Hello Friends, Welcome to day 2! I am so excited that so many of you are taking the 30 day coloring challenge that might have been a little shy the previous challenges. Please keep in mind that you don’t have to do it every day. Sometimes 10 minutes a day might not work so just pop back in when you can. The challenge is supposed to be fun, relaxing and no pressure.
ONE MORE THING. What you are “coloring” doesn’t have to relate to what I am doing. Do what feels good to you 🙂
Creatively speaking sometimes you just have to make one more when you have all the stuff out. Plus I really wanted to use this stamp from Paper Smooches.
I turned the gentleman into a woman and cut off part of the headdress so it wouldn’t hide the sentiment.
These aren’t my typical colors but, I love how the grey tones enhanced the fall colors. By the way if you don’t have access to a Starbucks cup you could stamp some fall images or tear out a page from a coloring book for your card. Take a look around your house … maybe a pretty Kleenex box?
Just for comparison this was yesterdays panel. Did you happen to see my video?
You know me and makeup so she isn’t short on any of it lol. You can also see how I altered the “Jive Turkey” stamp.
Today my coffee came in the same fall cup again so I decided to make a bonus post and I wanted to try distress markers on the cup. The die cut is from Memory Box.
I cut out the images and watercolored with distress markers. Also I added some gel pen and some rock candy distress stickles. If you look closely the white smudged a little bit. So be super careful or forgo the gel pen when using distress stickles!
Left over pinecones (from the venti cup)…no problem just throw them on a card. I posted this on Instagram today and wanted to share it with you.
TO LINK UP & share your coloring click here and go to the bottom of the post. In case you missed it you can read all about the 30 Day Coloring Challenge here. Thanks for your enthusiasm! See you tomorrow! Hugs, Kathy
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These are really lovely Kathy and how very “green” to be recycling as well.
Trying to persuade my hubby to visit Starbucks (my nearest) whilst he is at work in the city but might take some doing as it would involve him walking out of work, but heres hoping.
Thanks for even more inspiration, Kathy. I already started looking through my stash last night to see if I could find stamps or a page in my colouring book that might work for a background.
Marianne x
Ok, that is way too smart……love it.
I did look at my Starbuck’s cup and think “cute” but I did not think to make a card.
Brilliant!
The combination of colors on that Best Wishes card is my favorite ever! SO beautiful and fally 🙂 Yeah. That’s a word. 🙂
Love!!
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL card – LOVE BOTH versions with your coffee cup background!!!
LOVE how you always have a PRETTY bonus too 🙂
Is it OK to ask a dumb question, please?
I’m having a brain freeze.
I just purchased some Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp some images on to watercolour paper and started colouring with my NEW Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens (http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=79755) and OUCH – it bled like CRAZY … sure hope I can get the residues out of the pens I already used, especially the clear & yellow!!! I stamped some more using Stazon but thought that I would ASK before I did anything STUPID again.
=> Kathy, what is the best ink pad to use when colouring with Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens and for watercolouring / distress inks?
THANK YOU in anticipation of you pointing me in the right direction.
Hi Tracy, sorry you had so much trouble. I only use MomentO for Copic coloring only. Hero Arts or SSS black die ink I use for stuff with water. The are other options to use with water. I think most die inks or Archival ink. Try spot testingGood luck
THANK YOU SO MUCH for replying so FAST 🙂
Heading off to bed now and look forward to having a colourful day tomorrow.
OMG…your coloring blows me away! Love that idea with the die on the bottom of the card, which, of course, sparked an idea in my head and I must go try now. LOL. Love “coloring” with you.
WOW your amazing.. I really do love how you used the starbucks cup.. so clever..
Does your cards smell like coffee. 🙂
My cards do smell like coffee and Fall. LOL 🙂
Another beautiful card…my hubby and I love Starbucks….we buy it out, but also brew it at home. Think I need to make a stop at Starbucks today to check out the cool cups. And they think we’re in there for the “coffee” ….
Loved your tip about the gel pens, too. I think I remember you telling us that once before, but I had forgotten. You won’t believe how many white gel pens I’ve thrown away in the past. Now I know how to save them…..thanks so much.
Stunning projects today, Kathy! Love them! I think I may need to stop at Starbucks today! 🙂
I really wish I was closer to Starbucks!!! LOVE the Indian card and the Fall card is quite stunning!! Isn’t it amazing what a cup can turn into? I think so!! Will be posting my second day’s project later today!!
I love your thinking and inspiration! I drove through a Starbucks yesterday and asked for an extra cup! Realized later that my cup was smaller than your version but oh well, worked it out! 😉 Will be looking around my house for more upcycling!! Love your indian and will have to put this stamp set on my “list”!!! Love Paper Smooches images especially!! I did mine with their Hooties owl! Will be coloring today and try and change it up like you did! Great idea!!!!
I love PS too! An owl is perfect. Keep upcycling and coloring your world. 🙂
These are so pretty x
Your blogpost pictures are so vivid with lots of contrast. I love it! Keep doing that, please.
Thank you for that feeback. Relax with color! 🙂
LOVE that fancy made up She Chief!!
Great way to think outside the box, or should I say cut! Love how your re-purposed the Starbucks cup! Love Starbucks, but the closest one is 35+ miles away. May just need to take a little road trip just to get this cup and make this cute background!
I really need to start looking at things differently!!
FABULOUS IDEA Kathy!!!! 😉 I LOOOVE make-up too…LOOOOVE the eye-lashes! 😉
Working away here & HOPE to have something posted soon…… 😉
Awesome cards, Kathy, you are really rocking the Starbucks cup!! I have to stop by my local Starbucks today and see if they’re using these, I’ve heard some locations don’t have them.
Completely wonderful and fabulous and inspiring and… Everything! Jo x
I hope you’re getting a kickback from Starbucks because this is SO good for their business! These cards are darling! I off to get a Grande
Kathy, you are so clever. I don’t drink coffee but I think I’ll go by Starbucks and see if they will give me a cup or two.
Love this……! Great colors!
Yes, inspiring is the word here! Wow… absolutely love your cards!
Totally love the process! I will be using my other cup to sort “card lift” the bonus card. What a brilliant idea. The cards are beautiful. I hope Starbucks come out with holiday themed cups.
Oh wow Kathy! You’ve outdone yourself! These are absolutely amazing.
Problem is… I boycotted Starbucks over a year ago and now you’ve got me trying to determine how I can get my hands on multiple cups without spending much ha ha!!!
Thanks as always for the inspiration. Keep up the colourful work!
Your pinecone card is so pretty! I tried to find the best wishes die at Memory Box, but it wasn’t there. Are you sure it wasn’t another company?
Grand Best Wishes 99039 is the die number at Memory box and the die image above in supplies:) Thanks for joining:)
Another two great cards! I really like both of them.
I just love these fancied up cups! I’m not a Starbucks fan, but I just might have to make a trip just to snag a cup (or two). I’m really loving the challenge. Got a coloring book in the mail yesterday, too!
Love it when crafters use recycled materials…really proves you can find inspiration anywhere.
WOW!!!!! Love these cards!!!
so sad there is no Starbucks…
the must make a stampset like that I think….
you are totally inspiring me to recycle pretty packaging into cards! Wow~!
I like both cards. I really like that you used the warm grays. It’s so pretty.
Gorgeous cards. I always enjoy your coloring, so much. Just beautiful.
These are so great and how creative that you saw the possibilities and saved the cups from the trash. Sitting here with my Starbucks but bummed that they are in the regular old green/white cups. Hopefully soon they will pull out the Fall cups. If not, maybe I wait for the red holiday ones.
Love the Starbucks cup! What an eye you have for spotting it as a possible card resource! These are fabulous. Wish I’d visited the Starbucks for a Chai when I picked up my Paris colouring book at the bookstore.
You are just so clever Kathy, so inspirational too. I just love your Starbucks cards and can’t wait to see what you have next.
Thanks to my son’t Mom’s day gift of Starbucks gift card (luv that guy!). I enjoyed a pumpkin spice latte while out running errands today. Of course kept the cup, and plan to color it this evening during my “color time” session in front of the TV. My poor ottoman, next to my couch, is covered with coloring books, markers, pens, colored pencils and a folder full of images. Love this coloring challenge!
Love these cards Kathy. I have my cup ready to color!!
Your coloring is always amazing! I love what you’ve done with these cups…incredibly creative and beautiful.
Gorgeous cards!! Thanks for the inspirations!!
Beautiful cards and what a good idea using the cup for the card. Amazing.
Beautiful cards!! I can never stop admiring your coloring!!
I am so in love with what you are doing with those cups! You rock!
Wonderful as always. I so love that you make sure that peeps remember to drink their drink before coloring or cutting. I can HEAR you saying it too. Loved your cards and will have to hijack a starbucks coffee cup from some where. LOL
Loooove!!! These Starbucks cups are awesome and how you turned them into gorgeous cards… You are so talented and I love to visit your blog. 😀
hugs
You’re just too clever. I have a pretty Kleenex box on my coffee table…hummm.
Absolutely gorgeous! Such a fun and creative idea!
Not a fan of starbucks but will have to have a couple of cups now!!!
Stunning cards! Love ’em both!
I am slowly but surely getting caught up on video’s and your 30 day coloring challenge is a must watch for me. I just love how easy you make everything look.
Fabulous 🙂
OH Kathy, you are so clever and observant. I normally don’t go to Starbucks but plan to get a Pumpkin Latte just for the cup! May even raid their garbage !!
I have stopped at 4 Starbucks in Cleveland Ohio area and None of them have this cup…… Where is everyone finding theirs?
It wasn’t easy in my town. Had to go to 3 different Starbucks and finally found a large cup only.