Making An Easy One Layered Card - Featuring Avery Elle and Copic Coloring

Hey folks!

I'm back today to share a super easy and super fast one layered card with you all!

It's no secret that I love to mask and build up the images on a card. However, sometimes it's great to skip the masking and get the same effect. That's what I've done on my card today folks.

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I'm a sucker for butterflies and if you make them rainbow and I will clap my hands like a demented seal. For real. So today I used the Butterflies Stamp Set by Avery Elle and did some basic Copic Coloring (color choices in thumbnail links below) in a rainbow color scheme.

On Neenah White Cardstock, I stamped my images in Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink with my MISTI Stamping Tool. You don't need a MISTI, but I'm a manic and it's almost impossible for me to line up my stamps again with a regular block.

Instead of taking the time to make masks and then mask off my images, I made sure to stamp each one as close to the other as I could get. Here's the deal though. Sometimes you can totally cheat and you CAN overlap them. This stamp set is a great example. Since the largest butterflies had a wider space of black around them, I could stamp the smaller ones just on the inside of that and you would never know I didn't mask. Also, I overlapped the purple butterfly over the blue one and instead of trying to color it in so dark you couldn't tell, I made it work for me and just played it off like the purple wings are a bit transparent. Easy Peasy.

Starting with my lightest Copic color, closest to the butterflies body, I would use flicking motions, a very light hand and flick towards the outside edges and again from the outside edges of the wings towards the body. Lightest to darkest, darkest to lightest for all of the butterflies. It's super important to make sure your preserving that highlight in the middle of the wings as you build up your colors. Your goal is to make those wings look "curved" when your done. This is a really easy was to color with Copic's, I promise. Kelly Latevola has many videos showing how this is done. You can go HERE to see an excellent example of her using this technique.

With Simon Says Stamp Smoke Ink, I stamped a solid butterfly from the stamp set on the panel as well. Although, I just realized that I should have given those guys a shadow as well. Oh well.

I added some Clear Spectrum Noir Glitter Pen on to the highlights of the wings, Sakura Black Glaze Pen to the bodies and some Moonbeam Sequins by Kennedy Grace Creations (I heart these so much!) to finish it off.

That's it! Easy peasy.

Speaking of butterflies...Butterfly Reflections Ink is having a sale until tomorrow peeps. 25% off is a great deal, so be sure to check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me and as always I hope you enjoyed my card today!

Until next time!

Copic Cupcakes and Avery Elle
My Favorite Things - Funky Flowers + Quick Stamping With The MISTI
Masking Clearly Besotted Copic Coloring

Copic Cupcakes and Avery Elle	My Favorite Things - Funky Flowers + Quick Stamping With The MISTI	Masking Clearly Besotted Copic Coloring	Butterfly Reflections Ink - Gone Camping Sale
Kelly Latevola	Neenah Exact Index, 110 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 250 Sheets, White, 94 Brightness	Avery Elle Butterflies Stamp Set	Copic Sketch Marker RV17 DEEP MAGENTA
Copic Sketch Marker RV21 LIGHT PINK	Copic Sketch Marker RV25 DOG ROSE FLOWER Bright Bold Hot Pink	Copic Sketch Marker R20 BLUSH Pink Flesh Skin	Copic Marker Copic Sketch Markers, Light Prawn
R24-S Copic Sketch Marker Prawn	Copic Sketch Marker R89 DARK RED Scarlet	Copic Sketch Marker YR00 POWDER PINK	Copic Sketch Marker YR02 LIGHT ORANGE Light Pale Pastel Apricot
Copic Sketch Marker YR07 CADMIUM ORANGE	Copic Sketch Marker R17 LIPSTICK ORANGE Bright Bold	Copic Sketch MARKER Y11 PALE YELLOW	Copic Sketch Marker Y13 LEMON YELLOW
Copic Sketch Marker Y17 GOLDEN YELLOW	Copic Sketch Marker Y38 HONEY Bright Bold Golden	Copic Sketch Marker YG03	Copic Sketch Marker YG06 YELLOWISH GREEN
Copic Sketch Marker YG09 LETTUCE GREEN	Copic Sketch Marker YG67 MOSS Dark Green	Copic Sketch Marker B12 ICE BLUE	Copic Sketch MARKER B14 LIGHT BLUE
Copic Sketch Marker B18 Lapis Lazuli Blue	Copic Sketch Marker B69 STRATOSPHERIC BLUE	Copic Sketch Marker V04 LILAC Purple Pastel	Copic Sketch Marker V06 LAVENDER Purple
Copic Sketch MARKER V09 VIOLET	Copic Sketch Marker N0 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 0	Copic Sketch Marker N2 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 2	Copic Sketch Marker N4 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 4
Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad SMOKE Gray	Copic Markers 9-Piece Multiliner Inking Pen Set B-2, Black	Kennedy Grace Creations Moonbeams Sequins Mix
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Clear Overlay	Sakura 10-Piece Glaze Assorted Color 3-Dimensional Glossy Ink Pen Set	Ranger Multi Medium Bottle, Matte	Scotch 085 ATG Acid Free Advanced Tape Glider
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER Tool	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool	Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad	Fiskars 12 Inch SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
Kirkland Baby Wipes - Unscented - 900 ct

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