Hello Friends, Thanks for all of your lovely comments and your daily visits I truly appreciate it. I am back at home and hope to get back to recording some videos.
This image is from Gina K Designs and I thought it would be fun to color. I pre-stamped it & grabbed some neutral Copic markers for the airplane.
Looking back at these photos I like this combo the best. Hummm maybe I should have stopped here & finished it..in a normal way?
Coloring the grasses in this photo.
My “0” marker was out of fluid so I grabbed this E00. I would have corrected it with the right marker but, I had very limited markers in my little plane stash.
After dinner I was in a doodling mood while watching Dancing w/ the Stars so I outlined the entire image with thick lines and added lots of dots. A little trim and this is what I ended up with and will layer it up for a card at another time.
Then I picked up my white gel pen. Should I have stopped? I guess it doesn’t matter because it’s more about the journey and it’s more about how it felt creating this. Yes I throughly enjoyed outlining, adding white and dotting … that’s what counts right 
*traveling with Copics* fortunately I have never had a problem taking them though TSA. Only twice officers on two different occasions asked me if the markers were make up lol. Only a few times the markers burped a color on my project. Pack them! Airplanes are a great place to color.
Off to bed to catch up on some sleep. Thanks again! Hugs, Kathy
P.S. There are now 3 ways to share what you are coloring. If you want to join a community of coloring enthusiasts I recommend FaceBook or Instagram. Be sure to tag me and use the hashtag #thedailymarker30day. Kids & young adults use #thedailymarker30daykids.
The 3rd way is to link up to my blog to share your coloring. Click here .. You will find the Inlinkz button at the bottom of the post.
P.S.S. If you’re new to the coloring challenge or have any questions about the coloring challenge you can refer to this post.
Pre-Stamp to Prep
Day 29. Marker Before Pencils
DAY 4. Watercoloring & a HOP
Oh Kathy you never stop surprising me with your creativity! Love this coloring <3
this is stunning!
love it!
As always….a stunning image and love love love the way you colored it. I think the white gel pen at the end was perfect and made the image pop. I need to get this stamp now!
Its a great sympathy card ! loved the simpler version too..
Inspired by you I bought a white gel pen
I always have a white gel pen near by. I hope you have fun with it. Don’t forget to warm it up on your hand.
Very pretty and different! TFS
Wow girlfriend you’re amazing with just a few greys! Your talent is unboundless! Really fabulous work!
Surprisingly, I love the grays. I never thought about using my grays for coloring. It is unique, and I am going to try it. Thanks!!
Wow! I never would have thought to color something in greys. Fabulous!
Wow! Love the monochromatic and subtle effects! The addition of dots really popped up the whole image!
I actually loved it in all the phases you showed us! very inspirational! I am sure you are tired of me saying it – LOL but it’s true
xoxo Olga
Music to my ears. Thank you.
beautiful coloring!!
I really love your coloring on this one! And your maker story reminds me of the first time I went through TSA after 9/11 with my circular knitting needles. I always made sure they had the knitting well started on them, but, in truth, in a pinch…..they could be used in self-defense. The markers, not so much lol.
LOL!
Thanks for sharing this journey of coloring.
Gorgeous, I love the addition of the thick black lines and white gel pen, it looks awesome! Your colouring always amazes me.
The neutral colors look great! Have to give this a try!
Love the unique coloring!
P.S. Thanks for all you do!
Hi Kathy,
I love the colors you chose for these flowers! I never would have thought of such a unique, fabulous combination! I would have automatically grabbed bright yellow with greens for the stems and leaves…the usual.
Did you actually make,all of those grey or black dots with a pen or pencil or did you use a mixed-media, “dotted” stamp? It must have taken forever to get that done! Your poor hand must be in spasms…lifting that pen up and down probably several thousand times!
Talk about your dedication to your art! It looks very beautiful!
He-IS-Able!
Traci Starkweather tracistarkweather@gmail.com
I used my copics for dots. Soft tip so I survived. Just going dot crazy. Gray dots versus white dots. LOL
I think this is great!
Limited color palette enhances creativity! Love how you colored these flowers and love all the dots! I tried adding dots to sketches and found it very meditative! As if the hand was dancing and leaving dots on it’s own. Now I need to add some grays to my stash. Thanks for this inspiration, Kathy!
That’s why I’m always adding dots. LOL Like the image of dancing and dots. Keep making time for you and getting dotty!
Thank you so much, Kathy!
Dots on cards are also a nice touch for those recipients, who love details.
I’m participating for the first time and a couple of cards will be ready soon. Love finding new possibilities for using markers on my cards. Thank you for all your posts and for this challenge!
Oh,I love how you’ve coloured those daffodils Kathy! The dots and the white dashes make them look outstanding,you’re so artistic!
As usual love watching your process and how you keep going…each phase is lovely but I really like the end result
Loving every inch of this! So glad you didn’t stop when you thought you should have!
It IS about the journey! I was 60 before I figured out it is not so much the finished product as the process of playing with color and pattern and texture. I love that you are so willing to experiment and to share even the things you are not so sure you like. If you never try, you won’t know if it works or not! While I love to watch lots of cardmakers on YouTube, I quickly tire of safe color choices and “formula” construction. Yes, I like layers, and sometimes ribbon, but they are not necessary every single time. I so appreciate how you encourage me to explore! Thank you.
Gorgeous project and a great way to pass time on a flight
Fabulous monotone look.
I think the white pen really gave it more character; so yes to the white.
Beautiful image, and I love how you colored it!
Love the tone on tone for your coloring Kathy. Thanks for sharing.
You are amazing and fabulous!!! I love you !!! Hugs Veronica in Canada
Another beautiful creation Kathy.
I’m learning so much from this hop. It gives more confidence to think I could actually color something worth giving away. Thanks for all your time in making this challenge not a challenge!
I’m so excited to know that my challenge is encouraging you and giving you confidence. Color like no one is watching. Have fun.
Stunning card!
love the doodling. . .
Wow.. I wouldn’t even go there as I wouldn’t know what to do.. I love this look and may have to give it a try. Stunning and love that you didn’t stop and kept going. I loved all of the photos. Beautiful.
It is so nice of you to finally use a GinaK Designs stamp. I love her products
Kathleen
this is beautytifully stunning!!!!!!
love it!
I love this monochromatic look and am going to use this post as a cue if I ever decide to buy some Copics. I wouldn’t need many to start experimenting. It is gorgeous! Nice additions with the thicker black lines and the white pen. This design would at least have me not wondering where to put the “eyelash” marks. You’re a coloring guru!!!!!
I really like the finished project, I never know when to stop so some of mine don’t always make it to the end because I get undecided lol. Thanks for sharing while traveling. Welcome Home
Love how you are always experimenting with unusual colour combinations. I sent my sister a full set of Colorista markers for her birthday and she appears to be much like you, combining colours I would never think of combining. She sent me a photograph of her experiments, getting to know the different sets. It’s as if she is painting with them.
Marianne x
I don’t know how you do what you do, but this looks gorgeous!!!!
Oh this is great Kathy! I just might have to try doing something like this! Thanks for sharing!
Ive never coloured anything monochromatically but this looks great!
This is stunning with all the tone coloring!!
You did great with this neutral of Gina’s daffodil image. It’s a big one isn’t it! I wondered if TSA would not allow us to take alcohol markers on board the planes. They’re alcohol based and so probably flammable. But I have not flown in years so wasn’t sure. Thought if we went back to mainland I would just take color pencils to use just in case. No way I’m throwing Copics in the discard bin!!!
Wonderful post as usual, my dear. Pinned of course.
Beautiful colouring Kathy so effective
What a fun way to add all kinds of texture to a picture. You give me new ideas and remind me of things I’ve forgotten all the time. Thanks!
Kathy, this is just so beautiful and elegant !!
Gorgeous!!!
uuuuuh Kathy, I love that color combo too. This is so beautiful and inspiring.
WOW!!! Love this! :o)
Beautiful Kathy, I never would have thought to use those colours!
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!
I have tried my hand with “sepia” using my Copic markers but suffered “toner bleed”, have since overcome that problem, which makes colouring skin much better => looking forward to trying it again … until I get some N markers
Beautiful! It’s so unique and I love the dots and everything!
i have never done this much stamping and colouring since creating an instagram account. i just want to thank you personally because its been down to your influence on instagram that has given me a kick up the back side which i needed to start stamping and colouring. i used to be so scared of stamping as my colouring skills were very poor. i feel now i have got to grips with colouring, im starting to use different mediums to colour, i now use a variety of colours to blend. im wanting to invest in some zig pens and some better quality pencil crayons. i know with more colours i can face any colouring challenge with confidence. thanks again
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Amazing! Just Amazing. Love it so much.
I am going thought my e-mails and finding I missed some of yours, especially this one. I like it but I don’t. Let me explain. As you probably already know yellow is my favorite color and is one reason I love spring. The daffodils and tulips are in full bloom and so are those bright yellow bushes with the tiny yellow flowers whose name escapes me at the moment. I am so very happy. The same with fall and the yellow leaves. While I love how you thought out of the box with the way you did this card and I like that a lot but where is the yellow? That makes me sad but I’ll get over it. See, I’m over it! LOL
You never cease to amaze me with what you do and this is no exception.