Stamping Spot Studio

While trying to figure out Copic blending, I was directed to Marianne’s blog, I Like Markers. She recommends that you keep an example book that you can refer to. Great idea! I have been using up scraps trying out the same colors just so I could see what it looks like. Since I primarily use Close To My Heart’s White Daisy cardstock, I needed a sketchbook using that. Time to bust out my Bind It All! The Paper Garden level 1 kit paper (also by Close To My Heart) became the cover:

BUT, since I am left-handed, I need to write on the left side so that my hand doesn’t wobble over the spiral spine. And since Copic markers bleed through the paper, I can only use one side. So I needed to adopt the Japanese style of starting from the back in order for my sketchbook to stay neat. I also did this in school and it made one of my high school teachers just nuts!

The sketchbook is still pretty empty, but here’s a peek at what I have in there so far:

Close To My Heart’s My Legacy Writers do not bleed with Copic markers, so that’s what I used for the outlines and notes. As I continue to experiment and hone my blending skills, I hope to fill the pages up.

And Jax says,

“That marker smell….ugh.”

I used my 50% off coupon and got me a Bind It All!! Woooo!

I was so excited, I went home and made this 4″ x 4″ booklet using blog photos of my cats. The book is so tiny, it just needed a bunch of scraps to complete:

Now I still have a 40% off coupon…hmmmm…what should I get next?