Copic Markers

Last weekend I attended a Basic Copic Marker Class. I've been reading and watching videos about them for a long time but didn't know if I wanted to get "into" the markers. I'm not really into stamping, mostly because I'm not good at coloring.  I've tried stamping and used other markers but didn't get a good effect.  Color pencils worked pretty good for me. But I wanted to give Copic Markers a try for a different look so I went to a class.  Of course I fell in love with them!! I can't wait to take another class.  Here's my first project -- a birthday card for my grandson, Grayson. 

I only used two each of the blue, yellow and red colors for the balloons and gifts for blending - I colored the whole area with the lighter color then shadowed portions with the darker color. I used =  BG02 New Blue & BG05 Holiday Blue, Y15 Cadmium Yellow & Y17 Golden Yellow,  R35 Coral & R37 Camine. Start small then work larger, right?.  I really like the great way they blended, no streaks or "lines" where the darker color is. The saying is from the book "Ultimate Guide to Card Sayings".  It's a very basic card but a three year old won't care. I think I'll be using stamping and coloring more often on my scrapbook pages. I told my children the second portion of my life insurance is in my craft room. Now that I'm starting into the Copic Marker phase, that is even more true. Lol.