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The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge Blog Hop

Welcome to “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” Blog Hop! Kathy Raccoosin from The Daily Marker has arranged this hop to share with you her love of coloring! And I am so happy to be a guest on the Pretty Pink Posh blog today to share with you MY love of coloring!

The premise of “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” is to color something everyday even if it’s for five minutes. (However feel free to  jump in or out as time permits). Any coloring medium is welcomed. Click here to find out where to share what you are coloring and join the encouraging community of happy colorists PLUS answers to other questions you may have.

So now let’s get started with some cards that will be showing my favorite coloring technique using some of the brand new adorable Pretty Pink Posh products (just released yesterday!). On each of my projects, I stamped the PPP images with a natural color ink and then colored them with either Copic markers or watercolor paints. This is referred to as no-line stamping. After they were colored, I outlined each part of the image and added details to the images with gel/glitter pens.

If you are coming from the Purple Onion blog, you are in the right place.  If you get lost along the way, visit Kathy’s blog for the full list of blog hop stops.

This card uses the PPP stamp set called Bee Friends that comes free with a $80 purchase in March 2017, while supplies last. I made the background of the card with the Mini Storybook 1 Die. I watercolored it with greens and blues and then splattered it with water and paint drops while it was wet to give it a mottled look.

This shaker card uses the Friends Forever Stamp and coordinating dies. I die-cut the opening in the background using the Window Frames Dies. I watercolored the background with turquoise watercolor and then splattered it with water while wet to leave splotches. I attached a transparency to the backside of the opening and then put foam tape on the back of this piece. I attached it to a card base and used two types of sequins inside the shaker: the Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix and the Sparkling Clear Stars Sequins.

I stamped each of the images with a natural color of ink. I then colored them with Copic Markers. I outlined them and added details with glitter pens and a white Uniball marker. I added Glossy Accents to the top of the balloons to give them sheen! I used the Everyday Greetings Stamp Set for the salutation with red embossing powder. I added some more of the Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix.

I hope these projects motivate you to get out your stamps and coloring tools and have some fun coloring! The next person on the hop is Honey Bee Stamps. Keep following along the hop as you will find lots of giveways along the way! A full list of all the winners will be announced on The Daily Marker Blog on Sunday, March 12th.

I hope you will all join in the fun this month by trying to color something every single day. Visit Kathy’s blog to get details about how to share your creations and to find out about all the fun activities she has in store for us throughout the month.

Thanks so much for visiting the Pretty Pink Posh Blog today!

–Suzy Plantamura

316 Comments

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  12. Both cards are so pretty and cheery and makes me feel like i am ready for Spring!!

  15. Wow. I love this blog hop and I love to color, Love your card ideas!

  24. I love love your card, my favorite technique is watercoloring!!!

  25. Loving both of
    your lovely cards!
    The background
    coloring is so
    pretty!
    Carla from Utah

  33. Beautiful watercolored backgrounds with these super cute friends, bee and flowers. Love the font in Everyday Sentiment set too!

  34. I just love the bright backgrounds and the fun shaker element! So excitedaboutall your new products!

  36. Such sweet images and I CANNOT WAIT to snag some of the hole-less sequins Jennifer McGuire used today! SWOON!

  38. Delightful cards. I’m always inspired by your techniques and style. Thank you for sharing

  40. Oh wow your cards looks so amazing.I really love your coloring and can’t wait until my order was here.☺
    Many thanks for sharing us your inspiration.♥
    Hugs
    Angela

  46. I’m still learning how to do shaker cards– but they are SO much FUN! and I love this stamp set— we are bee keepers so bee stamps are a must!

  52. Beautiful cards!! I love the brightness of the watercolor wash on the first card and I always love shaker cards!

  58. These cards are all so cute! Love the great new stamps, dies, and sequins!

  60. I love your backgrounds and your cute little images just pop off the page!

  62. These cards are so sweet and so pretty!! You’re fantastic at coloring! These stamps are the sweetest, and I’m loving the new sequin mixes!

  64. I have always shied away from coloring but seeing all the amazing blogs has inspired me to try my hand at it. I recently purchased a handful of Copics and I am having so much fun learning how to use them. Thank you for the inspiration.

  65. These are really cute cards. Love the coloring and the backgrouns.

  66. Love your no-line colouring and your sparkling confetti mix looks fabulous! No more stuck sequins in the shakers! Yay!

  67. Fabulous cards. Love the washy watercolouring and the fun images. Shaker cards are always a winner. It was lovely to see your beautiful inspiration. Thank you xx

  71. These cards are the CUTEST! I especially love the bees! And the watercolor backgrounds are awesome!!

  73. oh my gosh, that little bee set is adorable! Loved the bright colors used to when the card was made
    thanks for sharing

  75. Your bumble bee made me smile. adorable card. found your site through this coloring challenge hop.

  76. I love all your products! Super cute card a a great blog hop!

  84. I am obsessed with Bee themed cards right now & yours did not disappoint! Thanks for the inspiration!!

  91. Your cards are so adorable. Shakers are my usual favorite, but I really love
    this new stamp set from PPP so I think the first card is so sweet.

  95. Lovely cards – the colouring is beautiful and I love the backgrounds too!

  96. OMG! These are absolutely adorable!! LOVE the brilliant colors on the second card and being a shaker card makes it even more awesome!!! TFS!

  98. Beautiful cards and nice release 👍 thanks for the chance to win.

  101. Love the Bee card — perfect for those of us so anxiously awaying spring days and sunshine! Thanks for sharing your talents with all of us.

  103. Very fun cards . love seeing the different ways you use your sequins.

  104. You guys are awesome and so are your products! Colors are fantastic and the sequins are sparkly!

  106. Your cards are great. Love the bee stamp will certainly be watching for it!!

  108. Oh WOW!! Both these cards are amazing!! I LOVE that little bee set mixed with the flowers. Stunning designs!!

  110. Love all the vibrant colors you used.. Especially love the shaker card

  126. Watercolor is my favorite medium for coloring my cards and I definitely love these two cards!

  131. Love the card you created. I’m new to card making so I’ve not yet made a shaker card. I have however just bought several of your sequin sets at SSS. Sorry coming from the U.K. I hadn’t realized you had your own website I’ll know next time. Thanks

  132. These cards are Just Darling! Love your backgrounds, and your tiny-image coloring. I’m inspired!

  133. Such cute cards, Suzy! Love the watercolored background & the soft colors!

  155. Cute cards, love the daisies one, it is really sweet, and the coloring is great!

  163. OH MY! They are too cute for words. I love that bee! I wish so much that PPP was available in the UK! :-)

  165. I could make backgrounds like that all day! It is (to me, at least!) endlessly fascinating to wet a piece of watercolor paper and just start dropping in colors! It’s bright and bold, but not too distracting for the smaller images, which are really so much fun! Thanks.

  166. SUPER CUTE and CHEERY cards!
    Thank You for sharing and bringing a SMILE to my day :)

  167. These are absolutely adorable, the bee set is super cute! Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful day!

  168. These are absolutely adorable! That bee friends set is super cute! Thanks for sharing, have a wonderful day!

  170. LOVE LOVE LOVE the first card – from the stampset, through the whole design, all the way up to the amazing colours! The second card is also lovely, but the first one – oh my! If only I could have it here on my shelf in the craftroom for inspiration! :-)

  172. I loved how you colored the backgrounds and shaker cards are always fun to make.

  174. Thanks so much for explaining how you added little details to your cards to make them pop! The white dots, water drops, glaze, etc. all add so much! Such cute cards!

  176. That sweet little bee is a sure sign of Spring. Love all the cards

  177. Amazing cards! I love the beautiful water color backgrounds. Your shaker is so fun! I have twin grandchildren and that card reminded me of them.

  180. Your watercolor backgrounds are perfect, and I love your little flowers and bees, so cute.

  185. those backgrounds are like a shot of vitamins, energizing my whole body. I’m in awe! thanks for sharing these beauties.

  186. Cute cards, I especially like the bee card! thanks for sharing.
    ~gin K.~

  192. what pretty cards! I don’t own any of your stamps yet but I do own some of your dies and love them. This bee set looks fun! Thanks for the inspiration.

  195. Love the water color look but water colors intimidate me so I reach for copics most often.

  196. Adorable cards! I haven’t tried to no-line coloring technique yet-thanks for the inspiration!

  201. Wow!! These are just stunning!! I love the watercoloring in the background.

  202. These cards are fabulous!! Beautifully coloured and I love the backgrounds on both of them!

  205. Shaker cards (especially those filled with PPP sequins) are a favorite of mine. The cards scream “spring” and “happy” to me. The colors are so lively.

  208. Suzy, this is such a pretty card…I love everything about it. It is so colorful and springlike…thank you.

  216. super adorable cards- fab shaker & the bee set couldn’t be cuter! your no-line coloring is just awesome!! LOVE!!

  217. Love the stamp sets in your new release.the free set with purchase is one I want. The flowers are so cute.

  219. You can almost smell the sweet flowers- beautiful coloring!

  233. I dream of doing cards like this then I wake up to the mess I created. One day I will get it down. Thanks for being one under this hop it’s awesome

  237. Great cards! They are inspiring me to color! The new bee set is super cute.

  244. Love the blocking on the first card.
    I think that is a fun design – should use it more.
    The shaker is darling.
    thanks for sharing.

  245. Your cards are beee-u-tiful!! Love Kathy’s challenges, have done almost all of them!

  247. Both of these are very, very cute! Love your watercolouring! Also love these dies! Thank you for inspiring!

  249. Adorable cards! Love the water coloring effects! Such a great blog hop with so much talent and inspiration! Thank you for sharing yours!

  253. Beautiful watercolor cards! I have so much trouble with shaker cards that I rarely make them.

  258. Love shaker cards but don’t like to make them; still searching for a simpler way to make them and not get sequins everywhere. The card is very cute!

  259. Man, I’m just loving your stamp sets (love the scripted sentiments!). Those cards are so cute :)

  261. What great cards. Just starting out on the coloring journey.. Having fun learning nqew techniques.

  262. Your cards are so wonderful! I love the one with the bee’s and flowers. I am not a fan of bee’s because I have never been stung. However, I know your bee’s won’t sting and they are way to cute. I love the flowers and the background? I want to try that! It’s amazing! You’re coloring is so nice too!
    Your little people are so cute! I love shaker cards but have never made one yet. I want to so bad and I am going to try making one as soon as I can. You’re coloring on that card is nice too.
    Glad to see your a part of the hop and I love how you have inspired all of us.

  266. I love your PPP images and your fabulous coloring. The bee card is so cute and I love the sweet little boy and girl shaker. Thanks for your inspiration and for being a part of the hop.

  268. I’m so excited about your new release. I love what I’m seeing. Adorable cards.

  271. Happy, cheerful cards! Love your colors – I am into my Zig Clean Color markers at the moment, but love anything watercolor.

  272. Love the shaker cards, and the water color background is beautiful. Nice compliment to the sequins.

  275. These cards are so cute! The watercolor backgrounds are great. I especially love the shaker card with the pretty sequins and the stitched window. Great job!

  277. I love your cards, the bumble bees are so adorable and I really like the whimsical flowers too. I think the backgrounds you created for both cards are awesome and your shaker card is as fantastic, I love shaker cards.

  279. Adorable cards. I always love your style and coloring. Thank you for coloring my day and making it fun.

  280. The first card is so spring. The watercoloring with the white cut outs is so awesome The second card has such adorable children. What great watercoloring. Thanks

  283. Those bee stamps are so cute! Gotta love seeing creativity worked out!!!! Blessings to you!

  284. I like what you did it is very nice looking.. Thank you for sharing……

  285. I love the soft, but colorful backgrounds. It really makes the cards stand out.

  291. I love these bright cheerful cards and those adorable images! Especially like the shaker card with that half circle cut out!

  292. SQUEAL!! What a wonderful cards! I love that the Deigns and the Watercoloring!!! Thanks so much for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

  296. The background on these cards is so lovely. And I’m particularly charmed by the coloring on the Bee-friends card–it is so vibrant.

  302. Very cute cards!! Thanks for explaing no line colouring! I was just trying to remember what it was last night and didn’t get a chance to look it up.

  304. Wow, what beautiful cards. I love the colors and background of the first one and the unique shape of the window in your shaker card.

  307. Such cute cards – I love your backgrounds on your cards, I need to focus on watercoloring more!

  315. both the bee and shaker cards are stunning. fabulous watercolouring, enjoying every stop in the bloghop.

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