Pages

For My Brother

Thursday, April 22, 2010

My brother's birthday is coming up in about 2 weeks. He is definitely a no frills kind of guy. I decided to keep it very simple with the focus again on the ribbon. This time with twill rather than satin. More manly for sure. I love how the Copics look on the twill. There is no bleeding, just crisp lines. I tried making polka dots on this too. Although, it worked better than the satin, there was still too much bleeding to be usable on a project.
I used E55 and E57 to match the PTI Dark Chocolate and Kraft cardstock.
A simple sentiment from Men of Life and an old button are all this card needed to keep it clean and simple!
I also experimented with creating the look of ombre ribbon or fabric with 3 copics in the same color family. The result was good on the twill, but it made the ribbon so stiff. I haven't tried this on the satin yet. If you have been experimenting with ribbon/fabric and copics, let me know! I'd love to see your results.
Thanks for coming by today!

10 comments :

  1. First I think your brother will love his card ...... such a guy card even with ribbon and a button :) I recently did a card with grosgrain ribbon and copics and I had the same thing ...... very stiff but it did do what I wanted. I was looking for a deeper green then the ripe avocado so I used the darkest color in that trio to color some cream ribbon. It looked great ...... and it was the exact color I wanted.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Great masculine card! I love the ribbon that you created.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Your card is FANTASTIC! Your brother is going to really like it! I must try copics on twill.. I used them on ribbon.. but not twill!
    Have a GREAT day!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Kara, that ribbon looks really great! I love what your doing with it! That card is also great, very masculine.

    ReplyDelete
  5. The Copics look amazing on that twill!! Wonderful no frills "guy" card!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Great card, and I think the ribbon looks awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Love that CAS look! And the ribbon is too cool!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I can't believe you made those stripes with your copics! They are so even! You must have a steady hand!
    Why did I never think of making patterns on the ribbon before? Clever!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Awesome masculine card!! And that ribbon is over the top! Great job!

    ReplyDelete
  10. These cards are great and I love the ribbon!

    ReplyDelete

Proudly designed by | mlekoshi playground |