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
Simply amazing!! My charity of choice would be the make a wish foundation
Looking forward to watching this as the colouring looks amazing, as usual!
My charity would be SANDS in the UK https://www.uk-sands.org who fight to know more of why so many babies are stillborn / suffer neonatal deaths.
Thanks so much for a great project!
Awwwwwe the elves are ADORABLE!! I have a grandson who’s just turned five months old and his other grandma just sent me a couple of pic of him in a lil elf suit!! These tags (stamps) look so much like him! I’m a breast cancer survivor…any cancer charity!!
Your elf tags are the cutest and thank you for the lesson on lighting. My favorite Charity is the Salvation Army.
I just love those little elves and your shading just brought them alive. My charity is the Randolph SPCA.
These are so adorable! My favorite charity would be JDRF. Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund. My daughter was diagnosed at age 3. In a few weeks she will be 15!
Another awesome video and the elves are just toooo cute.
Thanks for the chance to win one of these lovely tags. My charity is Special Olympics.
Sandy. Very cute tags. Thank you
Thanks for the awesome shading tips! My charity is halorescue.org. Thank you.
Just saw this stamp set today at Imressive Ideas in Roswell, GA and fell in love with it! I certainly loved watching you color & teaching, I’m a beginner with Copics! My favorite charity is St Jude’s. Thank you for your post! Sherry
Love these elves and how you colored them!
I really like the video…you explained it very well. adorable tags.
Perfect as usual! And so darn cute! My favorite charity is Big Cat Rescue out of Tampa Florida. Awesome group and hope some of your fans will check it out on-line!
Thanks, Sandy, for all this wonderful information about shading. I learn so much from your videos! My favorite charity is Indy Honor Flight. http://www.indyhonorflight.org
Love the elves and how to do shading. My favorite charity is transverse myelitis.
These are absolutely adorable! This is a really helpful video.
Your colouring looks amazing! I really appreciate the tutorial on shading – thank you! I am grateful for all the tips you share – you’re awesome! Would be so excited to win your tags!
Oh wow!! these are the CUTEST tags ever. Thank you for the video. It is fabulous. I copied all these colors down to use!!
Just the cutest elves ever! Thanks for the coloring instructions. I need all the help I can get!
Forgot my charity would be the diabetic foundation.
Sandy,
Thanks for doing this video, I love this set now I have some great tips for coloring them. They are absolutely adorable. Thanks for the tip on coloring with red, I won’t be using pink anymore. Thanks for continuing to inspire.
Sandy these are the CUTEST ever. My favorite charity is for breast cancer
these elves are so adorable & I am one of those center light source people & thanks to your tips, i cant wait to try the other light sources that you have demonstrated. I love your coloring & the hex chart. Thanks for sharing.
Your tags are always so amazing. These elves are just too adorable! Thanks for your generosity with the giveaway and donation. A very dear friend lost her 9 year old to ewing sarcoma 6 years ago, so obviously childhood cancer is a big issue for me. They have spent every year fundraising through St. Baldrick’s, so that would be my charity of choice. Thanks again!
Oops! My favorite charity would be the Children’s Tumor Foundation.
Love the elf tags. I am sure my grandkids will too.
PERFECT! I don’t buy that many stamps in a year, but I did buy these adorable little elves. I usually stick to upper left light, but with this tutorial you have emboldened me to try something new! Can’t wait to give it a go. Thanks!
Adorable–these elves are just too cute! Today my charity is the League of animals and the TNR program, in honor of the 14 members of “God’s cat garden” who live in my neighborhood.
They are so very cute.. My favorite charity is The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.. My oldest grandangel is actually in the hospital now. She had a surgical biopsy yesterday to determine the stage, etc of this second occurrence of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Prayers would also be appreciated for Brooke!
Thank you so much for all the tips on shading! The tags are so beautiful! Love them.
So darn cute and you can color like no other! My favorite charity is the Bay Area Rescue Mission in Richmond, CA
These are so cute! You can’t help but smile when you look at them! Such a great job! My favorite charity to donate to are any ones dealing with all types of Cancer Research.
I LOVE these elves!!! And always love your videos!
Love the elves!!! Love watching you color. (Make a Wish Foundation)
Love these tags, they are very cute! I love watching you color and seeing how you place the shadows. My favorite charity is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, it is close to my heart since I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Follicular Lymphoma in 2011.
I usually have trouble with shading so your tips are very helpful. Love the tags.
forgot…..my favorite charity is: Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America
………..wanda
Dear Sandy, Thank you, thank you for creating and sharing your hex chart. It is not only a wonderful teaching tool, but has saved me a ton of money by helping me to make smart color choices as I build my copic collection.
…………wanda
I have learned an incredible amount about Copic coloring from you. I love these cute little elves and I always buy the stamp sets after I watch one of your videos. Hard on the wallet but I really enjoy trying to mimic you. My favorite chairty is Colonel Potter Cairn Rescue Network. It is a wonderful nationwide cairn terrier rescue group and they good great work with all volunteers. Check out the website if you are into cairn terriers (Toto).
Love the tutorial on shading and color combinations. Favorite charity is Compassion International.
Cute tags. Thanks for all the tips and time you devote to teaching.
Any charity that helps Veterans or Animals would be my favorite.
These are so cute, I love the elves. They have a cute little attitude about them. Thanks for the inspiration, you never disappoint.
Those elves are adorable and they bring me back to my childhood, sweet memories!
Thank you Sandy for doing this. These elves are adorable and I have pinned this video for future reference. I need a few more colours to round out the basics and I will use this as a guide to practice with.
Also, Thanks for the chance to win!
Your creativity never stops surprising me! Love every single project!
Days for Girls. Thanks for your generosity.
Best tags ever!!!
Super cute elves and even though I don’t do copic coloring I appreciated the lighting tips! I love the Mobile Loaves and Fishes charity.
I think these are going to end up being my favorite of the series, but will have to wait & see….
These Elf’s are so darn cute just love them. Enjoying this tag series Thanks Favorite charity is American Lung Assoc. in honor of my Mother