Category Archives: Saturated Canary

Adding White Highlights and Patterns Over Colored Images

Posted on March 14, 2016 | 2 comments

Hi everyone! I have two cards to share today, each using Copic‘s Opaque White in two different ways.

Opaque White is a water-based pigment that will not bleed into your base color so it’s perfect for adding any sort of bright white detail to your work. I usually use it over Copic marker.  It works well over any permanent ink as well as watercolor, and can be thinned with water for added effects.

My favorite use of Opaque White is to add tiny white patterns to clothing. It’s very easy and adds interest/detail to a solidly colored area.

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Image by Saturated Canary; sentiment and heart die by Paper Smooches

To prevent any sort of contamination, I first scooped a tiny amount of Opaque White onto a palette then dipped the slightly rounded tip of a white pencil into the pigment and dotted over the dress to create the pattern.

Michele Boyer - Saturated Canary/Paper Smooches

Copic – Sketch markers B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, BG13, BV000, E00, E11, E31, E33, E35,E40, E41, E43, G05, R01, R24, R29, R39, R43, V09, Y21; Opaque White

On my second card, I used Opaque White to add highlights to the birthday girl’s hair, dress and boots after coloring with Copic markers.

Image by Molly Harrison Art/Etsy; Sentiment by Paper Smooches

When I color, I try to leave white areas to show as highlights, but this is not always the easiest way to add fine detail. Sometimes the areas are so small, it’s difficult to leave the area white.

Below, you can see that I first colored the girl’s hair in shades of brown. I think it looks ok, but I prefer the look of white highlights. I also wanted to brighten the dress a bit and brighten the highlights on the boots.

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I used a very small paintbrush dipped into Opaque White then applied the pigment to the hair, dress and boots.

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Copic – Sketch BV000, BV02, BV34, C00, C1, C2, E00, E11, E31, E33, E35, YG000, YG05, YG07; Opaque White

Opaque White with a fine liner brush would be the perfect choice for adding highlights in these areas. I have the 30cc jar so I used my own small brush which actually is not as small as I feel I need but I’m happy with the results. (Note to self: Buy a smaller brush.)

Thanks so much for visiting today!

1amichele siggy

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Posted in Copic, Molly Harrison Art, Saturated Canary

sorry love

Posted on March 12, 2016 | Leave a comment

Hello everyone. I’m just popping in quickly today to share a card I created using an image colored during a previous 30-day color challenge on Instagram. I truly love those challenges and look forward to the next one. (You can find me there @SHEL9999.)

The image I used is Saturated Canary‘s Pricilla Pie.

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I printed the image onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment I chose, which I thought coordinated perfectly with this image, is from Paper Smooches‘ Apologies.

I didn’t jot down the colors I used but I do remember that the skin tone was created with E11, E13 and E15 markers.

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Thanks for visiting today!

1amichele siggy

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Posted in Clean and Simple (CAS), Copic, My Designs, Saturated Canary

We Mix Well

Posted on February 6, 2016 | 1 comment

Hi everyone!  I’m popping in today to share a card using an image I colored for The Daily Marker 30-day Color Challenge.

I’ve used Beauty and the Beaker digi-image by Saturated Canary.

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I colored with Copics, added a few rain drop dots and used a sentiment from Paper Smooches‘ Kitschy Kitchen set.

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Copic markers – BG10, E13, E15, E18, E31, E33, E35, E40, E41, E43, G14, G17, G29, R24, R29, R59, R85, RV32, RV34, W00, W1, W2, W3, Y38, YR04

Thanks for popping in today!

1amichele siggy

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Posted in Clean and Simple (CAS), Copic, My Designs, Saturated Canary

you’re pretty darn awesome

Posted on November 10, 2015 | 6 comments

This week Jennifer McGuire’s Sharing Handmade Kindness campaign is focusing on the community. Thank a fireman, a policeman, your local baker. Today I am thanking a librarian. Can you imagine the number of questions she answers each day, how many people she helps to find the information they seek?

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I’ve wanted to color this Saturated Canary image for quite some time. What the Librarian Reads… This gave me the perfect excuse.

I colored with Copics, and used some tips from Coloring Faces & Hair to color the glasses.  If you look closely, you can see that I left a tiny bit of white around the inside rim of the lenses. I never would have thought to do that before reading the book, but it definitely creates a more realistic look. You will find many helpful coloring tips in Coloring Faces & Hair. I highly recommend checking it out!  🙂

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Thanks so much for visiting today! Share handmade kindness! It takes only a little to make someone feel special and appreciated.  🙂

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Posted in Copic, My Designs, Saturated Canary

you mean the world to me

Posted on November 7, 2015 | 2 comments

Today I decided to do a bit of Copic coloring on a Saturated Canary digital stamp I’ve had for a while. I actually purchased it with the intention of coloring during Kathy‘s recent 30-day color challenge but it turned out I had waaaayyyyy too much going on in October and was only able to play along a few days. (To be honest, I did color pretty much every day but was unable to share pretty much all of it.)

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Along with coloring Beautiful World, I used a new product found in the Copic store, Paper Deco Tape.

X-Press It Paper Deco Tape

Each package contains ten 15 ft. rolls. It’s super easy to tear or cut and is easily repositionable, leaving no tacky residue behind. It’s available in the collection of ten rolls shown above as well as a set of ten glitter paper rolls.

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As an extra little bonus, the package”post” pulls out so tape can easily be removed for use then replaced for convenient storage.

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I used three of the colors to create a striped pattern above my colored image. With the colored image secured over grid paper, it was easy to apply the tape in perfectly straight lines.

Next step, printing the sentiment.

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I printed the sentiment onto a piece of printer paper. I held the sentiment up to a window, then placed the colored panel on top. I could easily see the sentiment through the colored panel so I carefully positioned the sentiment where I wanted it to print then used the Deco Tape to hold the colored panel in place while traveling through my printer. For extra stability, I added shorter strips of tape to the left and right sides.

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The tape held my colored panel perfectly in place with no shifting at all. Once printed, I carefully removed the tape and finished my card.

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Copic – B21, B23, BG10, BG13, BG18, BG70, E00, E21, E23, E31, E35, E40, E41, E43, E50, E57, G28, R20, R29, R83, RV32, RV34, W00, W1, W3, W5, Y21, Y35, YG17

I have a few other uses in mind for X-Press It Deco Tape. I’ll share those soon! Thanks so much for stopping by!

1amichele-siggy1

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Posted in Copic, My Designs, Saturated Canary, Tutorials

Coloring Faces & Hair with Copic Markers

Posted on October 24, 2015 | 3 comments

I love to color all things, but if you’re a regular here on my blog, you know people are my favorite. There’s just something about bringing life to a face or figure. Boy or girl, young or old, it doesn’t matter. I, of course, have my way and style of coloring, but I love to see how others do the same. And I’m always up for learning something new!

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I was so excited to get a copy of Copic’s Coloring Faces & Hair by Marianne Walker (published by Imagination International). As soon as the book was in my hands, I immersed myself in every word. The book is packed with info on coloring simple as well as complex images, different skin tones, styles of hair, no hair (bald heads), eyeglasses (which I found very interesting), and more. This is my favorite of Copic’s books to date.  *I highly recommend.*

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Follow along below to see how I’ve colored the hair and skin on Saturated Canary‘s Ava. (I’m not sure if the image is still available as I don’t see it listed in the store.) Continue reading →

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Posted in Copic, My Designs, Saturated Canary, Tutorials

(Saturated Canary) hugs

Posted on May 3, 2015 | 4 comments

Hi all.  I had a bit of extra time last night so I decided to color another image by Saturated Canary.  This is Let it Rain. (I love her hair.)

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I printed her onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics.  The sentiment is from Scripty Sayings by Paper Smooches.  I love the font style with Saturated Canary images. I think it’s a perfect match.

In my stash of embellishments, I found some raindrop-ish dots and decided to add a few. They weren’t in any packaging so I’m not sure who makes/made them.

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Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! (I’m hoping to do a bit of planting!)  🙂

1amichele siggy 

Additional supplies/info:  Copic markers (E00, E11, BV000, R01, R02, Y21, E31, E35, BG53, BG57, BG78, R24, R29, R39, R59, Y02, G20, G40, E53, C00, C1, C3). Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

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Posted in Copic, My Designs, Saturated Canary

you inspire me

Posted on April 22, 2015 | 2 comments

Hi everyone. I’m still working through my pile of colored images. This one uses Saturated Canary‘s Copica.   I ♥ her.

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She was printed onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches‘ Bosom Buddy. I did a bit of stamp surgery, nipping the words apart for easier stamping.

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I’ll be back tomorrow morning for the Paper Smooches May release blog hop. Hope to see you then!  🙂

 

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Posted in Copic, My Designs, Saturated Canary

love ya

Posted on April 16, 2015 | 5 comments

Hi everyone.  🙂   I still have quite a few colored images left from the 30-day color challenge on Instagram.  (I truly loved that challenge and look forward to the next one in June.)

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Before printing Saturated Canary‘s Keys Please, I deleted out the word “pass” from the paper the girl is holding.  I printed onto X-Press It Blending Card, colored with Copic markers and stamped a heart on the paper instead.  A heart still works with the keys she’s holding, right?  “Key to my heart?”  Sure.  🙂

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I have a (somewhat) small pile of new stamps I hope to get to soon. Stamping Bella, Mama Elephant, Simon Says Stamp, WPlus9…Fun stuff!  I’ll keep you posted!  😉

Thanks for stopping by!

Copic markers – E00, E11, Y21, E33, E35, E37, R01, G09, R24, R29, R39, E40, E42, E43, E44.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

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Happy Birthday

Posted on March 23, 2013 | 12 comments

Hi everyone!  Happy Saturday!  (It’s happy for me, anyway.  Hopefully for you too!)   🙂

I’ve had this really cute Ava image from Saturated Canary lying around, colored, for quite a while.  I finally took a few moments to put it on a card.

I printed the image on X-Press It Blending Card, colored with Copics and added a happy birthday sentiment from Doodle Garden Party Time from My Favorite Things.

Beneath the musical pattern strip, I tucked half of a Scallop Ribbon Border Die-namics strip then stitched on two buttons die-cut using Button Border Die-namics.  (She’s sooo cute!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I’ll be back soon!
Copics:  E000, E00, E11, R20, BG13, BG18, BG70, R46, Y21, E31, E33, E35, E37, R81, R83, R85, YG03, YG05, YG17, YG67, E40, E41, E42, E43, YR23, W00, W1, W3.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

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