We are honored to have Kathy Racoosin share her incredible coloring skills with us today here in the CLASSroom! Meeting Kathy this past September at the Hero Arts event was a highlight of that trip. Her wonderful sense of humor, kind heart and generous spirit make her a true gem!
Kathy loves to color and her dream is to color every day. One of her favorite things to come up with are unique color combinations - this usually happens when she is traveling. She packs her markers for on-the-go coloring and the magic happens!
We would really appreciate if you could help us thank Kathy for sharing her beautiful Copic coloring with us here in the CLASSroom! Please leave your comment on this post by Wednesday, November 19th --- by doing so you will have a chance to win some of the fabulous products Kathy used to create her cards below.
Kathy, thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us here in the CLASSroom! -Ellen
Today Kathy shows two different ways to use the 12 Days of Christmas stamp set at other times of the year by creating two blank cards for any occasion!
Tip: Kathy shows us two ways to remove portions of an image on a stamp if you do not want to use a specific portion. In the photo above Kathy uses a baby wipe to remove the number on the stamp - super simple!
As well, you can use the corner of the ink pad to ink up your stamp or use one of the tiny ink pads and it works even better. Simply eliminate inking the number using this method.
Color your image using Copic markers as shown.
Saturate a nubby rag using enough solution to dampen the rag and blot on the paper. Be sure to have some paper behind the image to absorb any extra ink. Reapply as needed.
Tip: If you use multiple applications of colorless blender you might want to heat set the image so it doesn't bleed.
Cut out bird bodies and pop them off the paper using dimensional foam adhesive.
Highlight with Glossy Accents, enlarge the eyes and add white gel pen accents.
Color some grass and sky, diecut some of your favorite hearts, add some twine and white gel pen accents and you have a darling card for someone special in your life!
Sometimes the most magical creations come from our mistakes. Kathy had a smudge as she created this scene, so she colored the background with some Copic markers, added texture with the blending solution and rag, and added some feathers to the wings with a multiliner. Then use the tip of the colorless blender to create the white dots on the birds bellies.
Again huge thanks Kathy for sharing these gorgeous projects with us here in the CLASSroom! Don't forget to leave your comment for Kathy below!
