Splashes of Watercolor

Beautiful Heart - Color Throwdown #703

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Hello, everyone!  This week I'm hosting the Color Throwdown challenge and I'm excited to show you our colors and my card(s)!  Here is the color combo I've chosen: Powder Blue, Cream, and Kraft.

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My card for this challenge was based on these colors of course, but it, as well as another card I'll show you, were both also based on the most fabulous birthday card I received this month.  I'll show you that later as well.

For my CTD card I chose a beachy theme...surprise!!  

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It has lots of shimmer in real life.  Maybe you can catch some of it in this photo...

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I used a beautiful sentiment from the Picket Fence Fancy Daily Sentiments set.  The waves & sand lines were ink blended using die cut scraps from Simon Says Stamp Stitched Slopes & Hills.  I used Star Dust Stickles for the foam between the layers.

My next card does not adhere to the CTD challenge but it was also a beach themed birthday card made using Ellen Hutson's Everthing's Beachy stamps and dies.

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I wanted a little more definition for the foam of the waves here so I used Stickles Moon Dust Gel Glitter and some Liquid Pearls in white opal.  I've been obsessed with this look since I took a resin pouring class recently.

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But now for the star of the show, folks!  My sweet friend Nise sent me the most beautiful hand made card for my birthday.  She even did the gorgeous calligraphy in a shimmery ink!  It's my most favorite birthday card ever!

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A closer look at the shine and shimmer of this beauty!

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Fabulous, right??  It inspired me beyond measure!!  Thanks again, sweet friend! ❤️

Please try to play along with us this week folks!

Check out some more inspiration from the design team members here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Emily Henry, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

BEAUTIFUL HEART CARD

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PF Fancy Daily Sentiments Shop at: SSS | SB | SHOP	PF Fancy Daily Sentiment dies Shop at: SSS | SB | SHOP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	SSS Stitched Slopes & Hills Shop at: SSS
Distress ink - Antique Linen Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink - Speckled Egg Shop at: EH	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP
Black detail embossing powder Shop at: SSS	Cosmic Shimmer glue Shop at: EH | SSS	Scor-Tape 1/4 in tape Shop at: EH | SSS	Magic Mat cutting pad Shop at: SB
Maker Forte Gem Picker Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	SB Reverse Grip tweezers Shop at: SB
TE Blender Brushes Shop at: SHOP	Little Things Crystals Harmony Shop at: SSS | SHOP	Little Things Crystals Peachy Shop at: SSS | SHOP	Star Dust Stickles Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

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EVERYTHING'S BEACHY CARD

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EH Everything's Beachy Shop at: EH	EH A2 Piercing Plate Shop at: EH	EH Everything's Beachy dies Shop at: EH	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN
Distress ink - Cracked Pistachio Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink - Salvaged Patina Shop at: EH | SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB	Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS	Neenah Desert Storm cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP
Ranger Embossing Powder Clear Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Tape 1/4 in tape Shop at: EH | SSS	Magic Mat cutting pad Shop at: SB	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
SB Reverse Grip tweezers Shop at: SB	Liquid Pearls - White Opal Shop at: SSS	Stickles Moon Dust Glitter Gel Shop at: SSS	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

HB3 - Color Throwdown #702

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Hey, y'all!  It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge and this week our colors are Yellow, Aqua, Green, and Kraft.  What a great combo!

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I needed another birthday card and I just happened to have the negatives from other card die cuts using the Tim Holtz Bold Text #1 dies.  So here is the card I came up with:

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Please come on over to the CTD blog and join us!  Here is some great inspiration from our designers to get your creative juices flowing:

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 so much for stopping by today!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Stay Cool Shop at: EH	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Sizzix Thinlets - Bold Text #1 Shop at: SSS | SB | SHOP	Paper Studio Bright Textured 6 x 6 Shop at: SHOP
PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Cosmic Shimmer glue Shop at: EH | SSS	Scor-Tape 1/4 in tape Shop at: EH | SSS
Scor-Tape 1/8 in tape Shop at: SSS | SB	Magic Mat cutting pad Shop at: SB	Maker Forte Gem Picker Shop at: SHOP	SB Reverse Grip tweezers Shop at: SB
Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Stay Cool Popsicles - Color Throwdown #701

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Hello, people!!  It is once again time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our colors are Aqua, Yellow, Purple, and Coral.

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I love it!!

I needed a card for a sweet teenage girl so I thought these colors would work very well with the Stay Cool stamp set and dies from Ellen Hutson LLC. Who doesn't love popsicles in the hot summertime?!

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And don't you think the Spellbinders Optical Arches are just perfect for the background?

We hope you will be able to join us in the challenge this week.  Check out all the details at the CTD blog and here is a ton of inspiration for you 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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Thanks so much for dropping by!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Stay Cool Shop at: EH	EH A2 Piercing Plate Shop at: EH	EH Stay Cool dies Shop at: EH	Distress ink - Abandoned Coral Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink - Frayed Burlap Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink - Mustard Seed Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink - Peacock Feathers Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink - Squeezed Lemonade Shop at: EH | SSS
Distress ink - Tumbled Glass Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink - Wilted Violet Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Scor-Tape 1/4 in tape Shop at: EH | SSS
Scor-Tape 1/8 in tape Shop at: SSS | SB	Magic Mat cutting pad Shop at: SB	SB Optical Arches Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	SB Reverse Grip tweezers Shop at: SB
TE Blender Brushes Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Misti sticky mats Shop at: SSS	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Be Awesome Today - Color Throwdown #700

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Hello!  Can you believe that we have arrived at hosting our 700th Color Throwdown challenge??!!  Pretty awesome, huh?  What's even harder to believe is that I've been on the team for that long!!!  Y'all must be really tired of me by now!!! (I hope not!)

Here are the colors for this week:  Yellow, Orange, Kraft, and Brown.

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I really do love this combo even if I had to think long and hard about how to use it!  Finally I came up with an idea using the Sizzix Tim Holtz Funky Cactus dies, along with the Ellen Hutson A2 Piercing Plate and Simon Says Stamp Stitched Slopes and Hills.  Everything came together nicely when I topped it off with the Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker.  A birthday card for the best son-in-law ever because he's awesome every day!

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I'm so glad he loved it too!

I'm also entering this card into the SSSIGChallenge on Instagram - to Create a Scene.

Now it's time for y'all to play along with us!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and all the inspiration here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Hermien Vaessen, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH A2 Piercing Plate Shop at: EH	Funky Cactus Shop at: SSS | SB | SHOP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	SSS Stitched Slopes & Hills Shop at: SSS
Paper Studio Bright Textured 6 x 6 Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Cosmic Shimmer glue Shop at: EH | SSS	Scor-Tape 1/4 in tape Shop at: EH | SSS
Scor-Tape 1/8 in tape Shop at: SSS | SB	Magic Mat cutting pad Shop at: SB	Maker Forte Gem Picker Shop at: SHOP	SB Reverse Grip tweezers Shop at: SB
TH Small Talk Stickers Shop at: SSS	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	Misti sticky mats Shop at: SSS
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS