Splashes of Watercolor

Hummingbird Hugs - Color Throwdown #705

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Hey, guys!  It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge and this week our colors are Purple, Red, and Green.

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Purple is a very general color label, and I chose to use a darker hue than the one in the photo for my card this week.

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This birthday card is for a dear friend who LOVES purple!  And I think she'll love the hummingbird too! 

I used the new Layered Hummingbird die from Simon Says Stamp , along with a Sizzix Tropical Leaves 3D embossing folder, a sentiment die from Spellbinders Simply Perfect Mix & Match set,  and an Essential Arches die and A2 Piercing Plate from Ellen Hutson LLC.  I love the look of all these elements combined.  

Since I already had several additional hummingbird die cut pieces, I used them to create a second card with a more muted palette.

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This one will be for a friend who is recovering from some medical issues. 

The background on this one was ink blended with Distress ink in Crushed Olive, then blended over with some white pigment ink to soften the color.

We'd love for you to join us for the challenge this week!  Click the links below for some awesome inspiration from the design team members 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

Jolanda Johnstone, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for dropping by!

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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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EVERYTHING'S BEACHY CARD

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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!

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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
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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!

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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!

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Prayers - Color Throwdown #699

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Hey, y'all!  This week's Color Throwdown challenge has a simple but beautiful color combo for us to play with: Blue, Purple, and White.

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I needed a sympathy and a get well card this week, so I created both using the same floral dies and these colors.

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I love the pop of color with all the white.

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We'd love it if you played along with us this week at the Color Throwdown.  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

Lisa Blastick, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

 

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Hello There Sunshine - Color Throwdown #698

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Hello there, Sunshine!  That's my theme today for the Color Throwdown challenge.  The colors this week are fabulous: Red, Pink, Yellow, and Green!

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Do you happen to remember my card from last week?  Well, I used the negative of the water colored pink sentiment die cut for my main background this week.

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I added some yellow textured cardstock behind the HELLO, topping the "O" with a popped up circle and surrounding it with gold embossed sunshine rays.  I also added the stamped word SUNSHINE beneath the cut out sentiment.  The die cut girl in her cute convertible was colored with Copics and popped up on the green grassy slope.  Two cards from one water colored panel! (All products are linked at the end of this post.)

We would love for y'all to play along with us at the Color Throwdown blog.  Here is some awesome inspiration for you:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kerry Bunting, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for dropping by!  Enjoy the rest of your week, and happy crafting!

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Hello There Watercolor - Color Throwdown #697

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Hello there!  This week's Color Throwdown challenge has a bold and beautiful color combo: Orange, Pink, and Aqua.  I love this combo!

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And here is my card:

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The embossed Concentric Doodle was all water colored and "smooshed", then cut out and mounted on foam tape to the card front.  I added some foam confetti pieces to the background panel and popped up the water colored Bold Text #1 sentiment on fun foam.

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I have to tell you that this piece reminds me so much of the Broadway at the Beach (Myrtle Beach SC) ferris wheel that lights up with constantly changing colors!

We would love to invite you to play along with us.  All the details are at the CTD blog and here is some awesome inspiration for you:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Sue Jackson, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Maker Forte Gem Picker Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	SB Reverse Grip tweezers Shop at: SB	Sizzix Thinlets - Bold Text #1 Shop at: SSS | SB | SHOP
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Sprinkle Kindness Daily - Color Throwdown #696

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Hello, everyone!  It's time for the brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  The colors this week are Kraft, Cream, and Green.

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What a beautiful and simple combo!  I love it!

I already had the background panel for my card on my desk...it just happened to be one of this week's colors so I went with it.  I had used an old Cuttlebug Leafy Branch embossing folder and brayered some green inks onto one side before running it through the Big Shot.

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The layers of the flower were die cut, ink blended for shading and layered using foam tape.  The Picket Fence Fancy Daily sentiment is one of my favorites!

I hope you'll play along this week!  Check out all the details at the CTD blog and all the great 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

Ashwini Rao, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Distress ink - Mowed Lawn Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink - Twisted Citron Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB
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Focus - Color Throwdown #695

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Hey, everybody!  Are you ready for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  I am!!  This week our colors are Green, Blue, Lavender, and Silver or Gold.

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I always think of these colors as being the colors of water, so.....

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I used the Memory Box Waves 3D folder on wet watercolor paper to get a deep impression.  When it dried, I rewet it and painted the waves randomly with the 3 colors.  Then I painted on a bit of Distress Mica Stain in Brushed Pewter.  I cut the sentiment using a Sizzix-Tim Holtz Bold Text #1 die with silver paper and fun foam and layered them for dimension.

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Please join us for the challenge!  All the details are at the CTD blog and here are the links for some fabulous inspiration from the design team

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Lesley Gillett, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Magic Mat cutting pad Shop at: SB	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Sizzix Thinlets - Bold Text #1 Shop at: SSS | SB | SHOP	Waves 3D embossing folder 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