Yes, I too have been bitten by the Copic ‘bug’. They are marvelous media with which to color (not that my Prismacolor Markers are bad, it is just the Copics are refillable). I had vowed if I ran out of a Prismacolor Marker color, I would switch to Copics. It only took sixteen swap cards and lots of blending, but my Burnt Ochre went dry. A month later and I have accumulated quite a collection of Copics to complement my extensive Prismacolor Marker collection. Soon I will have to find better marker storage because my Pampered Chef tool-about is full. Anyone been there before?

This card evolved because I wanted to use Copics, my Provocraft A2 Snowflake embossing folder, and kraft cardstock with white Prismacolor pencils for a giftbag swap. I colored the snowmen with copics (R22, R29, R39; G21, G24, G28) and their bodies and the snow with a White Prismacolor Pencil, shaded with a Warm Grey 20% Prismacolor pencil (no odorless mineral spirits were used with the pencils).

Love the blending and the shadows.

The inside of the card uses a saying from the TAC Holiday Wishes stamp set (with snowflakes from the Vintage Santa set…love those snowflakes).

And here is the giftbag that started it all

Stamp Sets: TAC Snowmen Tags; TAC Holiday Wishes; TAC Vintage Santa
Paper: Kraft, Scarlet, Dark Green
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Palette Jardin Moss and Moulin Rouge