It’s day three of the 24 tags of Christmas series for 2015! You knew there’d be some traditional Copic, right? (Yesterday I colored Copic on wood – check that out HERE.) If you’d like to see last year’s day three tag, click HERE.
Lots of folks want tips on shading of images….and since this adorable stamp set has a bunch of images in it, I thought it would be fun to color each one with the lighting from a different direction!
Video
Check out the video below, or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube!
Could this stamp set BE any cuter?? I’m going to be stamping a bunch to take home with me for Thanksgiving and coloring up a storm – love that I can use a limited palette – so just take a few markers and refills that work together!! woohoo!
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- Elf stamp set no longer available, sorry!
- Silver Uni-ball Gel Pen
- Silk Ribbon, Burgundy
- Copic Markers:E00 BV00 E11 RV10 R17 R89 R37 G05 G17 G29 G28 C3 C0 EH – Blick
- Copic Hex Chart
- Jet Black Lawn Fawn Ink Pad
- Neenah Cardstock, Solar White: 25pk – 250pk
These are just darling! I love the way you’ve colored each! Probably my favorite tags so far!
Adorable little elves! Love the lesson in shading and contrast, too. My favorite charity is a local food bank called We Care. They do fantastic work for the community all year.
Sandy, these little elves are so darn cute! What an awesome job you did coloring them and shading. The sparkling silver added just the right touch to finish. Sweet!
Thank you for this fantastic tutorial, I struggle with lighting. So this was really helpful. My favorite charity is the ASPCA.
This video is really helpful! Especially sharing the best reds and greens! I support Mid-Ohio Food Bank.
Love your “Gotcha!” I didn’t happen to notice the hair not getting colored, but sure loved how you showed different lighting angles and how to color them. It would be a fun exercise to try. One of my favorite charities is World Vision. Cute tags.
Love these tags. Thanks for all the coloring tips!
Thank you for choosing my favorite elves! I bought the set and have really enjoyed this tutorial. I am an amateur and I will definitely repeat this video over and over again. My favorite charity is the humane society.
You make it look so easy! I’m going to try some tags this year. My favorite charity is Stiggy’s Dogs an organization that matches up homeless dogs with PTSD affected Veterans.
Love these darling tags! Today, my charity is Alzheimer’s Association in honor of my dad.
Love these tags and the wonderful video showing how to make them. My favorite charity is Tomah Area Cancer Support. They give help each month to families in the area that have cancer.
These tags are absolutely precious! I love how you did the shading and you made it so simple and clear to understand how to do it! You are a great teacher and I love your tutorials! TFS
I have these elves and they are just the cutest! Love to watch you color in Copics, Sandy … you always make it look so effortless!! Thanks for all the lighting tips .. that’s one thing I struggle with a little bit. So your pointers are so helpful. My charity is the Arthritis Foundation … thanks for your generosity … so awesome!
Great tips on shading with Copics. The tags a really cute. My charity is Children, Inc. TFS
Those tags are so cute! Would love to win them. Great tutorial on lighting. It was very helpful. My favorite charity is the German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County. They are located in California and are a great organization. Would love for them to win. Thanks.
So cute. Love them. My favorite charity to support is the Huntington’s disease society. It helps with tea search for this horrible disease, and also supports patients and their families.
I’m really enjoying your tags! My favorite charity is the Food Bank of N.GA.
Absolutely adorable tags! My favorite charity is the Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation. They provide special things for foster children such as bikes, little league fees and equipment, prom dresses, tutoring, etc. These things help build the children’s self esteem during a difficult time in their lives. It’s a wonderful organization and virtually all of the money donated goes to the children.
I absolutely love this set of tags – so, so much fun. My favorite charity is the local SPCA. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Such fun!!
very helpful Sandy. I always learn something new from your videos!
This tag is so cute! I love them so much, this set is so cute! I almost got these elves, but I didn’t. My favorite charity is one for hearing impaired kids! Anyone works. 🙂
Hi Sandy! Great tutorial! Favorite Charity: Step by Step Family Support in Puyallup, WA.
Very cute stamp set! I spent time Saturday stamping and die cutting 45 of these little elves. My charity would be Operation Christmas child. Assembled 12 shoeboxes this weekend with my sisters. Each box requires $7.00 for postage.
Since I left a short novel in the YouTube description box of the elf shading video, I will just say THANK YOU for doing this video. My charity would be St. Jude’s . Valerie Marcus
I love these tags! The stamps are darling and I love how you colored them and showed us the different lighting. I love supporting Good Karma Animal Rescue in MN as we adopted our dog Susie from them.
Thanks for these super cute elf tags! On this Veterans Day, I’d choose Wounded Warrier Project. Shout out to all our servicemen and women!
Love…Love … LOVE these tags! So stinkin cute! My first grandson is 1 week old and these will be in his first Christmas present..
Just love those stamps and what you do to them is amazing!
My favorite charity is St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital in Memphis, TN
Super cute. The colors were fabulous. I am going to use them all season long. Thank you!
Aaaawwwww LOVE these tags. They are so cute and colorful. The tags alone are precious gifts!
I love these little elf. I love your coloring. My favorite charity is Children’s Inc.
Really cute tags. Love that you added the gel pens at the end. It gave the tags a little something extra. Very nice.
So beautiful! You are so generous. I love the shading instructions.
That stamp set is adorable and i am always in awe in your coloring and drawing ability! Thanks for giving away your beautiful projects and for helping some deserving charities. My fevorite is World Vision.
The elves on these tags are so adorable Sandy. My favorite charity is Friends of Anne Arundel County Animal Control. Thanks for doing the tag series again this year. Hope your “traveling at Thanskgiving” is to Maryland so you can spend some time with your mom. If so, make sure you check out Photo Scraps in Eldersburg. Great little local scrapbook shop. I know you teach at Queens Ink, but Photo Scraps is more for card markers and scrapbookers.
Super adorable elves in this set! My favorite charity is the Atlanta Pet Rescue and Shelter, which is a no kI’ll shelter. TFS Big hugs, Kristina
Oh my goodness. Sandy, these tags are so cute. Elves are my favorite and the coloring is just beautiful. I really like how you described the different shadowing…just awesome!!
These elves are just adorable. Thanks for showing your technique for shading with copic markers. My favorite charity is the Hope Rescue Mission in South Bend, Indiana, They provide shelter and living arrangements for families who have come onto hard times.
I didn’t think you could top yesterday’s tags, because I really liked those, but I like today’s just the same. My favorite charity is Second Chance Animal Shelter.
I love the elves. My grandchildren do the elf on the shelf every year. These tags would be so appropriate for them. I love watching you color and blend. It is very helpful to me. Thanks for all you do to help all of us learn your tips and techniques.
These are very cute. Thank you for the teaching moments.
Love tags. The elves are so cute and I love the bold colors. Thank you for the teaching tips. I really struggle with the lighting decision and shadows.
I love watching you color with copics Sandy. I always learn so much! My favorite charity is for Pancreatic Cancer. How nice of you to donate!
Thanks so much for showing the shading. This clearly explains how you think about how to shade. Such a help!
BTW as I keep saying anything Animal is the charities for me
I’ve been waiting for this one! I’ve used this stamp for many cards this year and love seeing how you have approached it! I will be getting it back out for some tags. Thanks Sandy. I know this series is a lot of work for you. I really appreciate it!
Donna
AWWWW! The elves are too, too cute! Thanks for showing the different lighting angles, very informative. One of my favorite charities is The Scratching Post, a local no-kill cat shelter. http://www.thescratchingpost.org/
Very cute and fun thanx sandy x