Hellllooooo there! I have been a bit absent for a few days just trying to regroup and feel better and generally take a rest. I was sick with a chest cold for almost two straight weeks and it wore me down. Unfortunately…now the DH has it. Ugh. I am feeling much better and hope to be back in the stamping groove. Saturday I got out and about and did some crafty shopping and had dinner with a friend. Good to be back! Today's card was made using the iCopic blog Color Challenge #14. Love these manly shades of moss and blue and teal…so I decided to make a more masculine card.
Some of the ways that I like to make a card more masculine are: Use squares and rectangles instead of circles and ovals, Incorporate brown or kraft into the layout, No bows! (this one is hard), Use buttons and twine to add texture, and use greens and blues for your color scheme. I hardly ever make a guy card so it's good every once in a whle to just do it!
Maybe this image will inspire you to hop over to the iCopic blog and enter your own card? There are prizes each week…and it's fun! Our color scheme this week is Teal, Blue and Moss…yum.
This is a cute little digital Image from the Pure Innocence Line of stamps over at My Favorite Things! I colored him and his doggie with my Copics and cut them out. The background square was stamped with a Stampin' Up large background stamp and brown ink – to give some texture. The saying is from Hero Arts - one of the clear sets.
This is generally my color scheme for faces:
Here is a "formula" for making denim with Copics…Use B21, B23 and B24 to color in the clothing piece. Then take your colorless blender pen and use it to "fade" out the knees! You can also use light, fast strokes over the entire piece to give a "washed" effect. Just try it until you get it the way you want it. If you get it too light, just go back and put some more color on and try again…
Everything IS better when shared with a friend…I would agree with that! Just like this blog…totally better because it's shared with friends like you! Have a great week!
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8 responses to “iCopic Color Challenge #14 and a Happy Monday to you!”
Hi Wanda so sorry to hear Mark is ill too hope you both recover soon.( a good thing you took a rest.)
love the card the coloring is so beautiful too!Gorgeous colors.
Great photographs on your blog. I like how you incorporate the Post-it notes with the Copic #s. It is so helpful for your readers. You do a great job ‘teaching’ on your blog. That is a cute card..I love Pure Innocence images. LC
Get well soon Mark! Great masculine card…I love PI images, they’re the cutest!
Glad you’re finally feeling better, my friend, but I’m sorry to hear the hubby has got it now. Sounds like the cold I had at Christmas. That sucker took forever to go away.
Your card is totally adorable. I have a harder time with masculine cards because I always want to fluff them up with ribbons or flowers. Love your coloring on that cute image and the sentiment is perfect. Lovely use of the color combo, too. 🙂
Thanks for the well wishes! This card is simple and clean! Nice job!
Glad to hear that you’re feeling better! Super cute card :o)
beautiful shot. was it taken with your new camera?
Glad that you are feeling better Wanda! Hope that your DH is better soon! I’m a huge MFT fan and I love this image! You’ve colored it up perfectly! Thanks so much for the tips! They really help! 😀