COPIC NEWS!!!

Hello Everyone!!!  I'm BACK!!!  Did you think I was gone for a long time for just Certification...... well you are right, the big secret I've been keeping is that while in Melbourne I spent the rest of my time with Marianne Walker and Lori Craig from Copic USA training to be one of the three Australian Copic Regional Certification Instructors!!!

Here we are with Jacqui and Jonny from X-press Graph-X (The Australian Distributors of Copic).  Jacqui and Jonny are just the loveliest people and we had an awesome week-end (and very busy!!) with them!

L-R: Jacqui, Debra James (Instructor West), Me (Instructor North-East), Mandi-Lee Klinger (Instructor South-East) and Jonny.

On Saturday we all attended the Melbourne Certification along with many lovely ladies.....

Certification is designed for store owners and wholesalers so most of these ladies have their own shops in the area.  Marianne and Lori both presented throughout the class and kept things fun and interesting!! :)  Marianne can be a little off-beat and even coloured HER HAIR with copics!!!!  LOL!!!!  Lori wasn't having a bar of that!!!  :)

I love this photo taken on the day of Certification with me, Lori, Marianne and Mandi!!!!  :)

I also love this pic of Marianne and me.....she'd just signed my official Certification Certificate and we were laughing at something - I think it shows off her personality really well!!  :)  {Hugs M}

And lastly is a photo of me and my new BFF Lori!!!  She is the sweetest person you'd ever come across and one day I'm going to go visit my pea-snapping friend on the prairie!!!  {Hugs Lori}

For a little info on things coming up.......Jonny, Mandi and I will be at the Brisbane Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo and Convention which is held over the Queen's Birthday long week-end; June 12 -14.  We will all be at the X-press It/Copic Stand 55 and Mandi is also conducting 2hr classes there in Classroom 3 from 2.30pm-4.30pm.  If you would like to attend you can book online HERE.  There are fabulous prizes available at the show including the big one - a pack of 36 Ciao Markers, Blending Card and Memento Ink Pad!!!  (The X-press It Blending Card is FANTASTIC and makes Copic colouring a breeze......just ask Marianne and Lori!!!)

We will also be at the Brisbane Copic Certification which is held the following day on June 15th, with the lovely Mandi-Lee running this class and I will be assisting.  If you are interested in attending Certification classes you can find out more about them HERE.

If you've managed to sit through all this - congratulations!!!  LOL!!!  I'm really excited about Copic in Australia and I can't wait for all the colouring fun that lies ahead!!!!