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Rusty Tractor

Good morning, afternoon, evening depending on your location! You are catching me coloring up a tractor from Rubbernecker Stamps today. You might have noted I am not making a lot of cards (or any) right now. I left behind many of my card making TOOLS in Iowa. I am gathering some basics so you will see a few in the upcoming weeks but they will be even more simple than normal Ha Ha!

So Copic coloring is the name of the game right now or at least what you are seeing from me 😁. Here are the steps I took coloring up this tractor. There are lots of colors to get that old working machine look, and this tractor is still looking in pretty good shape your could take this further.

  • Start with the base of the tractor, use W1 and W3 to creat shape on all the soon to be green areas of the tractor.
  • Without blending move onto the YG03 and YG67 right on top of the warm grays. YG03 will cover all areas that have the gray and the YG67 will go in the darker gray areas.
  • Work into the green areas creating areas of rust and dirt. I focused on edges and under the fender.
  • Use the E93 over large areas.
  • Follow that with the E99 in specific rusty, dirty areas.
  • Go over the rust/dirt areas with the G20 this not only will soften the areas and bleach out some areas for wear.
  • Now all the rest of the details. C5, C7, C9 on the tires.
  • small details of the gears, steering wheel and step with R14 and R46.
  • Lighter metal areas with C1, C3 and a little C5.
  • Add a little mud and rust on the wheels and edges with E93 and E99.
  • Go over the dirt and rust with the G20 to soften and bleach some areas.
  • Finish up the background creating rows in the field with a wash of E31 and scribbles of E35.
  • Add extra E35 under the tractor for a cast shadow.
  • Use BV23 in the cast shadow to cool the area and ground the image more firmly.

All done and ready to go! Thank you so much for stopping by today. There will be a video next Wednesday with a real time coloring of this full image. You will find it on the Copic In The Craft Room YouTube channel. Below you will find a link to the images I colored up today!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

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Find Joy In Each Day!

Hello friends! I have a little colorful D2BA inspiration for you today.  I don’t know about you, but as these odd times continue on I am needing to seek out moments of joy! My life has continued to throw it’s normal chaos and craziness on top of it all and the moment of creative time have become a true refuge to me. So even a simple coloring session that only lasts a few minutes allows a moment to breath. Find those moments for yourself!

Today I have a very simple Copic colored card. I chose rich warm colors that I picked from some gorgeous, happy papers from Dare 2B Artzy.

Copics used include: Y15, Y17, R02, R05, R08, B28, BG70, BG72. Here is a closer look –

Thanks as always for taking a few moments to take a peek and find some inspiration. Make sure before you start your next task to take one deep refreshing breath!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

Thanks for stopping by today! And make sure to check out some of the products I’ve used here in the D2BA store!

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New Dare 2B Artzy

Dare 2B Artzy has just launched it’s newest release, just in time to showcase them at Creativation 2020! I have been able to play with a few of the new images and will be sharing them over the next month or so.

This little guy is from the new Honey Bear set and I had to go a classic Whinnie the Pooh coloring being a fan and all. The color combo is a simple one!

Bear and Bee – Y21, Y35, R81 Overalls – B91, B95 Honey – Y21, Y28 Honey Pot – Y35, YR24, E99 Cast Shadow – BV23

Then onto a card with new papers from Dare 2B Artzy! I have to say this might be one of my all time FAVORITE paper releases! The bees are too cute and there are some florals and strips that I will use over and over, not to mention that honey comb!

As always thank you so much for stopping by today! Try can hop straight to the D2BA store through the link below.

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

Thanks for stopping by today! And make sure to check out some of the products I’ve used here in the D2BA store!

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Kraftin Kimmie January Release!

WOOHOO!Today we are celebrating all thenew goodies that are NOW available from our JANUARY Release at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps! All THREE new clear stamp sets are available over at the Krafty Shop, along with our new CRISP CRIMSON inks, TWO new Krafty Stencils and our new HEARTS Krafty Dots! Yaaaay!So let’s have a fun hop around the Krafty Team’s blogs and check everything out in action! Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while you enjoy this kreative tour!First up we have a krafty new set from artist,
Sabrina van Vloten called….LOVE BUGS!The second set is by artist Neda Sadreddin and it’s just DAM cute!
It’s called…..YOU’RE GNAW-SOME!And our last stamp set is a sweet set of chubby little creatures by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen called….HAPPY HEDGEHOGS!Available today is our brand new Hybrid Ink colour in the large ink pad, mini cube and ink refill and it’s called….CRISP CRIMSON!We have two new stencils that are perfect for all your new creations called….PETITE POSIES and TRIPPY TRIANGLES!And lastly we’ve got an exclusive new set ofKrafty Dots for you called…
HEARTS DOTS!Everything is NOW available at the krafty shop! All the new products are available individually but if you HAVE to have it ALL this month, you can pick up our GIMME KIMMIES KIT which contains one of EVERYTHING we released this month and at a discount but for a limited time!And don’t forget to grab the INK OF THE MONTH!
This month all in stock products in the PRETTY IN PINK colour are on SALE 15% OFF while supplies last! And it coordinates SO WELL with our new Crisp Crimson ink and Hearts Dots!Happy hoppin’ and happy shoppin’!

I used the brand new Happy Hedgehogs stamp set to create two fun cards. If you want more details on the coloring I will have a video over on the Copic In the Craft Room YouTube Channel on Wednesday!

The group of Copics is a small one this time! Love a simple image with big impact! Hedge hogs – E21, E31, E35, E25, E93 sky – BG000, Colorless Blender grass and leaves – G20, YG03, YG61, YG63 flowers and heart – R21, R24 shadows – BV20, BV23
Love the Happy Hedgehogs set! Lots of options!
Layers of patterned papers and a little Glossy Accents on the extra cut outs complete the simple card!
Card number two has a few more details, die cut patterned papers, a little lace and the added sentiment on a flag. Was so glad to have these Valentines papers in my old scrapbooking stash, they were perfect for these little guys!

This coming Wednesday there will be a video of the Copic coloring of both images! I hope you have the time to drop by the Copic In The Craft Room YouTube channel to check it out!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

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Holiday Wishes with Rubbernecker

Happy Happy Thanksgiving to friends and family! I hope you are spending more time with YOUR friends. and family this weekend. then on line and on social media sites. But thank you if you are popping in to see what’s up!

As I roll through this week and realized “Woah!” Sunday is December 1st! I am glad I have a few winter and holiday cards prepared for the season. I created 2 recently with stamps from the new release over at Rubbernecker Stamps.

This first card I used 1252 Wreath With Berries and colored it with my Copics and no-line coloring.

I used a die from the slider set of dies to frame out my wreath! I love how the curved bars from the circle.
Here is a closer look at the coloring, the speckling in the center is using the Copic ABS but plugging my marker in with the brush nib pointed through the hand grip.

Next I have a family of snow friends!

Here is a look at the markers I used!

The snow is colored with the BV20 and Colorless Blender. The majority of the rest of colors are the accessories!
The card did not need a lot of detail to finish off.

Thank you for stopping by today! If you have not checked the Black Friday sale at Rubbernecker Stamps yet it has lots of goodies, click the banner below to get straight to the site! When you get there just look for the “Black Friday Sales” in the top tabs.

Have a Happy Colorful Day!