Happy Spring....

   Yippee!!!  Spring is finally here, at least according to the calender, and hopefully our weather will catch up very soon.  Today, is chilly and after a fabulous 60+ degree day on Friday, I was really spoiled and want that weather to come back soon.

    I've had a very busy weekend and a lot of time was spent off at my LSS yesterday, doing some shopping and also taking the first of a series of color classes.  The first class for me, ended up being a disappointment and I have learned once again that I do like like coloring with Prismapencils and after my second class, I know this is not a medium I like.   I think the major issue for me is that it's not comfy to color this way, when you have arthritis and Fibro and I was very quickly reminded of that fact within the first few mintutes of coloring.  It's required more hand strength and force to achieve the deep colors and quite honestly, my hand quickly tires and it actually because painful to color.  It's not horrible pain, but not at ALL relaxing like Copic Coloring is for me, and that's why I think I totally LOVE my Copics.

     I really wanted to love it, but I don't and from now on, I plan to stick with coloring mediums that are easy and relaxing.  Does anyone want to buy some Prismacolor pencils....cheap...?  If so, let me know as I have a 24 piece set along with coloring stumps, a Prismacolor sharpener, sanding tools and another 20 or so pencils.  If you love this medium, I'll be happy to give you a great deal and put the money toward Copic Refils!  I'll even trade for refills, if you are interested!!

    Today, I'm sooo sore and I know it's partly just Fibro and partly from having such an busy and active day yesterday.  I did enjoy shopping and always love a trip to my LSS, so that was fun.  I just hope I'll love the other classes and I admit, that I think I'm spoiled and LOVE my online classes so much, that this may not have been a wise choice.  I found out at yesterday's class that this teacher (who is also teaching a Copic Class, next month), still teaches Copic Coloring in the older method, which I have already learned.  I had hoped that this class would concentrate on the newer style of 'flick' coloring, that is more current.  I love my Copic Classes at the Color Me Creative Classroom, and think I likely did waste money on this next class, but since it was part of a package, I am not gong to worry about it.

   If however, you are new to Copics and really want to learn the newest technique and style, I highly recommend you take your classes from Suzanne Dean, either in her online classroom - Color Me Creative, or any of her On the Road Classes.  I keep 'hoping' that in time she'll make it to my area!  I'd sign up in  a heartbeat and know I'd be thrilled with her classes.  I'd also LOVE to meet her, since she has always been one of my favorite designers.  that I've been taught by Suzanne Dean in her fabulous classes!  If you really want to learn Copic Coloring, go with a teacher is current and is teaching the newer style!    I've done all the old stuff and need the new to enhance what I have learned, from now on my money goes to Suzanne and I'm thrilled to be a current student in her Level III and Level IV classes.

  And speaking of Color Me Creative, I have a new card to share today that was colored with Copics and colored as part of one of the Party Celebration Challenges being hosted by Suzanne this week.  This card is for the Color Challenge and our challenge was to create a project using this gorgeous image (copied over from the classroom), and to use the colors -- Purple, Yellow and White (or Cream). 

   And this is the card that I created for the challenge, with a wonderful new digi image from 'Wax Fruit Company', a fabulous new digi store created by Arielle Gordon.

 My 'Purple Tulips' card was also inspired by a new challenge over at 'The Outlawz' and will be submitted to this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge, which is to use a Spring or Mother's Day Theme.  You can find all the details Here!!

For my card, I used the BV (Blue Violet) Copic colors, which are more blue, than in the image, but are the colors I love most.  I also used a vareity of (Y) yellow shades to create my background along with some (G) Green and (YG) Yellow Green shades for my stems and leaves.  I really LOVED this image, as soon as I saw it and I bought the entire collection.

   I'm off now to work on another challenge card and this challenge is also hosted over at Suzanne's Classroom and is also open to all.   It's the bi-weekly Copic Coloring challenge, which you can find HERE!  Our new challenge is to create a project with a Celebration Theme using Only *Primary Colors*.  Everyone is welcome to enter the challenge group and it's free to join.  If you are interested in ANY of her classes, you find a link with all the class info and prices on the main page of the classroom.   Hope to see you there!!