Splashes of Watercolor

Celebrate (Twice) - Color Throwdown #670

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Happy Wednesday!  This week for the Color Throwdown challenge we have a beautiful color combo consisting of Blue, Yellow, and Red.

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I love that adorable little bird! 

But I needed 2 birthday cards for this week, and I needed something quick to make but also fun.  So I pulled out the alcohol inks, and this is what I came up with!

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I simply dropped alcohol ink in 3 different colors along the top of an A2 panel of glossy cardstock, and then around the border of the next panel.  I dropped some blending solution as well to dilute and spread the colors a little.

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It's a little hard to see in the above photos, but I also added some alcohol ink gold mixative using my glass pen along the edge of some of the color shapes.

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I really like the shine that it adds!

The sentiment and little twinkles are from the Good Times stamp set from Papertrey Ink.

Now it's your turn to add your paper-crafted creation to our linky list on the CTD blog so we can visit you and be inspired!

Be sure to check out what our designers have created!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Yvon van Heugten Doensen, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Christmas AND Birthday cards - Color Throwdown #669

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This week for the Color Throwdown challenge we have a beautiful, bold color combo:  Navy, Gold, and White.

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Now this is just perfect for an elegant Christmas card, right?  So I made one!

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This card was an experimentation using some Liquid Metal (in Pale Gold) by Paper Fashion. I picked it up in the clearance aisle in Tuesday Morning and had never used it before.  I think it really highlighted the tree and beautiful scripty die!

I'm entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Trees.

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But then...I also needed a birthday card, so I used some of the same products and the same overall layout/design for one.

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The background stamp was heat embossed in gold, and I used 3 layers to make the happy birthday die cut pop!

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Now it's time to check out what the rest of the CTD team created, and then for you to create your entry for the challenge!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Svetlana Kondrakova, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Autumn Love You - Color Throwdown #668

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It's time again for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our colors are Brown, Rust, Gold, and Blue.

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And here is my card:

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I used the Simon Says Stamp Floating Leaves stencil and Paper Layering Circle dies, along with the Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes and some Distress inks for this surprisingly simple to make card.

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I inked the edges with a Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink pad and traced the leaf edges through the stencil with a gold gel pen.

You know the drill by now....it's your turn to play along!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Ingrid Reyners, Guest Star Stamper

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Merry Little Christmas - Color Throwdown #667

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Happy Wednesday morning!  This week our Color Throwdown colors are a beautiful palette of pastels: Orange, Peach, Pink, and Red.

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Not your usual combo for a Christmas card, right?

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I thought this would be a great combo for Christmas cards for some lovely young ladies that I know and love.  And it's a keepsake Christmas card! I used the Concord and 9th Card Stacks Base Die and the Tiny Trees stamps and dies.  These were such fun to play with and I will definitely be making more!

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Please join us at the CTD blog for all the challenge details and to see all the designers beautiful creations!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Asa Johansson, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

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