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Life Will Be Better With Copics

See... this is why I NEED Copic markers! Try as I might to blend and shade, my Stampin Up markers just aren't going to get the job done which is why I ended up highlighting with a gel pen. Life is going to be so much easier with Copics! I cannot wait to redo this card with Copics!!! Can you hear me pouting??? Hahahaha, I'm counting the days. In the meantime, I spent the day today trying to work with what I had (a WHOLE LOT of Stampin Up markers and ink pads) and this actually turned out pretty cute. I love the whole "Party In The Park" theme. I love how some projects start off one way and end up going a whole other direction. I started with this little guy (From a Greeting Farm discontinued set called Happy Chef) with a chef's hat and a cupcake, but then when it came time to decide a background, I hit a brick wall. So I grabbed some cardstock and started doodling and the park scene just sort of took form. Well there you go! Nix the hat, add a present and have the tag of the present JUMP out at you with the greeting and DONE! Yep... cute will be WICKED AWESOME when I redo this with Copics! Yes, I'm still pouting.

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Ippity Chick said…
This is darned cute~ Yes, life gets MUCH easier with Copics! it's almost impossible to get that kind of blend with a SU marker!

thanks for playing.......

Hugs for yoU!

Vicki
I love TGF stuff! I have some stuff on my blog from them...Creepy Cakes! I have the SU Markers too and although they don't blend I still love them:) Thanks for all your super sweet comments... Happy you found me:D
tsrel said…
See, now you are making me want to get some copics. I bought one and that is all I can afford. How ironic, I just told one of my friends today that I could throw those away. LOL.
FitterTwit said…
WHAT!?! A scrapper throw something away???!!!??? BLASPHEMY!!! ;)

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