Monday, April 5, 2010

I Need a Cupcake!

I bought this cute Greeting Farm stamp called Cheeky Rockabilly as soon as it was released last month and haven't been able to color her hair good enough to post a card. That is until I watched one of Amy R's copic tutorial videos. I've seen many other copic tutorials but for some reason Amy's "clicked" for me. If you are new to copics or you need more practice, check out all of her tutorials. They are excellent!

I was really excited when I realized that I had the exact Copic markers she used to color in Anya's hair. I used YR04, YR07 and Y38. I have a tough time deciding where shadows should go, for some reason I am really dense in that way. So I cheated and looked at the picture on the TGF stamp package and I just followed along. I love that her hair almost looks like my 4 yr old's hair!

I propped her up on a cupcake and added some bling. I also added a cute little flower to her hair. 


I was completely unmotivated to stamp yesterday due to some bad news. But I saw Amy's newest sketch and thought I really needed to give it a try. So glad I did, it was a great distraction! I used the sentiment "Cupcakes make everything better" because I thought it went well with the Greeting Farm image and I suppose because I needed a little cheering up myself. So I say if you are feeling down go do what I do...eat sugary stuff! Or go shopping. Heehee!

Stamps: The Greeting Farm Cheeky Rockabilly, Verve Cupcake Affair
Ink: Black Memento, PTI Hibiscus
Paper: PTI Hibiscus, SU Pumpkin Pie, SU DSP
Misc: Stickles, rhinestones, Copics, pop dots

9 comments:

  1. OMgosh this is just too cute for words! I LOVE her perched on the cupcake, and your coloring is fab. You should send this in for publication.

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  2. She is adorable! Nice job with the coloring.

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  3. very very cute!! good job on the coloring!!

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  4. Thanks for the link. I need to sit and watch some of her videos. I can always use help in the coloring department! Love how you put the little girl on top of the cupcake!

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  5. Awww, she's such a cutie! How clever to put her on the cupcake! Fun, fun, fun!!!

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  6. Hi Susan. Wow, I found you from Amy's blog and I was hooked from the get go. I too love the way Amy showed in her video how to color a red head. She was one of my first I watched whwn I found Copics. I love how your card turned out. Great job on the hair! Where did you get the cupcake from ? I love that idea.I can't wait to check out the rest of your blog. Have an awesome day. Lisa G

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  7. So cute!! I love the bright colors!

    Thanks for playing along!

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  8. Wow! I love this color combo and your coloring. I'll have to check out those videos. :)

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