Hello Friends. Welcome to DAY ONE of my 8th coloring challenge …. “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” OMG I can’t believe it’s DAY ONE!!! YIPEEE!! I am so excited you are here and that so many of you are taking the challenge. If this is your first time don’t be hard on yourself and jump in when time permits. If you have any questions about the coloring challenge you can refer to this post . If you want to get my posts in your mailbox you can sign up here or subscribe to my videos here.
Marcella from Power Poppy is such a beautiful illustrator … she defines what an artist is! This stunning holly and mistletoe bundle is a new digi & it’s oooohhhh so fun to color. Click here if you have any questions about using a digital stamp and click here to purchase the digital stamp and you will see three different versions! There will be mini contest to determine which version is made into clear, available end of September. More details on that tomorrow from Power Poppy! Super EXCITING!!
(Sorry for the milky photo it’s almost 3 am here! I have another post coming for later today so please check back).
I really wanted to do a video but, time wasn’t kind to me but, I hope to do one or two a week during the challenge.
Saturday I will be hosting a mega hop with amazing prizes. If you are not on Instagram join the Facebook page called “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” .
The sentiment is from this stamp set. The luscious glitter is on only some of the holly … I like to use it only as an accent on random berries.
Tomorrow when I wake up I will add another layer of glossy accents to different random berries. It’s amazing what building up some berries adds to a one layer card.
There are now 3 ways to share what you are coloring. If you want to join a community of coloring enthusiasts I recommend FaceBook or Instagram. Be sure to tag me and use the hashtag #thedailymarker30day. Kids & young adults use #thedailymarker30daykids.
The 3rd way is to link up to my blog to share your coloring. It will always be on todays post…DAY 1. each day I will link you back here to share your coloring.
*** The link up tool is at the very bottom of this post. ***
Thanks for your enthusiasm for the challenge and I hope you know that I am just as excited as you are. Thanks for your visit and I will see you tomorrow Hugs, Kathy
P.S. Fortunately ”The 30 Day Coloring Challenge” has grown since the first coloring challenge because of YOU. If you want to share the logo (at the top of the post) when writing your blog post or on Facebook etc. that would be lovely & so appreciated :).
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DAY 24. Giveaway!
Hi Kathy!
Your project for today is amazing!!! Loove it!
Thank u so much for hosting a new challenge!
I’m always so happy to color, create, share and see all the projects shared in the community!! It’s going to be a super funny month! 🙂
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Thank you so much for doing this Kathy. I got the courage to learn how to colour because of this challenge last year and now, not only am I not afraid to do it but I realised I’m not bad at it too! So I will be eternally grateful to you for helping me discover a hidden talent! Thanks for your inspiration and tips.
I’m so happy to hear you’ve discovered and enjoyed coloring! Bonus that you’re please with your work! Thanks for playing along with the challenge! Happy coloring!
And we’re off! thanks so much for running this, Kathy, it brings so much pleasure, inspiration and fun for card makers across the globe, Jo x
Kathy I’ve waited with this day with baited breath – and you did not disappoint. I am a super fan of power poppy and you make her images come alive with your beautiful coloring. I’m so sad I can’t come to the on the road in September ( it’s the one weekend we’re away for our anniversary) but I plan to hit Missouri next year!! Thank you for – you have so many people inspired by it!) Jenny x
Yuhooo !! The coloring for n starts !! Lived your card kathy !
Love this challenge!
Thank you for all inspiration!
hugs
Thank you and the card looks great. Looking forward to videos.
So excited for the coloring challenge. I try to participate and color a little bit every single day of the challenges. It makes me very happy. Love your coloring today. Absolutely beautiful!
Oh, Kathy, congratulations on another wonderful 30 Day Color Challenge! And what a way to start…with one of Marcy’s fabulous images! I love it and love your amazing coloring! You always (always) bring images to life, and you are such a fabulous colorist! Stunning with a simple layout using the black mat. Exquisite and beyond! Hugs and love!
Awe, thank you so much, Cheryl! Happy you’re playing along with the challenge again!
Congrats on your 8th coloring challenge! You are so very inspiring and always so encouraging! Thank you for all you do!
This is gorgeous Kathy, the highlighting on the holly leaves is just amazing!
I love how you did the leaves!! And the GA on the berries is, well, the berries!!
I absolutely love the enthusiasm that you stir up in our coloring community, Kathy.
Just wanted to let you know that I was lucky enough to snag the LAST spot on Nov. 1st in Mesa to do some coloring with you. Can’t wait to meet you in person 🙂
Yahoo, Jean!!! We are going to have so much fun! Thanks for your sweet words and being an avid participator in my coloring challenges!!
Such a beautiful card…love the theme and colors!
Wow! Can’t wait to see all the beautiful creations of this challenge!!!
Love your beautiful card, Kathy!!!
Yay for another 30-day colouring event.
I will definitely try do get some colouring done every day.
Love your card, Kathy.
Marianne x
Love how your background makes the jelly fish pop!
Wow!! This is gorgeous! Both the image and your coloring. I love how you’ve colored your holly leaves.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow. Cool card!
What a fun background! I love how you did that! Can’t wait to try it for myself!
Lovely watercolor, like the bottom colors.
Very beautiful coloring thanks for sharing!
Pretty card! I love the colors you used.
Wasn’t sure I was too excited about that stamp set, but really like what you did using it . Beautiful!
The card is very cool! Thanks for sharing with us! I am going to have to try this’
Great card and video, thanks for sharing your ideas with us!
A beautiful card from beautiful Digi, that’s a great start for this new Coloring Challenge ! I hope I’ll be able to share some coloring this month. Have all a great time !
Awesome card but I really like that background. It turned out wonderful
Love the red, white & blue color combo.
Yay for Day 1. 🙂
Such unusual colors that all seem to go together. Definitely a unique card.
Love the jellyfish! They look amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Love your cards! Thank you.
Wow this cards looks really nice! You are really good at coloring. 🙂
I love this card because I love the ocean. You are amazing and you never cease to amaze me.
I posted on the wrong blog post ….lol
Hi Kathy. I am a huge fan and congrats on another 30 day challenge. Challenged is what I am. Very basic computer skills. I love to color and will be following each day. Not a poster but I love this challenge and will be with you daily. Someday when I grow up I may just surprise you and learn how to post! Thanks for inspiring!
Was so happy to see that you are doing this again, Kathy. I’m sure it’s an enormous amount of work. I, and so man others, are so grateful to you for taking your time, and sharing your talents. I’m looking forward to creating with the others here on the 30 day color challenge! Bless you!
Oh Lynda, thank you for you kind words and recognizing that it is a lot of work. It’s worth every second though! It forces me to color everyday, too! Happy you’re playing along again!
Thank you for all you do!
Gorgeous!
Wahooooo! Another 30 day challenge!
Hi Kathy, what a great site for a newbie, I am petrified of Copics so for now just using watercolor, much for forgiving!
Welcome Lori!!! Happy you’ve found my blog, the Daily Marker and my 30 day coloring challenge!!! Any color medium is great! Happy coloring!
Beautiful! Your colouring adds so much dimension to the image.
This is the gorgeous card. Love the colours that you brought together 🙂
Thanks for doing this, it is awesome, I will try to link up soon! Beautiful work as always!
What a perfect start for day one of the challenge! Love this beautiful perfectly colored card!
Hi Kathy, I’m not sure if I can do the whole month, but will give it a go as you have so many wonderful crafters sharing their love of coloring. Love reading up on new things and finding new and friendly people to learn from. Thanks so much for sharing.
XO April
No problem if you cannot color daily, April. This is a no stress kind of challenge – the goal is to color and enjoy and relax!!! Have fun coloring when you can!
Stunning card ! LOVE the colors they are just beautiful !!
Really lovely card. The colors are amazing.
Trying to catch up ! Love these . What a beautiful way to get the 30 day challenge off to a great start.
Thanks for the new 30 day challenge. It’s always fun to play.
Amazing coloring as always!! Thanks Kathy for another coloring challenge and the inspirations!
I love how the glossy accents makes the berries pop!
Your artwork is gorgeous! Thank you for another 30 day coloring challenge!
Somehow I missed this challenge until today. Love your coloring and the inspiration you give to so many of us. Thank you so much for doing this.
Thank you for the coloring challenge, my first time joining in. Love that large image you colored, beautiful!
Welcome, Pam!!!!! So happy you found my 30 day coloring challenge and my blog, The Daily Marker!!! Happy coloring! Happy you’re playing along!
Great idea…love to color and your cards are really beautiful!
Day 5: The 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I am so excited about the challenge! I found about the challenge today. Trying to figure out what I want to colour next. Thank you for the motivation. Looking forward to learning new tips, tricks, and techniques.
Hi Joyce! So happy you found out about the challenge. So happy you are jumping right in! Woo Hoo 🙂
Thanks Kathy for organising another great opportunity to get colouring!
WONDERFUL colouring Kathy!
YOU always INSPIRE!
It is EXCITING to see the gallery filling so fast too 🙂
You are so sweet to be the head of such a project. Love following . I will post some soon. I will continue to try for the give aways.
I have really enjoyed every day of the hop. I never did this one before.
Thanks so much for the beautiful cards and tutorials, I have learned so much from your site! God bless you for sharing you skills with all of us!
Kathy, thanks so much for all the wonderful inspiration from both you and the participants! I do so appreciate all that you do.
Beautiful mistletoe! Just the type of thing I was looking for!love the layers of colour and dimension.
Love the beautiful tulips. Great work.