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A quick way to color a big, detailed image!

May 21, 2023

A quick way to color a big, detailed image!

Welcome to Day 2 of the Dear Friend release blog hop! Today I’m sharing a fun card project that shares a very quick and easy way to color to a detailed image.

The Peony Background cling stamp is a gorgeous design but sometimes, I like taking a much simpler approach to coloring something like this. Here is my video showing you how I made the card, including the gorgeous hot foiled greeting:

How easy was that? Flick on the color and you’re good to go! Now onto the hop! Be sure to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a $25 gift card!

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  1. Judy Inukai says

    May 21, 2023 at 7:50 am

    Love how you quickly colored this gorgeous background stamp. Makes me think even I could do water color. Thanks for the great video and inspiration.

  2. Lynn Chan says

    May 21, 2023 at 7:54 am

    Awesome peony background! Very beautiful!

  3. Carol Carrier says

    May 21, 2023 at 7:55 am

    Always enjoy your videos. Love that stamp you made the card with. Putting it in my wish list!

  4. Mary Porter says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:14 am

    Love your card and approach. I’m new to all this and I love the way you can take a daunting image like this and simplify it but still produce a beautiful card. It is so encouraging to me. Thank you!

  5. Dayna Audirsch says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:19 am

    Just simply beautiful!

  6. Julie Vale says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:32 am

    So pretty, love the colors! Thanks for sharing

  7. Danyelle Dillon says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:34 am

    Wow your card is so pretty. I loved the background and the gold accents. SSS has such awesome products.

  8. Alma Dirpaul says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:34 am

    Thanks for another simple yet beautiful card.

  9. Kara Merrifield says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:34 am

    What a beautiful card. I just found you channel and I am loving your cards. Thank you.

  10. Vicki Donnelly says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:53 am

    Love the technique and beautiful colors! The peony is beautiful!

  11. Debbie Ford says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:53 am

    What a great idea for adding color to the background!

  12. ann hale says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:01 am

    Just gorgeous Cathy!

  13. Joy Mendez says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:02 am

    I love how you show how I can use my supplies for a new look. Or actually ANY look as I have many stamps I’ve never figured out how to use!

  14. Sylvia Torres says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:02 am

    Gorgeous card Cathy! Thank you so much for sharing this technique and for the inspiration.

  15. Nancee Purdum says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:08 am

    Very pretty! Thanks for sharing!

  16. Bonnie says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:15 am

    Great colors!

  17. Bonnie says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:19 am

    That yellow to orange background is lovely.

  18. Celeste Goff says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:29 am

    Such a stunning card Cathy! Love the ink blended colors and the gold foiling!

  19. Mary K Adams says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:29 am

    What a fun technique with a beautiful result!

  20. Kim Carlisle says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:43 am

    Home run as always. I love your style CZ.

  21. Donna R says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:44 am

    So loving the colors you have chosen! Beautiful card!

  22. Linda Mazzola says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:47 am

    I love this quick watercolor process you shared. Great for a detailed bg or compliment bg to a smaller image. Your card turned out beautiful.

  23. Sharon Gullikson says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:47 am

    I like the swiped colors. That’s a cool technique

  24. Lana B says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:49 am

    Amazing card. Loving the colors!

  25. Andrea D. says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:56 am

    Your card is beautiful! I’m always intimidated by large background image stamps. What a great way to give them color without being too detailed.

  26. Robin Walston says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:57 am

    Great idea for coloring a large stamp.

  27. Diane Willey says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:57 am

    Quick way to make a beautiful card.

  28. Jill M. says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:59 am

    Thank you for sharing how you use the Glimmer Foil machine; I just got one and was looking for ideas.

  29. LeAnne L says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:01 am

    I’m liking the easy cards these days. Some days you just want instant gratification.

  30. Mary Holshouser says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:04 am

    Beautiful card. Love the gold.
    thanks for sharing.

  31. Bonnie Lynn Schroeder Ratzloff says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:09 am

    Beautiful card! Thank you for the tutorial on coloring large images and for the inspiration today.

  32. Sylvia Yu says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:10 am

    Absolutely gorgeous card with an easy technique! Thank you for the clear explanation of why you do what you do. It definitely helps me in retaining the information.

  33. Gayle I. says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:11 am

    Lovely card! Thank you for the video/tips!

  34. Lori Uren Uren says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:27 am

    Very pretty, nice colors!

  35. Amy Solovay says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:30 am

    Gorgeous card and fantastic ideas! I am all about the quick and easy projects these days; while I love coloring, there just are not enough hours in the day to do it all. Lovely work!

  36. Barbara Matthews says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:36 am

    Love your card, I forget how quick just ink blending over a panel can be when needing a card quick. Thanks for all the videos and live streams you do!

  37. Tijana Zivkovic says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:56 am

    Love the colors, so easy and yet effective!

  38. Cat says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:57 am

    I love to read your tips, and today’s is perfect. I always feel like I need to color everything on a detailed image ;( Your card looks great!

  39. Donna L Walls says

    May 21, 2023 at 11:05 am

    PDC Cathy! (that’s Pretty darn cute).

  40. Loisha Myers says

    May 21, 2023 at 11:15 am

    Love you Cathy!!

  41. Kimberly says

    May 21, 2023 at 11:25 am

    Beautiful card and coloring. Love the gold accents.

  42. Christine Healy says

    May 21, 2023 at 11:26 am

    Love your card designs! TFS!

  43. Pauline C says

    May 21, 2023 at 11:33 am

    This is a gorgeous stamp, and the colouring is so pretty and delicate. Thanks so much for the inspiration and chance to win
    Pauline xx

  44. Francine Brown says

    May 21, 2023 at 11:54 am

    Love the card and the quick and easy way of adding color. Big detailed background stamps can be intimidating, but not with this technique!

  45. Orit Viderman says

    May 21, 2023 at 11:55 am

    CS, i love your designs ❤️

  46. Dee Earnshaw says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:03 pm

    love the gold background

  47. Catlen says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:04 pm

    Beautiful card Cathy! As someone who has difficulty with using ink colouring, I thank you for the easy way to colour a detailed image. I even liked the card without the colour – so elegant.

  48. Connie Kidd says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:04 pm

    I love how quick that was to add the color. Thank you for taking what could be an intimidating background and showing us how to add color so beautifully and quickly!

  49. J Yeager says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:06 pm

    Very nice. Thanks for sharing

  50. Liz Hall says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:06 pm

    Great color combo!

  51. Lauryne Cunningham says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:08 pm

    I love the swiped ink look! Beautiful card!

  52. Kay Furnish says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:15 pm

    I left a comment on You Tube before I realized this was part of the SSS Blog Hop Day 2, but I will repeat it here (for a chance to win, of course! LOL).
    I am horrible at coloring large images so tend to avoid them, but now I’m going to try this technique and see how I do. Love your card, Cathy!!!

  53. Monica S says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:32 pm

    Love your simple, yet beautiful technique for adding color to a detailed background stamp. Coloring it is intimidating to me, so I really appreciate your technique. Gorgeous card! TFS

  54. Debbie Frank says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    Beautiful colors! The Modern Greeting is so great with gold embossed Peony Background!

  55. Liz Jutila says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:36 pm

    So elegant!

  56. Cyndi Morris says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:38 pm

    I agree with you — the Peony background stamp is gorgeous! Beautiful card. Love your coloring technique — can’t wait to try it!

  57. Sandy Anderson says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:44 pm

    Your cards are gorgeous! I love watching you work. You make it look easy! Thank you for sharing!

  58. Melissa Leftrick says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:50 pm

    Absolutely stunning card! Love the colors!

  59. Carmela Hubler says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:53 pm

    Love your gorgeous background!!

  60. Sherri says

    May 21, 2023 at 12:56 pm

    Beautifully elegant card.

  61. Shelley Lund says

    May 21, 2023 at 1:04 pm

    cool technique – I will file that away. I’m still learning to heat emboss so it we be a while until I tackle a big image like that!

  62. Kris says

    May 21, 2023 at 1:10 pm

    This makes me less afraid of background stamps. Who knew they could actually be easy?!?

  63. Joyace Feheley says

    May 21, 2023 at 1:13 pm

    Beautiful card! What a great technique. Thank you for the video tutorial.

  64. Stacy H. says

    May 21, 2023 at 1:33 pm

    What a great way to color a big background image!

  65. Michele W says

    May 21, 2023 at 1:33 pm

    Now this style of coloring I might just be able to do. LOL. I’m really not good at coloring so I usually avoid stamps like this but this technique looks so easy and the results are amazing. I will definitely be giving it a try.

  66. Shelly Garrison says

    May 21, 2023 at 1:44 pm

    So beautiful. Now I look at background stamps differently. thanks for sharing

  67. Sandy says

    May 21, 2023 at 1:56 pm

    I hat a wonderful shortcut to a gorgeous background! Love the peonies. And the sentiment? Chef’s Kiss!

  68. Meghan Kennihan says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:07 pm

    Love the colors! SO elegant!

  69. Maureen Reiss says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:11 pm

    Soooo quick and easy yet Absolutely Gorgeous!!!

  70. cc says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:12 pm

    I cant wait to try this technique, card came out beautiful. Love the sentiments

  71. Leah W. says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    Gor-geous! 🙂

  72. Angelic C. says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:25 pm

    Thank you for sharing quick technique on coloring a large stamp image.

  73. JoAnn says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:31 pm

    Nothing like a little Cathy Z on Sunday morning 💕

  74. Janalee says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:34 pm

    Love this LARGE peony stamp and the quick way you watercolored. Will have to try this technique soon.

  75. Janet Batteas says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:36 pm

    I’m surprised, Cathy, I figured you would do something with that margarita glass😂

  76. Andrea Robert says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:37 pm

    Beautiful, Cathy. As usual, had to watch your video so I could boop along with you. Love the color “flicking”…I’m guessing that will work better for me on non-watercolor paper than when I try to paint on regular CS…won’t mess up the surface!

  77. JUDITH L JACKSON says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:45 pm

    Beautiful card! A fun release!

  78. AmyG says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:47 pm

    Wow. That is a gorgeous card!

  79. Linda Price says

    May 21, 2023 at 2:57 pm

    Fun card. I didn’t expect it to turn out this pretty with the way you just swiped the inks over the page. Good idea to move your die around to find just the right background.

  80. G says

    May 21, 2023 at 3:04 pm

    Loving it!

  81. Lynn Davidson says

    May 21, 2023 at 3:11 pm

    I love the simple, but elegant card….

  82. Aleacia Maguire says

    May 21, 2023 at 3:21 pm

    Beautiful card. Thank you for sharing this quick technique

  83. Mirella ROGAN says

    May 21, 2023 at 3:23 pm

    Simple, elegant, and beautiful! Love it!

  84. Teresa Rogers says

    May 21, 2023 at 3:27 pm

    Cathy I love this card. You crack me up when you said I have no interest in coloring it….

  85. Ellen Robinson says

    May 21, 2023 at 4:07 pm

    Sooooo elegant!

  86. Jeanne Rice says

    May 21, 2023 at 4:16 pm

    Love the peony background and beautifully blended.

  87. Barbara S. says

    May 21, 2023 at 4:27 pm

    Enjoyed seeing the foiling technique!

  88. Lori says

    May 21, 2023 at 4:29 pm

    Spectacular!
    Thanks for the video showing us your creative process.

  89. Michelle Noto says

    May 21, 2023 at 4:46 pm

    Love your cards!!

  90. Reeann Razes Bahde says

    May 21, 2023 at 4:53 pm

    Love the simple watercoloring. I think I can do that. Gorgeous card and the pearls are the perfect finishing touch.

  91. Laurie Hunt says

    May 21, 2023 at 5:02 pm

    So easy! So pretty!

  92. Jenni King says

    May 21, 2023 at 5:02 pm

    Love the peonies! And the colors! So pretty!

  93. Jade says

    May 21, 2023 at 5:17 pm

    Gorgeous! Stunning! Great technique. I’m going to try it. Thank you.

  94. Bridget N says

    May 21, 2023 at 5:29 pm

    What a lovely card! TFS 🙂

  95. Judy Sokolic says

    May 21, 2023 at 6:02 pm

    Loved this! Makes coloring a big image so easy!

  96. Judy Sokolic says

    May 21, 2023 at 6:02 pm

    Loved this! I think even I could do this!

  97. Sandra Baggarly says

    May 21, 2023 at 6:08 pm

    Such a lovely card! Love the colors.

  98. barbara lassiter says

    May 21, 2023 at 6:08 pm

    Beautiful and a simple way to create this card!

  99. Sue says

    May 21, 2023 at 6:45 pm

    Wow, stunning card. You’ve made my wallet rattle as usual. You’re such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your creativity.

  100. AnnaM says

    May 21, 2023 at 6:49 pm

    Lovely card

  101. Gayle Chrvala says

    May 21, 2023 at 7:00 pm

    Simply beautiful. Thanks so much for the inspiration.

  102. Kathy J in Ellicott City says

    May 21, 2023 at 7:07 pm

    Beautiful card! The video is great!

  103. Debbie S. SCHENZ says

    May 21, 2023 at 7:28 pm

    Wow Cathy, what a beautiful card! Love the gold accent. I love the background colors too! I love watching your videos, you keep it real!!!!

  104. Denise P. says

    May 21, 2023 at 7:42 pm

    Thank you for sharing another way to make an easy, but elegant card!

  105. Denise Bryant says

    May 21, 2023 at 7:43 pm

    Gorgeous background design and color combo! Fabulous card!

  106. Julie Bowersett says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:09 pm

    Very beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

  107. Sonia W says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:15 pm

    great easy card.

  108. Marilyn Fisher says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:17 pm

    Love this stamp!

  109. Viv says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:29 pm

    You and your card creations are super cool. Thanks for sharing.

  110. Christie Brooks says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:35 pm

    That Peony background stamp is gorgeous. Love your quick color technique. I would love to have that Glimmer hot Foil machine. ❤️

  111. Margaret R says

    May 21, 2023 at 8:57 pm

    Such a beautiful card – colors are perfect!

  112. Kathy Schweinfurth says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:08 pm

    Stunning card! Simple yet very elegant!

  113. Shar Zar says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:23 pm

    The pastels are superbly classy.

  114. Karen Dailey says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:40 pm

    Beautiful card. I’m loving all the new ideas for coloring this peony stamp. Of course, I always love your cards!♥️

  115. Kathy Leitch says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:44 pm

    Thanks for the inspiration and the video! I’ll have to try that out, looks fun.

  116. Nancy Patterson says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:46 pm

    Wow you won me over keeping it simple and pretty!

  117. Lissette Long says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:51 pm

    Great card Cathy

  118. Jenny H says

    May 21, 2023 at 9:56 pm

    Elegant card! Love the colors.

  119. Beverly Jordan says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:02 pm

    Beautiful in gold and flicking paint!! Love your inspiration!! Haven’t foiled yet but gf has one!!

  120. Cate D says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:14 pm

    Always love your videos, Cathy, such fun. And I like that you are adventuresome to try new ideas. Lovely card!

  121. Alexandra Y says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:45 pm

    So beautiful! Love this colouring method!

  122. Alison C says

    May 21, 2023 at 10:46 pm

    Great card.love the colours.

  123. Jeanne says

    May 21, 2023 at 11:03 pm

    Love your coloring technique. Card is beautiful

  124. Shawna j eddy kissell says

    May 21, 2023 at 11:18 pm

    Lots of different ways to use that stamp set. This was different than anything else I’ve seen this weekend.

  125. Suzie R says

    May 22, 2023 at 1:08 am

    Love the colors you chose for this card! Simply beautiful

  126. Annemarie Beukes says

    May 22, 2023 at 1:12 am

    I love your videos, Cathy! You smashed it again! Great job on this beautiful card!!

  127. Christine Katharina Nandrup says

    May 22, 2023 at 3:24 am

    So pretty, thanks for sharing

  128. Reiko says

    May 22, 2023 at 5:10 am

    This flower is so gorgeous. Love the colors you used.

  129. Tammy Lynne Davis says

    May 22, 2023 at 7:27 am

    Love this card, Cathy! The colors are absolutely gorgeous!

  130. Toni Gillette says

    May 22, 2023 at 8:19 am

    Beautiful, simple, fun, perfect! Always a fan!

  131. Denise C. says

    May 22, 2023 at 8:35 am

    Beautiful card and lovely colors!

  132. Olga says

    May 22, 2023 at 8:47 am

    I love your soft colors and the flower is beautiful!

  133. Jacqueline says

    May 22, 2023 at 8:48 am

    Its another CZ beautiful & classy card!

  134. Migdalia Rodriguez says

    May 22, 2023 at 10:46 am

    Elegant, Beautiful & Amazing!! I absolutely adore the beautiful background! It’s amazing!

  135. Drena Putz says

    May 22, 2023 at 11:41 am

    A beautiful cards with soft colors!

  136. Ann Tolman says

    May 22, 2023 at 12:01 pm

    What a great easy card! My friends will love getting one! Thanks for sharing.

  137. Ida P. Krause says

    May 22, 2023 at 12:28 pm

    Such an elegant looking card.

  138. Mel H says

    May 22, 2023 at 12:57 pm

    Such a stunning card. Love the golden glow.

  139. Dorothy Ayotte says

    May 22, 2023 at 1:49 pm

    This is such a beautiful card! So elegant and suitable for so many occasions.

  140. Steffi H. says

    May 22, 2023 at 3:52 pm

    Unfortunately I don’t own a hot foil machine, but your card looks wonderful. I love the color scheme.

  141. Leigh Alyson Norris says

    May 22, 2023 at 4:54 pm

    Beautiful and easy card design!

  142. Bunny Hoyle says

    May 22, 2023 at 5:26 pm

    Pfft pfft, done. So pretty too.

  143. Jo Ann F. says

    May 22, 2023 at 8:39 pm

    Love your gorgeous peony card and thanks for the tip to simplify coloring with a big brush.

  144. Terrie D. (StarSpry) says

    May 23, 2023 at 11:23 am

    Your card is gorgeous! I love the way you added color to the background. I’ll have to give this a try 🙂

  145. roxanne tellini says

    May 23, 2023 at 5:21 pm

    That sentiment really is gorgeous too.

  146. Scraporcraft says

    May 23, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Nice way to add color to the design. Great sentiment placement.

  147. Robin L McCall says

    May 24, 2023 at 7:15 pm

    Great way to get color on a big complicated design!

    Thanks for the inspiration!

  148. Lorraine Buckley says

    May 26, 2023 at 12:18 pm

    Beautiful card, Cathy.

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