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Coloring Book Review & GIVEAWAY

Yay I finished my coloring book preview. I wanted to show you lots of different types. I will be giving away FOUR of the coloring books  to random winners. Just enter your name at the very bottom of my post at the Inlinkz link up tool. (if you are wondering why. I am considering using the Inlinkz tool for my giveaways during the challenge. It’s easier to keep track plus it saves me a few steps and I can’t be late announcing the winners. ) Please give it a try 🙂

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Hello Friends, How was your weekend? Did it fly by? Tell me about it 🙂 I am trying to get that coloring book review up but, I am pretty daunted by it and might have to take it off my plate. We will see. In the meantime I have to post this card. Loonnggg over due. The background stamp is from The Ton and you should see their new release…wow! The layered bows are simply genius!

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When you are creating a card where the background is center stage having the right word die cuts is pretty key. This set of three large words from KaiserCraft are pretty much perfect. Love that they come on a magnetic sheet too.

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I was going for an artistic edge to my card.

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I die cut the word several times and glued it together with glossy accents. The cardstock matched…that was a happy accident.

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On another note the sweet folks at “Copic in the Craft Room” is having a drawing on Facebook. You can check it out here. Thanks to Michelle for letting me know and for sharing The 30 Day Coloring Challenge in with their group.

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That’s it for today and see you on OCTOBER 1 FOR THE DAY ONE OF THE 30 DAY COLORING CHALLENGE. Woo Hooo

Have a happy day. Hugs, Kathy

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  6. carol says

    Stunning card! I want to learn to colour like you do! I need much, much more practice with my Chameleon pens!
    ~carol

  8. Shelly R says

    Love your card and thank you so much for the coloring book review. I have been wanting to pick up a few so this was very helpful!

  9. Erin C. says

    Absolutely beautiful card, Kathy!!! You totally rock the word dies (love how you fit them in seamlessly into the design)!! Can’t wait for October 1st!
    And it’s so exciting that CCR is sharing the 30 Day Coloring Challenge (Michelle is pretty awesome isn’t she?!)!! ☺️

  10. Jan D. Florida, USA says

    Very informative video about all the coloring books….I’ve been looking at them, but haven’t purchased one yet. Your tips will come in handy to choose one.

    Your dog, Max, is so sweet. One of my pets is named Max…a kitty. We had a dog for 17 years and when he died I swore off pets…but, a hungry little kitty showed up at our door step and the rest is history. Such a soft spot for animals….

  13. Dolly says

    Don’t you hate it when that happens! ….composition notebook Kathy. TFS the info, I’ll be coloring in my coloring book during the challenge. 😀
    I LOVE LOVE LOVE your card Kathy! The Ton does the most awesome job with their stamps! TFS

  15. KT Fit Kitty says

    Wow, this looks amazing! I wish I could colour like that! Thank you for the giveaway – I’m excited about this – and your 30-day colouring challenge!

  17. Corinna says

    I love this post. I have purchased 1 and I have 1 in my cart that I saw Sandy Allnock do a video on. I want more so this comes at a perfect time! Thank you, Kathy!

  20. Robin says

    Coloring has always been one of my favorite things to do. Thanks for the review video and for the chance to win.

  23. BunnyD says

    Love the Lisa Congdon colouring book and the Animals one with the tiny circles is such amazing art! I haven’t run into those two. I searched and searched for a book to colour. The right thickness of paper, subject matter, there are so many now! I did pick up one with sketches of Paris in the end. Lots of pages of small Parisienne objects, too. Thanks for the reviews Kathy!

  27. Susan G says

    The card is so lovely. I really love your coloring and blending talents. Just fabulous. I need to practice, practice, practice.

  28. crafty.grandma says

    What beautiful coloring books!!! wish we had some similar ones but we have a choice of 2! i think I will ask santa for them!! Love the card!

  33. Sandie says

    Loventhe way you did the dies and such amazing colouring. I have just started following you as I need all the help I can get with colouring and thanks for review x

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      I am so happy you found me. I hope you’re going to join us Oct. 1 for the 3RD coloring challenge. All the info is here on my blog.

  38. Nancy Lee says

    Great card. Gonna give it a try. Dont currently own any copics because they’re very expensive but found a guy on Craig’s list who is getting me started for like $3.00 a pen. Soon as I get some practice in…I’ll show you my work!!

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      You’ll love the copics. I look forward to seeing any media you use. Have fun and hope to see you Oct. 1 for the 3rd Coloring Challenge.

  40. Sheri K says

    Beautiful card, love the colors. I’m looking forward to the challenge, I too have purchased a couple of coloring books and have been coloring as I watch TV in the evening. So relaxing! I will be sending you a photo through IG of a card I made for hubby for our anniversary yesterday, it was something I colored in a previous challenge, finally made it into a card.

  41. Irene Grau says

    I bought one of these coloring books at Michael’s a while back, but the drawing was so small that I found it hard to color. I’ve seen others where it’s not so small. Thanks for the review — it was really helpful!

    I can’t wait for the color challenge again. It’ll be harder since I’m deep into the school year, but going to try to do the 5 min. a day. I might just finish a couple of cards next month. lol

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      Enjoy whatever time you can fit in. The posts will be in The Daily Marker for you to view when school is on vacation. See you very soon! 🙂

  43. Daphne Baker says

    Hi Kathy! I love this card, its beautiful! I’m really liking the artistic edge and I’ll have to give it a try. I’ve been looking at the coloring books too and sure would like to win one. I read on facebook that Diana Gabaldon is putting one out based on her Outlander series. Both my daughter and I are HUGE fans so I plan to get her one for Christmas. I’ve read all those huge books 3 times now and my daughter is in the process of reading them out loud to her husband.
    Your dog looks exactly like mine! I have a 6 year old Golden named Scooby. He is so smart and gentle and loving, best dog I’ve ever had! Thanks for everything!
    Daphne

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      I’ll have to check out Diana’s coloring book. That will be a perfect Christmas present for your daughter.Make sure you get one for yourself. Who knows her husband might want to color too. I think that is so adorable she is reading the series to her husband.
      I totally agree with you that Goldens are the best! 🙂

  45. Diane says

    Great review, Kathy! I’ve been “looking” at some coloring books but so far haven’t bought any, so it’s very helpful to see samples of what’s out there. Thanks for the chance to win a book!

  48. Ann B says

    Beautiful card Kathy!
    I’m not into coloring books as I just don’t have time,my coloring is reserved for card images,which I love coloring in:-)

  49. Jo Ann D. says

    Fun review! You are a “hoot and a holler!” I have sooooo many coloring books and just ordered a few more from your review. I will probably be using the coloring books during the challenge as I will be traveling off an on during the challenge. Much less to take with me!

  51. Shona Chambers says

    Wow that card is gorgeous!! Love the colours and the idea for using the word die that way is so cool. How do you keep coming up with these brilliant ideas??!! And thank you for the video on the colouring books. I haven’t purchased any yet, so this will help me a lot!

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      Just click on the frog and follow the prompts. The winners will be randomly chosen from this list. Thanks for entering and good luck 🙂 PLEASE NOTE: You DO NOT need a blog to enter. Just leave the “URL” blank. 🙂 The frog is little with round eyeballs under the list of people who have already put there names in to win.It’s small and a blue oval. I hope this helps. 🙂

  57. Shari says

    Thank you for taking the time to do a review. I love coloring books, and really liked these. I especially liked the ones with food, desserts and beverages in them. I will be looking for those. Also, that card is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.

  59. Megan says

    That was a fun video, Kathy! Nice to see some of the different options. It’s hard when you’re ordering online and can’t feel the paper, or see all the designs.

  65. Tracey Magner says

    Kathy, Stunning card, really just beautiful !!! Awesome video, I LOVE to color and I love that the newest thing in scrapbooking seems to be the coloring books I have been dying to try one.
    Your Dog is sooooooooooooo cute, cutie pie. I have a Bull Dog, Love our dogs !!!

  66. Jan D. Florida, USA says

    Forgot to tell you how beautiful I think your card is and love the way you used the “grateful” word die…have to remember that.

    Also, loved The Ton bow stamps…very clever.

    Got my Frisket ordered yesterday. I’m all set. (grin)

  68. Roxy says

    So I was chuckling (if you don’t like it shut it off) amen Sista. Lol. The video was very informative
    Kathy thank you so much for that… Your card is STUNNING. Such a beautiful and harmonius color combination… 30 day challenge here we come. YAHOO

  71. donna says

    I gasped when I saw the colored panel a week or two ago. Magnificent coloring!!! So glad to see how you made the panel into a wonderful card!

  78. Rubeena says

    Wow beautiful card!!!!! Love your coloring as usual. I had intended to color all 30 days but life happens so I’m not going to worry about it. I can’t wait to get to it when I am able to make the time for it 🙂 It is relaxing!

  79. TracyM #6773 says

    GORGEOUS card Kathy!!!
    LOVE your colouring and the pop of your sentiment!!!
    I have an order from The Ton on the way to my house, hope it arrives in time so that I can use it to play along for the 30 Day Challenge 🙂

  80. bev p says

    I’ve missed seeing your beautiful work. Just catching up after computer down for 2 weeks!

  81. swldebbie says

    I have been looking at these books and noticed, as you did, that a lot of them have fairly thin paper which concerned me in terms of bleedthrough and bleeding outside the line – especially with Copics. Wondering how easy it is to cut out, scan and print on a Copic friendly cardstock to color. Any thoughts?

  82. Milka says

    Fun review! There are so many beautiful drawings in these coloring books. 😀 Thank you for the opportunity to win. 😀
    And oh yes, GORGEOUS card!!! 😀
    hugs

  85. Heather B. says

    Your purple, aqua, black and white card is amazingly beautiful. The word die edge adds so much too. I love the image, the layout, and the colors. Gorgeous.

  87. Sheri says

    Well…7 coloring books, one full set of Tombow markers and one big tin of PrismaColor pencils later….LOL!! Thank you so much for helping me get my mojo back!! 🙂

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