Splashes of Watercolor

Sending a Prayer - Color Throwdown #635

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 Hello, and happy Wednesday, y'all!

This week at the Color Throwdown our generic colors are perfect for heralding in Spring and Easter: Pink, Purple, Yellow, and Aqua.

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Those are the cutest little bunny cakes!  I bet they are delicious too!

However, I needed a sympathy card and a floral image is always a good idea for that. 

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Of course I chose a Power Poppy digital image, Bountiful Bouquet, for my card.  I water colored the image, then masked it and stamped an image from the Papertrey Ink retired Ombre Builder set as the background.  I added clear water with my brush to make it fade and blend. The sentiment stamp and die cut is also from Papertrey Ink, the Inspired: Prayer set.

We'd love for you to play along with us this week!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and be sure to visit with each of 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 so much for stopping by!

Affiliate links are used

PP Bountiful Bouquet digitals Shop at: PP	PTI Prayer mini stamp set Shop at: SHOP	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Distress ink pad Iced Spruce Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Picked Raspberry Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	SU inks Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer 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	Strathmore Vellum Shop at: EH

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

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!

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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

Friday Fun with Power Poppy - Heart Abloom

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Happy Friday!

I have a bright, beautiful bloom called Heart Abloom (digital set) from Power Poppy to show you today.

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The great sentiment is from the digital stamp set called Bountiful Bouquet.

There are so many different ways to color a Hellebores, but I chose to try my hand at coloring like this one:

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Mine may be a little bit brighter!!

There may be a few more floral postings for you to enjoy today.  Just check in at the Power Poppy blog for a list of designers who are posting today.

Thanks for stopping by on the way to your weekend!  Have a great one!

Affiliate links are used

PP Bountiful Bouquet digitals Shop at: PP	PP Heart A Bloom digitals Shop at: PP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS
X-Press It Blending CS Shop at: EH | SSS	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP

Power Poppy's Pure Fragrance

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Happy Friday, y'all!  Yay for the weekend, right?

Today I'm showcasing the Pure Fragrance image from Power Poppy.  This is so stunning!

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It's a high resolution digital image which means you can resize it anyway that you like.  I enlarged and cropped it, then water colored it in vibrant colors!

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I didn't add a sentiment yet.  This can be used for any occasion, so I'll add it later when I need it!

If you head on over to the Power Poppy blog, you can see a list of designers showcasing their creations today.

Thank you for dropping by, and happy weekend!

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Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

Power Poppy Pure Fragrance digi Shop here: PP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop here: RN	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop here: SB
PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Merry Christmas Lights - Color Throwdown 623

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Hello, everyone!  I'm hosting this week's Color Throwdown challenge and I'm excited to have you join us!  The generic colors for this week are Green, Aqua, and Pink.

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And don't fall over but I actually made a Christmas card using these colors!!

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I used the new digital Let It Glow set from Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas release, with a sentiment from the Let It Glow polymer stamp set.  So much fun, and this was really a simple card to make!!  I think I've finally found my assembly-line-for-Christmas card for this year!

The lights were colored with 2 colors of Copics each and the glow for each bulb was added with an even lighter shade of the same color.  I added some Star Dust stickles to each bulb.

Please join us for this last challenge of the year!  All the details are at the CTD blog, and you really should visit with each of the designers for some beautiful inspiration!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you

PP Let It Glow digital set Shop here: PP	PP Let It Glow Sentiments Shop here: PP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop here: RN	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS
X-Press It Blending CS Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Richard Garay pine needles folder Shop here: SHOP	Star Dust Stickles Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

12 Days of Christmas with Power Poppy

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Hello!  Today I'm hosting at the Power Poppy blog, showing off some Christmas and some birthday cards I created using Forest Fellas from the brand new Quiet Christmas release.

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Here are the Christmas cards I created:

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And here are some wintry birthday cards I created using the same stamp set:

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You can head on over to the Power Poppy blog for all the juicy details on each of the cards and THERE ARE PRIZES TO BE HAD AS WELL!!

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Warm Bear Hugs - Color Throwdown 622

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I can't believe it's Wednesday again already!  And December?  How did that happen??

How about a brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  Today the generic colors are Red, Burgundy, Cream, and Kraft.  What a great combo!

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I sure would like to dive head first into that cheesecake, y'all!  It looks totally scrumptious!  But instead I pulled out the new Forest Fellas from Power Poppy and used the Bear for a masculine birthday card.  A bear with a scarf and a cup of coffee/cocoa!  What could be better?

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I colored him with Copic markers, using the dot method on his fur.  I used a rag dipped in Various Ink blending solution to create the texture on his overalls.  And I thought the Pine Needles embossing on the background added even more of a woodsy touch!

We would love for you to play along!  Link up your paper craft creation at the Color Throwdown blog and check out the great inspiration from the design team:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks for dropping by today!

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PP Forest Fellas Shop here: PP	Distress ink pad Old Paper Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	X-Press It Blending CS Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Richard Garay pine needles folder Shop here: SHOP
Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Power Poppy Quite a Christmas - Joy to the World Bouquet

Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas!

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We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days.  All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released!  You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop.

For Day 5, our final day, we are revealing the gorgeous Joy to the World Bouquet!

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What a fabulous bouquet this is! I wanted to water color it in colors that were not too Christmas typical.  And I wanted to use the MOST important of the sentiments!  

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I added some water around the edges of the colored image to allow some of the color to bleed out into the background.  Love that effect!

There is a complete list of the Bloom Brigade designers who are posting creations today for your inspiration over at the Power Poppy blog!  Check it all out NOW!

That completes the reveal of Part 2 of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas!  Be sure to stop into the POWER POPPY SHOP to the see (and buy) the complete collection!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for hanging in for 5 days straight!!

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PP Joy to the World Bouquet Shop here: PP	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Altenew Watercolors Shop here: EH | SSS
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop here: SB	PTI cardstock Shop here: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP
Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Power Poppy Quite a Christmas - Cuddle in the Cabin

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Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas!

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We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days.  All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released!  You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop.

For Day 4 we are revealing the fun Cuddle in the Cabin!

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All the images in this set invoke feelings of serenity and beauty.  A glorious winter time set!  I wanted to play around with shadows and night time color, so I went with a sunset (or sunrise or full moon) scenario.  All done in Copics.

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There is a complete list of the Bloom Brigade designers who are posting creations today for your inspiration over at the Power Poppy blog!  Check it all out NOW!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for the final fabulous new reveal!!

SUPPLIES:

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you

PP Cuddle in the Cabin Shop here: PP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop here: RN	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	X-Press It Blending CS Shop here: EH | SSS
SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Nuvo Jewel Drops - Key Lime Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Star Dust Stickles Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS