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 
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!
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.
I was going for an artistic edge to my card.
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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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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| 1. | Sheri Willshire | 108. | Barbara Carlson | 215. | Jessica Monte | |
| 2. | Susan hatfield | 109. | Laura McF | 216. | irene grau | |
| 3. | Purvi | 110. | Julie Bricken | 217. | Shelley | |
| 4. | Heather B. | 111. | Dana Joy | 218. | Angelique V. | |
| 5. | Lynda | 112. | Shawna Gerst | 219. | sheri K | |
| 6. | Anna D. | 113. | Pat W | 220. | Katryna G. | |
| 7. | Kanan Pandya | 114. | Teresa Doyle | 221. | Velvet Pearson | |
| 8. | Angela Walters | 115. | Helga M | 222. | Denise Bryant | |
| 9. | Angie Hall | 116. | Alisha S | 223. | Tess Hackett | |
| 10. | Sarah Seals | 117. | Leanne S | 224. | denise norton | |
| 11. | Berina Febin | 118. | Chelsey Arnett | 225. | Sarah N | |
| 12. | theCook | 119. | Kristina CraftyPaws | 226. | Marla P. | |
| 13. | Milka | 120. | Maria Giselle B. | 227. | Mari Nyx | |
| 14. | Cindy Feagle | 121. | George Deep | 228. | Gabriella | |
| 15. | Darlene D | 122. | Tanya | 229. | jean marmo | |
| 16. | Darlene D. | 123. | Rosslyn W | 230. | Stacy | |
| 17. | Oreet | 124. | Lissette Santana | 231. | Connie | |
| 18. | Laurianne E | 125. | Maria-Maria | 232. | barb macasckill | |
| 19. | Linda S in NE | 126. | Dot J Freel | 233. | Connie Brooks | |
| 20. | bev p | 127. | Marcia | 234. | Allison G | |
| 21. | Harriet Skelly | 128. | stephanie S | 235. | Patty Beers | |
| 22. | TX JennyWren | 129. | Tracey Magner | 236. | Patty Beers | |
| 23. | Crystal DeJesus | 130. | Monica Pineda | 237. | Becky Green | |
| 24. | Yvonne | 131. | Christy Sugiarto | 238. | Sandie | |
| 25. | Nupur Priya | 132. | Chrissie | 239. | Nancy Wilcox | |
| 26. | Cathy | 133. | julye | 240. | conil | |
| 27. | Melissa L. | 134. | Inge | 241. | Jean Bullock | |
| 28. | Kris in Alaska | 135. | Victoria H. | 242. | Jill A | |
| 29. | Haejin Kang | 136. | Natalie Houston | 243. | Julie Brusman | |
| 30. | Jeanette Koh | 137. | zubmomi | 244. | Cindy G. | |
| 31. | Heather Loughlin | 138. | Varada | 245. | Danielle Dietz | |
| 32. | Rubeena | 139. | Cebelica | 246. | Clara Magalhaes | |
| 33. | Jeanne Jordan | 140. | Allison Cope | 247. | Rebecca Yahrling | |
| 34. | Alyssa S | 141. | KatheD | 248. | Tona | |
| 35. | Julene | 142. | Linda Tupper | 249. | Carla Hundley | |
| 36. | Robin in WA | 143. | Angie Ha | 250. | Carolee | |
| 37. | Cindy M | 144. | Teresa R | 251. | Jean Chaney | |
| 38. | Bev Hill | 145. | Anneleise Hampson | 252. | TK Watson | |
| 39. | Di Ayers | 146. | Shelley G. | 253. | Dawn Y. | |
| 40. | Shirley N | 147. | Rufus | 254. | Linda K | |
| 41. | Alysia H | 148. | Valerie Marcus | 255. | Jung AhSang | |
| 42. | Tabitha Carroll | 149. | Judy C. | 256. | Farley Cross | |
| 43. | Ria Montefalcon | 150. | susan kapp | 257. | Tammy J | |
| 44. | BunnyD | 151. | zehra | 258. | Marlene B | |
| 45. | Julie Curtis | 152. | Vickey Ezell | 259. | Donna V | |
| 46. | Carol W. | 153. | Amber P | 260. | Dara Lynn | |
| 47. | Mary-Anne V. | 154. | jengd | 261. | Cecilia Reyes | |
| 48. | Jenny Colacicco | 155. | MeganBeth | 262. | Connie Myers | |
| 49. | glennis f | 156. | Cibele | 263. | Jan O | |
| 50. | Laurie | 157. | Pam R. | 264. | Carol Mc | |
| 51. | Dawn T | 158. | Karen spaiches | 265. | Angie Linton | |
| 52. | Janet Swanlady21 | 159. | Sue D | 266. | Birgitte pedersen | |
| 53. | Liliuska | 160. | Terry B. | 267. | Susan aka soozie4him | |
| 54. | Terri | 161. | Patsy H. | 268. | Vivien | |
| 55. | Terri | 162. | Elise Barbion | 269. | Petra | |
| 56. | Janine Burrows | 163. | Shari Arbogast | 270. | Beverly aka lateblooming | |
| 57. | Vicky C | 164. | DebiKT | 271. | Lucy | |
| 58. | Andrea Heininge | 165. | Helen Schneiderman | 272. | Janet O | |
| 59. | Lisa Gross | 166. | Cammy Wall | 273. | Maureen Hayes | |
| 60. | Cindy C. | 167. | Nora N | 274. | Carol D. | |
| 61. | LaurieD | 168. | Patti G | 275. | Amy Seigler | |
| 62. | Maxine D | 169. | justasiam | 276. | Terriavidreader (terri scott) | |
| 63. | Janna G | 170. | Brandi R | 277. | Barb in Kazoo | |
| 64. | Vickie | 171. | michelle t | 278. | Jessica S. | |
| 65. | Jody Thorsen | 172. | Manuela Benetti | 279. | Karine Boivin | |
| 66. | Cathy Covin | 173. | Simone Mc | 280. | Susan Jacobs | |
| 67. | Cathy Covin | 174. | bhavana | 281. | Vikki H | |
| 68. | Moira OReilly | 175. | Priyadarshini | 282. | Marylouh | |
| 69. | megan mcdonald | 176. | ionabunny | 283. | Barb B. | |
| 70. | eva | 177. | Ruth G | 284. | Corinna | |
| 71. | Judy Sander | 178. | Bunny | 285. | Susan Falkler | |
| 72. | Anisa Johnson | 179. | Susie | 286. | Janet Cobb | |
| 73. | jay | 180. | dianemdb | 287. | Marissa M. | |
| 74. | Lynne in NI | 181. | Bonnie Thrasher | 288. | Laurel Eccleston | |
| 75. | Nancy Stott | 182. | Sabrina Radican | 289. | Maureen Chandler | |
| 76. | fusiafscrapping | 183. | Pat C | 290. | Carmen M. | |
| 77. | kay | 184. | Marisela B. | 291. | Karen Ashbrook | |
| 78. | Irene | 185. | Shona Chambers | 292. | Cheryl H | |
| 79. | Sandy M | 186. | Melissa Friedrich | 293. | Leslie Cash | |
| 80. | Diane | 187. | Laura Holt | 294. | KT Fit Kitty | |
| 81. | Kathy Patterson | 188. | chevron2 | 295. | Sherry107 | |
| 82. | Debbie Eslinger | 189. | Machelle Nelson | 296. | Rachel Ward | |
| 83. | Kerin Sylvester | 190. | D.Ann C | 297. | Rita F | |
| 84. | Christine Carlson | 191. | Dawn Skene | 298. | Pai | |
| 85. | Joan W | 192. | Yvonne B. | 299. | Cheryl Soule | |
| 86. | Broni | 193. | Jo Ann D. | 300. | JennyH | |
| 87. | Adrienne P | 194. | HavenK | 301. | Tracy Bradley | |
| 88. | Theresa Shattuck | 195. | Rachel Bergfeld | 302. | Erin C. | |
| 89. | Marianne | 196. | Kimberly aka SamsSissy | 303. | Jen Boumis | |
| 90. | Pat strothmann | 197. | Chelsi Chipps | 304. | Natalie Winterstein | |
| 91. | SueH | 198. | Sharon Underwood | 305. | Jackie | |
| 92. | Roxy | 199. | Kelly H | 306. | Gina | |
| 93. | Heaney | 200. | SylTash | 307. | Betty | |
| 94. | JanG | 201. | Cyndie | 308. | Deena M. | |
| 95. | Jamie Carder | 202. | Diane | 309. | Aslin Santiago | |
| 96. | Judy McGoodwin | 203. | KateT | 310. | ~carol | |
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| 98. | Josie Soto | 205. | Heather king | 312. | Jan D., FL | |
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| 100. | Barbara Martin | 207. | Farita Reyes | 314. | Pat V | |
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DAY 21. No Line Coloring
Day 30. Some special news!!
Day 29. Giveaway & Crafters For A Cause
Lovely card!
Wow!!!! This is stunning!!
Beautiful card Kathy
Very pretty, and thanks for the look at the coloring books!!!!
Fabulous card! Thank you so much for the review of colouring books too. I am intrigued to try one. Xx
Stunning card! I want to learn to colour like you do! I need much, much more practice with my Chameleon pens!
~carol
Lovely colored card and coloring books are divine!
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!
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?!)!!
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….
Animals have a way of tugging on our heartstrings. See you on Oct.1!:)
Gorgeous card Kathy and thanks for the colouring book review, also looking forward to the 30Day challenge : )
i never would have thought to put the word on the edge like that!
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
Lovely cards – I’m loving the word dies!
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!
I love coloring books!
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!
very nice!
I absolutely love your style. Thanks for the chance to win!
Coloring has always been one of my favorite things to do. Thanks for the review video and for the chance to win.
Thanks for us a chance to win a colouring book. Love your kind of colouring… Beautiful!!
What a unique color combination!
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!
That book sounds awesome too. So many to pick from these days. Lucky us.
Gorgeous card!
This is outrageously gorgeous. Wow!
Wow! Your card is stunning! I love the inlaid word too…
The card is so lovely. I really love your coloring and blending talents. Just fabulous. I need to practice, practice, practice.
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!
Gorgeous card!!!
Awesome! Love how you inlaid the script. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely stunning card!
Wonderful card. The coloring is awesome and I love what you did with the word die. Very cool!
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
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.
You ALWAYS do a BEAUTIFUL JOB on your cards Kathy!!!
(((HUGS!)))
Gorgeous card!!! I really like that dies set and am going to add it to my wish list!! TFS!
Ny favorite colors of purple and aqua and now I know how I can put them together. Thanks so much.
You have such depth in your coloring. Lovely job!
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!!
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.
On a recent long flight to NYC I was happy to see at least two other people coloring!
That’s pretty cool! I hope you were coloring too.
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.
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
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!
love the card…
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
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!
The card is Beautiful. Thank you for the coloring book review.
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!
Beautiful card. Loved the coloring book review. I added a few to my list.
Very good review of the coloring books, Kathy…Thank you…!!
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:-)
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!
Coloring books are the perfect travel companions! Enjoy your travels.
Gorgeous, as always, darling!
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!
Beautiful card!!! Love those coloring books! It makes me want to color!!
Wow, amazing card. Love how you did the die cut. Hugz
Gorgeous!!! Always ALWAYS love your coloring. ♥
Fabulous card, but I cannot find the link thing for the draw for the colouring books
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. 
Wow! Amazing card as always.
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.
Thanks for the chance to win a coloring book!
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.
That card is an absolute knock-out Kathy!
looking forward to a month of your coloring greatness. . . .
See yoo real soon!
Thanks. good gift ideas for stamping friends and good gift idea for me.
Wonderful card. i love the colours and the idea about cutting the word at the edge is awesome. Fab work! xx
Super gorgeous card!!! Thanks for the coloring book review and the chance to win
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 !!!
We love and spoil our dogs! All those coloring books were for Max. LOL
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)
Good to go for Oct.1!!! See you soon
Oh Kathy I love this card. Your doggie is just precious too!
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
Gorgeous card, Kathy, and a wonderful selection of colouring books.
Marianne x
Beautiful card, and thanks for the peek of the colouring books
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!
Coloring books look like so much fun and your collection was very helpful and thorough. Thanks so much
BEAUTIFUL CARD!!!!
WHAT A SUPER IDEA KATHY!!! You’ve created a GORGEOUS CARD from this Starbuck’s cup! JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for always inspiring me!!!!
Stunning card…love the colours and the special die cutting.
Thanks for sharing!
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!
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
I’ve missed seeing your beautiful work. Just catching up after computer down for 2 weeks!
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?
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
Beautiful card Kathy!! Beautiful coloring on the flowers!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Lovely card! Thanks for a chance for the coloring book also!
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.
Gorgeous and stunning!!! Love the sentiment on the edge…such a cool effect…
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!!
KATHY! OH MY GOSH! MY FACE, MY BUTT, MY WHOLE BEING JUST FELL TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS GORGEOUS AND IS WORTHY OF AN ALL CAPS COMMENT! LOVE!
You have such a gorgeous site! Absolutely love the design, all your good information and your creative cards! I also want to mention that I have 2 coloring books on Amazon now, in case you are on the lookout for new books! http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Treats-Holiday-Coloring-Journeys/dp/1518673724/ref=sr_1_1 and http://www.amazon.com/Minkas-Journey-Coloring-Story-Journeys/dp/151681424X/ref=asap_bc. Thanks again!!