Splashes of Watercolor

It's a Good Day - Color Throwdown #244

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Happy Hump Day!!  Or what may be better known as Color Throwdown challenge day!  Today Lynn is our hostess and she's chosen an awesome and bright color combo to play with!

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Don't you love it!?

It really inspired me to get inky!  And since I just happen to have Dylusions spray inks in all those colors, I pulled out a couple of #8 manila tags and got started!

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For my first tag I spritzed my craft sheet with Pure Sunshine and some water, then dragged the tag through it.  I love that vibrant color!  I used my Vibrant Turquoise, Bubblegum Pink, and Black Marble sprays with some stencils, then spritzed White Linen over all the remaining open spaces.

I used some washi tape, some Distress Brushed Pewter paint, some Unity stamps and a Micron pen for the rest of the design.  The seam binding was also spritzed with the Bubblegum Pink spray and if you look closely you can see some little stars made with Studio 490 embossing paste.

You can click on any of the photos to see them full size.

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I used my second tag to press my inky stencils onto and then also to spritz on some more ink sprays.  There's also some tape, stamped images and embossing paste on this one too.  The wire flowers were from an old Maya Road embellishment pack.

Here's the second tag, tied to the first one with the seam binding.  You can see the shimmer of the edges that were painted with the Distress Brushed Pewter paint.  The backs of each tag were simply spritzed with the sprays.

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See what fun I had?  Now it's your turn.  Let's see what you can come up with using these wonderful colors!  You can link up your creation at the Color Throwdown blog.  All the details and rules of the challenge are there too.

Now be sure to visit with my Color Throwdown sisters here and leave them some love:

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Thanks so much for visiting with me today!  I sure hope you come back soon!

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!

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!

E-Team Picks Challenge - Experiment for Spring

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Hello, everyone!  As hard as I tried I just couldn't have a project ready for this past Thursday's e-Team Picks Challenge.  I finally had some time this weekend and I'd like to show you what I came up with.

Sherry is our hostess and she asked us to use FLOWERS. 

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The first thing that came to my mind is the fact that Spring has finally sprung here, and we have flowers everywhere now.   I also just received some goodies from eclectic Paperie, so I decided to experiment with some of the new goodies as well as some older favorites and some flowers, of course!

I pulled out my art journal and coated a page with some new Spun Sugar Distress Paint.  How yummy this pretty pink is!  Then I just started adding paints, inks, stains, sprays and so many other fun elements!  Here's what I finally ended up with:

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I used stencils and Distress ink with blending tools, some Christy Tomlinson Text Coffee Filter paper with Matte Multi-Medium, a crimper with white cardstock and Distress Stains,  a Donna Downey flower foam stamp with black ink, and Ranger Glossy Accents for dew drops on the paper flowers.

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I also used some Wendy Vecchi embossing paste here and there and then spritzed everything with some White Linen Dylusions ink spray.  Love that stuff!

This was certainly fun, but I may have "overloaded" it with all my experimentation!

We'd love it if you play along in the e-Team Flower challenge!  Let's see what you come up with!

Thanks so much for dropping in today!

Taylored Expressions April Spotlights: Happy Heart & Shade Tree Cutting Plate

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Hello again, everyone!  For the final day of the Taylored Expressions April release, we're highlighting some of the new products using a Mother's Day theme.

I started out by using the brand new and super cool Shade Tree Cutting Plate.  I love it!  It's actually a framed tree, but I chose to cut mine out of the frame for this first card.  I used Core'dinations cardstock, olive green with a brown coating, which I sanded off the leaves.

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The AWESOME sentiment is from the new Happy Heart stamp set.  This is what my Mom used to say to us (and sing to us) when we were growing up, so it's perfect for my Mother's Day card for her.  I stamped it with Frayed Burlap ink combined with a watercolor marker which was used for the "rays".  The pretty little cloth covered button is from my Mom's sewing basket.

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My next card also uses the Shade Tree Cutting Plate, but this time I die cut some black cardstock and left the tree framed. 

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I cut a piece of sky blue cardstock and used some Ditto Dots washi tape and some black Skinnie Chevron Trendy Tape along the bottom.  I stamped the sentiment from From My Window along the top edge of the tape, then adhered the tree, which has a piece of twine attached to the trunk.  This was all mounted on a melon card base.

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Card #3 was so much fun and so simple to make.

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I already had a heart cut out of a piece of a book page, so I covered it with Scotch Expressions tape to give it a little body and prevent it from being soaked with ink. 

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I just laid my white cardstock in the bottom of a cardboard box, placed the heart on top of it where I wanted it, and then spritzed with 4 different colors of Dylusions ink sprays.  I put the cardstock in the box to keep from getting ink everywhere.  Ask me how I know to do that!

Then I stamped my sentiment (love this one!), tied a bow and adhered it to the heart, and mounted the layer onto a black card base.

Whew!  I hope I didn't wear you out with this long post!  It's time to move on to the Baker's Dozen for some awesome inspiration using all the fabulous new Taylored Expressions products! 

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Broni Holcombe (That's me!)

Carole Burrage

Charmaine Ikach

Jen Shults

Kerri Mchaud

Lynnette Kauffman

Nancy McKinney

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Tammie Edgerton

Taylor VanBruggen

Wanda Guess

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I'm so grateful to Taylor and to Jami Sibley for having me as the Guest Designer for the past 2 months.  It's been a creative and fun experience to be sure!

Have a fantastic weekend!!

 

 

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Mini Couture - Color Throwdown #235

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Who's ready for a new Color Throwdown color challenge?  I know I am.  Nothing gets my creative juices flowing like an inspirational photo with a beautiful color combo!

Denise is our hostess and my, oh my, what a scrumptious photo she's chosen!

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Yum!

I wanted to play with my new Dylusions Mini Couture stamp set from eclectic Paperie for this challenge.  I love the retro look of the all the elements and couldn't wait to paper piece this awesome dress!

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I didn't use many other elements.  Just the stamp, the papers, the ink and an embossing folder!  I really didn't think it needed much more.  Starting with a great sketch like the one from Pals Paper Arts helps too!

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I hope you can play along in our Color Throwdown challenge this week!  Check out what the CTD gals have created using this great color combo:

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That's it for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping in!

 

eP Get Altered Challenge - Let's alter a book!

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The eP Get Altered Challenge is about exploring your creative journey, about stepping outside of your comfort zone, experimenting with new products, and creating altered and mixed media art.  

You can get all the details for the challenge and link up your altered creation at the eP blog.   All of those who play along with our challenge will be entered into a prize drawing for a $15.00 gift certificate to the eclectic Paperie store.

Tracy is our host this month and she's asked us to alter a book.  That sounds like fun, right?  Well, I thought so and wanted to give it a try.  So up front I'm qualifying that this is my very first altered book and I had no idea what I was doing.  I decided just to wing it, so please be gentle!

This is the finished product:

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I'm going to show you my process photos without a lot of narration.  This started as a possible Valentine project and then took a turn for the beach.  Imagine that!  From me??

You can click on any of the photos to see them at full size.

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Here are some closeups of the finished project:

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I hope you were able to see how it progressed.  The photo is adhered to a piece of cardstock and just slipped in between the pages.  That means I can change it out when and if I want to.

And bonus!!  I have a lot of book print hearts to use in the future!!

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Thank you so much for stopping in today!  Be sure to head on over to the eclectic Paperie blog to check out the challenge details and to follow the links to all the entries!

 

Lime & Lavender Love - Color Throwdown #226

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It's time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge!  Are you ready?  Denise is our lovely hostess and she's chosen some bright and happy colors for us this week:

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Now I may have gone a little overboard on this one.  Yes, I know it's a little different.  But I think I know a very special little 6 year old who will think it's really cool!

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I was going to use the paper doily, but when I sprayed it with the Fresh Lime Dylusions ink spray I really liked how the paper underneath it looked.  So that's what I went with.  Then I just added some Target paper tape, some hearts punched from scraps and some of that yummy lavender seam binding from Flourishes.  The "LOVE" is part of a sentiment from the Inside & Out Just Because stamp set  from Flourishes.  I added some bling to complete the card.

Voila!  A super easy and fun Valentine for one of my grandkids!

I hope you'll play along with us this week using these fun colors!  Here are the links to the rest of the Color Throwdown girls blogs so you can be totally inspired!

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Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today!  I love it when you do!

 

Enjoy the Little Things - Color Throwdown #223

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Can you believe we've already started a new year?  Time sure does fly these days!  I hope you all have a wonderful and prosperous New Year!!

Today marks the very first Color Throwdown challenge of 2013 and Joan is our super-sweet and talented host!  Here are the awesome colors she's asked us to play with:

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My first thought about this combo was that it was very earthly and masculine, so I decided to play off that thought for my card.

I also chose to use this fantastic sketch from retrosketches:

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And here's my card:

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I used The Right Words stamp set from Dylusions for my sentiment.  It's stamped in Gathered Twigs Distress ink and cut out.  I stenciled the bamboo background panel using the Mini Bamboo 6x6 template and some Shabby Shutters Distress ink along with my large sponge dauber.  The corners were rounded and I also sponged the Gathered Twigs ink around the edges.  The Symphony Tissue Tape is peeking out from behind the panels and some Buttons Galore (Latte) buttons are adhered on top.

These are great colors and I hope you'll decided to play along with us.  Let's get this crafty new year started right!  Here's some fabulous inspiration from the Color Throwdown design team:

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Thanks so much for starting your year by visiting with me!  I appreciate it so very much!

 

A Moment of Magic - Color Throwdown #218

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Hello, friends!  How's your week going?  Besides it not being Friday yet, I guess mine's moving along just fine!

Today is our latest Color Throwdown challenge to you.  Lynn is our super-talented hostess and I just adore her choice of inspiration photos and color palette:

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Despite my loving the colors, it took me a little while to decide what to do with them.  I still have a little of the Cool Caribbean cardstock left but I'm really stingy with it, so I had to talk myself into using a little of it for today's card!

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I used my sponge dauber and some Distress inks in Broken China, Frayed Burlap, and Walnut Stain, as well as a little of SU's Cool Caribbean, to ink through my Dylusions Dotted Flowers stencil.    I also sponged around the edges with Frayed Burlap after distressing it with my Tonic scissors.

The tree from the Woodgrain Silhouette stamp set was inked in Walnut Stain and stamped onto some kraft cardstock, then sponged on the edges with Frayed Burlap as well.  I stamped the butterfly from the same stamp set in Cool Caribbean ink onto white cardstock and cut it out, then added Star Dust Stickles.

My sentiment is from the Dylusions The Right Words stamp set.  (Most of the supplies I used are from the eclectic Paperie store and are linked below.)

Please join us in this week's challenge!  You can find all the details on the Color Throwdown blog and be sure to check out all the beautiful inspiration from the design team:

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Thanks so much for stopping in to see me!  I certainly do appreciate it!

See you soon!