Relaxing day.......ahhhhh

    I'm feeling very relaxed and comfy this afternoon after a very enjoyable morning at the salon.  A little bit of pampering is always a nice treat and that's exactly what I had this morning.   I had my nails done and also a fabulous Spa Pedicure.  I totally love Pedicures and think they are very relaxing.  My feet are now all ready for Summer and Flip Flops and I have a pretty pink polish that matches my nails.  Yippee!!


    This aftenroon, I have two new cards to share and both cards were inspired by the new Sketch Challenge today over at The Outlawz.  This is a copy of the sketch and Sandi created for us this week.

   And these are the cards I created based on Sandi's new sketch.  The first is one was created specifically for the Sketch Challenge and is includes one of my favorite little bears from StampFairy.

   One I had finished that card, I knew that I also wanted to create a card for this week's challenge over at the 'Stars & Stamps Blog' - for Operation Write Home.   As soon as I realized their challenge was to create a card with Polka Dots, I knew I wanted to make another card similar to my first one.  However, I knew that glitter can NOT be used on any OWH cards, so I colored a second little bear, in different colors and simply omitted the glitter.  This is my second card and the card I am entering into the challenge over at the Stars & Stamps - 'Going Dotty' Challenge.

     Both of my cards were colored with Copics and and both of my images are from StampFairy.  Oh, and speaking of Copics, I received a notice today from Oozak that Marianne's Walker's new book - Shadows & Shading, is now in stock and shipping.  

   I was very excited and have heard a lot of great things about this book.  I've also followed Marianne's blog (I like Markers), pretty much since I first started buying Copics.  She is a fabulous artist and a Copic product specialist.   My book has now been ordered and I can't wait to get it.  This is one area of Copic coloring, where I still need to improve and any extra help is a plus for me.   

  I'm off now to finish coloring in my new Copic Color Chart, which has been sitting on my desk for over week.    Now that I have all the fabulos new colors, it's time for me to sit down, clean and refill my markers, and also the perfect time to update my new chart.  My old one is pretty beat up, messay and now out of date.   If you are looking for any of the new charts or Copic resource information, I found it all HERE, over on Copic's Website!  

  If you are new to Copics or have been considering taking some Copic Coloring classes, I highly recommend you take them from Suzanne Dean over at her Color-Me Creative Classroom.  I have been a student and taken all four levels of her classes and totally love them.  Suzanne is one of my all time favorite designers and her classes are full of great detail and wonderful video tutorials.   You can find all the details in the main classroom from the link below.  





   While you are there you might want to check out the wonderful Bi-Weekly, Copic Coloring Challenge group, which you'll find here.   This challenge is open to all and Suzanne now has a brand new Design Team to help inspire you.  We have a lot of fun in the classes and the challenges and always enjoy having new members join us.