Caly Person

Hi, Friends!

The 30 day coloring challenge is going on this month and I’ve been staying up late trying to color.  The My Favorite Things Superstar contest is also going on.  I’m trying to get some cards made for that.  I’m not as hopeful this year – someone slap me because I’m being a Debbie Downer!  One of the card themes is coloring.  While I have confidence in my coloring, I feel like there are not a lot of stamps that would really showcase my coloring.  Sure…there are lots of cute stamps – I just don’t know how to make them better than what others can do with coloring.  Some ideas or motivation would be nice!  Like this amazing iris stamp set by Altenew that I colored for Kathy Racoosin’s coloring challenge.  It’s really fun trying to recreate a flower!

I colored this lily by Concord & 9th the other day…made a card and forgot to take pictures – so I’m sharing the image I posted on Instagram.  It’s really hard to make it look realistic!  I tried again with the Iris and am happier with how it turned out.  Here’s the image I used as inspiration:

I love coloring with Copics…and I LOVE irises!

I sponged the background with some distress ink in Tumbled Glass and added some sequins to finish off the card.  I feel like coloring is always 95% of my cards.  Once I have things colored, putting it together is so much fun!

I hope to share more cards as the month progresses – especially my MFT Superstar entries once I have them all done.  Last year, I posted them as I finished, but I think I need to take my time to execute them well.  Wish me luck!

See you all next time!

SUPPLIES:

*Disclaimer: I am not being paid by any company to promote their products. I make cards using stamp sets and materials which I love and I love to share. To view where these items can be purchased, click on the linked abbreviations below (SU for Stampin’ Up!, SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson, AMZN for Amazon, LF for Lawn Fawn, MFT for My Favorite Things, etc.).

Distress Ink background – Tumbled Glass

Copics – V000, V15, V09, Y06, R27, G14, G09

Altenew Enchanted Iris EH | SSS | Altenew	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink EH | SSS | AMZN	Tim Holtz Mini Distress Inks EH | SSS	Neenah Solar White 80 lb EH | SSS
Recollections 110 lb	Sakura White Gelly Roll	Tombow Liquid Multi Mono Glue EH | SSS | AMZN	ATG Gun EH | SSS | AMZN
4.25 inch Round Acrylic Block	Uchida Marvy Jewel Picker EH | SSS | AMZN	Ranger Mini Round Blending Tools EH | SSS | AMZN	Ranger Mini Round Foam Blending Refills EH | SSS | AMZN
MSP Mini MISTI EH | SSS | MSP	Teflon Bone Folder EH | SSS	PPP Sparking Clear Confetti Mix EH | SSS | PPP