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Rustic Happy Birthday - Color Throwdown #399

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Hi there, friends!

Is it really Wednesday again already?  And how in the heck did June fly right past me???  Geez!!

Here are the great new colors for this week’s Color Throwdown challenge (Chocolate, Pale Yellow, Red and Kraft):

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Love that yummy inspiration!

I have no idea why I went with a “rustic” look on this card.  It just felt right, I guess!

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I used the new-to-me Sketch Ranunculus from Simon Says Stamp.  LOVE it!  I stamped it in Soft Suede ink and then colored it in and shaded it lightly with my Copic markers.

It’s a simple birthday card that I think could be used for either a male or female.

Now it’s your turn to try your hand with these colors!  Check out all the challenge details at the CTD blog and try to play along!  You know you want to!!

Here are the links to all the designers beautiful creations:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kara Vrabel, June 2016 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping in today!  Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!

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New Power Poppy release!

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Hello, everyone, and happy Friday!

I'm popping in to let you know that there's a fabulous new release coming to Power Poppy!  The sneak peeks start today over at the Power Poppy blog!

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This is a SEVEN-SET release, and it's being called the Midsummer Stunner! 

I know I can't wait!!

Go take a look!  And be sure to have a great weekend!

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Flippin' Happy Birthday! - Color Throwdown #398

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Hey, crafty friends!  It’s officially summertime!!!  I am so stoked for my favorite season and I can’t wait to make my way down to the beach!

In the meantime, let’s get crafty with a brand new color combo from Lynn for the Color Throwdown – Red Raspberry, Hot Pink, Lime Green, and Yellow!

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My card today is for one of the many, many summer birthdays in my family, using the PTI set Flipping Out.

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Everything is water-colored using Distress inks, for a super easy and fun card!

Now it’s your turn to join in on the fun!  Check out all the details at the CTD blog and be sure to visit with each of our super-talented DT members to see their awesome creations!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kara Vrabel, June 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Vicki Finger

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Thanks so much for dropping by today!

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Rose and Chamomile - a new Power Poppy digital stamp set

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Hello, all you Power Poppy fans!  I’m so excited for you to see Marcella Hawley’s  fabulous new digital image!  This is gorgeous, folks!

Here is Rose and Chamomile:

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Just beautiful!  I absolutely adore this rose, and I think the rosehips and chamomile are perfect accents!

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to watercolor or Copic color this image…so I did both!  The rose is colored with my Copic markers but the rest of the flowers and leaves are water colored with Kuretake Zig Clean Color pens.  I was able to do this on the dry PTI Stampers Select cardstock because of its thickness and absorbency.  None of the colors ran.

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I used this week’s Pals Paper Arts #PPA304 sketch:

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Now you absolutely have to visit with the rest of the Instant Gardeners to see their elegant and fantastic creations!  We have a brand new Gardener too – Nancy Sheads of Rowhouse Greetings!  Please visit with her to see her amazing creations and to make her feel welcome!

 

• Jennifer Dove
• Barb Walker
• Broni Holcombe (That's me!)
• Cheryl Scrivens
• Debbie Olson
• Nancy Sheads
• Rhea Weigands

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That’s it for me today!  Thanks for dropping by and enjoy the rest of your week!

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Pineapple Birthday - Color Throwdown #397

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Hello there, friends!  Here it is Wednesday again and time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!

Lori is our hostess this week and I love her down-to-earth summer colors of kraft, yellow, and green!

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What a perfect summer bag!

I decided to stay pretty darn close to the inspiration photo by using a kraft background and a pineapple on my card.

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Since I have loads of family birthdays coming up in July – 9 to be exact – most of the cards I’m making now are in that theme.  I used the PTI One Liners Happy die paired with a Dymo tape “birthday” for the sentiment.

My layout is from this week's CAS(E) This Sketch #176:

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We’d love to see what you come up with using this color combo!  Link up at the CTD blog!

Now it’s time to check out what our amazing designers have in store for you:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kara Vrabel, June 2016 Guest Designer

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Happily Ever After - Color Throwdown #396

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Hey, everyone, and happy Hump Day!!

It’s time for another awesome color combo from the Color Throwdown and I bet y’all are just as excited as I am!  I love this combo of Peach, Raspberry, Plum and White from Lisa:

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I was in need of a wedding card this past weekend and I thought these colors would work wonderfully!  So here’s what I came up with:

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Of course the background is water colored!  I used my Distress inks in Dried Marigold, Picked Raspberry, and Wilted Violet.  I used the same inks to stamp the feather.  The sentiment was stamped in Brilliance Gold ink and also heat embossed using gold embossing powder.  To finish off the card I splattered it with Heidi Swapp Gold Lame Color Shine.

Now it’s your turn!  Link up your creation using these colors to today’s post over at the CTD blog.  And be sure to visit with the DT to see their amazing paper-crafted pretties!!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kara Vrabel, June 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Rosemary Dennis

 

Thanks for stopping by!

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Party Dog!! - Color Throwdown #395

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Hey there, y’all!  Can you believe it’s already June???

Are you ready for the latest Color Throwdown challenge??  You all really rocked it this last week and I can’t wait to see what you’ll do with this new palette:

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Isn’t that great?  Jodi chose a fun earthy combo for us!

I thought I’d make another masculine card to add to my birthday stash and decided to use this pleasantly plump and adorable Party Dog from Rubbernecker!

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The little guy was stamped on X-Press It paper and colored with Copic markers.  Then I cut him out and popped him up on my water-colored background.  That was done with Peerless watercolors.  The sentiment is from That is All from WPlus9.  (Yes, I used it yet again!)

Now it’s your turn.  Check out all the details at the Color Throwdown and please visit with each of our wonderful design team members:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kara Vrabel, June 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Kathy Schweinfurth

We have a new Guest Designer this month - Kara Vrabel!  Please make her feel welcome!!

Thank you so very much for dropping by!!  Enjoy the rest of your week.

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