Splashes of Watercolor

Easter cards

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Hoppy Easter, everyone!

Today I have a short post to share the Easter cards that I made for my grandchildren this year.

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The group-

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Individuals-

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Such cute die cut Bunny Games images from Tim Holtz.  The stenciled background is also from Tim Holtz and is called Scales.  I used it upside down.

Thank you so much for dropping by.

Have a very Blessed Easter!

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You Are A Warrior - Color Throwdown 665

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It's Wednesday again, y'all!  And time for the newest Color Throwdown challenge.  Our colors are Pink, Lavender, and Aqua.

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I wanted to make a card for my granddaughter who is playing on her very first softball team this year, and they have made it to the playoffs!  I'll be traveling to see one of the games tomorrow!  So excited!

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Is that not the cutest lion?  If you look closely there are positive adjectives hidden in his mane.  I love the encouraging message of this card.  Inside it says "I.can.I.will" and "there's nothing more perfect than doing your best".  I love it, and I hope she does too!

Please join us for the challenge this week!  All the details are on the blog and you can see all the beautiful creations from the design team too.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Joanne James, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for dropping by!

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Goin' Coastal - Color Throwdown #660

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Hello, y'all!  

We have a brand new Color Throwdown challenge for you today!  Our colors are Navy, Light Blue, Green, and Orange.

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I really do love that inspiration photo!

Well, of course, I'm not ready to let summer slip away quite yet, and my grandson does have a birthday coming up, so I took this opportunity to create a masculine summer birthday card for him, using several products from Ellen Hutson LLC.

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I used the Everything's Beachy and the Good Day stamp sets and matching dies, as well as the A2 Piercing plate and the Abstract Sunset die.

My grandson is a surfer so I think he'll like it!  It was a fun card to make!

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Please play along with us this week!  We'd love it if you do!  

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler (Taking a break.)

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Deep Sea Octopus - Color Throwdown #649

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Happy Wednesday, y'all!  This week at the Color Throwdown we have a bright and cheerful color combo: Purple, Blue, and Green.

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Great combo, huh?

Well, I needed a card for Grandson #2's high school graduation, and since he shares my love of the sea my choice of themes was very easy!  Here's his card:

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I LOVE this Deep Sea Octopus die from Memory Box (and he did too!).  There is some silver paint spritzed onto the water.  The octopus and fish were all water colored before they were die cut and attached to the sea water scene.

We'd love to see what you would create using these colors!  Come on over to the CTD blog and play along.  Check out all the beautiful creations from the design team 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 for stopping by today!

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Happy Birthday Molly! - Color Throwdown #640

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Happy Wednesday, y'all!

This week at the Color Throwdown we have a very pretty Spring color combo: Pink, Coral, and Green.

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This week I needed a special birthday card for my granddaughter Molly's birthday.  So I decided to try out a technique revisited by Jennifer McGuire recently - Easel cards!  I also used her suggestion to personalize it.

Here is Molly's card:

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I colored everything with my Copic markers and airbrushed the background.  The "Happy" and "molly" are coated with Glossy Accents for some sparkle and shine!  I'm very happy with how it turned out!  And I love that she can display it on her desk or dresser!

Now it's your turn to play with these colors and post your creation at the CTD blog.

Please be sure to visit with the designers and leave them some love 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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Thank you so much for dropping by!

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Happy Father's Day with Power Poppy

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Happy Friday, y'all!

Today I have a card I made for Father's Day using the Take a Deep Breath digital stamp set from Power Poppy.

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This is the first time I've used this image, and now I'm wondering why I waited so long!  I love it!

I printed the image on X-Press It paper and colored it with my Copic markers.  The sentiment was a generic font I printed with the image.  I die cut it, and while it was still in the die I air brushed it with a Copic marker.  I added some Glossy Accents too, but they are really hard to see in the photo.

Keeping it simple since it's for a guy!

Be sure to check the Power Poppy blog to see which other designers have posted cards today!

Thanks for dropping by!

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2015 Christmas ornaments - Color Throwdown #373

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Hello and happy Wednesday, friends! 

Well this is our last Color Throwdown challenge of the year.  We’ll be taking a couple of weeks off then gearing up for a smashing new year full of fun challenges!

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The rules are a little different this time:

For this challenge, we just want to see your Christmas creations for this year!  Any colors, as long as it's a Christmas/holiday project.  And feel free to link something you've already blogged during the past month, but this time around we're asking for just one entry per person, please.

We're also extending the time to participate since it's our last challenge for the year.  You have until Monday, December 28th at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time to link your Christmas creation.  Please remember to use a direct link to your blog post so that we can easily find your entry.

Each year I design a different ornament to make for all the grandkids, but they’re not always made with paper.  This year I did incorporate paper, along with acetate and my sewing machine, to make these winter scene shaker ornaments:

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I'll be adding this to the Virginia's View Challenge #21 - All About Glitter:

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Please be sure to visit with all my CTD teammates to see their beautiful creations:

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lori Tecler

Tammy Hershberger

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Torico, December 2015 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is: Kandi Phillips

I hope you all had had fun playing along with us this year at the Color Throwdown and I really hope you’ll be back next year to play some more!

Have a beautiful and safe Christmas holiday season!  We’ll see you again at the Color Throwdown on January 6, 2016!

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An Autumn birthday card - Color Throwdown #313

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Hey, folks!  Are you enjoying your transition into Autumn?  I'm ok with it as long as the weather stays a little warm for a while yet.   Usually our hummingbirds are here for the period of April - September, but today I've seen a couple at the butterfly bush.  I'm really surprised…and happy!  Guess I'll keep the feeder up and filled for a while yet.

It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  We have another set of great Fall/Halloween colors for us all to play with, brought to us by the super-talented Tammy:

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Love the bright happiness of this combo!  With that said, I actually used more subtle tones of the colors to create an Autumn themed birthday card for my Mom who turns 89 next month.

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I used an older SU set called Autumn Splendor and my Distress inks in Dusty Concord, Crushed Olive, Mustard Seed, and Spiced Marmalade.  I splashed some of the Spiced Marmalade onto the background and sentiment flag with a paint brush too.  The twine has a little bit of copper thread woven through it for a little shine to compliment the Glossy Accents on the acorns.

I used the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #95 for my layout:

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I'm also playing along in this week's CASology #116: Splatter

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We hope you'll join us this week for the Color Throwdown challenge!  You can get all the details at the Color Throwdown blog.  Please be sure to also check out what the rest of the CTD gals have come up with for your inspiration:

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

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All Tucked In - for the new Mom!

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Happy Friday!  Yay!  Another weekend…and this one is supposed to be beautiful!  I've got a lot of yard work planned.  How about you?

Before we start that weekend, let me show you my card to celebrate Mother's Day using an adorable image from A Day For Daisies called All Tucked In.

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I made this for a very special couple that I know who just had a new baby boy.  This year will be their first Mother's Day!  Isn't that exciting?!  I love sweet, new, cuddly babies!

I'm entering my card into this week's Colour Me…Playful! challenge CMCC#17:

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Please check out the ADFD blog to see all the creations in the Mother's Day Showcase!  And you can find the design team here:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila

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Since we're showcasing, here are a couple more of my cards celebrating Moms:

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I Love My Mom

I Love My Two Girls

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Thanks so much for stopping in!  Have a wonderful weekend!

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Happy (for Mary) - Color Throwdown #280

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Happy hump day, y'all!  It's time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge and this week Melody is our hostess!  She's picked such a great color combo!

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I decided to go CAS to make a birthday card for my sister, Mary.  Today's her birthday! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR MARY!!

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When I was almost finished with the card I thought it might look a little on the masculine side using these colors, so I loaded it up with sequins!  Now that's better!

Be sure to check out all the beautiful creations from our design team here:

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And please play along with us!  You can get all the challenge details on the CTD blog.

Thanks for stopping in today!  I hope you have a great week!

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