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Day 29. This and That – Giveaway

Since you all loved the background yesterday and I still had all my supplies out I did the same thing today. I hope I have convinced you all to try the rag technique. If you do give me a shout out so I can see what you did with your copic blending solution and a rag.

Your Next Stamp has a great variety of adorable and pretty .. love. Todays stamp set is called, “Little Darling Mermaid” and the sentiments are spectacular. I wasn’t so happy with the way I colored her hair so I added the smile to hide some of the hair. I just have to point out this sweet set “All Aboard Spring Carts” from Your Next Stamp … OMG how cute!

I started out coloring the water with some copic markers and then used the rag technique. Once it was dry I added some color pencil and white gel pen accents. The mound of sand was colored the same way. A circle die cut was cut with post it paper and placed on top of the mermaid to create an easy and quick moon. Then I used my distress ink and added some splashes of water with a brush. Once dry I added white dots to the splash marks.

Mini cards are so fun to give and receive … I hope to create many more of these. This frame and die cut set from Newtons Nook called, “Garden Window” is so fun to color and fantastic to make some quick mini cards with. (I have this set to giveaway today)

I have to point out this adorable little racoon in an airplane from Newtons Nook… like how adorable!!

Adding some eyelash lines and foam tape to the oval to give it some pop. For the center of the flowers I added some glossy accents and poured on some flower soft. Love that texture.

GIVEWAY: I have TWO giveaways from two wonderful companies …. Newtons Nook and Your Next Stamp. Win a goodie bag including two stamps from each company. A random winner will be announced a few days after the challenge. To qualify to win just say hello again. (I try to make it as easy as possible for you all to qualify.)

Thank so much for your frequent visits I am blessed. A big thanks to Your Next Stamp & Newtons Nook for the giveaway!  SEE You tomorrow. Hugs, Kathy

P.S. Click here for DAY 1. TO UPLOAD YOUR COLORING on my blog or here on Instagram or here on Facebook (it’s a closed group). Please remember to use the hashtag #thedailymarker30day and for kids & young adults #thedailymarker30daykids

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  4. Tamara haverkamp says

    Hi kathy, your work is so stunning and thank you for the 30 days of coloring i really had some fun coloring and i totally loved it

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      I am so happy you enjoyed and participated in the coloring challenge, Tamara!

  5. Anna Tracy says

    Hello and thank you!! Yes, I personally love Newton’s Nook. It is what I stamped out before I left home so I could get right into coloring tonight.

  6. Linda W. (ScrappinBari) says

    Darling mermaid and I love how you colored her, Kathy! The floral panel looks great too – the background looks like denim! I actually tried your rag technique today only my “rag” was a paper towel – LOL – sorta worked….

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      So happy you tried the rag technique, Linda! Paper towel does work somehow but a small piece of a nubby rag, like an old face cloth, works best. Thank you for your sweet comments.

  7. Dotty Jo says

    Two beautiful cards, Kathy. I’m so busy right now that colouring is taking a bit of a backseat, but I’m loving my visits here! Thanks so much for all the inspiration, Jo x

  8. Dot Freel says

    Oh my! That first card!!! Love everything about it!!! Awesome stamp set! Love that little card too. Great dies! Oh, and hello again! Haha.

  11. Marianne says

    Hello, hello Kathy! Does this qualify as an extra entry into the draw lol?
    Your mermaid is really sweet and I love the pop of bright colour of your second card.
    I will definitely give the rag technique another go soon.
    Marianne x

  17. Billie A says

    Both cards are lovely. I do like the darker background and cloth technique.. I do this with a terry scrap on animals. I also have a denim scrap I do for pants.. It does give a great added texture look to the card.
    It’s sad that this is almost over.. It’s been great seeing your projects.. I do subscribe so I will be seeing more : )
    Thanks for all you do and inspiration.

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      Great idea to have some terry and denim scraps for different style images!

  18. Carla Hundley says

    The mermaid is so cute
    and love the coloring
    on the Daisy card.
    Carla from Utah

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      Thanks so much, Carla! Appreciate you being an avid commentor and follower.

  19. Louise Wright says

    Hello! Amazing challenge and as always inspirational colouring on your cards x

  22. Edlyn says

    Hi Kathy! I learn so much from you! Thank you for sharing. Your cards are so beautiful!

  30. Carla says

    Hi Thanks for sharing your amazing talent with all of us and for the many new techniques you teach us.

  31. Catalina Laires says

    I especially like how you colored the mermaid’s tail. Looks like tiny fish scales to me.

  33. Angela says

    Hello Kathy,
    your cards looking so wonderful.♥ The Garden Window stamp from Newton Nook is so amazing and definitely one stamp for my wishlist.♥
    Many thanks for another fantastic inspiration.
    Hugs
    Angela

  40. Dee Earnshaw says

    Hello, Kathy – I love both your cards and I love your copic blending Rag technique – I will def have to try it out:)

  42. Nora says

    Oh what adorable cards!! The idea of mini cards intrigues me. I might have to make a few to try out. Then I could send in mini envelopes-a thing that would be even more fun to find!! Thanks for the inspiration!!

  44. Tess Hackett says

    Howdy, Kathy! Love that sweet mermaid. My girls are mermaid crazy so they loved it too.

  45. Carol H. says

    HELLLOOOOOO! Again! LOL! I love your cards!! I think her hair looks really pretty! Kind of a strawberry-blonde kind of girl!! I love your rag technique!!! It looks great on both of these cards. I like it so much I did it again on my coloring! 🙂

  47. Brandi R says

    Hi, Kathy! Once again, you rocked a couple of cards! Love both of these and both companies are awesome!! Thank you for such a fabulously fun and inspirational challenge. Can’t wait for the next one….lol.

  50. Melissa B. says

    “Hello again”….. (Nope, I’ve never been called a smart alleck. 🙂 But I did want to tell you that both of your cards are beautiful! That mermaid is adorable! And I think the other card looks like a stained glass window! Fantastic work as always, and thank you for the opportunity to win!

  53. Mary-Anne V. says

    Hello, Beautiful cards Kathy! Love the cute images at YNS. Newtons Nook Designs has a tonne of sweet stuff too!

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      I am so happy you enjoyed and participated in the coloring challenge, Jackie!

  62. Dana M says

    Super sweet cards! I love the adorable little mermaid and the eyelashes are the perfect accent for the daisy card.

  64. Lucy E. says

    Awesome backgrounds!
    I still have to get some Copic blending solution.
    SSS is out of stock.

  69. Aileen says

    Hello Kathy late but here which is better than not at all. Wonderful card, love that mermaid, she is so cute and the mound of sand ahd water brilliant. Love her and love your colouring.

  72. Jeanne says

    If I colored with Copics, Kathy, I would totally try the rag technique. It looks so cool! Alas I don’t. But I sure admire your great talents with them. 🙂 The mermaid here looks fantastic, all the way to the ends of her hair. 🙂 Such whimsy! I also really like the graphic look of the flowers on the mini card, too! Thanks for inspiring!

  74. Tracy Hawkins says

    Hello!Wonderful effect Kathy! Love this beautiful mermaid scene. Amazing colouring x

  76. SusanME says

    Hello from sunny Maine today! Love this (and that adorable Racoon in the airplane – yikes!). Thanks for all you do!!

  86. Becky P. says

    Oh, my gosh! That little mermaid stamp is sooooo adorable. And the coloring is perfect. Thanks for sharing.

  89. Patt H. says

    Hello Kathy! Thanks for sharing these awesome cards. The mermaid is adorable & the Garden Window is fabulous. I need that one in my stash!

  90. Jeanne Beam says

    I love both cards. The Mermaid is so sweet.. I don’t have any alcohol markers, but when I get some, I will try the rag technique. Thanks for sharing your wonderful videos.

  91. Carey Nusbaum says

    Hello! Awesome cards! You are amazing! As always, thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!

  93. KT Fit Kitty says

    Hello, Kathy! Your cards are so cute! I especially love the mermaid! Anything to do with the ocean always steals my heart! Your colouring looks amazing (as usual!) and I love how you popped up the sentiment on the first card! I will be trying this rag technique for sure – I am very new to alcohol markers – I don’t have Copics but I think it should still work with my cheapies!

  97. Anne Sturgeon says

    Thoroughly enjoyed the 30 day challenge Kathy. Very much look forward to the next edition. Thanks for the generous chance for a cool prize.

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      So happy you’ve enjoyed the challenge, Anne. Hard to believe it’s already over! LOL

  98. BunnyD says

    Hello! Love the way you coloured this mermaid! Mermaids are my favourite thing to colour. I usually add glitter or Wink of Stella to their tails. Such whimsy!

  99. Manda says

    I do love the background of your gorgeous mermaid card (and I like how you’ve hidden what you think is a problem behind the sentiment! I do stuff like that all the time and it’s just a little reassuring that someone with way more skills sometimes needs to too!). The second card is so beautiful too!

  103. Andrea (doppeltsolustig) says

    Hello 😀

    Okay, I simply can’t just stop at hello 😉 That little mermaid is the cutest thing ever! Sooo adorable! I just can’t stop looking at this gorgeous card, and it realky does make me smile. Mission accomplished ;-D

  105. Danielle Vincent says

    Hello Kathy!!!! Both of these creations are so pretty! LOVE the way you made the mermaid card and the mini card with the flower soft middles is so sweet (I have that stuff somewhere and need to find it again :o) ) . Thanks for this inspiration!

  106. Bobbie says

    Oh my the mermaid is to cute reminds me of my granddaughter she has my craftroom door covered with a mermaid and other sea fish. She is just to cute.

  107. Karen Judy says

    Nice cards. Your mermaid card is adorable. I like how you added white dots to the waves; that simple little touch really adds to the card. Thank you, I would never have thought to do that!

  108. carol says

    Hello….and thank you sooooo much for encouraging my niece and nephew with their colouring! I think we’ll be carrying on until the next 30 Day Challenge *grin*
    ~carol

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      I’m so happy that I inspired your niece and nephew through the whole challenge! There will be another one before we all know it!

  111. Gail Plaskiewicz says

    Hello, Kathy! 2 new stamp companies to check out. You are going to bankrupt me yet you know! LOL To win that nice giveaway you are giving away would be so nice! Thank you for doing that for us. I appreciate it more then you will ever know.
    I love that adorable little mermaid! As for her hair, you hid it so I can’t see how bad or not that it looks like. I’ll just take your word for it that you didn’t like how it came out so that is why you hid it. I’ve done that. When I make a mistake or do something I don’t like, I try to cover it up. If I don’t say anything, no one will usually notice or at least they don’t say they did. A friend of mine who hand marbles paper will give me some of his paper that have what he calls mistakes on them that he would have thrown away. I have to look and sometimes I can’t tell what’s wrong with them. I always take them and I’m happy that he gives them to me. His mistakes are my treasures.
    Your flowers look like some flowers I embroidered on my jeans. The whole card looks like jeans! I love it!
    2 great cards and 2 new places to find stamps and treasures. I love it!

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      Enjoy looking at the fabulous stamps at Newtons Nook and Your Next Stamp!

  113. Hannah Y says

    From the 30 day challenge there has been so many amazing cards and stunning coloring! This last one of the adorable mermaid is my favorite ❤ I am a sucker for mermaids! So stinking cute.

  119. Liz O. says

    Hello Kathy! Just wanted to say thank you a million times for all the fabulous inspiration, your kind comments and your dedication to help us become better colorists, I have enjoyed every day, even though I have not had a chance to stop and comment on every post I have been watching your videos and apprecciate all your time and help, we all must have a close friend like you Blessed to have found your blog via Jennifer McGuire …have a wonderful day!

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