Splashes of Watercolor

A Lucky Clover Hair Clip

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Hello, y'all!  I know you're probably as glad it's Friday as I am!  I feel bad wishing my weeks away, but boy, do I love my weekends!!

Today I've got another new image from A Day For Daisies to show you.  She's called Lucky Clover Hair Clip and she's got a "big hair" DO going on, for sure!  LOL!  I love it!

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I colored her with my Copic markers, of course, then cut her out using my new-to-me Rectangle Stitched Mat die from Lil' Inker Designs.  I airbrushed the background using BG72 while the cardstock was still in the die.

My layout today is from this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #208:

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Be sure to check out all the inspiring creations from the design team using the new images here:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a fabulous weekend!!

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Birthday Wishes & a Surprise for me!

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Well, it's Wednesday and that means it's time for the latest and greatest Color Throwdown challenge!

But before I get to this week's challenge, let me tell you about my surprise this past Saturday.  I was at my Copic coloring class with the super-awesome Debbie Olson, when I looked up and who did I see at the very next table?  The adorable smiling face of our February Guest Designer, Nicole Nastali!   That was so cool!  She's so peppy and vibrant and super fun!  We just had to take a couple of photos:

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And the class was so great!  We colored faces and hair for a full 5 hours!  With all that practice, I surely learned something, right?  And I will be putting my new knowledge to the test very shortly!

But for now, let's get on to this week's Color Throwdown!  Monika is our hostess and she's chosen some vibrant summer colors for us to play with.  Just look at that gorgeous sunset/sunrise!

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I needed a birthday card for the end of the week, so I pulled out a new (to me) set from Technique Junkies called Pennant Set 4.  I flicked some So Saffron ink onto a piece of white cardstock, then cut it in half, adding a strip of black between it and the Tangerine Tango layer.

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I'm using this week's CAS(e) this Sketch #65 and I'm also entering this card into the Catered Crops Good Birthday Recipe Swap:

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The charcoal twine is attached in several places using tiny drops of Glossy Accents.

I hope you'll plan on joining us for the challenge this week.  We love seeing what you create!  Check out the inspiring designs from the rest of the team:

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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e Picks Challenge - an Altered Canvas Bag

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Hello there, everyone!

Please come on by the eclectic Paperie blog today to see what I made!!  See you there!

 

Lucky Clover Pixie

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Hello, there! 

It's time for another new release from A Day For Daisies.  You know it's getting close to March and thus St. Patrick's Day, so let's get a head start, shall we?  This new collection is all about Pixies and beautiful ladies and Clovers!  It's called Lucky Clovers.

And we're starting a new challenge (#90) over at the ADFD blog.  The challenge (oddly enough) is to USE GREEN!

So here's my card using the adorable Lucky Clover Pixie:

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I used this week's Seize the Sketch #14:

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We hope you'll play along with us in the USE GREEN challenge.  And be sure to check out the awesome inspiration from all the members of the design team here:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry

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Thanks so much for dropping by on your way to the weekend!  I'm attending a special Copics coloring class in Charlotte tomorrow taught by the incredible Debbie Olson!  I'm super excited and can't wait!!  Have a great one, y'all!

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Happy (for Mary) - Color Throwdown #280

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Happy hump day, y'all!  It's time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge and this week Melody is our hostess!  She's picked such a great color combo!

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I decided to go CAS to make a birthday card for my sister, Mary.  Today's her birthday! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR MARY!!

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When I was almost finished with the card I thought it might look a little on the masculine side using these colors, so I loaded it up with sequins!  Now that's better!

Be sure to check out all the beautiful creations from our design team here:

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And please play along with us!  You can get all the challenge details on the CTD blog.

Thanks for stopping in today!  I hope you have a great week!

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Happy Birthday to Gretchen!

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Hello, everyone!  Today is my daughter Gretchen's birthday and I wanted to share the card that I made for her.

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I used the new Feather Finery stamp set and dies from PTI.  This is such a beautiful set.  The inside of the card uses one of the sentiments - one I dearly love:

"You be the bird, I'll be the feather, we'll be the best of friends forever."

Such a perfect sentiment!

I used watercolor paper for the feather.  I pressed my Distress inks (listed below) onto my craft sheet, misted with some water, and laid the paper into the ink.  Then I dried it with my heat gun and white embossed it.

I also used the MOJO Monday 332 sketch:

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That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by to visit!  And ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR GRETCHEN!!

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Cute Delivery Fairy - February Club Kit Take 2

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Such a Cute Delivery Fairy!  And I believe she's delivering sunshine!  We sure need it here!  This is what our week looked like here in the Deep South:

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This card is for a very special person who I hope will love it! 

The image is part of the A Day For Daisies February Club Kit and it's AWESOME!  Lots of lovely, sweet fairies!

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I used my new Rays stencil from Tim Holtz and also my new TCW Mini Well Rounded stencil, both from eclectic Paperie to create my background.  The clouds are from Lil' Inker Designs and the great sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.  The clouds, the hearts, and the adorable fairy are all popped up on foam mounting tape, and I tied a length of Lemondrop twine around the card front and into a bow.

I'm entering this in the new CASE Study Challenge #178:

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Please be sure to check out all the beautiful designs from the rest of the team:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry

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And don't forget there's still time to play in Challenge #89 - Use a Big Heart over at the ADFD blog.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!  Thanks for coming by today!

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Love & Feathers - Color Throwdown #279

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Hey there, y'all!  It's time for another round of Color Throwdown!  Lori is our hostess this week and she's brought us an adorable inspiration photo, with a fun color combo.

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Yes, I'm STILL making some Valentine cards!  I'm using the Wonderful Words: Love die and the new Feather Finery stamp set and coordinating feather dies.

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The background was done by cutting a piece of acetate using the Hearts Cover Plate. I used this for a stencil and pressed some Versamark through it onto my white cardstock.  Then I covered it with clear embossing powder and heat embossed it.  I sponged some Pink Pirouette ink onto some of background.  Here's a better view:

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The feathers were also heat embossed:  the smaller feather with Versamark and clear embossing powder and the larger one with Pink Pirouette ink and clear embossing powder.  I don't know if you can tell but the rhinestone heart is red - that's my only red element on this card.

I'm entering this card in the Catered Crop for February to use hearts.

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Please try to take some time to play along with us this week!  We'd love to see your beautiful creations!  Take a look at the inspiration provided by our awesome design team:

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That's it for today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Love in Black & Gold

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It's been a long time since I just made a card to enter into a challenge.  But I really wanted to play in a CASE Study challenge this month, since Danielle Flanders is the muse.  I love her style!

This is the card chosen to be cased this month for the CASE Study Challenge #177:

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I made another Valentine card (I know, don't shoot me!).  But I love the idea of a Valentine in black, white and gold!

The background is clear embossed by pressing Versamark through my Mini Chevrons stencil and then embossing with clear embossing powder.

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I used 3 different washi tapes, some sequins, and some hearts from the Happy Hearts set embossed in gold.  I also stamped the love and arrows from the Oh Yeah stamp set in black and gold and popped it up on foam mounting tape. 

So that's it for today.  Thanks so much for your visit!  Please stop back by tomorrow for my sample for the latest Color Throwdown challenge.

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Lots of Love

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Hello everyone!  I thought I'd drop in briefly today to share a card I made for the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #151: Drop Shadow Die Cuts challenge.  I love doing this and thought I'd take this opportunity to make yet another Valentine's Day card.  I hope I'll be able to sell some of my "love" stash at work this week for the guys to give to their sweethearts!

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I used the Wonderful Words: Love stamp set along with the coordinating Love die.  As you can see, I used a few of the phrases and sprinkled them around the "LOVE" that was stamped in a light gray.  Then I layered on a gray die cut, topped with a 3-layer die cut in hot pink.

I also used one of the arrow dies from the Valentine Stitches die set and an arrow stamp from the Sketched Shapes set.  The hearts are the centers of the "O" of the "LOVE".

So that's it for me today.  Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look!

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