Oh, zeroes!!

Hello everyone! I'm back to share my make for the Copic Marker Europe blog. We all love Copics for their unique, gorgeous, vivid colours but there are also some amazing light, pastel colours among the 358 colours. With that in mind, I decided to use only "zero" colours for my post - 00, 000 and 0000. 

I made a bookmark and used Paperbabe Stamps templates and stamps on it. I stamped a face and shoulder from the Profile Face Left Dinky Stamp set and drew around a hair template with a black Copic multiliner to create my image. 

For once, I did not do the background first as I usually do, but for good reasons: I knew the colours would be very light, so no risk of dragging colour into my character; I wanted a very simple smooth background (when it is a full, complicated background, it can be tricky to colour and I may miss and need to start again); and also I wanted to use the same colours as for my hair and really needed to SEE my character coloured to adjust my background.

So, I coloured the skin first, in E000 and E0000. As you can see, I left some parts uncoloured to have a few highlights and still create some depth despite the use of 2 light-coloured markers.

I then coloured the hair in Bs and RVs. I used B00, 000, 0000 from the roots and RV00, 000 for the tips. I also added a touch of C0. After the hair, I finished colouring the skin of the shoulder and coloured the lips and eyelid in RV00.

For the background, I used the same idea as for my hair, with the same 2 colours to have a nice harmony. I started at the top with RV00, then RV000, 0000. Then I started from the bottom of my bookmark going towards the middle, using B00, then B000 and B0000. I left an uncoloured white part in the middle.

As a final touch, I added silver stars in gel pen, drawing them with the help of a stencil, plus a few dots and white highlights in gel pen too.

Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Dreaming of the Sea - Glimps DT

Hello everyone! With the extreme temperatures we are having at the moment, who is not dreaming of WATER ?!? Hence my post today, featuring the ocean and one of the super cute mermaids available from the Glimps store, called Sitting Mermaid. 

I printed my sirene, did some fussy cutting and coloured her in Copics.

Bonjour à tous! Un peu d'eau et de fraîcheur aujourd'hui avec une adorable sirène de la boutique Glimps - Sitting Mermaid. Je l'ai imrpimée et découpée, puis mise en couleur au Copic.

Skin/ Peau: E21, 50, 51, 71

Hair/ Cheveux: BV08, V04, 06, 17

Body/ Ecailles: B04, 06, 26, 29, 69

Rock/ Rocher: W5, 7, 9

I decided to create a background for my sirene on a grey board. I used Fresco acrylic paints, applied with a sponge, for my sky and sea.

J'ai créé un fond sur un carton avec des peintures acryliques Fresco, appliquées à l'éponge, pour faire le ciel et la mer.

To add more interest to the background, I drew some land, palm trees and birds using Pitt pens. I also added touches of white to the sea with a Gelly Roll pen.

Pour agrémenter un peu le fond, j'ai dessiné des palmiers et des oiseaux au feutre Pitt. J'ai aussi ajouté quleques touches de blanc à la mer avec un stylo gel Gelly Roll.

I then glued my sirene to my sirene to the background - and here is the little scene:

J'ai ensuite collé ma sirène sur mon fond - voici la petite scène finale:

Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Merci de votre visite et bonne journée! Bises,

Delphine xx

Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge #491

Hello everyone! Today is the start of a new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and our challenge this week is "STITCHING"! 

Bonjour à tous! Nouveau challenge chez Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps et cette semaine notre thème est "BRODERIE/COUTURE"! Vous pouvez utiliser tous les tampons que vous souhaitez mais un tampon Kraftin' Kimmie doublera votre participation et donc chance de gagner. A la fin du mois, vous gagnerez peut-être un bon d'achat de $40 pour la boutique! 

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like. You are welcome to use any stamp, however a KKS stamp will earn you double entries! Each submission will enter you into the monthly draw of a $40 Gift Voucher to the Shop!

Also don't miss our Frugal Friday Specials! There is a selection of our fabulous stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF but only for the weekend and while supplies last!

Here is my make for today, featuring Oceans of Love!

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Oceans of Love
Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Hybrid Ink
Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card
Other: Gel pen

I used 3 elements and a sentiment from the Oceans of Love set and coloured everything in Copics. I then added touches of white gel pen. I then pierced my paper and did some handstitching.

J'ai utilisé 3 éléments et un sentiment du set Oceans of Love. J'ai tout colorié au Copic. J'ai ajouté quelques touches de stylo gel blanc. J'ai ensuite percé mon papier et cousu à la main.

Merci de votre visite et bonne journée!

We hope you can play with us! Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,
Delphine xx

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July Release Krafy Hop

  Hello everyone! Today we are celebrating the release of all the new goodies from our July Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! All THREE new clear stamp sets are now available in the Krafty Shop, along with our new PARTY PEACH Ink, and our new PASTEL DOTS!!

As for the stamp sets, first up is the set from artist Cheryl Grant called LIFE IS A JOY! Next is our set by artist Emilie Goulet, JUST ONE MORE PAGE! And the last set is from artist Melisa Baker-Nguyen, called My Gnomies! So let's have a hop and check them out in action!

Everything is NOW available individually but if you have to have it all, we also have our Gimme Kimmie's Kit which includes one of everything we released this month at a discount, but for a limited time! 

Here is my make for today, using My Gnomies :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps My Gnomies

Colouring: Graph'O on Canson Montval
Ink: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Hybrid Ink

I stamped my images in KKS Wicked Black Hybrid Ink and watercoloured them using Graph'O pens. I thought I would just use all the characters from the set to share a cute little Gnomie family ;)!

Thank you very much for your visit and happy hoppin'! Hugs,

Delphine xx

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July Krafty Peeks... Days THREE and a Challenge

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to our third and final day of Krafty Peeks for our July Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! We have another fantastic stamp set from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen called MY GNOMIES!

Bonjour à tous! Dernier jour de présentation des nouveautés chez Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps avec un set rigolo appelé MY GNOMIES!

It's also Challenge Day and the challenge is ANYTHING GOES (as it always is during release week)! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a KKS stamp! You have all week to play along, until July 19th, and at the end of the month, a WINNER will be announced from all the weekly challenges for July! We hope you can play along for a chance to win a $40 Gift Voucher to the krafty shop!

Aujourd'hui commence aussi notre challenge hebdomadaire - TOUT CONVIENT - avec vos produits Kraftin' Kimmie. Vous avez une semaine pour jouer, jusqu'au 19 juillet, et à la fin du mois, un gagnant sera tiré au sort parmi tous les participants, pour gagner un bon d'achat de $40 dans la boutique Kraftin' Kimmie!

Here is my make for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps My Gnomies

Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Ink
Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card
Die: Lawn Fawn

Check out all the creations as you hop around the Krafty blogs :) You'll see the list of Krafty DT members below :) And be sure to join us at the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY today starting at 4pm EST! See you there!

Happy Hoppin'! Hugs,
Delphine xx

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July Krafty Peeks... Day TWO

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day TWO of our July Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps... Today's set is one I particularly love since it is about reading! It's called JUST ONE MORE PAGE and it's by our artist Emilie Goulet!

Bonjour à tous! 2e jour de présentation des nouveautés du mois chez Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps avec un set consacré à la lecture... JUST ONE MORE PAGE!

Also don't forget about our July Ink of the month! The colour is MOSSY MEADOW and you can scoop it up for 15%OFF while supplies last and until July 31st.

Et l'encre du mois est MOSSY MEADOW - elle est à -15% tout le mois jusqu'au 31 juillet.

Here is my make using today's set :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Just One More Page

Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Ink
Colouring: Graph'O wtc markers on Canson Montval
Die: Mama Elephant

Of course I had to make a bookmark! I stamped my image in Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Ink and coloured it using Graph'O wtc markers. I then added a beautiful sentiment from the set and a few touches in gel pen.

J'ai fait un marque-page - bien sûr ;) J'ai tamponné mon image à l'encre Wicked Black et je l'ai mise en couleur au Graph'O. J'ai ajouté un joli sentiment du set et quelques touches de stylo gel. 

You'll get to see our new goodies in action today and they will all be released at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY on Saturday July 13th at 4pm EST!

For now, have fun hopping! Hugs,
Delphine xx

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July Krafty Peeks... Day ONE

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day ONE of our July Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps... We have lots of NEW things for you!!!

Bonjour à tous! C'est le moment de partager les nouveautés à sortir samedi chez Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Tampons, pochoirs, encre, embellissements... plein de choses!

We are kicking things off with a fabulous new stamp set from artist Cheryl Grant called LIFE IS A JOY...

And there's a new gorgeous blue-green Krafty Hybrid ink... PARTY PEACH!

And of course, new dots... PASTEL DOTS!

And now, my card using today's set, LIFE IS A JOY :)

Ma carte, avec le set LIFE IS A JOY:)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Life is a Joy

Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Ink
Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card
Other: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Pastel Dots, Pitt pen

I stamped my characters and drew a little scene, all coloured in Copics. I added a few touches of gel pen here and there and a couple of dots, and voilà!

J'ai tamponné mes personnages et j'ai dessiné et colorié une scène au Copic. J'ai ensuite ajouté quelques touches de stylo gel et deux petites perles - et voilà ;)!

You'll get to see ALL of our new goodies in action today and over the next few days and they will all be released at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY on Saturday July 13th at 4pm EST!

For now, have fun hopping! Hugs,
Delphine xx

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Mes Ateliers Mise en couleur chez Paper-Break!

Bonjour à tous! Mes ateliers Mise en couleur sont ouverts à la réservation! Je vous propose des ateliers dédiés aux techniques d'aquarelle (feutres Graph'O, encres Herbin par exemple), travaillées sur des supports tamponnés. à la boutique Paper-Break à Créteil, ma petite boutique coup de coeur 😍
Les réservations se font via le SITE de la boutique ICI, mais n'hésitez pas si vous avez des questions - laissez-moi un commentaire ou envoyez-moi un mail ( delphinesplace @ gmail.com tout attaché)!

Quelques exemples de mise en couleur au Graph'O, qu'on utilisera, entre autres, pour ces ateliers:

Samedi 28/09 

Marque-pages "Jolis objets de bureau"

Samedi 12/10

Carterie 3D "Petits animaux de la forêt"

Samedi 9/11

Carterie "Fleurs d'automne"

Samedi 7/12

Set cartes + enveloppes "Village de Noël"

Durée de tous les ateliers: 2h30

Horaires de tous les ateliers: 10h et 14h30

Coût: 32 Euros

Matériel: tout le matériel est fourni / mis à disposition

Lieu:

Boutique Paper Break

87 rue du Général Leclerc

94000 CRETEIL

POUR RESERVER:

SITE de la boutique ICI

Merci de votre visite et à plus tard! Bises,
Delphine

Art Journal Page for Tiddly Inks Challenge

Bonjour à tous! Nouveau challenge chez Tiddly Inks and le thème est SOUS/DANS LA MER! 

Hello everyone! I'm back with our new challenge at Tiddly Inks and this time it's UNDER THE SEA! You can see lots of inspiration on our challenge blog HERE :)

J'ai décidé de créer une page sur le thème marin - avec des sirènes - dans mon journal, ça faisait longtemps - et ça fait beaucoup de bien!! J'ai utilisé des tampons du set Mini Mermaid Fun, disponibles aussi en digis sous les noms Amy and Her Mini Mermaid Friends et Octopi My Heart :)

I decided to create an art journal page, it has been a long time and it felt soooo good to dive into my journal! I used stamps from the Mini Mermaid Fun stamp set, also available as digis in Amy and Her Mini Mermaid Friends and Octopi My Heart :)

Image: Tiddly Inks Mini Mermaid Fun stamp set (Amy and Her Mini Mermaid Friends and Octopi My Heart in digis)

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card and acrylic paint, gel pen on Moleskine journal

J'ai créé le fond avec de l'acrylique principalement - Fresco et Distress Paint - et fait le sable avec du papier imprimé collé et recouvert d'acrylique aussi. J'ai ajouté un rocher au marqueur acrylique et des algues au stylo gel Pentel. J'ai tamponné, découpé et colorié tous mes personnages au Copic avec quelques touches de crayon Polychromos et je les ai ajoutés à ma scène. 

I created the background in acrylics mostly - Fresco Paint and Distress Paint - and I used DPs for the sand which I covered in acrylics too. I added a rock using acrylic markers and weeds using Pentel gel pens. I stamped, fussy cut and coloured all my elements in Copics with a few touches of Polychromos and I added them to my scene.

Rejoignez-nous avec toutes vos créations maritimes ;)! Merci de votre visite et bonne journée! Bises,

We hope you will join us for this challenge! Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,
Delphine xx