Through Thick and Thin! by Carol Hintermeier

Hello Ai Fans!

My card today uses the Under My Umbrella set for this sweet girlfriends card.  Friends are so special and I think a card like this would be perfect to send to remind them you are there for them.

I started out by coloring the stamped image in with my Copic markers (listed below).  As I am in the building of my Copic collection and didn't have the colors I needed for shading, I used a couple Prismacolor pencils to add the shading on the pink and purple jackets.  I used one of the Ai Rectangle A2 Double Stitched dies to cut it out.

I then stamped it again on some masking paper and fussy cut the mask out.  After placing the mask on the colored image, I used a stencil to add the raindrops.  After I taped off the edges (to keep a thin white border) I placed the stencil on top and taped it down at the top to create a sort of hinge.  This is so I can lift it up to see if I'm happy with my stenciling or need to add more in areas.  I used this Ranger ink blending brush (linked below) to first add a light blue background using Tumbled Glass Oxide without the stencil.  I then put the stencil on and stenciled the same ink and some Blueprint Sketch Oxide for the raindrops.  I really like using these brushes, as for me, I'm able to achieve a much lighter effect than when I use the foam pads.

  

To finish it up, I added some clear sparkle to the umbrella and a few other spots.  I also used a silver gel pen to color the belt buckle and the buttons on the purple jacket.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my card and a bit of the process today!  Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful, crafty week!

Copics used:

E00, E000, E01, E04, E11, E23, E25, E31, E33, E35, E47, E51, E53, E55, E57, 

C3, C5, C7, W0, W3, R11, R20, RV00, RV02, RV10, RV13, RV14, RV25,

 BV01, BV02, BV04, BV13, B00, B02, B34, B52, B63

Prismacolor Pencils: Rose, Violet Blue