Splashes of Watercolor

My First Gelli Arts Print

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I'm over at the eclectic Paperie blog today showing off my very first Gelli Arts gel print!   Please come see!

You Are My Sunshine - Color Throwdown #243

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Hi, all!  It's Wednesday and  of course that means a new challenge at the Color Throwdown!  Denise has chosen an awesome inspiration photo with a great color combo.  Check it out:

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I decided to go a little scrappy and inky today.  I had cut the "You are my Sunshine" from a piece of Daffodil Delight for another project and really, really liked how the negative looked when I tossed it onto a piece of black cardstock.  So that's where I started, and here's where I ended up:

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I just love that the inverted scalloped circle die cuts look like suns, so of course that's what I used to cut the daffodil cs.  The background was spritzed with some Dylusions Black Marble ink spray and there are 3 sequins (2 big ole yellow ones and a tiny green one) added for a little sparkle.

I used the Deconstructed Sketch #101 for my layout:

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You can check out the details of the challenge at the Color Throwdown blog and also please be sure to visit with the other CTD girlies to see their marvelous creations!

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I hope you'll play along with us!  Let's see what you can do with these colors!

Thanks so much for dropping in!  See ya soon!

FTTC221 - Butterfly Thoughts

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Hey there!  It's Tuesday!  And you know that means it's time for the latest Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge!  I just loved all the beautiful blue & green creations last week!  You guys really know how to impress!

This week Jenny  is our hostess, and the challenge is to use butterflies.  How simple and how fun!

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I decided to combine a few sets on my sympathy card this week.  My main focal point is the Echinacea image from With Gratitude, and I used the butterfly from the new Old Tea Rose set as well as one of the sentiments from the Winter Blossoms set.

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Both the flowers and the butterflies were cut using my Silhouette and the Flourishes cut files; the flowers from Flourishes classic white cardstock and the butterflies from patterned paper.  Both were colored using these Copic collections:

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The larger piece of patterned paper was inked around the edges with Distress ink and an ink blending tool.  The vellum oval was cut using a Floral Ovals die .  I also used layers from the Pistachio paper collection.  My colored images were stamped in Memento tuxedo black ink and the sentiment was stamped in Versafine onyx black ink.

My layout is from this week's retrosketches #64 sketch and I'm also playing along in the CAS(ual) Friday #101 challenge to stamp on DP:

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Now don't you want to join in the Timeless Tuesday challenge too?  What a fun challenge it is!  Please be sure to visit with the other TT team members and leave them some comment love!

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Allison Cope Israels

Broni Holcombe - you are here!

Deborah Anton

Denise Marzec

Jenny Gropp

Judy Rozema 

Katie Sims 

Iulia Pasca, our May Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for stopping by to visit!  I love it when you do!

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!