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Tip: How to Use a Blender Pen

September 20, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Tip: How to Use a Blender Pen

The Simon Says Stamp blog has a great tutorial for using a blender pen with your alcohol markers with your stamped images for a softer more blended look.

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Technique: Airbrushing with Markers

September 13, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Technique: Airbrushing with Markers

Hero Arts has a great video tutorial showing how to use the Copic Marker airbrushing system along with stencils for a fun Halloween card. Click here to watch.

-Heather

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Tip: Add Grass with Copic Markers

August 19, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Tip: Add Grass with Copic Markers

Don’t have a grass stamp or maybe you want to add a lot of depth and texture to a stamped scene? Use your alcohol markers (like Copics) and color your own grass, find out how over on the C. C. … Read More ...

Technique: Coloring Glitter with Copic Markers

July 21, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Tutorial: Coloring Glitter with Copic Markers

Here’s a new twist on using alcohol markers like Copics, how about coloring glitter with them! The CLASSroom blog has directions.

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Tips: Copic Markers for Beginers

July 5, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Tips: Copic Markers for Beginers

Here’s a sweet and simple card from Latisha with information on getting started coloring with Copic markers, visit the card Making Connections blog for more info.

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Technique: Coloring Embossed Images

June 21, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Technique: Color Embossed Images

If you have a large solid image stamp it can be hard to find ways to add color to it. Here’s a great ideas from the Frugal Crafter, try heat embossing the image with white embossing powder and then coloring … Read More ...

Tip: Clouds with Copics

April 13, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

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The sun is  shining, the clouds are out so it’s the perfect time to incorporate that into your stamping!  Tracy’s Stamping Corner will show you how to make pretty fluffy clouds with Copic Markers.

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Tutorial: Copic Marker Hair Coloring

March 29, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Tutorial: Copic Marker Hair Coloring

Today we’re going to learn how to color our hair with Copic markers, ok, not really *our* own hair but the hair on our stamped images 🙂  The My Favorite Things blog has a wonderful tutorial showing how to get … Read More ...

Technique: Wedding Card with Airbrushing

March 23, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

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Tobi Crawford will show you how to get a pretty and soft colored edge on your cards using an air brush system, click here to visit the Stampendous blog for more info.

-Heather

Looking for more Wedding themed papers and … Read More ...

Technique: Adding Texture the Stamps with Markers

February 22, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Technique: Adding Texture the Stamps with Markers

Using pointillism, or simple put making tiny dots, with your Copic or other alcohol markers is a great way to add texture to your stamped images. Find some helpful tips for this technique over on the My Favorite Things blog… Read More ...

Project: Copic Colored Sunflower Card

November 9, 2012 by Heather Holbrook

Thersa at Crafting the Web shares her coloring techniques with Copic markers and more for making this stunning Sunflower card.

-Heather

Looking for more Sunflower themed papers, stamps and embellishments?  Check these out on Scrapbook.com… Read More ...

Technique: Water-color with Copic Refills

September 25, 2012 by Heather Holbrook

 

Sherrie with Card Creme has a great tutorial video showing how to use Copic markers ink refills to water-color with. This is a wonderful way to get more from your markers!

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Technique: Color Glitter with Copic Markers

September 6, 2012 by Heather Holbrook

Wendy Jordon shares a super cool technique, coloring glitter with Copic markers. No need to buy lots of different colors of glitter, color it yourself and it will match your project perfectly! Watch her tutorial video over at Paper Craft … Read More ...

Tip: Watercoloring with Copics

August 26, 2012 by Heather Holbrook

Find out how to get more mileage from your Copic markers by using them to watercolor with. This gives such a soft blended look, I love it! Kristy Dalman shares her tips on the Some Odd Girl blog.

-Heather… Read More ...

Technique: Copic Marker Lightening Background

August 12, 2012 by Heather Holbrook

Debbie P from Make It Crafty shares how she makes a cool lightening background effect, perfect for Halloween cards. She lightly traces her lines and then adds color and blending with Copic markers. Find out more about her technique here… Read More ...

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