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Sock Monkey Birthday - Color Throwdown #408

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Hello, my friends!

It’s Wednesday again and time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  Lynn is our hostess with the mostess and she’s chosen a perfect primary color combo to help celebrate Back to School time – red, yellow, green, and blue!

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I think primary colors are just perfect for a toddler’s birthday card; so that’s what I made, with a certain darling little 2 year old girl in mind.  I used the new Sock Monkey Surprise stamp set and matching dies from the Essentials by Ellen line designed by Julie Ebersole. 

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We would absolutely LOVE for you to play along with us this week!  Check out all the details at the CTD blog and also visit with our awesome designers here:

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Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Wanda Guess, August 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Agnieszka Danek-Wisniak

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I want to especially thank the fabulous Wanda Guess for being our August Guest Designer and a wonderful inspiration!

That’s it for me today!

We’re starting back up with The Challenge this week!  We’re moving to Saturdays now so be sure to come back then!

Thanks for dropping by!

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It's a Jungle - Color Throwdown #407

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Happy Wednesday to you all!  Are you ready for the latest Color Throwdown challenge?  The oh-so-talented Lori is our hostess and I just adore the fresh and bright color combo she chose:  Lime green, Teal, and Yellow!

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I couldn’t wait to play with my new Tropics stamp set from PTI and thought these colors would work so well with it!  This also seemed like a perfect combo to use for another male birthday card!

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I simply stamped the leaves randomly in several Distress ink colors around the edges.  Then I stamped the sentiment in black and added a black frame die cut with the awesome new All Framed Up Confetti Cuts from Reverse Confetti.  I just had to add three little sequins down in the bottom right corner for a little oomph!

Now it’s time for you to play along with us.  Link up your paper crafted creation at the bottom of this weeks post over at the CTD blog.  I can’t wait to see what you create!

Please take some time to visit with and leave some love for my very talented fellow designers here:

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Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Wanda Guess, August 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Karen Davis

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Thank you SO much for stopping by today!

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Enjoy Today! - Color Throwdown #406

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Ok, peeps!  It’s time for the latest edition of the Color Throwdown challenge!  Are you as ready as I am?

Lisa is our super-duper, talented hostess and here are the colors she’s chosen: Orange, Green, Pale Pink and White.

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What a wonderful combo!

I pulled out my new-to-me Pineapples A Plenty from Reverse Confetti and created  a birthday card for a male friend of mine.  And yes, I used a touch of pale pink on a card for a male!

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I stamped a border of the pineapple top using PTI Classic Kraft ink and dotting my wet paintbrush on the stamp before pressing it to the paper.  I die cut the pineapple and its top and then stamped them using Distress inks, also wetting them before stamping.  Of course then I needed to go back over the “Enjoy Today” with my white gel pen, but that was easy peasy.

There was a little too much white space for me so I took a very old linen background stamp from SU and stamped it in the kraft ink.  Then I popped up my pineapple on foam mounting tape and tied on some kraft colored twine.  I just adore that the sentiment is “built in”!!!

For my layout I used this week’s CAS(E) this Sketch #185:

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Now it’s your turn to join us for the CTD challenge!  Pop on over to the CTD blog and check out the details.  Also be sure to visit with all the designers to see their amazing creations!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Wanda Guess, August 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Penny Ward

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Late Summer 2016 Essentials by Ellen Release Blog Hop

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Hello, and welcome to the Late Summer 2016 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today!

And, yay!!! I also get to give away an Essentials by Ellen stamp set!  The winner may chose ANY Essentials by Ellen brand stamp set  (Maximum value $25 USD) currently in stock at Ellen Hutson.com  To enter my giveaway, please leave a comment on today’s post  by Tuesday, August 23rd!

There is also a crazy good Grand Giveaway in the CLASSroom! To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, also by Tuesday, August 23rd

ALL winners will be announced at the CLASSroom on Friday, August 26th! Please check there on that date to see if you are a winner and for further details on claiming your prize!

You should have arrived at my blog from Sharon Harnist’s blog.

If you get lost along the hop, please visit the CLASSroom blog for a complete list of all the designers.

Now how about my creations for today?! I’m so excited to show you!  First up, I’ve used Mondo Peony stamp set and the matching dies along with a sentiment from the Lovely stamp set to create this framed encouragement that now sits above my craft table.  I smile every time I see it!

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The beautiful peony was stamped and die cut 3 times.  I colored each one with my Clean Color pens and then hand cut a few of the petals from 2 of them to pop up over the full image.  I did the same with one set of leaves.  The background was all stamped and colored with Distress inks.  The beautiful, encouraging sentiment was stamped and heat embossed; then I added some flicks of color as well as a few drops of Glossy Accents.  

Up next is a fun card I created using Silver Linings designer dies, along with a sentiment from the Warm Fuzzies stamp set.

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This card was created from 2 panels of watercolor paper that were used to soak up mixtures of Color Burst and water from my craft sheet.  The teal panel had been white embossed by first smooshing Versamark through an acrylic stencil I created using the raindrops die.  The orange/yellow panel was cut/embossed using the 2 sun rays dies.  Then I die cut a cloud  and stamped the sentiment on it.  I just love the teal/orange color combo!

So there you have it!  Don't forget to leave a comment to win!

Now it’s time for your next stop on the blog hop ---> Nichol Magouirk

Happy hoppin’ and have fun!

EH VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black	EH ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker, Set of 48	EH Ranger Tim Holtz Water Brush, Detailer/Fine Brush Nib	EH Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Worn Lipstick
EH Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Twisted Citron	EH Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Shabby Shutters	EH Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Crushed Olive	EH Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Tumbled Glass
EH Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Peacock Feathers	EH Ranger Mini Mister, Individual	EH Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet	EH Ranger Embossing Powder, Clear
EH Ranger Heat It Craft Tool	EH Scotch Double-Sided Foam Mounting Tape	EH High Tack Double-Sided Tape, 1/8"	EH Ranger Accents, Glossy
EH Sizzix Big Shot White & Gray

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New Power Poppy digital set - Pure Prairie Bouquet

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Hey, y’all!  It’s finally the 15th of the month and that means a brand new digital stamp set from the genius of Marcella Hawley at Power Poppy.  And this one is absolutely awesome!  Take a peek:

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And Marcy was kind enough to also give us a KEY to the flowers included in this bouquet.  Just in case you’re a purist. 

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Evidently, I’m not!  Ha!  I colored the flowers with whatever color that moved me.  I was particularly inspired by a photograph that Marcy posted on Instagram about a month ago.  Such beautiful, vibrant colors!

So here’s my card:

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This is so much fun to color, y’all!  Be sure to check out all the gorgeous creations from our fabulous Instant Gardeners:

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

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Did you notice that we’ve gained a new Instant Gardener – Jessie Banks!  Be sure to make her feel welcome!

Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 16) the Power Poppy Bloom Brigade will start the previews for the August clear release  - the Nature & Nurture Collection.  I can’t wait to see all that goodness!

This awesome set is available now at the Power Poppy shop!  Happy shopping!!

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Get Well Wishes - Color Throwdown #405

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Hello and happy Wednesday, folks!

It’s time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  Jodi is our wonderfully talented hostess and she has a fun combo for us -  Green, Yellow, and Aqua!

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Happy, happy colors!  I needed a get well card to cheer someone up, and thought a floral image would work with that theme and these colors.

Here’s what I came up with:

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After I stamped the leaves onto the watercolor paper and painted them with my Kuretake Clean Color markers, I painted the background with Distress inks.

The flower and stem were stamped onto Copic X-Press it paper and colored with my Copic markers, then die cut and popped up on foam mounting tape.  I stamped the sentiment from the super versatile WPlus9 That Is All set in black ink and highlighted the edges with a white gel pen to help it stand out better.

Now it’s your turn to play along with us using these fun colors!  Link up your creation to today’s post over at the CTD blog.  And be sure to check out the awesomeness that the design team has created for your inspiration:

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Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Wanda Guess, August 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is: Cheryl Espie

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Thank you all so much for dropping by!

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Beachy Birthday Wishes - Color Throwdown #404

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Hello there, people!  It’s that time again – Color Throwdown challenge time!  This week our hostess is the mega-talented Amy Rohl, and she has the most perfect beachy color palette for us to play with!

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So you KNOW I created a beachy card, mimicking the inspiration photo.  Only I used a surfer boy instead of the cute puppy, since this was a birthday card for my just-turned 10 grandson, Miles.

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The cute little guy (Zeke from Rubbernecker) was stamped and then colored with my Copic markers.  Then I masked him and used my Copic airbrush system to create the sand, beach, and sky.  I also added a little texture to the water using a white gel pen and some hexagonal glitter.

The sentiment is from the WPlus9 That is All stamp set.

Now it’s time for you to play along with us!  Check out all the challenge details at the CTD blog.  And here are links to all the fabulous creations from the design team:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Wanda Guess, August 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is: Ted Mattos

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I’m so excited that my friend Wanda Guess is our August Guest Designer.  I’m sure you all know who she is!  Please help us welcome her for the month!

Now I’ll leave you with a photo from last week of Miles and his sister Molly posing on the beach at sunset!  Maybe they will grow up to be dancers like their Mom!

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Thank you so much for coming by today!

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