Birthday Bear

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My project of the day features a stamp line that I have been seeing around Blog Land and have finally gotten my inky little hands on. Meet "Gruffies" Party Preparation Bear by Stampabilities. If you are new to Copic coloring then these little cuties would be a great place to start. The image measures 5"x3" and notice how the areas to be shadowed have little dots to indicate darker coloring. One of these days maybe I will be skilled enough in my Copic Coloring to photograph the stacked up markers that I have used, however, most of the time I use just about every color that I own in an attempt to shade correctly. Not the case with this image, Yippee!!! Here are the colors I used (BEAR = E37, E35, E33 & E53), (PARTY HAT = YG67, YG63 YG11), (BLUE HORN = B97 & 0 blender), (YELLOW HORN = YR23, YR20) and I shadowed using W-1 along with the blender pen...... Rather than color his balloon, I found a fun little chipboard by ATD (does anyone know what that stands for??) ........... "Wish Big" sentiment is from the Penny Black "Micey Day" stamp set.

EVERYTHING at ABC Toys & Crafts is on SALE at 15% OFF until July 18. What a great opportunity to get COPICS, NESTABILITIES, PUNCHES and so much more at a discount.....
...........Supplies I used...............
Stamps: Stampabilities (Gruffies Party Preparation Bear), Penny Black (Micey Day)
Paper: Crate Paper (zoom collection), Stampin' Up! (certainly celery), Gina K Designs (pure luxury 120lb white)
Ribbon: Stampin' Up! (certainly celery)
Ink: Copic markers, Momento (tuxedo black)
Chipboard: ATD ( a family affair)