Hello and welcome to the Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge Blog Hop! Our dear friend Kathy Racoosin is the mastermind behind this fun challenge. Please read more about it on her blog The Daily Marker. So many great friends and companies have teamed up in support of this challenge, we hope you will join in on the fun too!
This challenge was especially good for me because I had minor surgery on both eyes about two months ago. I've held off creating in that time so my eyes could heal properly -- plus I wasn't able to see well. Now that I'm almost all healed, I have found it hard to get back in the swing of things. This challenge has forced me to break out my Copics and coloring pencils again and just dive in by combining the two mediums.
I have always found it difficult to shade with Copic markers. Especially with smaller images, shading can be quite difficult. I am experimenting with basic coloring with Copics then shading with colored pencils. I have found that I can really get into the tight spots and do control shading with the colored pencils -- something I wasn't able to do with Copics.
How about a sneak peek of what's coming up in our June release?
See what I mean about the shading? These images are pretty small and I was able to get some good contrast. I'll need more practice since I'm super rusty, but I challenge you to try something new too!
How about a $25 gift card to the Mama Elephant store to one commenter below!
The next stop on this mega hop is Neat and Tangled. Happy hopping and happy coloring!
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I have been experimenting with the same thing recently!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Looks like a fun release for June based on your sneak peek. The shading looked fabulous!
ReplyDeleteGreat incentive to color everyday!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with the kitty cat in glasses!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're recovering well after your eye operations and able to colour again. Your sneak peek images are so super cute and your colouring looks amazing. Thanks for the generous giveaway x x
ReplyDeleteYour coloring is so beautiful and so is the images!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the combination! I struggled with the same thing when trying to shade the tiny images. I am going to try this! Maybe when I color the million little monkeys I have stamped!
ReplyDeleteLove the books and the cutest little animals. That is a great idea to do shading with colored pencils on top of copic markers. I will have to try that with my SN markers or tombow markers.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of mixing media- I don't think to do that, and it's such a smart way of adding shading especially for itty bitty images!
ReplyDeleteLoved your card. The pencil shading really finishes off the images. Must give this try. Can't wait to see the June release.
ReplyDeleteYour shading looks perfect! Love this cute card!
ReplyDeleteYour card made me smile! I do love colored pencils, but still need practice using them.
ReplyDeleteDarling card
ReplyDeleteThe lil glasses on these characters are so stinkin' cute!!! Looking forward to the June release as well.
ReplyDeleteI love your idea of shading with pencils! I will have to give that a try sometime during this 30 day challenge!
ReplyDeleteThese cats are so cute with those glasses! :) I love them!
ReplyDeleteI love the super cute critters and shading! That is whee I need to continue to practice.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day,
Migdalia
Crafting with Creative M
I like your critters. Shading with pencils is new to me. I think it will take a while to learn. Glad you let your eyes heal!
ReplyDeleteLovely coloring ! I hope you recover soon and get to enjoy coloring more.I do find adding details with pencils to Watercolored images adds more interest to them.
ReplyDeleteAwwww, these kitties are adorable. You're right about the contrast - it's perfect on these little guys!
ReplyDeleteOh so cute!
ReplyDeleteAww love the sleepy little kitty so cute.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of mixing the copics and the prismas. I have just started buying copics and am still learning how to make them work for me!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a speedy recovery. I too have started trying copics and colored pencils, I'm sure I'll get better at it. This card is so cute!
ReplyDeleteYour "rusty" is still better than anything I come up with. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm usually too heavy-handed & don't know when to quit.
EEk - this is so cute and such a great technique! Thank you for the inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shading with pencils. Continued good healing to you.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! Can't wait to see the new release!
ReplyDeleteOh, how fun! These look great--I love the books. Best wishes for a full recovery!
ReplyDeleteJust love the glasses on the animals and even the apple!! What fun this is. I love your coloring and wish you the best with your eyes. Improved vision is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThis card is too cute. Your shading really added to it. Thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSuch CUTE images!!!!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card, and the shading detail really makes these little images pop.
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I am liking this sneak peek, so cute! Funny you should mention being "rusty" in your Copic colouring, as that's exactly what I said under my "Day 1" picture on Instagram yesterday - I have been mostly stamping and colouring with my ZIGs recently, but for the beginning of the challenge decided to play with the Copics a bit, and boy it was a bit of a struggle! But I'll keep practising! :-) Thank you so much for being part of Kathy's wonderful hop and challenge!
ReplyDeleteLove this stamp set and your coloring! Are there any tutorials on shading markers with pencils? Have Copics and Prismacolors and would love to try this .☺
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness those little guys are SOOO super cute! Can't wait for more sneaks! Your coloring is always so beautiful in my opinion, and you've gotten so much depth and dimension in your shading here <3
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear you're mending well - I hope things settle down and get back to normal soon. <3 Hugs coming your way!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful cards ans so beautiful material you have ! Love them so much
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on the shading!
ReplyDeleteYou’re definitely on your way to getting good shading on those images. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us to get back to coloring!
ReplyDeleteYour new eyes are working great! I need to practice my shading with pencils, too.
ReplyDeleteYour coloring is almost as fun as the card itself!
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
ReplyDeleteThese are sooooo adorable! I may need that set for cards for my 3 year old granddaughter with glasses!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!
ReplyDeleteI think your colouring looks good!
ReplyDeleteThat little apple with glasses is the cutest!
ReplyDeleteI love this stamps! The coloring is great!
ReplyDeleteAdorable image - thanks for the sneak peek!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute image and I love the coloring! Glad you are healing well and I love the shading!
ReplyDeleteThose critters are so cute with their glasses! Thanks for the sneak peek. I, too, have trouble shading with copics, so I'm going to try using your idea of colored pencils.
ReplyDeletelove how you made this card - the images are just darling:)
ReplyDeleteBooks! Characters with glasses! Oh, I'm so excited for the June release. <3 I've seen the combination of Copic coloring with colored pencil shading a lot lately, but I've yet to try it myself—today seems like a good day to jump on the bandwagon. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable is that sneak peek, now I'm watching out for that to hit my local shop. I hope your fully well visually soon. Your colour work is fab, I struggle to blend markers but have promarkers so I'm glad it's not just me,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! I cannot wait to see the new release! Love coloring cannot wait to get coloring today
ReplyDeleteYour coloring with copics and adding details with colored pencils is lovely! Thanks for the sneak peek of what's coming up in the June release.
ReplyDeleteThose critters all wearing oversized specs...you got me! ADORABLE
ReplyDeleteThe images are absolutely adorable! I am guessing this is a bookmark set?
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute card. I like how you achieved the shading on such small shapes.
ReplyDeleteThese little guys are just adorable!! Love the little specs!!! So glad to hear you are back to crafting again. Wishing you the best as you continue to recover!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute stamps!! I think your coloring looks great!!
ReplyDeleteLove those geeky looking animals! Your stamps are great, I’m looking forward to seeing the next release.
ReplyDeleteOh my god is that a guinea pig? So cute!
ReplyDeleteHappy your eyes are healing. Love the card.
ReplyDeleteHappy continued healing! I love this card and I like the idea of shading with pencils.
ReplyDeleteJust adorable
ReplyDeleteCute card. I also like alcohol markers with colored pencils.
ReplyDeleteSomeone else along the hop gave me the same idea. I’m starting with alcohol markers “spectrum noir”. And then shading with colored pencils, which is my preferred medium for coloring. So far so good. Yours look awesome.
ReplyDeleteSimple cute and lovely images. Pencil shading is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will be able to see better than ever now! I need to have cataract surgery soon. I just don't know when to schedule it. Not in June duringy the challenge, though! ����
ReplyDeleteNever thought of trying the two together. Must give it a try! Love the new images!
ReplyDeleteSo cute. I love the idea of added coloured pencils to add shading. I do feel that I have more control when colouring with coloured pencils. Hope your eyes have healed well.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute. Love these designs. I don't use Copics, but love to color with colored pencils and watercolors! Your colors look great!
ReplyDeleteI am dieing over that little apple with glasses. Love it! Letting those eye rest is so important after surgery. Glad you're on your way to good ocular health!! š
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! I love using Copics and colored pencils together, too. Thanks for the inspiration and for your generous giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWOW! These are too cute! Thank you for the inspiration! The apple is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!
ReplyDeleteWonderful sneak peek... love the stack of books.
ReplyDeleteSending speedy recovery wishes.
I'm sorry to read about your recent surgery. It's really hard to not create while we go through certain times with our Bodies! Hope you heal up beautifully!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a speedy recovery! Absolutely love that stamp and die set! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteCute card! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for inspiring me to keep at it. I'm still a beginner at using alcohol markers and am trying my best to learn shading!
ReplyDeleteOh my word!! This is so cute!! Hope you feel better soon!!
ReplyDeletethank you for the shading lesson. I never thought to use pencils to detail over something stamped and colored with markers. I will definitely try this as your samples look so remarkable.
ReplyDeleteAww sweet images and beautifully coloured! I use watercolour pencils, so I'm going to try ordinary pencils to add a bit of shading.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the colouring lesson.
ReplyDeleteKitties and books, two of my favorite things!! I love it
ReplyDeleteCute card! Great suggestion to use the colored pencils in tight spots for shading!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!! I have been experimenting with watercolor markers and pencils. I have never been good at shading and adding dimensions to my coloring. You did an awesome job.
ReplyDeleteooh!
ReplyDeletei love the sneak peek :)
And thanks for the tip about shading with pencils
Very cute card! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of shading with the pencils, you’re right it’s really hard to get to tight spots with an alcohol marker. I’ve tossed a lot of images because I didn’t like the results. Thanks for the tip, I think it’s going to save some frustration and paper too!
ReplyDeleteAs a librarian seeing such cute animals around a stack of books warms my heart. I'm looking forward to trying some colored pencil coloring soon.
ReplyDeleteThose animals with the big glasses are so adorable. On my wish list for sure. Cute coloring.
ReplyDeleteCute stamps, and your colouring is terrific!
ReplyDeletevery cute!I'll have to try the marker and pencil combo.
ReplyDeleteGreat card!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I will have to try using colored pencils for shading with Copics, especially for small images.
ReplyDeleteCute card.
ReplyDeleteCute card!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that your eyes are healing! Great shading on these little guys - they are super cute!
ReplyDeleteThis image is so cute! Glad to hear how this challenge has encouraged you to colour again after your surgery.
ReplyDeleteYour card is adorable ! One of my cats loves sleeping on a bookshelf. The only problem is that she's pushing down the books she finds disturbing.....
ReplyDeleteGreat card-love it!
ReplyDeleteAdorable images! I have trouble shading small images with alcohol markers and have played some with pencil shading. Your shading looks fantastic here! Hope your eyes continue to heal well.
ReplyDeleteSQUEAL!! BEAUTIFUL Card!! I LOVE the Images and Coloring!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
ReplyDeleteToo many great things about this card for me! I love animals & have a cat that is white! Great card! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLoving the detail you get when combining coloring mediums! Totally understand, I've gone through some medical stuff and had to put crafty goodness on the back burner and it was no fun! Glad your getting back to coloring!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you participated... the images look lovely and adorable.
ReplyDeleteI love that the cats and even the apple are wearing glasses - too cute! Your shadingnlooks good, Im going to have to give that a whirl. Glad your eyes are healing, it's no fun to be away from the craft we all love!
ReplyDeletethose little critters with the hugs glasses are the cutest ever - and wonderful coloring - i like to shade with colored pencils too.
ReplyDeleteSo Cute!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are healing well
Oh dear! Those are so stinkin cute!!! LOVE ♥
ReplyDeleteGlad you are healing up nicely and are able to get back to coloring.
This is just the Sweetest card!!! Hope you feel better soon!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a super cute card, would make a great Graduation card!šš¤
ReplyDeleteAhh this is just TOO cute!! Great inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThis is the cutest card! I like to color and I love to read!
ReplyDeleteVery cute images and I think you coloring is great.
ReplyDeleteSuch cute images on your card!! I like your idea of combining Copics and colored pencils! Glad you're healing time is almost over!!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of combining Copics with colored pencils, and must try it!! Thanks for the inspiration! And the sneak peek is adorable!!
ReplyDeleteSuch adorable images!
ReplyDeleteAdorable critters!! Love the glasses and the books!! Great coloring.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love this sneak peek :) Adorable images and great coloring!
ReplyDeleteLovely coloring
ReplyDeleteon your cute card.
Carla from Utah
Awww, such cute images! I too struggle with shading on small images (and sometimes large ones). I'm going to give my pencils a go next time for the shading. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteLove these animals, and I'm glad your surgery seems to have had a positive effect! I think the coloring is great, and I love the coloring challenge because it gives me permission to just go for it and not care if I get a card out of it in the end! Thanks for sharing with us and being so generous and supporting Kathy and the challenge.
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! I just love that cute apple with the glasses. Thanks for sharing your project.
ReplyDeleteThat sneak peek is so cute! Those glasses in the adorable critters is just beyond precious! Can’t wait to see the whole this. Copics and colored pencils combined raises some interesting options.
ReplyDeleteI love your card! Great idea using pencils with the Copics for shading. I will have to try that!
ReplyDeleteHope your eyes are completely healed up. This card is so cute.
ReplyDeleteCute card, great idea for the shading. Hope your eyes keep getting better.
ReplyDeleteThat sneak is the cutest! We are huge book lovers and I think I'm going to need this one!
ReplyDeletewow so cute and adorable.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that is SO cute! Love kitties! Thanks and God Bless! ILuvTheEucharist @ aol dot com
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card! I love your colouring! I hope your eyes heal quickly! Thank you for the awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThey are adorable! Yes, I do the same ♥
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun card! I must try the coloring with Copics and shading with pencils. :D
ReplyDeleteSuch adorable cards!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love their adorable glasses. Wishing you continued healing!
ReplyDeleteI’m so happy to participate this time. Love your coloring on the Little image. You don’t seem rusty to me. Thanks for the tip to use coloring pencils when trying to shape the little images. I sometimes have a hard time with those.
ReplyDeleteCan’t wait to see the release...is that a hamster? Having worked in a library for years, I’m glad to see they’re all reading; I have it on good authority that reading is sexy! As is coloring!! Thanks for sharing your shading tips for this cute card. :-)
ReplyDeleteCute as can be. Love the kitty on the books.
ReplyDeleteKryssi, you have no idea how reassuring it is to hear a "professional" admit to struggling with a skill that many of us struggle with too! Best of luck with your continuing eye recovery!!! And eager to see the rest of the new release!
ReplyDeleteOh,cute images! I think your colouring is great.
ReplyDeleteLove the coloring. What a great idea to combine copics with pencils... I'll definitely be trying that!
ReplyDeleteLove the cute images and how they are colored! I also find it hard to get contrast for small images, really impressed at yours!
ReplyDeleteGreat card! Love your shading and coloring and cute images.
ReplyDeleteGlad you’re healing well and awesome coloring!! I can’t wait to see this full new stamp set. So cute.
ReplyDeleteAdorable images! Cats and books - two of my favorite things! I'm just learning to use markers so blending and shading is a little scary for me. I like your idea of using the colored pencils for that, especially with small images.
ReplyDeleteI love this stamp set. Looking forward to it's release. Continue healing.
ReplyDeleteI love the darling images on your sneak peak. I am glad your eyes are healing well. You really did a nice job on the shading. I really sharpen my pencils now, lol, i realized that before i didn't want to "waste" my pencils. lol live and learn. hugs, treen
ReplyDeleteSuch an adorable card! Can't wait to see the June release!
ReplyDeleteOh this is ever delightful! Those big glasses are so sweet! And a stack of books that high? My dream! I love the sneak peek (and your shading!) Well done!
ReplyDeleteLove this, anything with books is an instant favorite for me!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, shading is what I am trying to improve at the moment.
ReplyDeleteCopics are new to me. I will have to try shading with colored pencils
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to hear that you are nearly complete healed from your surgery! To look at your adorable card, one would never know that you are not at 100% of your game! Thank you for sharing your inspiration and for your additional giveaway. ❤
ReplyDeleteThese are sooo cute! I need to try colored pencils over my copic coloring too. I hope you are at 100% soon!
ReplyDeleteYour coloring is so pretty. Cute card!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! :)))
ReplyDeleteOh so cute. Your images are the cutest. I love the coloring on them. That's one thing I love about your cute tiny images is not a lot of coloring but what coloring is done give so much life to them and can create awesome scenes. I love how they go with other sets to expand your card creations.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that your eyes are improving because I'm sure you were itching to get back to making cute cards. I love this design so much..and is that a hamster with glasses?!! Eeek!
ReplyDeleteWhat cute images. Perfect to make bookmarks for our local library summer reading program.
ReplyDeleteYour shading is fabulous! I’m really excited about the new release. I love that they are wearing glasses.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a wonderful job coloring. I like that you combined the two mediums. This is something I want to try soon. YAY for getting back to crafting finally, and happy recovering!
ReplyDeleteAll the critters with big glasses cannot be any more adorable
ReplyDeleteI'm trying watercolors in embossing stamp imagines and I really love It a lot!!!!
ReplyDeleteI just love what you created--stunning. I have always been intimidated by coloring but recently purchased some Copics and am starting to enjoy coloring. I need to continue to practice to get better at it but will eventually get there.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear you are healing and able to get back into creating. I love these images. Some of my favorite things....kitties and books. I have been trying the copic and pencil route myself lately as well as using my pencils over watercolors. Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful card and the sneak peek.
ReplyDeleteKryssi, this is an adorable image and I think you did a wonderful job on the shading.
ReplyDeleteI too find it hard colouring/shading small images with Copic's, however, I don't own any large ones so I look at it as a challenge to myself to learn with what I have. If I can eventually learn on small images then it should help prepare me for when I get larger images to play with.
I hope your eyes heal fully and that you are feeling like yourself soon.
Coloring with copics are difficult even on larger images, and especially challenging on smaller ones. Thank your for the challenge and inspiration!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the fact that you use pencils with comics....I use zigs and have the same problem.....will try!
ReplyDeleteCute card!
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better. My eyesight is not the best too so it worries me to lose the ability to color which I enjoy very much. But I believe that if the talent is innate in you, no matter what the struggles are, that talent is still there.-Maria Giselle B.
ReplyDeleteGlad your eyes are healing. Cute card and thanks for the tip on shading with colored pencils.
ReplyDeleteFeel better and definitely give a lot of rest to your eyes. My mom also had surgery to her eyes and she needed a lot of rest. I love your card and I do like the shading with the colored pencils.
ReplyDeleteStay blessed and hope you feel better...loved your card...thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you were able to color! This is such a sweet and clean card! Love it!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are seeing well again. Your coloring has kept up. This is beautiful! Great details
ReplyDeleteWow! how cute are those guys! I always love your stamps and these ones just look awesome! Can't wait to see the rest of them!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo utterly cute! TFS!
ReplyDeleteOMG! These critters with glasses...I need them in my life! Super sweet card!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute card. Glad you are healing from your eye surgery.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing...
Catch the connection that all of the animals
ReplyDeletehave their glasses on. Hope everything
continues to go well for you. Losing my
eyesight is my biggest fear - love to read
and to craft. thanks for sharing.
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I love the glasses, super cute cards!
ReplyDeleteCute specs! I need to revisit shading with pencils...I haven't done it in ages.
ReplyDeleteHi, Glad your feeling better, cool card, love the glasses.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are on the mend! The sweet creatures and those books are too cute!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute images! Hope your feeling much better!
ReplyDeleteCute card! Thank you for suggesting using colored pencils to shade. I'm new to Copics & shading is challenging but I'm going try using my pencils.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're recovery is going well.
I have trouble shading with Copics too. I never thought of using colored pencils with them! Thanks for the tip! Can't wait to see this new release!!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! I'm going to have to try shading with pencils now!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the Coloring Challenge is an incentive to get you back into coloring Kryssi. I hope your eyes heal quickly and fully. Great work on your coloring and card.
ReplyDeleteI need practice with shading also, and your suggestion to use pencils on top of alcohol markers is one I'm going to try. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea...I am really looking forward to this stamp set, too!
ReplyDeleteAwesome card and those stamps are incredibly adorable. Thanks for this great tip, never think of using mediums with eachother.
ReplyDeleteGlad that everything is well after your surgery on both eyes, the 30 Day Coloring Challenge it’s such fun to do, thanks for your part in the challenge and the great giveaway for the hop!
Two of my favorite things--cats and books! Great job and adorable card.
ReplyDeleteYou have the cutest critters. All the agendas are cute as can be.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to hear that someone else has trouble shading with Copics. I have been reading more and more about shading Copic colored images with colored pencils. Since pencils were my first coloring medium, I think I will give it a try. Thanks for the samples.
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