If you want to join in on the fun next time, check out the Simply B Facebook Group.