A Butterfly For You....with Copics and Distress Inks..

I have loved butterflies since I was a little girl. Any stamp set I see with them, I try to pick up. I am obsessed ;) Since I have all of these butterflies I had better get to inking them up. For this card I decided to try mixing distress inks with my Copics to color the image. I love how it turned out and I look forward to using this technique again.

"For You":

Supplies Used:
Card: Michaels
Stamps: Hero Arts; Ippity
Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko); Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Distress inks - Black Soot, Spiced Marmalade; Fired Brick (Ranger)
Pearls: Kaisercraft
Seam Binding: Hug Snug (died with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist)
Other: Pop Dots; Copic Multiliner .3; Copic Sketch Markers (YG04, YG07, YG09, Y00); Cut 'N Dry Nibs (Ranger)

First, I inked my image with Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.


I used Cut N' Dry Nibs by Ranger to apply the distress ink to my butterfly.


I simply used the nib to pick up color directly from the ink pad.

I then applied the ink to the image in the desired spots. I used Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick to add shading to the butterfly after coloring it with a Copic combo of YG04, YG07, YG09 and Y00. The mix of colors orange, yellow and red really brought the image to life. I love the intensity of this coloring technique.

Sorry the photo only shows me adding the Black Soot. I must have accidentally deleted the other photos I had. I thought I had backed them up, but, sadly, I did not :( In a way I am glad it happened this way because it reminded me that I needed to back up my photos :) Any suggestions for a good online storage site? I am looking to back up my back up ;)

Hope you have an amazing weekend!