Yippee for Yana: Outline Letters into Solid with Copic Markers
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday and welcome to the latest edition of Yippee for Yana with the always awesome Yana Smakula! Be sure to read on and watch the video for more information and enjoy!
Hi everyone, this is Yana Smakula and I’m excited to bring you another episode from my by-monthly “Yippee For Yana” video series! In today’s video I’m showing how easy it is to turn outline stamped letters into solid with the help of a black Copic marker!
I started working on my card by stamping “Friend” using letters from the Stitched Alphabet set. I am a big fan of various alpha stamps and this set simply tops my list these days!
Next, I used Modern Anemones stamps from WPlus9 and added a floral design in the background. I didn’t mask the letters, only masked some of the flowers to be able to add additional stamped leaves a flower buds.
After my stamping was done I used a black Copic marker and colored in each of the letters. Because I planned to color them in right from the start I didn’t do any masking and allowed other images overlap them. The stamped lines that overlap the letters aren’t visible in real life (you might spot them in my photos, but that is only because I upped the contrast to help the design pop. but you can’t see those in real life).
Next, I colored flowers and leaves using grays, pinks and greens. I am not an expert when it comes to coloring using any medium, I certainly enjoy coloring, but I have yet to learn a lot so the coloring here is rather basic.
Once my coloring was done I adhered my panel onto an A2 card base and added a white heat embossed sentiment that together with the stamped “Friend” in the background reads “It takes a long time to grow and old friend”. Finally I embellished my card using Nuvo drops in Carnation Pink and Bubblegum Blush.
I hope you’ll give this a try. Have fun stamping!
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Great idea! Nice card!
Yana, I really like how you used the dark coloring of letters. They are the perfect contrast for your floral designs. TFS
I’m a huge Yana fan. Love your tips and lovely card
Yana is soooo talented that she deserves a Yippee for sure ! But I’m not a huge fan of “cut”‘words on a card (sorry for my lack of English vocabulary here !).
Such a great effect with such a small accent! TFS!
Gorgeous card. Love the black letters, striking but not over powering. Hugz
Love the card and the flowers are gorgeous!! I had seen your other cards using the letters and loved them and this one is even better with the flowers and WPlus9 has beautiful flower stamps, I totally agree with that, I have many of them :) . Thank you for sharing this and the idea of putting stamps with letters, the ideas are endless!!!
Great card! I love the contrast of the soft colors with the navy blue letters and sentiment.
WOW – such a BEAUTIFUL card!
Such an EXCITING technique too, can’t wait to give it a go :)
Love the solid colouring on the letters, with the dash line showing around them. Great card.
Beautiful card and technique!!!
Great Idea, I have tag the video as something I certainly wil try with mij letterstamps!
Love it!This new stamp set is on my wishlist :)tfs
Such a beautiful card! I don’t think your colouring looks basic!
Awesome card. I would have never thought to place the letters this way and I love it. The colors are beautiful and really like the sentiment. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
You’ve done a great job on this card, Yana!
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