Next class has been agreed and stamp has been chosen

Well after the success of last months class the next one has been agreed.  This month we will be using a lovely stamp from PowerPoppy. 

I did it I am now a teacher!

Well today was one of the scariest things I have ever done, but I am so pleased I took the chance and gave it ago.  All the girls enjoyed the class and they all went away happy that they had learnt something. 

First ever teaching class is today!

Well it's silly o'clock but I couldn't sleep as I'm a little apprehensive about doing my first class later today. But I have just tested out the sheets and everything works as I have planned it. I've got everything printed out and ready just need to try and get some sleep now x

Preparing for my class

Sorry everyone no new colouring over the last few weeks had some personal problems and I am getting things sorted out for my first ever class.  Date is getting closer 21st July, I've got to sort out one class but using 3 different pens.  I will post an update soon with photo's and if I do get any colouring done I will add that too.

Here it is the Event for my first ever class!

Oooh it's really happening I'm going to be teaching a class!

New Job Card...

Made this card for someone very dear to me who's just got a new job. This is a Bloobel Stamps called Thumbs Up

https://www.bloobel.com/products/thumbs-up-digi

Copics Used:

Face & Hair E11, E21, E31, E51, E50, R85, E27, E23

Outfit: B41, B95, B97, C1, C3, Y19, Y38, YR68

WHITE GEL PEN

WOW I am going to teach a colouring class in July

WOW what a week, I have been asked by the owner at Kraft Crazy, to do a colouring class as she has always loved my colourings.  Well after some thought and encouragement from family and friends I have agreed and within days of Tracey puting the information on her FB page she has filled all the places.  

So here I am I am going to be a tutor, helping other with their colouring.  When I started colouring again and taking online classes I never thought I would be lucky enough to be teaching myself.  Yes it's just a small class of local women but it's a start and maybe I can help them to get the same confidence that I have with my colour with theirs.

Work in progress finished...

Just finished this and I'm so so happy with how it's come out even with the ink blob on the end of the hair right side. Hence the background done the way I have.

This is a My Besties Digital Stamps Called Birthstones Besties.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/128937450/instant-download-digital-stamp-digi?ref=shop_home_active_1

Copics used

Hair Y15, E23, E27, E31, E35, E57, E79 Skin E11, E21, E31, E51, R27, R46, R83, R85
Wings BV02, BV31 Flower YG03, YG17, YG63, YG67, B45, B95 Dress Y15, Y17, Y19, E23, E31, E35 Legs E23, E35, R46, R59 Base C1, C3, C5
Painters White Pen & Crafters Companion Clear Sparkle Pen

Work in Progress

This is my work in progress it's a My Besties Digital stamp from the Birth Stone range. I'm not completely happy with it but it's coming along.

As a special treat until the end of May you can get 50% of My Besties Stamps

CODE: YOURSPECIAL50

http://www.mybestiesshop.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

Spectrum Noir Aquatints ink Old Style

Now if you are like me you may already have the original version of the Aquatints in the large bottles. A few weeks ago Sheena had the new version of the Aquatints which are now in a pen. Sheena was using these new pens and I came so close to buying them, until I remembered that I already had the full set in a box unused.  Sheena even said on air that the pens are just a new delivery system for the Aquatints, they haven't been seen for about 2 years. I have also found out that the Aquatints are the same colours as the Sparkle Pens so everything works together.

As I watched Sheena I really liked these pens as the biggest problem with the old system was that it was very easy to knock them over or just make a mess. But as I watched I realised 95% of the time Sheena is just pooling ink onto her mat and using the ink that way so the whole need for the pen is not really there. Plus I realised that they have just given the inks colour names now instead of the number codes.

So I had an idea I thought what if I got some small bottles and filled them with the inks I already own. How much would that cost? So I went off to Amazon and found the bottles (50 x 10ml) and some droppers which both together cost about £10. They did take 2 weeks to come but I didn't mind that.

So yesterday I set about sorting out a colour chart. Only issue is that SN never gave the original ink names they just had numbers. So after hours of searching the net I found the information I needed and made myself a chart (I've included a copy of this chart with the photo, feel free to use if it will help). So I sorted out the numbers into the sets and I coloured two charts at a time the same (one was to be used as a label on the bottles) once dry I cut up one of the charts and taped them to each bottle. It did take me sometime but I am really pleased with the end result.

I now have all 34 colours in a easy format that are now so easy to use. Plus I can quickly see which colours are which and the really good thing is I can refill these bottles two more times...

Here's the links for the droppers and bottles. I went for 100 droppers and 50 bottles you can get less just remember you need 34 bottles if you've got the full set. Cost has gone down a bit will cost you around £10 (I have Prime so get next day delivery on some items). The bottles did take about 2 weeks as they came from China but they are good quality and are well worth the money.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B071CV4MCX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SUMAJU-Polyethylene-Disposable-Laboratory-Experiment/dp/B071NLLG61/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1524957947&sr=1-4&keywords=Disposable+Dropper&refinements=p_76%3A419158031 

Girls Night in Colouring

On the last Thursday of every month we have a Girls Night in at our local craft shop The Stamp Shack.  I decided to start some colouring I didn't get as much done as I would have liked but the was a lot of chatting and laughter going on.

This is a My Besties Digital Stamps Called Birthstones Besties. I do have the full set but you can just download by month.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/128937450/instant-download-digital-stamp-digi?ref=shop_home_active_1

Besties Knitting #141

Yesterday I managed to get this 99% finished at our weekly crafty coffee morning. I've just got the last 1%, done real happy with how this came out. 

This is an My Besties Stamp, called Besties Knitting #141.

http://www.mybestiesshop.com/store/p5859/INSTANT_DOWNLOAD_Digital_Digi_Stamps_Big_Eye_Big_Head_Dolls_Digi_My_-_Knitting_Bestie_%22img141%22_By_Sherri_Baldy.html

Copics used:

Skin & Hair: E11, E21, E23, E25, E27, E31, E35, E93
Top: B39, B95, B97, B99
Lips & Flower: R27, R46, R59
Knitting: YG03, YG63, YG67
Socks: YR68, Y11, Y17, Y19
Cat & Shadows: C1, C3, C8, W2, W5, W7. 

Sad Goodbye

It's a dear friends funeral this afternoon and I've coloured this to make a card for the family. I've used distressed markers here using them as a watercolour on watercolouring paper. This is a PowerPoppy digi stamp called JOYFUL LILIES.

Distressed Markers:

BLACK SOOT, SAULTY OCEAN, CRUSHED OLIVE, PICKED RASPBERRY, MUSTARD SEED,  BROKEN CHINA, WILD HONEY, FOREST MOSS, FRAYED BURLAP.

https://powerpoppy.com/collections/digital-stamps/products/joyful-lilies

All Dressed Up Stamps

It was are Crafty Coffee Morning at my local craft shop. I decided to colour this stamp as a change from flower stamps. Really pleased with how this is coming on just need to make sure I finish it.

All Dressed Up - A Kiss For Valentines

Copics used:
E23, E25, E27, E31, E35, E42, R81, R83, R85, RV95, V05, V06, V09, YG03, YG63, YG67

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/221727635/kiss-for-valentines?ref=shop_home_active_1

Flowers For Mothers Day

It was our monthly Girl's Night In at the Stamp Shack last week and I managed to get some colouring done. It's our coffee morning on Wednesday so I'm going to finish this off then I'm thinking of making this into a Mothers Day Card as here in the UK it's in March.

This is a PowerPoppy digital stamp called Clematis 

https://powerpoppy.com/products/climbing-clematis

Copic Colours used:

Flowers: BV02, BV13, BV17, B45, B91, B93, B95, B97

Leaves: YG67, YG63, YG03, YG97, V01, V05, V06, V09

Butterflies: E27, Y15, Y19, R22, R27, R29

for Shadows: C3, C5

I've finished it! 

We've had snow for the last few days here, so I didn't get to the coffee morning on Wednesday and we are still snowed in (for those of you who get snow every winter we don't we've not had snow this bad for 5 years. And the whole of the UK has come to a stop! We are not prepared for snow nothing is running no buses, no trains, airports are closed). The UK really can't cope when it snows 😀

So I coloured this last night, I'm really pleased with how it's come out. Just got to make this into a card now. Still thinking I will make this into a Mothers Day Card (which is the 11th March here in the UK).

Coffee morning colouring

Made a start on this the other day, at our weekly coffee morning. It was so nice being back at the coffee morning after being away for so long after being ill for 7 weeks x

Copics used:

Flowers: R81, R83, R85, RV95

Leaves: YG03, YG63, YG67

Here's the stamp link: https://powerpoppy.com/collectio…/digital-stamps/…/camellias

Valentine's Day Card

For Valentine's this year I decided to make a card for Steve and when I found this stamp I knew I had found just the right stamp.  

Coloured with Copics 

Copics Used:

E11, E21, E25, E27, E31, E35, B39, B95, B97, B99, R27, R46, R59, W2, W5, W7.

This digi stamp is from The Paper Shelter
http://www.thepapershelter.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2

Birthday Boy

It's Steve's birthday 2 weeks after Christmas so I like to make him a card that a bit different.  This is a digital stamp from Sassy Cheryl's Stamps, is from the All about Dad set this in the Classics section so don't forget to use your discount code. CLASSIC50

Copics Used:

Skin: E11, E21, E23, E27, E50, E51
Top: B41, B95, B97, C1, C3
Shorts: Y19, Y38, YR68, R85
Shoes: C3, C5, C9
White Pen

https://www.sassycherylsstamps.com/collections/classics/products/all-about-dad