Splashes of Watercolor

PEACE - Color Throwdown #714

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Hey, y'all!  It's time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge and this week our colors are Navy, Mustard, and Brown.

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I just purchased some of the latest Tim Holtz - Sizzix holiday collection dies and thought the Christmas Cutouts would work beautifully with these colors.  Here's my very first Christmas card for this season:

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I really thought the background water in the inspiration photo looked like a galaxy, so that's what inspired my background!  I used a couple of the Ranger Distress Mica sprays to create it.

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I painted the moon and stars with some metallic gold paint.  There is so much shine!  I love it!

Now it's your turn to create using these colors!  Post your link on the CTD blog, but first visit with the DT members to get some awesome inspiration!

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Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Jennie Maier ,  Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for stopping by!

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Warm Birthday Hugs

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Hey there!

I'm back today to show you a couple of cards I made for December birthdays, using Christmas stamps.  I would want to receive warm hugs in a mug for my birthday, wouldn't you?

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For these cards I used the adorable Mama Elephant Hot Cocoa stamps and dies.

And I created shaker cards using Amy Rysavy's tutorial here.  It's so easy!!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

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Mama Elephant Hot Cocoa Shop at: EH	Mama Elephant Hot Cocoa dies Shop at: EH	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS	X-Press It Blending CS Shop at: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SSS Schoolhouse Red cardstock Shop at: SSS
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2021 Grandkids Christmas cards

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Hi, all!

I'm popping in today to share the Christmas cards I made for my grandkids.

You can see the granddaughters' Christmas Trees card post and links for supplies HERE.

I used the Concord and 9th Cards Stacks base dies, and the Home for the Holidays stamps and dies for the grandsons.

They were fun to make and the kids love them!  Even the teenagers!!

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Thanks for dropping by!

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C & 9th Home for the Holidays Shop at: SSS | SHOP	C & 9th Home for the Holidays Stacks Bundle Shop at: SHOP	C & 9th Card Stacks Base Die Shop at: SSS | SHOP	C & 9th Home for the Holidays dies Shop at: SSS | SHOP
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Seasonal Sprig in Gold - Color Throwdown #673

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Hey y'all!  It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and I'm hosting this week.  It's also the last challenge of this year.  We will be  taking a couple of weeks off for the holidays.

Our colors this week are Red, Pink, and Mint Green.

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Since these are perfect Christmas colors, I actually DID make a Christmas card!  Surprise!

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The Seasonal Sprig from Taylored Expressions was heat embossed in gold and water colored using Distress inks.  I splattered the panel with the same ink colors, and outlined the panel, adding a couple of extra lines on the right, with a gold gel pen.

Here is a better look at the gold:

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And since I'm SO behind on making my Christmas cards this year, I also made a simple version that is currently being mass-produced.  I hope to have them in the mail in the next day or two!

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Now we would love to see what you come up with!  Post your creation over at the CTD blog!  And check out 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

Mac Mable, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for visiting with me today!

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Christmas AND Birthday cards - Color Throwdown #669

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This week for the Color Throwdown challenge we have a beautiful, bold color combo:  Navy, Gold, and White.

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Now this is just perfect for an elegant Christmas card, right?  So I made one!

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This card was an experimentation using some Liquid Metal (in Pale Gold) by Paper Fashion. I picked it up in the clearance aisle in Tuesday Morning and had never used it before.  I think it really highlighted the tree and beautiful scripty die!

I'm entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Trees.

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But then...I also needed a birthday card, so I used some of the same products and the same overall layout/design for one.

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The background stamp was heat embossed in gold, and I used 3 layers to make the happy birthday die cut pop!

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Now it's time to check out what the rest of the CTD team created, and then for you to create your entry for the challenge!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Svetlana Kondrakova, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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CHRISTMAS CARD:

SSS Abstract Triangles cling stamp Shop at: SSS	SSS Peace Love Hope Joy die Shop at: SSS	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Versamark ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	White detail embossing powder 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

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BIRTHDAY CARD:

SSS Concentric Doodle Shop at: SSS	EH Big Scripty Happy Birthday' Shop at: EH	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Versamark ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SSS Ultra Fine Gold Emb Powder Shop at: SSS	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

Merry Little Christmas - Color Throwdown #667

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Happy Wednesday morning!  This week our Color Throwdown colors are a beautiful palette of pastels: Orange, Peach, Pink, and Red.

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Not your usual combo for a Christmas card, right?

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I thought this would be a great combo for Christmas cards for some lovely young ladies that I know and love.  And it's a keepsake Christmas card! I used the Concord and 9th Card Stacks Base Die and the Tiny Trees stamps and dies.  These were such fun to play with and I will definitely be making more!

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Please join us at the CTD blog for all the challenge details and to see all the designers beautiful creations!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Asa Johansson, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

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Merry Christmas!

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I just wanted to pop by to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

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Love and prayers for your health and happiness in the New Year too!

Mini Snowscapes - CASEd

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Happy Friday, y'all!

I have a couple of cards to show you today that are a little different from what I usually post.

I've been following Heather Telford on Instagram (@heather.telford) and have always admired her style.  She has inspired me with all of her water coloring, especially the ones with trees.  Last week she posted some mini snowscapes which prompted me to go ahead and try it for myself.  Yes, I totally CASEd 2 of her beauties.

Here are my cards:

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I used Eclipse tape to mask the moons and then water colored the night skies.  Heather used a stamp for her trees, but I used a Tim Holtz stencil for mine. I also outlined my tiny panels with liquid metal (pale gold) and then gold embossed my sentiment from the Power Poppy Mossy Pots stamp set.

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I'll definitely try my hand at some of these tiny water colored panels again.  I love how they turned out!  Thank you to Heather for her inspiration!!

Thanks for stopping in today!  Have a great weekend!

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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!

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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!