Copic Airbrushing with Masks

Happy Tuesday everyone! As promised, I am back today with another airbrushed background card and a video showing you how it was done.

I have relocated my Copic ABS to a small trolley that I can wheel right over to my work station and then wheel away when I don’t need it. I find that this small change has made a world of difference in how often I use it. It is all amount easy access!

I picked up a Memory Box stencil/mask over at Scrapbook Centrale on my last visit. I had been looking at the MFT Spider web die but I had to weight the price vs. how much use I was going to get out of it. TBH, it can really only be used for Halloween/Fall themed cards, so I decided not to get it. When I saw the Distressed Web masking stencil and the pretty nice price attached, it was a no-brainer.

I was really, really happy in how the airbrushing turned out. It was thrilling to pull away the mask and see the result!

As you can see, there is an almost velvet look to the background. I love, love it! I had used a white card-base measuring 4.25” x 5.00”. This sweet image from Whiff of Joy’s Fall kit was the absolute perfect image to add to it!  If you neglected to pick up the kit while it was on pre-order, I am sure this will be coming out in digital form very soon!

I created another smaller card using the same technique and Copic colors. I posted that card yesterday and here is the video that I made:

Hope that this has inspired you to try using a mask/stencil to create a fun background. You could also use distress inks and foam applicators if you don’t have an airbrush system :) Here is the stencil that I used:

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs Jeanette xxo

Copic Airbrushing & Masking Images

Happy Tuesday! Today I have a card to show you and a couple of videos as well. As you probably know if you visit my blog regularly, I really love to create scenes using multiple images that I mask onto the same piece of cardstock. When I received these gorgeous Whiff of Joy images, I knew right away that they would work really well together. I went with a bright and airy color scheme and tried not to overdo it with embellies! I am going to enter it in this week’s Cute Card Thursday Challenge as the theme is “whatever”! LOL!

I filmed this video as I was making the card. I hope it will answer all your questions. On a special note, as I said in yesterday’s post, I was inundated with questions regarding the masking tape that I use. It is called Eclipse tape. I have bought it from 7 kids college fund as well as Ellen Hutson. Unfortunately, I have just found out that the company who makes this tape is searching for a new manufacturer. These stores and others that I googled are all out of stock at the moment. I am sorry. I hate to steer you towards something that ultimately is not available. As soon as I hear any news I will let you know :) If you know of any alternatives, please let me know and I can pass on the information!

I filmed another video while making this card and in this one I show you how I airbrush. First I would like to give you a few tips :)

When I first started airbrushing, I used the starter kit that came with the Air Grip, Air Adaptor, Air Hose, Air Can 80, and Air Can Holder. I fell in love with the look and the ease of airbrushing but I very quickly ran out of air from the can! I purchased more and they quickly emptied too! Okay, it was not cool to be spending money on AIR! I took the plunge and invested in a compressor. Although pricey, I do not regret my decision.

So now I use the Sparmax AC –101 Windstorm Air Compressor. The Air Grip and the Air Adaptor work perfectly with it and now…………AIR is free! I purchased both the kit and ultimately the compressor through Ellen Hutson.

A few tips when you airbrush:

• The air grip is made to work with Sketch markers although I hear that you can rig it to work with the Ciaos. I am not sure how.
• Insert the chisel edge into the grip so that the longer point is up at the top.
• The ink will spray a little ahead of where you point, so always start on a piece of scrap paper and move your nozzle over to your project. This way you will have an idea of where it is spraying.
• Maintain a constant pressure on the air grip. If you don’t you will get spatters and blobs as you airbrush…this can be a great look but sometimes not the look you were aiming for.
• I set my pressure gauge on the compresser between 40-50 PSI. This gives me the perfect spray.

Here is my video:

Here is my card recipe:

Stamps: Whiff of Jo: Sailor Willow, Sitting Sailor Oakley, Beach Chair

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: SU! Whisper White, Baja Breeze, DP Websters Pages

Coloring: Copic Markers

Tools: SU! Punches, Cuttlebug die for the corners

Thanks for stopping by and I hope this helps. I have been promising these tutorials for a while now!  If you have any questions just let me know! I will do my best to answer you!

The Stamp Shoppe ~ Lucky Tilda

Happy Wednesday! Today I have a card that I made using two stamps from last year’s Fortune Collection from Magnolia. Since next week is Saint Patrick’s Day, it is a great time to ink them up! Both these stamps are available over at The Stamp Shoppe -->here<--  and so there is still time to play with them!

Tilda was colored and then cut out and mounted onto the background with some foam dimensionals. The horseshoe was stamped out and I colored in just the horseshoe. I then airbrushed the whole background with B000, making sure to add more color to the edges and not very much to the center. I went over the shamrocks with a very light green – G20  that blended in with the blue. Then I colored the shamrocks and added stickles to the centers and outlined the stems with a sakura gel pen.

• Stamps: Magnolia Tilda with Clover, Horseshoe & Clover
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, MME Bloom & Grow
• Coloring; Copic Markers, Copic ABS
• Embellies: SU Wild Wasabi ribbon, stickles

Thanks for stopping by! Heidi from The Stamp Shoppe has received some more gorgeous flowers in the store as well as some new paper and the Hoppy Easter collection has been ordered! I will let you know as soon as they arrive!  Have a great day.

Stamp & Create Product Spotlight

   Happy Monday! Wow! I need a couple of days off to recover from my week-end! LOL! How about you?

My post is up a bit later today. I usually schedule my posts the night before because the mornings here are busy getting everyone breakfast, making lunches and trying to get the two older kidlets to school. Last night we went night skiing with the kids! They got to bed about an hour past their bedtime but we has such a great time! The snow was really packed down and so it was some pretty fast skiing. My legs are killing me this morning! I was too tired to write my post last night.

This week the product spotlight over at Stamp & Create is Kraftin’ Kimmie stamps! They are so cute and I decided to use this sweet one for my card today. It is called “Shy Emmylou” and is from the Crissy’s Cuties line. Since they are the spotlight, that means that all the Kraftin’ Kimmie stamps (excluding the new release) will be on sale for 25% off. OMGosh that is an incredible deal!

I colored her with my copics and airbrushed the background. I even airbrushed the cute daisy lace on my card to match the DP. Pretty cool what you can do with the Copic ABS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Stamps: Shy Emmylou with sentiment available -->here<--
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Sahara Sand, Black, Papertrey Plum, Basic Grey Wisteria
• Coloring: Copic Markers & Airbrushing, Angel Wings Shimmerz
• Embellies: Heart Charm, Daisy Lace, BG Pearls all from Stamp & Create
• Special Tools: Spellbinders Nesties – Label & Fancy Tags

My friend Lacey is organizing a wonderful card drive to celebrate a lovely lady’s 100th birthday! She is even offering up a blog candy for those who participate. Please click on the banner below and you will be taken to her blog post to read all the particulars.

Isn’t this a wonderful idea? I am sending this card to dear Margaret! Imagine all that she has seen in her lifetime!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day wherever you are!

Whiff of Joy DT Card ~ Mini Airbrush Tutorial

Happy Tuesday Everyone! I wanted to let you know that I have posted a tutorial on the Whiff of Joy Inspiration & Tutorial Blog on how to make a card with an acetate front.   You can find it right -->here<--

I received so many questions on a similar card I posted at Christmas and I promised you all that I would get a tutorial done for you. Promise kept!  If you don’t remember the original card, you can see it -->here<--

Here is the card I made while creating the tutorial. At the same time I took some pictures of how I airbrush my images. I get a lot of questions as to where I bought my system. I purchased it from Ellen Hutson. It was actually a present from my dear sweet hubby last year!

1. The first thing I do is color my image. Here are the Copic Markers that I used. I also added Twinkling H20s for added depth and a subtle shimmer. I used Bashful Blue, Egyptian Gold, Poppy Red, Chestnut Brown and Pale Porcelain. I have used Charlotte riding Pigeon from Whiff of Joy’s Happy Mail release.

2. I created a mask of my image by stamping the image onto Eclipse paper. Don’t worry if you do not have this. You can use a large post-it instead.  Carefully cut it out with sharp scissors. This is an important step. Make sure you cut very close to the edges or you will have a white “halo” around the image after you airbrush. For little areas within the image (like under her right arm) I use an exacto knife.

3. Here you can see the mask affixed directly on top of my colored image. It is very important that you take great care at this step to have it perfectly positioned. I used Copic Marker BGooo to airbrush.

 

4. It takes a little practice to get the hang of airbrushing. A very good resource is this blog “I Like Markers”. Marianne has created such a complete and comprehensive airbrushing  tutorial and so I will just direct you there :). Just remember to press the nozzle down and keep an even pressure to make sure you don’t get spotches. Also, the color will spray a little ahead of where you think you are pointing. I always work on a large piece of white paper and start spraying on that first to get a feel of where it is hitting the paper and the intensity. Then I move onto my project. Because this is the sky, I did not color the entire background uniformly. This way it looks like the sky and clouds.

 

5. Once you are finished, you carefully peel the mask off and you will have a gorgeous background. I always keep my masks. You can use them over and over again and what a joy to just have it ready and waiting for you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. The final touch was a little sponging around the edges with SU! Baja Breeze ink.

Here are some more pictures of the card.

I hope you found this mini tutorial useful and you will find the tutorial on how to create the acetate front -->here<--

I have very exciting news for you. Katharina is holding a Guest DT call for Whiff of Joy Stamps! Just click on the banner below to find out how you can enter! And remember that even if you have tried before, you should try again. You just never know ;)

Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you found this helpful. I love to have feedback so I know what everyone is interested (or not) in!