46 shades of grey...

Hello everyone,

I'm here to talk to you all about Copic greys! 

Copic make 46 different shades of grey in four colour families - Cool, Neutral, Warm and Toner. 

To show you how different each grey looks I have coloured four very cute little dogs, one in each of the copic grey colour groups.

Each colour of grey brings its own tone and feel to a picture.  You can see here how different they are.

Cool Grey (C)

Cool grey has a slight blue tint to it which makes it ideal for colouring snow and anything white.

Neutral Grey (N)

Neutral grey is actually a true neutral grey.

Warm Grey (W)

Warm grey has a hint of brown.

Toner Grey (N)

Toner grey is halfway between neutral and warm.

Copic Greys really are a very useful addition to your Copic collection!

They can be used on their own to create the colour grey or they can used over the top of more vibrant colours to soften them or create shade.

If you are n't sure which colour grey to use for your project then it will help you if you think of the colour wheel and use Warm Greys with warm colours and Cool Greys with cool colours.

I have used the little dogs I coloured in grey to make a very quick and easy card.
The red accessories are coloured with Copic R59, R37, R43.

 Ingredients from Dies To Die For
Mama Elephant - Playful Pups Stamp Set 
Mama Elephant - Playful Pups Dies
MFT Die namics - LOVE
MFT Tiny Hearts Pastels 6x6 Paper Pad
Other Ingredients
Marianne Designs Embossing Folder DF3411 
Memento Ink Pad in Tuxedo Black
Make it Colour Blending card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Copic colouring

from Sue...xxx

Snuggle Bunnies...

Good morning lovely friends

Happy Bank Holiday Monday to you all and I hope you have a good one whatever you are up to.

Today's card is for Dies to Die For - these Snuggle Bunnies are just too darn cute!

I really enjoyed making this card.

I created a background using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads, water and Distress Spray Stain.

I coloured those cute critters with Copics and sat them on a die cut vellum 'hill'.  The sentiment is by Marianne Design.

The frame is die cut and to finish I added a star charm and some silver twine by 

The Ribbon Girl

and here we are...snuggly friends star gazing!...

Ingredients

Dies to Die For goodies - 

Stamps - MFT Snuggle Bunnies stamp set, Marianne Design Clear Stamp Songs

Dies - Die-namics Snuggle Bunnies, Die-namics Stitched Rectangle Frames, Stitched Hillside Borders Dies by Lawn Fawn

Other Ingredients
Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek
Memento ink pad
Archival ink pad
Tim Holtz Distress Inks 
Tim Holtz Distress Stain
Copic Markers
Xcut Stars Embossing Folder
Vellum from my stash
Silver twine and star charm from The Ribbon Girl
Collall All Purpose Glue 

Inks Used
Memento ink pad in Tuxedo Black
Archival ink pad in Cobalt Blue
Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads in Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire and Hickory Smoke
Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Picket Fence
Copics - 
Snuggle Bunny W7, W5, W3, W1, R12, YR09, Y17, Y21, B14, B16, B18
Snuggle Bear E13, E15, E17, E19, R12

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

Don't forget to pop straight to the Dies To Die For inspiration blog to look at the lovely DT creations there, and then straight to Dies To Die For for some essential retail therapy! 

from Sue...xxx

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