The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge Blog Hop ~ Day Two

Hello Friends! Welcome to Day 2 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge. 

This is a very exciting day! I was asked to take part in The 30 Day Coloring Challenge Blog Hop and of course I said YES! There's lots to talk about, so let's get right to it!

Today is the FIRST day of a THREE DAY blog hop to jump start your creativity. If you’re new to the coloring challenge or have any questions about the coloring challenge you can refer to this post : http://www.thedailymarker.com/2016/10/coloring-challenge-bring-it-on/

 

If you are coming from my sweet friend, Kathy Racoosin's blog you are in the right place.

To start at the beginning of the hop go to The Daily Marker’s blog here. http://www.thedailymarker.com/2016/10/day-2-blog-hop-12-giveaways/

GIVEAWAY : 12 GOODIE BAGS ! That’s TWELVE CHANCES TO WIN during the three day hop. The more you comment on each hoppers blog or Instagram the more chances you have of winning. Winners will be chosen randomly FROM THE BLOGS and INSTAGRAM hop comments. The full list of winners will be announced Wed. November 16th at 9 am. at www.thedailymarker.com (contest closes 11.13 at 11pm. EST)

Okay. Now that we've taken care of all of the business, let's get to the crafty bits...

I wanted to color something Autumn related, so I chose this sweet digi stamp from Power Poppy called, Maize for Days.   Please click on the pictures to enlarge them.

I printed the image onto smooth white card stock. Once in dark brown and then again in light gray. I colored the main image with Polychromos colored pencils and blended them with a Derwent blending pencil. I didn't blend all of it, just certain areas because I really like the texture I get from colored pencils. After I finished coloring, I die cut and embossed the image using an oval Nestie and while the image was still in the die, I brushed on some Antique Linen Distress ink. I did the same thing with the sentiment piece. I matted the focal panel with a scalloped oval and mounted it onto my card base with foam tape. Next, I gave the corn husks and the bittersweet berries a coating of Clear Spectrum Sparkle. And I added Crystal Effects to the berries for more shine and a little dimension.

For the inside of the card, I used the light gray image onto which I printed a sentiment from another Power Poppy digi stamp set called, Gladioli. I re-colored it brown so it would coordinate better with my color palette.  And again, I brushed on a little ink while the image was still in the die. By the way, if you need instruction on how to work with digital images, there is a wonderful tutorial you can take a look at HERE. 

And that, my friends, is all I have to share with you today!

Now it’s time to hop to my friend Sarah Jay.

Thank you for visiting and I hope to see you during the coloring challenge. Be sure to use the hashtag #thedailymarker30day so we can find your work or you can join the Facebook group here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/201290420294581/ 

I invite you to come back and visit me again, as I will be posting almost daily during the challenge.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Blessings~

supplies~ 
digital stamps: Maize for Days, sentiment inside card from Gladioli set(Power Poppy)
stamp set: Autumn Blessings(Papertrey Ink)
card stock: 80lb Neenah Solar White   Pumpkin Spice(GinaK Designs)
patterned paper: green gingham from Harvest Spice 6x6 paper pad(Simple Stories)  faux linen paper from 12 x12 paper stack(DCWV)
ink: Early Espresso(Stampin' Up!)   Antique Linen Distress Ink(Ranger)
coloring medium: Polychromos Colored Pencils(Faber-Castell) Blending pencil(Derwent)
dies: Classic Ovals, Scalloped Ovals Nestabilities(Spellbinders)  Stitched Rectangle(Simon Says Stamp)
bling: Clear Sparkle(Spectrum Noir)    rhinestones from Sparkles Assortment(Close To My Heart)
other: Crystal Effects(Stampin' Up!)  raffia(Michael's)