Sunday, December 6, 2015

A GiveAway: Stampington's "The Coloring Studio Book"!!

I was amazed to realize recently that I have had 500 posts on this blog since I began.  I started blogging just to keep track of life and different creative endeavors I was pursuing.  It started out as a food blog since I was at that time writing articles for a food column in our local newspaper and entering baked goods at the Fair every fall.  My daughter's friends said it was boring because I didn't have any pictures to show what I was doing so I started photographing dishes, etc. to make it more interesting.  Then someone said my pictures weren't very good so I had to go buy a decent camera and learn how to use it and edit things.  Here I am years later still falling down that rabbit hole learning as I go just so I can keep up.  Fun times.  Seriously, it keeps me grounded and I have met so many amazing artists along the way.

To celebrate this occasion and the fact that I have actually stayed with it all these years I have a wonderful give-away!  Stampington offered to send one of my followers a copy of the new coloring book they have just released called "The Coloring Studio".  It is not just an adult coloring book but has lessons all the way through.  Many of my favorite artists have been interviewed and offer all kinds of hints as well as inspiration.  The designs for the most part are complex and would be frame worthy after completion with your choice of coloring tools.


I was in the midst of moving from Mass. to SC during the call for artwork for the book but I did manage to create one page which Stampington was kind enough to include.  Mine is NOT one of the complicated beautiful pages it is just a Zen Doodle fun piece to play with.  Here it is on page 61.  I'm just happy to be included!



The process starts today.  There are just a couple of rules:  You must be a follower of my blog and reside within the USA (sorry everyone else).  Just leave a comment on this post starting now and I will announce the winner of the random draw on Friday, Dec. 11th at noon EST.  The book will be mailed directly to you from Stampington.  Please contact me by Dec. 15th with your mailing address or I'll be forced to choose another name.  If my blog is being difficult and won't let you comment, she does that sometimes, email me and I'll make sure you are included in the draw.

If you have a chance pop over to Stampington's blog and look at some of the finished pages they have displayed, here's their link.  In the meantime, thanks for hanging in there with me all these years, know that I appreciate your visits and each comment that you leave.  I not only read them but the comments have affected what I do artistically and improvements that I've tried to make during this time.  Thank you!
Hugs and best wishes ~  Renee

15 comments:

  1. this might have to be my first colouring book!!!

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  2. oh boy I would LOVE to win this! I saw it in the store and wished I had the $ to pick one up! Thanks for the chance to win :)

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  3. This book would be awesome to work in and learn from. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  4. Thank you so much for the chance to win! This coloring book would be a blast. I would be able to color and learn. And this would be my very first ADULT coloring book. Thank you again!

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  5. Congrats on loads of great posts! I always learn something from you. Don't put me in your great drawing...I don't Zen and don't understand the craze to color designs. But I do love how you apply zentangling to your art. It's very cool looking when you make the women's hair with Zen designs.

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  6. What a fabulous collaboration of artists to be published with! Congratulations and looking forward to 500 more posts! Thank you Renee for a chance to win :)

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  7. I would love to have this book! I love the idea of adult coloring books and love that this is a more complex version than most out there!

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  8. Renee! How exciting that you are in the premier issue of the coloring book!! Do you know that you are my idol- I might have told you this once or twice- if not, let it be known now!!
    Finishing up a little something and it should be in the mail this week- keep your peepers peeled!
    Love & hugs from brrrrr cold NY

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  9. Love The Coloring Studio's art and artist .Thank you for the chance to win!

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  10. Follower Ann LaRose is entered in the drawing--thanks Ann

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  11. How wonderful to be included in this net "adult" coloring book from Stampington, Renee! I am not at all surprised, of course! Congrats on your 500th post, my friend. I was not a follower of yours in the early days, but you have made me curious enough that I am going to go look at some of your earlier posts. Thanks for your generosity in this great giveaway! Mwah!

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  12. Wonderful news, Renee! Congrats, on 500 posts and the cool, color offer~

    It looks like a beautiful issue~ Congrats, on being in this issue!

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  13. This book looks awesome! Thanks for the chance to win!

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