Power Poppy & the 30 Day Coloring Challenge

Good morning creative and crafty friends!

Have you been playing along with the 30 Day Coloring Challenge?  I haven't nearly as much as I'd like to; but I do believe the last half of this month will afford me more time to color!  Our baby girl graduates from high school next weekend...sniff, sniff.  I will need the coloring therapy after that!

For my card, I chose to play with Power Poppy's Cheerful Columbine stamp set from the latest release.  I love every single little thing about the image in this set.  It just shouts "cheerful", and I'm all over that!

I stamped the image onto kraft cardstock (Neenah Desert Storm to be exact) using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I colored the image with Copic Markers.

When you color on kraft cardstock, the colors will be more muted than they are on white cardstock.  So, you'll probably want to bump up your colors to compensate for that.

This next photo shows the image fully colored. It's pretty; but it needs something.

Adding a background with a complementary color makes the image really stand out.  My final touch was using a white colored pencil to add highlights, accents, and bright white areas on the image.  Ahhh, NOW it's finished.   


Here's a look at the Copic colors I used:

...and a peek at the inside of the card as well.

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The Bloom Brigade and Instant Gardeners have teamed up to bring you lots of coloring goodness today.

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Cindy Lawrence <---You are here!
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Tosha Leyendekker
Barb Walker
Nancy Sheads
Elizabeth Zaffarano

Have a fantastic weekend, friends!  Hope you get to do some coloring!

~Cindy

 

Comments

[Teresa Doyle]

1.

WOW this is so beautiful Cindy!

[Angeline Choo]

2.

Copics on kraft cardstock? WOW! I've never tried that before, you made it look so beautiful !

[Susan Romito]

3.

Wow - I never thought to use alcohol ink on kraft paper. So beautiful!

[Angelica Harvey]

4.

Great color choices! I love this image.

[susie sonnier]

5.

Love the blue, so pretty

[Gabriella B]

6.

I love Power Poppy and the colors you picked for the flowers

[Marsha D]

7.

I am in such a rut using white paper. Thanks for the reminder to use Kraft. Yes, the white pencil was the perfect touch.

[Nicole]

8.

so lovely! I love that you added the image on the inside as well, such a nice surprise. :)

[Dee Earnshaw]

9.

super card - thanks for tips on coloring on Kraft card:)

[Randi Marquez]

10.

Awesome use of copics, love the background, it did add lots!!! Beautiful!

[Patt H.]

11.

Wonderful coloring! Love the Kraft background with these pretty colors!

[Bunny Dobbie]

12.

I am trying pencil crayon on Kraft. This looks like my next project! Thank you!

[Terrie D.]

13.

What a lovely card! Great coloring, and I like how you finished the inside as well :)

[Mirella Rogan]

14.

Wow, how talented are you, girl!? Your colouring is simply jaw-dropping, I love the card!

[Alma D]

15.

I’ll have to try this with Zig markers... I don’t have copies.

[Abby]

16.

Love how the white makes it all POP!

[Holly Jackson]

17.

Cindy, this is gorgeous! I love the idea of coloring on the ivory/kraft cardstock. That white pencil really does make the image pop! What pencil brand did you use?

[Terri Scott - terriavidreader]

18.

gorgeous.

[Denise Bryant]

19.

Love the contrast! Gorgeous card!

[Jen Forster]

20.

So pretty! Love the bird coloring

[Jackie Whitmarsh]

21.

Very pretty. Love the blue columbine. TFS

[Cynthia Cole]

22.

Your coloring on kraft cardstock is amazing!

[Henriëtte]

23.

Great card, I love the beautiful blues you used. I never saw using Copics on Kraft, nor a light stamped image inside I love that,so thanks for these tips.

[Katie Baird]

24.

Beautiful card! I like how you showed the colored image without background shading compared to how it looks with the background. It really is a stark difference.

[Ronnie Klatt]

25.

Such a pretty card and your coloring is beautiful. I think I have this stamp, but I don't think I ever used it. I will have to look and dig it out. Great card.

[Traci Major]

26.

So beautiful and earthy with the background, Cindy! You have also given some great tips on bringing out the color!! This is one of my very favorite Power Poppy stamps!!

[Marie Maksud]

27.

of course I will do colouring but no at your level !!

[Karen S.]

28.

Your card is simply lovely. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.

[Linda Grady]

29.

Such a pretty floral image; love the vibrant colors used.

[lee]

30.

Wow. Beautiful stamp, gorgeous coloring -- just wow. This is so lovely.

[Sandy M]

31.

Awesome card. The addition of the white really makes the colors pop. Love the bird.

[Kari S]

32.

Beautiful card. Thank you for walking us through the process! The background and white at the end really do make it jump out more.

[M Strach]

33.

Wonderful inspiration :)) Stunning card

[Dana M]

34.

Wow, gorgeous card! Amazing coloring and I absolutely love your color combination.

[Amy Brown]

35.

Wow, that stamp is so pretty! I love your coloring, fabulous job!

[Sonja]

36.

Love the look of colors on kraft. Thanks for the great tips on how to take an image from plain to powerful!

[Michelle Hackett]

37.

This is so lovely. I like that you did this on craft colored paper. It reminds of the old postcards my grandma use to have.

[Jeanne Beam]

38.

Such a gorgeous card. I have never colored on Kraft card stock.
Thanks so much for sharing...

[Lisa K]

39.

Gorgeous card! Love how you show adding the white makes it pop.

[Daria]

40.

This is lovely. Thank you for the coloring tips.

[Anastasiia]

41.

This stamp is so interesting! Love the colors you chose.

[karenladd]

42.

The warm, rich colors that you used make this beautiful image look like a painting!

[Betty]

43.

lovely coloring Cindy - gorgeous stamp!

[Deepa]

44.

I love all the little tips I’m picking up along this blog hop. I’ll be keeping the complimentary background colour up my sleeve for my next picture!

[Kirsty Vittetoe]

45.

Sweet!! Love the fun designs along the hop!

[Meghan Kennihan]

46.

I adore the DEEP Blues! Great card! So delicate!

[Sandra Frutchey]

47.

952 Stonewood Lane

[KT Fit Kitty]

48.

So beautiful! Your colouring is amazing!

[Lindarub]

49.

Great coloring on Kraft card stock.

[Lynette]

50.

Ah what a pretty image. The blue is gorgeous on those flowers!

[Mary Holshouser]

51.

I have this stamp but haven't had the chance to use
it yet. I think it is fantastic. I love
the deep blues of the flowers. The bird looks
like he's ready to fly off the card. Great
card. thanks for sharing
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[Clarissa Vicencio-Wickens]

52.

I love this cheerful columbine stamp set you have used. Your colouring is amazing. Love your card.

[Charlotte Deerborn]

53.

Incredible coloring and beautiful card.

[Sharon Dolan]

54.

The blue columbines are incredible! I really liked your hints at the end ... background color and highlighting in white. Thank you.

[Paulette Still]

55.

Hi Cindy! Cheery and Beautiful! Thank you for making it not so scary. LOL.
Marcy gave me this set at the St Louis 30 Day Road Trip and I just have not inked it yet,
I’m still busy coloring the little images from the sets I bought. Love your tips for coloring on
Kraft CS.

[Gretchen Wilson]

56.

Absolutely gorgeous! Love the colors on the Kraft card stock! Always love your work Cindy! Hugs!💜🤗

[Annalisa]

57.

I love columbines, so I'm so happy to see you use this set! I love the colors you chose; I feel like the B6 family with how it straddles blue and purple was made for columbines. I'm also amazed at how much depth of color you got on the desert storm cardstock. Thanks so much for sharing with us and showing how you brought it all to life with the white highlights.

[Amy Seigler]

58.

I’m new to seeing the Power Poppy stamps and wow! They are gorgeous! Your card is too! Love the coloring!

[Stephanie Z]

59.

Your coloring on Kraft color cardstock looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing :)

[Cindy C.]

60.

Awesome!! Love the inside too!

[Sue D]

61.

Beautiful. I like the stamping and coloring on kraft and thanks for showing the inside too.

[Evelyn B]

62.

Wonderful coloring - like your bird! Looks realistic.

[Linda BL]

63.

What a beautiful stamp set! Love the coloring and especially like the white pencil highlights.

[Fd91354]

64.

Absolutely gorgeous coloring! I love the Kraft look but don't use it much.

[Irene Royster]

65.

What a beautiful card, I love the tip of adding a bit of a background in a complimentary color

[Wendy Fisher]

66.

A beautiful card!! The kraft look is just my favorite. Finally got some kraft paper so I can make some cards in that color.

[BarbaraW]

67.

Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Your coloring on Kraft is absolutely beautiful! Those little touches of white here and there really made the image pop.

[Linda Batson]

68.

So very beautiful I have never been good enough to try coloring on Kraft . But you are magnificent at it. And the I adore the inside of the card.

[Gab]

69.

Oh wow, this is just gorgeous - I think I need that stamp set now too!!!

[Kris Reeves]

70.

Copics and I don't play well together... probably because I don't have very many of them!

[Jen Petersen]

71.

Beautiful! Amazing how a big a difference a little background color can add to your coloring!

[Christine Hodge]

72.

Wow! I LOVE the vibrant colors! I also love the birds, I am a closet bird-watcher! Ha ha!!

[Boryana]

73.

Wow..this is gorgeous!

[Brandi R]

74.

Always love your beautiful coloring. Gorgeous card ♥

[Kendra Haro]

75.

Love that you stamped the inside of card. Stunning work!

[Candy]

76.

Very beautiful card!!

[Crystal]

77.

So beautiful...I have Columbine blooming all over my garden right now! Love the kraft card stock, too. :-)

[Janet I]

78.

Beautiful card, enjoy your color choices thanks for sharing!

[MJ]

79.

Gorgeous! Thank you for inspiring. I am really loving this hop!

[Disha]

80.

The color combo and lovely background.. awesome

[Arianna Barbara]

81.

Wow! Awesome flowers! Gorgeous colouring!

[Hege-Annie Simonsen]

82.

Wow! I love your coloring! Beautiful!

[- Michele Lourenço]

83.

Cindy
Great card and coloring! Congratulations on baby girl's upcoming graduation

[Jo]

84.

WOW Cindy your card is Gorgeous! I love the colors and your coloring skills are amazing!!
Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Jo from the Jersey Shore!
♥ Jo's Scrap Shack ♥

[Danielle Dietz]

85.

Wow! I love the dark blue. The flowers just pop right off the card!

[SusanME]

86.

Gorgeous! Love the pictures of the different stages of your process - thank you!

[Jennifer Scull]

87.

This is one of my favorite sets and is on my wish list. Your coloring is gorgeous and so very vivid. Thank you for the inspiration! :)

[Wendy Lambert]

88.

Oh I love this. The blues are just incredible. Thank you for the detailed explanation. It is so helpful when you are a beginner.

[NK]

89.

I love that this image includes columbines...very unusual. Love your color use on the bird. Charming. Congrats on the graduation. Happy sad, right?

[Patty King]

90.

Love Columbines and the blues in your coloring.

[Judy A/BC]

91.

Good thought to use copic colors on Kraft...changes it up!
Always a fan of blues,as well. Lovely result.

[Terry B.]

92.

This card is so beautiful. I love blue!

[Ellen Fayard]

93.

love the blues on the kraft!

[Tammie J.]

94.

WOW - colors are stunning! Beautiful but the depth you achieve on those leaves is amazing!

[Brandy Duncan]

95.

Gorgeous, I love the final touches. It really makes your piece pop. Congrats on your daughter’s graduation.

[Beverly Uhlmansiek]

96.

Your detail work is lovely! I'm thinking I need some Neenah desert storm cardstock also!

[Patty Eifert]

97.

Wow!! So beautiful! It's amazing when you added the extra touches how the whole piece really came alive!!

[Michelle Darde]

98.

The flowers are beautiful but the bird is amazing!

[Angie Hall]

99.

Thanks for your beautiful card. The Columbine flowers remind me of our visits to Colorado. The background color did add so much to the design.

[SMayer]

100.

I'm always afraid to color on Kraft. I should give it a try during the challenge. Your piece is beautiful. I love the little bird.