New Copics Colors Available NOW!

Just thought I'd share a bit of news with you:

TODAY! You can get the new Copic Marker colors today from eP! Look at those beautiful colors! Oh, I NEED them!! (Mine are on the way) I'm so excited I can't stand it!!

Click here! Get yours before they are on back order!!

eclectic Paperie is THE PLACE to order these red hot markers. We received a special shipment and are making all 12 new colors available now. Once they are gone, we won't get any back in until September. We've heard that other stores won't have them until end of July.

eclectic Paperie is one of the first stores to have received the 12 new Copic Colors, and they are available for purchase today-shipping this week to you. We have complete sets and all 12 colors are also available individually.

Whooo Hoooo!! NEW COPIC COLORS!!! What are you waiting for! GO!! :)

Copic has come out with 12 new colors. These colors are only available in the Sketch style markers. This brings the new total number of Copic Sketch colors available to a whopping 334 colors!

This new set has colors that are very light, pale, yet perfect for a light blending and/or shading around your stamped images. The new colors are:

• COPIC Sketch YG0000 Lily White
  
• COPIC Sketch G0000 Crystal Opal
  
• COPIC Sketch BG0000 Snow Green
• COPIC Sketch B0000 Pale Celestine
• COPIC Sketch C00 Cool Gray 00
• COPIC Sketch W00 Warm Gray 00
• COPIC Sketch BV0000 Pale Thistle
• COPIC Sketch V0000 Rose Quartz
• COPIC Sketch RV0000 Evening Primrose
• COPIC Sketch R0000 Pink Beryl
• COPIC Sketch YR0000 Pale Chiffon
• COPIC Sketch Y0000 Yellow Fluorite

Are you still here? GO.... hurry! I've got new Copics on the way baby!!

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by! (I'll be stalking my mailman this week!) Whooo Hoooo... I can't wait!!

Weekend Sketch #87

Hey peeps! Happy July 4th weekend! I hope you have lots of fun with family and friends and you all stay safe!

This weekend's sketch is by Charmaine. Stop on over to her blog and check it out. I hope you have some time this weekend to play along!

Check out the rest of the sketch team (those who can play this week):

Charmaine Ikach
Lori Craig
Sharon Harnist

I think my center piece ended up a bit bigger than the sketch... I'm blaming the kids. I can't get anything done with them home. Yah, the kids *wink*.

I used the stamp set called Just Bugz (love this set). The bee has Black Eyeliner Sparkly Fluff on his body, and Cosmo Crystal Glitter on his wings. I used my Sakura Quickie Glue Pen to adhere both. Oh man.. guess what the mailman brought me? MORE BLING. I'm SO addicted to those silly little Rhinestone blingie things. I can't help myself... I HAVE to stick them on my cards. The paper is new from My Mind's Eye, the ribbon is from American Crafts, and the tiny little pink brad is from Bazzill. I got them at Memories of Time, here in Coos Bay... oh man, Michelle carries SO many brads. I'm on a mission to own them all. I love brads! The flowers are popped up on Jody's Foam Dots, and I used my Stampin'Up Word Window Punch for the sentiment. Oh, and of course I made those eyes and little dotted trail pop with my Black Sakura Glaze Pen.The cardstock is the new In Color Raspberry one from Stampin'Up! All the coloring is all done with Copic Markers.

My parents took all the kids plus friends up to the lake, so I have a day to myself to get some work done, then tomorrow we join everyone for 4th of July celebrations. Hope your weekend is wonderful! Thanks for stoppin' by. Happy 4th!

iTunes Gift Card

Oh yah baby.... ROCK ON! Oh man.. last week, my son set his ipod Touch on the bathroom counter and it slid into the sink! And, thanks to his little sister, the sink was full of water! I seriously thought he's going to die without his iTouch! I think his life was in there! LOL. He spent some of his savings and bought another one... not the Touch, the plain black one with mega room. He's happy now. Thank goodness he has a job! Crisis over. Let's hope that is the biggest crisis of the summer!



So... what do you get the teenager these days? iTunes.. right? I'm late for a birthday gift, so I doubled up on cards. One goes up top and one on the bottom. These gift card holders are perfect for the iTune cards and SO easy. You can see a tutorial here.

I used double sided designer paper from American Crafts Teen line. The stars are embossed so it adds touch-ability to the holder. I used the stamp set Star Rocks, and added Kaisercraft Rhinestones everywhere I could.. I LOVE those things. I think I'm addicted to them! The holder is held closed with polka dotted ribbon, held in place with one of the scallops on the front.

Hope you are enjoying your summer! I cannot believe June is over. Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Weekend Sketch #86

Hey Stampers!

It's time again for the weekend sketch! Jenn is gone this week, and there was some shifting in the sketches, so it's me this weekend! The sketch is below.

Okay... so sorry for the late post today! Summer if officially here, along with the go go go, busy, busy,busy... you got that going on in your house too?

I was going for a vintage more mature look. Not sure that's what I got, but it is what it is right? I used a combination of stamps from the sets Let Freedom Ring and Summer Sweets stamp sets. The star is a chipboard star from Stampin Up! covered with Rocket Red God Brilliance ink. I used Gold Metallic cardsock, Night of Navy and Bazzill Dotted Swiss.

Check out the sketch team ... they will have awesome samples I'm sure of it!


Charmaine Ikach
Laurie Schmidlin
Lori Craig
Sharon Harnist

See you later this morning! Please leave me a link so I can check out what you've done! Have a super weekend!

Cami's Bib Shirt Tutorial

Okay... so, I was a little surprised by all the requests for the pattern, so I decided to show you real quick. I don't like this card as much as the one in the previous post, but when I was throwing it together, I thought how cute would it be to have that Made in the USA stamp on the front? It could even be a baby announcement! Look at at all the cute stamps from the set All about the USA that would work for this card? Fun huh? If I have time this week, I'm making more! For this card, I used two stamp sets, Sweet Treats and Let Freedom Ring. I'm totally in love with Kaisercraft Rhinestones! Do you see them on the stars and on the flowers at the bottom of the card? I need more colors! Okay.... here's how to make this super easy card. I can't wait to see your version, so I hope you share with me!

Step One:

Cut your regular size A2 card stock whatever color you want the shirt to be. 5.5 x 8.5, scored at 4.25.

Open the arm of your Fiskars cutter and lay the open end of the card flush against the top. The side of your card should be flush with the edge of the cutter. Your scored end will be facing you.





Step Two:

Place the arrow on the side of the orange cutter on the three, then press down, through both pieces of the cardstock

Push it all the way to the end (towards the bottom of your card, or the opening).

Flip the card and repeat on the other end.



Your cut piece should look like this.

Step Three:

Measure down one inch from the top score line, and make a small mark. Cut from that mark in to the cut you made on the sides to make your sleeves.









This is what your card should look like now. If you want the same color bib, you can save the side pieces for the straps.










Step Four:

Take a circle punch and make your neckline.

Tip: To make a scallop neckline, punch out another half circle on another piece of cardstock, then go right over the top and punch again, but use a scallop punch. That will give you a nice little piece to glue over the exact spot on your t-shirt neckline.








Step Five:

Make your front bib pieces. The front piece will be three inches in length, but I cut at 3 1/4 if I use a border punch along the bottom. The width I just measure and cut... it seems to always be a tad different. Cut your overall straps at whatever width you want, by 1.5. Decorate and then glue to the front of your card!



See... I told you it was easy! I'd love to see what you make with my little pattern. Please stop back by and leave me a link. :) I hope to make some more this week. Thanks for stopping by!

More 4th of July Fun!

This little shirt design is one I came up with a few years ago. I haven't made one in ages, so I decided to play with some scraps on my desk. If you want the pattern, let me know and I'll email it to you. It's very easy... made from a standard size card.


I used the background stamps called Whispy Patterns and the 4th sentiment is from the stamp set Summer Sweets. The stars are made with my Stampin'Up! punches.




Here is another card using the set Summer Sweets. It's based on a card my friend Kisa made a few months back. I love her style! The cupcake has our Chunky Sparkles on the top, and Coffee Bean Sparkly Fluff on the bottom. I also used our Cosmo Crystal Sparkles on the flag. I always use my faithful Quickie Glue Pen to apply my Sparkles and Fluff. Brads are from American Crafts. I used my Circle Nesties to make the circles.








Hope you had a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

All About the USA

Good Afternoon Stampers! Happy Father's Day weekend to you all! We are celebrating Father's Day AGAIN. LOL. Yep... I could have swore Father's Day was LAST weekend. We got my husband a new grill, we got a nice steak dinner to BBQ, I even made a huge Father's Day breakfast. Averie made him the nicest card. Then, he went to work on Sunday, ran into some friends and said, "Enjoying Father's Day with your Dad today huh? His friend had his son with him. His friend said "Uh... it's not Father's Day until next weekend". My husband was like, "No way dude, I got a new BBQ, had a steak dinner, got a huge breakfast today...." "Look at the calendar... it's next weekend." He called me as soon as his friend took off.. I had no clue. I don't know which day it is.. seriously! LOL. Oh well, it's worth celebrating twice right? My husband isn't complaining.


Last week, in our forums, the stamp set All About the USA was the Spotlight Set of the Week. I combined that set, with Let Freedom Ring, to make a 4th of July card. I really like how it turned out. I used a Cuttlebug Folder which is really flowers, but looks like fireworks to me... I'm sorry, I don't know the name of the folder. The stars are made with my Small Star Stampin'Up! punch, with Kaisercraft Blue Rhinestones in the centers. I used our Cosmo Crystal ultra fine Sparkles on the stars on the hat applied with my all time favorite Quickie Glue pen. I also added some sparkle to the banner with my Stardust Glitter Pen, which is hard to see in the photo, but adds extra shazam to the card.

Hope you have a terrific weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Weekend Sketch #85

Hey everyone! Lookin' for the weekend sketch? Head over to Sharon's Blog and you'll find it! Thanks Sharon!

Check out the girls here:

Charmaine Ikach
Jenn Balcer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lori Craig
MaryJo Albright
Sharon Harnist


I'm addicted to Kona... is that possible? I think he's so dang cute! The stamp set is called Hangin' Loose with Kona, and he's available for a limited time and only from eP. The paper is the brand new stuff from My Mind's Eye called Breaking Free. Perfect Summer paper! The Polka Dotted paper is from Bazzill. Flowers are from Prima and the pearl in the center is from Kaisercraft. Zip Dry works perfectly for the flowers too! LOVE that glue!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Summer Sweets

Hey stampers! I didn't get to post as early as I wanted to, but that's summer for ya huh? The sun finally came out on the OR coast and it was a beautiful day today... it's really starting to FEEL like summer. :)

This month at Memories of Time, here in Coos Bay, Kisa and I are doing another class. This time we are featuring our stamp set called Summer Sweets. How cute is this little cup cake box? We were originally going to make one with the Scor-pal, but then Kisa spied this cool die. At MOT, if you buy the paper in the store, you can use any of the dies for free! How cool is that? There may be something extra at class this time... something sweet I'd guess. Hmmm.....

We'll be using Copic Markers and showing more fun coloring techniques with them.

Here is the project we'll be making designed by Kisa! I'm so lucky to have her to come and help... she is DA BOMB!

How cool is this card? I love it! There is Sparkly Fluff on the sparkles and Clear Sakura Glaze on the firecrackers. It really sparkles and shines IRL, just like the 4th of July should!





If you are in the area, you can stop in to Memories of Time and sign up! We'd love to see you. We always have a blast. Hurry though, space is limited and it's filling up fast!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great rest of the week!

Coastal Wishes

Good Morning peeps! I hope you all had a great weekend. I'm having a hard time adjusting to the kids being home and getting my work done! And the twins are off on a fishing trip with my parents!

The sky is kinda funky on this one, but I was trying to get the same grungy look as the paper. You know what they say? Red sky at night sailor's delight, Red sky in the morning, sailor's take warning!

I got out my Crafter's Tool kit and some hemp and threaded it through the paper after seeing a card my friend Nancy Morgan made for her brother in law. That girl is brilliant.... I love seeing the things she makes! I used the stamp set called Coastal Wishes, along with the designer paper by My Mind's Eye called Cowabunga "Beach Bum" from the Breaking Free line. There is Real Juicy Orange Sparkly Fluff on the sun, applied with my all time favorite Quickie Glue Pen. I added some Glossy Accents over the water to make it really seem like the ocean. The brads are by American Crafts. I got that cool frame by using my Labels Four Spellbinder Nestability die with my Cutttlebug.

Hope you have a great week! Thanks for stopping by! Tomorrow I'll share the projects Kisa and I are doing for this month's class at Memories of Time, here in Coos Bay.