Splashes of Watercolor

Bless Your Heart!

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Hello, everyone!  I'm over at the eclectic Paperie blog today!  Please stop by to say hello and have a look at my latest project!

Have a great day!

Wonder Christmas Pixie for Valentine's Day

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Good Friday, everyone!  I trust you had a wonderful Christmas season and that you're preparing to bring the new year in with a bang!

Now that Christmas is over, I guess the next season we card makers will be concentrating on is Valentine's Day!  I decided to use one of the adorable new Christmas Pixies from A Day for Daisies to create a love-themed card.  I just love this little one's big (blue) eyes!

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I used this week's MOJO Monday Sketch #325:

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We're starting another new challenge this week at the ADFD blog - ANYTHING GOES!.  Be sure you plan on playing along with us!  And please stop by to check out all the beautiful creations from the rest of the design team:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry Tammy

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Thanks so much for stopping in to see me!  Enjoy your weekend, and stay warm!

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Merry Christmas!

 

 

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Love to you all!

Clouds for Christmas

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Hello and happy Friday, everyone! 

Today we have another new release from A Day For Daisies!  It's called Clouds for Christmas and Christmas Nymphs!  Just wait until you see these beautiful images!

I chose to use Standing in the Clouds today.  She is so elegant and gorgeous!

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I just love her flowing white coat (covered in Martha Stewart glitter)!

I've used this week's Paper Players White on White challenge 176 to set the theme of the card.

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I can 't wait for you to see the fabulous creations of the rest of the design team.  You can see them at the ADFD blog and you can check them out here:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry Tammy

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That's it for me today!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend and that you spend the rest of your holiday season wrapped in joy and love!

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Gelli Plates and Snowmen

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Be sure to stop by the eclectic Paperie blog today to see how I created my Gelli plate winter background for yesterday's snowman card!

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Sketchpad Snowmen - Take Two!

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Hello there and happy Friday to you all!

We're doing our second round of Christmas and Sketchpad Snowmen over at A Day For Daisies this week!  And this week on the ADFD blog we're starting a new challenge - Use Gingham!

I'm playing with Sketchpad Snowman Hat and decided to create a Gelli plate background for him.  You can read all about how I did it on the eclectic Paperie blog tomorrow!

Here's my card:

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I colored my little guy with my Copic markers.  After I'd created the card, I realized that I didn't have any gingham ribbon that would match, so I decided to create my own using some seam binding and a V15 Copic marker. 

I'm using this week's retrosketches #93:

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Please be sure to check out all the beautiful creations of my ADFD fellow designers and please try to take some time to play along in the challenge with us too!

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry Tammy

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Thank you so much for dropping in today.  Remember, check out the eclectic Paperie blog tomorrow to see how I created my Gelli plate background!

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Peace - Color Throwdown #272

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Hey there, folks!  It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge - the last one of the year.  We'll be taking a short break and then we'll be back in the new year with more fun and challenges!

I'm the hostess this week, and I chose a combo that you can use for any occasion.

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It may be an unusual combo for a Christmas card, but that's what I decided to use it for.  I pulled out my Neat & Tangle Strictly Sentiments 3 stamp set and my Memory Box Pine Needle border die.  I think it all came together quite well!

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The circles were stamped in Versamark and embossed with iridescent powder.  Then I stamped some more without embossing them.  The sentiment is stamped in Smoky Slate ink and I tied it up with some Stone twine and a couple of tiny jingle bells.  I also added a sprinkling of sequins.

We really hope you'll join us in our challenge this week!  Be sure to check out all the awesome creations from the design team:

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Thanks so much for visiting with me today!

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Sketchpad Snowman Joker

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TGIF!  I'm so glad the weekend is finally here!  After being off work for 5 days for the Thanksgiving holiday, this week has been sooooooo long! 

Today we've got a brand new release to show you from A Day For Daisies!  It's called Christmas and Sketchpad Snowmen!  I just love snowmen!  They always conjure up happy Christmas and winter memories!  You can head on over to the ADFD blog to see all the new images.

Today I'm using Sketchpad Snowman Joker.  How cute is he?

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I used the Freshly Made Sketches #115 and I'm also entering this in the Curtain Call Christmas Countdown challenge.

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Yay!  One more Christmas card done!  I do have a bunch all ready and in an assembly line to be put together.  Now I just have to carve out a block of time to do that!  Hopefully before Christmas!!

Please be sure to stop by and check out what all the ADFD girls have created for you today.  You will NOT be disappointed!!

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry Tammy

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Thank you so much for stopping in to see me today!!  Have a fabulous weekend!!

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eP Get Altered challenge - Bottles

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Hi there, everyone!  Today I'm joining in on the eclectic Paperie blog monthly Get Altered challenge.  This month is Sue Carrington's turn to host, and she's chosen for us to ALTER A BOTTLE.  I haven't done this before, but I had seen some on Pinterest that looked interesting.  I pinned several that were coated with Epsom Salts and then filled with Christmas lights and I decided I wanted to try one of these.

Here's one of the photos of how it turned out ( you can click on any of the photos to see them larger):

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Now let me tell you how I created it.

After I had washed the wine bottle thoroughly I left it just a tiny bit wet inside and added a few drops of Stream Adirondack reinker, then swirled it around and set it aside to dry.

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I stamped some sheet music images onto drawing paper (a little heavier than copy paper but lighter than cardstock).  Then I used a single chevron die to cut a pattern into a piece of white cardstock.  I used it on top of the sheet music paper to spread some Studio 490 embossing paste.

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After the paste had dried, I misted it with some watered down Broken China reinker, then sponged the edges with some Rusty Hinge Distress ink to match the metallic bottle neck cover.  Next I attached it to the bottle using Studio Matte Multi-Medium.

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The next part was really fun.  I coated the outside of the bottle with the multi-medium then rolled it in some Epsom Salts that I had spread on a sheet of wax paper.  So easy!  Next I stuffed the strand of white Christmas lights into the bottle. Then I tied some linen thread and hemp around the bottle neck, attaching 2 die cut felt leaf branches and a chipboard feather that I had painted white and also stamped with the sheet music.

Lastly I die cut a snowflake and coated it with Star Dust Stickles, then attached it and a tiny blue ornament.  I added a couple of extra little pieces of the original sheet music paper too.

Here are some photos of the finished bottle and a close-up of the stacked bottle neck embellishment.

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So that's my altered bottle!  I can't wait to see what the other girls have created!  Come along with me!  We just need to head on over to the eclectic Paperie blog and follow the links!

Thank you so much for stopping in today!  I certainly love it when you do!

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Noel - Color Throwdown #271

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Hello everyone!  Happy Hump Day!  To celebrate let's start off a new challenge with a new Color Throwdown combo!  Barbara is our hostess and she's chosen a wonderfully versatile palette!

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I pulled out a basket full of old Christmas stamps, and this old set from the Kim Hughes  collection at Cornish Heritage Farms called Heart Warmers  was just begging for me to paper piece it!  I love the sweet whimsy of all the images and decided to use the trees since the inspiration photo has one.

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I just had to use my new Zig Zag folder from Lifestyle Crafts for the Regal Rose layer.  It's too cool!  My layout is the current Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #198:

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Come on and play along with us!  We love to see what creations you come up with!  Check out what my CTD sisters have created for you this week:

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You don't have to have the exact colors to play along.  We just ask that you stay close to the colors in the swatch.

Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Can you believe it's December already??

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