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!

Enjoy the Journey - Color Throwdown #241

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Howdy there, folks!  It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  Today, Joan is our mega-talented hostess and she's chosen a most beautiful floral image as her inspiration:

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I almost pulled out some floral images but then decided it was time to get inky!  That's always fun, don't ya think??

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I started by smooshing some Distress Bundled Sage onto my craft sheet, spritzing it with water, and then laying my kraft card front down into it.  I dried it with my heat gun, then adhered some Coffee Filter Words tissue paper using Studio Matte Multi-Medium.  When that was dry,I spritzed the card front with some Dylusions White Linen ink spray.

I stamped the dragonfly from the Bo Bunny Serenade collection in elegant eggplant onto the card front, then stamped some of the smaller images in eggplant and mellow moss.

Next I layered on some cardstock strips and washi tape and the Stacked Artful Words die cut.  To finish the card I dipped my finger into some of the White Linen ink spray and ran it all along the card front edges.  Then I tied on some Twinery Lilac twine and I was done!

I hope you'll play along in the Color Throwdown challenge with us!  All the details are on the CTD blog.  Please take a moment to visit with all the CTD gals too:

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope to see you back soon!

Wild Nymphs!

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It's the first Friday of the month and that means it's time for a brand new A Day For Daisies Club Kit!  They're always amazing and this month is no different!  What could possibly be wrong with Wild Nymphs!!

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I chose to play with the beautiful Wild Rose Nymph.  She's just precious.  At first the eyes scared me a little - they're so big!  But once I colored them up, I fell in love with her all over again!  You can see her and all the Wild Nymphs at the A Day For Daisies shop.

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There's also a new challenge starting at the ADFD blog.  Add something LACEY!!

I added a paper doily and a lacey circle die cut.  The little tag behind the image is a #5 manila tag that I added color to using Distress inks and stains.  I really didn't want to cover up the pretty colors, so I stamped the sentiment (from Unity) on a strip of vellum.

I used this week's Color Throwdown colors and the MOJO291 sketch:

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Now I hope you'll take a moment to visit the other ADFD designers and see their amazing designs:

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Arielle
Broni
Danielle
Kadie
Mila
Sherry

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Please play along in the challenge with us too!  You can check out all the details on the ADFD blog.

Thanks so much for dropping in.  Have a fabulous weekend!

Come see!

Come see what I'm up to at the eclectic Paperie blog today!

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Aloha Petals!

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TGIF!!!! 

I am SO GLAD it's Friday!  What a long week I've had!  At least it's almost over!

Here's one of the best things about Friday…a new release from A Day For Daisies!  This one is right up my alley.  It involves the beach….or at least some cool beach babes and Aloha Flowers!

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I chose to color the Aloha Petals image.  She looks just like me.  (Yeah, right!  I know!  Stop yelling NO at the screen already!!)

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Isn't she beautiful?  And how about those flowers!  Love them!  I used some Beach Babe papers from Fancy Pants - I think it's perfect!  And my layout is from the I Heart Card Sketches #015:

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My colors are from this week's ColourQ challenge #186:

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Now be sure to check out what the other talented design team members have created:

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Arielle
Broni
Danielle
Kadie
Mila
Sherry

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Thanks so much for stopping in!  Have a wonderful weekend, y'all!!

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!

Herd It's Your Birthday - Color Throwdown #238

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Hi, all!  It's time for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!  Wanda is our super-talented hostess and I love the bold, bright combo she's chosen for us.

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I decided to go with the bold graphics look and use color blocking to show off these colors!

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I'm always in need of birthday cards, so this is headed straight for my stash!  What about you?  Need more cards for your stash?  Then how about playing along with us!  All the details can be found at the Color Throwdown blog.  That's where you link up your creation too!

Check out what all the lovely CTD ladies have prepared for you today:

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That's it for me today.  Thanks so much for dropping by!

It's Your Party - Color Throwdown #237

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Hello, everyone!  It's time for this week's Color Throwdown challenge.  Tammy is our hostess and she's chosen a unique and beautiful color combo based on the Fancy Pants Trend Setter paper collection.

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I love this combo!

I chose to use a cute new embellishment I picked up at a local craft store to create a masculine celebratory card.

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I also based the layout on the MOJO 288 sketch from this week:

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I hope you get to play along this week!  Please check out the great variety of awesome creations from the Color Throwdown designers:

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

Just Numbers - Color Throwdown #236

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Hey there, guys!

Today's Wednesday, a lovely spring day here in the South!  With the weather in the 70's, I'm hoping that this means winter is gone for good!

Are you ready for the latest edition of the Color Throwdown?  Lynn is our hostess this week and she's chosen a beautiful springtime inspiration photo.

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I couldn't decide which of my many stamp sets to use, so I just opted out of using stamps at all and went with "just numbers".   

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I used the Mini Numbers Collage template to create several different colored layers, using ink pads and some sponge daubers.  Then I just cut them down to size so they fit into the retrosketches #57 layout.  I tied it all up with some Buttercream twine and I was good to go.

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Now be sure to check out the creations of my Color Throwdown sisters:

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We're sad to say goodbye to Kim Howard who graced us with her beautiful designs in March, but we have a brand new guest for April - Frances Byrne!  Please help us welcome her!

Thanks so much for stopping in!  I hope you'll decide to play along in the Color Throwdown with us!