Hello Friends, How are you this Friday? Today is Day 10. of The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge and a Simon Says Stamp blog hop. If you are new to my blog and wondering what is the 30 day coloring challenge … here is more info.
Welcome to Simon Says Stamp “New Beginnings” Blog Hop. It’s always a thrill to be included with Simons talented line ups & to work with another awesome release. I love the variety in this release … there is a wide range of products such as stamps, dies, sequins, and even ink!! To start at the beginning of the hop go to the Simon Says Stamp blog here.
Watch the video here and a thumbs up is always so encouraging.
I created two cards and a video for the hop and with a little bit of Copic marker coloring, colored pencil details and coloring with distress ink.
Creating a bouquet with the beautiful stamp set called, ” More Spring Flowers” is aways something I enjoy. The sentiment I stamped the “Handlettered Encouragement” stamp with some versamark ink and used white embossing powder. A banner was cut and tucked behind the stems.
For the background I used some painters tape with distress ink to make some quick and easy stripes. I must add that using the new inks in this release would work beautifully for the stripes. A fine tip sharpie marker is permanent and works beautifully with Copics… that’s what I used to draw the stems even tho the stamp set has a stem… I thought it would be fasters to scribble stems rather thank stamp several.
Another card with the “” More Spring Flowers” stamp set. I highly recommend the matching die cut because it gives you more versatility to create a bouquet or giving a single stem importance. For this card I went for simple and in the video I show you how I “colored” these blossoms with distress ink.
The background was inked up the same way and the twine was custom colored with a marker.
GIVEAWAY: Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from your blog comment section. Yes you are right that’s 15 chances to win!! Wow!! Winners will be posted on the Simon blog Tuesday March 14th. (winners must email SSS to claim your prize) Good Luck 🙂
Kathy Racoosin * you are here*
Next on the hop is the talented and kind Barb Engler. Thanks for your visit today and always. I will be back tomorrow for more Simon fun. Have a great day! Hugs, Kathy
Day 26. GIVEAWAY Incentive for No Kids Hungry
DAY 1. THE 30 DAY COLORING CHALLENGE & COLORING LINK UP
Winner
Wow, what a beautiful card. I love that flower.
So much talent and pretty stamps and color!
I enjoyed the tips in your video!
Beautiful coloring, as always, but especially since you’ve been practicing a few days into your 30 Day Challenge! Love the backgrounds.
Kathy! You make flowers look REAL! Perfectly beautiful <3 Thank you for taking the time to make such pretty cards to celebrate our NEW BEGINNINGS release. AND for inspiring us in your 30 Day coloring challenge!
Oh Heidi you sure know how to make someones day… THANK YOU. I truly am grateful to be hopping and creating with Simon Says Stamp product. Love you
Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Kathy, you are so creative and when I see what you make, it makes me think I can, with lots of practice, color and create like you. Those flowers almost look like they are real but dried ones. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas!!!!!!! Beautiful cards!!!
Love these flowers…the stitching detail is awesome!
Beautiful flowers, love the twine detail!
Beautiful cards! Love these flowers.
Awesome coloring. Really love that stamp set.
Wow – love the shaded stripes on the background. Your flowers are so stunning, I love the colouring so much!
Oh my Kathy!! You did the most gorgeous coloring on these!! TFS
So pretty, Kathy. Love your special touches!!!
OMG your cards are stunning. Thanks for sharing the inspiration:)
That color combo is amazing….the pinkish/red with purple combo – beautiful!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Love the flowers. Beautiful
These cards are beautiful. You have me sold on this set now. Your use of colors is amazing.
Yay, I highly recommend this set! It’s so pretty and versatile! 🙂
So realistic.. I want to reach out and touch them to make sure they are paper. Thanks so much
Simply Beautiful! I love, love those flowers:) I sure wish I could get my coloring to look even close to yours:)
Gorgeous colors.
Beautiful cards! I love your coloring.
Wow such nice coloring – my fav being more spring flowers. Just such an elegant looking card and really like the color choices.
Thank you Sue!
As always – your cards were beautiful and so realistic!
Love your flowers and the coloring. There are so many great things in the new Simon release!
Gorgeous flowers!!! Such beautiful cards!
Great coloring!
Beautiful as always, kathy. I love your striped background too.
Simple stunning as usual. I love how you make the
bouquets dimensional.
So beautiful and inspiring. Great tips, makes me want to just color the day away!
Oh my! These are gorgeous! I love the backgrounds!
After seeing the cards can’t wait to watch the video…
❤️ Always cute
Your work is amazing. I love the care and design of your cards, Kathy! You are a treasure.
These flowers are gorgeous. Love the stems.
I love those bouquet, perfect for mother’s day 🙂
Oh my!!! As always, your creations are amazing!!! These cards are simply stunning!!!
Your coloring on all the flowers is amazing. I love how you incorporated complimentary colors into the basic shading!
Thanks so much Andrea!
Gorgeous!!! Your flowers are just beautiful!
Both cards are absolutely stunning!!
Beautiful bouquets on those cards. Your coloring is amazing!
I was really eyeing these prints – love how you used them and the backgrounds you created!
beautiful cards!
Every time I see something that you’ve colored, I am at a loss for words. You are so talented! And these are just stunning 🙂
Awe, thanks so much Elise!
I wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying your 30 day coloring challenge. You have a great talent and I thank you for sharing it.
I am so happy you’re enjoying the challenge Mary! That makes my day!
Your flowers are so beautiful and realistic.
YOu do the best flowers!!!
Two stunning floral cards, Kathy! Just love how realistic your bouquets look!
Beautiful cards! I always learn so much from your videos.
Love how your made them into bouquets.
So my power went out right in the middle of my comment UGH Love your cards man I hate to fussy cut I think its my age, but wow you did an amazing job. Love how you get your colors for you flowers seems so muted but vibrant. Also thanks for the 30 day coloring challenge I try to make sure I color every day. Working on a few coloring pages to hang in my home office!
Awesome Susan. Happy you’re participating in the challenge and enjoying it! 🙂
It is remarkable how lifelike you made these flowers Kathy! Your colour treatment is really inspiring and it is fab to see the video too. Swooning at your backgrounds too and the touch with the co-ordinating thread tying the bouquets is genius!
Awe, thank you Sharon! 🙂
These new stamps are just awesome, love what you made with them!
I just had to watch the video because I had to be convinced you didn’t cut and glue REAL flower stems to your card! That’s how good they look!
Wow Kathy! Your coloring is always so inspiring and realistic. I just love your style. You can take something pretty and make it gorgeous! Thanks for inspiring newbies like me 🙂
Awe, you’re welcome Ilda. Thank YOU! 🙂
Hi Kathy. I just saw I was the winner from your blog hop for the SSS release. I just figured it out when I saw an email from SSS or else I may have missed it! This is a first, I never win… Thanks for making my day 🙂 ❤️
Yay Ilda that is such great news!!! Awesome and so happy for you. Did you email Simon Says Stamp? Be sure to put “winner New Beginnings Blog Hop Winner” to Samantha@SimonSaysstamp.com letting her know you are one of our Blog Hop winners of the New Beginnings 2017 Blog Hop for the $25 Gift Card. I would have but, I couldn’t’ find your email. Enjoy 🙂
SSS emailed me Kathy! They have my email as it is the only craft place I shop online from. Shipping to Canada is crazy and they have the best rates! Thanks again
Gorgeous card, LOVE those flowers and the way you’ve colored them….and that backgroundl..<3!!
very pretty flowers 🙂
love the cards and thanks for your tip and getting the dies
Beautiful coloring! Thanks for sharing your techniques!
Beautiful coloring!
Beautiful as usual. They look so lifelike.
Wonderful! I am just fascinated by all the creative ways you make these gorgeous images your own. I don’t even want to know what would happen if I tried to cut in between those skinny little stems! You rocked it…again. Thanks for all the tips and inspiration,
I love these cards, Kathy. I have just begun following you on Youtube and am learning so much. Thank you.
Yay Patty Rae. Welcome to The Daily Marker. I hope you enjoy my vodeos on YouTube and are inspired to color!
Beautiful! 🙂
Beautiful! My favorite of this release are these gorgeous bloom!
Your coloring is just amazing. The shading is so pretty and watching you do that cutting was outstanding. I would have never thought to cut through those leaves like that! Thanks.
Beautiful coloring <3
These are both so pretty. You have such a distinctive style.
Love that stamp set
Gorgeous cards love your awesome coloring
Wow, what a beautiful flower!
Beautiful spring flowers and love the backgrounds you created.
Fantastic! Love your style, colouring and layouts.
Your bouquets are wonderful. I always admire your coloring.
Very beautiful!
Beautiful card! Love the coloring!
Very pretty cards. Looks like spring is just around the corner.
What a gorgeous stamp set! Kathy I just love your videos, I learn something new each day 🙂
Two beautiful cards, Kathy! I love all of the details and thanks for another great video.
Kathy I think both of your cards are stunning, the bouquets you created are gorgeous!!! The way you coloured your bouquets is incredible, you truly are an artist! I so enjoy watching your videos, thank you for all of the fantastic tips and inspiration.
Thank you so much Jennifer! 🙂
Your colors and coloring look so life like! Beautiful!
Wow, gorgeous – totally selling me on this set!
Whoa! Look at those glorious flowers…gorgeousness.
Beautiful stamp set and gorgeous cards. Love that background. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards and great coloring. You know how to inspire us, that’s for sure! Thanks!
WOW!!!
just beautiful. ….tfs!!
Lovely flowers
Beautiful card – great detail
So beautiful
These flowers are beautiful, Kathy! Thank you for all your great tips scattered throughout the video. It’s exciting to have another chance to win on a blog hop!
One word, beautiful!
beautiful card love how you colored the flower
Your cards are gorgeous. I’ve learned a few coloring tips from the YT video. Thanks a lot!
Just gorgeous! I love what you do!
My gosh, Kathy, these beautiful bouquets are SO lifelike! Your colouring is amazing. I love that you draw your own stems (or other details the stamp sets do not supply). Thanks for the inspiration! Still trying to get some colouring done this month, myself.
Thanks so much Caroline! 🙂
Lovely cards with spring flowers 😉
Beautiful cards Kathy! Beautifully coloured as always and love how you made them into little bouquets and great backgrounds too! Xx
These are beautiful, you really have a talent for this xx Mary xx
awesome oloring and gorgeous cards!
You just NEVER cease to amaze me, Kathy! Love these so much!
You blow me away! It looks like you went out and picked these to put on your cards! So beautiful 🙂
I am a total addict of your creations and inspiration. Thanks for sharing beauty and knowledge.
Vibrant colors and neat dimensions!
Love these, Kathy. After seeing Kristina’s card today, it did take me a moment to realise you had used the same stamp set. Love how you always give your own unique creative twist to these stamp sets. Also loved seeing how you embrace both extensive colouring and quick short cuts. I’m hoping to do some more colouring this weekend.
Hope you’ve been having fun this past week.
Marianne x
Thanks for the sweet comment, Marianne!
Kathy I could set and watch your videos all day. You are so sweet and so very talented. Thanks for sharing the vieos.
Gorgeous bouquet of flowers Kathy! Love your tips for coloring. Happy weekend!
What fabulous cards! Your coloring is gorgeous!!
simply gorgeous, and the backgrounds are so cool! I’ve not been able to participate this round of coloring, but maybe the next one! I miss it.
You can join in any day Nancy. You don’t have to start from the beginning. Hop on it, if you want! 🙂
Absolutely beautiful.
Such beautiful florals! The coloring is wonderful!
gorgeous cards!! what amazing coloring, composition and designs. thanks for the video tutorial as well 🙂
You make such beautiful cards. I truly love them
Beautiful Card. I love the flowers
Your style & coloring always makes me smile!
These are beautiful! I love the striped backgrounds!
So beautifully colored and detailed. Just lovely.
Wonderful work! I really REALLY like that striped background, too.
Beautiful cards! I love the 3-d effect. I know many do 3-d cards but yours look so realistic.
Thank you so much Marilyn
Beautiful coloring, and I like the background, too.
Truly stunning!
Wow the coloring on these is awesome… makes them so realistic…beautiful!
Such pretty cards! You did a great job coloring them.
Very pretty, I love how you made the stems so dark with edging…really nice touch!
Very pretty as usual. You always inspire me!
Love the striped backgrounds
Oh I am in LOVE with the background!! The coloring you did is amazing!!
Looks like we ‘ re all in awe of your coloring and those great flowers. Thanks for the video, too!
Gorgeous…the flowers look so real!
Awesome cards!
These are simply lovely – I love how your images truly pop off of the card base! I’m so inspired to start coloring right away!
Awe, thanks so much Autumn. Have fun coloring!
Another amazing video, Kathy. You always make it look so easy to create your art. I enjoy the little tips you give along the way. Thanks so much for sharing your creative talent with us!
Thank YOU Lynda! 🙂
KA-BAM!!! You would never know what these images started as, you have transformed them into magical beings. Wow. That is all; WOW.
Awe, thanks so much Richard! 🙂
Beautiful.
Wow… Love your cards, and thank you for the helpful coloring tips.
Beautiful cards. I always enjoy watching your videos~
Just gorgeous ! Beautiful coloring !
Gorgeous cards!!
I agree completely with Heidi, you bring life to these flowers . Such a gifted lady Kathy !
Thank you Tracy! 🙂
Very pretty! Love your striped backgrounds. Thanks!
I love that i feel like i could pick the flower up right off the page. Your coloring is incredible.
What a gorgeous card!
You are indeed the colouring-queen!
You amaze me!
Stunning artwork
Your cards took my breath away, just fantastic!
Wow, Wow, Wow, Very pretty!!
These are beautiful – love the backgrounds with these florals!
Beautiful. I love the background.
Those flowers look REAL!! I had to take a second look!
Beautiful cards, and, of course, coloring! Such a great stamp set too!
Your cards are gorgeous! The colors are so pretty. I’m looking forward to playing with this new set.
Thanks
Thanks for all of the tips!! Great work!!
Love the More Spring Flowers set. The freesias are yummy!
So I was out on a walk and passed both crocus and freesia and had a light bulb moment regarding my previous comment. The crocus are yummy not freesias 🙂
LOL – I am not good with the flower names, myself. Thanks for your sweet comments!
Very pretty work….thank you for sharing these wonderful card samples….
So pretty and
love all the
layering.
Carla from Utah
I love watching your videos, you are on talented lady! Thanks for sharing.
Wow, thank you for this great tutorial!
Love your posts; they always inspire me to create. Thank you.
Beautiful cards!!
You have such amazing coloring and tips!! TFS!!
Wow Kathy, you make the flowers look so real! Your cards are beautiful and elegant as always
Always love to watch you color. Thanks for all your tips!
A great background. Lovely flowers colored so wonderfully as usual.
Love your work! Beautiful colors and stamps! Thanks for the inspiration! Xoxos!
Kathy,
Your work is always so amazing. This card’s coloring is great!!
Wow, it really looks like a bouquet. So pretty!
Love to watch your coloring techniques, these flowers are wonderful. I love bouquets of mixed flowers!
Beautiful coloring! I love how you did the backgrounds! Thanks for sharing!
beautiful flowers!
In love with that crocus stamp!
love the dimension … it’s like they’re floating.
Beautiful shading!
Beautiful cards and awesome video!
What a pretty backgrounds and colorful flowers! They’re very pretty, thx for the ideas!
Oh to use copic markers like you! You made those flowers come alive! It looked as though you picked them from the garden and placed them onto the card. I had to look several times to see if they were stamped and die cut or real. I think they look real. Such a talented lady you are. Looking forward to more inspiration.
Thank you so much for your kind comment!
Pretty!
So realistic looking, I think I feel the breeze blowing across them 🙂
Wow! Absolutely stunning.
Beautiful coloring
Just Beautiful cards!
So pretty. Placed my order. Thanks
Yay! Have fun playing with these awesome stamps!
So beautiful! I just love the diversity of technique in this blog hop!
All I can say is WOW!!!! Thank you for the video!
Your coloring amazes me. I do plan to try the background you demonstrated — I might be able to do that!
Oh, Kathy! Your cards are ALL sensational, and I really love this new set! Stunning and wonderful video, and what a fabulous background…you are brilliant and a joy to listen to and watch! Hugs!!
Thanks so much for your sweet comment, Cheryl! 🙂
Beautiful cards with so much detail! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
Beautiful 1
I really like the style of this card.
Spectacular! Your coloring always amazes me!! Thanks for sharing on this fun SSS blog hop.
Lovely!!!
gorgeous set of cards… your coloring is always so amazing!
I now have the sudden and overwhelming urge to go stripe up everything! Love your designs.
LOL! Have fun striping!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I really like how you show different ways to color, especially fast ways! Also making your own striped background on the fly is amazing!
I love this new stamp set. I can’t wait to watch your video and see the creation of your beautiful cards! TFS.
Such lovely cards. I love the background. I’m trying to figure out if I could do the same using the new Misti Corners. The challenge at SSS is make your own background and this would be perfect (even though it’s stolen from you, I will give you credit if I manage to create one!)
You certainly can create one! I have faith! LOL 🙂
Your cards are gorgeous. I love the striped background as it really pops the flowers .
DebbieC
as always I love your colouring wow thank you so much
Excellent video and beautiful cards! I especially love the background technique.
Kathy you make me want to rush out and buy the stamps but which to choose? Lovely cards.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards and creative ideas with us…so inspiring! I’m with you, and have never followed a recipe completely in my entire life – sometimes there are magnificent fails, but it is always interesting…lol. 🙂
LOL. Thanks for your sweet comment, Crystal.
Lovely! Learned a lot. The white pen really adds a lot. It made the petals on the second bouquet look like they were individual and curving compared to flat and all one.
Yes, I agree. That is why I always add black and white gel pen details to almost every single card. Thanks for the kind comment!
Your cards are amazing. Absolutely beautiful!
These are beautiful. As always your little details really make the cards.
Very clever to use the stripes in the background. Really makes the flowers pop.
HOW BEAUTIFUL, KATHY!!! They’re BOTH just GORGEOUS!!!! I LOOOOVED watching the flowers take on color & just look “HAND PICKED!” I also LOOOVE the backgrounds you’ve done!!! These are TREASURES!!! 😉
Thank you so very much, Becky!
Lovely flowers!
Beautiful, Beautiful cards. Love the colors. Some lucky person will get those some day.
I am blown away by your talent, Kathy! Amazing cards, as always.
I love your cards! The backgrounds are so cool. they make your beautiful coloring really stand out. Jil
So gorgeous and so realistic! 🙂
Women! U made these flowers looks so realistic! Holy cow are they pretty! U are so talented
LOL. Thank you, Royleea! 🙂
Beautiful cards and great idea about coloring twine!
Bought that set, I can’t wait to try it out!
Beautiful cards!
Wonderful ideas, these cards are lovely. Thanks……
Those bouquets are gorgeous. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a fun hop! Thanks for being a part of it.
These are Gorgeous!!!
WOW THOSE LOOK GREAT! It was really effective to tie the twine across the bottom of the stems- they look so realistic. Excellend coloring doesn’t hurt! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win!
Thanks so much John!
Thank you for your video’s. And for the example cards of the new release, love the crocusses!
Love your cards and the coloring…you feel like you can grab the bouquet of flowers right of the cards. Thanks
Cute and colourful. Love the shading
Wonderful coloring on pretty flowers. I need to practice more.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
These cards are just beautiful! And thank you for taking the time to make a video to share your process
Gorgeous cards, love em both!
So gorgeous, realistic and artistic! Amazing, again!
Your flowers have so much depth…Wow!
Beautiful flowers.
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful art work! Your coloring techniques makes each of your flowers seem so real, lifelike! I always look to see what you’ve come up with for your 30 day challenge and it seems that everyday is more beautiful than the last!
Thank you so much Carolyn. You’re sweet comment made my day!
The muted colors are very nice. Thank you for the inspiration.
Simply stunning! Beautiful coloring.
Gorgeous cards!
Gorgeous cards!
When a person changes a recipe, the recipe becomes his/hers. When you stray from the instructions, it becomes your own creation. And I like the way you create.
love the way you made the flowers into little bouquets, I don’t do real flowers with my cats, but these could find a spot in my house 😉 love them
I love the rich colors and background used. Inspiring cards.
I never would have thought of coloring the twine to coordinate with your card. Great idea!
Such beautiful coloring – just gorgeous!
I just ordered these stamps and I didn’t get the dies, maybe next month. I was sad about that, but I feel so much better about it now, doing the masking and then cutting out the bouquet will work wonderfully! Thanks for always providing such wonderful inspiration! I can’t wait to see what you do next!
Yayyyy for getting the stamps! Have fun creating with them!
Love the flowers. And the stripes done with painters tape is a great idea.
WOW – these are fantastic!!!!! <3
Words fail! Absolutely gorgeous! Love love love the flowers.
Loved the bouquets. I’m ready for spring!!
You bring the flowers to life on your cards.
I love the backgrounds! They make the flowers that much more beautiful!
Love how you did the background stripes. Fabulous cards.
Your cards are absolutely beautiful. I love the different color combinations that you used.
Painter’s tape – what a clever idea. Must try that.
These couldn’t be more lovely!
Kathy, this card is so gorgeous!! Your bouquet looks so real, love it so much!!!
Beautiful – thanks for the video!
Your coloring amazes me and inspires me!!!!!!!
Wow! These are full of dimension! The string tied around the bouquet is such a wonderful idea.
Stunning and gorgeous.
So beautiful!!!!
Beautiful cards & coloring Kathy! I have a previous set of flowers they put out with that “stitched” detail on them! I think these would coordinate well with them!!
Yes, I agree! I think they would be beautiful together!
I really enjoy watching your coloring techniques and in this video, how you chose to cut out your stems. Turned out fabulous! Wonderful cards!
These are gorgeous!!
I am in AWE of your talent. Thanks so much.
What beautiful cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful cards! I love the striped backgrounds you created!!!
Gorgeous set of cards, beautifully colored.
The flowers on your cards are amazing – so much dimension!
Love the Crocus’ for your SSS card
A million gorgeous details
Your cards are beautiful, as they always are.
Love the coloring tips and great background technique. thanks!
Beautiful cards and coloring Kathy! Always enjoy your videos!
WOW your cards and coloring are amazing!!! Love this new release too:)
These cards are beautiful! Your coloring is amazing as always, and I love these florals on the sweet striped background. What a great idea for stripes! Thanks as always for sharing your talents with these lovely stamps!
Thanks so much, Meghan!
These floral images are so realistic looking. I love them.
I love how you created the background. Thanks for sharing your techniques.
Thank you for sharing your creativity
Love how you did those stems and tied them into a bouquet, and as always loooovvveee your colouring
These cards are so lovely! great work
I would love to be a better colorer (is that a real word?) I am going to watch the coloring videos and get going!
Have fun coloring Maureen!!!
Beautiful flowers!
Beautiful, beautiful, B E A U TI FUL!!
Oh wow… your colouring is amazing, and the flowers are so beautiful.
Terrific cards! I specially love the color of the red-purplish bouquet.
Loving your flowers!! ❤️❤️
These floral images are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your coloring method and your creativity.
Beautiful
Your cards are gorgeous! Amazing coloring!
So creative! Thanks for sharing your passion.
I can’t wait for my kit! Than you for making a video. I’m learning, and a video tutorial really helps!
I always love your cards. Today is no exception. Thanks for the inspiration! 😀
Lovely bouquets; fantastic coloring. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love your style. Simple, colorful and adorable. Thanks for sharing them
Beautiful cards. Someday I hope to achieve your level of coloring.
I love the inking look!
These floral “bouquets” are stunning – I love their 3D look.
Those flowers are amazing. I love how it looks like a real bouquet.
Looks so cool with the individual stems and tying them into a boquet! It pops right out at you!
I had my email wrong. Sorry those flowers are awesome great coloring.
Love it!!!
Absolutely gorgeous cards! Thank you!!
Your cards are beautiful. Your coloring makes the flowers look so real. Thanks for sharing your talent!
Wow!! Such beautifully created cards Kathy! loved them.. the flowers look so real! Thank you so much for the inspiration
Wow; the coloring is FANTASTIC!!!!
Beautiful bouquets of flowers that you’ve created!
So pretty! Both the striped backgrounds and of course your amazing colouring.
Lovely! I love copic markers and this stamp set! Thank you for sharing your techniques and this tutorial!
WOW….your talent is never ending. I love these cards Kathy. Your coloring of these flowers are just beautiful.
Thanks so much Dana!
So fascinating watching you color. I love how you created and cut out the flower bouquet. And the end result is so beautiful.
Amazing! I love the flowers! And the coloring was great!
I just love the different methods you used to color these two cards! Thank you so much for all of the great tips and techniques! What a beautiful stamp collection!
-Miranda
These stamps really are gorgeous, Miranda. Thanks so much for your sweet comment.
I love the flower bouquets!! Gorgeous cards.
Beautiful cards. Thank you for sharing
yummy cards and cool background
WOW..your technique with coloring is fabulous…so enjoyed!
🙂 🙂 🙂
Beautiful cards! I just love your coloring skills
Really like the strips behind the flowers
Beautiful cards Kathy! As always, your coloring is stunning! I love the backgrounds you created with masking tape and distress inks.
Such exquisite flowers. I love your work and the stamps are very pretty.
Wow! The way you gathered and tied the flowers make it look real. Beautiful!
You make it look so easy!!!
I love the way you cut out your flowers – brilliant!! Great cards.
Pretty cards and coloring!
Beautiful coloring…they look so real!!
Thank you so much, Kathy.
You are absolutely fearless in your colouring – I learn so much from you!!!
Awe, that means so much to me, Candy! Thank you!
The flowers and stems pop right off the card. Love the twine.
In love with both the backgrounds and the crocuses! Thank you for sharing.
Pretty!
Such great cards. I/m happy to know that I can use colored pencils post-Copic to fill in. Thanks for sharing your talent. As for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge…I am now 10 days behind!!
Thats okay Tanya. Look forward, don’t look back!!!
Fantastic cards Kathy – thank you so much!!
Beautiful card as usual. You are so talented!!
Wow, you rocked this flower stamp! Love your pretty colors and sentiments. Thanks for some great inspiration!
Your colouring is always amazing and these are no exception! Love the striped backgrounds which highlight the flowers beautifully!
Your cards are so beautiful, Kathy, & as always, your coloring is superb. Great designs!
I got excited when I saw your name. 🙂
Thank you for sharing your cards 🙂 Lovely
WOW! The bouquets of flowers on the cards look so real!. They are beautiful cards!
Those flowers are amazing! You are definitely the coloring queen.
Wow love your shading !!!
Such stunning cards! Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Thank you for so many great lesson s in coloring techniques!
Great stamps and lovely flowers!
What beautiful coloring. I love blending with daubers and what a difference the white pen makes for highlighting. Thank you, Kathy, for sharing your talents with us.
Thank you for your sweet comment.
Love your use of distress inks and using painters tape. Sharpie pen tip was great….lovely cards!
Beautiful coloring….love that you highlight with the white pen.
I always learn something new watching your videos. Beautiful cards. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much Debi! 🙂
I like the way you turned the flowers into bouquets with the bow for nicely done
Oh my goodness! How beautiful are the freesia flowers. You always make it seem eazy. I will have to try making them that way thank you
a perfect colouring kathy, thanks for inspiring us with your gorgeous cards. my kiddo is inspired with your colouring challenge, will share here tomorrow with a better photograph.
Adhiraacreations
I’m so happy your kid is loving the challenge! Please share on IG with #thedailymarker30daykids under the picture!
Oh my goodness, how cute are these “bouquets!” I love that you actually tied them up with twine. Definitely going to CASE this!
Awesome! I hope to see your version! Tag me on IG if you make it!
Your coloring is amazing! I can’t wait for spring!
Beautiful coloring as always. You make the flowers look real.
Beautiful. I love the color choices and how you created the bouquet. I like the recipe idea.. no I don’t always follow the recipe and I should do the same with coloring. I am learning from you. Thanks so much. Both cards are beautiful. The background looks awesome. Really makes the flowers pop.
Thank you Billie, for your sweet comment! 🙂
Such lovely cards. Your colouring is just beautiful.
Wow your cards are gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration!
I am really having a blast with these challenges! This site is o inspirational!
That makes me so happy to hear! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Gorgeous flowers and coloring!
The colors you choose and your coloring is amazing!
Love the way the flowers look so real, the twine around the stems is a great touch.
Love the New Beginnings release as if they needed more to enable me! Love your cards.
Kathy, I have no words for how beautiful these cards are; Thanks for sharing.
Wow Kathy, your coloring is just so realistic, you take it to a whole new level, it’s astonishing. Thanks a lot for sharing, these cards are gorgeous. Just WOW.
Thank you for your sweet comment, Gaelle.
Absolutely stunning! I need this set!
Beautiful cards! I am loving SSSs newest collection and can’t wait to get quite a few of the pieces! Your coloring challenge gets better each time and I am glad to be a part of it! TFS!
I’m glad you’re a part of the challenges too, Barb!
Oh my goodness, Kathy! You never cease to amaze me. These are GORGEOUS!!! ♥
Love that flower stamp set.
These cards are STUNNING! I love how you don’t stick to just one color family for your creations. I’m going to try this on my next floral creation – maybe I’ll get more depth to my coloring.
I highly recommend trying to mix color families! I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised with the results!
These are so lovely and realistic! I love the backgrounds, too!
Beautiful card with new SSS produsts! Amazing coloring like Always! Thanks for sharing
Loved that you cut them out and made them into 3d artwork on the cards!!
So lovely, Kathy … they’re little works of art! Anita 🙂
Such a pretty idea. Love the background as well as the coloring!
Thanks for the inspiration and fun blog hop!
Such beautiful flowers! I am inspired!
Brilliant ideas for colouring, your always coming up with something new and amazing!!!!
¡Me encantan la dimensionalidad de las tarjetas! Las flores sobresaliendo del fondo le da dinamismo a la tarjeta. ¡Qué idea tan genial! Las tarjetas quedan preciosas.
Kathy, you ROCK the Copics on these cards! Amazing!
What a lovely Card. Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful card!!! Love your “30 day coloring challenge”….I LOVE to color, so relaxing.
I am so happy you’re enjoying the challenge and playing along, Autumn!
Love the colouring of thte flowers!
Gorgeous cards! Love the colours you chose.
WOW!! Kathy, both your cards are GORGEOUS!!! Love!!! :o) xx
Wowzer Kathy! Both of the cards are amazing…..I can sit and watch you color all day. I really appreciate you sharing all of these great tips.
Beautiful image and perfectly coloured and embellished as always.
Your Copic coloring skills are unmatched! Beautiful cards…love the backgrounds!
Your work always pleases my eyes. Just love these.
Beautiful as always!
Love your card! This new release from SSS is terrific. Thank You for your blog!
Absolutely gorgeous Kathy!!! Your flowers are so realistic and life like! Gorgeous colors too!!!! Remember that every Friday a new anything goes challenge goes up on my blog and you should definitely start linking up your beautiful work. We have sponsors every week and lots of prizes!
Have a great weekend!!
Hugs,
Jo
♥ Jo’s Scrap Shack ♥
Really beautiful!
Wow, at first I thought you had real flowers in front of the card, these are gorgeous. Awesome job!!!!
Wow Kathy. I like how you colored your beautiful flowers. Thanks for all the encouragement.
Very nice! Love the color combination.
Beautiful, beautiful work. Not that anyone is surprised by it!!!
Beautiful, so realistic!
As always, I am inspired by your coloring!
Really gorgeous and partly because of you, I purchased the More Spring Flower set last night, plus I have the previous one and love it!!!
Yay! Have fun playing with the awesome stamp set!
so very pretty love it
Very pretty and nicely done…thank you.
when I first saw this stamp set my immediate thoughts were that it would make such a great Valentine’s Day greeting! thanx for the inspiration and blog candy opp!
Inspirational coloring Kathy!! Beautifully designed and executed!!
I love your cards. They are awesome. As always. I love the fact that they are cut out to be a bouquet.
Beautiful, amazing, lovely, great,wonderful cards.
Wow Kathy, your coloring is such an inspiration. They look so real! I want this stamp set even more now. I’m a beginner but learning from everyone on YouTube. TFS
These are just beautiful!
Beautiful!
Beautiful cards colored by a smart and beautiful lady who shares her love of coloring with all of us! Great job Kathy and I’m loving all the great new floral stamps from SSS!
Wow! You are the queen of coloring. These are absolutely beautiful.
What an amazing coloring technique. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! Beautiful cards.
Beautiful cards!
Love your diagonal stripe backgrounds. It’s a great contrast to the florals and gives the cards a fresh modern feel. Your floral colouring is always stunning.
Oh gosh Kathy, I can’ t remember whether I have already commented here or not LOL. I know I did leave one on your awesome video! So, I guess at the risk of repeating myself, these cards are stunning, your colouring is just awesome and I love how you assembled and arrange these. I need this stamp set in my life (I am making a list based on everyday of the challenge and am going to try and wait to the end before buying …. wonder if I will make it LOL?) xo
LOL. Thank you for your sweet comment, Moira!
These flowers are very pretty. Your coloring is spot on. Thanks for all of your inspiration. I haven’t been able to color every day but I’ve colored more this past few days than I have in a long time.
Thats wonderful that you’ve colored more than usual! It’s all aboiut making time for YOU!
Stunning cards. Thanks for sharing the video
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing how to cut them out & add extra coloring.
Such gorgeous floral cards,
as usual! The stripe background
is perfect! I’ll have to remember that.
These cards are just stunning! I love how you made your own card bases. Makes the flowers just pop 🙂
Beautiful colors. They look real. Thanks for sharing!
I learn so much from watching your videos! Thank you so much for sharing Both of these cards are beautiful!
Thank you for your sweet comment, Donna.
Beautiful flowers! Look so real.
Amazing detail on these cards.
I love your cards, there are beautiful, delicate, perfects!!
Your card is beautiful. I hope to join the 30 day color challenge for one month before 2017 is over.
I hope you join too! You can just jump in this month, and color the days you can! Look forward, no looking back!
I love your card, is absolutely stunning, super elegant, sweet, perfects!
Thanks for sharing!
The bouquets give the impression of a real bouquet.
You could pluck it off the card and “smell the roses”.
Fantastic shading.
thanks for sharing.
BEAUTIFUL!!! Your coloring is gorgeous!!
Pretty flowers and stunning colouring again.
Your coloring is always so beautiful! I love your cards!
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Beautiful.
It is so relaxing to sit and watch your videos. You are so carefree with the colors.
Beautiful!
Kathy, you are fantastic!!! I so much enjoy your coloring and your ideas and your vision of beauty!!! Thanks you!
Lovely coloring on these pretty flowers -thanks for sharping your art work and talent on this hop! Blessings, Gail
This release is so full of goodness. This bouquet is lovely. I don’t know how you manage to turn out all these lovely creations. Your such a busy gal!! Do you find time to sleep? Thanks so much for your work and for the chance to win a prize.
LOL. I need to get more sleep! LOL 🙂
Beautiful coloring – lovely card work here! thanks for sharping your art work and talent on this hop! Blessings, Gail
I love how you colored the second set of flowers using the strips of paper to mask – I definitely will try that. And speaking of masking – your backgrounds were amazing. Love them both. Again something I am going to try and re-create!
Love this flower bouquets
Wow! You are an inspiration! Love your coloring! Beautiful cards.
Your cards are AMAZING! Your coloring talents leave me dazed! I can’t get enough of watching you in action! Thanks so much for all of the instructive comments you make to help us out here who are trying to be half as good at this as you are! Wonderful release and amazing talent on this hop! Thank you for sharing yours!
Thank you so much Debbie.
I love your twine detail.
I finally bought a few Zig markers. Do you think they come with your talent? LOL
LOL. Practice makes perfect. You’ll love the Zigs! Try them on Bristol Smooth paper or watercolor cardstock – they blend like a dream on those two papers.
What great colors! Love how you incorporated the beautiful twine detail.
These cards are so pretty! Anyone would be blessed to receive one! Thanks so much for sharing them on the hop!
Beautiful! I love to watch your videos
Wow! Very nice artwork! I love florals!
Gorgeous floral cards!!! I love your colouring. The flowers look so realistic. I wanted to reach out and touch it.
Great cards! Thank you for taking the time to explain!
Wow, what fantastic coloring on your flowers. Absolutely beautiful. I also really like your stripped backgrounds. Beautifully done.
Thanks for sharing! lovely cards!
Beautiful cards!
Lovely boquets!
I love the videos, so many good simple tips. Always looking forward to the next one.
Can you tell me what you use for a pencil sharpener? Your pencil points are so nice and pointy, I am not always able to achieve such a sharp point. Thank you!
I use the Baumgartens pencil sharpener. You can find it on Amazon.
Love those pretty spring flowers!
So pretty!
Fantastic coloring
Love, love, love your colouring, Kathy! These flowers and stems look so realistic! Thank you for the tip on fussy-cutting too!
Amazing how you coloured the blossoms. Your colouring skills are crazy amazing : )
These are just stunning.
Kathy, you are my coloring idol…truly amazing!!!! Thanks for sharing!!
I have to get this set of flower stamps they are so perfect for spring cards. Your work is beautiful too!
Absolutely beautiful cards!
Wowza! I’m speechless!
I always wonder how a card such as the first design shown here can be mailed without damaging the overhanging images? It’s just too pretty to put in an envelope and get all smooshed!
I often send them in padded mailer envelopes and pay the extra postage.
Gorgeous coloring and love that flower too!
as usual you never cease to amaze me! Love all of them!!
Wonderful coloring, love these cards.
Beautiful cards! Thanks for including the video, it’s always so helpful. I love how you used the painters tape to create the background.
Beautiful cards! Love these flowers.
These are beautiful, thank you for sharing!
These flowers are gorgeous!!!Beautiful!
I love your coloring and these flowers are fab!
love all the flowers!!!
Your cards are just beautiful. Those flowers/stems are so lifelike, wow!
what a beautiful bouquet
I love the spring flowers and colors. But whew cutting out those flowers, I’m overwhelmed.
I really liked the cards, thanks for the inspiration!
I absolutely love your flower cards and you have given me some inspiration to do some bouquet cards myself! Thank you.
Absolutely stunning!
These cards are stunning! Such talent!
The crocuses are beautiful! I love how you extended the stems and tied them off. So realistic.
Gorgeous cards Lathy. The coloring is amazing on both. The softer stripes look wonderful on the second card.
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing and keeping us real.
Your cards are always so pretty – the coloring is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for all the tips
Hello, I couldn’t find it at first. I enjoy this challange very much.
Thank fot the beautifull tips.
I am so happy you’re enjoying the challenge, Hester!
Wow, such beautiful cards. I love how you colored the flowers, and the inked background. Thank you so much for sharing.
Love those backgrounds…and inking the twine, great idea!!
These flowers are so beautiful, Kathy. I love how you used them!
Beautiful cards. Just love this stamp set! Thank you for sharing and your video tutorial.
Just amazing your coloring and design.
Beautiful!
Hey Kathy, the cards are superb!!! As always loved your coloring. The background inking and twine has added so much life into the card. Loved the way you placed the ‘love’ banner. Thanks so much for sharing this video.
I think your cards are beautiful! I love the striped backgrounds that just make the flowers pop of the card! Thanks also for your comment about the compatibility of the fine tip Sharpie marker and Copics…I was just going to investigate that as I have recently invested in some Copics 🙂
I like the coloring and especially loved the different background.
Beautiful cards!
Wow they look like real flowers!
I love the combination of pink and purple side by side. Beautiful flowers.
Beautiful cards!
gorgeous work 🙂 thanks for sharing
Awesome coloring. These cards are beautiful !!
I love watching you put the whole design together. Especially the masking
Which is so important. You make me want to go and try masking a bouquet together right now.
Kathy,
Your samples are just gorgeous!! I have your video bookmarked and will check it out lter- thank you so much for sharing!
Jackie xx
These flower cards are really beautiful. I really like the idea of using the painters tape since I just bought some for something else. Can’t wait to try this. Thanks for sharing!
I like the coloring on those stems.
Your coloring is amazing!! Beautiful cards!
Gorgeous. Thanks for all the great tips.
Beautiful cards and a great video. Great ideas for those backgrounds, too. Love them!
I watch all your videos and all your cards. Your coloring is truly special – thanks for the inspiration.
As Always Kathy just amazing how the final product turns out. I always love watching you color and in turn I learn so much.
Wow! Stunningly Pretty! Thanks, Denise
Wow, these cards are amazing! Love your coloring, too!
These are really pretty cards.
Oh my.. You are simply amazing at coloring! I love!
I love all your flower colouring because of the details.
Goodness Kathy, you knocked it out the park again. I wonder if you ever make a card I don’t love! These are just beautiful, your eye for design and colour is perfect. Thank you so much for all you do for us, Lisa x
Thanks so much, sweet Lisa!
Ah flowers! So very lovely!
Beautiful cards with wonderful backgrounds!
Beautiful cards!
The cards are gorgeous! You’re so very talented.
Amazing colouring and background as usual it is a dream to be a talented like you in colouring.
Oh, Kathy these cards are just gorgeous!! The flowers are so real looking!
Thank you for sharing your time & your many talents with us!
Amazing shading. I love these!
WOW!!! Just incredible. :o)
Your coloring of the flowers is stunning. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love that you show us so many different ways to color images. Some are very detailed and some are so simple. I love that. Thanks
Very pretty bouquets and love the details you add and the background.
Beautiful flowers bouquets
Wowee, your colouring on these is stunning!
Those flowers are gorgeous! Love the dimension on them, and love the custom twine trick!
the coloring to wonderful and such a great presentation of the stamp set
Hi Kathy! I really enjoyed this video. Wonderful technique for the striped backgrounds. Definitely going to try that! Your coloring on that bouquet is stunning! Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful cards, I love the striped backgrounds, great colors! Thanks for sharing.
One day I’ll be as good as you with creating such gorgeous shading and combos. but until then…I’m working on it. Lovely as always
Here is my version of your card from Day 10: http://beverlyjordan.blogspot.com/2017/03/spring-violets.html