Simple Realistic Copic Coloring + Simon’s Believe in the Season Hop!
Hello and HAPPY FRIDAY friends! I am very happy you are stopping by today, as I am honored to be part of the Simon Says Stamp Believe in the Season release BLOG HOP!
If you have already been hopping along (and arrived from the amazingly talented Suzy’s blog) – or are just joining in – a big welcome to all!
Simon just released a whole collection of simply gorgeous holiday-themed products, and I have had SO many ideas for all these products, I literally couldn’t stop creating with them! Today I have THREE cards to share with you, and if you haven’t stopped by my blog lately, you’ll want to check out this post I shared yesterday where I created three more cards using a variety of items from the new release.
So let’s see some inspiration, right??
My first card features one of my favorite new sets from the release; Winter Flowers! Aren’t they just gorgeous?? I did watercoloring for these using my Zig Clean Color markers. I only used one shade of marker on each image, which illustrates that you really don’t need every marker in the collection (unless you are plagued with Full Set Syndrome like so many of us crafters seem to be!).
The coordinating dies make cutting out all these images a breeze (which is good because I used A LOT of images on this card and that would have been quite a job fussy cutting!). I love that you can even pop up some of the smaller single berries over the berries in the cluster image too; this creates a bit more dimension to the design I think.
My sentiment is from the Christmas Essentials stamp set; I really like the classic feel of the font in this sentiment because it can pair with absolutely any style of card perfectly!
The images are all clustered onto an ivory colored card base and I also added Spectrum Noir sparkle and Glossy Accents over some of the images too. Easy-peasy design and SO MUCH FUN to make!
Next card!
The Christmas Essentials set was on my desk after making that first card, so I kept it out and used it to create a watercolor background, also using my Zig markers. I again purposely used very few markers for the coloring, because I love experimenting to see how much dimension I can create on an image using just a single marker.
For the sentiment, I used the gorgeous Believe script die, and cut it from both Simon’s Ruby Red Glimmer cardstock and watercolor paper that I added color to using the same flesh color marker I used in the background.
I popped that believe sentiment off the card and tucked a smaller heat embossed sentiment underneath (from the Simon Says Stamp Christmas Toys stamp set that was released during STAMPtember). For some finishing touches, I scattered a few sequins around and layered some more glimmer cardstock behind my watercolored panel (this time I used Sunshine glimmer cardstock).
My final card for today features the beautiful Poinsettias stamp set and the same Believe die I used in the card above.
I created a similar looking card yesterday that featured the Poinsettia stamp set; I love how it turned out so much that I wanted to create a second version, but adjust it slightly and incorporate a few extra products from the new release.
AND I filmed the entire process for you! In the video below, I’ll share the details on how I created this card, including how easy it was to add the realistic shading to the images (trust me, it is easy!).
So be sure to watch the video to see the entire card come together, as well as get some tips and tricks on creating a stencil-embossed background with your die cutting machine, and adding a frosted-glass edge to vellum!
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KEEP HOPPING & A GIVEAWAY!
Would you like to win a little shopping spree to Simon Says Stamp??? Leave a comment on this post and I will draw one random winner to receive a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! AND all the other fabulous ladies participating in this hop are giving away a gift certificate on their blogs too, so make sure you leave a comment on EVERYONE’S posts (not only to win a prize, but also because your words mean SO much to everyone and its uplifting to us to see you enjoy these hops!)
Your next stop in the hop is my talented friend Nichol’s blog! If you get lost along the way or want to start at the beginning, here’s the entire hop order:
Simon Says Stamp
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Kristina Werner
Jennifer McGuire
Kathy Racoosin
Suzy Plantamura
Nina Marie Trapani — you are here! :)
Nichol Spohrs
Yana Smakula
Wanda Guess
Heather Ruwe
Kelly Latevola
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Barb Engler
Shari Carroll
Heather Hoffman
SHOP THE NEW BELIEVE IN THE SEASON RELEASE
I am REALLY excited about all the new products in this Simon release, including the new sentiment stamp set I designed called Happy Christmas!! You can see the set HERE on the Simon store… here’s a quick look at it:
You can also check out all the products included in the new Believe in the Season release; or start shopping at Simon Says Stamp HERE.
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lovely cards. . . .that poinsettia stamp set is beautiful
Just Stunning!
How stunning! Your cards are delightful–I love your new Christmas sayings set!
I love how you mixed both the stamps together on the first card so very pretty.
I’ve been following you for almost a year now and I think these are my most favorite cards from you!!! So pretty! Your card designs inspire me so much. Thank you for sharing ^___^
Love the use of watercolor. Poinsettias are one of my favorite flowers and the variety of phrases…so many different ways to make cards with just a few images. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
Love those vibrant poinsettias!
Great cards!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing the video.
What lovely cards! I love the velum shadow under the word die. that’s so pretty.
Wow Nina! All are amazing but I think #2 stole my heart! Its so different!
Stunning cards. TFS
You make copic coloring almost easy. Lovely cards.
I love, love, love, how bright and festive your cards are.
Nina Marie, your card is always stunning and beautiful. This card is just super GORGEOUS and ELEGANT with those watercolored poinsettia.
I’m really drawn to the yellow card! Your experimentation with a limited color palette paid off!
Beautiful job coloring Very realistic looking flowers
The cards made with the Winter Flowers set are so different! Thanks for the great ideas!
Your cards are just gorgeous! love the vibrant colors!
Beautiful cards!
Your mad coloring skills never cease to amaze me… that poinsettia’s leaves look like see-through vellum layers.. incredible!
Loved the poinsettia card with vellum.
The winter flowers card is so yummy!!
I loved all your cards but I especially liked the one with the poinsettias colored in the bright colors, very pretty.
Amazing cards! Congrats on your stamp set.
Amazing coloring! Your cards turned out beautifully!
Wow … your cards are all just …. beautiful! Loving all the colors! :)
All your Cards are Stunning but my favorite is the Zigs just Blown me away Stunning! Enjoy your Day!
All your cards are beautiful. Love that believe die.
Wow! All of your cards look fabulous, Nina. when I saw the first card, I thought this IS THE BEST, and then I saw the second and third. Keep up the good work!
I love the flowers. Great cards.
Thanks for all the fabulous inspiration! You rocked this release! TFS
So lovely and the video was cool.
Love your work – thanks for the video! And the comment about Full Set Syndrome – I laughed out loud with that one – it’s so me!!
Wow gorgeous cards. The poinsettia stands out beautifully.
So pretty! My favorite is the second card with Christmas Essentials. It really popped!
Lovely cards….I particularly love the yellow one!
Those bright colored poinsettias are stunning!
Love the vibrant colors
Lovely cards. I too have Full Set syndrome but I am working to get past that. :-) Thanks for the wonderful inspiration.
Loved the card! Can’t wait to get my hands on the products and create some Christmas magic!
Beautiful card–I love the poinsettia.
Your cards are amazing!!! Thank you for the video!
Your card is beautiful, fantastic realistic poinsettia.
Congratulations on the set you designed. Beautiful cards.
So many “ooooohs” and “ahhhhs”! These are all quite simply beautiful!
Love them poinsettas! Can’t wait to get my hands on the set after your inspiring post!
Very pretty. I like all your cards but that first one is so eye catching. Oh, whats that? I suddenly feel the need to go get me some Zig markers. :) Thanx for sharing!
Wow, your cards are all soooo stunning! Beautiful coloring Nina! Awesome job on this great release!
Wow, what beautiful cards. I love poinsettias and I love vellum, together they rock! The realistic poinsettia is amazing also. The other card with the Christmas background is so cute. I think all your cards are fantastic!
Your cards are stunning! Thank you for the wonderful technique!
The poinsettia card with the yellow believe is breathtaking. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Your lovely bright cars are perfect for a NZ Christmas.
Absolutely beautiful cards! Thanks for the video, too!
Gorgeous!
Beautiful cards! Yellow is not normally a colour that I use but your sentiment on the poinsettia card really draws the eye in. Love it!
Nontraditional colors seem to be the trend this year.
Gorgeous cards!
Oh sooooo pretty!!! Your colored poinsettias are gorgeous!!
I LOVE your coloring with the copic markers. You made it look so easy ! And I like the vellum background. TFS.
Love the coloring and the poinsettias!
Love the poinsettias! Beautiful!
Your cards are stunning!
These are all just amazing! I love that second card, such a pretty pattern you created, but that last card, the coloring is swoonworthy!
Beautiful cards! Each so different but equally pretty.
Three different and gorgeous cards. I like how you used only a few colours of zigs to show how you don’t need so many to get a great look. Love that Winter Flowers stamp set and the Christmas Essentials set and what you did with them. The Poinsettia card looks so simple to make yet stunning.
Love the coloring and the poinsettias!!!
Thanks for sharing your ideas! The new products look very versatile.
fun technics to play with. thank you :)
Amazing Colors! These look awesome.
I love these stamps and dies. I am making bunches of Christmas Cards for the holiday season and some Halloween Cards for close friends. I love to use different papers and dies. I also did some organization of my toys!
Awesome coloring!!!
These examples are amazing!
Wow the first card looked like silk. You are very creative and talented to present different styles using the stamps
Beautiful Card. Thanks for that great video too.
Your cards are great. The poinsettia is my favorite!
Beautiful cards, great colors,love the watercoloring,
Love your cards!! I can’t even pick a fav!! Your talent always amazes me!!
Fighting the urge to buy Zigs
Love your coloring. Definitely need to order this word stamp set.
Such beautiful coloring!! Now I want this set too!!
Such beautiful colors and such non-traditional cards. L love them!
Your cards are beautiful! There are so many pieces in this new release from SSS that are must have! Thank you for Sharing your ideas and inspiring me!
Your cards are gorgeous! I love watching your videos! This new release from SSS is certainly amazing! There are so many pieces that are must-have’s! Thank you for inspiring me and sharing your beautiful creativity!
Pretty Cards!
Especially like the look of the first one, soft & clear!
Love your bright colors! Thanks for sharing!
Your designs are alive with color! Beautiful!
WOW! Amazing creations
The color in your cards is beautiful. They just jump out of the iPad and grab you! Thanks for the inspiration. I can’t wait to start.
Love the colors! Very pretty cards.
It’s my birthday and my friends of 57 years are coming to celebrate! Love the cards.
Beautiful card!
Really beautiful coloring Nina!!!!!
That is the most beautiful card! I learned more about embossing on vellum. Thank You!
Beautiful cards. I especially love the poinsettias, beautifully done!
Nice
I am such a fan of yours, Nina! I love watching your videos for ideas and inspiration. These cards are absolutely beautiful!! This new release makes me so happy! Thanks for sharing!
awesome! I love that first card so much!
Wow beautiful cards! Love the last card with the stamped vellum background!
This is a beautiful card, Nina-Marie. I wouldn’t have thought to use yellow for the sentiment, but wow, what a great choice! Thanks for reminding me to think outside the box, and thanks for sharing!
Wow….I loved the pointsettia cards….and yes they are Gorgeous!!! I love my zig real brush markers….wow colors….loved them all…thank you so much for the inspiration.
I love your Winter Flowers card! So glad I got that set in my cart!
Beautiful cards!1 I especially the first poinsettia card you posted.
very colorful, happy cards.
So Creative. Love them all!
amazing color combos and techniques!!!
Truly gorgeous & colorful work!
Beautiful card!
I love the watercolor poinsettias so much. Just beautiful!
Nina….LoVed all of your creations plus the detailed copic lesson! (on my to learn to do list) Thank you soooo much!
Beautiful! Love the bright, bold colors of the first card. Thoroughly enjoying your videos. Thanks for sharing your talents!
The first card is my fav! Cool colors!
Gorgeous work!
Love that Winter Flowers stamp set. I am going to have to get that one.
Such vibrant coloring. Stunning.
Love the sentiments stamps. Beautiful cards which inspire me to get creating.
Beautiful cards! I especially love the first one–gotta get that stamp set as I already have some Zigs!
Your cards are gorgeous. The winter flowers stamp set is just gorgeous!
Wow, beautiful colors. Unique. The yellow on the red poinsettia’s is gorgeous.
Hi Nina Marie…..gorgeous coloring. I do not have copics but will try this with Spectrum Noir markers. Such a stunning result and love the embossing with the stencil. Great video as always!
Beautiful and inspiring
Fantastic job. You have definitely mastered those zigs!
What a beautiful use of color! Thanks Nina!!
What beautiful cards. I especially like the last one, so glad u did a video for it. Thanks for the continued ideas & inspiration.
Beautiful cards!
I’m liking all the nice sentiments in the stamp releases that I am seeing. Great for outside AND inside of cards. I LOVE how you did the shadow diecut of the believe in vellum. I will have to remember that.
Wow, wow, wow! Your cards are all gorgeous!
So colorful! Magic!
Your video was great and showed wonderful tips on shading, thanks.
Wow! Great color choices, All the cards are beautiful.
Your Copic colouring on the Poinsettia card has stuck in my head and I need to pull out my markers for some more practice. Great video!
Beautiful…..so inspiring! Thank you, for sharing your talents with us!
Beautiful! Great coloring ideas!
Thank you for sharing your creations with us, they are beautiful. I am really going to have to get the Believe die. Using the vellum behind the word looks so nice.
Gorgeous cards. Thanks for adding a video!
Your colouring & shading is amazing!
Very pretty cards. The watercolor effects so pretty.
You are so talented… beautiful cards!
Gorgeous cards Nina-Marie. I love the coloring on all three… the poinsettias are just amazing on the last one.
Wow, your first card blew me away! So beautiful, and I LOVE the bright colors!!!
Your cards are so beautiful! I especially love card #2 with the pale yellow background.
Fabulous cards, thanks for sharing.
Awesome inspiration!
Your video was so terrific; it really demonstrated how to get that realistic shading. Your cards are just gorgeous!!!
love the color you use!
Wow! I have to agree with previous posters… your colouring is amazing and your cards are stunning!
Nina, you truly outdid yourself with that first card! It is a real STUNNER!!! Thanks for sharing!
Great card selections! Love how you put all these together. Makes me want to get all the sets! Also like how you showed how much you can do with just one marker color. Lovely!
The sign of a good blog hop is to make you want to buy all of the things. Well played SSS! Thanks for a chance to win!
Beautiful cards. Feeling inspired!
Beautiful! Liked what you did with the vellum.
YOur cards are lovely, and I feel anything said now will seem so trite. But your coloring is wonderful and I love the little special details you’ve added like the sparkle on the first card and the frosted vellum on the last. All three are gorgeous makes, and now I have added those markers to my wish list!
Oooooo LOVE it! Such a beautiful card, and you really got me going with the vellum embossing – got to get my hands on that glitter powder! Thanks for sharing! ❤
Thanks for such great tips on colouring, and achieving depth to the images. Beautiful cards!
Love your cards. The poinsetta looks like stained glass, Beautiful.
Hi Nina Marie, What gorgeous coloring and a beautiful card! (All of your cards are lovely!😉) Thanks for sharing great tips and wonderful inspiration.🙏🏻
Three beautiful cards! I love how you colored them!
Wonderful coloring!
I loved the copic coloring on your video as well as the zig coloring, too!
Stunning cards! They are all so amazing that I can’t pick a favorite. Thanks for sharing!
SQUEAL!! Such Sweet Cards and techniques!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Wow! Beautiful colors on your cards! Thanks for sharing on this amazing blog hop!!
Thanks for sharing how you blend with copic markers, great card!
I’m late to the party! I did not know about these Zig Clean Color Markers. I hope I win so I can go shopping!
Once again, a great video. I have been enjoying your videos so much. Your cards look great and it was fun to watch the process you used for the poinsettia card. Well done.
The poinsettia card is BEAUTIFUL!
Love the colors you used on your cards. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Such beautiful cards!! Love the background you have created in the second card!! The poinsettia is lovely in the last card!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
I LOVE your poinsettias! They are stunning! New to coloring and am inspired by your work! :)
Gorgeous cards! The poinsettias are a favorite!
These are beautiful poinsettias! Lovely!
Awesome realistic-looking Poinsettia! Great coloring technique. Thanks for sharing!
Love your Copic coloring!! Thanks for sharing.
Truly a beautiful card…and congratulations on the great stamp set!
I am so impressed with your coloring of the poinsettias. You make it look so easy. Copics are on my birthday list (coming up soon). Sure hope my hubby gets some for me.
Incredible
Loved all of your cards (as well as the previous day). The sentiment stamp you designed is super useful for the holidays! Loved your video (as always). Seeing the detail of your coloring is so helpful to new Copic users like me so I truly appreciate it!
Gorgeous cards with vibrant colors, your coloring is amazing, love the depth you create!
I love all your cards, thank you so much for sharing them!
The poinsettia is beautiful. So colorful.
Beautiful cards.
Nice cards! My favorite is the first one,!
Beautiful cards–I’ve added the Believe die to my wish list.
So pretty! Your coloring really sets these stamps off!
A great Christmas release ….. really loving the Winter Flowers. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards!
Beautiful card. I love all the techniques. Your colouring is awesome!
Beautiful cards! I love your colors!
your cards are beautiful and i love these new releases!!
Love the intensity of your coloring! Just gorgeous.
I am really enjoying this hop! Each designer’s work is making me see more and more how really great this SSS release really is! My wish list keeps growing and growing!
What pretty cards! The poinsettias look very realistic, and I love the way you added sparkle to the edge of the vellum with that awesome Nuvo powder.
Those realistic poinsettia are amazing! I’m inspired!
Stunning!
Wow…these are stunning and your coloring is amazing!
These cards are fantastic! Love all the happy bright colors!
Beautiful cards, as usual your colouring is amazing.
WOW! Those flowers are gorgeous! Great coloring!
LOVE your cards!! Great tutorial, too!!
Nina, I love your cards! The second one especially has kind of a vintage feel to it, probably because of the color scheme. Thanks so much for sharing these, and for the video tutorial! :) ~ Andrea
Your cards are so beautiful with the vibrant colors! Really inspiring
WOW! Just beautiful creations. I love this release. already placed a mini order
Beautiful and Elegant cards!! Amazing job!
Awesome projects, I love the new stamps & dies! Thanks for the video!
Stunning cards! Love the winter flowers card. Wish I could color as effortlessly as you.
What beautiful cards! I loved watching the video on how you shaded the poinsettias.I am always how others shade their images.
Beautiful shading. Love your card !!!!
very pretty Nina! I love my Zig’s too :)
Love your cards! Unique coloring and designs, really caught my eye! Into my faves enveilope! I am going to need so many items from this new release!
Love the delicacy of the poinsettia. Such pretty cards!
Loving how colorful your cards are!
Lovely cards, you just make that poinsettia stamp sing! TFS
Really Gorgeous cards!!!
Nice cards, I like the third one with the zig markers the best. The poinsettia coloring tips were very helpful. This is a great release! Thanks for sharing!
NIce cards!
Christmas flowers are beautiful. Love the rich colors.
Gorgeous cards. The christmas flowers is just stunning.
Gorgeous cards Nina and a great tutorial too! I absolutely love the card you made in the video, the torn velum with the background stamp looked amazing underneath your beautifully coloured poinsettia.
Gorgeous poinsettias! You make me want to color right now! I just love this card in the video! So much talent here in this blog hop and what a wonderful release of Christmas inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous cards – I love your color combinations.
WOW Nina ! Your cards are absolutely breathtaking ! You really made a gorgeous showcase of those new products ! I love watching you coloring ! And what a great tip, I didn’t know we could emboss with stencil ! I tried it and it works ! Thanks so much for sharing !
Your cards are beautiful – thanks so much for the video!
Love the colors in that second card – such a beautiful, natural take on the Christmas palette. Thanks for sharing!
WOW! These are gorgeous, so bright and colourful!
Fantastic colors!
Pretty cards. tfs
Love all the bright and cheerful colors you used on these pretty cards !! Thanks for the inspiration !
Three gorgeous cards! I really the brights colours –seems to give them a retro feel.
Love your cards! Great video, too! Thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous. Love that you got so much dimension and color from minimal pens. The background on the Christmas Essentials card is beautiful.
Your cards are beautiful. The colors and designs are wonderful. Thanks for sharing with us.
Your cards are so beautiful! I love watching your videos and have learned a lot doing so. Thank you so much!
Gorgeous cards, love how vivid are the colors used and how it makes it look so real.
the poinsettia in the first card looks like you would see through
the petals. It is a beautiful card.
thanks for sharing some great cards.
Beautiful! Love your coloring!!!
Beautiful, colorful cards. I love the poinsettia card the best, I think!
Such awesome coloring – love it very much!
I watch your videos all the time and I love them. I want to try to recreate ALL of them. LOL. I especially love the Poinsettia card. They just wants to pop off the page.
I love your pointsettia card. The shading is is unbelievable.
Wow, your cards look amazing! Love the coloring, and thanks for all the great tips on creating such realistic looking flowers! Awesome video!
Beautiful work! I love this new release. can’t wait to get my hands on it.
Wow!! Gorgeous colors on the Christmas Flowers!! Love….
Just gorgeous!!!!!
Your cards are simply amazing and they really pop with colour!
Beautiful cards! Gorgeous colours.
Your cards are stunning!
Beautiful cards! I love the vellum background on the card in the video
All your cards are beautiful, but your last one is especially stunning!!
I love your poinsettia card. I love how you layered it up. So pretty!
I live the watercolor poinsettia. The colors are so bright and cheerful.
Never thought to use stencils to emboss, love it!
Really impressed with your Copic card. The poinsettias pop off the page
The shading you did with a few Zigs is awesome & LOLed at your “full set syndrome” comment!
Wow so many great techniques all in one card. So fun. Thanks
Your cards are magical, so beautifully crafted!!!
Gorgeous cards! I’m always amazed and inspired by your coloring! I’ll definitely be back to watch the video.
Love your techniques and watching your videos these cards are lovely. Thank you.
You’re coloring is amazing. And to tear vellum, who knew!
Beautiful coloring!! Love that stamp!! Glad I stopped by!!
So very, very stunning….love them!!!
Love the poinsettias. Great style and colors.
Poinsettias are lovely. Love them!
Creative use of the Believe in the Season set. Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely gorgeous cards and I just love what you did with your Copic markers? It is something I haven’t yet tried as I kinda think I wouldn’t be very good at it. I’ve been thinking that maybe I should give it a try and after listening to your video explaining as you go it makes me think that I could do it…maybe…lol. I guess you never know unless you try, right? Anyway, thanks for sharing!
You are crazy talented! I love checking in to see what yumminess you have created next!
Beautiful card. The bright colours showcase the stamp set very nicely.
Hey Nina!! All three of your cards are gorgeous!!! I especially love the first one!!! So bright and beautiful!!! I wish you would do a video one the first card so we can see how you created it too!!! You are so incredibly talented Nina!!
You have an eye for color, these are great
I love watching your videos, such inspiration.
Gorgeous cards my favorite is the poinsettia one so bright so chic… love it tfs.
Sahra
Lovely cards, one day I’ll have to try Copic markers but they’re soooo expensive.
You are so inspirational Nina Marie, some fantastic cards for this bloghop, you have used the SSS products in such a refreshing way, thank you
Stunning cards. Your flowers are beautiful.
Delightful cards! I especially like the first card – very whimsical.
Wow those Copic coloured Poinsettias are stunning Nina-Marie.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful creation using these fabulous new products!
Beautiful card!😃
Very elegant card…love the poinsettia no-line coloring.
These are so very lovely!
What lovely and inspired cards!
stunning cards! I appreciate how you encourage beginners, like myself, that one color in layers can make a difference. Thank you for the tutorials and inspirations.
Love the poinsettia cards. I love the shading you have achieved with the Copics – but the Ziggies are more my style I think, far more forgiving. Thanks for sharing.
Such pretty cards! I love the first poinsettia card!
Beautiful colourful cards!!!
Your poinsettias are so gorgeous!!!
Those winter flowers look so pretty
together! Beautiful coloring :-)
Your cards really pop with color!
Smashing set of cards. A great mixture of traditional and playful with the yellow berries and pinecones card. This release is incredibly rich and versatile for the season and beyond.
Wow – so colorful and festve. Nice work.
Well your beautiful cards make me smile:)
Love the bright colors!
I love the bright mulitcoloured card. Not traditional Christmas colours but absolutely something I would love to make!
Fabulous! That believe die is awesome.
Beautiful card and
These cards are SO beautiful! Your coloring is amazing and I love all the ways you used the new “believe” dies.
Love what you created with the new release!
Beautiful and so colorful.
yet another gorgeous card. You make copic colouring look so easy! Love the detail the the Nuvo glittery embossing powder too. Very inspiring :)
Your coloring is so realistic and you make it seem so easy. I must give my alcohol pens another try with my poinsettias. Thanks for the lesson for a beautiful card.
Beautiful cards Nina! Your coloring is amazing…Thanks for sharing these techniques with us!
Beautiful cards and great coloring. ❤️
The colors look translucent on some of the cards. Beautiful.
Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
Love your cards and your coloring is so beautiful. Thank you for making the video, sharing your ideas and coloring techniques.
Beautiful cards! Love your coloring!
A beautiful card.
Pretty cards with such gorgeous coloring. And what a fabulous new release from SSS.
Beautiful coloring!
I love your cards. Very pretty!
Love the Colouring!
Awesome, so pretty!
Wonderful coloring and great cards! Thank you for sharing!
Love the clear, bright colors of your last card!
oh that first card! it is incredibly beautiful. I have to admit that stamp set was not my favorite, but I just changed my mind. thank you!
Lovely cards, your coloring is so beautiful. I love all the layers on the first one. Thanks for sharing the process.
I just smiled at your first riotously colored card, and enjoyed the subtlety of the second one….then beautiful poinsettias! Wow, what a treat to see your cards.
Beautiful cards, Nina-Marie! Love your coloring. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration!
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Truly gorgeous cards!! Love that awesome Poinsettia & your vibrant colors. Thanks for the wonderful video.
These cards are so lovely any one would feel so special when they receive them. Thank you so much for sharing.
Looks very fun to color and i really like how colorful your holiday card was. thanks for the chance to win!
i like how colorful your card is- thanks for the chance to win! That is a nice looking stamp and coloring it looks pretty fun
I love the poinsettia card in the video!
Just lovely. I love the big flowers.
Your cards are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing your tips
Beautiful colors and cards. Your work is very inspiring
This card is so gorgeous!! Always love your inspiration and videos!!
Beautiful poinsettias ! Such a beautiful coloring ❤
The poinsettia card is stunning!
love your cards … they are so vivid in color. This collection is truly outstanding and going to all the blogs is putting me in a holiday mode….Yippee!!! Thank you for sharing your art.
I was encouraged to see what you could do with just a few colors and one per item. Amazingly it looks to me that your first card shows an effect of colored glass. The Fall theme card totally different with more shading.. Etc. with each card. Thank you. Beautiful!
Very beautiful creations! I loved the technique.
Oooohhhh, how beautiful and oh so colorful!!!!
Wow, these are beautiful.
Beautiful card.
Beautiful coloring, and I love your cards like always. Thanks for the great ideas!
Beautiful cards! Your colouring is just amazing on each & every one! Wonderful inspiration!
Your cards are amazing, and I will be back to learn more about your coloring techniques! Thanks for sharing these inspiring beauties!
So festive and colorful and dimensional. Thank you for inspiring us with your cards.
Lovely cards! Love the poinsettia!
Beautifully technique and card!
Beautiful cards that really showcase the new release. Thank you for your wonderful inspiration and for the chance to win the generous prize.
Great job with the new release. Love it and your cards. Thanks for the video also!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Love how the poinsettia pops!
Oh my gosh WOW your cards are just divine! I loved your video where you showed and explained everything. I am in awe of your colouring. Have a most beautiful weekend. Cheers Donna Z :)
Your Copic coloring is gorgeous you make it look so easy with beautiful results. Thanks so much for sharing.
what a great splash of colour! lovely cards – thank you for sharing.
You always create such beautiful cards.
fabulous cards-the poinsettias are breathtaking!
Such pretty pretty cards. Th a nks for sharing and for all the great inspiration.
Love your examples! You have such gorgeous colors.
Oh my goodness, these cards remind me of my Christmases in Hawaii. They are beautiful. Thank you for allowing me to remember some very treasured times through your beautiful work.
I have never tried copic markers…very new to card making. These cards are inspirational.
Such beautiful cards.
So beautiful. The coloring is amazing and I learned some more tips for coloring with copics.
Gorgeous cards. Each one has it’s own unique feel yet stamped with the same stamp set. Love the new “Happy Christmas” sentiment stamp.
Great cards. I love the poinsettia, it’s so beautiful in red.
Gorgeous cards! So bright and cheerful.
Your second card is my favorite.
This card is amazing! What an inspiration.
Love all your cards and coloring just using one color.
Love the cards. Look so realistic!
Your cards are breath taking! Simply gorgeous. Love your use of the Copic markers. All the flowers are stunning.
Such pretty cards!
Beautiful cards! I love the different looks — and I love the set you designed!
Very nice cards !!
Love these bright colors!
Oh WOW your cards are absolutely amazing!!!! Love them and this new release:)
Great job! I love them. Thanks so much for sharing
Nina-Marie, OMGosh was just watching the poinsetta card it’s soooooo beautiful! Love it, love it.
I love the colors of your cards
Wow, what a fantastic card!
Happy Christmas made it into my card ;-) But after seeing your gorgeous cards on this post, I think the list may grow bigger!
Absolutely beautiful!!
My first hop and oh my…. lots of wonderful things!!
Beautiful colors, Nina!! I especially love the color combination on your second card – it is so unexpected and so stunning!!!
Beautiful cards ! the second one has such a nice fall feel. But I agree the poinsettias are to die for! :)
I love how you’ve given your flowers so much texture even with just one colour per flower!
Those poinsettias are just gorgeous. I love how you not only background stamped, but added dimension by embossing the cardstock. Wonderful ideas and such a beautiful card.
Thanks for the lovely post!
Beautiful cards. Thank you for sharing!
lovely card thanks
Wonderful release. Love it all!!!!
Your creations are super cute!
I would have never thought to use those bright colors on the first card, but they really work! Love learning new things.
Very pretty, one of my favorite flowers.
The winter flowers card is stunning. That set is now on my “need” list. Would love to see a video on your process for that card.
LOVE the bright, beautiful colors of the “thinking of you” card.
Love the poinsettia card.
I love all of your cards and thanks for sharing your video and tips.
Oh my, your designs are awesome. Love how you used the zig markers for your first card as well. Beautiful.
Gorgeous cards! Wow, thanks for sharing.
So very pretty, I love your ideas
Thanks for the video tutorial on coloring the poinsettias! I haven’t tried Zig markers but am thinking about it. Your cards are beautiful!
3 beautiful cards ! I love your vellum background on card 3.
Thank you for the clear video with great tips !
Just stunning! I am amazed at what you did with the winter flowers stamp set..and now I must have the die also! so so beautiful and so so colorful!
Your colors are so vibrant. I love them. Thank oyu.
Beautiful cards! Love that last one and how realistic the flowers look!
Love the zig markers on the card. So bright
Beautiful, beautiful cards! Such great ideas to try. Enjoying this hop.
Love the cards and colors, so bright and cheerful!
Beautiful cards, thanks for sharing!
all your cards are absolutely amazing!!
Just beautiful!
Thanks for the inspiration! I love this release. I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Your pontsettias look almost see through! I love this card.
I love your realistic coloring! I’m hoping to get some watercolor markers for Christmas, and then I can try some of your techniques. Thanks for the chance to win.
Beautiful cards!
Wow! Your watercolouring of the poinsettia card with Zig markers is so lovely!
Wow, wow and wow! Amazing color!
I can’t believe how transparent your poinsettias look on the first card! I though you had painted them on acrylic. Wowza great results, Lovely collection of cards with the new stamps and dies.
Beautiful coloring techniques
Hopping along and realize I have never been to your blog before. You have such a great burst of color in your projects! Of course, I am not ready to tackle Copic shading projects yet, but I do love my Zig markers. I only have the basic 12, but there is so much you can do with them! I loved your cards, and thanks for sharing your talent. Please pick me!!! I love this release and just had a new grand baby so all my money went to her!
Your colors are so vibrant. They seem to leap off the card.
Absolutely stunning! They all are so beautiful and such a great mix of colors! Oooh, I just gotta get that believe die! Love it!
Sherrie K
Thanks so much for sharing. What a great release! :)
Soooo beautiful. All your cards make me want to buy all the stamps.
I just love this winter flowers stamp set. I love the beautiful colors on your cards!
Congrats on your designed set for this release. Love it. All of the cards are really beautiful, but, I am a sucker for poinsettias. They just say Christmas to me. Thanks for sharing along this hopping way.
Very nice cards.
I love colorful cards and yours are particularly bright and happy. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards!! Your coloring is outstanding!!
Wow your cards are amazing! I love the vibrant colors!
These are so beautiful! Love the different looks!
THE COLORING IS MAGNIFICENT!
Beautiful cards!! Love the last one!!
Love your colors and style!
Love the poinsettia cards!
Couldn’t possibly chose a favorite card from these. They are all stunning and beautifully created with great touches such as the vellum and wonderful colors.
I love what you did with the zig markers. I just got some and can hardly wait to try them out. Your cards are beautiful!!!
Love your colors and your coloring!
Great ideas! Love how you did the vellum background – it is subtle but adds so much interest!
So pretty, I love how you used the vellum in your card!!
To sum it up: OMG!
Thanks for all the tips on coloring, I need all the help I can get! Your card is beautiful!
I have ordered the poinsettia set. Looks so fun!
Your Winter Flowers poinsettias almost look as if each petal was layered on top of another one. I love that effect! It’s difficult to believe that you only used one color to get all those gradations and layered look. TFS!
Just beautiful! I love your cards. Love the technique you used with the vellum.
Such gorgeous cards. I love how the pieces on the first card are just slightly off the card front, it gives it such dimension.
I love the look of the Zig Real Brush Markers but have yet to master them, you totally inspire me, the cards are awesome!
Just beautiful!
Beautiful color combinations! Thank you for sharing!
Wonderful and festive cards! Love your video. Heading over to your blog to check out the other videos now.
Thanks for doing cards with the Zig markers. It inspires me to get mine out and color.
I love how bright these cards are! So cheery!
Crazy about your poinsettia cards! Love the colors and style! They are stunning! Thanks for sharing with us!
such beautiful cards, thank goodness for dies to save our hands
thanks for sharing your creativity
Beautiful work Nina!! I absolutely love the colour combo on the second card! :) thank you for the inspiration!!
These are so beautiful! Love the vibrant colours and design. xx
Love your cards.
The winter flowers are beautiful!
I love watching someone color with Copics since I am trying to get better using them.
Your coloring is GORGEOUS NINA!!!! I ESPECIALLY LOOOOOOVE your copic coloring! I’ve ALWAYS ENJOYED the richness of Copics! THANK YOU for ALL of your tips & for the video too!!! ;) I LOOOOOOVE this Poinsettia image & the Believe Die too!!! ;)
Wow! Beautiful! First time doing a blog hop, and I am loving it! Thank you for sharing your talent.
Another great video tutorial Nina, this card is amazing, as a matter of fact, they are ALL beautiful. Love this release, such gorgeous stamps and dies. (I can’t pin them from here either? I don’t know why…)
Your coloring is so impressive! Love how the poinsettia turned out with all of the layers too. Fun stuff!
Your cards are beautiful! Love the coloring you did on those poinsettias!!!
Beautiful Poinsettia, thanks !
Awesome, awesome colors!!! Love it!
Thank you for the inspiration!
Have a happy day, Nicole
That second card is my fave!
Your cards are wonderful! May have to invest in Zig markers!
Great cards. I really liked the flesh color around the believe in red glitter cardstock- nice effect. I love this whole release.
Your cards are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
Those colors are just amazing!!!!
Oh my gosh, there were so many helpful tips that I don’t know were to begin. I took so many notes throughout this video. I will be trying that shimmer pearl embossing powder from Tonic Studios, as well. Thank you for an awesome video!
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing work and this new release.
I really love the card with all the cones and berries in the background!
I love them all! The one in the video is really great. Especially like the vellum piece. The torn edges and off-set placement really add a touch of extra elegance. Beautiful! Thank you.
Your coloring is stunning!
Love those flowers!
NIce combination of stamps. Really stunning cards.
Love your colouring. Very realistic.
I love the poinsettia stamp. Beautiful cards!
These cards are all so colorful and bright! I am always inspired by your love of bright color! Wow!
Love the awesome colors on all of these.
Wow what stunning cards. I just love all the different colors you used with the pointsettas. Such a beautiful background with the Christmas essentials. Awesome. Love how you used the velumn under the pointsettas. I’m just in love with the believe set.
Love love love the Believe cards Nina-Marie <3
These are so pretty!! Colors truly “pop” & make you think of what you can do with this set!!
SO love the use of vellum -= TFS and have a blessed week!
Great cards! Love all the colors you used! Nice work!
I love the cards you made. I’m only just starting to use markers to colour my cards, and you are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
Had to laugh at your Full Set Syndrome comment… yes that’s definitely me! You’ve given me heaps of new ideas for colouring images… thanks :)
Your poinsettias look so real, you really are a master at coloring ! This release is really great and with your help, this Christmas will be colorful.
The coloring is wonderful. The Poinsettias look wonderfully transparent with a glow.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
The cards are beautiful! Love the Poinsettia stamp set is becoming one of my top favorites.
Love especially the first two cards! Just love that Winter flowers die set so much! And I love how you did the background on the second card!
Great card! I love the “Believe” dies!
I really really love the second card. Unusual and beautiful to see the pale yellows with those wonderful images. Nice job!
Nina,, you are amazing, all of the cards are so gorgeous and ready to wish anyone a very Happy and Blessed Christmas! I love watching all of your video and never can comment on them as something is blocking them on my IPad and my IPhone, will have to do some investigating and find out whats up. You make me smile almost every day.
Great lively cards!Thank you for sharing!
Gorgeous coloring! So very pretty!
The winter flowers are stunning and you are a master designer!
SO beautiful and festive!
These cards are absolutely gorgeous! The yellow “believe” really pops, so stunning. I love the winter flowers set, so pretty!
That vellum background piece is awesome!!
These cards are stunning. The first two are gorgeous and fresh, and the last one is beautiful and classic. Those winter flowers though are my favorite, and I love that they can be used in any season if styled differently! Thank you so much for sharing!
Gorgeous cards! Love all of the colors!
Your cards are just stunning! Loving this release!
I love this one Nina, the colors are so playful and cheery!
Lots of fun and bright colours on your projet! The “believe” looks particularly striking embossed in yellow – I love it!
Unique cards! I especially love the red poinsettias, the red is so vibrant!
Your coloring is great, so bright and refreshing. Beautiful thanks I needed it:)
Love the transparency achieved with the zig markers on your first card! Exquisite!
Love all your cards but the first one is my favorite!
this new release is so great! Your coloring is amazing, those poinsettias are just stunning!!!
amazing cards!!
Oh my, I love love love your red pointsettia card with the yellow for the sentiment. Stunning!
Retro! love this card…takes me back to my childhood memories.
Your colouring is outstanding and those poinsettias are so real looking.
All of your cards are beautiful! Love the poinsettia and the first card with the watercolors! Thanks for proving you don’t need every color..lol!
Very festive!
The watercolor poinsettia card is beautiful.
Beautiful cards! I love the Winter Flowers stamp set.
Wow! Your cards are amazing!
love your flowers. Simply beautiful
Nice coloring. Great release.
What a beautiful card! You are inspiring me to begin working on my Christmas cards! Thank you for the video!
beautiful cards!!!… can’t wait to get this beautiful stamp and die set in the mail!!!…
Love, love, love the poinsettia card. Than you for the video so I can “try” to make one like it.
Beautiful cards!!
So beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful and so amazing! Thank you for sharing!
WOW!!! These are some fantastic creations! You worked hard to create these little works of art.
OH my goodness…. Your poinsettia card is absolutely gorgeous!!
Lovely. Especially love the “thinking of you” poinsettia card
I like the soft colors on the first card!
Amazing cards! I love your poinsettia card with the zigs. So pretty!!
Beautiful cards your coloring is awesome
Truly lovely coloring. Your cards are outstanding.
Unique cards! Love how the stamps can be used for a modern type card vs. a more traditional cards based solely on color choices and arrangement. Thanks!
Gorgeous work with the Copics! Beautiful cards :)
OMG! Your cards are breathless!!! <3
Wow! Amazing cards! That poinsettia card is stunning!
Great card, poinsettia is beautiful
I loved the red poinsettia. I w/ill try it
Your cards are so elegant and beautiful. I am simply in love with it. Thank you for sharing.
This release is so great. I want it ALL!
Wonderful cards, love your poinsetta card.
Lovely coloring!
Lovely cards!
OH my Goodness your colouring is stnning, love these bright beautiful cards.
These are remarkable! Exquisite coloring.
Wonderful cards!
Wow! All of them are beautiful!
Really pretty cards but the poinsettia with the yellow believe is my favorite. Good job.
Wow, your Winter Flowers card is incredible! Thanks for sharing.
beautiful cards – your coloring is fantastic!
Your cards are so gorgeous!
The second yellow card is beautiful. Love the stamped background with the glittery diecut sentiment.
OMG – these cards are amazing…love them!!
These cards are sooooo gorgeous! The flowers and sentiments pop off the page! I really love the way you’ve used the Christmas Essentials in such a unique way…to make a background for this card. Wow! So lovely. Your coloring is amazing. Thanks for sharing your beautiful creations with us.
Great tips on Copic coloring, thank you!
Always love your pretty cards & today is no exception. My favorite is the first one with all those pretty colors (to me, THAT is your trademark & you do it so perfectly!).
Your Zig colored Thinking of you Christmas card is absolutely breath taking! The colors are a gorgeous reflection of the excitement of this season and this card is a WOW. Hope you make a video of this one as well. The different colors you used are so perfectly grouped. Did I mention I loved the card? LOL
All your cards are lovely. I love the second card a lot. I hope you make a video with a similar looking card to show the process.
Such FUN and festive cards!
Your cards are amazing. The coloring is just incredible! I also really like your stamp set.
Wonderfully pretty cards….thank you.
All of these cards are wonderful, but that first one is so striking! That is a great new SSS stamp set.
Love your card!
Absolutely fabulous! Love your coloring!
Very pretty! Well done!
Coloring on the pnkish one is ncredible beautiful layere
Love your cards the coloring is fantastic. Thank you for sharing
This blog hop is so fun! Just like this card making set! Great for scrapbooking too!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Love them all! Thanks for sharing.
Wow, these cards are so awesome – love the colors and designs:)
I love LOVE the watercolour look with the poinsetta set! Absolutely gorgeous!
Magnificent cards, Nina!
In your beautiful style you have made some gorgeous samples. The release is fabulous!
Your cards are beautiful and very unique. I love all the items in this release.
I love your unique , stylih cards, /Nina!
I love the idea of suing vellum as the shadow behind the sentiment, so elegant and doesn;t detract for the gorgeous colorful backdrop
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
This card is gorgeous and I love how you frosted the edge of the vellum.
your cards have such a wonderful, magical feel! I love them!!!!!!
Hard to pick just one of your cards as my fave! Love them all! I immediately bought the Winter Flowers stamp set….love it! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the bold, bright look of these cards!
Amazing cards! But let me say as I’m a big fan of your coloring that poinsettia is absolutely fabulous!
Gorgeous projects! Love your style!!
So gorgeous…. I love all of them…. the different feel of the pinecone.. is amazing… thanks for sharing and the chance to win.:)
Very pretty cards, Nina!
I love all 3 cards, and using only 1 color of zig is so pretty.
Beautiful cards, the pine cone one is my favorite, so unusual…
Beautiful inspiring cards!
Ooooh, that poinsettia!
The colors on your cards are amazing! Loving all the bright non-traditional colors I’m seeing on cards this year.
Very lovely in deed Nina!! TFS!
Thanks for sharing! This release looks great :)
I really like watching you create! You make it look like something I could do:) Love the vellum! Thank you for all your great tutorials and beautiful creations!
Lovely card..
Your cards are so lovely!
These are just fantastic! The first card using the Winter Flowers is so festive and beautiful. You really got so many colors out of the markers. Thank you for sharing!
WOW – LOVE the bold brightness of the last poinsettia card. Beautiful colour! They all make me happy and looking forward to the season!
the coloring is beautiful. the poinsettia is my favorite too
Poinsettias are my fave Christmas flower. Yours look like they are made from chiffon fabric….so translucent and delicate!