Hello Friends! Welcome to DAY ONE my 30 Day Coloring Challenge!! #thedailymarker30day.
I am so excited that so many of you are taking the 30 Day Coloring Challenge with me. I can’t tell you how happy that makes me!! Thank You. It’s super fun to see that so many of you LOVE to color as much as I do. This challenge will bring us back to our roots…the love of coloring. Somedays during the challenge that will translate into card making and some days it won’t. Hopefully I will keep you inspired 🙂
Today not only do I have a video for you but, a surprise giveaway too.
Shall we begin! I really wanted to start out of the gate with a video for you for DAY ONE. In the video I show you how I colored these delightful birds from Tim Holtz.
If you have any questions about the coloring challenge you can refer to this post and see my getting started video here. If you want to share what you are coloring with the Inlinkz tool it will be on this DAY ONE post near the bottom & throughout the challenge. (I will keep linking to this page as a reminder where to link up your coloring). I just want to keep all of YOUR COLORING shares together during the 30 days. If you want to use this graphic below to share with your readers what you are up to that would be awesome.
 
GIVEAWAY :Â OnLine Card Classes is giving away a spot in their Copic Class to one of YOU!! How great is that. I think you could tell my love for OnLine Card Classes. They have great teachers, a ton of videos and great content. Just leave a comment at the end of this post and I will announce a winner if a few days. Tomorrow I will be back to announce the winners to the Card Kit Giveaway, the You Tube Subscriber Giveaway and maybe one other lol. See you soon. Hugs, Kathy
Day 28. No Line Coloring – Giveaway
Day 6. Coloring On The Airplane
Day 12. Colored Pencils
Wowowowowow!! let’s start!!
I am excited to have an excuse to color again! Thank you.
I love to color! You are fantastic at coloring. Those birds look great!
Oh wow. This will be so much fun. You are the queen of coloring and now we all get this “masterclass”. Not for 1 or 2 weeks, no for 4 weeks. THank you so much for taking the time and effort to organize this.
Awww thanks so much Pippa. Glad you are joining the 30 day challenge 🙂
Kathy…love, love, LOVE those birds! Great kick off! -Terri (tlchocolate1)
Wow! Your mastery of Copics is astounding. I love this stamp set…it is probably going to have to find it way to my home!
My goodness I am so falling in love with these birds. And now tips for colouring them thank you so much. Just waiting for them to be in stock again, being in Australia always seem to get to the shop as the stock runs out but I know I will eventually get them. Love the whole idea of this 30 days colouring. Did mine today, hoping to share soon.
That really stinks! Hopefully you get them soon. So glad you are doing the challenge, cant wait to see!
Loved watching you color these birds, Kathy! I bought them first thing and have done a few with watercolor. I don’t have Copics, but would love to win the class to see if I might break down and buy some. They are pretty expensive for my limited budget. 🙂
Hi Joy, You can start with a few Copics a month if you want to try. So happy you are doing the challenge because they will be many other coloring options. 🙂
WOW! I was just mesmerized watching you color! Coloring is my favorite thing about stamping. It’s my “calm”.
The best part of what you do though… the doodling. Watching the video just builds in anticipation of getting to the end and seeing what you are going to add to the image, You pick up that black pen and magic happens! Thank you SO much for sharing your talent and technique!
OMG thanks so much Carol!!!!!
WOW! Those birds are fantastic!!!!! Thank you for the vid and as always, thank you for your super inspiration! You Rock those cute birds!! ♥
Those birdies look awesome…gorgeous coloring!!! =)
Love the birds and love how you colored them!
Oh boy, I love to color too, but definitely do not have your talent…..hopefully with practice I’ll come close! Thanks for the nudge to improve my skills and be more creative.
What an amazing challenge! Everybody needs a little more color in their life 😀
I will definitely try to participate every day.
Your coloring skills truly are amazing! I would love to win a spot in a copic class. I’m quite a novice when it comes to copic’s. I’m excited about this 30 day challenge. I’m hoping it will help me search out some free resources for increasing my coloring techniques. Thanks for challenging us!
This sounds like tons of fun! March is a crazy month for me, but I’m hoping to play along!
Love to watch you color ..Really excited about this 30 day challenge 🙂
Let’s get started
Love the ltitle birds. Your coloring is amazing.
Love these birds – such character! And you make the colouring look so easy.
So calming to colour …. should be a great 30 days.
These birds are fabulous! I’ve been on the fence about diving into copics but you are making it hard to resist. Thank you for creating this challenge, a great way to get back to coloring and in doable chunks of time.
Fantastic Kathy, thanks for the chance to win and participete!
Wow absolutely amazing is your colouring tutorial your so talented l just loved the images your used too! xx
Excited to colour along with everyone! Have fun!
Loved this challenge. Coloring is what a like best. You are great, the birds are just lovely. Thanks.
What a fun challenge! I’m going to play along – such a wonderful way to be inspired to practice more! 🙂
I love this idea, Kathy! I will be participating in the challenge! It would be awesome to win the copic class!!! I am just starting to get into copics and would like to take that class before I buy markers so I learn a little bit about them. It would be so awesome to win the spot! Thanks for the opportunity!
I definitely got some tips! I loved how you added the eyelids and lined the birds and their mix of colors really made them look like real birds. I have never put paper under my Copic coloring either so I will try that as well. I think this is going to be a fun 30 day challenge as I really love to color.
you are fabulous at coloring!!!! i don’t seem to do as well with markers but maybe the class would help! i could never reach your level though!!!!!
I’m so excited to participate in this coloring challenge, because it will challenge me! Thank you.
Those birds are gorgeous! I love to watch you color, and you chose color combinations that would not have occurred to me but they look fabulous together. I am going to try my best to keep up with this challenge. Please don’t include me in the drawing because I have already taken the class. It was the best class ever!
I LOVE these birds too! I can’t wait to get started when I get home from work tonight. They were going to be the first thing I colored too 🙂 Hmmm…Might have to switch to one of my cute Pandas 🙂
Great, great, great, job!! I love what you do! Thanks so much for this challenge… if I set aside 10 minutes I usually take longer LOL but that is a good thing … house work will always be there… ( as I try not to look at the dust bunnies running around under my couch)
I love to color and have been so wanting to try COPIC. Thanks for the opportunity for the Online Class. Awesome!
Great coloring! And the challenge is a great idea too!
Looking forward to this! I pulled some stamps out last night and put them on my table with ink and paper so I’d be ready to get started!
I’m not too good with Copic coloring, so would love the chance for the Online Copic Class. Thanks.
I love the way you colored the little birds. So different from I imagined them. Now I have new ideas how I want to color them next. Coloring is fun, fun, fun!
Great idea, Kathy. I just love the birds! I love the idea of the 30 days of coloring. Your videos are wonderful, too!
Awesome job. I like how you did the eyes on those fantastic birds.
“Color” is my OLW for 2015…..in all its forms….noun, verb, adjective……this challenge is going to be part of my ACTION PLAN for the month! I am so excited!!!!
Coloring is my calm. Its a way to relieve my stress as a middle school teacher. there are some days I wish I could just hand out my Copics to the class and have them all color and calm down. LOL!
I am always excited to colour. I don’t own any Copics, as yet (maybe someday!) so I thought it was a good time to practice with my Prismacolours and Gamsol. (The Lord knows I need the practice! LOL) Its fun to know I am not the only one who gets excited about colouring! haha
I am coloring-challenged (which is disappointing as my parents and grandfather were artists) thanks for the chance to win a spot in the class.
the little birdies are darling.
WOW this is a good challenge I’m off to color some with my Copics, need more practice anyway.
Kathy, I could sit and watch you color all day; it is so inspiring and relaxing! You’re the reason i feel free to experiment with different colors in my Copic coloring as I’ve watched you do time and again and produce such gorgeous images! Oh and what awesomeness your doodling adds! I just love the expressions on these birds.
Please do t include me in the drawing as I’be taken the class and for the winner this is amazing class!
Your coloring is amazing and those birds – I just ordered them….Sure could use some help with my Copic coloring skills….Thanks for the chance to win!
omg can’t wait to watch the video after work!!!! it looks incredible!! hope to get half as good as you 🙂
Oh my goodness… Your birds are so stinkin’ cute!!! I love your coloring!!!! I am definitely going to have to practice more!!!
Fantastic coloring! Looking forward to your 30 day challenge posts. Meanwhile would love to win an online card class spot. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Day 1……even a few tips you share go a long way……love the birds!!!!! See you tomorrow!!!!!!
And you’re off! I absolutely love those crazy birds! I need to get that stamp set. Thanks for the inspiration to get coloring and the opportunity to win a spot in a Copic class. That would be fantastic!
Such a fun challenge! Can’t wait to take a little time this afternoon to color!
Dawn
dmg314
I love this challenge!!! My coloring skills aren’t great, but it is still fun to see what happens when I try.
Kathy, I can’t believe someone has actually made me dust off my watercolour paints……Thank you very very much !! I have 12 copics and am slightly afraid of them, but here goes nothing maybe an old bird can learn new tricks !! R x
WOW, Kathy all I can say is WOW. I love the birds you choose, I have been waiting on mine to arrive any day now. Your birds turned out so cute, I am so excited to try to keep up with you each day. I have already posted mine for today and being new at this, it’s my first one that I think turned out really good. Just started with Copics but learning so much already. Thanks again and can’t wait for tomorrow.
Your coloring is amazing! Of course, now I have to have those birds. 🙂 Thanks for doing this. What fun!
Copics scare me, although I am willing to give them a try.
I will be using many different mediums during this challenge. Hopefully something will inspire you!
They look fabulous! I love the eyelids you added on, it gave them a really fun expression. I’m excited to start the challenge, I need that motivation to get some stuff done 🙂
These birds are so cute! I’ve just discovered your blog and am so excited to try this 30 day challenge! Off I go! 🙂
Those birds are so cute great coloring
How exciting! I am really looking forward to seeing all of your amazing coloring for the nest 30 days. Those Tim Holtz birds crack me up. The way you colored them and stood them next to each other reminds me of Lucy and Ethel for some reason. It looks like they already got in trouble and are trying to figure out how to hide it! lol
Hi Kathy,ive been tryi g to post my work but cant figure out url,I’ll keep trying cuz I want you to see what I’ve learned in distress colouring
What a great tutorial! Love your coloring and your tips!! Fun!
Great video and tips. I love all the extra detailing that you do to images after they are colored. I am so inspired. Off to go find something to color
Well I am taking you seriously, I started coloring today, I’m glad I had a few things already stamped so that has helped. This video is AWESOME! Have learned a lot from it. Thanks so much Kathy for sharing all of your talent, you are a great teacher. Hugs
Awesome tutorial! You do an amazing job with Copics! Love the birds so enjoyed seeing you bring them to life!
I hope I can find some time to color.
Great idea!
Wow!!! It’s amazing!!! Thank you!!!
That´s a lovely challenge! Great tutorial, coloring almost when spring is starting is a great idea!
Aren’t those birds fun? Hoping to get my hands on them soon. Very excited for this color challenge. Tonight I am going to stamp a bunch of images & bring them to work. I get stuck at my desk a lot with free time but can’t leave it unattended…perfect time for coloring! Thanks for running this challenge!
I am SO excited to do this challenge with you! I have never done a challenge online. Now, I’m off to figure out how to update my out-of-date blog!
Love this challenge! I am going to try and play along with all 30 days. I stamped some images last night and took some time to color 3 of them for today. Would love to win the copic class. Thanks for a chance at the drawing.
Robbie
Thank you for a chance to participate in something really fantastic like 30 days coloring! But I don’t have copics. May I do my coloring with pencils or watercolors?! I love your projects and videos and will be happy to study in classes and try new techniques
Your coloring is amazing and mesmerizing. I almost ran right over to my markers. So inspiring. The birds really are beautiful. Thank you for the chance to win.
I love these little birdies from Tim Holtz – their expressions are so different than the usual… Thanks for the challenge; it’s just the kick in the pants I need to do something each day!
What can I add, you are truly the Queen of Copics! All the tips and tricks you share are so helpful and make the finished image so original and you. Thank you for having this wonderful challenge. Even though I don’t have these cute birds to color, I am pulling another bird stamp out of my stash and playing with it. I will link it up when I finish is. Please don’t put me in for the drawing for the Copic class, a generous and thoughtful friend gifted me the class already so I wouldn’t want to take the opportunity away from anyone else, I just wanted to pop by and say hello!
Hugs,
Maureen
What an amazing give away. Thanks for the chance to win!! I’ll be following you 30-day challenge and hopefully be able to color around work and kids.
Everyone is using these CUTE birdies….. and love how you have them colored up too!!!
Thanks for the video too!!
Looking forward to the next 30 days – Hoping to learn a lot!!! Great giveaway – I just bought my first copics and need all the help I can get. Thanks!!
I will be coloring today thanks to the challenge but I don’t have Copic markers. Always wanted to try them but you need so many that my budget doesn’t allow that right now. Your coloring today was exceptional and winning this class might make me break down and buy some Copic markers. Thank you, again, for hosting this challenge and you’ve added prizes!
I, too, love colouring. Just the process without a “big” destination lol. Some friends just don’t get it and wonder why I would do that without a “purpose”. Well, the purpose is to relax and enjoy and if I want to make a project at some point… great. Loved watching you colour back and forth. It’s done when it’s done right lol? Just wish I could see those colours you chose to play with even better. I enjoy your blog and while I may not post my pics, know that I try to make a point of colouring regularly if not every day, for the pure enjoyment and relaxation.
Great video and card!
I love the birds and I’d love to have the class that would start me on the road to Copic coloring…
Kathy I have just ordered these birds and can’t wait to colour them now I have seen what you have created!
Hugs x
Wonderful coloring and great video! I like your 30 day coloring challenge! FUN FUN FUN!!! 😀
This s adorable. Those birds are a grea tstamp set t start thechallenge with.
Oh, your coloring is wonderful. I love those Tim Holtz birds! Thanks so much for giving away a class, I’d love to take one of them!
I’m learning a lot about coloring from you. these birds are so funny. On my wish list. I will color everyday, but I am too new to post. Way too much talent out there! TFS
These birds are so cute!!! Linked my first project. Please don’t enter me for the class giveaway. I don’t have any copics so it wouldn’t be worth taking the class. Thanks!
I saw Kristina Werner’s mention of this on Facebook last week and am excited about it. I don’t know how many completed cards I’ll end up with, but I like the idea of coloring a bit each day, even if it’s one image for 5 or 10 minutes. Eventually I should have a nice stack for future use, right?
Today I need a birthday card and an anniversary card…so better hop to coloring!
I love watching people color! And your birds are adorable 😀
IN LOVE; I have never wanted these birds, but you do such AMAZING work!!! Gotta try this ‘dot/swoosh’ effect; amazing Kathy; I want to be you when I grow up!!!
Beautiful coloring; you make it look so easy!!
Thanks for Day 1. Your videos are so clear and easy to understand. I love how you went around the outside of the birds to give them more definition from the background. And I love the use of the solution to add texture. Do you use just a small piece of towel to do this? Great job of coloring as usual. A super video….TFS
beautiful little birds….love the 30 day challenge!!!!
I just love the eyelids. Really gives the birds an expression.
What a fantastic giveaway! Cutie birds!!
Wow! Love your coloring and your so talented. Plus thank-you for the video on Day one of this wonderful 30 day challenge. This challenge is so exciting and look forward to each day. Thank-you for putting this together.
I love watching you color. The birds came out just amazing. I wouldn’t have thought to add eyelids and they look like they were there from the beginning. Thanks for sharing.
Those birds are so ugly that they’re cute…. And you know how to bring out their personalities.. Love it.
Thanks for the great challenge! I hope that most days I will also be able to do some sort of coloring too!
I am super excited for this! I am new to copies but I love to color with all kindss of mediums. Thanks for being inspiring.
I love Copics and really love those crazy birds. You’re right, Kathy, we have gotten away from coloring and need to get back to what made us happy in the first place. I have so many coloring mediums and hardly ever use them. Thank you for inspiring us to color our world. You are an amazing card maker and I look forward to your posts!
Your birds make me laughing!!!! They are so awesome!!!
Thanks for video!
You make it look so easy
I’m so happy to get started on this…coloring was one of my favorite pastimes when I was a kid. I have some errands toe in, but then I want to sit down and do some coloring!
Wow…and wow. I’m loving these birds. Im very excited about this challenge. Can’t wait to get up to my craft room to start today. One question…can we use any medium or technique to color each day, or should we stick to the medium and technique shown in the daily post?
Hi Lynda, Use anything that you want . So happy that you are playing along 🙂
Looks like a lot of fun!
I could use your class,
always willing to learn
new things! And Happy
HUMP Day!!
Carla from Utah
Those birds are SO cute and you did such a FAB job of coloring them! Wish I colored better… perhaps this class will be just what I need. : )
Love what you did with the birds! I’ve got to lay my hands on a set of those- they’re fabulous!
I am happier too when I get to spend even a little time in my craft room. I’m hoping to participate in your challenge, thanks for the inspiration.
Sounds like fun! And a great way to get into the habit of doing a little everyday! Isn’t it said that if you do something for 30 days continuously, it becomes a habit?
Love watching the video and your use of different colors and I really LOVE the white pen details!
I think we all would agree that we can learn something new. We stay fresh and feel good about our creativity. So much fun!
I am mesmerized by your seemingly effortless coloring. Beautiful!
Love your challenge!!! And I hope I can join it and finish the 30 days. Today I have had a bussy working day but now I will start my homework with my new Kuretake watercolors. Can’t wait to share with you!!! Thanks for such fun!!!
eva
What a great idea. I haven’t colored in weeks & it is way overdue!
Your coloring is just mesmerizing! You absolutely bring these images to life! Loving the idea of this challenge…I’m really going to try to play along. Such a great idea!! Thanks for the chance to win the class. I only have a few Copics, and I’m excited to learn more. 🙂
Great video Kathy!!!! Love this all month challenge and looking forward to many more tips and tricks:) I’ve never taken a copic class but would love to attend OCC 🙂 Who knows better than the instructors at OCC to show how 🙂
Love these birds and your coloring is AMAZING!!!! I adore that you put eyelids on them and thanks for all your tips and techniques in the video (pool then swish) I am excited to color!
I could watch you color all day long! I would love to win a spot in class; thanks for the chance.
This challenge is so exciting. I’m hoping my skills will improve by participating.
It was great watching you color. I colored a small simple image today with Copics and made it into a card.
Ah! I soooo want to play! Looks like I’ll need to stick to watercoloring though as my back ordered copics have still yet to arrive…3 months later!! Sheesh, oh well.
Great video Kathy. I love watching people color. Plan on coloring myself a little later today and will link up!
I love how you colored those adorable birds. I am not confident with my copic coloring. I would love to be able to have results like yours! I need help!!! Thanks for the chance to win.
I only have 2 Coptic markers. Now I understand how there’re meant to be used!
I wish I had the patience to do what you do!
Thanks so much got creating this 30 day challenge! I love to color – so very relaxing. Your birds today are fabulous – love the color combinations. I like the idea of coloring the bellies and cheeks first – will have to give that a try.
Good luck! Hope that technique works for you!
Love watching you color and love these birds too. Thanks, too, for the challenge and giveaway.
I love to color too! I adore those birds!!!!
Coloring is so much fun and (usually) so relaxing! Love this bird set!!
Thanks for the coloring video, Kathy. It got me eager to try the Coloring Challenge—plus I always learn something new from your tutorials.
I already loved these birds, but after watching you colour them, I love them even more. I loved the Copics class and I’m hoping your challenge will motivate me to continue the colouring exercises.
Marianne x
Love the birds!
Love your birds and your coloring flawless. I just received my birds they are so funny:)
thanks for the video, guess I’d better break out the markers!
I am very excited about the 30 day challenge! I even got a friend of mine involved! Thank you!
What a great way to celebrate coloring Kathy! Thanks for the great video too. Your little birdies are a riot! I’m having fun coloring too – hoping to share very soon.
Loved watching you color the birds! I will take up the color challenge, too. At least ten minutes a day should be possible for me.
Thanks for that great video and this wonderful challenge!
I’m so excited about the challenge and am now even happier that I have that bird set on order!
LOL! left my comment on the wrong post! 🙂 That’s ok, I’ll do it again! Such a fun idea. Thanks for inviting us all to play along!
I am sure we are going to have so much fun! This first video is amazing! Thanks a lot! Hugs!
Gorgeous! I just love how you blend colors of copics that aren’t in the same color family, you make it look amazing! So excited for the next 30 days with you! What a fantastic idea!
I just learned about the challenge today! I’m going to try to participate. It looks like so much fun! Thanks for the video. I learned some things just watching.
This is new and challenging for me. I’m looking forward to learning a lot and can’t wait to see how far I come in 30 days.
Looking forward to particpating in this. Recovering from surgery on my left shoulder (my dominant side!), so this will be good for my spirits and my physical therapy. 🙂
I’m so excited you’re doing this 30 day color challenge…….I can’t wait to see how you use all the different mediums. My challenge is always trying to figure out what to use when. Your bird coloring was amazing – you make coloring with Copics look so easy. I’ve stayed away from them up to now, as didn’t feel I’d ever get the hang of using the different hues (shades?) or be able to blend well. May have to give some a try. Thanks again for doing this Kathy!
Hey Kathy! Great start to the challenge and great giveaway as well. Looking forward to each day’s post–like getting chocolate in my mailbox!
Wow! Great copic coloring, I need lots of help in that department but I am up to the challenge. Those ugly birds looked fab after you colored them!
It’s been a really long day and I have just enough time to watch your video before I start toward my bed! But I did get some awesome chalk pastels to play with while I was out today! Might try them with the grandkids tomorrow!
What an awesome challenge! I’m glad I can spend as little as 5 min. as it might be all the time I can spare some days. Colouring makes me happy too!
Wonderful videos, your birds are wonderful too. Love that shimmery blue eyeshadow. Thanks for the tips, especially the warming up the white pen’s tip. Looking forward to coloring tonight!
I love how you colored those birds. I’m experimenting with that same stamp set by using watercolor and colored pencils. Thank you for the inspiration.
Wow! I sure am going to learn a lot. Your video was great and I love those crazy birds!
Wow coloring. I have several copies but am afraid to use them! LOL
Awesome coloring, Kathy! Those birds are so cute. Coloring does make me happy. I feel like a kid again with my color book & crayons!
Loved the coloring lesson, and love all the colored pictures the ladies have done already. Got to go look closer.
My grandmother did a lot of coloring, mostly religious coloring books, with just Crayola Crayons…this was 40+ years ago. She did such beautiful shading. I got the crafting bug from her. I don’t have but a couple Copics, but I might be willing to get a few morning if I won the class.
Those birds are adorable and you totally bring them to life with your amazing coloring skills! I love the pink cheeks and tummy!
I cannot get over your skills. This is just stunning. I’m always a little hesitant about blending non same color family colors but seeing this, I just need to go for it! If I can play with paint and pastels…then I can do it with my copics! I also think I’ll be pulling out my copics a lot more this month than I have in a long time. You’ve inspired me!
I love to color, it’s so therapeutic and your coloring ideas are always so inspiring!!!
You’ve got the gift alright! Gorgeous.
I was mesmerised watching you colouring! You are just so good at it! Thank you for making me want to break out my Copics again.
As always just amazing Kathy! Love my white pen like you do so I’m excited to use it more on my colored images. I will be sure to hashtag my coloring tomorrow. Sitting waiting for my daughter to get out of dance class now. Should have brought my stuff, LOL!!
Love these birds. I just got mind and now saw your video. Super cool!
I love it! I just found your website/YouTube today…can’t wait to see your creations!
What a fun way to start the challenge. Thanks for the chance to add my name to the drawing.
Can we win your birds? They are just WONderful!
Love to color! And love how you color!….thanks…Gina F
Very cute birds. Thank you OLCC…would love to win a spot!
Love the coloring on the birds!
Kathy, I love to watch you color. You are just super talented! Those birds are so darn cute when you finish with them. I love the inspiration you provide too. And don’t include me in the giveaway as I have already taken the class. It was a great class!
Am coloring along but won’t waste time trying to figure out how to post pics because I’d rather spend that time coloring!! Maybe a kid will come home this weekend to help me out! Loved those birds from the minute I saw them and ordered them immediately!! Have loved coloring them in many ways. So enjoy your work since I first saw the class you did for online copic coloring and use a lot of your techniques. Thank you so much and look forward to the next 29 days!!!!
WOW! 30 Days~BRING IT ON:) Really looking forward to this!
I can’t color to save my life! I can sponge but I just tried to copic color and it was a disaster! I’ll watch your video to see how it’s done!
Wow Kathy! Your talent is amazing! Wish I had half the talent as you. I love to watch your videos. Yay for the giveaway too!
Thank you Kathy for hosting #thedailymarker30day color challenge. It will be a great learning experience for me. Also, thank you to Online Card Classes for the chance to win your Copic Markers class. Good luck to all and most important have fun with this challenge!!!!
Oh this is so cute! I wish I had the time to color every day!
Your little birdies are awesome! 🙂
Great challenge! Great giveaway too! Will be following on Instagram to see all of the awesome inspiration!
I absolutely LOVE coloring, I rarely make a card where I don’t. Online tutorials are my favorite and I’ve learned so much from them along the way. Still learning all the time!
LOVE those C U T E Birdies!!!
I collect Birds & Birdhouses – so these caught my eye right away!!!
AWESOME Coloring & Enjoying your Videos!!!
This is bringing back my L O V E of Coloring!!!
THANKS for the Chance to WIN…..EXCITING Month Ahead!!!
I love your challenge Kathy and hope to play along! I just stumbled upon your blog and I’m so happy I did! Your videos are very easy to understand and learn from, thanks so much! Your birds look amazing so now it’s my turn to give this a try. ; )
Wow amazing coloring , sounds like a great class
It’s been one crazy day today for me so probably won’t find time to colour too much. Love how you coloured the bird!
kathy I so want this, thanks for the chance to win! I love your birds so colorful!
Kathy – Your birds are beautiful! Love the gray outline!
Those birds are crazy adorable. As I watch, I think they are completely done and I see you grab another color or pen and I’m like noooooooo – you are going to ruin it. But you just keep making it better. Amazing. Kind of makes me want to take a Copics class…..
It has been a busy day, but I managed to color with copics on glossy paper, had not done that much before, used alcohol inks for the background. Thanks for this fun challenge, it is late, I’ll have to post my pics tomorrow. Thanks for an awesome video, I gotta get me those crazy bird stamps!
thanks for a great video – it is great to get back to coloring. . . .
This will be my first challenge that I am truly committing to for the full 30 days
What fantastic birds!! Your extra touches are perfect!! I did distress ink water coloring today. I linked via Instagram
LOVE your birds, Kathy! Beautiful coloring and your details are just amazing! I’m inspired for sure!
I had some fun creative therapy today with my water colours. Thank you for a great challenge!
I’m excited about this 30 challenge. I just starting using copics so would LOVE to win the class.
I’m really looking forward to this challenge. Thanks for providing so much inspiration!
I so NEED some of these birds. Yours are stunning Cathy. I’m not sure if I can colour every day…
Thank you SO much for doing this! I can’t wait to see your daily inspiration and what others are coloring! I will participate as much as I can – but I have a surgery scheduled on Tuesday, so I may be down for a bit – but plan to pick right back up as soon as I can!
These little birds are so cute and your coloring gave them such personality.
so inspired, I can’t wait to break my copies out of hibernation
This 30-day Challenge came at the perfect time for me. I’ve kinda lost my mojo so this is wonderful! I love watching you create, Kathy!
I don’t have many animal stamps, but those birds make me giggle. Your coloring only made them more adorable. I am in awe of anyone who can color like you do. I keep trying, but…. Can’t wait to see what else you have in store.
Hi Kathy! Thanks for the inspiration for this challenge, I love these TH birds – so funny! And thanks for the chance to win a place in class – they’re always fab!
Beth xx
learned so very much from this first video!
Thank you so very much!
These birds are so darn cute. Love the Copic coloring. Cute, cute, cute.
I learned so much by watching you color these quirky birds. Thanks for a great tutorial!
I’ve hardly done anything crafty in months; maybe this challenge could be the kick in the pants I need!
Thanks so much for creating this challenge!! I’ve been coloring with Copics since 2009 but had stopped in October / November during the last months of my pregnancy (low mojo/ energy). Your challenge is perfect for me to practice practice practice! I’ve also enjoyed seeing everyone’s work on Instagram and finding new inspirational peeps to follow. Your birds are so awesome- the colors and blending are phenomenal!!
I added my day one project but I have to ask – am I supposed to come back and link each day when I post? I wasn’t sure ’cause I don’t do Instagram!
Hi Lisa, If you want to share your work yes….you need to link. BUT, you don’t need to if that makes sense. It shouldn’t be stressful and you certainly don’t need to blog about it or anything. I will eventually get the cards to comment. Thanks for participating. 🙂
I learned so much from watching your video. Your coloring techniques and tips are great!
I love the birds and had to order them. Thanks for creating this challenge, and for the chance to win.
Hi Kathy! Just linked up AND I put a link & posted your graphic for this challenge on my blog!!! 😉 SUPER CHALLENGE!!! Thanks for the FUN!!! 😉
First…I LOVE your Timmy birds!! I watch, in awe, gals like you and Sandy and Kristina work your magic with copics. They are so expensive here in Canada -so it’s like a catch 22 I feel like unless I know what I am doing I shouldn’t even start into such an investment. I did think about taking the online Card Class (because they are AWESOME) but then with only a stash of twelve copic markers (I figured at one point I could be happy with just doing a flower here and there- the colors really didn’t jive and I gave up but loved my colorless blender and my grey!) I wondered what the use of taking the class would be without the markers. I’m thinking I should have taken the class and then I could have started building a set of markers.
I will play along with you though…I’ll just use what I have at hand, I JUST got the dove blender and was going to play with that today anyway. TFS your mad skillz with us!! 😀
Dolly
Your challenge is a great idea, Kathy. I doubt I will manage 30 days myself but hopefully a few. I will enjoy watching your colouring; today’s birds look great.
I love your coloring and those birds. I ordered them after I saw them on your blog the other day.
I already took the copic class so if by chance you pick me, just pick someone else.
Wow I am so happy I discovered your channel and blog!
LOVE these birds!!! The stamps are adorable, but your coloring brings them to life!!! Thank you for the great video!!!!!
You are so talented and I thank you for sharing your talent with us. I always learn something new when I read your posts. The 30 Day Color challenge is going to be fun!
What an amazing video! You make it seem so effortless. The birds look absolutely lovely! I’ve learned so much from you in the past and am looking forward to this 30 day challenge! So excited!
Jumping in on the challenges….going to get caught up tomorrow…how fun and just what I need to stay focused and try some new techniques!
I just love the bird stamps! To watch you coloring them is absolutely amazing! It’s a joy to see how beautiful you color. I so love watching you.
I absolutely love those birds! I also love how you were able to get those different colors to blend so well.
This is my first time visiting your blog and I am so excited to explore. Your birds came out beautifully! I am a novice when it comes to coloring with Copics but I do enjoy it! Can’t wait to see more!
Kathy, I love your idea for this challenge!!! And I love the birds from Tim Holtz, and yours are so so much awesome!!! Great coloring and thanks for all the tips!
This challenge is exactly what I needed to practice practice practice.
This is so interesting. I am going to practice until I get this mastered!
I’m so late in getting here with my comment, Kathy, but I wanted to let you know I watched your video & I enjoyed watching you color! These ARE SUPER CUTE birds! 😉 LOOOOOVE what you’ve done with them!!!!
You are amazing at colouring! I am so inspired by your colouring, I am trying to build my copic collection.
I really like this stamp set and can’t wait to get it!
You’re Awesome Kathy Rac 🙂 Finally Blogged some colorings I made into cards, but I will be playing each day I can…..xoxoxo
So fun to see everyone’s artwork. My niece is visiting so I won’t get much coloring in, but I hope to try a little. It’s the next technique I really want to work on so I can be good enough to get Copics!
Great challenge! I have been in a crafty funk and wondering how to get out of it. This may be just what I need! Love how you colored those adorable Tim Holtz birds!
These birds always make me smile – and they are on my wish list! Your coloring is fantastic and thank you so much for making the video!!!
What a terrific challenge!! Thank you!
Your coloring never ceases to amaze me! I can only aspire 🙂
Great idea, 30 days of coloring! And I loved the coloring tutorial of the birds. It made me really excited to start coloring. Thanks so much!
adorable stamps and great coloring 😀
YEAH!! LOVING this FUN Challenge!! I NEED to practice coloring with my copics!!! 🙂 THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and for the FUN Challenge!!! Have a Fabulous Week!!! 🙂
Wow, I am so relaxed after watching you color the crazy birds that I don’t need to color anything myself. Ha! Just kidding! Kathy, where DID you learn to color like this?! Your coloring is AWESOME!
I so enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing all those great coloring tips. Your coloring is so awesome and those birds looked fabulous when you were through with them.
I have three questions. 1. Do I enter the GIVEAWAY by linking my coloring to this post? My given comment doesn’t enter me in the GIVEAWAY, I assume. 2. How many coloring samples can I post each day? 3. I don’t have Copic Markers. Since you used Copic Markers on this video, are the entries on this day ONLY to be done with Copics?
Let me answer you quickly. Enter by posting your projects on my blog where specified or on IG . (IG is easier for me)
Just post a few max if possible a day. You can “color” with anything thats fun for you. Thanks for your interest!
Kathy, I’m confused. I clicked on the link you gave to post my picture on your blog for Day 2 but all I can find is the link for Day 1. When I went into that link, it was headed
Adding link to https://www.thedailymarker.com/2015/03/day-one-30-day-coloring-challenge-giveaway/.
Does EVERY DAY go on this same link? If not, how do I find the link for Day 2?
Wow, what inspiration!!! I just heard about your coloring challenge, and what a great idea! I plan to join in and exercise my skills as well. You are amazing, and love what you did with the birds. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!!
Holding my Copics at the ready! Sounds like a fab class!
Your video is so helpful! I love learning how to create shading, especially because I need so much more practice! Thank you!
These birds make me smile. I have no idea why…they just do. The coloring is awesome!
Wowza, these are some awesome projects from everyone. I’m inspired to chime in. I think coloring is so relaxing and definitely need to do more often. I’ll get mine in soon. Thanks for the inspiring challenge.
I think I broke my jaw! My mouth fell open quickly and stayed there the whole time!! You are AH-Mazing and wield one mean Copic!!! I’m speechless!
I’m jumping in a little late as I just found out about your “challenge”. I DO love to color, though I may not by the most spectacular. Just always loved it. I probably won’t play along every day, but I will definitely be playing somedays.
Awesome Heather! Jump in any time 🙂
Wow! You sure know your Copics! Nice job!!!
Wow, just started watching the 30 day challenge! Your coloring of the birds is fantastic! I’ve been coloring with Copics for a while now and forgot all about using a piece of paper under my coloring! Thanks for the reminder:)
Wow! Those are gorgeous! I just purchased some Copic markers–quite an investment!–and am glad to see this video on how to properly use them. Am eager to find some time to try them out!
i just jumped in; i’ll probably not post every day as i usually colour one image over several days and would rather share the finished product. 🙂 thank you so much for doing this challenge for those of us who love to colour!
I”m jumping in late to your challenge, but plan to invest time in one of the best ‘makes-me-feel-good’ therapies ever! Breaking out the pencils and I’m soooo going to figure out my Chameleon pens…incentive to do so is high, thanks to your challenge!
~c
I finally have enough markers to color something, without making everything the same color, so I put my first image up on flickr.com. However, I don’t even know if I did that right. haha I use to chuckle when my mom had issues using simple websites, and now I have trouble with the basics. Karma, am I right? hehe I will get it!! Thanks again for all your inspiration, tutorials and everything.
I think this looks like fun! I only discovered your fun challenge a few days ago and was too timid to join because I don’t know if I can colour every day but I’m going to try! So I’m jumping in at Day 13 and just linked up my card. Thank you for the challenge! I’m a new subscriber to your blog too – a few days ago – so I’m really enjoying your videos and cards!
Yay! I figured out how to do it.. haha
Wowww, great coloring with copics. I really want to buy copics, but I don’t know wich colors to choose first!
Love your videos!
Love the Ella stamp set
Congratulations, Kathy. The response to your Coloring Challenge is outstanding. I finally had a chance to participate, hooray! Thanks for inspiring us. Best wishes for you and your husband in his recovery. Cheers!
Hello Kathy!
Really a shame that the 30 days of colouring challenge at the end . It show beautiful things and encouraged me to painting images, which I thought I never knew how to paint . One of these is the hedgehog , which I added to the challenge . thanks again. Hope you will repet it .
Marjeta
Oh how I love florals, and these are absolutely beautiful and you did such a beautiful job you are truly talented.
I am going to buy those bird stamps. They are adorable!