Hello Friends, How are you? Are you ready for the weekend? I sure am, and I know a terrific way for you to start it off…with a Gina K. and Hero Arts Birthday Partnership hop! If you’ve been away from the blogosphere, Hero Arts is celebrating their 45th year making crafty people happy. If you have arrived here from my beautiful, talented crafty friend Kristina Werner’s blog, you are in the right place. (You are going to faint when you see what Kristina did …. do you have smelling salts?) To start at the beginning of the hop go to the Hero Arts blog.
Now without further ado, please take a look at this incredible stamp set that is the result of Hero Arts partnering with Gina K. Designs! Look how pretty and those of you who know me …. you know I love this! The illustration, the size and the open petals are great for blending color. I also love the fonts for the sentiments yes please!
For my project today all I have is my coloring and I hope that’s ok. My Aunt Carol lives in AZ and she’s 93. Last week I spoke to her on the phone & I have never heard her sound so awful so my hubby and I left a day later to fly up to spend some time with her.
This “Friendship Blooms” stamp set is oh so lovely and I surely hope I did it justice. I love Hero Arts and Gina K. Designs so much!
I’m still here in Arizona and thoroughly enjoyed painting this at my Aunts house but, I don’t have the supplies to finish this properly … that’s my story. I will share a photo from AZ at the very bottom of my post if you are interested.
If your preference is to paint a background I recommend doing the background first and keep in mind it doesn’t need to look perfect. You want it to look hand painted.
Cover up the image with some scrap paper if you want to add a few splatters. If you do the splatters at the end it’s not necessary to cover up your coloring.
In case you are wondering what paints I am using today you can check out this post here. Because the paints are concentrated I like to put the paint in a palette and water down the color. Usually I use this multi media mat but, I am not at home and had to limit my supplies.
Since we left fairly quick I didn’t pack any colored pencils. I usually always travel with my Chameleon pencils and I was kicking myself that I forgot to throw them in my bag. Can you guess what I did? Yes I went out and purchased another set. It’s so easy to add those finishing details once my watercoloring is dry.
You can see the subtle difference the pencils make on my coloring. Like I always say the tip must be S.H.A.R.P.!
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This is gorgeous! 🙂
Oh My what a beautiful card!
This looks so lovely! I pray your aunt gets better, how blessed she is to have you in her life!
This is lovely!
Beautiful card! Have a good visit with your aunt.
Your card is wonderful. You do the best watercoloring.
Hope you find your Aunt well.
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Stunning!!!! I want to color like you when I grow up! Maybe more classes with happy hour! Thanks for sharing!
You have amazing talent! Limited supplies and traveling, and it is still a very beautiful card! I agree that the sentiments and the font are perfect.
Beautiful card AND photo of the cactus!
Fantastic coloring for a super beautiful stamp!! 🙂
Absolutely beautiful! Love this stamp set.
Gorgeous card! It is all the more impressive that you used what you had that is true creativity!
Great water coloring. Thanks!
I always love your color combination and beautiful coloring. Hope your aunt is okay!
Lovely coloring ad always. I do hope your aunt is feeling better!
‘Just’ your coloring?! It’s gorgeous as always. Thank you for sharing your tips about background and splatters.
Sending happy thoughts to you and your aunt.
Stunning and such lovely colors. Love the pretty flower colors against the gorgeous background color.
LOVE how the details on the flowers simply POP once you have colored them with pencils – love this technique
Oh my. You sure did do it justice! So good of you to visit your aunt. Hope she’s feeling better. Tfs
The coloring is gorgeous!!!
Beautiful as always!
Thank you
First of all, I pray the Lord wi heal your Auntie, and bless all of you with a fun, memory making visit.
Second–WOW!!! What an amazing job you are able to do with such limited supplies! It’s official–the rumors are true–you ARE the queen of coloring!!! Thanks so much for the time you put into helping HA celebrate their 45th with Gina K’s amazing stamp set, in spite of the health challenges your aunt is going through. You are not only a good friend to the crafting industry, you are a wonderful, caring niece. I pray only good things for you.
This is a gorgeous card! I hope you’re enjoying AZ, even with the heat.
Stunning card, love that these bold blooms were brought to life with your design!
Lovely card. Colors are so vibrant.
Your beautiful coloring really showcases this lovely floral image!
I certainly think you did this stamp justice!! I am not sure which version I like the best but always appreciate seeing it in more than one manor. Thanks.
Your “limited” supplies card is awesome!
Just lovely, Kathy! I love the colors and the layout of your flowers. The watercoloring is so perfect.
How lovely! Love your water coloring style!
I THINK your aunt ENJOYED/IS ENJOYING your visit!!! What a SUPER SWEET NEICE to just drop everything & go for a visit! ;)<3 AND Hero Arts KNEW WHO to ask to be on this hop when they asked YOU, Kathy! THIS IS GORGEOUS!!!! ;)<3
I just love this stamp and your painting is absolutely gorgeous.
Beautiful card, I like the way you detail your watercolor with colored pencils. I never would have thought to do that. Love the stamp set.
Lovely! I think I *need* this set. It is perfect for coloring. Now you have a travel set of pencils you can always have packed and ready to go!
Beautiful , love your painting style on this Gina K stamp.
Kathy, sooo beautiful!! Thank you for sharing and I hope that your Aunt is doing well.
Absolutely beautiful stamps and absolutely beautiful card. You certainly did the set justice. And who can possibly criticize a caring person for dropping everything to visit a sick relative? Blessing on ya!
your coloring and pencil details blow my mind. I can’t seen to get my pencils into a sharp tip but I keep trying. Thanks for sharing your talents.
These are amazing and the perfect stamp set for the Queen of Coloring, even with limited supplies. Sure hope your Aunt’s spirit and health was lifted with your quick visit to triple-digit temps in AZ.
Wow!!! This is GORGEOUS Kathy!!!
Gorgeous before and after! Love Aunt Carol what an inspiration to still be driving at 93.
God bless you and your Aunt! It must be wonderful for her to have such an unexpected visit from you. This watercoloring is gorgeous! You so inspire me.
You are no slouch yourself dear lady… Kristina does such great work, but I think yours is equally great. Love the colors and your added touches. Hope you are enjoying your stay.
Your painting is lovely. I am not really into painting right now, but enjoyed seeing your card. Hope you were blessed by your visit with your aunt. I’m sure she was.
Beautiful card as usual. I just love your combo color palette is stunning. And the stamp set is absolutely beautiful. Hugs from Portugal
Beautiful set and great examples of what can be done with it!
Prayers for your aunt. This is lovely! The colors are just vibrant and stunning. Thank you!
Love the colors.
Oh wow! This is so beautiful. I wish I had a smidgen of the talent you do. The colors you chose are gorgeous!
Beautiful cards! Your coloring is amazing..
Enjoy your visit with your Aunt..
Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card!
It doesn’t matter where you are, or what you use – your colouring is always stunning! This new stamp set is gorgeous 🙂
Ooooh, those colors!
Simply stunning! WHat a gorgeous stamp set!
Oh my, your card using the Friendship Blooms stamp set is a work of love, indeed. So beautifully coloured. Kudos for your excellent rendition.
Kathy, Yes! You did it justice, and then some! It turned out beautifully! I agree, with you. Not only are those flowers, just yummy, but those sentiments are just perfect. Have a great time with your cute aunt!! 🙂
Gorgeous!!
Welcome to AZ Kathy–I’m sorry we have it so hot for you! I’m so glad you came to visit your Aunt, my Mom is elderly too, lives here in the Valley and at times it’s just too dangerous for her to go out and about. Your coloring is gorgeous as always, I think this stamp set is perfect for coloring!
Beautiful coloring – love your card. Pray your Aunt Carol is doing better; I’m sure your visit has lifted her spirits. Thanks for sharing, even while you are away from your supplies!
Love this stamp set. Thank you for sharing your coloring with us.
Your coloring is so pretty! Thanks for the tip on coloring the background first. I hope your aunt is doing well; it’s so great that you and your husband are able to spend time visiting with her. What a cool photo of AZ – enjoy your time there. 🙂
Your coloring is always amazing and this time is no different despite your limited supplies. 🙂 Good for you going to visit your aunt like that. I’m sure it meant the world to her.
Holy Moly! This is absolutely exquisite! Am totally in love with this stamp set! Prayers for Aunt Carol and Bless You and your hubby for going to her!!
WOW!!! So beautiful!!!
Such a beautiful card Kathy! I love the green background! And the pencil work to finish your card add just the right details! Thanks for the great inspiration!
This card is beautiful, you did such a great job coloring it! No one would know you were away from home & didn’t have all your supplies. I would be so happy to be able to water color HALF as well! That stamp set is so gorgeous.
So colorful. What a great idea with the collaboration between Hero Arts and Gina K. I love this industry.
I love the vibrant colours you used for this project. Beautiful card and sentiment. Love it all!
A wonderful job showing off the new stamp set from Gina K Designs. I love your colors.
I always enjoy seeing your beautiful work! Whrer in AZ are you? I’m in the NW Phoenix area.
Oh my What a lovely set and the card is just gorgeous!
Even with limited supplies, it is still beautiful!
So beautiful!
Beautiful card and beautiful pic of Arizona!
So beautiful! I love your background color. And I hope your Aunt is feeling better.
Oh my, how beautiful!
Such vivid color!
Love this new floral stamp and your deep colors. Beautiful!! Enjoy your visit with your Aunt.
You always make such beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing your art.
Beautiful, the colours are so vibrant. I hope your Aunt is ok.
Completely gorgeous!
What a gorgeous card! Such beautiful bright colors. I hope you have enjoyed our beautiful state with your Aunt. How wonderful that she is still driving at 93.
This is beautiful.
Your coloring is always fantastic. This card is so beautitful. Thanks.
I love love love that teal background and the way you colored then flowers to POP from the background! WOW!
So beautifully colored.
Gorgeous card. I am amazed at the difference the colored pencils make and how each flower pops off the paper. TFS ☺
All I can say is enjoy your time with your Aunt and do not worry about this card! It is beautiful as it is. NO need for anything else. I liked your instructions on painting. thank you.
I knew your coloring would be beautiful because it always is and it results in a gorgeous card or project AND this is no exception! Thanks for sharing! I’m glad your Aunt was fine!
Beautiful job, Kathy, on coloring such a detailed image so beautifully. Love it when stamp companies collaborate.
That is a beautifully colored card. It reminds me of the water lilies in a park near by where I live. As if they were floating on the water.
Absolutely beautiful! Flowers look almost real.
WOW! Love your card! Thanks for the inspiration. 😀
I love it when craft companies pair up! What a great stamp set … and really beautiful card
Lovely coloring! I hope your aunt is better.
So enjoy your coloring! Amazing how different the same stamp can look with different colors & techniques. Thanks!
Amazing watercoloring! And I love the colors! Gorgeous!
Oh how stunning! Gorgeous coloring and I love the color palette. The pencil details make such a difference.
Oh Kathy, your work is so inspiring and BEAUTIFUL!!
I hope your Aunt is enjoying your visit and is feeling a lot better.
PS My Mom is 94 and still drives perfectly :o)
You painted stamp turned out beautiful, I love the color palette. Glad you got to enjoy time with your aunt, familial so important.
Wow, such a beautiful card! Love the AZ pic too.
I loved visiting the deserts of AZ many years ago and would love to return. Thanks for your inspiration.
Love that your cards are using limited supplies!
You do such amazing work! Thanks for the inspiration.
Gorgeous floral design. Love the sentiments in this stamp set. (Also love the AZ photo).
I knew this image and your coloring would be a match made in heaven. Beautiful!
This is beautiful! Love the stamp set and the painting. I totally see the pencil details!
Beautiful!! Perfect painting!
I am loving these colors together!! Wishing I was adept at watercolor!
Wow, this is gorgeous! I love watching your video. You do amazing work. Thanks for sharing you talent.
Gorgeousness
Your card is beautiful, as is the stamp set!!! I hope your grandma is doing better. Thanks for sharing!!
Hope your aunt is better now. I love your colouring. The new stamp set is gorgeous. I do hope we will get to see the completed card as well.
Stunning !! Amazing coloring!! Love it!!
This is beautiful 🙂
Hope your Aunt is feeling better, and enjoying your visit 🙂 Hugs from Australia
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Love everything you created showcasing this beautiful image!
The pencil adds so much depth! Love the bold colors!
I like your colors. What is it about the Chameleon pencils you like?
So beautiful..i loved how you have colored the blooms and loose background too !! Following your tip I always go with darkest color for nooks and crannies and have seen a huge difference !
What a stunning colour combination! The blue background really makes those flowers pop!
Your vibrant card is gorgeous!
Just beautiful Kathy. I love that you could achieve such brilliance with limited supplies. It’s awesome. Hope Aunt Carol is getting better.
Oh wow Kathy, this is gorgeous. What beautiful Flowers! Your coloring is breathtaking.
The detail is absolutely stunning!!
What a great stamp. I love the space that the flowers have for painting/colouring also. Too many stamps are too small to colour and allow for good detail work. You have certainly brought these blooms to life and the pencils made a huge difference in the finished product.
It sounds like your presence was all your Aunt needed to make her feel better. I hope you are having a wonderful time with her.
Very pretty card. Hope your aunt is feeling better! I have an uncle who’s 99 and whose wife is 98–wish so much that I could go see them!
Love that you can just make the most beautiful art with limited supplies. This is beautiful. Glad your Aunt is fine.
I hope your aunt is better soon. A beautiful job on a fabulous stamp set. Your talent always inspires me to keep trying. I can already tell this set will be one of my favorites. Two great companies working together to produce one special product. Thank you all.
Gorgeous card! I would never have thought to use the background color you chose but it looks fabulous and really makes the flowers pop.
I love this card. The colors are gorgeous.
Love the pinks and aqua color story.
Wow pop off the card. those are gorgeous.
Your coloring of this great stamp set is beautiful! Thanks for showing before pencils and after! I will be getting this set for sure love Gina K and Hero Arts!
So beautiful!! Finished or not it’s just awesome!
What a beautiful card. Your technique is wonderful. One that might take some practice. Thank you – great colors!
Gorgeous creation, I love this new stamp set! Your 93 year young aunt must be amazing!
Gorgeous card. The colors of the background
give the idea that the flowers are floating in
water. Love it. thanks for sharing
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Great job, Kathy. Always inspiring. This so much for sharing with us and for participating in this fun blog hop and great giveaway.
GORGEOUS – I love your colouring and this is such a gorgeous stamp set!
“All I have is my coloring and I hope that’s ok”……that’s like DaVinci saying “all I have are these sketches.” Your coloring is so amazing! Thank you for sharing it with us. And sending good wishes for your aunt.
you always rock it, Kathy.
Beautiful! As always 🙂
This looks like a gorgeous stamp set and your coloring is beautiful! Love the detail. Thanks for sharing and I hope your aunt is doing well!!
Sorry it is so hot here in AZ this week. Your coloring is always amazing no matter were you are when you color.
Gorgeous cards!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
The colored pencils definitely add the finishing touch to your beautiful flowers! So very pretty!!!
Amazing job with this beautiful stamp set, I’m sure your Aunt loved seeing it too.
What a beautiful card, look at those colors, so vibrant, different and I love the technique of the pencils. I can tell the difference it makes. I absolutely love this stamp set.
Your coloring never ceases to amaze me! The stamp set is so awesome ❤️
Beautiful flowers. Beautiful card
Love your saturation of color, it’s gorgeous! Hugs and prayers to Aunt Carol!
Beautiful coloring! You did well with the limited supplies you had. Enjoy your time with Aunt Carol.
Fantastic card. Love the stamp set.
Gorgeous rich colours on this super card, Laura! Great hint to watercolour the background first. I’ll try it next time! Thanks so much for sharing and the wonderful inspiration! Your aunt sounds amazing!
Absolutely beautiful, Kathy!! Love it!!
Amazing what you can do with limited supplies!
Thanks for your lovely card. It helps so much to see how you get those beautiful colors.
Simply stunning card!!!
Absolutely beautiful!
Incredible coloring and I love the photo!! Amazing composition taken from a car, I am in awe!!
Such a great set. I love it.
Absolutely beautiful! This is such a gorgeous stamp set and, as always, your coloring is stunning. Thinking of you and your aunt – I’m sure your visit will make her feel better.
Beautifully done!
Beautiful!
How lovely it is for you and your husband to do a quick visit to check on your aunt, I bet she is thrilled to see you,
Your card is stunning and I love the colors. Beautiful job.
Just luscious! Hope you’re enjoying being with your aunt. I know she’s enjoying being with you.
This card is simply gorgeous!
Beautiful painting! Love the colors and the added pencil detail.
The coloring on your cards is absolutely amazingly beautiful – love them
Thanks for showing off your talent with this beautiful new stamp set collaboration.
Peonies are my favorite! An this Alaska girl was born and raised in Arizona! Miss that desert sometimes!
Gorgeous watercolor of that stap!
This is gorgeous! Your coloring is amazing, as always! What part of AZ are you in? I am in Phoenix! I hope your aunt Carol is doing well! Thanks for sharing, Kathy!
As always, your coloring is stunning. Prayers for your aunt and your family.
Gorgeous card, your colouring is magnificent!
wow! those colors just grabbed me before I even had a chance to take a close look! Beautiful job! my sister gave me a pallet of DS paints and I was so excited! As a beginner I sure would not have been able to rationalize the cost:)
its so amazing!
Family always comes first, fantastic coloring of this gorgeous set.
Wow such a beautiful pop of color! Thank you for sharing! It is such a blessing to have family that is interested in your life and in spending time together.
I love your rich vibrant colors and I also love the colored pencil on top. Gives it a little pizazz
Gorgeous card! And Gorgeous stamp set!
Amazing card!! Love the addtion of the pencil details.
Beautiful! Loving those bright colours 🙂
You did such a beautiful job on this project! Now I’m wondering what the card will look like to compete with that envelope!
First hope your Aunt is better. Your card is more than OKAY! I aspire to be able to use paint as well as you do. Card is beautiful and colors are my fav!
Kathy, what a stunner!!! LOVE IT!
Lovely stamp set and beautiful card
Beautiful card. I really love the colors of the flowers. Watercolor painting looks so easy. I guess I just need more practice.
such a beautiful stamp set
Beautiful. Florals shine. Tyfs
Beautiful card Kathy! I really like this stamp set as well. Love the two quotes.
So glad Aunt Carol was feeling well enough to drive!
Amazing what you still create even when you have “limited “ supplies.
Beautiful!
Love the card; so colorful and bright. I live near that photo!
So not only is your work amazing but your aunt is too! Love this new collab stamp set.
What a lovely floral card with the Hero Arts stamp. I love the bright bold colors. Please wish Aunt Carol our best for her good health and happiness. May I still drive when 93 years young I be.
So beautiful,thank you for sharing and I do hope your Aunt is on the mend…I’m sure you were just the right medicine for her
So pretty–love these colors.
Beautiful card! Colored pencils really do make a difference!
Gorgeous watercolor. Such a vibrant card.
Wow Kathy! This is just amazing!
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Not too shabby for a vacation card!! Ha ha I don’t think you could make a mistake on coloring anything but there are standards to be kept, right? Beautiful card
Beautifully colored flowers
Beautiful!!!
So very pretty!
I’m sure your Aunt was smiling, watching her niece make such lovely creations. It’s beautiful!
What a beautiful card! Absolutely stunning!
So beautiful, then again you always do beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.
I absolutely adore this stamp! Thank you for the inspiration (and the list for the blog hop!)! I was heartbroken to find that the stamp was out of stock, so I’m following the blog hop for a chance to win one!
So gorgeous! I don’t think that I could ever do anything as beautiful as this.
Beautifully done, Kathy!
Totally gorgeous Kathy, I love your colouring!! This stamp set is a dream for every flower colourist, no matter what medium you use.
Good tip to first do the background, that is what I intent to do with my next image. It seems to be easier and you can’t ruin your coloured image.
I hope everything is well with your Aunt Carol, althoug if she insist to drive on her age she must be well, I hope so. Enjoy your stay wiht her and have a great weekend, thanks for sharing your awesome work.
Wow! This card is beautiful!! Gina’s designs are always classy and timeless. It’s beautiful to see the collaboration between companies.
These cards are incredibly gorgeous.
Stunning!
Your flowers are so striking! I love the detail that the colored pencils added . It really gave the flowers a lot of definition.
Gorgeous cards. And that stamp set…… love it!
I really appreciate you having to adjust because of not being home. And you still made a gorgeous card!
stunning card!!
Just beautiful what you’ve done with this amazing design and collaboration!
Your coloring – with whatever media- is AMAZING! Thanks for all the great tips you offer! Love this stamp and that it is from two great companies!
Love it! You do such beautiful work!!