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May 25, 2017

how to make personalized coloring pages for your kids

And school’s out for summer! Can you believe it? I can’t believe it. I don’t know how the rest of you feel when the kids are home all summer, but I always vacillate between total contentment that we’re all together and absolute despair that my house will never be clean (or quiet) again. I haven’t figured out how to solve the noise/mess problem yet, but I DO have a fun art project today that your kids will love: personalized coloring pages.

This is completely awesome: you can turn any photo into a personalized coloring page for your kids! What a fun summer activity.

Yep, that’s right, you can take any photo and turn it into a coloring page for your kids. It’s awesome! My kids have never been the type to sit and color quietly for hours at a time (are any kids that type?) but they LOVE coloring in pictures of themselves! I can already tell this project is going to fill lots of time this summer.

I mean, cool, right? And wouldn’t the picture below make an awesome Father’s Day gift?

Photo of a boy and Dad and a coloring page made from the photo

Personalized Coloring Pages

Not only are these pages fun to color, they’re also great for painting, too! I turned a beach photo of my husband and son into a coloring page and printed it out on watercolor paper. Then I let my 7 year old loose with some kids’ watercolor paints:

This is completely awesome: you can turn any photo into a personalized coloring page for your kids! What a fun summer activity.

I gave him a few tips on how to use water to blend the colors, and we were both pretty impressed with the final result!

This is completely awesome: you can turn any photo into a personalized coloring page for your kids! What a fun summer activity.

And here’s one my 5-year-old painted:

This is completely awesome: you can turn any photo into a personalized coloring page for your kids! What a fun summer activity.

Personalized coloring pages from a favorite photo are extremely easy to make using Adobe Photoshop Elements. If you’re totally bummed now because you don’t have Photoshop Elements, don’t worry, just enter the giveaway at the end of the post! I’m giving away a copy of Photoshop Elements AND Premiere Elements this week. Thank you to Adobe for sponsoring this post & giveaway.

This is completely awesome: you can turn any photo into a personalized coloring page for your kids! What a fun summer activity.

How to turn a photo into a personalized coloring page

Alright, here’s the how-to. This is dead simple and I made a screencast of the process so you can follow along.

How to turn a photo into a coloring page (or line drawing) using Photoshop Elements:

A few final notes:

  • Some photos do work better than others, so if the first one you try doesn’t turn out great, give another one a go.
  • Before you start the process in Photoshop Elements, you can use the Levels box (ctrl-L) to brighten the whites and darken the darks. This can help give a cleaner-looking result final.

*****And now for the giveaway!*****

To enter to win a copy of Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements, just leave me a comment telling me why you’d like to win.

Must be 18 or older and live in the United States to win. Giveaway will close May 31st at midnight. Winner will be contacted by email (so please leave yours!) and will have 24 hours to email back to claim the prize or a different winner will be chosen.

This is completely awesome: you can turn any photo into a personalized coloring page for your kids! What a fun summer activity.

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  1. Stacie Pinkston says

    May 25, 2016 at 6:42 am

    This is such a great idea! I really think my kids would actually sit and concentrate on their çoloring if it was pictures of themselves and people they know. Would make excellent gifts!

    Reply
    • Paul says

      June 14, 2016 at 11:37 pm

      Fantastic idea for turning photos into a craft project for kids of all ages. You can take the project one step further and open the pencil drawing page and painting it in yourself

      Reply
    • brittney woods says

      September 8, 2016 at 7:16 pm

      how are u today

      Reply
      • alanood says

        September 19, 2016 at 2:02 am

        good

        Reply
  2. Melanie Arthur says

    May 25, 2016 at 10:25 am

    I love this so much, Would love to win this would be a great way to introduce family members who have passed away . so that my grandkids can color there great pawpaw and stuff he like to do . They could make there on album of there family ..

    Reply
  3. Kevan says

    May 25, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    What a fabulous idea! I have 2 granddaughters who live with me, and they are always saying we need to do an activity. This would be perfect. Would love to win so we can begin our art activity.

    Reply
  4. Sharmon says

    May 25, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    This is awesome. I would love to win. It’s exciting to see what you’ve done with it and I’m excited to see what other things could be done. What a great way to create!

    Reply
  5. Connie says

    May 25, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    This would keep the grandchildren happy and busy–maybe no fighting

    Reply
  6. Susan says

    May 25, 2016 at 3:19 pm

    I would love this so I could make some of these coloring pages for my grandsons. Thank you for the tutorial!

    Reply
  7. Barbara Rolla says

    May 25, 2016 at 5:34 pm

    Very good idea!!

    Reply
  8. Ange says

    May 25, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    What a great idea for grandkids.

    Reply
  9. Rose-Marie says

    May 25, 2016 at 10:27 pm

    This is such a great idea! I would love to make painting pages for my disabled adult daughter who has fine motor impairments. She is unable to hold a pencil to draw and gets frustrated when others “do” her artwork for her. She would be able to water color an image with an adapted paintbrush and take such joy from having created something of her own that looks age appropriate. I don’t own Elements but would love a chance to!

    Reply
  10. Frank Arbaugh says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:47 am

    This would be great both for Grammy and the grandchildren. It would also be a challenge for me to learn these techniques.

    Reply
  11. Jackie says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:07 am

    I would love to win this, I do all kinds of artsy crafts, and vinyl, glass etching designs. I come from a very large family and have copied all of our family photos and really NEED this Adobe Phoshop to enhance our photos for all the different projects I create!

    Reply
  12. Swanlab says

    May 26, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    Love this technique, great intro to Photoshop for kids.

    Reply
  13. Diana says

    May 26, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    Would love to do this with my grandkids. There are many relatives that could be immortalized in color. Thanks fo rthe great idea and for the giveaway

    Reply
  14. Dot Lewis says

    May 27, 2016 at 1:57 am

    While I would like to make pages for my grandson with pictures of the family, my primary thought is this would be a way to make the fundraiser coloring pages we have talked about in the pet rescue organization I am a member of. Rescue is expensive and we are always looking for ways to raise money to pay the vet costs for our dogs. A while back we discussed trying to put together a set of coloring pages but kind of let it go as we were either going to have to freehand pictures or “trace” from Xerox pictures. This would be so much easier.

    Reply
  15. Kathy says

    May 27, 2016 at 2:11 am

    Children love my husbands artwork.
    I would like to use photos of his paintings to make them pages to color. Thank you

    Reply
  16. Katy Anderson says

    May 27, 2016 at 4:58 am

    I want to do this for me! I’ve got some great pictures that could be colored.

    Reply
  17. Paula Keziah says

    May 27, 2016 at 5:01 am

    I would love to win this. I think it wold be great for ME to do crafts with.. I could mage the picture to put on cups or shirts

    Reply
  18. Lisa Saxberg says

    May 27, 2016 at 6:15 am

    My children would love to do this. They are always drawing themselves, and I also think this could be a great “element” to add to our homeschool! Thank you for the opportunity!

    Reply
  19. Mary S says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:26 am

    This would make great projects to do with my grandchildren. I’m always looking for something new to do.

    Reply
  20. Terry says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:31 am

    I love this. Pictures to art to gifts for everyone. Love !!! Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  21. Eve Theriault says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:31 am

    I would love to be able to do this! my daughter (9) loves coloring and painting! this would make great gifts to grand parents too 🙂

    Reply
  22. Paula says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:36 am

    What a wonderful idea! I am an artist, but I do not do pencil sketches. My grandchildren are wanting to learn to paint and watercolor and this would be a wonderful way to get them interested in learning to sketch and then use watercolors, pastels, crayons or any other medium to enhance subjects with which they are familiar.

    I also volunteer at our local grade school every week &n the kids would love to have pictures of their teachers, school and classmates to color for a special project. I can think of many projects to use this program to interest kids in learning basic skills.

    Thanks for posting this!

    Reply
  23. Leanna Morris says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:42 am

    Adobe would be awesome to make coloring pages for my grandkids of their papaw, who passed away 2 months ago. What enjoyment that would bring them! Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  24. Cheryl M says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:44 am

    What a great giveaway! This will keep the grandkids busy for hours!!!

    Reply
  25. Sharon Wolfe says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:47 am

    Thanks for this opportunity. I’d love to win this so that I can try to use the sketch technique for vinyl cutting for some family projects.

    Reply
  26. Roberta Koniuchowsky says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:52 am

    I think this an awesome idea that can be applied in many ways, and not just for children.

    Reply
  27. Sharon Mitchell says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:12 am

    I love this! The coloring page is such a great idea for so many gifts! I think you might also be able to use Photoshop Elements
    in lots of other types of crafts. Perhaps using photos in a special quilt made for a family member. This is just a great idea!

    Reply
  28. Valerie Fritz says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:21 am

    I love all sorts of art forms. And to be able to do this with my granddaughter would be fabulous. It seems as if Photoshop has many elements to explore. Thanks for the chance to win.

    Reply
  29. Judy Adams says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:23 am

    Awesome idea! Thanks so much for sharing this simple technique with us! We are blessed with one beautiful granddaughter. Over the Memorial Day weekend please remember are soldiers who have given their lives for our country and the children who have grow up without that parent because of their service. Those children never have or will celebrate a Mothers Day or Fathers Day with their birth parent.

    My comment is to only make a point. The reason for a holiday is often overlooked. Thanks!

    Reply
  30. Shannon howard says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:24 am

    This would be an amazing thing to do! Not just kids either. I would love it!!

    Reply
  31. Mayra Minacs says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:37 am

    I am a new grandmother and will probably only have 1 :/…in my lifetime. I would love to win this opportunity so I can spend art time with her! Thank you

    Reply
  32. T Scott says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:51 am

    I’d like to win this because my grandchildren & great-grandchildren would realy enjoy it!

    Reply
  33. Katie Bell says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:53 am

    I would like to win because a) I have six kids and it seems like we’re constantly coloring, b) I have six kids and school is almost out for summer and I may be in a bit of a panic, c) I have no Photoshop anything, d) I’m a really nice person. Thanks for the fun giveaway!

    Reply
  34. Blaze Miller says

    May 27, 2016 at 9:12 am

    This is such a wonderful idea! I live in Ontario and my granddaughter lives in Alberta. I would love to win this, then I could print the colouring photos of her and I and mail them to her so she could colour them . It would be such a treat for her to be able to colour pictures of her and together!!

    Reply
  35. Jajuana says

    May 27, 2016 at 9:14 am

    This is a great idea! It would give my kids a chance to make awesome gifts for family members!

    Reply
  36. LCJinRoslynPA says

    May 27, 2016 at 12:27 pm

    That watercolor one is truly awesome! I’d love to see that framed, or used on a scrapbook page. And I have the perfect shot of my grandson flying his first kite at the beach to do that with… if I had the program!

    For a while the BIG boxes of Crayola crayons had a link printed on them to a website where you could do this. I think a certain number of them were free… that still might be an option for those of us who don’t win that great PE giveaway!

    (Pick me, pick me, pretty please!)

    Reply
  37. Nanditha says

    May 27, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    My kids would love to make this for a special Father’s day gift…..so much special than a shop bought gift

    Reply
  38. Donna Harwood says

    May 27, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    My 12 year old granddaughter is an excellent photographer. She and her 9 year old brother have been away from their parents since last August. We believe they will be coming home soon. This would be a great way to reconnect and share what’s happened during the interim. Even though they have had phone contact and weekly 1 hour visits, it’s going to be a challenge to successfully reunite. They will all be living with me for a while.

    Reply
  39. pat says

    May 27, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    My five year old grandson colors the most amazing pictures, with such great concentration. He would love to color pix of himself, but probably more of his mother, my daughter, because he just adores her. It would be so sweet if I could produce these for him.

    Reply
  40. Marty Walsh says

    May 27, 2016 at 3:47 pm

    Hi there! I would love to win the adobe photoshop because I make a lot of activities and books for my daughter with autism. She loves art and I can envision many projects that would be motivating and fun for her. Thank you for the opportunity.

    Reply
  41. Maria Reyes says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    I always wanted this program never was able to afford it.

    Reply
  42. Kathy Putnam says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:15 pm

    I would LOVE to win so that I can make these for all of my grandkids to color! What a nice surprise gift that would be to give their parents and “other” grandparents! (I would also love to be able to edit my photos…) Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  43. Tammy Curry says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    Because… that is one of the coolest ideas…EVER!

    Reply
  44. Debbie says

    May 27, 2016 at 10:58 pm

    I love this idea! I have several pictures that would be prefect for this process. And the kid’s in my family would really enjoy these.

    Reply
  45. Frances T. Bunn says

    May 27, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    My granddaughter, age 10, and grandson, age 12, are coming from Florida to North Carolina to spend their summer vacation with us, their grandparents. We both are disabled and are not able to interact with them physically. They both bring a computer and spend most of the summer on their computers. I would be thrilled to win this wonderful prize for them to broaden their experiences?. This is something we could all do and have a new activity to share with them while making a whole new set of memories. I hope we win and many thanks for this opportunity!!

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  46. Tonni Bartholomew says

    May 28, 2016 at 5:48 am

    My mother has Alzheimer’s and is she quickly losing her memory. Because her memories are priceless and she is trying to hold on to them, we often finding her looking at pictures of loved ones. Another favorite past time of mom is coloring in those beautiful “adult” coloring books. How great it would be to combine her favorite activities and create her own special memory coloring book. A book filled with many pictures containing memories of loved ones, fun times and happy moments for her to color. To allow her to hold on and stay with us for as long as possible would be the most wonderful gift. To find anyway to get back time would be awesome, but holding on to memories of happy times is truly a gift. Adobe your new product is a Godsend. Thank you Adobe for a wonderful opportunity to keep mom with us a little longer.

    Reply
    • Rose-Marie says

      June 4, 2016 at 11:49 am

      Tonni, this is a beautiful idea. What a special way to bring joy and comfort to your mother. I can see wide applications for your idea with many people dealing with Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injury.

      Reply
  47. Brittany says

    May 28, 2016 at 10:09 am

    I don’t think my Photoshop 5.0 will do this….can’t find it anyway!

    Reply
  48. Megan says

    May 28, 2016 at 10:39 am

    great idea for summer. We could have lots of fun

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  49. Candee Schamber says

    May 28, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    Oh, what FUN!

    I’d love to win. I’d give the copy to my mother so I could teach her how to use it, on her own computer.

    Reply
  50. Heidi Galloway says

    May 28, 2016 at 4:37 pm

    Love to color with my grandchildren so this would be so neat to make a “family” coloring book of our family tree or when they come to stay for a few days take pics of our adventures and create an individual coloring book of fun times had with grandma for them to take home and enjoy later!

    Reply
  51. Marie says

    May 29, 2016 at 7:32 am

    What wonderful craft. Crayola used to offer this, unsure they still do.

    Reply
  52. Marie Nielsen says

    May 29, 2016 at 7:35 am

    Oops forgot to tell you why I would love vet to win this software. I would print it on fabric and use paint stiks to color it. Quilt around it and frame it!

    Reply
  53. Susan Clutter says

    May 29, 2016 at 9:12 am

    Amazing idea! Not only for children, but seniors and basically anyone who loves to color and paint! Another great project for the neighbor to come together. That is what I would get to do with this. Thank you for a wonderful idea!

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  54. Lori Betz says

    May 29, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    I work with children of different ages who travel across the country and think this would be a great activity for the children to do as a memento of their travels. I would love to win this for that reason! 🙂

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  55. Linda Garrett says

    May 29, 2016 at 8:55 pm

    This is such a fun and personal project. I would love to try it with my great niece.

    Reply
  56. Leah says

    May 29, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    I love Adobe software!!! I use AI and I’d love to use PS too!!!!! 🙂 Thanks!!!

    Reply
  57. Liz says

    May 30, 2016 at 7:21 am

    I think this would be awesome for my daughters wedding in September. We were going to make coloring books for the kids anyway…how neat would it be to make coloring pages of the couple and the kids!! They would LOVE it!!

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  58. Mary says

    May 30, 2016 at 3:13 pm

    I would love to have this program so I could make the coloring pages. I am the guardian of two pre-schoolers, 4 and 5 years old, and am always looking for craft projects. They have difficulty focusing on regular coloring books but I am sure they would be interested in working on pictures in which they are the stars!!! We have pictures of roller skating, kite flying, hiking, swimming, sledding–all pics that would lend themselves to a child’s use of wild colors! Sounds like great fun!

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  59. Merrilee gladkosky says

    May 30, 2016 at 6:37 pm

    I love this idea! I can’t wait to try it with my grandson!

    Reply
  60. Jean says

    May 31, 2016 at 6:54 am

    We need this!! My kids would absolutely love filling our walls with artwork.

    Reply
  61. Susan Ogle says

    June 3, 2016 at 9:59 am

    This would be wonderful for my grandkids this summer. Wow so cool

    Reply
  62. Maureen says

    June 3, 2016 at 11:10 am

    My granddaughter would be fascinated by the process and enjoy the coloring of the picture Great idea!

    Reply
  63. Annemarie yohnk says

    June 3, 2016 at 12:58 pm

    I can see so many uses for this program/feature. Wishes to win it and then use it!

    Reply
  64. Tasha Hedding says

    June 3, 2016 at 12:59 pm

    I have recently left my job and am in the process of moving to Alaska. This would be a wonderful tool to convert and paint the photos of landscape and family. My 13 old daughter loves to paint too and this would bring a whole new concept to her art and creativity. If she were able to use the computer to turn HER photos into something she could paid herself, would be a boost for her confidence in painting something of HER own. I think this is such a GREAT concept. With so many “adults” getting back to coloring this opens a whole new possibility to make it “yours”. Thank you for the instructions and sharing. I would love to win but if not someone will be very happy.

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  65. Aimee Kozlowski says

    June 4, 2016 at 5:51 pm

    This is such a cute idea. My 6 year old would love it.

    Reply
  66. Karen says

    June 5, 2016 at 6:23 am

    Oh, wow, would my daughter and grandkids have a blast with these … and I’d get some really cool Christmas gifts out of it, too!

    Reply
  67. Lorlee says

    June 5, 2016 at 9:16 am

    I would love to win this and have my grandkids color for a family photo wall…would be unique and personalized.

    Reply
  68. Kelly says

    June 5, 2016 at 9:26 am

    Both my 7 year old and my 4th grade students would enjoy coloring photos of themselves and others to give as gifts.

    Reply
  69. Donna Raterman says

    June 5, 2016 at 5:56 pm

    Oh, I so need these programs! What a great way to be able to make my own gifts on a limited budget! And a great way to teach some young’uns to be a little crafty at the same time! 🙂 Love this!

    Reply
  70. Patricia Urroz says

    June 5, 2016 at 10:43 pm

    I volunteer in a Kid’s Church and always looking for fun projects, media etc. Adobe is a great resource that we can use

    Reply
  71. Lesley de Clercq says

    June 6, 2016 at 12:27 pm

    WOW what a lovely idea, I know that my grandson would love this. Being a little boy of 6 with a cardiac problem, he doesn’t get to play like other children, so we struggle to find things to occupy him with, and this would be awesome.

    Reply
  72. Susan White says

    June 8, 2016 at 3:16 pm

    I would love to win the photoshop. I am learning how to do so many things for my grand children and loving it. I am finding that making swings for stuffed animals put smiles on their moms face. Thanks for all you do for us who are learning.

    Reply
  73. Keegan says

    June 12, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    This sounds like a wonderful idea! My kids love to color and thry could create a wonderful family pictures. My husband is going through cancer treatment and thus would be a wonderful gift the kids could give him to bring to his infusions to look at.

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  74. Joan Day says

    June 14, 2016 at 3:19 pm

    This is so generous of you!! I would really love Premier, as I have out-of-town company coming, with kids of all ages! Sure coloring would be fun, and I will definitely make a point of having them color a vacation memory while they’re here. But, I’d love to surprise them with a video combining pictures and video showing all their adventures here with their auntie.

    Thank you,

    Joan

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  75. Judy carter says

    June 23, 2016 at 8:27 pm

    I just learned of this. I was asking around how to do this and someone told me about your post. We are having a family reunion and we are putting activities together. This would be auwsome.

    Judy

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  76. Lori Robertson says

    June 28, 2016 at 6:10 pm

    This is what I’ve been looking for! I am going to make coloring books for my grandchildren for Christmas using family stories and pictures. This will be perfect!

    Reply
  77. Mary Jo Norum says

    July 17, 2016 at 6:17 pm

    Coloring pages are THE BEST therapy for my 5 year old grandson. He loves to color, and is very proud of his “coloring window” where his “art” is displayed.

    Reply
  78. June Guthrie says

    July 17, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    This would be super great for my grandkids and to share with my daughter who is a fourth grade English teacher. It would be a great tool for a beginning of the school year “getting to know you” project along with a short story about themselves for her home room. Then an end of the year project to see how much they have grown.

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  79. Josie says

    July 17, 2016 at 11:36 pm

    I would love to have my grandkids put their personal touches on some awesome keepsake pictures!

    Reply
  80. Theresa says

    July 20, 2016 at 11:58 am

    Just got the email – it’s JULY!!! Would love to have had this for the 9 year old artistic grandson we are raising!!!

    Reply
  81. Wanda LaFauvre says

    July 20, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    Own my business and always have trouble with editing pictures and would love to be able to do different things like this. This is just an awesome way of doing different things with photos and my grand children would love it

    Reply
  82. Catherine F. says

    July 20, 2016 at 2:56 pm

    I want to do this on fabric!! I think it will be amazing. I take lots of floral photos that I hope will transition to a coloring page. Thanks for a fabulous idea!

    Reply
  83. Anne DeHart says

    July 20, 2016 at 6:30 pm

    I would love to upgrade from Elements 11!

    Reply
  84. Linda D. says

    July 20, 2016 at 8:21 pm

    What a great way to get some of the students I work with interested in photography and photo editing! This would make awesome reward projects to hand out. I would love to win Photoshop 14!

    Reply
  85. kathy M. says

    July 21, 2016 at 5:48 am

    I love this feature!! Now my kids can take an active role and share in my love for photos!!! While I am improving photos from the park, they can be coloring in a previous one! I am so thankful that I will have more time less interrupted to spend with Adobe Photoshop Elements! You have accomplished a wonderful thing….giving the gift of time………THANK YOU

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  86. Joan maguire says

    July 25, 2016 at 8:20 am

    Hi! I am a watercolor artist with a busy studio and gallery shows. I always like to have something for the children that attend. By having my own Photoshop Elements, I would be able to give these kids drawings of flowers, animals and trees to paint at the show or to take home. This would be an awesome program for me to create line drawings of my artwork so children can be creative using original artwork. Thank you for your tutorial and inspiration!

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  87. Alison says

    July 28, 2016 at 5:05 pm

    Great gifts for Grandparents!! One of those gifts I too would love from my little girls!

    Reply
  88. Lori Sherwood says

    August 2, 2016 at 1:57 pm

    I would love to win this software – this would be cool to maybe get the family excited in learning about our relatives from the past.

    Reply
  89. Brenda kitchens says

    August 14, 2016 at 7:40 am

    Love this my grand is alway wanting to paint my artwork. This would give them a chance.

    Reply
  90. ANita says

    September 5, 2016 at 9:48 am

    What a wonderful way to use our photos. I could make a mini book for a gift. Vintage family photos would be great to use. Thanks!

    Reply
  91. Don McA says

    September 6, 2016 at 3:10 pm

    Great Ideas!

    Reply
  92. Joseph L Brimhall says

    January 27, 2017 at 1:10 pm

    Such a cool idea! I love cool and interesting projects for kids. Thank you for sharing. I love taking and editing photographs and this is a nice, interesting way to get kids interested in photography and art. Thanks again.

    Reply
  93. Tricia Vincent says

    April 10, 2017 at 1:52 am

    Hi there, I’m not sure if you are doing the giveaway or not still but I figured why not try when it’s such a great idea. I would love to use this! I have 2 kids and 2 step kids, all varied ages so finding stuff that they are all interested in doing (and doing together) isn’t always easy..but coloring, painting, etc. Is something that definitely brings everyone together. If I were lucky enough to get this giveaway I would be so grateful (and all the kids as well). They all living taking pictures too so if they were able to color the pictures they took or where in the pictures they could color…..man they would love it.

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  94. Karalee Nixon says

    April 19, 2017 at 1:29 pm

    Having this would be awesome for my kids and maybe help my son with autism, spend more time coloring. It would also be great for my business.

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  95. Phyllis Knaier says

    April 22, 2017 at 7:48 am

    What an awesome idea. All of my Grandchildren would love it. They love drawing and coloring themselves and their family. I see them all every day and this would help them make really great gifts for their Moms and Dads

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  96. skype.com says

    April 24, 2017 at 9:50 pm

    Thanks because you send Photoshop Elements AND Premiere Elements

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  97. Cathy says

    June 6, 2017 at 6:04 am

    What a fantastic idea! My mind is reeling with ideas for Children’s Church, my grand kids, ladies’ ministry . . . and me! Thanks.

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  98. pj says

    August 31, 2017 at 10:49 am

    OH my gosh – I would love to win this. Our son had twins very late in life – late 40’s in fact. They are now 4 and with every gift I send, there’s always a picture of them on the outside of the gift with hats, balloons, colorful sayings – anything to add color and now at this age they appreciate it so much more. I created a 500 page memory album starting in 1936 through May of this year with photos of the entire family, adding so much additional design to each page. Now I’m making coloring books for them and to each page I always insert a picture of the twins. It’s something they’ll have for years and years. I just don’t have the ‘creative’ tools to do what I want, nor can I afford. I do the best with what I have but know that there is so much more I’m capable of – even at the young age of 70! I want to continue the albums of their yearly adventures for as long as I can, the coloring books – I want to inspire them with artwork and crafts. Any consideration you can give will be SO appreciated. Thank you…thank you…thank you.

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  99. Katie Caprero says

    January 2, 2018 at 10:05 am

    This post has TONS of , fun, and inexpensive ideas for creative play. Thanks for the ideas and for the chance to win Photoshop Elements. I love the ideas you share in your newsletter.

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  100. deb says

    April 24, 2018 at 4:08 pm

    All of the above replies are so deserving to win the copy of photoshop elements. But, as I sit here among the scattered belongings of my brother’s children, I long for this family in particular to have such a tool to help remind them they do have a family, even if it has been torn apart by divorce so that some live with their mother, some with their father and another lives bitterly off on her own. They are such artistic children and love to color and paint, so this would be right down their alley! It would serve as a balm between them by giving them reminders of each other’s dear faces in remembered places together even as they are apart. There are five artistic girls who are affected deeply in their artistic painterly souls. I would very much like to win this for them as a family to share and use together! Please choose us. Thanks for sharing your ideas regardless.

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  101. kerry daugherty says

    June 13, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    I LOVE this idea. I want to make one or two or more for me!
    My Mother would love one of her granddaughter.

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  102. Laura J Jirele says

    October 27, 2018 at 7:02 am

    I found your site by looking for something to do for my 7 year old grandson’s Cub scout den party being hosted at my home (7 – 7-yr old boys!! )..and saw your photoshop picture idea. So cool! I’m’ also a site director for a before/after school program at our local elementary school. I have 120 students age K-6th grade, and while we have a “curriculum” we can utilize, 90% is what I and my team come up with. Using Photoshop elements may be my gateway to engaging my 6th graders at the same time helping the 1-3rd graders improve their skills. My students love art and creating things, but as so often the case, we rarely have budget for cool things, so its up to us teachers to figure things out…there is only so much slime you can make!!

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  103. Susan Cassimore says

    January 13, 2020 at 6:26 pm

    This is fabulous! My grandkids would love to color the people in their family! Shoot, I think my husband would love to do this too. I know I would. Thanks for sharing & for the chance to win Photoshop.

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  104. Gina says

    April 26, 2020 at 4:33 pm

    Is it at all possible to buy a photo to color or paint? PLEASE! I have a 45 year old niece that has ALS. She is having a birthday but is bedridden and can’t move. She has a feeding tube and can’t eat, other than via a feeding tube. She also has a trachea for breathing assistance.She has a 10 year old son so we are wanting to make this party fun for him which is what makes her happiest. We’d like to have a glamping (glamorous camping party) Make a tent over her hospital bed, decorate it with lights, make smore pops for him. She can’t speak but has the ability to use an eye gaze to communicate. We’d like to read books, play camp games in and near her bed. He could paint or color a picture of the two of them in the tent. Her party is May 16th. Due to the Coronavirus we can’t invite friends or other family members so we are searching and grasping for ideas. If you could help and I could buy some of these that would be answered prayer. Thank you for all due consideration.

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    • autumn says

      April 28, 2020 at 1:44 pm

      Hey Gina, email me a couple pictures that you’d like made into coloring pages. Send them to [email protected] and I will see what I can do. I hope you guys are able to have a lovely party with your niece – I’m sorry that coronavirus is making an already difficult situation even harder. Hugs.

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  105. Cynthia Thomson says

    May 26, 2020 at 11:58 am

    I would love to win this to make pictures for my daughter to color. A colored persolalized picture would make a great father’s day gift!

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  106. Catherine M. says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:06 pm

    I would love to be able to do this activity with my grandchildren this summer! We are going to have “craft day at grandma’s” one day a week all summer.

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