Hello hello Friends!! How are YOU?? I can’t believe summer is almost over..sorry to say that. Coloring this newest release of Paper Smooches can put you back in that summer mood for sure especially with this “Summer Lovin” stamp set! A super quick tutorial for you today 🙂
After some easy masking outline the stamped images with some blue markers. I die cut a window with these dies.
Color the background any red…and I mean any and withOUT any shading.
Proceed to color the leaves and you can use any greens for that mater too.
Same goes for the flowers but, thought you might like to see my colors. Funny how the same colors can come out somewhat differently.
You really could stamp the inside of the card and call it a day but, I still enjoy cutting out flowers so I cut several and popped them on my card showing some of the red peaking out as you see below. The sentiment called, “Spreading Sunshine” is a multi seasonal stamp set with so many great sentiments.
Colored dots today along with some white dots and white highlights. Thanks for your visit I am always grateful. Hugs, Kathy
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Wow amazing coloring and card love it. Love how you colored the flowers and give ombre with red ones amazing
Love the effect of the popped up flowers over the window. Great colouring on the hibiscus. Love the coloured dots!
Love the cards & your coloring. Please don’t tell me summer is almost over.
Lovely card! If your summer is nearly over, then that means ours will soon be starting – I can’t wait!
Seriously gorgeous. I love everything you make <3
Gorgeous card, Kathy. Love how your flower arrangement frames the sentiment. These new stamps are just great. Summer is definitely not over in my part of the world. I had to switch on my mobile A/C in my home office a little over a week ago because of the summer heat and I think I will need it for at least another week. July and August tend to be the hottest months over here, but September is usually still very nice and warm. It’s not until October that the weather starts to get less stable.
Marianne x
Another stunner! Jo x
Love your card. I like having a shadow around my images….sometimes I use the very lightest blues and sometimes greys depending on the image and theme. Your card is so cheerful. Greeting cards should make people smile and yours certainly did.
Love your brilliantly colored flowers and cutting it as a frame is a great idea!!! LOVE the layering and color palette! TFS!
Whenever your email updates pop up I’m so inspired to get out my markers!! Thanks for sharing your talents. I’m excited about your upcoming color challenge! Have a happy day today.
Great card Kathy! I love the colors. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely cards and such beautiful coloring. I just love the flowers. Love the saying also. It did make me smile
I actually like the one without the dimension better. Both beautiful though!
Incredible layout! You must have had your “craft on” it looks fabulous!
So Gorgeous..in love with the pink version!
SO PRETTY KATHY!!!!! GORGEOUS COLORING! 😉
Love it! You have such crazy good coloring skills.
So pretty!
This is elegant and SO GORGEOUS!! Love the way you colored and everything has your signature touch!! What a great lady you are!!!
Um…wow! That blue makes SUCH a difference and your colouring is impeccable as usual! x
This love this beautiful card. Great design! TFS
I was so absolutely fascinated by this card, I had to come to your blog and read all about how you did it! I seriously cannot stop staring at this! I want to go cut out some flowers now!! Absolutely amazing work you do!!!
Fantabulous and gorgeous!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your awesome card!
Your coloring is just ridiculously good. I should hope to be that good.
I keep trying trust me. Lots and lots of TV time coloring. Thanks for all your tips
Simply gorgeous! I love the way you colored the hibiscus and popped them up off of the card base!
I saw the red flowers and though, Wait! That’s not Kathy! Then I realized you’d covered them mostly with those gorgeous cut-outs… another winner!! : )
What a lovely card. I learned a lot – thanks for sharing your techniques!
Awesome card Kathy!!!
OMG OMG OMG!! Just SUPER AWESOME Design!! 😉 I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Colors too!! 😉 THANKS for sharing the tutorial and have a Fabulous Week!! 😉 HUGS!! 😉
Beautiful, Kathy!
thanks for the idea…been thinking that I needed to make a frame with flowers for a sentiment and now you have done it for me 🙂
DELIGHTFUL design and FABULOUS colouring – LOVE IT!!!
Beautiful card. Thanks for the tutoiral.
As usual, your coloring is just beautiful!!
I’ve been eyeing those coloring books for a long time. If anyone one needs to color for the sake of meditation (or is that medication) it is I. Looking for for the Pop-up challenge. blogged about it at http://conilwhichcraft.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-couple-of-things.html
So pretty 🙂
Love the extra pop up detail and the way the flowers just overhang the frame. Perfect 🙂
Lovely card Kathy,your coloring of the flowers is perfect! Wish I had some of those markers 🙂