Helloooo Friends! How are you today? Today is the 15th day of “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge”. Wow how time flies!! If you have been on the fence and watching The 30 Day Coloring Challenge from the side lines the middle mark is a great time to take the leap, jump in and get your feet wet! Test the waters! Don’t feel like you are jumping into the middle of the challenge I hope you will think of it as a new beginning.
If you decided to jump into the challenge don’t be hard on yourself and dive in with your eyes shut and enjoy the benefits that coloring will give you. If you want to get my posts in your mailbox you can sign up here or subscribe to my videos here.
For today’s coloring this is what I am working on. While I am doing my daily coloring I am also working on a project for next Monday! A Blog Hop with Altenew plus a sweet giveaway! Speaking of giveaways I have a pretty cool giveaway for TODAY!
GIVEAWAY!! Thanks to Altenew I have their watercolor pan set to giveaway to a random winner. Next Monday I combine the pan set with the brush markers. They all play nice together. Woo Hoo! Leave me a comment and tell me if you like to watercolor. Winner will be announced at the end of the challenge.
Super excited to finish this up. Love this stamp so much! Happy Pomegranates . Here is another post using these beautiful pomegranates. (see the photo below)
Off to prep for my road trip to Gina K. Designs beautiful store in Wisconsin. l hope to keep up with my blog posts and if for some reason I miss you can always check my Instagram and see some of the behind the scenes. IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS POSTING ON INSTAGRAM click here.
Thank YOU for your visit and have a wonderful day. Hugs, Kathy
P.S. There are 3 ways to share what you are coloring. If you want to join a community of coloring enthusiasts I recommend Instagram or FaceBook . Be sure to tag me and use the hashtag #thedailymarker30day. Kids & young adults use #thedailymarker30daykids.
To share you coloring ON MY BLOG click here to link up.
P.S.S. If you have any questions about the coloring challenge you can refer to this post . If you want to get my posts in your mailbox you can sign up here or subscribe to my videos here.
Day 20. copic cheats video & white dots 101
Day 8. Altering a Holiday Stamp
The 30 Day Coloring Challenge is back!
I like watercolouring, but equally I like colouring with copics and promarkers
Yes I do love watercolors and so far have tried them in various forms like tubes,pencils,brush markers and liquid ! Your are is beautiful and loved how vibrant those colors look.
Such lovely colours on these cards. I enjoy trying to watercolour but there’s a lot I still need to learn.
I love watercoloring! Actually I love any kind of coloring medium :)! Your coloring on that gorgeous pomegranate wreath is magical as always!!!
Love your projects and colouring. I love to watercolour and use my zig brushes and tombow markers
I love to watercolor and that is sweet of Altenew
I like to watercolor but am not good at it. Seems like I end up with blobs of color in one spot but I keep trying. It is fun and relaxing. I am enjoying your 30 day challenge. Hope you enjoy beautiful Wisconsin!!
Those beautiful bulbs and flowers don’t even look watercolored, they are so smoothly blended and vibrant! Gorgeous!
So pretty! I love watercoloring, just not enough time for it lately.
I love your card, sooooooo pretty! I have heard good things about the Altenew watercolors.
STUNNING! The colors look so vibrant!
I have watercolors but I don’t use them often enough. I am intimidated by them. I am better at using water based markers.
Wow, gorgeous projects! Such an amazing and generous giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂
I definitely do love water coloring and it would be a wonderful present!!!!! Your coloring is once again superb! … I was a bit confused that it is day 15 already. I guess this post is early? Or am I late? hihi anyways, thank you so much!
Kind regards from stempelfrida
Oops! I was off by a day! Sorry for the confusion. 🙂
Water coloring is my favorite. I can mix colors in finer gradations than in any other medium. The problem is they often look too dull when not under glass. I have learned so much from you on using colored pencils with watercolor to make them pop. Thanks.
I do like to watercolor & would love to have the Altenew Pan Watercolors. I have one set of the markers & hope to get another one soon. Your card is just stunning, Kathy!
I love to watercolor. I have since I took art classes in high school. It’s one of my favorite mediums.
I do like water coloring but have a hard time allowing the water to do its thing. Love seeing others messy water coloring but hate mine.
Wow… these are just beautiful!
I LOVE to watercolor! I could use some pointers on how to get the effect I want but I find it very fun!
Gorgeous card! I do like water coloring but need a lot more practice!
What a very pretty stamp…gorgeous! I love the freedom I feel when water colouring.
Love watercolouring! I just muddle through to hopefully get the look I want. Yours are stunning! A travel set of good paints would be fabulous! I haven’t tried the Altenew ones.
Wow!!! Love this stamp set and of course, your colouring!!!Yes, I love to watercolor and this is the technique that I’m learning right now. Thanks for this amazing chance to win!!!
OmG this looks really adorable.♥
I really like coloring with watercolors, but I’ll have to learn and practice it a lot.
Thanks for the chance to win
I love water coloring and I also love Altenew. I always look forward to their releases, especially the build-a-flower series.
I love the look of watercoloring and want to do it more often. So far I have mostly used watercolor pencils but this water color set by Altenew looks like a wonderful addition to any craft stash. Those pomegranates are so beautifully colored, wow!
I love your coloring! everything looks so realistic
I forgot to mention that I am beginner with watercolor so everyday I am getting better results and that makes me very happy.
yes, love to watercolor & have been watercoloring some leaves…. just need to share it it:) I would love this set!! this is fabulous already! can’t wait to see the final
I enjoy water colouring, but I am a beginner. I enjoy just playing and giving it a go. I am usually happy with my results. I must try and do a watercolour for this 30-day challenge.
Those pomegranates are gorgeously coloured! I love that purple you have used.
I like watercoloring, but I think I have to practice a little bit more.
Well, I love the look of water color but I haven’t done it myself. I think I need to borrow my kid’s water color paints and give it a try!
I love to watercolor….taking it slowly as I learn, but it brings SO much pleasure. I like to heat emboss florals and add watercolor. I have a long way to go to refine my techniques, but the results are pretty, even at a beginning stage.
I love to watercolor, it’s my favorite media. It’s so beautiful and soothing!! It’s also easy!
I’m enjoying learning to watercolour, it’s a definite my way thing, anyone who does it professionally would be mortified, I brought the Altenew pan set when it first came out, it was a birthday gift from my better half. Look forward to seeing next week’s double up with the pens x
That stamp is really pretty! I love the colors you used! I like watercolor, but I’m not very good at it….
Yes, I like to watercolor just have to practice more.
I like water Coloring inside embossed images.
Love water color, so stunning
I just started dabbling in water colors mostly backgrounds so far. I’m really enjoying it
I do enjoy watercolouring – not sure why it hasn’t become a more frequently used method for me. Must-work-on-that…..
I do like water coloring but am still new at it. I love the loose look of it and struggle with the “it’s okay to be outside of the lines” idea.
I like watercolors, but not very good at it. I just need to sit down and practice. I love watching others, like you, do it.
I love watercoloring.. as they are very forgiving and you get new look everytime
Watercoloring is my fav! Haven’t used Altenew’s line of watercolors but love how they all match no matter what medium used.
Watercoloring is my favourite way of coloring. Thank you for the chance to win. Your card looks beautiful
I just had to hop over to your blog from Insta after seeing these (more details!!) because they are SO bright and vibrant!! I love water coloring although, admittedly, I’m not great at it because I don’t practice enough. These came out fabulous!!!
Gorgeous! I like to watercolour but I don’t actually own any good watercolours yet, so I do it with my Distress Inks mostly – still fun! 🙂
I try to watercolor, but never think it looks good. Maybe I try to rush it? Plus I have control issues. LOL! I can’t just let it flow and do its thing.
So lovely coloring ❤️❤️❤️
Yes yes yes! Absolutely love to watercolor. Would love to learn more about those colors!
I love all mediums, including watercolours, but I tend to procrastinate too much. I did dig up the few sparkling H2O’s that I own and did some colouring onto black cardstock last week. I posted the card on my blog, but did not link it to the colouring challenge, thinking I would post in on IG as well. Has not happened yet …
Marianne x
Absolutely beautiful; hoping my skills will increase with practice! Loving the challenge!
I do love to watercolor images. It’s very therapeutic! Would be lovely to win this set of markers. Thanks for the opportunity!
Love this project! I just received some metallic watercolors & cant wait to try them.
I simply adore watercoloring , now working hard on noline watercoloring and waiting eagerly for the altenew coloring road trip date to make sure I’ll get the chance to be there And learn from you can’t wait
I have tried watercolor but I don’t like what it looks like. I always give up. Yours is gorgeous! Maybe I need more practice!
I love to watercolor, but I tend to do more of a “messy” watercolor because I’m not very good at staying in the lines!
Awesome giveaway! I’m so jealous you are going to see Gina K. I hope some day I’ll get to her store. Loving the colouring thanks.
I enjoy watercoloring but it is something I need A LOT more practice at.
I love watercoloring.
I like to watercolor but I try to control it too much. I know I need to just play with it some more. Stunning card!!!
I love the water coloring on cards, but I haven’t done much yet/
Watercoloring is so magical, I love to watch the colors blend and meld together, there is a certain freedom in watching the colors marry-up to each other. Wonderful giveaway!
Watercoloring is just easier for me but I wish I knew how to use Copics better. Love your card!!!
I am constantly blown away by your talent. This project is amazing!!
I love to watercolor! I am pretty new to water color, but I have been practicing and having so much fun!
PerfectNess in ur hands.
Simply just say outstanding I love any type of colouring.
I love watercolor! I’ll admit it makes me a little nervous due to its unpredictable nature, but I really want to push myself to learn because the results can be sooo beautiful! Altenew’s watercolor set is definitely on my wish list!
I love watercoloring but haven’t done it in years. Your watercoloring really makes me want to get back into it! gorgeous!
Yes, I like to watercolor! I love your work, thanks for sharing.
I really want to get into watercolors more. Right now I do very little of it and only have some sample dots from Daniel Smith. I’m constantly in awe of some of the watercolor creations (including yours) but am not very equipped or comfortable yet with my own stuff. Felt that way with pencils too but have been practicing lots and am feeling comfortable and happy to share. Thanks so much for your inspiration and generosity (sponsors too) during this month!
Practice practice and you will love it! 🙂
I love to TRY to watercolor! I need a lot of practice!
I love to water color. I started last Christmas, received a set as a gift. I have still a lot to work and get a lot of inspiration from artists like you. Your work looks so vibrant!
Gorgeous pomegranates! I love them in blue!
wow stunning work – I am terrible at water coloring; I can’t find the blend to create a realistic effect and am too impatient to allow the colors to dry properly lol!!
I love to color with Copic makers as they give an immediate POP of gratification!!
I do enjoy watercolouring but I definitely need more practice. I just subscribed to your YouTube channel so I’m looking forward to picking up some tips. 🙂 I haven’t been able to participate in the challenge as much as I’d like as I have a sick toddler on my hands, but taking in some tutorials is definitely doable! 🙂 Thank you to you for the inspiring posts and thanks to Altenew for sponsoring your giveaway!
I do like to watercolor but sure need more practice!
Love watercoloring! Though a novice in that I m practicing it whenever I get free time (read toddler )
I love to watercolor and I’m working to get better at it. I have a set of Altenew Brush Markers and I absolutely love them. I hope to get more as my budget allows. I have a cheap set of watercolors that I use also. You’re always an inspiration — your coloring is gorgeous.
Watercolor painting is my obsession , Copics are also fun but I recommend people start out with the less expensive alcohol markers available today . Colored pencils are as relaxing as watercolor painting so if you’re looking for a relaxing medium I’d go with those two . Love your examples Kathy … and for reminding me I have a Pomegranate in my refrigerator as I write !
These are beautiful and I love the depth you achieved! So gorgeous!
I enjoy watercoloring. I will admit that it is a work in progress as I learn to try to “go with the flow” of watercoloring.
Your work is amazing, as usual.
Hi Kathy, I love to waltercolor. Mostly, I use Distress Markers or Tombow markers. Playing with real watercolors is a challenge in progress. Thank you.
Ohh Lovely!! What a wonderful giveaway! Right now I am using basic tube watercolors and it would be like a dream come true to own these pretty watercolor pan set that too Altenew!!!
Thanks for this wonderful opportunity to participate. Your work in pomegranates..I mean, work in progress is looking awesome.
I have only done it a few times using others supplies! I can only hope to win so that I could begin to watercolor often. Thanks for the chance to win!!
I’m slowly getting used to watercolor! Your coloring challenge is a big part of that ❤️
I love your watercoloring. Hope to get better over time
I like to watercolor and love the look of it. However mine is a work in progress and doesn’t look like yours! I just need to practice more! Thanks for the chance to win the saints and markers!
I mean paints.
Just beginning in watercolor and very eager to learn this technique!
I am only very new to crafting, but I have been watching videos for years of amazing watercolour cards. I would love the opportunity to try this for myself, it looks so fun. Thank you very much for the giveaway.
Love your talent and big heart and yes love to watercolor
I love to card maker water color. I don’t think I’ll ever be up to artist grade but it’s a beautiful medium!
You have a wonderful way of inspiring people, and I throughly enjoy the 30 day challenge every year. This year I was away at the beginning, then came down sick, and now I hope to be feeling better soon so I can start creating again. I love your watercoloring. I attempt it on occasion, but usually use colored pencils. Thank you for all the inspiration.
I hope you are feeling better and can enjoy creating! 🙂
I enjoy watercolouring in different ways. I am not an artist by any means, but love to do backgrounds and colour embossed images. Your pomegranates are amazing.
I love watercoloring and the look of watercolors. I like the pencils or paints. So fun!
I love to watercolor. Though lately I haven’t been doing it. Your posts inspire me to take it up again. Thank you to Altenew for sponsoring the watercolor set ❤
I cannot watercolor. No matter how many videos I watch. Just not naturally artistic but love to try. I don’t have decent paints… just inexpensive kids type . as It is an investment and I don’t know where to start. Love these Altenew colors! Have fun at Gina’s. I would love to be at a coloring class of yours. I cannot do comics either ♀️ Am in awe of your work!
These pomegranates are GORGEOUS! I used to take a watercolor class and really like it, I just don’t have water colors currently but would love to get back into it! Thanks for the chance!
I love to watercolor, although I’m not that great at it. It’s my favorite way to color.
Watercolour is probably my favourite! I love the translucency that you can get. I still need to take a leaf out of your book and use more diverse colours on my blend. These pomegranates are stunning!
Yes I love to watercolor. The pomegranates are spectacular Kathy!
I do like to watercolor – but I find it challenging! I need to practice a bunch more!!
Beautiful colouring Kathy! I love to watercolour, but am still mastering the art! ❤️
I have been watching you for about a year and a half or so and i have to say your work has become amazing. Your work is so beautiful.
Hi Kathy! I’m on Day 15 and haven’t missed a day! I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for this challenge. My brother passed away unexpectedly last month and this challenge has helped me cope. I realize now it’s true value, how taking the time to color can help alleviate some pain. Thank you so so much from the bottom of my heart! Wishing you all the best! ❤️
I am so very sorry to hear about your brother. Creating can certainly help — it’s therapeutic. Take care 🙂
Beautiful card. I like to watercolor but am not very good at it yet.
Oh I so love to watercolor but find that I don’t reach for them often enough. That should be my New Year’s resolution this year. Probably the only one I’ll stick to (hee hee)
I love to watercolor. I also like using an Aquapainter. I find it very relaxing. Again, you do such a beautiful job!
Oh my gosh, how you colored the Happy Pomegranates is amazing!
I love watercolor! I really want to get better at it.
I love learning new things and watercolor is one of those new things I’ve been working on the last couple years. I love seeing how unpredictable the water and the paint react.
It’s such an interesting watercolor set. I love all those colors. And yes I also love you watercolor. But I haven’t done it for a long time, now I that I started coloring again I only use watercolor coloring backgrounds, I know i need practice to get to my old art skills. By the way i like your blog I don’t know how can you manage it despite of busy schedule. And happy that now I am subscribed to your blog
Love watercoloring!!! Very new to it… but it’s quite forgiving! And…the pomegranate wreath is AMAZING! Such vibrant colors! Gosh you’re good!!!
I like to watercolor and need a lot more practice/have a lot more to learn about it.
Hi Kathy, I follow you because of the card with rainbow reindeer on white stock. That card sticks in my mind and brings me joy every time I remember it. I do love to watercolor. Lately I’ve been using Gelatos and Art Crayons for my colors, but I don’t have many metallics in either set. It would be swell to have the Altenew paints. I’d like to use dark card stock with the paints to see what I can create.
I have just recently started water coloring, and I enjoy it, but feel like I need tons more practice!!
Yes I do like to watercolor. Your coloring no matter what medium is always beautiful!
Hey Kathy. I do very much enjoy watercoloring. I think it’s my favorite medium, however I am learning to love alcohol ink markers. I have Arteza products right now, and love them.
I love all sorts of coloring, but with watercolor you can get a more creative look out of your projects.
Omg! That watercolor looks great! Sure I need to try them!
I love watercoloring. I’m still learning and love improving my skills. I tend to be a little heavy handed and start to dark/ saturated. I love your watercolor skills and learn a lot
I love to watercolor but I’m not very good at it!
I love to watercolor! This is a beautiful pallette that I will buy if I don’t win!! Thank you for your inspiration over the years!
I wish I was at the color challenge along with all of you! I was there 3 years ago and really enjoyed it, Kathy! Thanks fir the chance to win those beautiful watercolors! I love to work with watercolor so versatile!
I’m still learning my way about water colors but I am loving it!
Don’t have much experience with watercoloring, it is a bit tricky for me. But I’m always amazed at watercolored images!
Such a lovely card, Kathy! I love that set & your color choices are wonderful. I do watercolor & just received Altenews watercolor markers so am practicing with those. I also love to use my old Peerless sheets to watercolor. I am not great at it but learn more every time. Your blog helps immensely with all the great tips. Thank you!
I am just a beginner, but I am enjoying the slow, relaxing process of water coloring.
I love watercoloring, but I need more practice. I hope one day to be as good as you…your pomegranates look amazing!
I LOVE LOVE watercolors, as do my kids. We all take after my Mom who is a watercolor artist. Your pomegranates are beautiful!! I would LOVE to win a set of Altenew watercolors. Thank you for always having such wonderful gifts and so much time for helping us all take a little time to relax and learn from you!
I enjoy watercoloring. However, I haven’t done that much lately.
hello kathy what a great give away
I tried to color wit copic or markers but it is not my thing
But i love watercolors so this would be a lovely set to have and paint the world
Greetings nicole dekkers from the netherlands
I love watercolors the most! Your pomegranates are gorgeous!
Xoxo Olga
Love the look of watercolors. I use watercolorpencils but would love to try this watercolors Love your coloring it look so real
so beautiful
I like water-coloring, thanks to your challenge, I have been enjoying and improving a lot more.
The pomegranates look so fresh and delicious.
I love the look of watercoloring but I’m not very good at it!
You asked if I loved to water color. Do ducks love water? Do dogs love bones? Do birds love to fly? Yes, I love to water color & have a whole bunch of Twinkling H2O’s. They are the coolest water colors ever & their colors are drool worthy!
I meant to say more but I hit post! Darn it all! I really like that stamp you used & how you colored it. You did an amazing job with your watercolors. I learned a lot about watercolors in my high school art class & fell in love with them. However, they aren’t portable & can be messy so I only use them at home. I have to use mine more. Thanks for showing us what you did!
Ha! Your post made me smile. Thank you. 🙂
Love watercoloring. Wanting to get a set of the sparkle altenew watercolors. I love their basic set
I like to watercolour but I’m not sure if what I do can really be called watercolouring! I like applying paint onto my paper with a wet brush and sometimes the results are okay.
I love to watercolor Kathy! The results are so dreamy!
I love water coloring it seems to be easier fir me than my copics. Thank you for all the great tips Kathy
My favourite kind of coloring is watercoloring. I just love how water makes everytime some magic. 🙂 Thank you for all the tips and this challenge to inspire us. Hugs.
I love to watercolor!!
Pomegranates – a happy memory from our youth when we used to pick the fruit at my pops place and suck the juice of those huge seeds – then left with that tartiness in your mouth…. Kathy your card is gorgeous, beautifully coloured and love that the sentiment is the background…. hugs Robyn
I simply LOVE exploring with watercolour. You are such an inspiration. Big thanks and hug!
I love the colors you used for the pomegranates!
Am catching up on emails, and have to say, am glad I did!! Your pomegranates are gorgeous with the Altenew paints!!
I do like water coloring. I have only used watercolor markers and re-inkers. I am looking forward to delving into an actual watercolor pan set . I appreciate your tutorials and encouragement!
Dear Kathy
I never liked coloring let alone water coloring as i sucked at it but after i took to crafting i knew i had to learn it but i didnt know how as i cudnt buy classes on coloring at present as i have aheavy toll on my purse. So i looked and learnt through videos and just prayed to God to open a way as i was desperate.
And God sent me you with the 30 day Coloring Challenge.Isnt God amazing. You all might think i am crazy but he is all i have to share my happiness, worries and to humbly ask for what i want. I am So GREATFUL to GOD and you KATHY as i am learning so much from you. I save all your coloring under a separate folder to come back and review.
Now with your guidance i look at coloring in a new perspective and i simply love to water color. on the initial days though i used a watercoloer pencil set to color i never used water but recently i prayed to God and used and i was humbly happy with the outcome. Your advice is priceless and Jaycee Gasper too shared the same advice on his blog. I still cant come near you but i have made a start and and practice makes perfect.
I dont know how to thank you but i am greatful to you from the bottom of my heart for being a guiding light in my coloring journey by taking so much effort to organise the 30 Day coloring Challenge despite your busy schedule. I will benefit the most. I am triple sure about it.
Though i color daily i dont upload as i have a very limited time so i upload about three days of coloring together. I hope you are ok about it. I work as a freelance journlaist and translator and most of my time is taken on that as i have to earn. I would one day love to craft 24*7 God willing.
May you and your family be blessed always with good health and happiness
Thank you so much for your heartfelt and thoughtful note. I am so glad that you are enjoying coloring and that I could be a tiny part of it. 🙂
Pretty projects! I have attempted water coloring but lose patience with the process! I will definitely revisit it though!
Wow! Beautiful card! I do like to watercolor, but at a very, very basic level!
Your coloring is so beautiful! I love water coloring but I lose my patience so quickly. I really wish to practice more.
Wow, amazing coloring, and I love this Altenew Pomegranate set! I’ve been practicing water coloring small images to put on holiday tags with my Zig markers: as I get more comfortable with them, I will reach for them more often (or so my theory goes.)
Wow! Those pomegranates are amazing! I haven’t wanted to try watercoloring but have yet to take the plunge. I feel a bit intimated when I see the work of you and others but I love the way you are always so encouraging. I know I need to give watercoloring a try and that I need to remember it just takes practice, practice, practice. I may never be as good as you but with time hopefully my work will become good enough to share. 🙂
ANOTHER piece FILLED with WOW!
I have only used watercolour pencils a couple of times, I tend to be a bit heavy handed and put too much colour down, yes, I know, I should move out of my Copic comfort zone and try them again, OK, I will, this time with SHARP points and a LIGHT touch 🙂
I love watercolouring. It’s forgiving LOL. I usually use distress inks but would love to try these paints. Hugz