Hello Friends, Welcome to Day 17! Thanks for weighing in yesterday it’s always fun to see what you are thinking 🙂
Today I encourage you to get out your circle die cuts and cut a window. It’s less coloring but, more drama. Clearly Besotted always delights me with their simplistic beautiful flowers. I love this one called, “Winter Blooms”
Always stamp one extra to pop onto the front of your card.
A white colored pencil was used to add softer highlights to the petals. The sentiment was stamped in black and grey.
Honestly this was some simple coloring only two colors per flower.
It’s been some time since I colored my own cardstock. Use the chisel end of the marker to add some color. I colored the twine with a blue copic marker and tied it around my flower, added some foam tape and presto I was finished.
Thank You for your visit each day and sharing how you are enjoying the challenge. Knowing that you are allowing yourself to do something that you enjoy…that’s music to my ears. Â See you tomorrow. Hugs, Kathy
P.S. Go here to read more about the 30 Day Coloring Challenge and if you want to share what your creating go to Day 1 and scroll to the bottom of the post. You will find a blue Inlinkz tab to link up your coloring.
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gorgeous window card…love the colours you chose for your blooms.
beautiful window card. love how the leaf hangs over into the opening.
I love how you colored your flowers and leaves…WOW! Gorgeous card, Kathy!
so pretty
Kathy, I so love this card. I know you say it was easy, but its so gorgeous! the flowers are to die for. the white dots are just the right touch! i’m enjoying this so much and learning so so much! thanks for sharing so much with us.
Love, love, love the window card and your coloring choice is spot on! thanks.
Your card is wonderful. I have done a few window cards with ovals but I want to try the technique you showed us . I have the circles. If i don’t have appropriate stamps I guess I could just draw something, LOL.
Love this card and how the white dots add a little extra to the flowers! I am really enjoying this challenge Kathy! Thanks soooooo much!
Another beautiful piece! Looks stunning, Jo x
Kathy, I love everything about this – and esp. more ways to get more great uses out of my Copics! I see a scraplift of this in my future! 🙂
LOVE THIS CARD KATHY! I REALLY LOVE THE COLORS YOU USED. I CAN SEE SOME OF THE NUMBERS YOU USED BUT CAN NOT SEE ALL OF THEM. COULD YOU SEND ME THE COPIC NUMBERS YOU USED PLEASE? THANK YOU!
Paula, Well, I’m not sure which greens I used on this card. I’ll try to do better in the future. Looking at the card I’ll make a guess G12 or G40 as the base light color with G16 and G19 on top. Any clean green will work with the flower colors. Play with some greens before you do the final leaves. Have fun, 🙂
Beautiful card! Love how you created your own matching cardstock and twine with your Copics. I can’t wait to see what you come up with tomorrow!
Gorgeousness. Great colors. Thanks for reminding me about the white pencil. I always forget about it.
This looks like the perfect design to start colouring with markers. Simple colouring but with a lot of effect. I actually think I could pull this one off. Now all I need to do is find the right stamp in my collection. 🙂
Marianne x
This is beautiful!
like this idea, wish I had more flower stamps tho. Nice coloring, too!
I’m going to give a window card a try today! Great tip on using a white colored pencil for the highlights, hadn’t thought of that! I’m having a great time with the challenge – I aim to color every.single.day. !!!
This card is just beautiful. I loved how you colored the edge of the cardstock!
so gorgeous..love the coloring!
Oh my! This is breathtaking! LOVE the brilliant colors you used for the flowers and I agree that the circle does add LOTS of drama!! You have made me a much better colorist with all of your tips! Thank you!
Gorgeous card and I love the fact that you cut out the flowers so so pretty.
I love this card! The bold colors and the flowers are perfect thanks for sharing!
Very lovely and bright! I just IG you my “soft” take on a vase of flowers, hope you like! I’m into “soft” the last couple of days, who knows why! Maybe because it’s so hot 112 the last two days!
Lovely card. Your coloring is spot on. And your choice of colors is great. TFS
Gorgeous! Oddly enough, the card I am working on today does have a cutout window, but it has washi tape for a background. I hope to get it done in time to post for today’s challenge. 🙂
Beautiful card Kathy,love how you’ve coloured the flowers!
Very pretty card Kathy. Your flowers are so nice and only 2 colors. Thanks for sharing with us.
Wow! This is BEAUTIFUL!!! You have given me amazing ideas to do with my flower stamp sets through this! Thank you so much Kathy 🙂
Lovely, lovely! I never would have thought of coloring my own cardstock. (Ok, now you know how dense I am!) Thanks for the idea as sometimes I just can’t find the right shade!
Gorgeous, as always. Thanks for more great tips and ideas!
I love these bold colors!
I think I need your white pen mojo, they just don’t ever work for me.
One of my faves of yours. . . . .EVER! Gorgeous colors, Kathy! Love this!!! ♥
Simply gorgeous!! Love those colors!
Love this card. I have never tried this but want to! Got home too late tonight to be creative. Going to bed early so I can rest up and get my creative juices flowing and maybe still have enough energy to be crafty when I get off work tomorrow! I will do this technique!
This is just so lovely, so gorgeous, so stunning and I love what you have created with color and those beautiful blooms!!! What a wonderful card idea!!
Gorgeous flowers, both the stamp and the coloring. Like the circle window cutout…something just a bit different. Have been having so much fun coloring. Even if today’s took an unexpected turn…just walked away to see if tomorrow brings a new idea. Ever have your things take on a mind of their own? Still fun to play with color.
Rufus, Coloring should put you into a mind zoom mood and the image speaks to you. That’s when you know you are truly relaxed and doing something for yourself. Keep the ZEN. 🙂
Love this idea! Very pretty card and coloring!
I like how you did the flowers. The white dots and the white on the tips. Good ideas and ideas I will use for cards when I color. I like the colors you did too. As usual, a great card, but then what can I expect?
Hi Kathy! Your cards are Amazing! I love the window, and may try it later. Today, I had to crank out my Father’s day cards. ((crafty hugs))
Oh Kathy beautiful as usual your use og colors is always fantastic
wow this card is beautiful, love the flowers and colouring your own background sheet- very clever I can’t remember the last time I thought to do that. I don’t know how you manage it Kathy but your whit dots look so perfect, different sizes and so bright white. I add white to mine and the copic colour seems to seep into the white. Cant work out how to fix this. wish I could use the round die cuts but at my parent so will have to wait till I get home again.
Aileen, A suggestion maybe try a second coat on your dots or warm up your pen on your hand after a series of dots and go to the next series all warmed up. I hope this helps. 🙂
This is stunning and what a great technique, definitely one to give a try. Love it.
Stunning! 😀
What a beautiful card, Kathy, and I love the window card and how you’ve given it such dimension! Stunning!
Very very pretty!!!
BEAUTIFUL!!!
LOVE the window with the overhanging stem of flowers & leaves!!!
YOU are DEFINITELY the QUEEN of COLOURING 🙂
Stunning card and flowers. 🙂
Hi Kathy, I just love the winter blooms, you have colours them in lovely colours, and the card is gorgeous, Cheers Anna.
I love the image, wonderful colouring and beautiful technique.
WOW….this is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Thank you, Kathy, for this fun challenge. It certainly DOES encourage me to pick up a color everyday. 🙂 I hope you’ll keep having challenges.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful card and great technique.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
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Very beautiful Kathy, you have made me look at card making in a whole different light. I always thought they had to be full of embellishments and the front totally full. Thanks again for these challenges they are so helpful, relaxing and fun.