Today I am showing you a different way to use your Copics. I’m sure everyone has some of those gorgeous silhouette flower stamps tucked away some where. The two I have used here are by Penny Black.

So all you need is a light coloured Distress or Memento ink, your Copics, and a silhouette stamp.

First stamp your image in a light coloured ink. I have used Distress Ink Tattered Rose.
Now colour your image!

Copics used:
For the leaves - YG91, YG95, YG00.
For the flowers – R81, R83, R85, R89.
For the stamens – YR21, YR23.

The far right image below has been highlighted with a grey chalk pencil and a white chalk pencil. I love these and think they add some great dimension. Do make sure you have completely finished using your Copics before using the chalk pencils. Mine are by Faber-Castell.

I have now cut out my image. You could also cut out the image using Spellbinders Dies like I have done in one of the sample cards below. Once the image has been cut out, sponge around it all with Distress Ink Old Paper.  It doesn’t matter if you get some on the image itself.

Then use Distress Ink Walnut Stain and your favourite background stamp and stamp around the outer edge. Sponge again using the Walnut Stain, but just on the very edges, this time.

Here is my finished card:

Plus a couple of other samples. These two have had their sentiments stamped using Copic pens – colour the sentiment stamp with your Copic pen then use your Copic Blender pen to saturate the vellum scrap and stamp on top while it is still wet. The blender will reactivate the Copic ink on your stamp. Perfect for getting your sentiment just the right colour!

I hope you like this idea. Let me know if you have a go at it!