Hello Friends! Welcome to DAY 7 of The 30 Day Coloring Challenge. Today I have a very special blog hop with 2 shopping sprees. If you are coming from Emily Leiphart blog you are in the right place & just so ya know I am the last stop in the hop.
If you want to start at the beginning of the hop click here.
Today’s post & hop is my way of paying homage to some amazing creative forces and Hero Arts. Because of the Hero Arts community and awe inspiring talent of their team my life was changed…that’s it in a nut shell … keep reading if you want more 🙂
Back in 2009, when I started stamping Hero Arts and their team of artists Jennifer McGuire, Shari Carroll and Lisa Spangler inspired me to no end. They ROCKED our stamping world back then and ….. continue to rock it !!!
I started contributing to Hero Arts challenges and becoming part of HA’s flicker group. There I made a beautiful group of friends. We were lucky to become “Hero Arts Hostesses” we called ourselves hostess sistahs. I am grateful for these ladies and their encouragement and generosity in sharing their talent.
It is my honor to have almost everyone involved in my creative journey in the blog hop today. My heartfelt thanks to my sweet friend Virginia who helped me organize this hop … (I have been wanting to do this since the first coloring challenge so thanks to Virginia for making it happen!)
A big thanks Hero Arts and everyone I knew in the beginning that got me rolling in the stamping world. I wanted to spotlight these great ladies in their abundant talent today for helping me in my creative journey. If it wasn’t for Hero Arts, Jennifer, Shari, Lisa and the HA community PLUS these awesome women today I doubt I would be hosting these coloring challenges. I am super grateful 🙂
Fast forward to 2016 and I have more reason to be grateful for you all doing the challenge … new friendships… more inspiration …sigh.. if only there were more hours in the day lol
Yes.. you can say I am a lucky girl and I know how lucky I am 🙂
Now the card…I shared my quick process ..the how to.. of adding the doodle lines in my video.
The flower is from Hero Arts called, “Etched Flowers” and it’s one of my favorites.
The small “Hello” die cut is from Simon. Have you die cut fun foam? It’s pretty awesome. I used two layers of blue foam under the white cardstock.
If you want to share what your creating go to DAY 1 and scroll to the bottom of the post. You will find a blue Inlinkz tab to link up your coloring. (If you are new to the challenge or want to know more about it click here.)
GIVEAWAY: Win TWO $25.oo shopping spree’s at Hero Arts Store. Woo Hoo
To qualify all you need to do is comment. Winner will be randomly selected from the blog hop comments of the hoppers. Contest Ends July 18th 12pm Est .Winners will be announced on the 19th. Best of luck 🙂
Here is the full list in case you discover a broken link.
~Virginia Lu :
~Kathy: —You are here— the last stop in the hop
Thank You all for participating in The 30 Day Coloring Challenge and for your visit today. Super big thanks to Jennifer, Shari & Lisa for years of inspiration and thanks to Virginia, Linda, Kathy, Arlene, Barb, Linda, Heather, Cheiron, Sarah and Emily!!! Hugs all around, Kathy
Day 20. Crafty Notes from Gina K. Designs
Day 17. & 18. Florals and More
Day 30. Optical Illusion Stamping
great card.
In black and white, the pattern reminds me of toile! Your coloring is beautiful.
Gorgeous card, Kathy, and thanks for the inspiration!! You color so beautifully and your shading looks amazing! I enjoyed being part of your blog hop!! I don’t take the time to color that often so I appreciated your challenge!
Wow, your card is amazing, love the doodle lines idea! Thanks for the inspiration!
Great colouring and fun hop! 🙂
What a beautiful card, Kathy!!!
I love how you step up a simple image and really give it life!
Yes Hero Arts introduced me to stamping and I was always inspired by all those gals ans YOU, too! Gorgeous card btw!
OH to color like you do!!
What a pretty card. Just lovely.
So many beautiful cards in this hop. Can’t wait to get coloring, thanks for the inspiration.
Awesome Kathy! The sketchy coloring really matches the stamp well I think! (if you didn’t say so we would have thought that was totally your intention 😀 )
Thanks so much for sharing and for the color challenge again! 😀
Awesome challenge and blog hop…!! We all wish we could color like you, Kathy…
Just amazing coloring, Kathy! Stunning designs!
Such beautiful coloring, it’s so inspiring to get creative!!!
Your card is absolutely amazing!! I almost cried when I saw this because it is so lovely! I think my heart actually skipped a beat when I first saw it! WOnderful coloring and I love the doodles! TFS!
The black and white stamping looks like a toile pattern. You did a very nice job coloring this card. I’ve learned a lot, especially about Copics, from you. Enjoying the 30 day coloring challenge.
Beautiful card but I loved your email best, learning about how you got started. Thanks for sharing. I’m excited to go do your hop now.
Just finished stamping and die cutting packets to color on vacation. I take my peerless watercolor travel booklet I put together and water brushes. All the wasted time before inspirations and hints from you and Jennifer. Thank you for helping me to enjoy my hobby on the go.
You are ah-mazing, Kathy! I love your post and what you shared. I am so happy that we are able to get this hop organized in a short time!!! Yay! My stamping journey will not be the same without you. I love the dramatic effect that you added to the Etches Flower–classy and gorgeous ( just like you!). Sending warm hugs!
Thank you so much Virginia, you made my day with your kind words.
Love this card. How fun. I’m for sure going to try this technique.
I got started in the hero arts group in 2010. So thankful for the friendships made through this group and the inspiration from people like you! You are so amazing!
Kathy, this card is a stunner. Thank you for sharing the tutorial with us, teaching us how to create a card that is sure to WOW!
Amazing card!!!
WOW, what incredible talent represented here today! Such amazingly gorgeous cards. HA does have some of the most elegant stamps and I am SO inspired to get coloring….
Kathy your card is gorgeous. It never occurred to me to color the background black but its stunning. I also love the idea of outlining the images. You are SO clever! TFS!
Interesting use of a black background.
Love this look,. I am just starting to use Copic markers, so this helped me a lot!
Gorgeous card! I did something similar and used colored pencils to color the flowers and the black background. Took me HOURS. So I chose carefully to whom I gifted the card! 🙂
Beautiful card. Thanks
I am currently obsessed with Hero Arts layering stamps, starting with your Pineapple card a few weeks ago. Love this challenge!
I really like the look of that background!! The colors really POP!!
Rita
I wondered how you did that cool background! Necessity can be the mother of some really great techniques. 😉
Hero Arts has been in my stamping life for a long, long time. I’ve always liked that, besides having a lot of great images, they are a kind and responsible company.
I am thankful for all the inspiration you give so freely. Your card is beautiful.
Awesome coloring as usual! Thanks for the tutorial!
That is so pretty. Thank you for sharing.
Wonderful inspiration….loved this Hop!
First–fantastic card!! The white space around the flowers is perfecto!! So well done!! 🙂 Second, totally agree!! 2009 was about the time I got into stamping/cardmaking too, and I was fully immersed in the HA challenges! I rarely missed one until having a baby took over! 🙂 I got back into it all, once I came up for air a few years back! Yay for an awesome community of inspiration and supportive creative people!! 🙂 Such fun!! Thanks for sharing and for hosting these awesome challenges. Such goodness! 🙂
stunning card. The flowers look amazing against the black:)
Kathy, another amazing creation. You have such a unique coloring style. Love it.
A unique way to showcase those lovely flowers Kathy. Thanks for sharing how you colored the images.
What a fabulous result after all that colouring with the fineline marker! The outline is a really neat idea too. Great way to change up the stamp a bit. You’re so creative!
Really beautiful card! I love that you always give me new ideas to create, things that I have never thought about before. Thanks for the inspiration!
what a fun day this is! i’ve been a hero arts customer since about 1998 and have always loved their stamps – love seeing all the hero arts people from the past together!!
Love the way the black makes the colors pop.
What a touching tribute to HA and the ‘community’ of ‘sistahs’ that emerged as a result! Yes, HA and their designers continue their tradition of *rocking* our worlds with their amazing creativity and leading edge products! Your card: absolutely gorgeous! Rich, vibrant, dramatic….
~carol
I really enjoyed this! I would never have thought of using a Sharpie like that! Love the effect the fie tip gave.
Always love your coloring challenges. Thanks for the inspiration! 😀
The colored roses were pretty but I especially
liked the black stamped outline flowers. they popped
off the page and were reminiscent of vintage
wallpaper.
thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card and love the technique
Very interesting look. Unusual and pretty
What a lovely bold card! Thank you for another very enjoyable blog hop too.
love the sketchy look. . . .the page is really quite lovely in just black/white, but the purpose is to color, right? Thank you for gathering such a group of talented artists for the blog. . . they are truly inspiring. You are amazing!
Your card is beautiful!!!! Love Hero Arts:)
Wow. Your copic skills are amazing. May I sit at your feet and absorb your wisdom? 🙂
The black makes the other colors pop.
I love that doodle look with the fine tip, very pretty!
Thanks for this blog hop and the inspiration it provides. You ladies have some serious talent.
I love this technique. Some of my earliest stamps were Hero Arts. I love the quality. Thanks for sharing.
I found some new stamps and paints that I have to try.
The ladies did an amazing job with their coloring.
I wish I could do half as well.
thanks for having the 30 days. I know it’s a lot
of work but it’s much appreciated.
I love Hero Arts stamps and people!
You inspired me to stamp and color with the last color challenge. I hop to someday be half as artistic as you are. Terrific card!!
I’m thrilled you are still making time for you. It warms my heart knowing that my challenge inspired you. Thanks 🙂
Kathy, I always love whatever you’ve created. Such talent. Congrats on your artistic journey and all the wonderful friends you’ve made along the way. Having met you at the SSS event in Columbus, it’s no wonder you’ve made all these friends…you’re a generous, lovely person, with great artistic talents. You keep going, girl.
You’re making me blush. Thank you so much. 🙂
Love the black background to your always amazing coloring and your doodles really add a lovely detail to your beautiful card!
Lovely card and fun hop. Thanks Kathy!
Beautiful card Kathy! Love the white outline on the flowers, really worth the effort because they really POP! Thank you for organizing this hop! Soooo much inspiration and talent here. Loved hearing your story as well. I hope to join this community some day and just don’t know how to go about it. Hearing these stories gives me hope that it can happen some day! Thanks again for everything you do!
OH my gosh, that hop was so beautiful! I’ve added tons to my wish list both stamps and mediums. So inspiring, thank you Virginia for being helpful to Kathy. I can wait to get my color on today!
Beautiful colouring. I will have a go at colouring backgrounds one day. Love your challenge. Melanie x
What an awesome giveaway!
Hero Arts was my first stamp and I have been a fan ever since. Your coloring is always pefect!
Wow! Fabulous card, and a great inspiration! Love this stamp, another item in my wish list!! 😀
Thanks for a chance in this blog hop!
Very pretty card, and all the others as well
I have taken Hero Arts classes and gotten a ton of their stamps and love their classic images!!! They work every time and are so versatile!!! Would love to win this!!
this card certainly has the wow factor. brought a smile to my face when i saw it.
I love it ! I also liked it in black & white – reminded me of a woodcut print.
All my favorite people and stampers in one hop. Doesn’t get better than that! Your card is stunning as always! I always learn something from you too. I love that! <3
beautiful card……. all the cards in the hop were great, but this is the best, i have to say….. thanks for doing this challenge, i’m having o much fun with it, even though ih avhe missed a few days.
I have a bunch if Hero Arts products now, but only one floral set. Your card was beautifully colored. Love the vibrant colors.
I LOVE that you used Sharpy to doddle in the background ! It makes the card look so interesting ! I will definitely try it myself ! And you coloring is always wonderful !
What a fantastic card. You did a great job. Thank you for sharing and being part of the giveaway
nice!.. thank you!
Beautiful card – love your doodles 🙂
WOW! The dark background is so dramatic.
Just may have to give this technique a try. Very nice!
Stunning – really pops. Beautiful.
hi Kathy! Its was wonderful.reading your association with Hero Arts n your stamping journey ! Loved your card a lot ,the black background changes the look of card completely:)
Love the colors of this card!!!
Thank you for sharing – I totally agree that a few minutes coloring can lower ones blood pressure! Your cards are absolutely stunning!
WOW – what a stunning card!
Great card!! Your coloring is amazing. I like the doodle (hashed) background.
Kathy you really changed my life when we were torn apart from the tornado and you kept me going. When I got stressed I picked up some supplies and took it to a corner where no contractors were and relaxed. I thought I would never be able to re-coupe from all the loss but you made me realize that you don’t need much . So you might be grateful to the Hero Arts folks which I am also but must of all I am grateful for you and your big heart and all the creativity that you share. Thanks again
I remember your tragedy so well. My heart still goes out to you with many hugs. I feel honored that I could help in a small way to ease your stress. I am grateful for your kind words. 🙂
Hero Arts has some fabulous products, I hope I can find the time to continue on the blog hope for more inspiration. Thanks for this opportunity. Have not had time or the strength to do any coloring so sad I so wanted to start do Christmas in July. However Life is always there to hold me back. Hope to color soon.
Fabulous card, Kathy! Love the stamp and the die. Great tip on cutting fun foam!
Very cool ! liked seeing how you filled in the spaces between the flowers. I liked the effect of the fine tip pen but it seems very labor intensive. thumbs up!
So happy you are high-lighting Hero Arts. One of my favourite companies. They certainly have created a wonderful creative and supportive community
Thanks for a wonderful hop Kathy! I am a long time Hero Arts fan, and I remember and appreciate all the support you hostesses have given us.
Just started playing with adding fun foam under my cards instead of my scotch foam tape. I’ll have to see how i like it under sentiments. Gorgeous coloring as usual Kathy!
Love how the flowers stand up against the black scribbled background!
Love the bold flowers and your colors. Thanks for conducting the coloring challenge, its always fun to be part of it
Awesome! And yes, I do like the background with fine tip marker, it looks really artistic.
I have to admit I have never participated in any of your challenges tho have visited your blog numerous times to see what everyone else has done over the years. Your coloring skills are to die for. Your the best and I was able to participate in the Copic Online class and it helped me considerably in learning the shading techniques. Thank you for sharing your passion over the years.
Thanks for organizing this challenge! Love your flowers. So bold!
Wow, love the fantastic colors!
Awesome card and an awesome & inspiring hop today.
I love hearing about how people got started, and I had no idea about your history with Hero Arts. That company is just the best!
Stunning card, absolutely beautiful colouring.
I love the sharpie as a background. I am going to try it. Thanks the setting up this great hop!
Beautiful. What a great hop! I will definitely be coloring tonight!
Beautiful card & I too was inspired by the Hero Arts team. I started back in May 2008 and too made SO many wonderful friends, learned SO much and most of all they inspired me to do what I do now. Thanks Hero Arts and everyone for what you have done and continue to do. Thank YOU Kathy for continuing to inspire and cheer people on with their creativity. Hugs Bev x
You go girl! Big hugs to you. 🙂
Your card is lovely and what a wonderful idea to color some everyday. I loved hearing the story Jennifer told about Hero Arts and a big shout out to them. Great blog hop. I got to visit some ladies I’ve never been to before.
WOW !! I might enter a blog hop if I could color like you do. Afraid mine would look like a 1st grader compared to your 🙂 Love the blending on the flowers 🙂
Love your card. I really like that cross hatching. The black background really makes the flowers pop and that white border around them is perfect. Thanks for sharing this and for hosting this hop, lots of wonderful inspiration.
I like the black background even though it isn’t solid. It is interesting and wondered how you “stamped” it. Now I know. I really like the outline of the stamps too and it looks like fun.
Love your Etched Flower card. I think doing the crosshatch technique with the thin sharpie worked fine.
Loved hearing or reading about how you and others started out with Hero Arts. Enjoyed the hop.
Absolutely stunning, Kathy. Thanks for the chance to win.
Great card! Love the flowers. I’m just learning how to use my alcohol markers, so will use these as definite models.
I enjoyed the blog hop. First one I followed with your group. Got some great coloring tips to use.
Thank you for the 30 day challenge and endless inspiration!
Wow Kathy, such an amazing card! You are so creative and as for your colouring skills – fab! I love the way you outlined the images and filled in the open space with the Sharpie – it really makes the gorgeous flowers pop! Thank you so much for having me in the hop – it has been great fun and it also has been so inspiring to see what everyone has created! I’m definitely going to make sure I set aside time more often to do more colouring:)
Thank you for being part of the blog hop. The blog hop was so inspiring to all and you were part of that admiration and inspiration. Hugs to you 🙂
Will be trying the cuts on foam later today. Thanks for the tips.
Awesome card.
thanks for this great hop Kathy – i have been a hero arts user since about 1998 and have always loved their stamps
So pretty! I have many Hero Arts products and love that they support Charities.
Beautiful card Kathy. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway. 🙂
Hero Arts flowers are my favorite!
Isn’t it great that all these talented people on the blog hop today had the chance to display their super talent through Hero Arts. Thanks Hero Arts for the great products and inspiration. And thanks to you, Kathy for this fun coloring challenge. Love your coloring skills and your card. Though I don’t blog and share my coloring, I do color everyday! In fact, right on cue, I just received my latest Hero Arts stamp in the mail (the seahorse layering stamp) and I plan to color later! 🙂
The Hero Arts Flickr group was where I met my favorite crafty people, and became a part of this awesome community. So grateful for your friendship and encouragement along the way! I’m also so happy for your success, Kathy, you inspire me everyday! Sending big puffy hearts your way!
Oh Nancy I LOVE YOU. We all are so blessed and thanks for saying that…I am blushing. Sending puffy hearts back. xxo
Wow! I admire your patience. The results are beautiful!
Thank you for the coloring challenge. And the blog hop has been fun. It’s nice to see all these talented ladies and all their different ideas. So many people to
learn from. Now if I could just someday get to be half as talented as you ladies it would be great!
Your coloring technique is awe inspiring & I love your 30 day color challenge.
Thank you!
Card’s title threw me–It’s too pretty to be, just, doodling! But, your video explained it. What a beautiful combination of elegance and doodling!
I love the colors!
This is so gorgeous!!!
I love the way the background turned out, Kathy. It has the look of a linoleum or wood block print. Only having the fine-tip marker on hand turned out to be a happy mistake!
What a pretty card. The black background is so bold and gives it a totally different look!
Beautiful card, Kathy. I loved hopping along and seeing all of the projects! Hero Arts was my stamping start so it was even that much more fun! Thank you for the Hop and for this coloring challenge! I am having such a great time!
Beautiful card, colouring is amazing.
This is so striking. Very very lovely!
Your card is so so pretty! I love the deep colors you used! Thanks for such a star-filled blog hop–each one of you are so amazing and inspirational! Thanks all for sharing your awesome talents!!
Beautiful card! Love Hero Arts!
This is a great hop, Kathy! I just finished it! I saw some gorgeous cards and gorgeous colouring! I really enjoyed reading the history of how the group of sistahs got together and it’s wonderful that you did the hop together today. Hero Arts has done a lot for the stamping community! Thank you for all of this inspiration! I haven’t had as much time for colouring as I’d like but I keep hearing your voice saying, “even if it’s just for 5 minutes.” I’m 7 for 7! Love your challenges as I would not be colouring this much otherwise, maybe once or twice a week. I’d really like to continue a daily colouring practice after the challenge so we’ll see how that goes!
Your card is so beautiful and, once again, very clever tips you have for us. Thank you.
I didn’t leave a comment on the other sites, but I did look at all the posts. So much talent.
I’ve always loved Hero Arts products, but after hearing the back story about them, I will be even more loyal to them. Such a sweet story. We need more of that type of kindness in the world. Before I retired, I always taught my Managers that you never build yourself up by tearing down your competition. I would never tolerate speaking ill of a competitor. Good competition makes us better.
Thanks for so much inspiration. With all the horrible and sad news of the past week, I used my coloring to stay calm. I found myself getting so distraught that I actually had a nose bleed. So, I turned to my calming coloring and created some of the prettiest work I’ve ever done.
Bless you and all your talented friends in the hop. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Hero Arts has always been a special company that pays it forward. You must of been an amazing influence on your Managers. You have the perfect attitude. I’m so happy the coloring brought you some joy and peace. 🙂
You have so many great ideas, thanks.
Gorgeous way to make
this card, lovely colors.
Carla from Utah
Pretty card , as always. Thank you for introducing me to the other bloggers on this hop. I have seen two of them (aside from you) and their creations are awesome.
Your coloring has inspired me for a long time! Beautiful card!
This is the first coloring challenge that I’ve joined…thanks for the inspiration!
What an amazing card! Loved reading about your history with Hero Arts!
Awesome card–and I love cutting fun foam. I use it all the time and have even cut and used on signs. I have a Pazzles electronic die cut machine and cut custom stuff all the time. I’m starting to work with a special ed teacher friend, with plans to create projects for her class to put together for their art time. We’ve discussed making fun foam haunted houses as a base and letting the kids color embellishments to decorate their houses.
Sounds like a fun and creative project for the children. Enjoy:)
Thank you for this creative hop and the chance to win. You have some amazing friends to help you. Thanks for showing your creativity and inspiring us.
Wow,lovely card Kathy! I’m having so much fun following along with the blog hop that I haven’t had time to colour,lol!
very cool!
Awesome blog hop! Can’t wait to start coloring … in fact I had to stop in the middle and color! I like your cross-hatched black background. Reminds me of a hand-carved stamp.
I was part of the Hero Arts Flickr group way back when … I was lucky to get a spot in their first ATC swap!
Thanks for the daily inspiration and your clear and concise videos- they are a delight to watch!
What a beauty!
I don’t think about making a background black like in your card. It looks good. And no, I have not tried die cutting fun foam yet, but it’s on my list of things to try.
Love, love, love this card! It’s so dramatic and delicious! I really like the way you offset the blue fun foam to create a shadow effect – you are amazing!
Enjoying the hop and your beautiful card! Love the look and the rich colors!
Oh wow, fabulous card!!!
Having lots of fun with the 30 day challenge-thanks for all your work with it!
What a nice card. I would never have thought of coloring in the background like that. I also really enjoyed your interview on Crafy Chats.
Beautiful card!
Really great blog hop! I loved seeing all the different interpretations and what everyone did!
Such a lovely and dramatic effect with all that black. Gorgeous!
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
Such a great stamp, it definitely does pop with the black background, I might consider trying a navy background!
I love the color combination : )
So fun to hear how you met each other through the years! Fun hop, Kathy!
Kathy,
I am one of your biggest fans. Really stunning work. And thank you for being you. You have always been so kind and generous to Hero Arts, and I’m just proud to have helped you –in a small way — unlock your creativity and join the craft of stamping. You are inspiring to me and many others, and keep doing what you do.
Oh My Aaron thank YOU!! I don’t know if I will be able to sleep tonight..I think I am speechless. xxo
Stunning card. Not sure I like such dark colors more the rainbow happy type. It is elegant though. Thanks for showing other options.
I love learning about your creative/crafty journey and adoration for Hero Arts. HA has and always will be one of my favorite companies. Learning from this hop that the ‘behind the scenes’ is filled with kindness and love just makes me adore and appreciate the company more. Thanks for sharing your story Kathy! Hugs!
PS: you’re always knocking my socks off with the florals! Simply gorgeous!
-Meg (and Phoebe)
Beautiful and very unique with the darker colors.
lovely card, Kathy! You always make designs that are so vibrant and original!
I love that you are always so positive and inspiring in every way! Not only do you share your beautiful work with us but your tutorials are easy to follow and just so fun! This card is so elegant and beautiful.
Thanks for the great Blog Hop Kathy. I think I would have done my background solid – but it is great to see how it looks with the small liner. I am so buy watching everyone colour that I’m not getting any done myself……I feel so guilty :o(
I am happy that you are showcasing Hero Arts. I have loved their stamps forever and I believe the first stamp I bought was one of theirs. It is extremely special to hear how
wonderful they have been to so many of you. I love that they have shared so much!
The blog hop was awesome!! Your card is beyond lovely! Thanks so much for your inspiration!!
Love how those brilliant flowers pop off that black! Just lovely!
Hero Arts were some of my first stamps so I’m a big fan! I am also a big fan of your beautiful stamping Kathy, and always appreciate all the tutorials and wonderful card samples!
Wow, just wow. You’ve got way more patience than I do that’s for sure. Have been having so much fun coloring…I’ve got a big pile of things waiting to be turned into cards. Thanks for the hop that was fun to see all the HA stamps, some old, some new and some I’d never seen before.
What an awesome start you had with Hero Arts and the lovely ladies! Your etched flower card is exquisite, and you’ve earned the master of coloring. What a fun hop with oodles and oodles of inspiration!
Love the black and white with a pop of color. Using the fun foam under your letters is a neat effect.
I enjoyed your’s and Jennifer’s re-cap of the early years. I guess H.A .is the grandma that everyone loves and is inspired by in the stamping world.
Kathy, you are a great influence and inspiration with this colouring challenge.
Gorgeous
I never seem to use darker colors., but they look great.
I’m glad you started this challenge. Everyone is so very talented.
Beautiful card!
Love your awesome coloring! The vibrant colors just jump off the cards! Love the simple black & white by itself also.
My first thought “Mexican Folk Art” with the bold florals and colors, and the background looks like a wood block print. This is very cool!
Such a beautiful card!! Your coloring is perfect!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Your technique is so cool! This is a beautiful card!
Love the dark background
what a trip down memory lane hopping these ladies’ blogs!
I love the dramatic effect of the black background to your beautiful flowers Kathy! Thanks for all you shared and the inspiration you are to so many. I admire you. Thank you!
Beautiful card!!! Love the dimension of fun foam!!! It’s so easy!
Inspiring hop. I am new to Hero Arts and love their stuff! Thanks for sharing.
What an awesome array of artists that Virginia collected for your hop. Such fun! Thank you so much for your Challenges!
This is such a cool and unique idea! I’ve never seen anyone do this.., not even technique guru Jennifer 😉 Love it! Very art deco and classy. I would not have in a million years gotten this idea looking at that stamp! You are brilliant!!! Love how you made it work while away from home and not having the pen you wished you had. I like the crosshatch look and agree it adds to the artsy, almost woodcut look. I spent too much time hopping today to color but the inspiration made up for it 🙂 There’s always tomorrow!
You were coloring in your haed. That counts. LOL 🙂
OOPs meant head.
Striking card! Love the contrast of the black BG with the vibrant colors of the flowers.
Gorgeous card! Love the background you made with the Sharpie. It reminds me of a wood cut or a cut linoleum stamp. Works really well with those flowers and leaving the small white border around the stamped images really helps them pop against that black background. Thanks for the inspiration and for this 30-day challenge!
OMG – what beautiful coloring – and what a fun blog hop. So much inspiration – I need to do your challenge next time.
Wow! That is a an attention grabbing card! It has such a different background. I am going to have to watch the video to find out how you did it. Well done!
Well, we did it! We pulled the hop together in a short time and every stop was awesome! Thank you for this fab idea of getting the Hero Arts hostesses together again! Such fun! I was so happy to be a part of it! Your card is amazing, Kathy! Love and hugs!
Thank you for participation and inspiration. Going down memory lane with you all was so heartwarming. Big hugs and gratitude to you. 🙂
Love your video’s so far, your inspiring me to color in the many coloring books I have. Hugs
Your coloring is amazing. At first it looked intimidating, but once you broke it down I want to try it. Thanks for sharing!
Kathy, I love the look of the crosshatch doodling. Beautiful.
Loved the blog hop…this card is awesome. I adore the doodles!!
Kathy-
– Thanks for running the challenge . It’s a great excuse (like I need one) to spend a little time in coloring therapy each day and I’m loving it!
– Thanks for the card and doodle tutorial I always learn something from you and this time is no different; I’m definitely going to give this a try!
– thanks for the hop and it’s lineup. What a great group of women you all are- tied by your history in what will clearly be lifelong friendships. What a great story, great products, and talented contributors. Thanks for letting us be a part of it!
I feel the black background looks like etching and complements the stamped image.
Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful card and a fabulous blog hop!
I love love the stamped card from start to finish and would love to make 3 cards using each technique…..the stamped image etched in black; the doodling lines and finally a coloured in card. I definitely will give this a go. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent and designs. Love your 30 day Daily colouring challenge blog. Happy day and happy colouring
So LOVE that black background! Im very sure that it highlights the best any other color!
Thanks for doing the challenges. Great blog hop today too!
Love these flowers, Kathy! I had a great time completing the hop!
You are simply FABULOUS Kathy! I love love love this card and how the black background around the flowers makes them pop off the card & even more with your awesome coloring skillz! 🙂
I consider myself to be one of the *lucky* ones that has had the opportunity to meet you in person (before you became famous! LOL) You are an amazing inspiration! HUGSxx
You think I’m famous. WOW. You made me blush and smile. I feel lucky to have you all in this wonderful community of admiration and inspiration. Thank you for your kindness 🙂
Wow! Such amazing card! Really beautiful!!!
It almost brings tears to my eyes to read about Hero Arts and how close you all have become! You are a super talented group of ladies and it has been a great blog hop! (I went up to my craft room to color but I ended up blog hopping instead!)
I am participating in your challenge for the first time (it is AWESOME!) and I have already promised myself that I really need this time for *me* on a daily basis. I will really, really try to carve that time out for me. One of the ladies in the blog hop had a great idea to store some already stamped images in her drawer to be able to color something quick.
And finally, I also would like to thank you for commenting on Instagram – it means a lot to me! Thank you! ♥
I am thrilled your are joining the fun. Finding time for yourself is so important. Thank you for your thoughtful comment and being part of my challenge 🙂
Awesome card. Love the coloring
This story about HA is amazing! I just watched Jennifer’s video (and will be watching the others shortly), and their impact has been amazing, not just on the industry, but on your friendships – that is something to be so grateful for. Wonderful story. This is a drop dead gorgeous card, again, Kathy, I love to watch you colour.
THANK YOU for sharing your beautiful beginnings and card Kathy!!!
WOW – your design and technique today is SO COOL … as soon as I saw it, it reminded me of those engraving kits and I LOVE it => THANK YOU for sharing your video and INSPIRING me 🙂
I can’t wait to get hopping along with all the talented crafters who have been part of your creative journey!!!
I like this technique and look forward to trying it. Enjoying the coloring challenge!!!
WOW your card is gorgeous! AMAZING blog hop that full of inspirations! THANK YOU so much, Kathy!
I love this card & stamp. The black background is AWESOME! I definitely am going to try that.
Doodliscious! I always love following where your fab imagination takes you!
Thank you so much, Kathy, for hosting this great challenge and hop and giveaway. I see such glowing comments of admiration for you. Your part in the card crafting community is a big deal. We’re glad you’re here.
Thank you . I’m glad you ALL are here.:)
your background is stunning!
Very net resting how you did the black background! I wouldn’t have thought to do this – thanks for all your wonderful videos!
Interesting – sorry 🙁
Totally gorgeous card! Love
Love Hero Arts! Really having fun with the color layering stamp sets !
~God bless
Your card is gorgeous as always Kath! Thanks so much for including me in your blog hop! It means a lot to me. Miss you!
Thank you for being part of the blog hop. We all were so inspirational and encouraging to so many in our fabulous community. It was all my pleasure. Hugs:)
Stunning card, love hero arts. Such a great company
Love your card Kathy! The stamp is lovely the colouring is amazing and I really like the effect you created with the sharpie pen for the background☺
Back in the early ’80’s when I first began “collecting” rubber stamps, there were only a few local companies I found (pre-Internet!). You could find artists selling their own stamps on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley but Hero was one of the earliest companies in the area and it is good to hear you celebrating them. Thanks for sharing this story.
Very unusual. An interesting technique to be added to my tool box.
Love your card – Who would think you could win for our love of coloring – oh WOW !!!
Love your cards and coloring, Kathy. Just gorgeous. Love the black background, too. Will have to jump in and color! Thanks for hosting this 30 day coloring challenge – it is always so fun to see what everyone else is making!
Beautiful card Kathy, I love the doodling look around your gorgeous roses!
Such a beautiful card! I love how you colored it. I love the idea of coloring everyday and I am going to start the challenge tonight thanks!
Yay Chrissy!! It’s never to late to jump in . Woo Hoo Welcome 🙂
Beautiful card. Enjoyed the hop and learning new coloring techniques.
Beautiful! Love the story too
You are lucky, but I think people have to be open to be lucky! Congrats
I am definitely a doodler too! Love this look! Will be travelling soon and plan to take a project with me…thanks for the inspiration!
Your card day 2 is so very similar to what is sitting on my desk as a full sheet waiting for new die cuts to arrive this afternoon. My background base color is Stampin’Up’s new Flirty Flamingo with the flower from the You’ve Got This set. I would have never thought to use the background color as black for this look – it is super sharp! LOVE IT. Back to the Blog Hop company highlighted- Hero Arts. I have many of their single image wood mounted stamps dating way way back and just love them still- especially the fonts they chose – timeless truly!
oops – I meant day 7 – typo:)
I never used Hero Arts products, but I’m curious to try…
The Sharpie fine tip background after tracing around each shape to have a white border makes the colors pop!! A beautiful card, Kathy!!
I love your coloring challenges!
Such unusual coloring – I love it! It’s stunning!
Oh, I just love how the colors pop against the black! Fantastic coloring job Kathy.
I love that stamp! Looks like a real woodcut. Thank you for the challenge!
Thank you for all your inspiration. Love your Hero Arts story. Very nice.
Wow–so dramatic looking!
You have such a gift for taking ordinary simple stamps and adding your magic touch to make them pieces of art that are beautiful and striking! And this blog hop has been awesome, with such a special tribute to Hero Arts! I’m overwhelmed and inspired with the beautiful artwork that everyone has shared, and I don’t know how you manage to leave so many comments with the hundreds of posts each day….but you do, and you have touched my heart.
You touched my heart with your kind words. Thank you 🙂
Your card is so pretty! Thanks for the chance to win.
We have an amazing set of talent in our crafting community…………just the nicest people I have found. I love hearing a little of your story Kathy! TFS.
The blue foam really maked the blue flower pop, so that was a great idea. I thought this was a really good hop, thanks to you and everyone that shared their work and ideas! Thanks also for the exciting chance to win! (and load up on more great supplies mwahahahaha)
I would try and doodle on my stamped cards too! Lovely effect. Very sophisticated.
I love your 30 day challenges.
Your colouring rocks my world, Kathy! I love being inspired by your work and today’s card is no exception. That Etched Flower is one of my absolute favourites and I never would’ve thought to use it like you did. It’s been a pleasure hopping with you to celebrate your colouring challenge with Hero Arts! *MWAH*
What a beautiful card! The flowers look 3D with the wonderful coloring! Thanks again for putting together this wonderful, inspiring challenge!
Just finished visiting all the stops on the hop! Thank you so much Kathy for being a coloring inspiration to all of us and giving us another reason to be creative. So fun to hop along with you! Hugs 🙂
Love this technique, Beautiful card.
I love it with the artsy finish background! And the outlining white space. It really does customize the original image and pop!
So creative! Enjoyed your video.
Love how it came out!!! I have been wanting to get into using copics.
I absolutely love the back ground you created for your stamped blooms Kathy! Fant-abulous card!
Such striking coloring! This looks like fabric!
Awesome.
Your coloring is always so beautiful! You’ve been such an inspiration to me and I’ve learned so much from your blog. I can’t thank you enough!
I couldn’t wait to see all the amazing artists in your hop when the post came into my feed. I knew you’d pick some of the best talent out there. You didn’t disappoint! What a showcase of lovely stamps and amazing techniques and wide variety of coloring mediums. I should have been coloring, but….
I really have to try this technique. The finished product is stunning.
Oh my gosh Kathy! Your card is so elegant! It looks like the kind of card a rich person would send to someone and I don’t mean Kim Kardashian either. She would not appreciate this card. I meant the Queen of England! This is so totally something she would send or have sent to other royalty. Wow, I’ll bet you never thought one of your cards would be compared to the queen, did you? I love it so much and I promise to watch the video so I can have a card to send to the Queen. A RAK card perhaps?
I have been blown away by all the cards on this hop. I’ve been so blown away by them that I landed on my broken foot in CA and I live in CT! LOL
If it were up to me, I would color and card make all day long, but alas and alack, that is not possible. However, I can join your 30 day coloring challenge and color with my broken foot propped up. I am having a blast coloring and getting your blogs. Thanks for keeping me sane.
Before I go, let me tell you something I did today but it’s not finished yet. I became Weird Al! I know God put this in my head but I composed a song to the tune of Give Peace a Chance. Like I said it’s not finished yet but it’s called “Give Coloring a Chance.” When it’s all done I will post the lyrics. Now our coloring challenge and coloring in general can have an anthem! Sometimes I do manage to get very creative! LOL I wonder if it’s the broken foot?
I’m glad I can help to keep you sane and coloring. LOL I hope you heal quicky and finish the lyrics to your song. 🙂
I love the way the colors pop against the black background you created! What an awesome idea.
Hi Kathy! Card makers are such a wonderful networking community. I love that we all have lots in common. You sent me the Etched Flowers stamp for Stamptember 2012 and I finally used it in the last 30 day color challenge. I’d love to try it this way, outlining it and coloring the spaces between the images. Thanks for all that you share! (((Crafty Coloring Hugs)))
What for a great way to be creative…Now you are one person to inspire others too 🙂 Thanks so much for all your wonderful ideas 🙂 Hugs Ute
I love the colors on black! I enjoyed your blog hop. I need to color more!
Hi! Hugs
SQUEAL!! This is just AMAZING!! =) I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Design and the Technique!! THANKS For sharing the Video and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
What a lovely card! Having a great time!
Will have to try the doodling lines myself.
You’re so awesome for doing this. I love seeing all the colorful cards people come up with.
Great drama with this card! Lovely!
This is so cool!! I LOVE the dark lines that you used on this!! AMAZING!!
I love the idea of taking a fine tip marker and coloring in all of the background. Thank you for the inspiration!
I can’t believe how much fun I’m having with this blog hop. SO SO SO inspirational! Loved hearing the Hero Arts story. Thank you so much!
Love the card! Looks like u sketched everything! Thank you for the Inspiration!!
Thanks for sharing your experience and journey with us– you’ve inspired me and countless others, so thank YOU!!!
I love this card and the coloring challenge! Hero Arts is one of my favorite manufacturers, their My Monthly Hero Kits are always amazing! Thank you for providing us with such awesome inspiration during this challenge!
You inspire me to start using my copics again. Love to get your emails. Your card is over the top.
I like the stamp and how you used it…well done.
I am so excited about learning from the best! and enjoying the 30 day challenge
Beautiful coloring – beautiful card !!!
Loved all the cards on the blog hop.
I love the black background and fun foam!
Love your coloring.
Great post and wonderful coloring as always!
So pretty. The black really makes the flowers pop!
I love that the background is sketchy. Stunning card!
I’m going to try this technique. love the black background. Thanks for sharing.
your creativity just amazes me…I would have never thought to create a black background….wow, thanks for continually inspiring me!!
Thank you for the wonderful Blog Hop. It was a great idea to honor Hero Arts this way for all the reasons you mentioned. I enjoyed seeing all the wonderful cards that were posted.
I love what you’ve done with the Etched Flower image. It turned out wonderfully well. I also really like the background you created by just drawing in the lines. It gives it a hand-carved look which I really like.
Great hop. I liked hearing the stories about back in the day. And it has been all because of you. Thanks.
I love hearing the comments about your journey & all the other bloggers that I follow! Love your card…cannot believed you used that small point marker to color in all that black background..crazy!! I do like that you outlined all the images…definitely draws them out from the background and makes them pop!!
So glad to see so many days of coloring. I need all the help I can get! This is a great card.
Love this. Thx, Kathy!!
Love Hero Arts! Thanks for the tips.
Love the doodles and the white border. You always have so many great tips – thank you!
Love the black background of the card. I’ve always loved hero arts stamps, just bought some ink from them but haven’t used it yet, excited to see what it’s like!
I have had so much fun hopping on all the ladies listed for this hop. I have gathered so many tips, ideas and so much inspiration for everyone! Thank you for sharing your coloring technique today. I will be trying the background you added to your card. Again thank you for putting together this coloring challenge!
Elaine
Love the big impact this simple card makes!
Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for getting me coloring again… Coloring mandalas was very therapeutic for me over the past year or so but then life got busier and I quit making it a priority… I’ve been doing a variety of coloring techniques during this 30 day challenge and I am loving it again and it’s helping me to slow down and enjoy the moments in between life’s craziness! Thanks so much and… Have a great day! 🙂
Kathy – you are a WONDER – I love these coloring challenges and this cool blog hop has introduced me to some amazing and fun colorists and card-makers!! Thank you for your generous spirit and how you inspire us all!!
Your cards always look so much more amazing than what I come up with!
How fun 🙂 I like how the colors really pop on the dark background!! Thanks for sharing!
I love all the different ideas
I do have Hero Arts stamps in my collection. Great quality. Thanks for the chance to win.
Kathy, I always enjoy the 30 day coloring challenges and this one is no exception. Your card is lovely and the hop was very inspiring. I hope you continue to have coloring challenges and thanks for all you do for the stamping community. You are a blessing!