Hello Friends, How are you? It’s day 30!!! Gosh I can’t believe how the coloring challenges go by so quickly. Every single day I was so inspired with your creativity! You all have been so kind and supportive of the 30 day coloring challenges and I am so incredibly grateful!!!
THANK YOU for playing along even if it was for one day, all 30 days or if you were watching from the sidelines. Pat yourself on the back for coloring more than you normally would! I love hearing that some of you have noticed improvements in your coloring. Woo Hoo!
I want to give the Good Will Ambassadors a BIG shout out for spreading love on Instagram and or FB. So much gratitude for these lovely people!
Also a super big thanks to so many of you for being so active and supportive and encouraging in the FB group & Instagram.
I hope we were able to reach you and encourage you. Our community is the best and the most supportive people I have had the pleasure of knowing. Thanks to each of YOU for motivating me to do these challenges. Also a big thanks to Patricia who helps me with FB and Patti Leon who is on prize patrol.
*August 4th all winners will be announced so please check back to see if you won.
This sweet stamp set called, “Bundle Girl With Gardenia” is sooo precious and such an easy color. The sweet girl and gardenia were stamped with Warm Glow on some 140lb cold press watercolor paper. For my watercoloring I combined Daniel Smith with a few Karin watercolor markers.
My plan was to make a shaker card but, I didn’t have acetate long enough so I used double sided tape with glitter. I thought it might be neat to have glitter stripes behind the letters .
Paper curls yes please. If you have the right scissors you will be surprised how easy this is. I use these Fiskar scissors with an 8 inch blade all the time to trim my cardstock.
Save those strips that fall from your paper trimmer when you are cutting your paper. Paint the strip to coordinate with your card. Once it’s dry cut the thinnest strip possible with some large scissors. Your paper should curl as you are cutting it. If the paper doesn’t curl just roll the cut paper around a pencil or marker to get some curl.
You can glue behind the curl or tack it down with a sequin.
See you soon and thanks for everything!! All the visits, support, comments, etc!!! I will miss you! Hugs, Kathy
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THANK YOU! Your encouragement and support make a hige differnce in my coloring. And this time my son joined me too! And I play around and make those curls too, but never added to the card as it would het squished in the envelope… so pretty though!
Appreciate your kind words
Thank you for the fun dear Kathy and a big thank you to all of your amazing Good Will Ambassadors for their great job!!!
This card is really awesome!!!
A big hug from Italy,
Arianna
Thank you so much Arianna
Dear Kathy,
I always love to participate but this time I had to do it from the sideline, I was hospitalized on day 5. The next day I had early in the morning lung surgery. The operation was successful but unfortunately the wound is not yet closed and so I have an air leak. As long as this is the case, I have a drain that ensures that my lung works and only when the lung works independently and the drain is out I can go home.
So now I have been in the hospital for almost 4 weeks.
Coloring is not going well here, so I just enjoyed all the wonderful things you and all the other participants have made.
Big thanks to the Good Will Ambassadors, Patricia, Patti and a special thanks to you for organizing the 17th 30 Day Coloring Challenge and showing your amazing artwork.
I hope there will be an 18th time and then I will definitely participate again.
Oh my goodness Henriette. I am so sorry to hear that you have been through that. Hopefully things will heal up soon so you can go home. I’m so glad that looking at everyone’s creations bring you joy.
Thank you Kathy, stay safe my friend and have a great weekend.
Absolutely awesome, Kathy, thank you for another amazing challenge! July turned out to be an extremely tough month for me, so not much crafting sadly, but I still enjoying seeing what others were up to, and jumping in every now and again.
Hopefully it’ll get better for me next time 😉
Thanks for always being an inspiration, on so many levels!
Hoping for a better August. And I’m glad you are enjoying seeing others’ projects.
Such an INCREDIBLE 30 days as always Kathy! Congrats and thank you for all the inspiration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank YOU for being part of the challenge.
Kathy, what a stunning thank you card. I owe you a huge thank it for the last 30 days, all that inspiration, motivation, tips & giveaway chances. Love the nifty idea with the spirals of card, another tip for my records. I have spent all of today till now at 3 pm (UK) enjoying myself painting more of my trial rainbow background, unfortunately not finished, & colours with markers. Pure luxury an entire day again to myself. Can’t wait for another 30 days challenge & seeing more posts from you. Till we do, watch your safety & health with this aweful virus but remain happy with your creativity everyone x
Thanks so much and stay healthy.
Dear Kathy –
Thanks for helping me get into the world of watercolors. With two sets of pen-brushes from Altenew and two sets of watercolor paint trays, I am on my way. I also thank you for putting some new stamp companies into my repertoire (and for motivating me to ask merch companies please to carry their lines). You’re an amazing artist. Take time for you this weekend!!
Thanks so much Lori. I’m so glad you joined us.
I love this pretty card, Kathy! Thanks for the tip on paper curls. So cute!
Thanks Patt.
I enjoy these coloring challenges so much. Your projects and techniques always inspire me to step outside my comfort zone. I’ve missed a few days of coloring, but I haven’t missed any of your posts. I have a stack of “to do” projects to keep me busy for quite a while.
It will be so fun to work through that list!
I will never color like you do, but I sure do love oohing and ahhing over all your spectacular works of art. It is such a pleasure!
And I’m sure your work is beautiful!
Thank you Kathy!!!
Love this card!!!
Thanks so much Maureen
What a festive card the curls make! I have those Fiskars also. Love them! Thank you for being our Ambassador of Colouring.
They are fun right?
Beautiful card. Have loved seeing what goodies appear everyday. Going to miss it. That is unless you are going to do another one. I do have one question.. the background for your cards not necessarily the cards themselves how do you create them? There was something years ago using folded paper I think to create the same look . But I really don’t remember. Thank you so much for all the tips and showing how different effects can be achieved. Thank you.
Glitter strips,such a great! Idea.Beautiful just beautiful.Thank you ambassadors for helping with this great fun.I wish id been able to show my progress but no way to.Blessings an stay safe.
The most important thing is that you are having fun coloring! Thanks so much
Awesome card! I have participated but just don’t post my projects. Thanks for all your tips. You are amazing!
Thanks so much!
Wow, the Gardenia Flower is so very beautiful the way you colored. Your skills are amazing and can tell you have many hours of practice. Beautiful card, thanks for the inspiration not only today, but all month!
You are so welcome and thanks for stopping by
Kathy, I have colored something every single day for the last 30 days. I swear I am calmer and less anxious for doing it. I color, usually, at nighttime and it helps me unwind from the news and stress of the day. This will now be a lifelong habit. Thank you so so much for your encouragement and the oh-so-beautiful inspiration. You are an amazing person and are doing such good work. Again….thank you.
That makes me so happy. It really is therapeutic. Thanks for your very kind words.
PS: and thank you for sharing Sylvan Clayworks link!! I am excited!!
You sound like such a proud mamma… and rightly so!! You have helped so many, meant more than you know to this crafting community, and are very very generous with your wonderful knowledge. No… thank YOU!⚘
Appreciate you so much
Thank you dear lady for bringing your ray of sunshine to our world each and every day! Your inspiration and intros to new products and companies is so great. I learned something every day and have put your tips to good use. Congrats on Challenge 17 and I look forward to the next one. A forever fan…
Thank you Anne
Sweet card with a darling image! Love the paper curls! Thanks for a great 30 days of inspiration!
Thank you for being part of it!
Beautiful! Thank you for another month of joy in my feed!
Thank you for staying with us!
I can’t believe it’s over, this was my first time participating in your challenges and I had such a wonderful time creating and learning from you. Thanks for sharing your talent and creativity, you are such an inspiration.
Thank you Eleanor. So glad you were part of it.
I have really enjoyed watching and learning your techniques. This card and all the others are just beautiful. I love the curls you created on this card and that blue is heavenly. Thank you for your time and talent.
Paper curls? Kathy, you are a genius! Thank you for being everyone’s constant inspiration!
Thanks for sharing all your gorgeous art for the past 30 days…
Thank you for another 30 days of coloring. I loved all the inspiration. And it’s especially so needed during these stressful times.
This is so pretty and I love your paper curls!
This is gorgeous! I love paper curls. 🙂 Thank you for another fun 30 day coloring challenge! I love seeing what everyone is working on!
This is beautiful. Thank you again for this fantastic challenge. You truly know how to inspire and encourage.
DELIGHTFUL in EVERY way!
THANK YOU for ALL the INSPIRATION you share ALL year long and especially during these AWESOME 30-day challenges Kathy 🙂
Kathy, this is a beautiful card! I’m so glad you chose a slimline card… I really like them and it’s neat how you did the Thank You and the paper curls!!!!! Who’d thought?!?!?!? Thank you for the journey!
Kathy, you are a coloring marvel! Thanks so much for the fun challenge – I was able to play along every day this time!! Thanks to all your ambassadors & helpers too!! Just love your beautiful thank you card today – gorgeous flower and little girl too!!
Gorgeous card! Kathy, I am the lady who asked if your hand hurt with your tiny color pencils. You said that maybe I was pressing too hard. You are right. Even when I write a letter or color, I have always pressed hard for some reason. haha It’s just how I write. I do struggle with gripping little pencils, but that may be chubby hands. haha haha I know that you don’t remember me, but you sent me a card and stamp set 7 years ago. It arrived on a really bad day. I still have them, by the way. I was going through a horrible injury. I had cut a varicose vein while shaving my legs and it turned life-threatening. I went through BRUTAL pain for 7 years with so many injuries resulting from the initial injury. I am just now better. Your cards are always so gorgeous and have brought joy to hurting people like me. I still have your card and the stamps that you sent me. Thank you for always lifting my spirit. Marisela in San Antonio, Texas
Dear Kathy thank you for a wonderful challenge and for all the inspiration ❤
Xoxo Olga
Its fabulous!
Beautiful card! I love the paper curl idea.