Design Team Announcement

Hello everyone!

I am so excited to finally announce the members of the first ever iCopic.com design team!!!
Please welcome these awesome designers!!

Wanda

Linda

Alyssa

Starting January 1st, you will start seeing projects from these amazing designers!

Now if you weren't picked, don't worry because we are still working on choosing some guest designers from those who applied. There were so many incredibly talented designers who applied for the position and we thank you for your support!!

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The Final Color Challenge of The Year! Number 10

With so much going on these last few weeks of 2010, we wanted to give all of our followers another chance to start 2011 off as a winner! As a reminder, we’re giving 20 of our fans on Facebook a chance to win a $10 towards a purchase at our store and we’re having the last Color Challenge of the year! What better way to start 2011 then as a winner? We hope you’re inspired by our color selection of warm colors and staying warm as the weather gets colder and colder.

Challenge #9 had some very “bluetiful” entries! We want to congratulate #18 Melyssa! Email us at info@icopic.com to claim your prize! Keep the beautiful entries coming everyone!


To enter, follow these easy steps:
1. Become a follower of our blog, if you aren’t already.
2. Post your original creation with your entry and the link back to iCopic's Color Challenge on your blog. You can make ANY type of project that includes the use of Copics: greeting card, scrapbook page, altered art, 3D project, illustration, etc. Anything goes as long as Copics are used!
3. The colors need to be as close to the challenge’s color theme as possible.
The challenge starts Friday, December 17th 2010 and will end on Friday, December 31st 2010. The winner will be chosen by the True Random Number Generator.

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Tuesday Tips and Tricks: Experiment with Airbrush

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday and welcome to this week's Tuesday Tips and Tricks lesson!

If you take anything away from this segment today, I want you to remember that you can airbrush any way that you want!

Sure airbrushing is great for masking, making sunsets, adding backgrounds, but there is so much you can do with such a simple method!

So how about experimenting with the airbrush system a bit. You can get very different results depending on a few factors including, how much air you allow to escape from the nozzle, how far the tip of your marker is pushed inside the marker holder, and the distance the nozzle is away from your surface.

Don't be afraid to try new things and see what you can come up with.

For instance, I used two different colors of blue to create the chilly effect on this winter snowman image:

Some of the airbrushing looks smooth, while some of it looks splotchy. That is because I varied my technique when I was airbrushing!

If you are afraid of ruining a project, then test out some different methods on some scrap paper and see what you can come up with! You can do so much with the airbrush system.

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Copic Ciao New Release - Set 36E

We made our announcement several weeks ago that we’re working full force on a retail store located in Orange County, California. The floors are in and we love it! Our hopes of opening this month are pushed back due to the buzz of the Holiday Season. But, we are still very excited and Hope to be open January 2011 to kick off a great start to the New Year (an exact date to follow).

Ciao lovers, be excited as the new release of the Copic Ciao 36E is now available for preorder and set to ship on Jan 31st, 2011 . Of course each marker will be available for single purchase, but set purchases are always a great buy with a free case.





Single Markers are Available for Pre-Order on 01/21/2010 with a scheduled shipping date on 01/31/2011 . Please remember not to place your pre-order and in-stock product together as we will have to hold the order until all product is in stock.





With only 12 more days until Christmas, we’re hoping everyone is being good as Santa Claus is almost in town!

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LAST DAY!! iCopic DT Call!

Hey everyone!!

I just want to remind you that there is only ONE MORE DAY to submit your application to join iCopic's first ever Design Team.  Applications are due Saturday night at Midnight EST so get those apps emailed right away.

I have already been looking over the applications and WOW, y'all are so great!! This decision is going to be a hard one for us!

**PLEASE NOTE** If you have emailed me your application and have NOT received an email back from me acknowledging the receipt, please email me again!!! I have been sending out an email confirming that I have received the applications so you know if I got yours or not.

See our design team call here:

Our First ever Design Team call!
Click for more details.

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Be a Fan and get $10 Shopping Spree!

We hope everyone is enjoying the magic of the holidays, one way or another. If you haven’t already ordered all of the Copic items you need, make sure you review our shipping method and timeline chart below!

To thank you for being a follower and shopping with us all year long, we’re ending the year with a giveaway! To enter, become our fan on facebook by December 31st (Click here to go to our fan page there now). We’re giving away 20 gift vouchers valued at $10 towards a purchase at our store! If you’re already a fan, you’re already entered!

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iCopic's Color Challenge #9!

Tis the Season

We can't get these Holiday Jingles out of our head along with the other countless thoughts that come with this Holiday Season! We probably spent the most time at the mall’s bakery in need of a distraction from the hustle of gift hunting and a sugar boost. Who says shopping isn’t exercise?

So it should be no surprise that Challenge #9 was inspired by a Holiday Cupcake in hopes to give you some much needed distraction with a chance to win 6 Copic Ciao Markers of your choice along with 2 sets of Christmas Washi Tapes of your choice! A zero calorie treat! Please be sure to read the simple rules carefully, just to make sure your hard work is a complete entry!

Congratulations to our challenge #8 Winner entry #12 Becca! Email us at info@icopic.com to clam your early Holiday Gift!




To enter, follow these easy steps:
1. Become a follower of our blog, if you aren’t already.
2. Post your original creation with your entry and the link back to iCopic's Color Challenge on your blog. You can make ANY type of project that includes the use of Copics: greeting card, scrapbook page, altered art, 3D project, illustration, etc. Anything goes as long as Copics are used!
3. The colors need to be as close to the challenge’s color theme as possible.
The challenge starts Monday, December 6th 2010 and will end on Wednesday, December 15th 2010. The winner will be chosen by the True Random Number Generator.








Here is an example project for additional inspiration:

This card uses the SP and Company Falling Snow stamp set and the following Copic colors: B00, B02, B47, B97, YR16, and C7. The edges of the white cardstock were airbrushed using the B00 and the B02 colors.

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