Papercrafting designer Sharon Harnist is one of our Design and Education/Instruction team members, and she’s back with us again this month to share a Christmas card project that utilizes several Copic products.
I’m honored to be back with you this month, to share a Christmas card — before you know it, it will be time to start sending them out!
After stamping the Wagon of Toys image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Card, I colored it with these Copic Sketch markers and Atyou Spica Glitter Pens:
Next, I die cut and embossed the image with Spellbinders Classic Square Nestabilities dies. While the cardstock was still in the die, I airbrushed Y23 around the outer edges of the image:
To create the background paper, I airbrushed R39 and YG95 directly onto a background rubber stamp:
After airbrushing, I spritzed the background stamp with a mister filled with Colorless Blender solution, to reactivate the airbrushed colors:
Working quickly after the Blender Solution is sprayed, stamp onto X-Press It Blending Card (image on the left above is the stamped image). The background paper was trimmed, the edges sponged with Distress Ink and machine stitched to a dark blush card base.
The ribbon was custom colored, to match the image — it started out white! Simply color the ribbon (I used rayon seam binding) with the chisel end of a Sketch marker. The color doesn’t have to be uniform for this technique — we’re going for a vintage/shabby, mottled look:
Then place the ribbon into a baggie and add a few drops of Colorless Blender inside the bag. Scrunch the bag around, working the Colorless Blender into the ribbon:
Remove the ribbon from the bag and place it onto tissues or paper towel, blotting the excess ink. I like to scrunch/wrinkle the ribbon quite a bit, to achieve a wrinkled vintage look:
Here’s the final result — a wrinkled ribbon, variegated in color:
I ended up adding a few additional drops of R29 Various Ink Refill to my ribbon so the color would match the wagon and card base a little better.
Happy Christmas card making! ~ Sharon
You can find more Copic papercrafting inspiration from Sharon here:
Blog: www.PaperFections.com
Copic Color Gallery: http://www.copiccolor.com/SharonHarnist
Christmas Card Supplies:
Copic Products: Sketch Markers-YG93, YG95, R22, R24, R29, R39, BG10, BG13, E41, E42, E43, R83, R85, Y23, Y26, V12, V15, V17, W0. W1, C1, C3, C5, C7; Atyou Spica Glitter Pens-Clear & Lemon; Colorless Blender; R29 Various Ink Refill; Airbrush System; X-Press It Blending Card
Stamps: Lockhart Stamp Company – Wagon of Toys, JustRite Stampers – Vintage Wallpaper Background Stamp
Paper: Hero Arts – Hero Hues Blush Mixed Folded Cards
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink
Dies: Spellbinders Classic Square Nestabilities dies and Grand Calibur die cutting machine
Accessories: Sparmax AC-101 Windstorm Airbrush Compressor; Winter White Hug Snug Rayon Seam Binding; Ranger Mini Mister & Ink Blending Tool; sewing machine; foam tape
