Splashes of Watercolor

You're In My Prayers - Color Throwdown 618

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Hi, everybody!  It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  I'm sorry I skipped out on last week's challenge....it was just a very busy week!  

This week's challenge generic colors are Green, Brown, Orange, and Cranberry.

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What a perfect Autumn combo!  And that salad looks amazing!

Sadly, I needed another sympathy card.  So I used the Simon Says Stamp - Honey Bee collaboration set called On My Mind that I won in a giveaway from the incredible Amy Rysavy.  It has so many wonderful sentiments to go along with this beautiful floral wreath.

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I colored the floral wreath images with Copic markers using this week's combo colors.  I fussy cut it and popped it up on foam tape over some patterned paper, then added some gold highlights and a tiny acorn on the gold cord bow.

We'd love for you to join in on the challenge.  You can find the details at the CTD blog and lots of inspiration when you visit each of the designers' blogs:

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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Such a Blessing - Color Throwdown 615

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Yay, it's Wednesday again and time for a new Color Throwdown challenge.  This week our colors are Orange, Black, and Kraft.

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And here is the card I came up with using this great combo:

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Not a Halloween card, which is what you would expect with the color combo, but it definitely works for Fall/Autumn.  I used the Blessed Blooms stamps and dies from The Greetery.  I also used Simon Says Stamp Floating Leaves stencil for the background, blended in ombre shades of orange using Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes and distress inks.

Come play along with us!

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!

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You Aren't Normal - Color Throwdown 614

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Hey y'all!  It's Wednesday, Hump Day, the day we start a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our colors are Purple, Green, and Khaki!

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Pretty cool inspiration photo, huh?  But I didn't go the cool watercolor route because I needed a card for a fun young man; so I went with a "punny" card using Toadstool Garden dies from The Greetery.  And a super cool sentiment from the You Aren't Normal set from Technique Tuesday.

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The inside of the card says "You're really awesome (then again, so am I)!  LOL!!  Same sentiment set.

We hope you will play along with us this week!  Please check out the details at the CTD blog and visit with each of the DT members here:

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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Autumn Birthday Wishes - Color Throwdown 613

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Hello, all!  It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge and this week I am the hostess.  With the days getting a little cooler, I've resigned myself to the fact that summer is officially over.  So this week I've chosen some rich beautiful Autumn colors - Red, Orange, and Purple.

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I had just received the new to me Sizzix thinlet dies called Cut Out Leaves.  They are so cool and I couldn't wait to use them.  Because the actual open areas were not very big I knew I wanted to use vibrant colors that would shine through!  So I pulled out my little-used alcohol inks and had a lot of fun playing around until I was happy with the color distribution.

Here's my card:

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And here are the 2 top layers before they were put together:

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I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!

Now it's your turn to play along with us!  All the challenge details can be found at the CTD blog.  And please visit with and leave some love for the talented design team members:

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!

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Plenty of Autumn Leaves

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Hello, and happy Friday!  

Today I have another Autumn card, chock full of colorful leaves.  I've used the Power Poppy Plenty of Leaves digital image and a sentiment from the Ultimate Poppy digital stamp set.

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This card is 5.5" square, so rather big!  After I colored all the leaves with Copic markers, I distressed the edges with my scissors.  Do any of you remember when that was all the rage?  I also colored an additional oak leaf and popped it up on foam mounting tape.

Be sure to drop by the Power Poppy blog to see which of the other designers from the Bloom Brigade are posting today.

Thank you for dropping by today!  Have a fabulous weekend!

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So Very Blessed - Color Throwdown 610

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Happy Wednesday!  Are you ready for the new Color Throwdown challenge?  This week our generic colors are Red, Yellow/Orange, Cream, and Brown.

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Beautiful Autumn colors, right?  If I must give up summer, I guess the rich jewel tones of fall will comfort me a little!

I pulled out one of my favorite leaf stamps - Oak Leaf from Neat and Tangled.  I love the stained glass look of it.  I water colored it and water color washed the background.  Simple card, beautiful colors!

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We would love for you to play along in the challenge with us!  The details are at the CTD blog.  And please stop by and give some love to all the designers:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

 

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A Bite Out of Life - Color Throwdown #564

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Happy Wednesday!  It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  Amy Rohl is our hostess and the colors she's chosen are Red, Yellow, and Brown.

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Well, of course I wanted to use a couple of brand new (remixed) Power Poppy images from the All Things Apple digital stamp set.

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There is a big Autumn sale going on now at Power Poppy, featuring 10 brand new or remixed stamp sets!  Check out all the details here:

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We would love for you guys to play along with us at the Color Throwdown this week!  The details can be found at the CTD blog, and please visit with each of the designers 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

Rosemary Dennis - October 2019 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Autumn Love - Color Throwdown #563

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Hey, guys!  Are you ready for another brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  Well, good, because I'm hosting this week.  Here are my colors: Orange, Lavender, Purple, and Green.

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Do you think it's odd that I did a Love themed Autumn card?  Because I do!  But it works for a Fall wedding, right?

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So now it's your turn to play along with us.  You can check out the challenge details at the CTD blog.  And please be sure to check out all the fabulous 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

Rosemary Dennis - October 2019 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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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!

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So Very Blessed - Color Throwdown #516

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Happy Wednesday, y’all!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge and this week our super talented hostess Lisa has chosen a great Autumn color combo for us: Dark Teal, Rust, and Cream.  I really do love this simple palette!

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I chose to use the awesome Neat and Tangled Oak Leaf stamp set and matching die for my card.  I also used the Lifestyle Crafts Tide embossing folder for my teal background.  And I added a little bit of gold for a pop!

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So I wonder what you will choose to create using these awesome colors!  Link up your creation at the CTD blog, but first be sure to check out all the wonderful inspiration from our 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

Birgit Edblom - October Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by today!  Please check back in with me tomorrow for this month’s Keeping Christmas blog post creation!

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