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FREE Coloring Page with Color Pencil Video and Tips

Stars and Stripes Coloring Page
Having company over for your Fourth of July celebration? Needing a little hands-on project for the kiddos… or maybe even for the grown-up girls?  Here’s a little Stars and Stripes Coloring Page that will hopefully be a added blessing to your family and friends get together!

Download your FREE Coloring Page here.

Stars and Stripes Colored

 

This was a fun design to color but I must admit… I had to think it through because of using such a limited color selection.

The colors I chose were both Prismacolor Premiers and a few Faber-Castel Polychromos … I love the quality and richness of their colors!

Red… PC923 Scarlet Lake
Browns… PC944 Terra Cotta (for shading the red and in her hair) and PC945 Sienna Brown
Yellows… FC9201-108 Dark Cadmium and PC1034 Goldenrod
Flesh… PC997 Beige
Blues… FC9201-149 Bluish Turquoise and FC9201-246 Prussian Blue

But seriously… the color palette is simple so play with whatever you have handy… including crayons… or print it on watercolor paper and play with paints!  Just have fun!!

I would love to see photos of your Stars and Stripes coloring… either your finished piece or a photo of the kids or girls around the table coloring… so please take a pic and tag it with #starsandstripescoloring and @karladornacher so I can check out your coloring fun!

Ahhh… and modern technology… it can be such a challenge and yet so much fun! Sometimes I think I’m too old to jump into another new high tech adventure but.. here it is… my very first attempt at sharing a video… what do you think?  I made it to inspire you and make you smile… and I would love your feedback… do it again or not? Color pencil?  Bible Journaling? Hand-Lettering?  Drawing?  

Happy Fourth of July my friends!  
Celebrate… Give Thanks… and Party on!!  xoxo

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  1. Susan says

    June 30, 2016 at 10:28 am

    Thank you!!! and have a Happy 4th!

  2. Catherine says

    June 30, 2016 at 11:00 am

    Thanks for the beautiful coloring page. I’ll have my 86 year old mother color it in with her new box of colored pencils. She will love it!
    God Bless America!

  3. Brandi F says

    June 30, 2016 at 1:24 pm

    Thanks so much for the adorable pattern. I really appreciate you telling us what colors you used!!!

  4. Karla Dornacher says

    June 30, 2016 at 3:26 pm

    You are very welcome Susan… Happy 4th back to you!

  5. Karla Dornacher says

    June 30, 2016 at 3:26 pm

    You are welcome Catherine… love knowing your mother will be coloring it! Tell her the artist said hello!! 🙂

  6. Karla Dornacher says

    June 30, 2016 at 3:27 pm

    Hi Brandi… you are very welcome my friend! And thank you for letting me know you appreciated me listing the colors!! 🙂

  7. Nancy says

    June 30, 2016 at 5:32 pm

    Such a fun collection Karla! I love to set Bible Scripture out around my home that reflect the current holiday and the verse, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free” is just perfect for celebrating our the 4th of July and like you said, more importantly, the freedom we have because of Jesus!
    Enjoy your 4th of July celebration with your family!

  8. Nancy says

    June 30, 2016 at 5:33 pm

    PS: I sure do miss your regular email posts Karla!

  9. Jeanne says

    July 1, 2016 at 5:52 am

    Thank you so much for the goodie! Happy 4th of July to you and yours! Your drawing is wonderful. I look forward to coloring her. 🙂

  10. Mountain Musings says

    July 2, 2016 at 2:41 pm

    Hi Karla!
    Thank you so much for such a beautiful drawing to color; I especially love the Stars & Stripes theme for the holidays. Today’s my birthday…and you didn’t even know you were giving me such a special gift! But you did! Thank you!
    I especially love your Bible journaling, too. Thanks for continuing to blog.

  11. Mountain Musings says

    July 2, 2016 at 2:41 pm

    Sorry, that’s supposed to be from Deb.

  12. Susan says

    July 5, 2016 at 10:26 am

    Hi Karla, Been a busy 5 days with family and friends and I missed your sale. So I will be back.
    My son is getting married one month from today. I know you just experienced that joyful time.

  13. Marla says

    October 12, 2016 at 5:06 pm

    This printable is a beautiful reminder in our home of Who is truly in control. And it serves as a visual reminder to pray for our nation’s leaders – no matter the circumstances, or the leaders. II Chronicles 7:14. Thank you, Karla, for ‘standing in the gap’ even when you may not be aware of it. God’s anointing be upon you as you share His gifts!:)

  14. Geri S. says

    October 12, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    Beeautiful but it won’t download for me – could be due to my being “technically handicapped”. ☺

    • Karla Dornacher says

      October 13, 2016 at 12:03 am

      Hi Geri… I think I might have fixed it so please do try again… hopefully it will work for you! 🙂

  15. Jeannine Johnson says

    October 12, 2016 at 10:23 pm

    I need to download this for my boys!! A great printable as we study the American revolution and the creation of our country. Thank you!!

  16. MaryN says

    October 12, 2016 at 11:22 pm

    Thank you for the free page. Happy Freedom!

  17. Kendra says

    October 13, 2016 at 12:22 am

    Thank you for the video to go with the printable! I’m so excited! The Fourth of July is my birthday so this is awesome!

  18. sharon roe says

    October 13, 2016 at 12:34 am

    Beautiful just plan beautiful.

  19. Susie Koenig says

    October 13, 2016 at 2:13 am

    I have a collection of the new-fangled coloring books for…..uh…… big kids… =) and I just wish that the pictures weren’t sooooo detailed. I do better with solid black lines that are easy to not color outside of. LOL !!! Your illustrations are always so much fun …… =D

  20. Heather says

    October 13, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    I really enjoy your free coloring pages and tips. Sometimes I think I press too hard with my pencils, and I love seeing that you don’t have to do that. Keep up the good work.

  21. Amanda says

    October 14, 2016 at 3:45 am

    I’ve downloaded some colouring pages from your site as well as others, though this is the first video I’ve watched on how you make your coloured pictures looks so lovely. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to colouring the ones I’ve printed out so far, especially with this new inspiration from you.

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I posted my 21-Day Challenge update on my blog thi I posted my 21-Day Challenge update on my blog this morning. If you subscribe to my newsletter, it’s in your inbox. If not, and you’re interested, the link to my Substack is in my bio. 

It’s been good so far… with one week to go! I’ve learned some things and grown a little but mostly thankful for God’s grace when things don’t go quite the way we’d like them to. I know you can relate. 

Obviously the thing I struggled with the most was posting a daily update. I had to be okay with that. God’s grace. Maybe I’ll be more able this week. Maybe not. Love you either way. 

God’s blessings my friends… xoxo
Yesterday… Friday… was day 6 of the 21 Day Cha Yesterday… Friday… was day 6 of the 21 Day Challenge I’m doing with my daughter... @michelleallenart 

I’ve been spending way more than 20 minutes in my art journal and I’m not sure if that’s good or bad! Haha! But I finished these two pages… with Tilly’s help… so that felt good. So much I could share on this verse but maybe another time. 

I had a request to share my food so… I had a cheese omelet with salsa for breakfast and this yummy salad for dinner with popcorn and almonds for a snack. The salad is spinach, arugula, garbanzo beans, celery, cucumber, tomatoes, green onion, chicken meatballs, and cottage cheese. So good. 

Moving is still my challenge. 😩 Saw the podiatrist and have an MRI scheduled for next week. I’m sure it’s just precautionary as I have some pain he says I shouldn’t be having. Pray it heals before next Thursday. 🤪

And just for fun… this little Gila Woodpecker came to visit this morning. Can you see his little red crown? So cute.

✅ God Time: still digging and praying John 6 🥰
✅ Write One Hour: Journal & Post
✅ Art Journal: Yes. 
✅ Vitamins: Yes. 
✅ Eat Clean: Yes
✅ PT/Walk: 1881 steps… and no PT 😩
✅ Water: Yes.
✅ Duolingo: Yes! 

How about you?  Are you doing your own challenge or is life simply challenging enough right now? I get it! Let’s be encouraged to keep our eyes on Jesus and keep walking in faith! Amen? Amen! ❤️
After 5 days… I would have to say it’s been mo After 5 days… I would have to say it’s been most encouraging with the art journaling and vitamins. 

Before I would walk by my open journal and my little dish of vits and ignore both of them… now I am disciplining myself to do both. Hopefully they will just become daily habits.

The most difficult has been the moving. I was hoping for better progress with my ankle but I go to the podiatrist today to see what he says. I’ll let you know. I even went to a store to walk yesterday as it’s still too hot but it was slow going.

✅ God Time: John 6… digging deeper 📖
✅ Write One Hour: Journal & Post
✅ Art Journal: Yes. 
✅ Vitamins: Yes. 🙌
✅ Eat Clean: Yes… but does anyone really want to see or know what I’m eating? 😂
✅ PT/Walk: 1497 steps… and rest 😩
✅ Water: Yes.
✅ Duolingo: Yes! 

How about you?  Are you doing your own challenge or is life simply challenging enough right now? I get it! Let’s be encouraged to keep our eyes on Jesus and keep walking in faith! Amen? Amen! ❤️
Hello my friends… Yesterday was Day 4 (Wednesda Hello my friends…

Yesterday was Day 4 (Wednesday) of my 21 Day Challenge… and I’m still here! Woohoo!

Since finishing the 21 Day Challenge List journal pages… I went back and worked on this one. I started it two or three weeks ago so I’m happy to be back to it. I’ll share more on that later but… can you guess the passage and verse that inspired me? 

The challenge has been encouraging for me. Accountability helps. So far… so good. 

✅ God Time: John 6… pivotal moment in Jesus’ ministry! 

✅ Write One Hour: Journal & Post

✅ Art Journal: Yes. 

✅ Vitamins: Yes. 

✅ Eat Clean: Yes. Still struggling to find a good balance of carbs, fats, and protein that doesn’t drain my energy but I’m not giving up. 

✅ PT/Walk: 2503 steps… dancing to worship music in my living room! Yes Lord!❤️

✅ Water: Yes.

✅ Duolingo: Yes! 

It was a good day. Thank You, Lord.

How about you?  Are you doing your own challenge or is life simply challenging enough right now? I get it! 

Let’s be encouraged to keep our eyes on Jesus and keep walking in faith! Amen? Amen! ❤️
Hello my friends… Yesterday was Day 3 (Tuesday) Hello my friends…

Yesterday was Day 3 (Tuesday) of my 21 Day Challenge. It was a full day!

Bible study in the morning… and then… I finally made it to the grocery store!! Yay! My cart was mostly produce and dairy, but with the little extras… somehow the total still came to $115! But no complaints… it was so good to have a healthy salad for dinner and I can stretch that grocery haul out for a quite a long while. Thank You Lord!

In all honesty… I was a little frustrated with the art journaling page I was working on so I put it off until the very end of the day… but I did it. It made me realize that’s one big reason I started this 21-Day Challenge. Discipline isn’t just about doing what comes easily. Sometimes it’s choosing to do the hard thing even when we don’t feel like it. I ended up spending way more than twenty minutes playing… even though I really just wanted to go to bed. Progress over perfection, right? Haha! And I’m done with it… I think!

And though my ankle was still throbbing by bedtime, it never swelled. I’ll call that a win. Another day of small steps… and another reminder that God often grows us one faithful choice at a time. Amen?

Day 3… Tuesday

✅ God Time: Isaiah 28

✅ Write One Hour: Journal & Post

✅ Art Journal: Added more color and details… I want to learn not to overthink things.

✅ Vitamins: did it! Yay!

✅ Eat Clean: Egg with cheese on half a homemade muffin (thank you Michelle) for breakfast. So good. Amazing salad for dinner. Cashews and almonds for a snack.

✅ PT/Walk: 2555 steps… mostly from walking through the grocery store… and a 20 minute wall workout for posture and strengthening my back.

✅ Water: Yes.

✅ Duolingo: Yes! Slow but sure!

It was a good day. Thank You, Lord.

How about you? Every day I’m reminding myself… whatever we do today… whether a challenge or simply living life… do it as unto the Lord… for His glory… our good… and the blessing of others. Amen? Amen! ❤️
Hello my friends… Here’s my 21 Day Challenge Hello my friends… 

Here’s my 21 Day Challenge Update… Day 2 (Monday)

Not as easy as Day 1… already! Oh my goodness! But… I’m not quitting!

The highlight was… to my surprise… playing in my art journal with watercolors! Have not used watercolors in years. It was not a big deal really… but it was fun.

The most challenging was… my food choices. My oatmeal breakfast was so heavy on carbs… which I didn’t think about while making it… but my body overreacted and I crashed big time. Wiped me out for hours. No fun. Big lesson learned.

My goal in eating healthier is not about weight but to reduce inflammation which will hopefully impact my chronic pain level so I can become more active again. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes!

Day 2… Monday

✅ God Time: Isaiah 28… amazing!

✅ Write One Hour: Journal & Post

✅ Art Journal: Added more color with a watercolor set I’ve never used before. Just trying something new felt good. Thank You Lord.

✅ Vitamins: did it!

✅ Eat Clean: It was clean… but now to focus on less carbs… more protein! Yikes! 😂

✅ PT/Walk: 1,783 steps. But my ankle swelled big time just from being up and busy so… no walk-walking quite yet. Plus it was 109 degrees outside! But yes to physical therapy.

✅ Water: Yes.

✅ Duolingo: Yes! At the last minute… but yes!

Still calling the day a win. Thank You, Lord.

How about you? Whatever you do today… whether a challenge or simply living life… do it as unto the Lord… for His glory… your good… and the blessing of others. Amen? Amen! ❤️
21 Day Challenge… Day 1 (Sunday) In all honesty 21 Day Challenge… Day 1 (Sunday)

In all honesty… I’m really looking forward to these next three weeks!

I’ve spent most of the last few weeks sedentary while giving my fractured ankle time to heal. It has definitely paid off… but it has also left me feeling weak and weary. I’ve needed this fresh start.

I’m excited to see how… or even if… this new commitment to the Lord will transforms my life… or any part of it. Or will it? Obviously, nothing changes overnight. But what has changed is a renewed sense of joyful expectation in what God might do through it.

I truly believe these eight disciplines were prompted by the Lord… so here we go! And if you’re doing your own 21 Day Challenge… I’m praying for you too.

Day 1… Sunday
✅ God Time: Church covered that one nicely.

✅ Write One Hour: I finished today’s newsletter.

✅ Art Journal: Thirty minutes flew by! I added more details and began adding color to my 21 Day Challenge page.

✅ Vitamins: I’ve decided to stop arguing with myself and simply take them right after breakfast.

✅ Eat Clean: Well… this one was a little complicated. 😂

I had planned to grocery shop after church, but because I stood through worship and couldn’t elevate my foot afterward, it became swollen and achy. Since I hadn’t shopped since my ankle accident—and the meals my family had lovingly brought me were long gone—my cupboards were pretty much bare of anything fresh.

So... oatmeal with the last of the yogurt for a late breakfast, peanut butter toast for dinner, and popcorn, almonds, and a protein coffee for snacks. But it was all clean! Haha! 😄

The good news? I’m headed to the grocery store today! Woohoo!

✅ PT/Walk: 1,893 steps… thanks to church… and yes to physical therapy.

✅ Water: Yes.

✅ Duolingo: Yes! (For those wondering, Duolingo is a language-learning app. More on that another day.)

As with most challenges… Day One was a success. Thank You, Lord.

How about you? Did you join the challenge… or is there just one small thing you’re trying to be more intentional about? I’d love to hear about it. ❤️
Hello my friends! I’ve missed you! My sweet dau Hello my friends! I’ve missed you!

My sweet daughter, @michelleallenart, invited me to join her in a Simple 21-Day Challenge… and how could I say no? Right?

So… I chose eight things I believe God has been nudging me to be more intentional about. I made a list and committed to doing them… as unto the Lord… for the next 21 days. A couple feed my spirit. Four will hopefully strengthen my body. And the creative ones will nurture my soul.

I don’t know where the next 21 days will lead… or how well I do… but that’s okay. God knows so I’m going to trust Him. I’ll share a little update here every day and we’ll see what happens. I hope you’ll make your own list and come along with me.

My list includes:

✨ God Time — One hour. I want to be more intentional about studying God’s Word and spending time in prayer.

✨ Write — One hour. I want to grow as a writer.

✨ Art Journal — 20–30 minutes. This is where I’ll probably struggle. I can go days without creating art at all. I’m not sure why… but I hear it calling my name again.

✨ Vitamins. I still don’t know how I can walk past them a hundred times and forget to take them!

✨ Eat Clean. I need to be kinder to my body.

✨ PT/Walk. My fractured ankle downtime has made me weak… and yes… a little lazy.

✨ Water — 60+ ounces. It’s Arizona!

✨ Duolingo. Every day. I’m excited to tell you about that one later.

So… what would you put on your list? I’d love to hear! Leave a comment and let’s encourage each other. What is God calling you to be more intentional about?

See you tomorrow! ❤️

Oh… and be sure to check out Michelle’s list too… @michelleallenart. She’s such an inspiration. I know you’ll love her
Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! That’s all I could cry as o Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! That’s all I could cry as our pickup lost control on an icy freeway going downhill! In this week’s newsletter I told the story of  God’s amazing protection and how things ended up at the bottom of the hill. You can read it for yourself with the link in my bio. 

I didn’t put paint on a canvas this week but… just for fun…I did on rocks! I’m thinking about placing them along the way on my walks. Might brighten someone’s day. What do you think?

Sunday, after church, I went to a community art event with my daughter @michelleallenart and her friend Tracy @tracybrownart at the @4thavecoaltion space downtown Tucson. It was more fun than I even expected. It was kinda like speed dating so you were always drawing someone new across the table. I loved this one of me drawn by a lovely woman named Josephine.

And for your featured birds of the week… 

I was literally shocked to see this roadrunner perched on the table… he’s soooo big and beautiful!!

And this juvenile cardinal took me by surprise! I love his multi-colored coat! Reminds me of Joseph and his coat of many colors, right?

And a few finches for fun.

And last but not least… Tilly says HELLO!! ❤️❤️❤️

Until next time… xoxo
Karla
God spoke to my heart… “Stop arguing with him… and trust Me.” That was one of the lessons I learned when Michael was determined we were moving out to the bush in Alaska. Thankfully God a different plan! I shared that God story in this morning’s newsletter… a fun reminder that our God is sovereign… even over other people’s decisions and circumstances beyond our control.

I’ve given up on the 100 Day Project and it’s okay. But… I did finish this painting! It’s 11x14 acrylic on canvas. What do you think?

It was such a joy to drive to Casa Grande to meet up with a friend from Vancouver. Bev has been such a huge blessing to me over the years and we had such a great time catching up!!

So I asked the woman at the @wildbirdstoretucson if there was something that would attract quail and cardinals to my courtyard. I came home with a quail block and it did not disappoint! I was so surprised to see, not only mom and dad quail, but their baby too! Soooooo cute. 

And… my first ever ladder back woodpecker! Mom and dad ladder back also brought their baby but I couldn’t get a good photo. 

So how about you? Any birders out there? They are quite amazing, aren’t they?

Until next time… xoxo
Karla

PS… the link to my newsletter is in my bio. ❤️
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