Splashes of Watercolor

Best Friends Forever - Color Throwdown 482

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Guess what!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge.  Barbara is our hostess and here is the soft and sweet palette she’s chosen for us:  Pink, Gray, and Kraft

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I couldn’t wait to play with my brand new Mosaic Turnabout from Concord and 9th.  This stamp is awesome!  And so much fun to play with.  And look how great it looks as a background for 2 of my favorite little animal buddies from the Simon Says Stamp Best Friends stamp set.

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I love how this turned out!

We would love to see what you make using this color combo!  Come play at the CTD blog, but be sure to check out all the amazing creations from the design team first.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Claire Apostoloff, February 2018 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for coming by today!  I hope you enjoy the rest of your week!

SUPPLIES:

 

Concord & 9th Mosaic Turnabout stamp set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	SSS Best Friends Shop here: SSS	SSS Stitched Circles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Spun Sugar Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Worn Lipstick Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Memento Gray Flannel ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Versafine Smokey Gray ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP
SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Jumbo Dauber sponge applicator Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Keeping Christmas - February 2018

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This year, on the 25th of each month, several of the former The Challenge players are joining Kelly Lunceford at her blog for a Keeping Christmas blog hop.  We hope to inspire you a little into getting a start on your 2018 Christmas cards.

I’m trying to keep my cards pretty simple (easy to make multiples of), as well as eye-catching.

This month I decided to use my WPlus9 Snowflake Backdrops stamp set.  The largest stamp has a solid background so that when you stamp it, the snowflakes remain white (or the color of the cardstock).  This makes it very simple to make multiple larger images with no coloring.

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I used 3 different Distress inks (listed in the supplies section) smooshed directly onto the stamp, which was then misted and stamped onto the cardstock.  Then all I had to do was let them dry, add some Star Dust stickles to one of the snowflakes, and assemble the card.

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I hope you like it and I hope I’ve inspired you just a little to play around with some of your Christmas stamps!

Please take this opportunity to view all of the other inspiration created by the Keeping Christmas team by continuing along the blog hop:

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Kelly Lunceford

Lesley Croghan

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe - that's me!

Claire Broadwater

Julee Tilman

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

 Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

WPlus9 Snowflake Backdrops stamp set Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Dusty Concord Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Salty Ocean Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Tumbled Glass Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Strathmore Mixed Media paper Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Tonic craft scissors Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Stickles - Star Dust Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Forever Friend - Color Throwdown #481

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Hello, everybody!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our hostess is Amy Rysavy and the great color combo she chose for us is Light Purple, Dark Purple, Beige, and Brown.

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I had fun with this one!  I used the awesome Flora & Fauna Winter Woodland stamp set again.  I can’t seem to get enough of these adorable images!

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After I water colored a panel of Distress watercolor paper and let it dry,  I stamped the glass jar, the little bird,   and the mushrooms and painted them.  The little deer was stamped, painted, fussy-cut and popped up on foam tape.  I LOVE the sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Handwritten Love set with these images too!

Now it’s your turn to play along with us!  I can’t wait to see how you use these colors!

Please be sure to visit with each of the designers to see their great creations!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Claire Apostoloff, February 2018 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

Flora & Fauna Winter Woodland Shop here: EH | SSS	SSS Handwritten Love Shop here: SSS	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Ground Espresso Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Milled Lavender Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Old Paper Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Scattered Straw Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Seedless Preserves Shop here: EH | SSS	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Acetate sheets Shop here: SSS	PTI Kraft cardstock Shop here: SHOP	White gel pens Shop here: SSS	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Heart Abloom - a brand new Power Poppy digital stamp set

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This brand new Heart Abloom digital stamp set from Power Poppy is absolutely gorgeous, y’all!

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Here’s what Marcy has to say about it:

A tapestry of spring flowers fill a large, lush heart shape in this Color Story adventure! The flowers for this heart were expressly chosen for scene to celebrate yellows, greens, blues and purples. We have Daffodils and Narcissus, Trout Lilies, a myriad of single and double  Hellebores, Trout Lilies, and then the surprise guest: Blueberries! Now, here’s the thing. Blueberries ripening on the vine start out a very pale greenish-white. The same stem can have a multitude of shades in white, pink, chartreuse, light and dark blue. Hellebores also are cross-pollinated to create loads of color combinations. So, whether you take this Color Story into cool territory with green, blue, deep purple, and white, or something warmer with blushes, yellows, and peachy tones, you are pretty much going to end up with a masterpiece!

I knew I wouldn’t have time to color up the fabulous heart of beautiful blossoms, but the Hellebores was really calling my name!

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I kept the card simple to show off the bloom!  And I used the Color Throwdown colors for this week!

Head on over to the Power Poppy blog to see all the details of this beautiful new set! And to check out what the other Instant Gardeners have created to inspire you!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

PTI What the Doodle Feather Shop here: SHOP	PTI Edgers 2 dies Shop here: SHOP	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS
X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	White gel pens Shop here: SSS	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP
Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Thinking of You - Color Throwdown #480

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Hello, everyone!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our lovely teammate Wanda has a beautiful combo of Spring colors for us to play with: Lilac, Green, Gray, and White.

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Gotta love beautiful flowers when it seems like winter’s been here forever!

Sadly I needed a few sympathy cards this week, so I used our color palette to create one of them.

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I used Distress inks Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron to create the watercolor background.  Then I stamped the Layered Doilies image from Technique Junkies in SU Orchid Opulence.  (I still LOVE that color!)  The sentiment and heart are from the SSS Thoughtful Messages stamp set and are stamped in Versafine Smokey Gray.

Now it’s time for you to play along!  Join us at the CTD blog to see all the details for the challenge and also visit with the team members to check out the beautiful inspiration they have for you this week.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Claire Apostoloff, February 2018 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

SUPPLIES:

 

SSS Thoughtful Messages Shop here: SSS	Technique Junkies Layered Doilies Shop here: SHOP	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Mowed Lawn Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Smokey Gray ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP
WPlus9 Dove Grey cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Nuvo Crystal Drops - Sweet Lilac Gloss Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Twinery - Lilac Shop here: SHOP
Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Blossoming Cherry - Color Throwdown #479

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We have some super fun Valentines colors for you at the Color Throwdown this week, thanks to Miss Vickie !   Red, Pink, and Gray.

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Power Poppy has a brand new digital image released on Monday called Blossoming Cherry, and it’s perfect to use with our colors!  It also comes with 3 wonderful sentiments.

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I water colored my blossoming cherry branch  with Distress inks and splattered the background with some Hickory Smoke ink.  Then I added some Nuvo Crystal Drops in Carnation Pink.

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We would love for you to play along with us at the Color Throwdown.  Come on over!  And please check out the wonderful creations from the designers:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Claire Apostoloff, February 2018 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

Power Poppy Blossoming Cherry Shop here: PP	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Festive Berries Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Worn Lipstick Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP
White gel pens Shop here: SSS	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS	Nuvo Crystal Drops - Carnation Pink Gloss Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB