Splashes of Watercolor

Favorite Birthday Bird - Color Throwdown #537

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Happy Wednesday!  It’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge, and this week our hostess is Lori.  She’s chosen a really great color palette for us – Purple, Yellow, Green, and Gray.  So versatile!

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Have I told you lately how much I love this Bird with Feathers from Rubbernecker?  I think he’s my favorite, go-to birthday card character.  That expression!!

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I haven’t used a stencil in a while so I pulled out this Mini Numbers Collage one from TCW.  I taped it over a piece of Distress watercolor paper and sponged on some Hickory Smoke distress ink.  Then I spritzed it good with my Distress sprayer and let it dry.  The bird is colored with my Copic markers and popped up on foam mounting tape.  The sentiment is heat embossed using Versafine onyx black ink and clear embossing powder.  The ribbon is May Arts and it’s from the Ellen Hutson shop.

Now we would love to see what you’ll do with these colors!  Get the details at the CTD blog and please be sure to visit with each of the designers here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Lee Ann Barrett - April 2019 Guest Designer

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Be sure to stop by and welcome our new April Guest Designer, my friend, Lee Ann Barrett!!

Thanks so much for dropping by!

RN Bird with Feathers Shop here: RN	RN Happy Birthday Shop here: RN	RN Bird with Feathers Die Cut Shop here: RN	Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS
X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Jumbo Dauber sponge applicator Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger Heat-It tool Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Embossing Powder Clear Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP
MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Cupcake Kinda Day - Color Throwdown #534

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Good Wednesday morning, everyone!  Today’s Color Throwdown challenge is brought to us by the oh-so-talented Amy Rohl.  Here are the generic colors:  Light Blue, Brown, and Orange.

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I needed a masculine birthday card and the darling bear from the All Inside stamp set from the Essentials by Ellen stamp line is always a perfect choice for that.

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I airbrushed a background and colored my bear with my Copic markers, then used a paper towel and some Colorless Blending Solution to make the bear “fluffy”!

This qualifies my card for the Addicted to CAS Challenge #154 – Fluffy:

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Now it’s your turn to play along with the Color Throwdown challenge!  Please check out all the details at the CTD blog.  We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Here are links to the DT members for some awesome inspiration:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kelly Schirmer - March 2019 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by today!

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(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

Essentials by Ellen All Inside stamp set Shop here: EH	Essentials by Ellen Bear Ware stamp set Shop here: EH	Essentials by Ellen Warm Fuzzies stamp set Shop here: EH	Essentials by Ellen All Inside dies Shop here: EH
Essentials by Ellen Bear Ware dies Shop here: EH	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Copic Colorless Blender Solution 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
Nuvo Jewel Drops - Sea Breeze Shop here: SSS | SB	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Surfer Zeke - Color Throwdown #532

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Hello and happy Wednesday!  Today our Color Throwdown challenge is hosted by Barbara and her inspiration photo and color combo are really beautiful!  The colors are Coral, Blue, Green, and Kraft.

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I just had to use my favorite little surfer guy Zeke from Rubbernecker and create a beach scene with these great colors.

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I used the “smooshing” method to create the water colored background to mimic the sky in the inspiration photo, with a sandy beach below.  Zeke was colored with my Copic markers.

Now it’s your turn to create something and share it with us at the CTD blog!  Also be sure to check out all the beautiful inspiration 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

Leigh O'Brien - February 2019 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by today!

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RN Happy Birthday Shop here: RN	RN Zeke Shop here: RN	Distress ink pad Abandoned Coral Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Blueprint Sketch Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS	Acetate sheets Shop here: SSS
Neenah Desert Storm cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP
MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Clover & Pansies - a new Power Poppy digital stamp

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It’s time for this month’s brand new Power Poppy digital image release – Clover & Pansies.  And it’s beautiful!

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This is what Marcy says about this new image:

The third installment of our Café au Last bowl bouquets overflows with spring favorites. Four-leaf Clovers and their pom-pom-like flowers, Pansies in a variety of sizes and patterns, and sprigs of Forget-Me-Nots make for a rich look. Color your clovers in shades of green for St. Patrick's Day, or go for the more unique dark purples and pinks with contrasting stripes. The symbolism of the botanicals in this bouquet convey good luck, love and remembrance.

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I wanted to keep the image large to use it for 2 separate cards.  I printed it on x-Press It paper, then colored it up using my Copic markers.

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In order to use the image for 2 cards, I cut it right down the middle.  Gulp!  Believe me, that was hard to do after I’d spent so much time coloring it!  This is how the cards turned out:

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The cut, colored image panels are popped up on foam mounting tape.

This new image is now available at the Power Poppy store and you can go to the Power Poppy blog to see the list of designers posting a creation using this awesome new image!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Power Poppy Clover & Pansies Shop here: PP	SSS Handwritten Love Shop here: SSS	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	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	Nuvo Crystal Drops - Sweet Lilac Gloss Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Dog with Big Eyes - Color Throwdown #531

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Hello and happy Wednesday!

It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge, folks!  Amy Rysavy is our hostess and here is the great color palette she’s chosen:  Rust, Purple, Gray, and White.

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And here is my card using the Rubbernecker Dog with Big Eyes for a friend’s birthday.

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The pup was water colored and die cut using the matching die.  A really simple but fun card!

We’d love for you to play along!  Check out all the details at the CTD blog.

Here is a link to each of the DT members’ blogs:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Leigh O'Brien - February 2019 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

RN Dog with Big Eyes Shop here: RN	RN Happy Birthday Shop here: RN	RN Dog with Big Eyes Die Shop here: RN	Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Rusty Hinge Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wild Honey Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Nuvo Crystal Drops - Sweet Lilac Gloss Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger Enamel Accents, Black & White Shop here: EH | SSS	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Narwhal Brrrthday - Color Throwdown #526

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Happy Wednesday to you all!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge.  This week our hostess is Lisa and she’s chosen a great winter color combo for us to play with: Aqua, Blue, and White.

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I needed a birthday card for my nephew and he loves narwhals, so…..

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I used the Arctic Pals stamp set from the Essentials by Ellen line, and the PTI Waves Die Cover plate for my background.  I added some Glossy Accents for some shine, but then decided I needed more sparkle so I added some Star Dust Stickles too.

We would love for you to join us!  Check out all the details at the CTD blog and be sure to visit with each of the DT members for some great inspiration.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Vicki Finger - January 2019 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

EH Arctic Pals stamp set Shop here: EH	PTI Waves Die Cover Plate Shop here: SHOP	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Glossy Accents Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger Stickles - Star Dust Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Deer Family Birthday - Color Throwdown #520

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Good Wednesday morning!  It’s time for the latest and greatest Color Throwdown challenge.  Here are the generic values for this week’s colors:  Green, Kraft, Brown, and Cream.

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I needed a couple of masculine birthday cards and the Deer Family Die Cut from Rubbernecker Stamps was perfect!  I used it along with the Watercolor Forest and a vertical sentiment from the Happy Birthday stamp set.

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I die cut the deer from both brown and kraft cardstock and sponged the edges of the lighter colored deer with some brown ink.  For the background I smooshed 3 Distress inks (light blue, green, and brown) onto a flexible piece of acrylic and spritzed it with water.  I applied it to a piece of water color paper and allowed it to dry, then cut it in half so that I could make 2 cards.

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I inked the Watercolor Forest stamp in green ink, spritzed it in water, stamped it over the green background area, and allowed it to dry.  I stamped the sentiment on a piece of kraft cardstock, and then I assembled all the elements onto the card base.

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We would love for you all to play along with us this week.  Check out all the details at the CTD blog and be sure to visit with each of the designers to see their great inspiration pieces:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Caly Person - November Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by today!  I’d like to wish a wonderful Thanksgiving to all of my American friends!

SUPPLIES:

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RN Happy Birthday Shop here: RN	RN Watercolor Forest Shop here: RN	RN Deer Family Die Cut Shop here: RN	Distress ink pad Bundled Sage Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Ground Espresso Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Tumbled Glass Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger mini blending tools Shop here: SSS | SB
PTI Jute Twine - Kraft Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Party Dog! - Color Throwdown #518

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Happy Wednesday!  Are you ready for the latest Color Throwdown challenge?  This week our hostess Lynn has a beautiful Autumn color combo for us to play with: Slate Blue, Orange, Brown, and White.

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What a great combo!

I chose to make an Autumn inspired birthday card using the adorable Party Dog stamp set from Rubbernecker, along with the Fall Leaves Stack Die Cut set.

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I water colored the background, and I colored the cute little dog with my Copic markers.  I die cut the leaves and water colored them, then I used a brown pen to draw the veins.  The dog and the leaves are popped up on foam mounting tape.  The sentiment is from the Happy Birthday stamp set.

I hope you’ll find some time to play along in the CTD challenge this week.  For more inspiration using our colors, please visit the design team members’ blogs:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Caly Person - November Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by today!

SUPPLIES:

(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

RN Happy Birthday Shop here: RN	RN Party Dog Shop here: RN	RN Fall Leaf Stack Die Cut Shop here: RN	Distress ink pad Carved Pumpkin Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Ground Espresso Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Mermaid Lagoon Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Rusty Hinge Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Stormy Sky Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger Stickles - Star Dust Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Birthdays Are the Best - Color Throwdown #517

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Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Are you ready for the latest Color Throwdown challenge?  This week our hostess Lori has a great versatile combo for us! Red, Kraft, Aqua, and Orange.

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I needed a birthday card for a very special young man, so I pulled out my Taylored Expressions Balloon Buddies stamp set with matching dies.  Everything was colored with my Copic markers and the background was sponged in Tumbled Glass using the Tim Holtz mini stencil set 21.

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We really hope you will play along with us! 

Please visit with the rest of the design team for some great inspiration:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Birgit Edblom - October Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Tumbled Glass Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS
X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS	Neenah Desert Storm cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Jumbo Dauber sponge applicator Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Tim Holtz mini stencil set 21 Shop here: SSS | SB	TE Balloon Buddies dies Shop here: SHOP	TE Balloon Buddies stamp set Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Taylored Expressions 10th Birthday Bash Mega Party

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Wow! 

Taylored Expressions is celebrating 10 years of greatness and I’m so honored and excited to be included in the celebratory blog hop today!!  I first met Taylor when we were on Splitcoaststampers as part of the Dirty Dozen, and have since met her in person and realized that she is just as nice and kind a person as you would ever hope to meet!  I’m so thrilled at her continued success as a business owner and as a person who lifts others with her kindness!

There are almost 40 designers celebrating with Taylor today!   You can find the listing here on TAYLOR'S BLOG.  AND there are loads of brand new products available HERE.

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Today I chose to celebrate by using the previously released adorable Balloon Buddies stamp set and dies.  SO DARN CUTE, y’all!  I also used the fun Rise & Shine stencil for my background.

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The backgound was created by sponging Distress inks onto watercolor paper, moving the stencil several times to get the effect I wanted.  Then I spritzed the panel with water and let it dry.  I also used the stencil to emboss onto the watercolor panel to get even more texture.  I finished by sponging the edges with more Distress ink.  The adorable balloon buddies were colored with my Copic markers and popped up on foam mounting tape.

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Another exciting thing that Taylor has started is the SHARE JOY CAMPAIGN.  

At the heart of Taylored Expressions is a mission to share joy through the gift of handmade cards. As part of their 10th birthday TE is continuing that mission with the launch of a special Share Joy campaign focused on providing birthday cards to those in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities across the U.S. To make as deep an impact as possible TE is inviting card makers everywhere to join the campaign. Will you join us? Find out how to participate by viewing their Share Joy page here: https://www.tayloredexpressions.com/share-joy-birthday-2018

I’d like to thank Taylor for allowing me to be a part of her celebration today!

Please head over to the TAYLORED EXPRESSIONS BLOG if you didn’t start there, so that you can start at the beginning and see all the fabulous creations.

Thanks so much for stopping by to help us celebrate!

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TE Mini mister Shop here: SHOP	TE Misti Shop here: SHOP	TE Mustard Seed ink Shop here: SHOP	TE Rise & Shine stencil Shop here: SHOP
TE Squeezed Lemonade ink Shop here: SHOP	TE Tumbled Glass ink Shop here: SHOP	TE White gel pen Shop here: SHOP	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP