Splashes of Watercolor

Power Poppy Hummingbird

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I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the hummingbirds to come back for the Spring/Summer season!  I'm also ready for all the beautiful bright flowers of the season!

To hopefully hurry things along, I decided to water color a gorgeous little hummingbird from the Power Poppy Trumpet Vine Visitor stamp set and put him on a water colored background.

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This card is already on it's way to a sweet someone who is recovering from surgery.  I hope it brightens her day!

Head on over to the Power Poppy blog to see which of the other Bloom Brigade designers have creations to share today!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a beautiful weekend!

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PP Trumpet Vine Visitor Shop at: PP	WPlus9 Hand Lettered Hello Shop at: SSS | SHOP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	WPlus9 Hand Lettered Hello Die Shop at: SSS
Distress ink pad Cracked Pistachio Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Evergreen Bough Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Mermaid Lagoon Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Picked Raspberry Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Seedless Preserves Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Spiced Marmalade Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Hydrangea Thinking of You - Color Throwdown #631

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Are you ready to dive into a brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  Well, I am!  This week our generic color combo is Turquoise, Pink, Rust, and Magenta. What a great color palette to work with!

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For a change I actually went with a floral theme!  And the Ellen Hutson Mondo Hydrangea worked out perfectly for me!

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It was super easy to watercolor using the turquoise color as a base and adding in touches of the pink, rust, and magenta. I love big and bold designs!

Are you ready to join in the Color Throwdown challenge with us?  Just head on over to the CTD blog for details and for links to all the great inspiration from the designers, just look here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler(on a break)

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks so much for dropping by today!

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EH Mondo Hydrangea Shop at: EH	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Distress ink pad Broken China Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Fired Brick Shop at: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Iced Spruce Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Picked Raspberry Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Worn Lipstick Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB	Neenah Desert Storm cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP
Ranger Embossing Powder Clear Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP
MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Power Poppy Wildflower Mini

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Happy Friday, everyone!

Today I have a cheerful "I can't wait for Spring" card to share with you.  I adore this Wildflower Mini digital stamp set from Power Poppy, and it really makes me smile on these dreary rainy days/weeks we've been having in the Southeast.

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I colored the image with my Copic markers and attached the trimmed image to a panel of lavender cardstock.  I then ran the panel through my Big Shot to die cut both layers with my Wonky Rectangles dies from Simon Says Stamp.  I added a bit of silver twine and popped it all up on my card base with some foam mounting tape. (All supplies are linked in the list at the bottom of the post.)

You can visit the Power Poppy blog to see what other members of the Bloom Brigade have to share with you today.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Affiliate links are used

PP Spring Border One Shop at: PP	PP Wildflower Mini Shop at: PP	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS
X-Press It Blending CS Shop at: EH | SSS	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Love you - Color Throwdown #630

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It's Wednesday again and time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our generic colors are Blush, Sage Green, and Gold.

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What a gorgeous inspiration photo and what a beautiful color palette!  I love it!

Now...imagine my dilemma...I needed a masculine birthday card, and I thought these colors just screamed femininity!!  But I persevered, and I think I did a decent job.  Maybe adding the woodgrain background finally convinced me!

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And even if it still looks fairly feminine, if you state "love you.", it's got to count for something, right?

That stag head is gold embossed and there is a tiny washi tape line of gold xoxoxoxo's.

Now it's your turn to play along in the challenge.  Details are at the CTD blog, and here are some inspiration creations for your viewing pleasure:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler(on a break)

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

Affiliate links are used

TT You Aren't Normal Shop at: EH	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Distress ink pad Bundled Sage Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
Versamark ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Embossing Powder Clear Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
SSS Ultra Fine Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	PTI Woodgrain Impression Plate Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Valentine Love Puppies

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I know this is a couple of days early, but I wanted to wish you all a wonderful and happy Valentine's Day!

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I fell in love with these Love Puppies from Graciellie Designs immediately!  And that sentiment!!  It's from the Love, Love, Love digital stamp set.  What a perfect combination!!

Happy, happy day, y'all!

Affiliate links are used

Graciellie Love Love Love digis Shop at: SHOP	Graciellie Love Puppies digis Shop at: SHOP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Distress ink pad Antique Linen Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Black Soot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Pumice Stone Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Tumbled Glass Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB	ZIG Clean Color Brush set (48) Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Valentine Wood Hearts - Color Throwdown #629

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Happy Wednesday!  We are fast approaching Valentine's Day....it's this Sunday, y'all!

Vickie is our hostess this week at the Color Throwdown and the generic colors she's chosen for us to play with are Red, Pink, Black, and White.

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Great combo for Valentines, right?  That's what I thought, so I printed out some super cool "wooden" hearts from the Love, Love, Love digital stamp set by Graciellie Designs and colored them up with my Copic markers.  I made 4 cards all together - 1 for my granddaughter (it's the pink girly one!), and 3 for my grandsons (in more woodsy brown tones, opting to use brown as an additional neutral).

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I'm really happy with how they turned out!

Are you ready for Valentine's Day?  Here's your opportunity to rustle up a couple of cards to send out to your sweethearts!  Just head on over to the CTD blog for the details.  And be sure to check out all the great inspiration from the designers:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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These cards just happen to be perfect to enter in The Card Concept #148 {Sweetheart Sweets} challenge.

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

 

Affiliate links are used

Graciellie Love Love Love digis Shop at: SHOP	RC All Framed Up Confetti cuts Shop at: SHOP	Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS	X-Press It Blending CS Shop at: EH | SSS
PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Love You - Color Throwdown 628

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Hello and happy Wednesday once again! This week our color palette at the Color Throwdown is soft and sweet!  The generic colors are Pink, Lavender, Yellow, and Mint Green.

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I took my cue for my creation from the variety of softly colored Valentine heart cookies in the inspiration photo.  My Stacked Hearts die from Simon Says Stamp was the perfect tool to create a similar likeness on my card.

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The LOVE die and the YOU stamp are both from Papertrey Ink.  The stamp set is retired but the die is still available (link in supplies list at the end of the post).  To add a little sparkle I used Star Dust Stickles on the sentiment die cut and on 3 of the white hearts.

Please come on by the CTD blog to get all the details for the challenge, and please check out all the lovely designs from the designers here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks for dropping by!

Affiliate links are used

PTI Wonderful Words: Love die Shop at: SHOP	SSS Stacked Hearts die Shop at: SSS	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS
X-Press It Blending CS Shop at: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Star Dust Stickles Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS