Splashes of Watercolor

Water Baby Nap journal page

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Today's creation is doing double duty!  This is the newest release from A Day For Daisies - Water Babies.  Such a sweet mermaid mom cuddling her little baby.  This image is called Water Baby Nap.

I decided to color her up with my Copic markers and cut her out to use on my journal page that I made for this months eclectic Paperie eTeam Picks Challenge - Gel Medium. 

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And here's the page:

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I used my Studio Gel Medium mixed with a tiny bit of Studio gesso and some Studio yellow pastel paint to create a glaze for the base color of my journal page.  Then I spritzed the page lightly with Dylusions Fresh Lime, Vibrant Turquoise and White Linen ink spray.  Next I used an Adirondack acrylic paint dabber in gold to dab here and there and also to line around the edges.

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I mixed some Studio 490 embossing paste with a little of the Fresh Lime ink spray and spread it onto the page using the my Mini Confetti stencil.

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Finally I highlighted and shaded using a Micron pen and a watercolor marker.  I also used a Silhouette die cut LOVE flag and my Dylusions Letter Jumble Stencil with the marker to create the YOU.

Here are a couple of closeups:

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I used this week's retrosketches #63 for my layout:

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That's it!  Please take a moment to visit with the other A Day For Daisies designers to see their awesome creations!  And you can check out all the latest release images at the A Day For Daisies shop or on the ADFD blog.

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Arielle
Broni
Danielle
Kadie
Mila
Sherry

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Also, I hope you'll play along in the eP eTeam Picks challenge - Gel Medium with us!  I think Julie M. picked a great challenge subject this time.  What fun!  And if you play along you have a chance of winning a prize.  Check out the details HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful & happy weekend!

Blueprint Party - Color Throwdown #242

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Hi, all!  It's time for the newest Color Throwdown challenge!  Lori is our hostess and she always comes up with the most fun color combos!  Check it out:

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I decided that the inspiration photo and the colors called for a party!  So here's my party card:

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I used the Mini Blueprints stamp set and I stayed about as far away from grungy as you can get!  I stamped each of the party elements in a different color Distress ink to match our color palette.  There's some glitter here and there, the cupcake is popped up on foam mounting tape , and I tied 4 different colors of Twinery's scrumptious twine around the card front.

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So how about joining us for this week's challenge?   We'd love to see what you create using this fun combo!

Check out what the CTD gals have come up with for your inspiration this week:

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Thanks so much for dropping in, y'all!  I hope you'll come back by on Friday for the latest release from A Day For Daisies!

FTTC#220 - Blue and Green

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Hi everyone!  This week it's my turn to host the Timeless Tuesday challenge.  My challenge to you is to use the colors Blue and Green.  It's pretty simple…Whether you color your image blue and green or just use blue /green ribbon, it's up to you.

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I used the beautiful new Old Tea Rose stamp set for my card.  It's stamped in Desert Sand Memento ink onto Flourishes Classic ivory cardstock. 

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My card base is also ivory and I used mats from both the Pistachio and Emerald Coast paper collections.  I rolled back one of the corners and added some beautiful Teal Blue seam binding.  The sentiment is stamped in Rich Cocoa ink.

I colored the rose itself in neutrals and then colored the leaves in greens and the background in blues using these Copic collections:

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We've made a few changes in our team since last week.  Our sweet teammate Cindy Haffner is sadly leaving us.  However, we are bringing 3 new members on board this week!  We're super excited to welcome them!!  Here's the new lineup:

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Allison Cope Israels

Broni Holcombe - you are here!

Deborah Anton

Denise Marzec

Jenny Gropp (newbie #1)

Judy Rozema (newbie #2)

Katie Sims (newbie #3)

Iulia Pasca, our May Guest Designer

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Please be sure to visit everyone and make the newbies feel welcome!

Thanks so much for dropping in to see me today!  I hope the rest of your week is wonderful!

With My Mother

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This weekend is Mother's Day, so now is certainly a great time to use images from the newest A Day For Daisies club kit. The images are just breathtaking!

I chose to use With My Mother  this week.  It's such a sweet rendition of a mother and her young daughter. And if you look really closely, you can see all the tiny hearts drawn within each line.  That is just too clever and cool!

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I printed the image onto some white cardstock and then cut the chevron pattern using my Silhouette.  It's the first time I've tried creating my own design and it was really fun to do!

I colored them up with my Copic markers, sponged the edges with some Distress Peacock Feathers ink, then tied on a sentiment banner with a button & Blossom twine.

Please take a moment to visit with each of the ADFD design team members and see their fabulous creations as well:

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Arielle
Broni
Danielle
Kadie
Mila
Sherry

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a fabulous Mother's Day!!