Colourless Blender Challenge Winners

Hi Copic Lovers,

Congratulations to everyone who participated in our Colourless Blender Challenge this fortnight.

It was lovely to see such creative uses of the one marker.  I certainly learnt a lot this fortnight.

Our randomly chosen winner for this fortnight is the lucky:

Stacie

Congratulations you have won our Guest Designer spot.  If you would like to email Sammi she can tell you all about your prize!!!

Our Top 3 this fortnight as voted on by you are:

Carisa

Samantha

and Donna

Congratulations!!!

If you would like to email me I can give you your Top 3 badge.

Colourless Blender Challenge

1. carisa  7 votes	2. Samantha Ball  4 votes	3. Donna  4 votes
4. Tanya R  2 votes	5. Merry  1 vote	6. Stacie  1 vote

(Collection closed)

Thank you to everyone who entered our challenge this fortnight.

Pop back in tomorrow to find out about the next fun challenge we have in store for you!

Alicia xx

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Colourless Blender Challenge - Last day to enter...

As another fortnight draws to a close at the Mad For Markers Challenge Blog, I have another post for you for the Colourless Blender challenge. This time I've used the blender marker to highlight some of the dry-embossing on a Copic-coloured card...

Copics
B18 to colour background (on X-Press It Blending card).
Blender (0) marker to colour some of the dry embossed paper.
YR07 to colour noses of the snowmen (TGF stamp now available from M4M).

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Creeper Crew Tyler and some Colourless Blender

Hi All, Susan here with my latest contribution to the current COLOURLESS BLENDER challenge. I have used the colourless blender on Creeper Crew Tyler's jeans and shirt  to give them a faded look. This image is from The Greeting Farm Creepin' Kit available from Mad For Markers {here}

Copics used:

Skin: E50, E51, R00, R20

Hair: E55, E57, E59, E79

Jeans: B91, B95, B97, 0

Shirt: R22, R24, 0

T-Shirt: C3, C5

Guitar: E55

Shoes: C3, R24

Ground: C3, C5, C7

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: White cardstock, X-Press It Blending Card, Canson card (Tomato), Kraft card 

Paper: Stampin' Up Celebrations

Stamps: TGF Creeper Crew Tyler (from the Creepin' Kit), Computer generated sentiment

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Nestabilities, white gel pen. Bakers Twine (Maraschino, Charcoal), Black pearls (Kaisercraft)

 

Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the talented M4M Design Team (links in the sidebar!) and remember you MUST use COPIC markers on your creation to enter our challenge!

 

 

You can stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all of your Copic markers, Greeting Farm stamps and X-Press It Blending Card supplies!

 

Thanks for looking... have a great day!

~ Susan xxox

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Colourless Blender on Chipboard

Hi Copic Lovers,

Alicia here.  I am sharing a card I made with some chipboard corners on it.

I dont often use my Colourless Blender, but I do like to use it when I colour chip board.

I coloured the chipboard in with RV29 and then went over some bits with the Colourless Blender.  It gives the colour more depth or interest I think.  This chipboard was very fine and dainty so I just used the Colourless Blender on the thicker parts.

This is a very easy and simple way to use the Colourless Blender.

Why not have a go and link up your card to our challenge this fortnight?

You still have a week to get in your entry.

Here is the completed card.  It is an engagement card for my brother-in-law and his girlfriend to give to their very close friends. They wanted to have a photo on the card to personalise it.  

Their engagement party is tonight.

Thanks for stopping by to have a look.

I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Alicia xx

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Colourless Blender

Hi Everyone,

This fortnights challenge is ..........

to use your Colourless Blender.

I must say that I do use the colourless blender '0' alot, either to colour, erase mistakes or use with the 'sprays' that I make.

In this example, I have used the colourless blender with another colour marker to colour the wings. I like to use this technique (tip to tip) for wings & petals of flowers etc.

The Coloured wing (before glitter is added):

The Card front:

This is the card when open:

Copics Used:

Skin: E0000, E000, E000, RV00

Mushrooms: R46, R59, E41, E42, E43

Fairies: BG11, BG13, BG15

RV000, RV32, RV34

B32, B34

Stamps: Fairy Princess (TGF)

Banners (TGF)

We would love to see what you create.

Don't forget to stop over at the Mad For Markers Online store.

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

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New Challenge - Colourless Blender

Hi Copic fans

Gin here with your next challenge:

Colourless Blender - use your 0 marker to create an effect or pattern

Now before that sends you into a panic, 

here's an example of just how simple experimenting with your blender can be...

Using the materials below (plus my scissors and a texture plate), I was able to create the following card:

I was going for an oriental layered effect with this piece of blending card.

First I coloured the whole area using B99 (a dark colour works best).

(*) Then I coloured my stamp with 0 (I only used the top half of the stamp).#

Before the ink dried on the stamp (it happens really quick) I stamped it onto the card.

I held the stamp there for a while to ensure transfer of 0 to the page.

Repeat from (*) as desired.

# Spritzing with 0 refill is another option to 'colour' the stamp.

Then I used a texture plate on the blending card before attaching it to the rest of my card :-)

      

I look forward to seeing your creations this fortnight :-)

If your Colourless Blender is getting low, 

now is the time to visit the Mad for Markers store! 

Don't put it off, we want to see your creations :-)

Cheers,

Gin.

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