Friday, April 2, 2010

For the Love of Dots - Day 3

Thanks for checking in today! I'll be showing you one of my favorite stamps from the set. It all started with those BIG dots, but this is the stamp that I've had the most fun working with. It honestly ended up being more fun than I ever anticipated when designing it. This background is made from a bunch of interlocking circles. The coolest part is once you've built the background you can select different patterns to highlight. Here's how you build the background (and you can make it as wide as you want as well):


Remember my card from yesterday? See it here. I had just stamp the image without any coloring and it is just as beautiful, but I wanted to show you what great potential this stamp has. Here are three cards with the same design, but I've used my markers to highlight different patterns within!

And honestly that's just the beginning of the options!

On this first one I colored in the flower/circle diamond image:
For this one I colored in the different circles to highlight them, and at the bottom I broke out my black marker and colored in another pattern at the bottom:

For this last one, I went all out coloring in the diamonds with black and using two different shades of pink to color in the pieces around them.

Isn't that fun? And I wish I had more Copic markers, but for those of you that do this is a great way to use them! Tomorrow I'll have a video for you showing you even more details about this set. You don't want to miss it.


I'll be drawing one person to win the new set from all the comments through April 5th at 10 pm central.Thanks again for checking in!

51 comments:

  1. Very fun background stamp and love how you showed all the various ways to color it in! Great job!

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  2. That is so amazing thanks for sharing. I would never have looked at a stamp like that but it is so versatile.

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  3. SWEET indeed! Love how versatile you sets always are!!! Love all the different styles of backgrounds you created with just one stamp!!!

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  4. The cards are just awesome and so inspiring. I just love all the different ways you can use just this one stamp in the set. The set is going to be a MUST HAVE! Thanks for this super inspiring MOJO! You are so creative.

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  5. Another set of beautiful cards love them all!!!

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  6. You should so be lovin' yourself for this idea for a stamp! I love the grafic funkiness...The whole coloring thing is way cool! Have a Happy Easter :)

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  7. Holy guacamole! How cool is this! While I don't have copics, I do have some tombow markers... Can't wait to give coloring a try! This set is just awesome! GIMME, GIMME, GIMME!

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  8. Courtney,
    How fun! Oh the possibilities! I really love the pink and black one!
    Brandi

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  9. holey moley sista...excellent!!!

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  10. I think you've answered my prayers-this set so far completes one of my most desired wishes for stamps. Love the versatility you've shown here and can't wait to see more.

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  11. Wow, love this, love that third card!

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  12. That's a really cool look - - and your cards are so fun and colorful - they'd make a great gift set!

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  13. Oh wow, you just gave me a "Duh! Why didn't I think of that?" moment! Fabulous!

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  14. Incredible cards! Love those ideas!

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  15. these all look fab, think the first one's my fave :0)

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  16. Really love this background stamp! Also love what you did with the cards! Super cute !

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  17. Very clever, Courtney! What a very versatile set.

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  18. What a fun stamp! I love the different ways you can use it.

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  19. WOW! Fabulous cards! I love all of the possibilities!

    Andrea McCulley
    prayalways421@yahoo.com

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  20. Wow - what fantastic backgrounds you created!!! Awesome!
    Thanks for visiting my blog!!
    Maria

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  21. I love how it's all the same but you colored it differently with such different results!

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  22. oh my. how cute!! love the stamp and love the cards too!!

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  23. Oh I so would love to win this set!!! I still have to pick up You're Dandy but don't have the extra $$ to buy both right now. My wishlist is getting bigger!

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  24. Oh, I love the way you've colored in all the different spaces! These have endless possibilities!

    (-: Heidi

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  25. really fun! love the cards you made :)

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  26. Yes, that IS fun! Love the pink and black!! And while I missed out on the teal twill (it was all gone by the time I ordered!), I still think the color is gorgeous!! :>

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  27. These look great Courtney! Love all the patterns that you can color in!

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  28. how fun, Courtney! I love dots and this looks like a great set. you've done it again!!!

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  29. These cards bright, bold and fabulous! Wonderful coloring and great work, Courtney! I can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve! ;o) ♥♥ Kay

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  30. Great idea--gotta try that! Thanks so much for sharing so many beautiful cards:)

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  31. HOLY COW! this is a great stamp set. Huge congrats Court!! I just watched the video on youtube and I am sold sold SOLD! the Oz

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  32. Oh the possibilities! Love it! :)

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  33. These are great Court!
    I love the geometric patterns. Very cool for teen cards!

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  34. SO amazing! I say that alot don't I?! LOL. Well, it's true!

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  35. Wow. I love that stamp. Is just gorgeous and so versatile. I love it.

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  36. Yay! I just found you through Heidi VL's blog... love your creations and your new dot stamps- so cute! I LOVE the balloon set you have in your store! Adorable!!

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  37. This is one stecial stamp! You are really such a great designer.

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  38. This is so COOL!! The possibilities are endless with this set! You've done it again, Courtney!

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  39. Ohhh...these samples are gorgeous, what fun stamp set!!

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  40. Wow, what a fabulous set! Love all the different effects!

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  41. LOVE THIS!!! The versatility is incredible!!! And since I LOVE to color (I find it to be so relaxing), this is perfect for me!!

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