Hi crafty friends. I hope you’ve found time to spend on
something crafty this month.
I’m posting a card today as a design team member for the Aloha
Friday Challenge. Click on the link
to go to their page and see all of the crafty inspiration posted by the
talented team.
The theme this month is school/books. As soon as I saw the theme for this month, I
knew immediately which stamp set I wanted to use… “School Is Cool” by My Favorite
Things.
I stamped the images I wanted to use on a cardstock that is
new to me for Copic coloring. It’s
called Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White, 80#, Super Smooth. I saw a video where Dawn from W Plus 9 did
some Copic coloring on this cardstock. I
love all of her creations, so I gave it a try.
Thinking maybe this would improve my coloring results, I
purchased a reem from Amazon.com. Unfortunately,
I wasn’t super impressed with the results.
Don’t get me wrong, the paper is great.
It is a welcome addition to my crafty stash. I don’t think I will be using it to color
stamped images with Copic markers though.
The paper is very smooth and bright white. It’s only 80# paper so I did have some
bleeding out of the lines when I put down multiple layers.
I need to do some more tests with this paper before I give
my detailed review of it.
I would like to try it with hot foiling and coloring of die-cut
images.
As far as a paper for coloring stamped images, I’m going to
stick with my two favorites: Hammermill 100# and Spectrum Noir Ultra Premium
White Cardstock (100 bright/100#).
As for the card I’ve created, I’ve listed all of the
supplies I used below.
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Bye for now and good luck!
-Shannon
School Is Cool Stamp Set –
My Favorite Things
School Is Cool Die Set – My
Favorite Things
Grassy Hills Die Set – My Favorite Things
On The Road Die Set – My Favorite Things
Copic Markers - http://shrsl.com/42ca8
Extreme Black
Hybrid Ink – My Favorite Things - http://shrsl.com/42cen
Distress Inks – Ranger (Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Mustard
Seed, Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron) - http://shrsl.com/42caj
Platinum Die Cutting Machine – Spellbinders - http://shrsl.com/42cer
Mini Guillotine Timmer – We R Memory Keepers - https://amzn.to/3I91u74
Acrylic Matte Medium – Handy Art - https://amzn.to/3MoaA2n
MISTI Stamp Positioning Tool – My Sweet Petunia - https://amzn.to/3MkKddB
Bone Folder - https://amzn.to/3VXh37B
Scotch ATG - https://amzn.to/3P3ETcz
Hammermill 100# Smooth White Cardstock - https://amzn.to/3I7zq45
Classic Crest Cover
Cardstock, Solor White, 80# - Neenah
Reverse Tweezers - https://amzn.to/3MkKRYz
Blending Brushes – Waffle Flower – https://amzn.to/3nYL2PU
Blending Brushes - https://amzn.to/3O0lIng
