Adding Fur Textures using Copic Markers

Adding Fur Textures using Copic Markers

I’m so excited to get started working on Christmas Cards. I can’t wait till Fall actually hits and the days get shorter and cooler the anticipation of the Holidays.. it’s my absolute favorite time of year.

Today I’m sharing a Christmas card using these adorable stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn. Their stamps are the cutest and I love how you can color them up in no time and still get so much details in them. I’m using the stamp set called Cheery Christmas I also cut them out using the coordinating Cheery Christmas dies. The pattern paper is also from Lawn Fawn!

I stamped my Lawn Fawn Stamps on my Copic Xpress Paper using Black Memento Ink. I wanted to share how adding a little bit of texture can really add so much details to your image. In the photo below you will see I colored my little fawn with all the same colors I listed, E33, E31, E30, E37 and E17. You can get such a different look by simply adding more of the dark, or more of the lighter colors.

Then you’re going to want to be Adding Fur Textures using Copic Markers to your little critters AFTER you already fully colored your image. I took my 3 darker colors and added dots all over the image. You want to go back with the lighter color and create dots even if you don’t think they’ll show up. The reason you want to do this is because it will soften the look of the darker dots. You can also add dots creating texture using your blender pen.



What do you think of my watercolor background? If you missed my post the other day about my Copic Marker Watercolor Background tutorial, you have to go take a look at this step by step tutorial. I did the exact same thing with this background but I used W7, BG09, BV08.

Then I took some white pearl paint.. (since my kids used all my white paint for their slime making) and made dots in all sizes for the snow falling behind. I used my favorite Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch.

To create the Snowy hills I just cut out 2 circles, the same size of the circle I cut out my image in. Then I just cut hills in the plain white circles and then used some foam dots to each layer. I LOVE the way it came out but I think next time I won’t use such thick foam dots. 😛

I hope you have enjoyed my post on Adding Fur Textures using Copic Markers. So, are you feeling inspired and ready to create your own Christmas Cards? I hope so!

Next week I’m going to be coming out with a new Digi Stamp for all of my email subscribers, so make sure you’re all signed up.

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Linking up: Lawn Fawn Challenge • Craft Rocket Challenge • Crafting with an Attitude • Sweet Stamping Christmas • Crafty Creations • Day Dreamer Challenges • Fab n Funky • Scrappy Land Challenges • The Crafty Addicts • A Snowflakes Promise • Lemon Shortbread • Retarte • Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge • Through the Craftroom Door • Dream Valley Challenges • Simon Says Stamp Wednesday • Dragonfly Dreams • Christmas Card Challenge •

This Post Has 14 Comments

  1. Nancy K

    Wow, I love the awesome detail you added to the critters! Such a sweet card design! So happy you joined the challenge at Lawn Fawnatics!

  2. Samantha Johnson

    Wonderful card, thanks for playing along at CCC.

  3. Marilyn in E~town

    What an adorable card!

  4. Barbara

    Love this! I’m inspired!

  5. Maria Pilar

    Beautiful Christmas card. The image is so sweet
    Thanks for joining us at Retarte#103
    Maria Pilar DT

  6. Janis Lewis

    Beautiful and cute. Love your photos and fur technique. Thanks for sharing at Holly & Ivy.
    ~DT Janis

  7. Annabel

    Wow, another stunning project, they are super cute and love these textures! Really inspiring! Thanks for joining us at The Crafty Addicts and Good Luck! 🙂
    Annabel – Crafty Addicts DT.

  8. Susan Powell

    This is fantastic! Love the colors and the design and those cute little deer! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Christmas Card Challenges.

  9. Kimberly Pate

    Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to seeing you again next challenge.

    Great post and thanks for the information on how to spice up my critters!!! I love how cute your stamps are and how realistic the fur now looks.

    Regards, Kimberly

    TTCRD DT
    KPKre8tions {My Blog}
    Through The Craft Room Door
    ttcrd.blogspot.com

  10. Lisa F

    This is so sweet and adorable!! I love the scene you’ve created!! So beautiful!! Thanks so much for playing along at Scrapy Land!!

    Lisa
    A Mermaid’s Crafts

  11. Elizabeth Hart

    Love this very darling and delightful holiday scene. Super cute and fun too. Thanks so much or joining us this time at the Dragonfly Dreams Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)

  12. Tracey T

    Hey Mindy, it’s so good to have you playing along with us! Love your Christmas design – I’ll be sure to check out the Copic Watercolour Background tutorial, too. Thank you for playing at Christmas at Sweet Stampin’. Tracey x

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