In response to the high demand for Copic Certification Classes and instruction throughout the United States and Canada, it is with great excitement that I announce the addition of some fabulous new designers and instructors in 2010 to the Copic Team.
Debbie Olson
Michelle Wooderson
Sharon Harnist
Sherrie Siemens
Sally Lynn MacDonald*
United States:
Northwest: Sherrie Siemens / Marianne Walker
Southwest: Marianne Walker
Northern Midwest / Chicago: Kathy Sanders
Central Midwest: Lori Craig
Southern Midwest: Sharon Harnist
South: Colleen Schaan
Northeast*: Sally Lynn MacDonald
*My region includes pre-approved locations for 2010 throughout the U.S. and Canada. You can see these locations on my Google Map.
Western Canada: Sherrie Siemens
Eastern Canada: Sally Lynn MacDonald*
Floaters:
Debbie Olson & Marianne Walker
And in celebration, we are going to have a PRIZE drawing!
Winner gets their choice of either an ABS-1 or any 12 Sketch Colors!
Please leave me a comment letting us know either how you use Copics / which Copic products you use/why you love them or Why you wish you had Copics.
There will be 2 ways to win:
1. One winner from each blog will be randomly chosen.
2. We will be reading through comments as well. If we find a testimonial that we really like then we will contact that person to use their story for our CHA booth and they would then be given an equal prize to the random winners. Make your comments good! There will probably be 2 or 3 winners chosen total. These will not be announced right away.
Blogs to visit:
Marianne Walker http://www.ilikemarkers.blogspot.com/
Debbie Olson http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com/muse_and_amuse/
Sherrie Siemens http://sherrie-cardcreme.blogspot.com/
Sally Lynn MacDonald http://www.inkyheart.typepad.com/
Sharon Harnist http://paperfections.typepad.com/paperfections/
Lori Craig http://loricraig.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Colleen Schaan http://www.distinctivetouches.com/
Michelle Wooderson http://michellewooderson.blogspot.com/
You have until midnight (Eastern), Saturday, November 14th to comment.
And while you are checking out some blogs take a look at Couture Cardstock. I've been working in close cooperation with the company to develop a product that would work well for use with Copic Markers. Today I'm happy to annouce that they are releasing the first two products in the Pure Silk Collection: Detail Blending Paper and One Sheet Wonder.
http://www.couturecardstock.com/detail-blending-paper-m.html
http://www.couturecardstock.com/one-sheet-wonder-m.html
I love working with these papers! They are available for purchase at retail and wholesale and shipping next week.
Here is a single-layer card using One Sheet Wonder. Even with repeated coloring over and over an area I experienced no bleed through. I'm very excited about this product.
I look forward to reading your comments. Have a great day.
SL
Hi Sally! I am a marker junkie!!! For years i have used a competitor to design products for manufacturers, such as garden flags for Lowes Stores, fabric for JoAnn’s, etc. Where had i been all these years that i never owned a COPIC???? For shame! Since July, i have now acquired 60 COPICS! As my teens would say, “mom, your obsessed!” Copic Girls Rock!
joanne
i meant to type “Sally Lynn”! Not just “sally”, sorry!
Sally Lynn, you introduced me to Copics this past summer. I used them, liked them, but wasn’t sure what the big deal was. until. Until I created an acrylic project with alcohol inks instead of Copics. Wow! I found out there really is a difference in Copic markers! The colors are more vivid. You’ve convinced me. Now I have a new obsession.
As a kid I would escape from the bullies by spending hours coloring. I used crayons and colored pencils to release my emotions and create something beautiful. Recently I took the plunge into Copics and have refound that peaceful escape. I’m still working on the techniques, but THANK YOU for helping me rediscover my coloring past time. I also love the Spica markers and use them on just about every card I make. A bit of glittery goodness makes all things better.
Cat Spicer
I use Copic markers to color in my stamped images for cards mostly. I also teach classe at my LSS. I have taught 3 classes so far and most people are immediately addicted to these wonderful markers! I love these markers and it shows to the people I teach that have never used them. I am going to get a compressor, too……someday…..
What a classy lady…love the card!
Being 70 years old and with sore hands, I find the Copic originals just my cup of tea! My coloring is smoother, faster, and a real pleasure to do…can’t wait to add to my collection!
Jan Castle
I shied away from images that needed coloring until I found Copic markers. I tried the watercolor markers and found that they were difficult to use on regular cardstock but when I used Copics for the first time I was hooked! The color goes on smoothly and never streaks or wears a hole in the paper, no matter how many times I go over an image. I love using them and now I look for images that need to be colored!
I don’t own any Copics “yet”…my New Years Resolution number 1. Buy Copics number 2 Buy more Copics number 3 what more Copics…you guessed it! I have seen so many amazing things done with these and I “itch” to own my own…maybe even someday “I” could get certified…now that would be another great resolution! Great coloring you do…and thanks for the chance!
I have been watching Copics for about 2 years and finally took my first plung and purchased 6…now I want more! I would love an airbrush…and I would share my new found love with my friends because it is all about the sharing of a new to me product.
Hi.
So great give-away.
I have been a sworn Copic fan.
Do not hold on so long with the ink, but have become totally dependent on them.
I spend most Copic Sketch –
Really like these because of the brush tip.
Also there is so much nice colors.
Regards
HegeT, Norway
søk
Love my copics! I love to color my stamped images to achieve that “professional” look even from a not so talented stamper. They make me feel like an artist. Love love love them. AND best of all, I love the support and encouragement, and tutorials you provide for us! Thank you!
Thank you for showing us how easy it is to achieve stunning images with the Copic markers. They are quick and easy to use. The Design Team tutorials are so helpful. After viewing a few I had to start my own collection. All my other markers have been passed down to my children! I am enjoying the freedom that the Copic markers give me.
Why do I love Copics? Because they give me the ability to color easily and are very forgiving. The fine tip makes it effortless to color in tiny areas and shading becomes rewarding. I nearly always use only my Copics, now, because I can achieve the results I want that other coloring mediums did not allow.
I love my collection of copic sketch markers for coloring in my stamped images. There is such a great selection of colors to choose from and they blend so beautifully. I wish I had a ABS system to make great backgrounds.
I don’t have many, but the few I own are mostly flesh and earth colors. The Copic colors are truer than most other coloring mediums I’ve used.
Your card is very sultry and wonderful. I do not own any copics, but I do love to colour in images. I am beyond impressed to see all the beautiful work done with copics. I’ve never seen a demo or the markers in real life, I’d really love a chance to. Thanks.
Tons of great information and wonderful coloring.
It’s a good life!
Terri E.
I have been an admirer of Copics for quite some time. I have been looking more and more at them and looking for local stores to have classes to attend. I haven’t opened my Copics yet and that is such as waste as I can see how great they will be once I do.
I only have a few copics. I used them for coloring stamped images, but have been inspired to try them on ribbon as I have seen Michelle W. do and love that I can create my own colored ribbon to match my project!
Thank you for the chance to win an awesome prize!
I have never used copic markers but have seen the beautiful creations from Debbie and want to learn to color like her! I like the idea that more instructors will be available across the country. So maybe I’ll be fortunate enough to take a class or two. Thanks for sharing!
I absolutely LOVE my Copic Sketch markers!! I don’t have many and am not very good at coloring with them (practice makes perfect, right?). They add such dimension to my cards that I find myself reaching for them again and again. I am thankful for the opportunity to win more!
Hi, SL! I am totally hooked on the sketch markers, because I love color (I could buy them just because all the colors look so beautiful on my desk, but I use them EVERY day.) There’s such versatility – I can go from the softest shade to the deepest, richest color. It’s like my coloring days are back again – and it just makes me so happy and satisfied to see an image come alive after I’ve colored it with my Copics. I use them on paper, fabric, anything I can get my hands on. They’re an integral part of my papercrafting process!
Wow, what a Stunning coloring. I love my Copics so much. I use the Sketch and the Ciao, at last i color with prismacolors. But the copics have so many wonderful colors, i can’t have enough from all :-)))…
Big Hugs
Heike
Oh I love the few copics I have right now, they make me look like I know what I’m doing! LOL! I mainly use them for coloring stamped images for the cards I make, but have found that are working so awesome on other items too! I love the sketch markers, sooo many color choices…one day, gonna have them ALL!! LOL
I’ve noticed that every time I am drawn to a card on the blogs that I visit the coloring if always done with Copics. The richness of the colors and the blending produce such a work of art. It’s almost as if I can reach out and touch the cards on the computer screen because the Copics make them jump off the screen. I can only imagine what the images look like in reality because I do not own any Copics yet. I say yet because as soon as I save enough money I am purchasing a set and can’t wait to start creating with them.
Wow – look at all those copics!!! I LOVE my copics – they’re so versatile. You can color and blend, airbrush, color ribbon or prima flowers, and countless other techniques. They’re just plain awesome and one of the favorite tools in my crafting collection.
drooling for Copics… I’ve never seen Copics except on the blogs… beautiful results every time… what can I say, I’d love to win some… R 😉
Good morning. I am new to the world of Copics having been introduced to them through the wonderful Papertrey Ink site. I am just beginning my collection, mostly coordinated with PTI colors, primarily for use with card making. I’m excited to hear there will be an increased opportunity for local instruction. Many thanks for the great product.
I do not have any Copics, and I really have not had an opportunity to try them for more than simple coloring in at my local store. But I would really love a chance to learn how to shade, and make my images look so amazing!
Copic markers are the bomb diggity to me! I was first introduced to them over the summer while living in Anchorage, Alaska. From the very first mark on the page, I was hooked! I so want to become certified and can’t wait to take another class using these fantastic markers!
I don’t have any Copics yet as my budget won’t allow it but I adore the techniques and color graduations that can bring images alive. When I was little, I loved to color…but I always licked my bottom lip while I was doing it…consequently, in the winter, especially, I had awful chapped lips. Hee,hee…my husband caught me doing it just the other day. Guess some habits just don’t go away!
I love Copic because of the color possibilities! I love how I can blend colors to achieve such a dimentional effect. Your blog is so helpful and such great instructions!
Copic markers are my favorite colouring medium. I use classic, sketch and ciao markers and sometimes airbrush with them. The new serie of ooo markers is not available overhere in the Netherlands. I would love to have them and use them for blending and skincolours. Thanks for the chance.
Congrats to all the DT memebers!
Love my copic markers!
Got my certification last spring and then purchased my first 36 ciao set. Love them!
I was a frustrated stamper. I had pretty much given up on coloring my images, they always looked so childish. Then I tried Sketch Copics. I am in love! Now I’m not ashamed to mail out my cards.
Excited to hear about the paper! I am ordering some right now! Very smart! I love Copic markers. You taught me all about them at Queen’s Ink in Maryland. I have been teaching with them ever since. My faithful ladies love the classes and I use different colors each time so they can build their Copic collection. I had a resistant student that said she wasn’t sure about the “Copic” thing. Ha, after the class she asked me to pick out a “starter” kit for her. Now she has close to 200!
I love what you can do with Copic markers! They blend and color so beatifully. I use the Sketch markers to color my stamped images. Beautiful!
Ronda C
I’ve never had or tried the Copic markers, but after reading the card making blogs, I’m thinking I’m really missing a wonderful opportunity to enhance my cards. When there’s been a stamp to color, I usually use my watercolors or colored pencils with mixed results. I’d love to be a winner, learn to use them, and become a Copic advocate!
Well I don’t see any flags in Michigan near where I live but maybe that means I can spend all my money on markers – so far I have 4 and everything I do has to be in shades of blue to aqua … ah ha
YOU got me hooked on Copics when you taught at my store. A few weeks later I took the certification with Marianne. It has become quite an addiction…
Now I’m teaching classes too! Still haven’t tried the airbrush system yet, I may need you to come up and play!
I discovered Copic Markers in May of 2009. I’ve never looked back since! One copic creation and I was in love!
The colors are so rich and vibrant! I have colored pencils, H20’s, etc..nothing can compare to the vibrant colors and shading you get with Copic Markers!
I was so in love, in June of 2009 I started a group called Copic Buzz. Our group is now 345 members strong! We share information, our creative projects, color combos, anything Copic related you can find there!About a month after that our group started a challenge blog also called Copic Buzz. Yes, We are all hooked!
I became a Copic Certified Designer in Oct 2009. Not because I wanted to teach but because I wanted to know all the little details I could learn! And..boy was it worth it!
The minute I saw the Airbrush System in the class, well yep you can guess! I had to have that also! It is amzaing! I have said goodbye to all the dirty sponges and messy fingers I used to have!
Why you ask do we love Copics..well besides the vibrant and rich colors, did you know you can color just about anything? Buttons, ribbon, metal, wood, fabric, you name it Copic Markers will color it!
To show you what I mean, here is a card I created where all the embellishements are colored with Copic Markers!
http://scrapworld-scrap2day.blogspot.com/2009/10/snow-fairy.html
The button, ribbon, and pearls were all colored with my beloved Copic Markers!
Isn’t it awesome that you can buy all white embellishments and simply color them with your Copics and the whole project will be color cordinated?
Simply Amazing!
I only have a few copic markers and have just started using them but probably not to their fullest potential … I love seeing all the cards creative on various blogs where they have coloured with this fabulous markers …. anxiously awaiting to hear when next course will be in the Toronto area. See that one is scheduled tentatively for June 13, 2010 … can hardly wait …
Beautiful color work! I don’t own copics but I frequently am passing on info about them and I know a TON of gals that will be thrilled about the one sheet wonder and NO bleed through…the perfect combination for those vibrant copic images!
Hi Sally Lynn,
I am a new copic marker user. I am a card maker and have discovered that copic markers work much better than others for coloring in stamped images. I am having fun matching colors to card stock I already have.
I love to color in my stamped images with my Copics, and would like an opportunity to add to my collection.
I have always wanted copic markers but haven’t been able to spend the money to get me started. I love to see what Debbie Olsen colors with these markers. The colors look so brilliant and beautiful. I would be one happy girl to win some of these. Thanks for the chance.
I’m in love with copic markers!
It’s amazing to me how I, with no ‘art’ training… can use them to blend and get amazing depth, shadowing, etc to achieve such professional results!
Amazing!
Just starting my collection…totally in awe. Never liked coloring as I felt it always made my projects seem amateurish…….as I learn how to use the copics I’m starting to enjoy the potential…..still trying to find the best cardstock and will review your comments again as it sounds like a solution 🙂
I purchased my 1st Copic Sketch markers in August. It has changed the way I stamp. I used to avoid images that needed to be colored, now that’s ALL I want to do. I am not a professional at all but suddenly I feel like the images look that way in spite of me!
Thanks for the chance to win!
I am new to copic but once I saw how these amazing markers worked I was hooked! Ninety-something markers later I don’t regret the investment! I use my copic markers to color in line images for cards I make. I have sketch and ciao but prefer sketch since they have more colors! The thing I love best about these markers is their amazing blending capabilities that gives such depth to the image you color. AWESOME!!
Besides the fabulous way that Copics blend and shade, I love the portability! When I get together with friends I need one black ink pad and my container of Copics. easy peasy!!!
One amazing thing about Copics is that each artist adds their own flair. It’s not a “cookie cutter” look; with the blending capabilities, each look is unique!
Congratulations!! What an exciting announcement for all of you…while I enjoy coloring my images, I think the thing I enjoy most is experimenting with new color combinations…especially for hair. That seems to be one of the things I enjoy doing the most with my markers.
Well, I love my Copic markers. I used to feel like they weren’t for me, but after trying to watch some videos on YouTube, and trying to surf blogs for info, I decided to get myself a few markers. I have never looked back, and slowly keep adding more to my collection!
I don’t have any copics yet, but I love the endless color combinations and how well they blend together.
I am a big stamper and I used to use colored pencils, watercolor pencils, etc which looked great but were a bit lackluster. I discovered Copics and I’m totally in love! They really make an image stand out and they are fun to use on top of it – I feel like a kid again waiting until I get the chance to color 🙂
I only have 4 copics and they are not in the same color family so I have not been able to learn how to blend. Being unemployed I would love to win a set so I no longer miss out on the fun. Thanks for the chance to win.
copics are just so versatile and have such beautiful colors – I can use them from illustrations to even coloring boxes. I just love how they blend as well. I <3 copics!
My Copic addiction started one month ago…It is my anniversary today LOL! My lovey friend Kathy MADE me try hers. She told me to sit down, be quiet (well not exactly those words lol), and shoved one in my hand!!! You know what that did…totally in LOVE and addicted. MY name is Tracey and I am a COPIC LOVER 🙂
The richness of the colors is what drew me to the copics, but the ease of use is why I bought them! Anyone can use them and get great results. I have just recently started my collection and am anxious to be able to add to it!
Copic markers are great as they are so versatile and can be used in many different projects. The certification classes are great
and all the tips from the blogs are extremely helpful.
How exciting – I just own about 20 or so. Would like to learn more techniques. Love artwork for cards!
I love my Copics. It is really hard to find them here, so in desperation I e=mailed Marianne earlier this year and she was so amazing. The next thing I knew I got an e-mail from Japan, telling me where to find them, even giving me names and numbers of people to call!
I love Copic markers because I can color in images and make them look professional even though I am not ;o) because of the ability to blend and the awesome classes/tutorials available. And it is important with my family. We are a biracial family in a white world. I have been coloring in images in books and on wrapping paper for years. Now I love that I can easily make cards and images for scrapbooks for my children that look like them (be it african american, biracial, or caucasian…or any race at all!!) Thanks Copic, for recognizing that peach and dark brown doesn’t cover it all!!
hugs,
Holly
I love copics because the effect you can achieve by using copics cannot be achieved by any other markers. They are one of a kind!
I am loving the fact that copics team is expanding.Maybe someday I will get a chance to attend a certification class too.I need to learn a lot about copics before that. Looking forward to learning a lot of tip and techniques for using Copics form all you gals.
I love your blog! As a copic newbie, less than one month into ownership, I am totally in love with them. I recently bought some Gina K Luxury card stock and life in copic land is much better. I am so glad that I invested in these markers. I use the sketch markers for coloring only. I have not even looked into the airbrush system, yet! Thanks for this great giveaway too!
My Copic Sketch markers are my number one loved product in my stamp room. I store them in a basket with a handle so I can carry them around. Many times I stamp images then take them with me to another room and color while watching TV. I love how they blend and create beautiful professional images. I love the shape of these because they don’t roll off my work area. I can’t image not having my Copics and I am anxious to add to my collection.
I am so surprised by Copic markers, there are so many colors to choose from. I was skeptical to try copics because I thought I was coloring challenged and would never be able to do beautiful work like some of the amazing work I see on all the different blogs. I have never been able to stamp with open line images because I always felt my work came out like a kindergardner’s. Once I invested in some colors for blending and watched a few tutorials and I got the right paper and ink, I was well on my way to creating the most gorgeous cards I have ever made. I have been converted and I am now a Copic true beliver- You too can color! With a little practice you can color the most professional looking dynamic images. I have received so many compliments I can’t believe it. I love the sketch and the ciao markers and can’t wait to get some more colors to round out my collection. I even got your color chart so that I can experiment with the Kuler color rules and make my own color combinations. Thank you Copic for giving me a superior product I can use in my stamping and scrapbooking. I love that you can use the copics on all dir=fferent mediums, not just paper. Best investment I ever made. I love COPICS!
Hi Sally!!! This is my first time visiting your blog. Love it!! the best thing I love about Copic markers is the depth and richness you can add to your images. Not only that but they’re easy to transport, relatively mess free, and with endless possibilities. Doesn’t get any better. Thanks for the inspiration and opportunity 🙂
I don’t have a great story… I just really liked the cards I’ve seen using the markers and it sounded like they would be easy to work with. I started out with Chiaos so that’s what I’ve been getting… I am still learning and trying to make them work. TFS!
It’s amazing to me how quickly I amassed a decent sized collection of Copic markers. Once I started using them, nothing else quite does the trick! Nonetheless, I have an ongoing “wish list” of colors I’d like to add to my collection. And an airbrush system? Would love to win that!
I’ve just started my Copic collection and I’m already addicted!! I only have 6 markers at the moment but my “Copic fund” is growing with all of the change that comes out of the washing machine! Finders keepers, losers weepers, right?! I use them to color my stamped images but after blog surfing and watching tutorials- I’ve found some other fabulous uses for them! I can’t wait to take a certification class now that there are additional instructors “coming to a town near me”! Bring it on!!
I will love to have Copics. I have used them at my local stamp store and just love them! Looking forward to play with them.
What I love most about the Copics is that they don’t leave marker lines when you color and even if you don’t do all the beautiful shading, you can still color images that look great. I’m still on the learning curve for the shading but if I want to just color something one color, it still looks ok. I have a bunch of Sketch markers but am always looking for more colors and will start working on collecting the refills next. Thanks for a great product that has enriched the stampers lives.
I love the Copic markers. I just got the airbursh system and I think I’m ready to try it out.
I do love my copics – I love the way the blend so easily and I love the variety of colors. I am collecting the sketch markers and the air brush system is at the top of my list. Thanks.
oh cool! I’m looking forward to the papers!
I have long admired and envied people who colored beautifully with markers. I just never could get mine to look like theirs. I always had streaks and it would end up looking like a child had colored! Then someone told me to use another alcohol based marker and while I had a little better results than the regular markers, my coloring was still pretty awful. I gave up and just colored everything with colored pencils or water colors. When I started seeing all the beautiful cards being colored with copic markers I was sad that they were done with markers because I just knew I’d never be a marker user. But, the lovely work I kept seeing pulled me in and I finally decided to try out copics myself. I bought three markers just to practice, but I didn’t have much faith they’d be any different. Imagine my surprise and delight when I saw how beautifully the colors blended and NO STREAKS! Finally I had found a marker that let me color like a true artist. Needless to say, I was hooked. That was about a year ago and I now have over 100 markers. I love them all, and I’d love to win!
I love the range of colors on the Copic markers! I don’t own any Copic markers (*yet*) and am dying to get my hands on some! I use an old marker set that doesn’t have the best colors…if I had better markers, my colors wouldn’t look so fuzzy! Please give me a reason to throw this set out!
I am so excited about all the new
instructors. I try to find all the
blogs I can that highlight the
use of Copic markers. I have been
stamping for years and have loved
the cards where the image was colored.When I found out about Copics I was overjoyed. I am now interested in learning about color and how to choose the right combination for my project. I love when things match and was excited to learn that I could color my ribbon with Copics!! Fun, fun, fun!
nena9five@sbcglobal.net
I discovered the wonderful world of Copics this summer only after I had purchased the Stampin Up markers. Well long story short, I sold those on ebay and have purchase Ciaos to begin with and now have sketch markers and some of the original Copics. I have passed down my Ciao to my daughter, and together we both make cards for my blog. I don’t feel that I need any other kind of marker..I have always been a collector of pen, but since I found Copics I no longer keep any of the others. I just don’t even think of them or need them for anything. My sketch give me such wonderful results. I just love them..I can not wait to get more. Have a great day, Lisa Gobea at l_gobea@yahoo.com
I am hooked on Copics…. They are the best to color with. I have a mixture of the Sketches the Originals. Thanks for a chance to win.
My girlfriend bought Copic Markers recently and I am quite amazed and a bit envious. She uses digital stamps, prints them out and colors them with Copic Markers! These markers are AMAZING! I just don’t have enough money to start out with them. What a wonderful opportunity this is. Thank you and congratulations to the new Regional Instructors!
Thanks for an awesome opportunity to win some of the fabulous markers. I can barely draw a straight line but with these markers, I really do look good (or at least okay) 🙂
Ill enter every blog ..This is a BIG and WONDERFUL giveaway ..I couldnt imagine life without my copics ..I can NEVER go back to my pencils ..there so soomth and Blendlabe and I love them
Thanks so mcuh for this ..I use the sketch
Hugs
Diana
I just love copics–congrats to the new reps. I was at a certification class with Sherrie–she’s one amazing girl. Love her work, and she taught me alot. The class was tons of fun and now I’m practicing. I love copis–they are so versatile and have so many possiblities. I’ll never get bored of them.
I have followed several blogs that use copic markers on their projects and they are beautiful. I have two things on my Christmas wish list copic markers and the copic ABS. My finances at this time are limited but the markers will be my first purchase as soon as they are better. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to win a set.
I love my Copics and I wouldn’t live without them. Congrats on being part of the Copic team.
Thanks for the chance to win more Copic Products! I have a very small collection, but it’s slowly growing! My favorite part about Copics is how perfectly the inks blend & create depth in every project you create! I find it fascinating!
I am new to copics, but I love them so far, they are just so much fun to color with. I would love to take a class to learn to use them better, I will keep an eye out for classes near me.
Ever since I started coloring my stamped images with Copic markers…it’s all I ever want to color with. The more I use them…the more I love them. I hope someday to have all the colors. A girl can dream…right? 🙂 I’ve had so much fun coloring Fall and Christmas images. Just a few simple strokes is all you need sometimes to really make your image turn from good to great!
What an adorable creation. And a wonderful opportunity from COpic to maybe… possibly… be able to give these terrific markers a try. (See me jumping up and down saying, “pick me! pick me!”)
Thanks for sharing!
I salivate when I see the airbrush system – I’ve been pining over it for a year now! Sad, eh?
Thanks for the chance to win!!
I have only been using Copic Marker for a year and am already hooked. The designs that can be created with Copic Markers are endless and beautiful. I had been adding to my collection one marker at a time until Mother’s Day when my twins surprised me with over 2 dozen color they had picked out for me. It was the best gift!
First, I was just looking at Couture Cardstock yesterday and am glad to know that they have a line to use with Copics.
Next, I love my Copics. When I first started using them a couple of years ago they were difficult to find, so my husband carried a list with him when he traveled for work and would get me a handful here and there if there was an art store near his destination. I don’t think he understood why I needed special markers until I sent out our Christmas cards and one of his friends commented on the quality of the coloring. Now that my collection has grown and I have learned more blending techniques my coloring is even better.
I am happy to see that there will be more certification classes available, and i can’t wait to find a class in my area.
Do you Remember how excited and proud we were of our children when they brought us home some nicely colored pictures from grade school?
Now, we can share our amazing colored projects with special people in our lives and because of these awesom markers…and it will look like it was colored by a professional and not by a preschooler!
Hi, I love the few sketch copics that i have, I love how they forgive your mistakes!!Iwish i can afford to have all of them colors but with the few that I got makes me look good, even my kids say” my mom know how to color ” ;o)
I want to have a class on how to use them better, thanks Gina F
What a FABULOUS card! Love the way you added the shading and highlights! Really an eye-catcher! 🙂
After seeing all the wonderful creations colored with Copics on the designers blogs, I HAD to jump in! I am slowly building my collection, and each time I get a new one, my inspiration grows! They are the MOST treasured tool I own! The different techniques I’ve learned using them has made me feel like a true artist! There is NOTHING that compares to their blending and coloring capabilities. They truly make any image come alive! I only wish I had found out about them sooner! 🙂
Freida
freida38801@yahoo.com
Super exciting! I only have about three copics, but I DO love them!!!
OK I think you are enabling me! Not only have I been wanting to expand my stash of Copics, I have been looking for paper that works beautifully! I’ve used Neenah in the past and it has been the best I’ve gotten hold of but have heard amazing things about some others. Problem is, nothing is available local to me and I am a hands on kind of person until I get to know the product. As for my Copics, I started my Copic love affair a couple years ago but only really learned how to use them this year for blending and creating the amazing effects they can! I have a handful of markers but adore each and every one of them hoping to someday have the entire collection – yep, I dream big! I use them for all my card making and scrapbooking needs and have even used them a time or two in my jewelry making!!! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love how the COPICs number their markers and have a chart for using them. It makes it easy to figure out what colors can be easily blended and allow for shadow and highlights…even for someone with no artistic background – me for instance! I’d love to add the missing colors of my growing COPIC collection, as I just purchased the ABS-1 this fall!
Hi Sally Lynn~ What exciting news you have to share with us! 🙂 As you know I am a TOTAL Copic Addict! I am well on my way to housing every color in my marker family! I never realized how much I LOVE to color until my venture with Copics began….now you can’t keep my Copic markers out of my hands, I think I would brush my teeth with a Copic in hand! hee hee! The colors Copic has is absolutely amazing and the blending and hues/shades you can achieve with the markers is phenomenal! I am so proud to say that I am Copic Certified and can’t wait to share my excitement with others someday while teaching about these wonderful products! I am hoping to add the ABS to my collection VERY soon and then will probably be air brushing EVERYTHING in site…my hubby better look out or his work ties will probably be all different colors!
BIG HUGS~ Kim
Your image is awesome………aren’t Copics marvelous? I was intimidated when I got my first few markers but quickly realized they were pretty easy to use. Even with no art background I was able to do a fairly good job of shading. I would love to attend a class if one ever comes close by. Copics ROCK!
More toys to play with what fun.
Thanks for sharing your talents with us all.
Donna
Excited about the give away! Copics are so rich in color and so blendable (if that a word?) The color choices are by far the best! Was blown away by the pic in factory of all the pens getting packed to ship. Now thats my idea of heaven!!
Wow new paper!!! like I need more! I have to say that I am officially addicted to my copic Markers!! I love to sit and color. It is very theraputic! I play with different color combintions I now have over 100 images colored now I need to do something with them!!
I can not believe how easy copics are to use and I love the large selection of colors and your projects turn out so vibrant!! Looking forward to Christmas this year I hope Santa will bring some LOL
Thanks
Lana Edwards
I’ve never been able to get the hang of painting with brushes and paint, but the brush tip on my Sketch markers makes me feel like an artist, even if I am colouring in other people’s images!
I just started using copics and love them. I use the original markers and have to drive 100 miles to get my markers. I just learned how to use the airbrush system…I am lovin it.
I am telling everyone that I am addicted and it is all Debbie Olsens fault… Seriously, I have been following her blog for a long time and seeing her beautiful work and seeing what all she can do with stamps and copics, I just could not resist anymore… I use them each and everyday….
and a chance to win some more…. WOW thanks
Unfortunately, I do not own any Copic markers yet. They are definitely on my Christmas Wish list though. I absolutely love the color selection, and how they add depth and character to images.
I adore your “Enjoy the Season”…she is so “Santa baby, come down the chimney tonight”!
I started with Bic and Sharpie markers and then I sat down with Copic and fell in love. I did a lot of research from different blogs about which colours to use and started to get overwhelmed.
I contacted Heraldine at Be Creative…picked a quiet day…and sat down and spent the day working with her markers. I now have all the colour combinations I thing I want right now.
However, I have seen her work on the ABS system and I want, I want, I want!
Love copics. Is there an online Canadian supplier for the paper? My first paper I used I had stuck to the table and had a heck of a time getting it off.
I am a Copic wanna-be! I haven’t purchased my first one yet, but I think about it every time I check your blog. I just wish I had the TIME to really learn how to use them!
Love the Copics colors, they spark my creativity every time I use them. Thanks for sharing and giving us that great inspiration.
I wish that I had Copic markers because of all the wonderful projects I’ve seen using them. They seem to have the best colors and blending abilities of any markers on the market. I would really love to win my very first Copic markers on this blog!
Jes
The more I write about my copics the more I want to go practice with them. I have alot of the sketch markers and find that if I have them right in front of me I tend to reach for them more often. I have them grouped by color families so each family has its own cubbie. The object is to use them not spend so much time arranging them in those plastic cases.
thanks much
Love my copics! Gotta get more!
I’m new to Copics and am not particularly artistic. I love the ease with which you can use Copics to make any stamped image look special.
And I hope to join your Toronto certification class next June!
I’ve been learning how to use the airbrush system. Love it for backgrounds and 3D things (like flowers and snowflakes)!!
Congrats to the new team – I’m always inspired by these ladies!
I only have 2 Copics and a blender pen so I haven’t gotten to use them much. I took a class once and the instructor was terrible. If she was certified it should be revoked. But I’ve been looking at tutorials and I read dozens of blogs everyday that talk about Copics and I so want to try these. Thanks so much for the chance!
New to copics. Need some work on my coloring and shading. Would love to win more colors!
Robbie
I love my Copics! They’re multiplying on my table as we speak… do you think my DH will notice?!
I am so excited I am new to using Copic sketch markers. I just started really getting into stamping and making cards and using the markers. I really like the ease of using them and the wide range of colors. I also like how the how the cap color match the actual color. Thanks for the great giveaway.
Wow! What great prizes!
I use Copic Sketch Markers for coloring stamped images on hand-made greeting cards. I’ve been making cards for over 15 years, and have gone through many types of markers. They all either fade, wear out, or dry out so quickly that the true cost was astronomical. When I started using Copics last year, I found not only the solution to those problems, but the ability to truly create the color shading effect that makes each and every card stunning. They’ve really opened up a whole new way to create cards, and have revitalized my creativity!
I have always LOVED to color. As I grew up, I migrated from color crayons to colored pencils to Copics. Copics are awesome!
How wonderful that your job will be more close to your home with the additional instructors! Congrats to you all!! Now for my copics………I think it is an addiction, right? I’ll have just one….NO!……72. I’ll have just 72 that should be more than enough. Well….I get just a few more to fill out those missing areas. That should be enough now. BUT….they just came out with those wonderful 0000 colors. They MUST be in my collection. THAT really should be enough now. Well………..I really could use more greys and browns now. Aw, heck! I’m only missing 30 of the regular colors….let’s work on getting them all!!! Yup……it’s an addiction. Now I’ll have to move on to the refills.
How wonderful that your job will be more close to your home with the additional instructors! Congrats to you all!! Now for my copics………I think it is an addiction, right? I’ll have just one….NO!……72. I’ll have just 72 that should be more than enough. Well….I get just a few more to fill out those missing areas. That should be enough now. BUT….they just came out with those wonderful 0000 colors. They MUST be in my collection. THAT really should be enough now. Well………..I really could use more greys and browns now. Aw, heck! I’m only missing 30 of the regular colors….let’s work on getting them all!!! Yup……it’s an addiction. Now I’ll have to move on to the refills.
I have tried every type of marker and I just keep going back to the Copics. They are the easiest to use to blend colours and I have way more control using them. I had to have brain surgery which forced me onto Long term Disability so crafting budget is limited, but I just have to have my Copics!
Hi Sally Lynn. Congrats on becoming a regional instructor. I love my Copic markers. I love all the colors, and all the ways you can use them. I’ve only tried a few of the techniques, but hope to learn more at classes and via the blogs. So far, I can say I’ve never had a problem with these markers. Not a single one. Everything I’ve ever colored with them makes me look like a pro!
what a cute image! congratulations to you & the team – I love copics, when I use them I feel like a professional but I’m not!
I LOVE to color on my cards. I have tried many mediums before, but now after trying Copics I will never go back. The ease of coloring, shading and blending thrills me to my core. I am so grateful that I finally gave in, took a beginner class and am now on the way to owning some! Thanks for the knowledge you provide, and share freely! It makes it so much better!!
I’m just learning how to use Copic markers. I’m amazed at how well they blend. Plus the saturated color make any drawing come to life.
Cute Christmas card!
I found copics by accident one day just bloghopping. I found Marianne’s site and fell in love with markers. I tried several different kinds of markers. (The cheaper ones first.)But the more color I wanted, the paper either pebbled up or tore altogether. So I decided I’d give a couple of the Copics a try. I bought what was called the ‘Denim’ set of three blue shades. Well, I have never looked back. Eventually I’ll have them all. I live on a fixed income so I can only get a few at a time. But I will keep adding them, one at a time if I have to. Thanks for the opportunity.
I have never used a Copic. I know, I IS a shame. I think I really need some. So, where does everyone buy them? Do you buy them in sets? How do you get the best price?
I am sooooo in love with my Copic markers (I have both Sketch & Caio)! One of my favorite childhood pastimes was coloring with Crayola Crayons. That passion has been replaced by Copics (although I do miss the crayon smell…LOL).
I am mainly a cardmaker. I began rubber stamping with friends over 15 years ago & had tired of the usual ways to color my images so my stamps just sat in boxes…….unused. Then about 2 years ago I sold them all…..well over 1,000. I thought I would never stamp again.
A few months ago a dear friend introduced me to the wonderful world of Copics & I was hooked. It has renewed my love for coloring images. Copic markers blend so beautifully together & bring my images to life. No more crayons for me. My Copics are the only way I “color”. They make me feel like a “real” artist!
Since then I have been buying both clear & rubber stamps as well as digi images. My collection of stamps & Copic markers is growing fast (a girl can never have too many of either one). Some day I would love to own the airbrush system. It would be a perfect way to give my cards that beautiful finished touch.
Thank you so much for the offer.
Huggies ~
Sharron
I own a tonne of Copics, got certified at CHA in January 2009 and right now, I use copics as a colourful display on my desk!
Sad, eh? I love them tough… just need to be inspired to colour! And I wish I had more confidence to play with them… and do it well!
Looking to my favorite blogs I noticed the Copics and the colorful expression they have – and I felt in love.
Now I hope for christmas to get my first Copics.
Copics really do color my world! I’m coloring everything in sight! My escape after a long day at work is to sit in front of the TV with my Copics all around me and play. Experiment, play, learn .. i watch videos, u-tubes, read blogs to soak up as much information as I can. Loving it!! Can’t wait for a certification class to come close by.
I have been drolling over these Copic Markers for a while now and plan on taking a class to understand just how to use them.
I would just love to win a set of markers and incorporate them into my crafting skills!
Love the few sketch and spica markers I have. Still have a lot to learn on how to use them but very much looking forward to the education.
Please pick me. I have not used copic markers, but I have heard such good things about the markers. I would love to try them.
What a wonderful giveaway! I can’t wait to own a set and will take the plunge soon. The results I’ve seen are amazing!
I resisted Copic’s for so long then I bought 25 in a Ebay auction and the ‘Obsession’ started. I started playing with these and begged everyone I knew for images I could color. That’s when I realized you need a special ink for the Copic’s images but that didn’t stop me I continued coloring and following Marianne’s blog. I took certification classes in April with Sally, just a few weeks after major back surgery. I learned so much in that class just fulfilling my obsession even farther. I now have 169 colors in Sketch, Ciao, Original and I even have one in Wide. I dedicate at least one hour a day to Copic’s coloring, blending and technique’. I may not be the best but I love coloring with Copic’s and guarentee once you work with them for a while you’ll feel the obsession also, I cannot endorse Copic’s enough, its the best thing to hit the Craft world.
God Bless,
Jeanine
http://www.blstamper.blogspot.com
I use Ciao Copic markers while card making. They are simply the best coloring media I have found. Easy to use and the results are superb. I just love ’em. Thanks for the chance to win. CIAO for now!
I have about 50 Copic sketch markers now, and love how they blend to create depth to my images. I also enjoy checking out the blogs of those involved with the markers so that I can learn more coloring techniques/tips/tricks and also what pens are used on what projects. Very helpful for a beginner. Thanks for the chance to win.
I use my Copics markers to color my stamps. I love using digital stamps and found that when using a copy printer the ink doesn’t bleed.
C is for Colour – and there are so MANY colours in the Copic lines.
O is for Outstanding quality and richness of the colours.
P is for the Pained expression on my husband’s face when he sees I bought more markers.
I is for I love Copic markers!
C is for (you guessed it) COPIC – yay Copic!
I don’t have any Copics yet but they are on my Christmas list. I love the beautiful coloring that people are doing with Copics. I can always tell they were used because the color is so vibrant. Thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway!
I have resisted using Copics until Summer CHA where I had the opportunity to color with them and just fell in love with them….Now I am saving my pennies for my first set….Who knows maybe I could win my first set of prized babies!!!!!!
I’ve been using the Sketch for almost a year now and I can’t go back to anything else! I’m a card maker and the colors that copics have just makes the images I color come to live! Thank you for a chance to win! I need ALL the colors!
It is because of Debbie Olson that I am a Copic lover. I owned a bunch and decided that they just weren’t the marker that everyone said they were. I posted on a forum about my dislike of them and Debbie responded very kindly and told me to give them a chance and it took practice. I emailed Debbie several times with questions and she very kindly answered all my questions and every single email I sent her.
I had decided that I was going to sell my markers on an auction site because I just wasn’t getting the hang of them. I finally took a class at a local rubber stamp store and it literally changed my stamping life. The woman teacher was so thorough with instructing us about how they work differently from other “typical” markers.
I am so glad that I hung in there and learned how to use them. They are the best thing out there. I am so pleased now with the results that I get with the markers that I have.
I am continuously amazed by the beautiful color palette provided by copic! Working with such smooth, vivid colors makes illustrating a pleasure!
Hello from Idaho. I LOVE MY COPICS! They make me feel artistic – even when I know I am not. I love how well the colors blend together – and the blender pen is my lifesaver when I go outside the lines. Will never color with anything else ever again!
I fell in love with these morsels of ink just over a year now. And through a good friend, started buying and using (although that sounds like a drug addict – it somewhat is!!! Bwhahahahaha!!)and I now own over 100 of the vibrant sketch colors. I love the professional look you get from using them, and all the blending capabilities! This summer, I had the pleasure of meeting Sherri S. in the certification program. She was an absolute hoot to work with and part of a fun filled day! Copics are da bomb!!! MWAH~
Sally, I hope you have some samples of those new papers at the Columbia class. I am SOOO excited to take the class. I really want to know how to use my small stash of Copics. Currently, I dabble and dream of what I can create after the class. I am amazed at the impact the markers have on the final product. They just bump everything up a notch, bold color, crisp lines, layers and depth. Oh boy, I am looking forward to the class!
Thank you Sally!
Copic markers bring back my childhood and the joys of coloring. The sketch markers are a reach away on my craft table. I love how the vibrant colors bring my stamped images to life. Copic markers make it easy to blend and shadow, making me look like an artist! The airbrush system is so easy to use and I love the effects I can create with this tool. Copic markers have been a great investment. I am steadily building my collection and exploring the artistic possibilities with these one of a kind tools.
That cardstock looks amazing. I will be checking it out! Thanks!
Thanks so much for developing better papers for cardmaking with Copics. I have been using manga paper or paper designed for ink pen layout work,but both have presented challenges. Can’t wait to try these new ones, as I make more cards.
I love my copic markers! I have tried so many different coloring mediums and although I have a long way to go to become proficient in it, these markers have proven to be the best choice for me. It is fun to work with and even at the beginner stage that I’m in, this is the first time I am happy with my coloring and feel confident that with more and more practice, I can be even better (whereas with the other mediums I would give up using them very quickly and not even feel motivated enough to continue using). My wish list is very short now—my list from 1 to 10 starts with 1st choice: copics and ends there!
Love your card and your coloring is amazing!
I never felt artistic until I discovered rubber stamps. Because of Copics, I feel even more artistic due to my ability to color/blend/shade with a beautiful myriad of gorgeous colors. For someone who’s never taken an art class, that’s quite a feat! Copics are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!
What a cute card! I love the effect Copics can have. Right now I only have some pale gray & blue for shadows and pale skin colors for skin. I hope to add to my collection as I learn more!
I have to say that Copic markers are the BEST! I don’t have too many of them since I would have to start selling kids off to get all the ones I want! LOL But seriously they are worth it.
They are very rich and smooth. I love, love how they blend. You can use them on all different types of materials as well. The fact they can be airbrushed makes my heart skip a beat! I wish Santa would bring me the entire collection. I would lose my mind.
One other thing I love is the sharing of the product knowledge. The instructors are too kind to share their projects, some even do videos! How awesome for someone like myself who is still in the learning stages!
Tracey Mason
tmasonstudio.blogspot.com
Copic markers are fantastic. I am not an artist but they make me feel like one. I had some given to me and have purchased several. I get a thrill each time I can check off another color. My problem is I like all of them so it almost has come down to closing my eyes and picking one. I was fortunate to obtain a color wheel and it is such a help
I have to say that 1st…I do not own any copics;however, I read several blogs and several tutorials that tout the virtues of the copic markers. The projects that they have created are so wonderful and the blending is fabulous. I have tried to recreate many of the projects using the same stamp and the “markers” I have on hand without any success. All of them I have discarded! They just can’t compare to the the quality that I see in the tutorials.
My goal for xmas is to purchase a small basic assortment that I can begin to create and achieve the magnificence that your representatives portray!
I am definitly hooked on Copics…and don’t think I’ll stop til I have every Sketch color….they are fab markers!! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love my Copics. I use them on stamped images to use on cards. I don’t own very many so would love to win more!!
I have been working with copics for about 8 months…trying hard to get better and better at making my images look great. I have taken several classes and enjoy all the knowledge I have absorbed (and even the knowlege that went over my head….LOL), either way though I have been able to find help in many places. These markers are amazing…it was a little difficult at first to learn the tricks of the blender but WOW….once you get the hang of it these markers really produce….thanks for the opportunity to win some of them….
I have just started using copics and I really love the rich, vibrant colors. I enjoy learning new techniques. Now, I just need more markers – I only have 7.
I really enjoyed the certification class with Sally Lynn & it was great to try all the products & just play with them.
I don’t own any Copics, but I will soon. I want to be able to achieve the high quality coloring effects I’ve seen from all the top card designers. While the price may dissuade many, they are notoriously long lasting. This makes me confident that they are a sound investment.
Congrats to Copic for adding new instructors & area! How exciting! I use Copics for cardmaking. I enjoy them because they make my work look truely artistic & I’ve never had an art lesson! It’s all in the blending! Plus, they glide like butter!!
Linda C.
leenda1 at cox dot net
Love the Christmas card and since I’ve just found your blog…I will be anxious to sit and look back a bit to seem what I’ve been missing. I will be bcak soon.
Congrats to the new Instructors and Blog Team! I love my Copic Sketch markers for lots of reasons…but first and foremost all the wonderful colors. I’ve found that I can just about match any project I’m working on. I’ve used them on stamped images, crystal jewels to change the color and I’ve also used them on threads to match beads that I needed for an apron project. Would love to have more markers…but for today I will be thankful more those that I do have. Thanks for a great tool for so many projects. Nancy in So Cal.
Wow! There is so much I could say about my Copics–let me just say that when I’m thinking of a project, my Sketch markers are the first thing I reach for and the last thing I put away. They are, in my opinion, the BEST tool ever!
So excited about the teams means so many opportunities to spread the Copics’ products! Love how I can use them on various surfaces…brads, rhinestones, pearls, etc. I can custom color for my various projects and that really makes me happy! LOL!!
I only have a few Copic Sketch markers, but I really love the colors! I hope to get more markers as I get better at using them.
Sally, I have been watching your blog for about 6 months, thank you for all your demos and explanations! I really appreciate the help. I have used Copics, but do not currently own any. Savin up for some tho!
I am looking forward to your class in South Carolina. For the past year I have been trying to find my way through the Art world. I love my stamping. Now I am working in mixed media.
With Copics your cards look like little pieces of artwork. I love them, they are easy to use and the results are spectacular. I would love to try the ABS-1.
thank you for this wonderful giveaway
BMZ
Congratulations on making the Dream Team.
I love my Copic’s. I wish I had found them sooner. I only purchased my first ones earlier this year. I took my certification class with Marianne Walker in April. Awesome. I love to hand color and airbrush. I love to experiment with my Copics. I use them on paper to aluminum cans. I am slowly learning by trial and error all the things you can do with them. I hope to get good enough to teach locally so others can benefit from such a great product. Thank you.
Mary
http://crafty-cabin.blogspot.com
I have never used any Copic markers, but I have been wanting some for quite awhile now. They would be such a great addition
I don’t own any Copic’s but would love to get in on the fun. As a 30 something I am known to pull out a coloring book and crayons just for my own coloring pleasure.
Thanks for the heads up about the paper.
The best Copic is the blender. I have a tendency to color outside the lines.
Sharon L
I have only 2 Copic markers but would love to have them ALL. I am not financially able to but a lot of them but I can make a wish that I will win these. Wish, wish, wish!!!
I have yet to find and buy some copic markers! To me the colors look so vibrant! I won’t say what brand I use, but they don’t make me very happy because of the duller colors that make my finshed product drab! I would love the opportunity to play with Copics too! Thank you!
I have not used Copics, yet, but the color choices are incredible! Would love to win a set! Thanks for the opportunity!
What a great announcement; it’s so nice to see the team and “meet” you on each of your blogs. I have recently discovered Copics, and am quite a newbie. So far, my best work is a drawing I used my Sketch markers on of four deer I spotted one morning on the way to work (my story and images are on my blogs). I am so happy to have found so many talented people that share their knowledge… thank you so much!
I have been reading so many blogs over the past year that highlight Copic markers. My girlfriends just gave me some markers for my birthday and I am delighted with my results. I guess all that reading (and wishing!) payed off!
I love my copics, and hope to be able to take a certification class soon…. Congrats!!
What a fabulous opportunity to win twelve Copic markers of my choice! I am very excited by the idea that I could win some markers to add to my beginner’s collection 🙂 I live in Australia and have been struggling to find a supplier and have never met a certified Copic demonstrator ‘in the flesh’. I hope one day Copic will really expand in Australia and i will have a chance then to learn some more about these remarkable markers and the techniques that are possible when using them.
Thank you for the chance to win some markers. Have a wonderful day!
I do so appreciate the blogs and sites that
offer tutorials for Copics, since I live in
a remote area. I have a few colors but, of
course, want to add to my collection. I have stencilled for years, so would love to
try the airbrushing sometime. Thanks for
the opportunity! Diane H.
I love the versatility of the copics, and you don’t need a lot of them to have a wide variety of colors. Just a few basic colors in deep and light shades to blend and you have practically any color and shade you might need. Of course, the colorless blender is an absolute must 🙂
I was a total watercolor girl and resisted purchasing Copic makers. Oh, I looked at all the wonderful projects that I’d see that used Copic’s and said…Ahhhh…I can get the same vibrancy and blending with watercolor, and I did. But watercolor has a certain look and it’s a look all it’s own. Copics have a certain clean, crisp, illustrated type of look that you can’t get with watercolor….so I ended up giving in. I started by purchases 2 sets ciao markers…mostly because of the price factor. I love sketch markers and have slowly added them to my stash of ciao’s. But looking to purchase my next two set of ciaos at the beg. of 2010.
I am so glad I purchased my first two sets and they are worth every penny!
I’d love to play with the airbrush system…and I totally want the new 0000 colors….and of coase still want to take a certification class.
Thanks again for a chance to win.
I have been using these markers now for over a year and love them.. i still haven’t completed my collection but hope to soon. They are the best marker I have come across… I use them on most of my cards and various other projects…
I do not own any Copic markers yet, but they are at the top of my wish list. I kept reading about Copic markers and after coming across so many references to them on blogs, I finally asked a blogger who always uses them and creates such beautiful and detailed projects and being so kind enough to share templates, paper scans and tutorials. She emailed me how wonderful they are to color, emboss, on most surfaces. The colors are beautiful and they really do make coloring in stamps look professional. I’ve been dreaming about maybe Santaa bringing me some this year.
I love how copics have made me a better cardmaker and scrapbooker. They blend so well, make it so much easier to highlight parts of images and just give a more polished look to my products. I am so happy that I discovered them!
I love going to the art store and just looking at all the colors that they have. I hope I get some for Christmas this year!
It’s hard to color when you only have 8 markers:)
I do not own any Copics but the coloring results your team achieves with them are amazing. It puts my coloring to shame. I would love to give them a try. Thanks for the generous giveaway.
I like using Copics because they help get my creative juices flowing!Nothing else I use to color images is as beautiful,rich or easy to use as Copics!
I only have a few Copics so far but I love how easy they are to blend. They make me feel like I actually have some talent in coloring in images! Of course, I’d love to win some more and be able to expand my options when it comes to coloring images. Thanks!
I love my copics, I use them every time I sit down to stamp. I have also used them for quilt squares in coloring in stamp images and signing my name. They are a must for any crafter.
I adore my Copic Sketch markers and love, love, love the color selection that is available. An artist’s dream!
hugs,
Gini
beadz@bellsouth.net
Copic Sketch Markers are terrific to work with, even for a novice. I love the colors
available and the depth they can give to an image.
Congrats to Copic and the team for expanding the operation and making classes more readily available around the country.
I absolutely love this card! It’s soooo pretty and fun!
I don’t have any copic markers, but I love that they can be blended without the paper pilling. I love that you have been working with a new paper developer to ensure that copics can be well used and will not seep through to the other side.
Spending my time making cards and other crafts with my Copics makes me SMILE. I love to create and color-So now the two make it great. Penicals were fine and as a child crayons were fun.
But now we have grown and we use grown up things.
So what is lone, has two ends and makes fun go all around… COPICS
i have invested in some copics and have dabbled a little bit. I love how they provide depth to an image. I would sure love to attend a class with a certified instructor.
I would love to try Copics, but non of our craft stores carry them. I use colored pencils for my coloring and the Copics look so much more versatile, I love that you can air brush with them.
I LOVE how easy the copics are to use!!
I adore the blendability of Copics and the professional look they yield. Sadly, I don’t own a single one, but a girl can dream can’t she?
I adore the blendability of Copics and the professional look they yield. Sadly, I don’t own a single one, but a girl can dream can’t she?
My copics are used every day. Even if other commitments keep me away from my scrap desk, I find time to relax and color an image or two. I am always so pleased with the quality of the markers and how they blend and shade so well. I love that there are so many colors that if you see something, you can replicate that color with the copics.
I do not currently own any Copic markers but would absolutely love to try them out. I’ve seen so many gorgeous projects boasting their beautiful color schemes and love the shades of vibrant color they create. I’d also really love to try etching into them with a blender pen… such a neat technique! Thanks for the chance to win!
The Copic markers have been out there for years but I just discovered them a couple months ago. I love that I can color a huge background area with no overlapping streaks. The colors are gorgeous and just go on so smoothly. I have some of the sketch markers. Whenever I think I have enough colors to make do I see another one that I love. (BTW – I love Glimmer Mist too and everything you had to say about it is absolutely true.)
Congrats, Sally Lynn!!
I started out with just a couple of Copics but still used my prismacolors with gamsol. I added more colors to my stash and started experimenting and now I am hooked. I’m asking Santa for a big bunch of them!
I love the vibrant colors of Copics. I have yet to master the AB1 unit but am hoping for a nearby class.
carol b.
Hi Sally Lynn.
I am relatively new to copics and to be honest, they intimidate me. I see so many beautiful creations using them and when I try, it just doesn’t look that good; however, I am signed up to take a class next weekend and can’t wait to get started.
Thanks for the chance to win
Janet
Congratulations on another great Copic Team! I’m very excited about someone being in Atlanta!!!
I bought my first Copic markers because I loved the vibrant colors and the fact that they blend seamlessly, without lines, and don’t pill the paper, unlike water-based markers, no matter how much you color over the same spot. They also have less of a chance of getting muddy compared to watercolors. My cards look so much more professional when I use my Copics and the range of colors is unmatched. My artistic coloring ability has really blossomed from using my Copic markers and following the Copic designers’ blogs. They are undoubtedly one of the best investments in my stamp room.
I think that what I like most about Copic markers is that they make me feel like a real artist. After taking one class and learning proper blending techniques my projects started to come alive. I love the colors, the satuation, the depth. Ellek
Awesome that there will be more classes! I will be looking for one near me soon!!
I use the copic ciao markers, because I am a beginner, but I love how smoothly they go on the paper, how easily they blend, and how awesome and vibrant my finished projects look! Copics are AMAZING!!!
I love using Copic markers on all my crafting projects from scrapbooking, rubber stamping, color coordinating embellishments and just making the ordinary EXTRAordinary! The huge variety of colors is like a grown-ups big box of crayons…I’m so glad to see the new set of colors has arrived, too. I check out lots of blogs on a daily basis and the best ones always use Copics!
I’ve been eyeing Copic markers for months, as I see so many wonderful cards so artfully complemented by the assortment of colors. I’m intrigued by the ability to blend colors and would love the opportunity to try out a set of these markers.
Coloring with my COPIC Sketch markers is how I unwind every evening. While my guys are watching the telly or surfing the web, I sit with them & several sheets of stamped & digi images and just color…the day no matter how crazy, falls away. I’m left with my guys, a de-cluttered mind, and images colored with COPIC markers & that makes me a happy girl! *LOL*
Thanks for the chance to win!
-hugs-
I am completely in love with my Copics. This came as a suprise to me, since I swore that I wasn’t going to buy them. And now, here I sit, with probably 75% of the colors, and more on the way! I love the way that the colors blend, and the fact that such a wide range of colors are available.
oh, I love my Copics! I especially love all the color choices and the new colors! If you made 12 more colors I would want them too! I love how you can blend and shade to make even more colors and the beautiful coverage you get!
PS–your new paper sounds wonderful! I will definitely give it a try!
No one could call me an artist by any stretch of the imagination. However….when I use Copics it is like a whole new world of talent appears in my studio. I am truly addicted and wonder if there is a twelve step program available, no, strike that! I would like to keep my addiction! Using Copics makes my day!
I am a novice with Copics. I worked with watercolor and with Prismacolors for many years, primarily coloring in stamped images. But my true love is illustration, and I hope one day to produce a line of digi-stamps designed for coloring. I recently purchased the 10-pen Multiliner SP set. I have the 36-color Sketch set plus about 12 more colors purchased individually, and I need MORE!!
I love copic’s. They are the best. Everything you color, just pops. It looks so real,alive. I need to practice shading, and love playing with them.
Well, I do have some of the Ciao markers. But I just don’t know how to use them well. I really need to take a class!
I have enjoyed reading everyone’s comments. There is so much being said but it all comes back to how we all like Copics. I have always been captivated with bright loud colors. Copics take me to that noisy place. However, seeing the colors that I could possible win, gets me excited about another adventure I can have. Pastels would take all of the techniques that I have learned to a quieter Cindy. I might just enjoy her and others will definitely be intrigued with this new me.
I grew up loving coloring books. All you had to do was give me a coloring book and a big box of crayons and I could easily entertain myself for hours. When I started stamping, I thought I would love to color in images – but to my surprise, I didn’t! In fact, I hated it! I tried nearly every coloring medium available, but I just could not get the look nor with the color range that I wanted. So, I restricted myself to buying solid imagine stamps or ones that needed very little coloring. After reading all the rave reviews about Copics, I was convinced that I needed to give them a try. A few weeks ago, I attended a short 2-hour Copic class and fell in love! Not only do I have plenty of options with 334 colors, but I am also learning to get the exact look that I want with their awesome blending abilities. I have finally found my perfect coloring medium!
I love using my copics to color my images for the cards I make. My images come alive when they are colored in with them the shading and depth they give an image give them the WOW factor!
I have about 150 Sketch Markers and am always adding more. I have never bought them as a set. Just individual colors from watching Marianne’s blog and Debbie’s and Sharon’s blogs. So very talented. More reginal classes is so exciting.
I am new to Copics and love the colors. They are so vibrant that you can tell instantly if a card has been colored with Copics. I love the tutorials that have been on the net showing how to shade and different techniques of Copics. I can’t wait to try some of them myself.
A gal can’t have enough Copics in her stash. I’m building my arsenal of Copic sketch markers and they look so pretty sitting on my desk.
Oh how I would love to sit with a rainbow of Copics around me while I work! They are so easy and fun to use. . . quite forgiving for a beginner too! Thanks for a chance to win!
I love copic sketch markers because they make it so easy for someone (like me) to show some artistic ability. They really do add pizzaz to all kinds of images and the colors choices are endless. Of course, due to budget reasons, I agonize over which few to purchase next because I want them count.
Hey Sally Lynn! I’m sure you don’t remember me, I took your certification class in Raleigh this year.
I learned so much in that class, and continue to practice almost daily. I enjoy trying new things, looking around for different materials to try to create different textures…and just generally playing with all of the different possibilities. Thank you for opening my eyes even further!
I keep hearing about how great Copic markers are. One day I hope to be able to try them out.
I do not have any Copics markers, but I am ALWAYS impressed with how awesome they are. I’ve been dying to make the investment into these professional markers, but I want to learn to use them right. So glad to hear there are more instructors out there to teach us.
I need to win the Copic markers! 🙂 I only have 1 marker & I love it. I’m researching the copics to see which ones I need to buy & can’t wait to get more. They are the coolest markers! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
I am sooooo excited about Copics! In fact, I just bought 5 more today to add to my sparse collection! I read Marianne’s blog and several of the design team’s blogs religiously and study all their colored designs. That, and practice, practice, practice, and I am finally coming up with beautifully colored images of my own! I would love to win 12 more copics to add to my collection! Thanks for the opportunity!
Copics may have a learning curve about them, but once you have learned how to use them, you have the ability to take your projects to a whole new and professional level. My cards went from being mediocre to being pizzazz.
I kept reading about how great the Copic markers were and looked all over for them locally. I finally found a place with a small inventory and add a new one to my stash whenever I feel the need for a treat…it beats indulging in a chocolate binge…and I have something left afterward besides more inches on the hips. I love the fact that you can color without obscuring the stamp detail
Sally, I love my Copics. I love them so much that I have begun sets for my Mom and 8 year old nieces. I took Marianne’s Certification class this March and went from neewbie to instructor material in one day. Woo Hoo! Teaching my Aunts and cousins has been a start but I look forward to reaching even more newbies at my local craft store. Copics greatly improve my cards. They give life to my images and take them from Yummy to WOW. I would not want to give them up for the world!
craftycath@gmail.com
love the fact that we will be having more experts to teach us these awesome markers!!
I’m a newbie and have taken one class so far!!
Sally Lynn, pleeeezzze come to Little Rock. I was about to have a heart attack when I saw the *tentative* date. This would be a dream come true. I love my Copics. The are worth the money. Nothing makes my work appear more artistic than Copics. They blend so nicely, the colors are marvelous. Learning from blogs is nice, but being in a class with a teacher is the best!!!
Congratulations on being part of the Copic team; I’m excited to see that you are handling the Northeast region and hope that someday I can take one of your classes; I am slowly building my collection of Copics and LOVE them; they are so much fun to color with! I can only imagine what I could do after a lesson with a Pro!!!!
Kathy Camasso (on the MA/NH border)
I bought the Copic Ciao markers because they were the most cost effective. I absolutely love the look of them for colouring in my stamped images and think that all cards done with them are stunning.
Great work, thanks for the inspiration
Wow I am just so impressed with the copics and how they blend and are just so much fun to play with. I loved coloring as a child and now as adult I am loving it even more. The copics actually make me look like I know what I am doing LOL !!! I never thought of myself as ever having any artistic ability but now I think I just may have a little talent here thanks to copics. Would love to have some classes in the Phoenix area.
So excited about this giveaway! I’d love a set of Copics and I’m trying to save up, but being a college student on a budget is kinda getting in my way!
Copics are the bomb!!! Blendable, easily portable, tons of beautiful colors, and awsome results with just a little bit of happy practice!!!! I often take them out to the park or the back yard and just sit and color.
I don’t have too many copics, but would sure love to learn how to use them better.
Thanks for a chance to add to my Copics! I used them for coloring digital images and embellishments!
The new paper sound fabulous!!!
I would like to try to learn to use Copics!
I’ve seen so many gorgeous examples of coloring with copic markers! It would be wonderful to win a set of my own to try! Thanks for the chance to win!
Such exciting news! Congrats to you for being chosen on such a great team! I am very excited to see more certification classes in the works- I really would like to take the class to learn more about coloring with Copics! I finally vroke down last year at Christmas, and bought some Copics… I love the Copics and how they make my cards look so much more vibrant. My Mom teaches China painting and has such an eye for color- I cannot paint freehand, but when I use stamps and the art is done for me I am excited to find ways to make my cards look pretty! Thanks so much!
Pick me…..Pick me………I need a few more markers to add to my collection. I enjoy the final results that you get when blending with copic markers. I always get great results.
Copics are additive. There is always one more color You need. They are my choice for coloring images.
I follow many blogs. And I have noticed that the card(s) are done with Copics. They are all beautiful and I hope that I will be one of the lucky recipients to finally own Copics. My family and ESA sisters would get all handmade cards this year for Christmas done with Copics, of course! Thank you for the opportunity to win.
In His hands,
Dawn Womble
WOW! I have to say I love my copic markers! They have been so fun to use, and after just a few tries I’ve been getting the hang of them and am feeling confident of my abilities to create beautiful artwork with these amazing little tools. Now to try the ABS!!
I love to use the Copic markers to just do simple colouring. I’m not a great colourer, but the Copic Markers make even the most difficult colouring “job” a piece of cake! The colours layer, blend and shade like a dream…no more streaky lines! The colour selection is also fabulous! You can make all of your embellishments the same colour with just a few “swishes” of your brush marker. They are just the best!!
You gals are just awesome. I love to see everyone’s style when using the Copic markers. I don’t own any yet, but would love to win, to get me started. I really appreciate it when you list or show the colors that were used on a certain project. Can’t wait to play for myself.
I love my Copics because they give me a confidence boost when I’m crafting. They are so easy to use and look so professional on my cards, I know the work I turn out is quality when I’m using Copics.
I use my copics for paper crafting, stamping and changing colors to embellishments. these markers make images pop off the card and are so easy to blend and work with! Thanks for the chance to win more great product!! Tonya Davidson, stampintonya@yahoo.com
I love the copics because they are so smooth and versatile. I only have a few ciao markers, but I’m working on my collection. I’d love to try the airbrush system!
~Rachel in Sacramento
I’m a recent Copic convert and so far have a very small selection of 6 – I definitely want more because with Copics I feel like an artist. The blending capabilities are amazing and I’d love to try airbrushing in the future as well.
I have been scrapbooking easily for 10 yrs. I manage and teach classes at a LSS in my area. I have always had an issue with rubber stamping (I seem unable to get a good image) when acyrlic and unmounted rubber stamps emerged on the scene especially some of the newer companies I got really excited. I have never been an artist, creative yes, but not truly an artist but I recently attended the Copic certification class in Grand Rapids, MI and it opened a whole new world for me. These markers are so fantastic that with a few blending techniques mastered and Marianne’s lesson on shading, my projects look like an artist may have done them. I really excited to start sharing what I’ve learned in a formal education setting, until then I’m practicing my ‘coloring’!!!!
Thank you Copic!!!!
Hey there! I would love to tell you about an endangered marker called the copic. i love them, you love them many of us do but in australia they are few and far between. Hunted my many a scrapping and cardmaking enthuisast the copic marker is hard to find. often hiding out in random uni stationary and art shop. never can the full range of copic be seen together but in the books and on the copic website we here in australia dream of the full range of colours that the copics provide to us. help us save the copic markers…. send some out to australia so they can be loved by all(especially me!!!)
I love the way you can color on top of color to deepen or change the color. I also enjoy coloring ribbon, buttons and other medium with my Copic markers
Sally, I went to your workshop, because I want to further my knowledge of Copic usage. I have so little experience using Copics. I know I have found my adult style of coloring with 64 count Crayola crayons in my using Copic Markers. The Copic colors are soft & brilliant, soothing & intense, barely there and dynamically rich…AND I want them ALL!
Thanks so very much Sally for the Copic 101 class in Princeton, In a few weeks back. I stopped by Rubber Stamp Fantasy in Marietta, after watching my daughter and walking partner finish 60 miles in 3 days for Komen! Thanks for the head up…I came home with many goodies and could have stayed all afternoon there!
Wow, this Copic blog hop has been great! Everyone brings something different to share. I have been dying to take a Copics class. They fill up so quickly! It is amazing how the colors blend, and the images are so vibrant, jumping off the page. I’ll need to be brave and purchase a few colors to get started!
I use Copics for almost all of my stamping projects. I love to color in line images with them and I also do some airbrushed backgrounds!
These markers make you look like a professional even when you aren’t – wow!!
Copic Markers are great! The colors are nice and they blend so well. I’ve colored some amazing images using Copic Markers – everyone’s always so impressed with how nice my images look!
Copic Markers are great! The colors are nice and they blend so well. I’ve colored some amazing images using Copic Markers – everyone’s always so impressed with how nice my images look!
I love my copics and all the diffrent ways i can use them. My daughter even used them to fix a stain on her favorite t-shirt. I also love coloring embelishments to match my cards! Thanks for the chance to win!!
I love my copics for just about everything. I love dyeing ribbon with it. I often order white knowing I can colour it with Copics.
I am a Copic-holic and can not get enough of them ! i don’t think there is a bad thing I can say about them ! Once you have one , you need to collect more and more ! I don’t know how I colored my stamped images before i bought my Copics but I know I have not used anything else since !
I have a few Copic Markers and find that I really like the ones that have the wonderful brush tips because they are so easy to use and add great detail and dimension to any stamped paper project!!
I want to love my copics too…
but if you look at your google map (I did) and swim way over to the little islands in the middle of the sea you will notice there is no one covering Hawaii. And that is where I am. Sad and alone with no copics to play with. Sighhhhhhhhh
I have recently starting using copics and love them because they make colouring so easy! Having not studied art at school and being only new to stamping I can use all the help I can get and copics are very user friendly. The fantastic colour range ensures you are always able to find the right colour for your project!
Copics are crayolas for big girls! I love being able to colour and shade just like I did as a kid – except, this time, they don’t break nor need sharpening! The best thing ever is introducing my god-daughters to the world of Copic with Ciaos. They draw cute manga chibis and then have the best time colouring. I prefer Copic classic (square heads) but love the subtlety of the triple & quad 0’s of Sketch.
I love to organize my markers by number so the skect is my favorite. I like to take copics with me so I can color while I at wait at the doctor’s office and such. I used to hate to color, but once I found copics I became a coloring addict.
I’m just now trying my hand at Copics and I love them! Right now my favorite technique is coloring embellishments. Clear gems, transparencies and lace trims are my favorites. I love to make them match my cards and layouts. So glad to see you have the East Coast region. PLEASE come to the Philadelphia area!! I really want to learn how to use these to color images, too. 😉
Trish – just wanted to let you know the MAP only shows MY LOCATIONS. Which is part of the reason why we needed to expand the team. One girl cannot cover it all! Hmmmm, Hawaii. I think between Marianne and Sherrie they might just fight over that one! *waving from Connecticut*
What I like about the copic marker is how well they blend together. The depth of colour makes all my stamping projects look so rich. I’m glad that I invested in theses markers and hope one day to have them all. Oh the dream!!!!!
Just need to add that the maritime provininces would love to see a copic class or two. Halifax is a great place and my local art store here in Fredericton NB carries copic. This would be another dream of mine!!! Look what you have done to me copic I’m dreaming of markers…. Mmmm might have a problem here.
I’m going to KC in February – so wish granted?? 🙂 I’ll probably be talking to the store in Shawnee today… SL
Hi, Liz. No better way to dream than in Copic Colors… Help me out here – what are your favorite paper crafting / stamping stores in NB that carry Copics?
I am so hooked with my copics!! I wish you were able to come to Ottawa, Ontario!! I may see if I can travel to Montreal in April. Thanks for sharing your talents with us!!!
Thanks for the chance to win some copics:) (they don’t sell them in France!)
Sally,
Congratulations on your regional roll! Thank you for the link to the no bleed cardstock!! I’m going try that! And, for the chance to win.
Air brushing is my new phrase!! I’ve been having such a great time since I picked up my ABS1 two weeks ago. My husband and I went out and got a air compressor last night. I’m out of air brushing control. :o)
Take care and STAY POSITIVE!
Copics are AMAZING! I can’t believbe how much you can do with them compared to other markers out there! You can even accomplish the shading they show with only one marker and your colorless blender! People should consider all you get for the price, they are economically more reasonable if you take into account being able to refill them and change their nibs! It’s a great value in the end. But SOOO worth it!
Michelle
Copics are amazing! I have fallen in love with these markers! The results are far superior than any other medium I have used to color in my stamped images! They go on so smoothly and require very little effort to make an image look like a work of art! Thanks Copic for making an terrific product!
I guess I’m not the only one who loves Copic markers! When I excitedly showed my (non-stamping) Sister about them she commented, “How cool; adult coloring”. Sometimes when the shading comes out just right, I feel like the artist I never could be!!!!!! Other times, they’re just plain fun to use!
Hi Sally Lynn! I took a Copic class with you eager to learn all about these markers. I was a bit of a skeptic but there were so many places in the craft world that I turned & Copics were there. I was so curious to see what the hype was all about. I learned fast how beautiful they can color & the ease of the feel of them in your hand makes you crave for more. LOL! I fell in love with them & now am addicted. I’m really excited about the Copic Marker team because I want to learn as much as I possible so that I can continue to convince my husband that I really do need more. ; )
I haven’t had a chance to really use copics, but I love all the blog posts that show how beautiful the images are when colored with the markers. As a stay at home mom I don’t have the extra funds to buy as many as I would like! I would love to win some so that I could start playing and coloring like a pro!
The copic markers are a must in my studio. I use them to add dimension and depth to my stamping and other art work and find them to be the best markers available! I only buy a few of them at a time and could really benefit from increasing my supply! 🙂
I am totally in love with copics. I started using them when I bought some Magnolia stamps from Magnolia-licious with Diana Crick, and she introduced me to coloring these images with copics. LOVE them!!
I love my copics!!! I have always loved coloring since I was old enough to hold a crayon, and now I have COPICS!! I am still building my stash and hope one day to own them ALL!! I aspire to be as good as so many of the artists whose blogs I visit, and I hope one day that there is a certification class in Louisiana that I can attend! I use my copic markers every chance I get!
I ADORE this image you colored! So cute and Festive!! Will need to check out the paper you mentioned!!
As for my Copics.. LOVE them.. Cant BELIEVE I lived without them for so long! 🙂 They are truly the BEST!!!
Woo hoo, Sally Lynn! A chance to win more copics! Wonderful. I am slowly adding to my meager collection of 23 copics. I am using mostly caio copics due to the cost of the sketch, but have a few sketch markers as well. I love the blending abilities of these markers and am still eagerly learning how to highlight and make realistic shadows following Mariane’s tutorials. I have had a full box of Tombow markers for a number of years, but there is just no comparison to the results I get with copic markers. I will soon be getting rid of the Tombows.
Seeing as you are the designer for my area of the country, I want to strongly encourage you to bring certification classes to Toronto and saving spots for members of the public. I would love to have the opportunity to learn more! Thanks.
This is a pretty nice blog giveaway! Nice work and great blog!
Pattyjo
I love Copic markers because of the great color selection and blendability! They are so much fun to color with. I am hoping to be able to take some classes in 2010 and learn how to better use my Copics. I would love to be certified some day.
I own a couple of water based markers and I enjoy using them. I’m not an “artiste” so it’s been difficult to justify buying Copics for what is essentially a hobby. Then I see the amazing work that others achieve with these markers and it makes me want to take the plunge. I’ll continue to drool… for now.
I have always loved to color and at 57 I feel like I’ve discovered it all over again! LOVE those COPICS!! Thank you for a chance to win this wonderful prize 🙂
I have stamped for years and the copic markers are the 1st time I really wanted to get out and color with them all the time. The color is so sharp and the shading you can dolooks great. A class is a great place to learn how to use them. I am sure I am not done learning and having fun with copic markers.
Congrats on making the DT! I just adore my copics I only have about 30 maybe a little more…. but Thats not enough! I have even taught my friends how to use them and they LOVE them too. Thanks for the chance to win some more!
I don’t own any Copics yet, but I have seen many wonderful coloring from talented artist.
Thanks for the chance to win!
God bless
Giovana
I would love to win some copic markers…the images colored are amazing…depth of color, shadows, highlights. All of this from copic markers!
Why do I wish I had copics? They’re amazing, that’s why. I would use them for all of my stamping, papercrafting, journaling needs — every, single day!
It’s funny… until I discovered Copic Markers, I never knew about light sources, about darker on the outside and lighter on the inside. I’ve learned a lot and thrilled to have the chance to expand my collection and learn even more. I currently use the original, sketch and “one” lonely little Ciao.
I am new to Copics and have a set of Ciao markers that I just love but I really need to take some classes to improve. I bought them because I was inspired by all the fabulous cards I have seen on so many blogs. I am a stamper and just love the realistic look you get using Copics.
I just love everything that is done with the Copics I have just started with them and love the great quality. I love the fact that they are refillable. The vast range of colors is so exiting as are the blending capabilities I would love to add some more to my small selection.
I first purchase a few copics a couple years ago and have been hooked ever since. They help me create highlights, shadows and blend colors so that my images actually look like I have some artistic talent. I have always love to color but these put me over the edge. I now carry a card with me with every color I own listed so when I happen upon an opportunity to add to my collection I won’t duplicate colors. Someday I would love to own the air brush system. Thanks for the chance to play.
I love sketch copic markers. I use them for coloring lined stamped images on cards. They color and blend like magic. I have almost 150. Please don’t tell my husband.
Oh My goodness…I want Copics. I don’t have any. I want to be able to color on almost any surface!!
Sally, I recently discovered your wonderful Blog and enjoy your beautiful cards. Although I’ve been stamping for 10+ years,
I don’t currently own any Copics..YIKES! I must admit they do intrigue me and have been toying with the idea of purchasing some to add a new technique to my cards.
Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Have just started playing with Copics. Love
what others are doing with them and hope to
get to that point one day.
The Spica glitter pens are awesome too!
I only have one (C1 for shadowing) but I’ve got the itch to buy a lot more and have been scoping them out to purchase this whole week. I had a chance to play with them at an Archiver’s store. They are so different than what I am used to and I’m excited to try them out more.
When I see what my favorite bloggers/crafters are doing with them, it makes me so jealous. I wanna try too!!
I would love to win some Copics!
After reading about them on different blogs and receiving a card colored with Copics, I bought 4 and 1 blender when I had a chance this past summer. Now I really don’t know what I’m doing and MY coloring does not look like the beautiful coloring I see on the blogs. I guess I need to add some more markers so I can play (practice) and see what happens!
Thanks for the chance to add to my 4!!
I’ve been a COPIC lurker for a couple years. I didn’t even take the plunge myself. My husband held my hand and gave me some for a gift just a month ago. I’ve been surfing online for all the ways to use them and get better at using them… probably spending WAY more time surfing then I should on practice coloring with them. (I didn’t know there are Colorists. I want to be a Colorist! How cool does that sound!?! Nevermind that I have no color theory that could save me!) I learned the markers can also be used to color embellishments and so when I was making a mask for my Halloween costume, I thought, “Hey, I could use my new COPICs!” (I also tried to use a Sharpie, but it’s NOT the same!). Well, I guess I didn’t wait long enough for it to dry because my husband asked what all the black stuff was on my face… after I had taken the mask off. Well, I’m still surfing on how to use these things, but I also have actually started practicing. Fun times!! “Kids, want to color? Mommy wants to color.”
I am just starting out new with my Copics. I am currently enrolled in Colleen’s online class and learning a lot.
Thanks
Ang
lovely card Sally Lynn….
I’ve been in love with copics for so long… i love the variety of colors and the way they blend………….
would love to have some copics for coloring my cards….!!!
I’m still new to Copics but I am loving them!! I was totally surprised at how easy they were to use. Whenever I had seen pictures of images colored with them, I thought it was so difficult! Anyone can use them and everyone should! They are a must for any cardmaker/papercrafters arsenal.
I don’t have any Copics yet, but I’ve been eying them. I’m just getting into stamping and admire the beautiful results I’ve seen talented folks achieve. I would love to play, too! 🙂
I don’t have ANY copic markers, but I would love to win some! The techniques you could do with them are so cool! Thanks for the chance to win!
I just got my copic sketch markers and I am just learning how to use them. They are great.
OMG I’m so excited about this fab blog candy!
I’m a total beginner with Copics after just receiving my very set of Ciaos and i just know after only using them once that I need them all! lol
They really are amazing pens and you can’t compare them to any other brand.
Thank you
Lana from the UK x
congratulations to you sally on making the team! I just found your site recently through a referral. I have registered with Copic.com and am hoping I’ll be able to attend your workshop as I live in Sarasota. I am brand new to the world of copics and am hungry and eager to learn how to use them well. I have just finished a class on how to use my Tombow watercolor markers but, I wanted to have an alternative as well. I look forward to being able to use these. I like to use art supplies correctly so I can achieve my best work. KWIM? thanks for this opportunity to win!
I love my Copics! They are a dream to colour with! I can’t imagine ever using anything else.
I love my Sketch markers! These markers have brought back my love of coloring! They really make it easy to create such well done artwork and can make even ME look good! I also own a few of the Spica glitter pens that I enjoy. I am interested in trying the air brush sometime. 🙂 Thank you for an opportunity to win!!
Melissa.banian at gmail dot com
After seeing so many wonderful cards people have made on their blogs using Copics I had to buy some. They are absolutely amazing. Now I just need to buy more and practice using them because right now I’m terrible. Thanks for the chance to win!
Love your work. I guess I am one of the few lonely people who have not yet invested in the Copics craze. Would love to win a set and take a class to learn how to use them. God bless!
Peggy Allen
I use copic sketch for rubber stamping/making cards. I use the copic sketch and the blender solutions. I love them because of the great colors available and how easy it is the blend them.
I like the quality of copics. The colours are great. The nibs are great and last forever. I trust them and I have fun with them – Nimmy
I just bought my first Copics after taking an intro class at a local workshop. I love that you can add depth to images by blending colors and that there are no streaking lines. Now I can’t wait to get more. Thanks for the chance to win!
I love my Copic sketch markers! They took my stamping to a whole new level!
Copics~ you can’t just own one 🙂
I love my Copics! They have really opened a whole new world for me and have become my first choice for coloring. Even though I have tried watercolors and pencils, I definitely prefer the effect I can get from Copics. Such a fabulous product!
I just ordered my first Copic Sketch markers and I can’t wait for them to arrive.
I have been waiting, chomping at the bit, I ordered a 36 piece set!
I’m sure that number will grow in no time at all.
I fell in love with Copics right away and had to have them. They have the most amazing color, so bright amd vivid, they just make you feel good.
Budgets are tight these days, so I have had to wait a while, but it was worth the wait.
My Stamps are ready to go!!
I recently found Copics & love them… I now know what all of the fuss is about. They just blend so beautifully & make coloring a dream…trying to learn all the techniques now & practice! So excited to see that you will be in the Northeast! I look forward to catching a class on NY!!
My name is Cheryl and I am powerless over Copic sketch markers. I’ll admit it…I’m a total Copic addict. I use them in almost all of my card creations and all I can think of is getting my grubby little hands on more! LOL!! Seriously though, these markers are probably my favorite tool and I just can’t think of how I survived without them ;D
I use Copic’s Sketch Markers for coloring stamped images. I reguarly visit blogs where Copic marker’s are used so I know what color combinations look good and I know what Copics to buy. And I always need more markers.
Thank you for sharing Couture paper. Our local stamp/scrap store recently starting stocking Copic Sketch marker and I gave them all the information I have about Copics but had only one paper suggestion.
I sure would love to win a set of these markers to use for my many Christmas cards I will be creating this season. Thanks for the chance.
Hello Miss Sally Lynn! How the heck are you? You look like one busy girl these days! OK I’ve been true to my company markers for 18 years and am ready to take the copic marker plunge. These markers are just too delicious to resist! I’m ready to collect the whole kit and caboodle!!!
never before felt like a “real” artist until i found Copics. they have catapulted me to a new world and i am in love. thank you Copics! just such amazing results for me.
I just purchased my first Copics and I am so excited to learn how to use them and add to my collection soon!
Using Copic markers is like holding a rainbow in my hand. I love the color selection and the way they blend so smoothly.
I have mostly Sketch markers and a few Ciao style too. Love the brush tips for blending.
DeniseB
bryant@infostations.net
I have discovered copic markers about a year ago. I was reading on some site at this time I have no idea who’s it was but man are they in trouble! I love copic markers! I started out being very timid about using my markers. I have no clue why because I missed out on many months of easy fun creating. I finally decided that I can not really hurt them and should just dive in there and use them. After all what is the most tht can happen…besides finding out that I want more and more colors. They blend so well together! The main thing I have found since starting is the colorless blender is not necessarily needed to blend. I have found out more that I use it as an eraser or a highlighter! I love that there are so many color choices. I have mostly sketch markers but a few of the others.
Denise Wells
mamascollections@aol.com
There are so many things I love about Copics but just to name one…I would have to say the colorless blender…Where else can you find markers that are actually forgiving. Make a little boo-boo and you can literally correct your minor mistake with the blender pen. Just another example of how the designers at copic have really thought of their customers and making them something the true crafter just can’t live without.
Copic markers rock!! My cards look so professional and that’s because Copic markers are so versatile – the rich colors, blending, shading, and airbrushing.
I can’t say enough about these markers.
OOOooo! I like my copic markers very much — it’s so easy to make a plain black and white stamped image really pop! I mostly seem to collect copic sketch markers. I am very interested in the air brush — I think it would add a lot of depth to my work.
Thanks for the opportunity to win Copic markers that are a staple to anyone who loves to create and know all the great things that one little marker can offer…refillable and replaceable tips in addition to great colors, awesome blending and fabulous support from fellow crafters willing to share their passion.
I love Copics because they come in such a vast array of colors!
PS. I’m planning on coming to your Florida class in January as I’ll be vacationing nearby at that time. But I also see a tentative date for Pittsburgh, where I live.
I LOVE my copics….They are the BEST thing I Own… I have been using them for a little over two years now. I don’t go ANYWHERE overnight without them…..Can’t say enough about them…they are my diamonds!!!
I don’t currently own any Copics, but would love to have some. Amazing things are done with these markers!!
I just started using copic markers and I love them. I would love a chance to win some so I can add them to my collection.
Thank You
I just started using copic markers and I love them. I would love a chance to win some so I can add them to my collection.
Thank You
I am simply amazed at the quality of the Copics! I’ve recently been turned on to them and can’t believe how I can make something so professional looking and it is all due to the marker I’m using. TRULY AMAZING!!!
I don’t own any Copics yet but absolutely love how they look! The projects I see using Copics are so beautiful with bright and vivid colors. I also love how well they blend and shade!
I have to say that one of the reasons I love my Copics is because I can color skin-tones. These markers offer the best in colors for all skin colors!
I was very stern with myself no your not going to get another coloring medium you have enough ha well that didnt work and I ended up buying some copics and love them. Yes they are expensive but well worth the money and they are refillable to boot. this is a great product next I need the air gun ha
Hugs
Norine
Life has certainly not been the same since discovering Copics! My poor watercolour pencils sit lonely and neglected in a drawer while my Copics take centre stage – right out there on my desk – front and centre.They know they are well loved and cared for but the only problem is that they sometimes wish they had more company – yes, more copics would certainly make the party more fun!
I use copics for coloring images for cards and craft projects.
Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved coloring. I even won a $50 prize as a kid for my coloring! Now that I’m an adult I love using Copics to color. I use mostly Copic Ciao but have some Sketch pens also. Coloring my images is relaxing and a stress release for me. Copics are so easy to use and the more you learn about them the better your coloring becomes.
Jacilynn
http://www.jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com
I use sketch Copics to color stamped images. There is nothing that compares. But I would love to try the glitter Copics and just have not had an opportunity to buy them yet. Maybe Santa will bring me some?
What a fantastic giveaway! I LOVE my Copic Sketch Markers!! I could never quite get the hang of watercoloring my stamped images. Using the Copic Markers is so much easier, and I love the results!!!
I love my Copic markers and it is my preferred method of coloring for almost any images. Last year, I created alcohol spritzed image cards and I liked them so much more than the same effect with watercolors and water, more vibrant.. even though you have to work quick. I’m always surprised when I’m coloring that I’d like just one more shade of this or one more shade of that, I’m always saying.. I could use another green, blue, violet or red.. its comical as I have over 120 Copics and its still not enough!!
I would love the airbrush, I want to see how well those work with the Stampscape images for creating sunsets and sunrises, landscapes and scenery!!
Thank you for the opportunity for such a great candy!
Danielle
I’ve poured myself out on the other blog posts, and I don’t know what else to say. 🙂 I truly wish everyone that loves to stamp could experience this coloring medium. I SOOO love my copics and one day hope to have every color available along with a bottle of refill ink. thank you SO MUCH for the chance to win! hugs!
I truely enjoyed my first stop at your amazing blog! I don’t know if I could ever color like you, but I’d sure give it a try if I could win the Copics, as I don’t own any….yet. You girlz are really pushing me over the limit with all this amazing art…..thanks so much.
I have to say I have used many different types of markers over the years and the Copic Markers by far are the best! They color and blend better than any others on the market. Though my collection is not complete, I am adding to it all the time. The colors are rich and bright and the airbrush (which I am hoping Santa will bring me) is a wonderful option, that no other has company has made available affordably. I also love that they are refillable, which is economical and good for the environment too.
It’s important for me to have a good product for my crafting needs. I have a stressful job and my crafting time is my relaxation time and the last thing I need is for my craft supplies to stress me out too. Copic Markers are dependable every time to blend well and distribute color evenly in all of my art work and projects. Thank you for such and AWESOME product!!
Lisa Stahl
Copics are on my wish list because I want to improve my coloring skills. I share my supplies and knowledge with a couple of stamping groups and would like to show them how to use these wonderful markers too.
I’m a huge Copics fan & would love a chance to get one an ABS. It’s hard to believe that there is actually a paper that can withstand seepage ~ what yummy goodness!
Therapy!! Coloring with copics is so much cheaper than therapy. Some days I get to coloring the images and forget that my original goal when I sat down was to make a card for someone. The colors are so bright and vibrant and the ability to blend and shade makes them the go to product.
Copic markers are amazing! I love using them for my stamped images. They are a favorite tool in my stamping studio. I use them everyday during my stamping time and wouldn’t dream of stamping without them. Thank you Copic for a great and amazing product.
I love my copics and use them on all of my papercrafts. The colors are so rich and vibrant, and there are so many to choose from, what’s not to love?
I wish I had Copic markers because they seem so versatile and vibrant. I currently only own one (I know, sad right?) which a friend gave me and I would love to win more so I could experience the magic of blending and coloring for myself!
Copics have to be the best markers available! So versatile and forgiving – i am sure you can’t kill them. I love my Copics for colouring stamped images.
Robyn Wood
I am very new to Copics i only have 16 because i joined a club in my home town , but they went out of buissness and for me that was a economical way for me to build a collection. I read all of the blogs to try and learn good techniue , but I tell you these markers are the best. I have a friend who works a paper co. and she got me a 250 sheet pk of the Neenah paper and it’s great. I would love to win a set of the markers it would top off my birthday week! For months i was thinking about getting the SU markers for so long untill one day I ran across a blog on copic markers! I was really intrested, what are these markers the colors are so vibrant and they blend! Are you kidding me they really blend; yes! They are fantastic I love the few I have cant wait to get more all my stamped projects just POP with my new found love COPIC MARKERS!!!!!!!!!
Seeing so many wonderful creations made with Copics inspired me to hop on the bandwagon, as well. I’m glad I did! Although a true beginner when it comes to colouring, I feel so pleased with – and so proud of! – my work. They do make me look good- lol!
Because of their outstanding quality, I can truly feel like an artiste.
Copics have such a range of colours from subtle to rich and vibrant. I love colours! I love Copics!
Thanks for the opportunity to enter this contest.
Congrats to the new team – what a great idea. All of those on the list do such a great job of inspiring the rest of us! I just love the even color I get when using Copics to color in stamped images.
No shortness of creativity from your blog. Wow- so many entries. I’ve just started paper crafting and ‘copics’ look really nice. I’d love to try them. Please include me in your drawing.
I am so very new to Copics but just love them! I have about 2 dozen, mostly Ciao with a few Sketch markers. I was hestitant to try them due to the cost but did a lot of research to learn about blending techiniques and which colors blend well. I very pleased with the Copics!! Thanks for including me in your drawing!!
A chance to win Copic markers! How great! I
would love to win these and use them in my coloring! I have been using other markers and trying to blend to get the wonderful look of the Copics! This would be the perfect set for me. These are all the colors I want and I neeeeeeed. (My nephew was told he couldn’t just want something he had to need it, so he neeeeeeded everything)
That’s how I feel about the Copics. I neeeed them. Thanks for the chance to win!
Nancy 🙂
how exciting all the way around! I’ll definitely be checking out that paper!
I just love the coloring effects of the Copic markers. I love to stamp and color but i have no Copic markers yet. I am attending a certification class next week and can’t wait to get started. This giveaway would surely be a good stating point.
After trying many different markers, I found Copic’s and have loved them ever since. One of the main reasons is the ability to color fine detail… That is not always possible with “other” markers. I’m enjoying watching my collection grow and grow…
Copics? You can’t have enough of them! I have a good assortment, but I’m always adding to my color families…I LOVE my Copics!! 99% of the time they’re my choice!!!!
Congratulations! I’m excited to have a certification class come closer to home! I love my Copics and recently was pricing the airbrush system for my Xmas wish list – I really want to be able to airbrush snowflakes and flowers while they are still in the die. Thanks for the chance!
Copics make and card so beautiful! I can’t afford them but would really, really love to win some!
I have never owned a Copic marker and would love the chance to. I just found out about them in Sept by blog hopping and started my own blog in late Sept. I would love my colored cards to have the Copic look. Thanks for the chance. How awesome that would be. bjcraftdiva@centurytel.net
What a great giveaway! So fun! I use my Copics with other markers and pencils out on the market. Since Copics have light colors, I use them as the base for all my coloring, then I layer on anything else I have in my inventory. I would LOVE for Copics to release all the colors of Sketch in Caio version. I actually like the feel of the round tube more than I do the squarish tube. And I rather spend a little less money with Caio so I can buy more colors.
I use sketch and just love them. I love the way they blend. I love all the color choices. I had one (a flesh color) for a long time, but then really used them at a class and that was it- I was hooked. And if you don’t have them all (I only wish!)then you definetly need more. Thanks for the chance at the candy.
Lisa
Life is busy with four little ones and homeschooling, but I enjoy papercrafting when and where I have the time to myself. I haven’t had the opportunity to use Copics, yet, but have every reason to give them a try. Thank you for the chance to win them!
Congrats to everyone!
After becoming addicted to stampers’ (mostly) blogs, I noticed how many bloggers mentioned their fabulous Copic markers. I was intrigued & started reading everything I could about them. I think I’ve purchased about every marker known to man, over the years, not ever being truly satisfied with the results. I’ve always been creative, love to color & (now) have a huge collection of stamps. Finally, I took the plunge & found that Copic markers were the answer! So versatile! To date, I have collected 154 Sketch markers, all the Atyou Spica pens, all the Multiliner SP BS pens, a black Copic Ink Pro Wallet Liner Kit Marker Set, one of the airbrush starter sets & the Papercrafting DVD. I couldn’t praise Copic highly enough – I love it all!
way to go Sally Lynn! I currently do not own any Copics – but would love to someday! I have been drooling over peoples Copics work for a while now!
Sandra
slbt17 at yahoo dot com
I bought a set of 36 Copic Sketch markers this past Spring while in Tokyo. I didn’t really save much $, but I’m reminded of that wonderful trip with friends whenever I reach for them! I really like the quality and the range of colours! I’m learning more everytime I colour and have been teaching myself thanks to some online tutorials. I feel I’m getting better and better at colouring and blending.
Thank you *so* much for this chance!
I have to thank copic sketch markers for reminding me how much fun it is to color pictures. I loved coloring as a kid but let it slide as I got older and my focus changed. Now I can’t wait to get a few minutes to see what color combinations I can create!
I almost have 100 copic sketch markers and would love some more. There is just so much you can use them for besides coloring in images. Color metal embellishment, glass and on and on. I also love my spica glitter pens, use them all the time.
I use my Copics to color practically all my stamped images. I love the huge color selection and how smooth and vibrant the colors are!
OMG I love the ease of using my sketch markers. I mostly use the brush end, which gives the ability to get into tight places. I am self taught, getting hints from blogs like Marianne’s.
I love my Copic Markers! I’m a Certified Instructor by you, Sally Lynn (in PA) and have been practicing and teach ever since. My favorite thing is that Copics are so versatile- you can use them on anything! I’m always experimenting!! Thanks for the opportunity to add to my collection!
My name is Sophia and I’m 14 years old. I started using copics a couple years ago when my favourite art started to stock them, and I bought my first two colours: E00 and E27. Before, I was just using sharpies and other random markers to colour my work, and my none of them had any nice skin colours! Of course, I loved the brush tip so much, (it was brilliant for doing hair!) I spent most of my pocket money buying a couple more colours! Then, for my birthday my grandparents bought me a 24 ciao set. It was love at first sight.
Now, I have a lot more now (around 55), and I have filled quite a few of my 5×7 copic sketchbooks up with my drawings! I wasn’t that good with them when I started, I always ended up with icky bleeds and colours that went outside the lines. But I read many tutorials online, and eventually created my own style! Rather than going for light to dark for example, I colour in my base colour, then go dark to light. I’ve never seen anybody else do it this way, and that’s whats so great about copics! You can use them in so many ways, and it always turns out fantastiv.
I love the versatility of copic markers. I have used them on school projects, cards, and colouring vinyl figures! I want to thank you for giving me the chance to use them, and all your other amazing products. I currently use your paper, inking pens, and set B of spica’s (I use them on a whole bunch of assignments, as well as the finishing touch on a characters eyes!) Thank you for giving me the chance to use such amazing products.
I love my copics. I bought my first set this spring, and I have pretty much dumped all other markers I collected previously, as they don’t even compare!
Love, love, love copics!! What did I ever do before them? Nothing, just couldn’t make other markers and pencils work for me. I love the way they flow and make my creative items look great. To win anything would be spectacular; the frosting on the cake.
I am WAY too late for the prize pack 🙁 but I still wanted to say Congrats on the Canada gig 🙂
Miss you!
Cathy
I am new to the world COPICS markers, I did my certification with you on May 2nd and I’m super happy, I really appreciated the tips to help us understand. I love the markers and I am well practiced before giving way. Thank you for everything.
Jocelyne B.