Splashes of Watercolor

Critter Christmas - Color Throwdown #170

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Hello!

It's time for this week's Color Throwdown challenge and lucky for us, our newbie Lynn chose a fabulous color combo!  Just the right colors to make a happy and fun Christmas card.  Hmm, maybe this one will go to one of the grandkids!

Here's the combo:

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I also wanted to play along with this week's Our Craft Lounge blog challenge OCL93, which is to use Cute Critters.  I'd say my adorable little penguin from the Snow Place Like Home stamp set qualifies!

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And how about one more challenge?  Karen's Sweet Sunday sketch challenge SSSC145:

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Now how about a look at the Cute Critter Christmas card which combines these challenges?

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Well, that's it for me.  Now's the time for you to move on to see all the gorgeous creations from our wonderful design team:

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And please take a little time to play along with us.  This is a great opportunity for you to get one more Christmas card done for your stash!

Thanks so much for visiting!

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Gobble, Gobble! - Color Throwdown #169

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Hello!  It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and the oh-so-talented Lori is our hostess for the first time!!  She's chosen a gorgeous color combo….but I used it in a whimsical, eclectic way.

Here's the challenge combo:

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And here's my wacky, fun card, using the Holiday Cruiser stamp set from Our Craft Lounge:

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See?  I told you!  And it really was fun to put together!

So now it's time for you to check out what my CTD sisters have come up with and then play along with us!  You can find all the details and rules at the CTD blog!

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Thanks so much for dropping by again even though I know you must be really busy with Thanksgiving preparations!  I hope you all have a beautiful, grace-filled, happy Thanksgiving holiday weekend!

 

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Thankful Thoughts - OCL92

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Hello, guys!  Can you believe it's already Thanksgiving week?  Me either!  Don't blink, 'cause it'll be Christmas!  Yikes!

Today's card was made for the Our Craft Lounge blog challenge OCL92 - "Be Thankful".  I'm so thankful for you!  For everyone of you who comes to my blog every time I post and for those of you who just come occasionally.  You all are an inspiration to me to keep creating and posting.  Thank you so much for your visits and your comments!

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I used this week's Fall to Layout sketch FTL167.  It's so versatile.  Definitely a keeper!

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I also used the colors from the Play Date Cafe challenge #108:

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And here's the CAS/thankful card:

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Thanks so much again, y'all!  Please play along with us at the OCL blog.  We're thankful for you!

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Oh Boy!

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Hi, guys!

I'm back today with a second card using the SFYTT sketch for November.  I'm thrilled to have been asked by Jen to be this month's Guest Designer!  I hope you've been able to play along.  The sketch is simply awesome!

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I used the To the Moon stamp set from this month's sponsor, Verve Stamps, again.  Love this sweet and versatile set!    And I thought the cute bear would be great for a baby boy card.

I made this card for a friend and coworker who will be having a son very soon.  I hope he and his sweet wife like it!

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Be sure to check out this month's SFYTT challenge.  You still have time to enter your project!

Thanks so much for dropping by today!  I hope you all have a wonderful week!

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Snowy Winter Wishes - Color Throwdown #168

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Good Wednesday morning, everyone!  I'm so glad you were able to stop by today!

This week our Color Throwdown challenge is being hosted by the wonderfully talented Keva!  And I just adore her choice of colors!

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I chose to use this great combo to make another Christmas card.  I also wanted to use my new Winter Wishes stamp set from Our Craft Lounge.  Normally I would have pulled out my aqua colors for all the snow and sky (not surprised, are you?), but I thought this lovely snow scene would look great with a beautiful sunset in the background.  Perfect way to use these colors!

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I love that MFT High Tea Doily Die-namics and hated to cover it up, but it was just the perfect size as a base for the scene.

Time to check out all the beautiful creations from my CTD sisters ~

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And please play along with us!  You know you want to!  Can you handle it??

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today!

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E-Team Blog Hop - Be Merry (Tag Series #3)

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Hi everyone!

Daisy's issued a brand new challenge to the E-Team:

Make an ATC or Tag (ie., ornaments, gifts, packing) using any of your favorite holiday stamps and/or papers.

Hmm.  It took me only a few moments to decide to use the Tim Holtz Mini Holidays stamp set.  I love every image in it!  And they're the perfect size for tags and ATCs!

Here are few more details about the blog hop before I get started telling you about my projects:

* Going to randomly give away 3 Be Merry Goody boxes
* Comments can be left Nov 15 - Nov 17 on all participating blogs
* Winners will be chosen and posted on eP Blog, Fri Nov 18th
* Also going to give away two $20 eP gift vouchers on the eP blog.  Commenters should leave comments about what their favorite Thanksgiving dessert is.

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For my projects I decided to go for 2 completely different looks.  The tag is pretty & feminine, and soft & sugary sweet.

{Be sure to click on all the images to see them larger and in more detail.}

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I started with a manila tag, of course, and used an old index card to draw out a pattern for a little house and roof.  After I was happy with the size of the house, I cut it out, scored along the lines.

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I embossed the tag with the Sizzix Snowflakes folder, painted it with Gesso, then sponged on some Ranger Distress ink in Tumbled Glass.  I decided to keep the seam binding the original ivory color, but still spritzed it with some water using a Ranger mini-mister, then scrunched it up to get the wrinkled look.

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I used a paper dessert doily (from Olive Garden), some old eyelet lace, gesso and glitter for the background of the house and tree.  The tree was cut with a Quickutz die 3 times and all 3 pieces were layered on top of each other. Star Dust Stickles were dotted onto the top layer.  And don't you just love those beautiful Maya Road decorative pins?

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The tag was cut using a Spellbinders Fancy Tags die and sponged with Ranger Distress ink in Spun Sugar while still in the die.  I guess you've noticed that EVERYTHING has been covered with some Martha Stewart Crystal Coarse Glitter!

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I added a double bow using the scrunched seam binding and topped it with a bow using Caribbean, Blossom, and Honeydew twine from the Twinery.  I also added a small jingle bell, flanked by 2 tiny ones.

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For my ATC, I went with a more masculine, rustic look.  I used a sticky-back canvas ATC and attached it to a piece of soft suede cardstock.  I stamped the snowflakes from the same Mini Holidays stamp set in Versamark and heat embossed it with my Heat-It craft tool.  Then I stamped them again  and embossed them with white detail embossing powder.  I stamped the evergreen bough a couple of times using Ranger Distress ink in Bundled Sage.

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I added some seam binding and the mini calendar from the same stamp set (which was stamped on some soft patterned paper).  The corrugated numbers are from Jillibean Soup.

The reindeer was stamped in Versamark and clear embossed onto soft suede cardstock.  I cut it out by hand.  Everything was adhered using Scor-Tape and foam mounting tape.

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Ok, now it's time for you to visit the rest of the awesome E-Team and see the fabulous creations they've come up with for your viewing pleasure!

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Thanks so much for visiting with me today!

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For all who served...

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Thank you.

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Just Surfin' - Color Throwdown #167

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Hey, y'all!  It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  Can you handle it??

Joan, super stamper extraordinaire, is our hostess this week and she's chosen such a versatile combo!  See what you think:

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See….very versatile, indeed!

I thought this was a perfect combo to use to make another Christmas card to add to my pitifully small stash.  (I need to get really busy!)  So I pulled out my Surfin' Santa stamp and went to work!  And here's the result:

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Santa's beard, hat trim and all the waves are all glittered up with Star Dust Stickles.

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So now it's your turn to take the Color Throwdown challenge.  Check out the rules on the Color Throwdown blog and then visit with all the design team to see their fantastic creations.

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Thank you so much for visiting today.  I hope you'll come back soon!

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OCL90 - Like Clockwork

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Hey there!  Today I wanted to show you the card I made for the weekly Our Craft Lounge blog challenge.  These challenges change theme each week and they're all really a lot of fun!  You have a great chance to win a stamp set too!  You should play along with us!!

This week's challenge OCL90 calls for us to make a project that is "Distressed & Stressed".  I can do that!

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I chose to use the new set called You Make Me Happy from Our Craft Lounge.  I love the Echinacea but today I chose to make these into Rudbeckia (black eyed Susans).  The flowers look very similar.  I stamped them onto a piece of patterned My Mind's Eye grid paper and colored them with Prismacolor pencils.

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I love the way these look on the kraft colored grid paper.

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge.  Here's the link again: OCL90 

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look!  Please come back again on Wednesday for another Color Throwdown challenge.

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Happy Birthday, Mom!

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Happy Sunday, everyone!

Today is my dear Mom's 86th birthday.  I'm actually on my way right now to see her and help her celebrate.

This is the card I made for her.  I wanted to keep it simple, happy, and sweet…just like her!

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Happy birthday, Mom!

Thanks for stopping by today, y'all!

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