Splashes of Watercolor

You're Awesome! - Color Throwdown #376

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Hey there, everyone!

It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week Jodi is our hostess and she has a super sweet combo for us to play with – Pink, Aqua, Kraft, and White!

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Just look at all that sugary sweetness!

I chose to go REALLY simple this week, with a big balloon, a small sentiment and an even smaller heart!

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Simple and to the point!

The layout is based on this week’s Sunday Stamps SSC#118:

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I’m also entering my card into the Paper Players PP#278 – Clean and Simple Valentine:

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I hope you’ll be able to play along with us at the Color Throwdown this week!  I’d love to see what you come up with using our latest color palette!

Be sure to stop by and see what our awesome design team has created for your inspiration:

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Amy Rysavy, January 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Channin Pelletier

 

Thanks bunches for stopping by today!

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Chameleon Birthday - Color Throwdown #361

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Hello, hello!!  I hope you all are having a great week so far!  Are you ready for the latest and greatest Color Throwdown challenge?

Tammy is our hostess this week and I love her bright and happy color combo:

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I’ve had the MFT Polynesian Paradise for a little while and have colored up several of the images in it; just haven’t used them on cards until now!  This little fellow is my favorite!

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He’s just the cutest!  And since he’s a chameleon, he can be any color you want him to be!!

I stamped him in Antique Linen ink  and colored him using my Copic markers.  Yes, coloring the no-line stamped images is hard!!  I used some black enamel accents for his eye and highlighted him in areas with a white gel pen.

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The Happy is from the super cool Summer Happiness die set from Simon Says Stamp.  The yellow background was created using Color Bursts in Lemon Yellow.

My layout is inspired by this week’s retrosketches #182:

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Please try to play along with us this week!  You always inspire me with your wonderful creations!  And check out all the inspiration from our awesome design team:

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lori Tecler

Monika Davis

Tammy Hershberger

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kelly Latevola, September 2015 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Marcie Sharp

Thank you so much for dropping by!

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Inspired by the Sea - Color Throwdown #355

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Hi, y’all!

It’s Wednesday again and time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  Are you ready?

Well, you should be!  Barbara is our hostess and the color combo she chose is fabulous:  aqua, cobalt blue, and gray!

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Y’all know I’m a huge beach-going Southerner, and these colors are right up my alley!  So I decided my card would be a tribute to the sea!

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I smooshed the background in Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass, then lightly sprinkled on some Ultramarine Blue Color Bursts powders.

I added some Mudd Puddles glass pieces, and the Starfish and shell images are from the Unity Beach Cottage Collection.  (You can click on the images to see them full size.)

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The layout I used is from this week’s Sketch Saturday #373:

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So now it’s your turn!  Let’s see what you can create with this wonderful palette!  Just leave us a direct link to your blog post or online gallery on today’s post at the Color Throwdown blog.

Here’s some great inspiration for you from the CTD girls!

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lori Tecler

Monika Davis

Tammy Hershberger

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Lindsay Amhrein,  August 2015 Guestie

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Jenny Lane

Thank you so much for dropping by!

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Layered Poppies–Color Throwdown #350

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Hello there!  It’s time for a new edition of the Color Throwdown challenge!

This week Lori is our hostess and she’s chosen this unique photo inspiring us with colors of orange, pink, green, and black.

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My colors are a little bolder than hers but still the same colors.  I watercolored some Layered Poppies using Distress Worn Lipstick ink and Color Bursts in Orange, Lemon Yellow and Pthalo Green.

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I watched Dave’s video at the Rubbernecker website on the Layered Poppy Set page before I started because I wanted to be sure I used the Color Bursts the same way he did on these flowers.  His ended up with more vibrant pops of the colors, but I’ll keep trying until I can achieve the same affect.

Now it’s your turn to play along with us!  You just have to use the basic stated colors and submit your directly-linked entry on today’s post at the Color Throwdown blog. 

Check out all the beautiful inspiration from the CTD girls too:

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lori Tecler

Monika Davis

Tammy Hershberger

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Valentyna Komisarenko, July 2015 Guestie

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Billie Brockwell

Thanks so much for stopping in!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Mermaid's Favorite Shoe - July 2015 ADFD Club Kit

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Hello and happy Friday to everyone!

Today we’re showing you some of the most beautiful mermaids from this month’s new A Day For Daisies Club Kit!

My beauty today is called Mermaid’s Favorite Shoe and I just adore her!

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The background is one of my stenciled Color Burst watercolored panels like THIS ONE.  Love how today's turned out!

We’re starting a new challenge at the ADFD blog too – Add some Sparkle!

And that’s exactly what I did ….I added chunky star glitter (Recollections from Michael’s) to her hair and the shoe on her tail is colored with my Turquoise Spica glitter pen. You can click on any of the photos to see them at full size.

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I’m entering my little lady in this week’s Freshly Made Sketches #193:

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And also in this week’s SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE – GOING DOTTY!

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So now it’s your turn to play along!  Color up one of your favorite ADFD images and add that sparkle!!

Be sure to check out what the ADFD designers have created for your inspiration today:

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Arielle Broni Juliana

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 Thank you so much for dropping by today!  Enjoy your 4th of July weekend!

 

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Color Burst Stenciled - Color Throwdown #349

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Happy Wednesday, everybody!

I hope you’re having a great week so far!

It’s time for a new Color Throwdown challenge…Jodi is our talented hostess this week and I love the beach house in her inspiration photo, don’t you?

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I just love the colors she chose too – turquoise, orange, kraft and white.

I’ve been playing around with my Color Bursts lately and decided to try a technique that I saw on the Rubbernecker web page for the Color Bursts.  It was so simple and so much fun!  I have about 7 more of these colored panels to use on future cards now!

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I just love all the color variations!

We hope you’ll play along with us this week!  Stop on by the Color Throwdown blog to check out the details of the challenge and then check out the wonderful inspiration from the design team:

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lori Tecler

Monika Davis

Tammy Hershberger

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Valentyna Komisarenko, July 2015 Guestie

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Lee Erwee

Don’t forget to welcome our July Guest Designer and also our Guest Star Stamper for this week!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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Garden Fireworks - June's Power Poppy Digital Stamp set

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Hello, and happy June 15th to you all!

It’s time to reveal this month’s Power Poppy digital stamp set called Garden Fireworks!

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Let's hear it for the red, white and blue …or pink, or purple or....? 

Our newest addition to Power Poppy's Instant Garden is an explosion of color that is just in time for the Fourth of July! Color this up with a patriotic spin or let the rainbow of colors these flowers come in serve as your inspiration! Allium take center stage with their showy blossoms. When paired with Poppies and Catnip, you have a glimpse of summer in full bloom. This beauty is paired with an elegantly scripted Bible verse that's perfect for cards of encouragement. The good news? Both are ready to download, print, color and create with as we speak! 

I took the fireworks "explosion" of color to heart and used my Copic markers in shades of magenta, red, and blue for my flower colors.

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My background is one I had on hand that I had created with watercolor paper and Color Bursts in crimson and blue.

I just love this newest addition to the Instant Garden, don’t you?

Here are the links for you to get to the rest of the Instant Gardeners to see their fabulous creations!

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• Jennifer Dove
• Broni Holcombe (That's me!)
• Cheryl Scrivens
• Debbie Olson
• Rhea Weigands

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Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week!

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Because Love is All You Need...

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And because every mermaid I’ve ever met has cotton candy pink hair and carries her heart in her hands!

Happy Friday, people!

This week the A Day For Daisies design team is featuring the new images from the June 2015 Club Kit!  I chose to color  the beautiful little Mermaid Love.

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The background was created using watercolor paper and Color Bursts.  I love them!!  I die cut the LOVE from PTI and was going to have it be raised on foam mounting tape but I just really love the look of the inlay in white.  And besides, now I have a beautiful watercolored LOVE to save to use on a future card!

…and sequins because they look so perfect as water bubbles!

We have a new challenge starting today on the ADFD blog too – CASE one of the DT cards!!  So head on over there to check them out or you can get there from here:

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Arielle Broni Christine Juliana

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Have a fabulous weekend, y’all!

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Mother Moon

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Hey there and happy Friday to you all!  Whoop!  Whoop!  So excited for the weekend!

Today I have another beautiful image from the latest A Day For Daisies release.  She’s called Mother Moon and she is so sweet with her precious little one  resting on the crescent moon over the night sky.

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We’re starting a new challenge this week too – Make it Art-Journal~y style!

I made my night sky background using the new Color Bursts from Ken Oliver!  Oh my!  I can’t wait to try more techniques with this awesome product!  And I have to  blame this new obsession on my friend Bad Sherry! (Thanks, Sherry!)

After the background dried, I added some dots in translucent embossing paste and then some stars in gold embossing paste.

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I printed the beautiful Mother Moon on watercolor paper in a light blue color so that the lines don’t stand out so much when she’s painted.  I cut her out and popped her up on foam tape.

This was all mounted on some gold glitter cardstock and then onto a piece of chipboard.

So now we can’t wait to see what you come up with!  Make it Art-Journal~y style!

Check out what the rest of the design team has created for your inspiration:

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Arielle Broni Christine Danielle Juliana Mila

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  Enjoy your weekend!

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