Splashes of Watercolor

Sweet little Halloween Pumpkin Head Friends

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Nothing says Happy Halloween better than … Pumpkin Heads???  Well, when they're this cute, it's true!

Tammy Thompson has created several cuties for this release, and I chose to color up the pair of Pumpkin Head Friends!

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They're colored with my Copic markers and I also used the YR18 marker and my Air Compressor to airbrush one side of the "moon".

I used this week's MOJO #368 sketch:

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And I'll be entering this card into the Paper Crafts Connection Halloween Hoopla October 2014 Gallery challenge:

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You can see all the new images at the A Day For Daisies shop or on the A Day For Daisies blog.  And please be sure to stop by and leave some love for each of the design team members.

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila

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Thanks so much for dropping by today!  Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you find time to do some crafting!

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10.10.14 ADFD Dancing Candy Corn Birthday

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Happy Friday, y'all!  Woo hoo!  I get to go visit & play with my 2 younger grandkids tomorrow!  I'm excited!

How about another creation today using those adorable Candy Corn images from the ADFD October Club Kit?  Don't you love them??  I sure do!

Today I'm using the Dancing Candy Corn Birthday image!  So cute!

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After I printed the image twice, I used my Copic Airbrush system to fill in the green background on one of them, masking the corns and the balloon.  Then I colored them and the second image of the bottom corn so I could pop him up on foam tape over the washi tape and orange twine.

The sentiment bubble (a die from WPlus9) is also popped up and the purple balloon is coated with Glossy Accents.

I've used this week's Color Throwdown #313 colors:

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And I'm playing along with the retrosketches #135 challenge to pick one of your favorite sketches and use it this week.  ONE of my favorite sketches (they are all so great) is retrosketches #9:

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You can see all the wonderful creations of the design team at the ADFD blog or you could just visit them here:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Tammy

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Well, that's it for me today!  I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!  Thanks for dropping in!

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Little Candy Corn Moon - All Sugared Up!

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Hi, all!

It's the first Friday of the month and time to reveal the newest A Day For Daisies Club Kit!  How do you feel about Candy Corn??   Personally, I love all that sweetness.  But in VERY small doses!

We have lots of sweetness for you today with all the adorable Candy Corn images!  And we're starting our newest Challenge #106 - All Sugared Up!  There's a tutorial HERE to tell you about the technique.

I chose to play with Little Candy Corn Moon today.

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I colored him up with my Copic markers and used the latest MOJO Monday Sketch #365 for my layout.

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The finished size of my card is 6 x 3.5 and I really think it's a great size!  I'll have to try it again!

I used my Star Dust Stickles for my Sugared elements (moon & stars), including adding some randomly on my embossing paste stars on the top panel.

Please take a moment to check out the fabulous creations of the rest of the ADFD design team:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Tammy

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And you can see all the new images at the ADFD shop and at the ADFD blog.

Thanks so much for stopping in today!  I hope you have a safe and fun weekend!

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Watercolored Halloween cards

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This month's eTeam Picks Challenge is watercoloring!  The mega-talented Giovana Smith is our hostess and I'm so glad she picked it!~

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I decided to play with some more Distress inks for the rest of my Halloween cards !  I pressed my Distress inks on my craft sheet and misted them thoroughly with water.  Then I picked up my colors on some white cardstock.  There's my watercolor look!

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I used my Mini Chevrons stencil and some Black Gesso to create some spooky effects and I also picked up some of the gesso on a baby wipe and pressed that through the stencil to get a more dimensional look.

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I used my Tiny Circles and Mini Chicken Wire Reversed stencils with the black gesso too.  Then I stamped some spiders and spider webs and also my "Jeepers Creepers" sentiment.

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I'm pretty sure the older grandsons will appreciate the spooky watercolor look!

We hope you'll take some time to join in on the challenge!  You can find all the details HERE.

Thanks so much for dropping by to take a look!  I hope you have a great week!

A Little Pumpkin Witch

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the weekend!!  Woo hoo!!  I don't have any plans to travel anywhere so I'm going to stay home and do whatever the heck I want to!!!!  Yay!  I haven't had one of those weekends in a long time!

Before we start that weekend, I want to show you another darling little witch from A Day For Daisies.  This cutie is Little Pumpkin Witch and right now she's half price over at the ADFD shop!

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This is such a darling image I decided to keep the card simple.  It's one layer with just the tape and enamel dots as embellishments.

The image is printed onto white cardstock and colored with my Copic markers.  The star "flowers", little dots, and the pumpkin's facial features are all highlighted with Black Diamond Stickles.

The sentiment is one of those $1 deals from Michael's and is several years old.  I stamped it in Versafine ink then again in Versamark and clear embossed it.

Be sure to get all your little witches for your Halloween cards today at the ADFD shop.  And you can see all the wonderful creations of the design team members at the ADFD blog or on their individual blogs here:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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Little Moon Witch

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It's another Fun Friday, where I get to show you one image from the latest release at A Day For Daisies!  This week we're all about precious little witches!  Our newest challenge starting today is "HALLOWEEN"!  Simple and appropriate enough, right?

I'm using Little Moon Witch for my card today.

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She's flying free against a cobweb sky, made with the new Tim Holtz Shatter stencil and my Copic airbrush machine.

I colored her with my Copic markers using this week's ColourQ challenge #211 as a guide:

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And the layout is from this week's Seize the Sketch #6:

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I can't wait for you to see the other adorable little witches the ADFD designers have colored up for you.  Check them out at the ADFD blog or here:

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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry

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And please plan to play along with us.  You can get the challenge details at the ADFD blog and you can see all the cute little witches at the ADFD shop.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

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Happy Haunting! - Color Throwdown #263

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Howdy, folks!  It's time for another edition of the wonderful, always exciting, Color Throwdown challenge!!  The oh-so-talented Barbara is our hostess this week and I believe she was in a ghoulish frame of mind when she chose her inspiration photo!

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Spooky, huh?

Well, of course, I had to follow along in that vein and create a Halloween card for one of my grandkids.  Lordy, there are 8 of them now so I'd better get busy creating a few more cards!

Today I used a Graphic 45/Hampton Arts Happy Haunting stamp set.  I thought it would be great for a moonlit scene.

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My moon was die cut from some Daffodil Delight cardstock.  I also die cut a circle from a piece of white cardstock and airbrushed the night colors using these Copic markers: N1, N4, N7, Y35, Y38, YR04.  Then I airbrushed a little Y38 onto the yellow moon and placed it into the opening.  The image is stamped in Versafine onyx black ink and I die cut some gray clouds using the Lil' Inker Rainbows & Clouds die set.

I hope you'll join us in creating something using this great, spooky color combo!  Check out all the challenge details on the CTD blog.  And please be sure to visit with the CTD designers to see what's they've come up with!

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Thanks so much for coming by to see me today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Green Eyed Monsters!

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Hey, guys!  I couldn't wait for you to see the A Day For Daisies release for this week!  Here are the Green Eyed Monsters:

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I made Halloween cards for all the grandkids and had a true blast doing it! 

I won't bore you with a lot of details because there are so many photos, but I will tell you that we're starting a new challenge this week - #56 Use Halloween colors.

I used Monster Joe and Monster Molly for my cards. Coloring these cuties was so much fun, and I love that I was able to use some more of the googly eyes from my Wednesday project! 

The super cool sentiment is from the Our Craft Lounge Spooky Tags stamp set, and I used the iSpy Sketches #ISSC38 for my layout.

Here you go:

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Aren't they so FUN??  You can see all the new images at the ADFD shop and at the ADFD blog.  And please be sure to check out all the fun creations from the rest of the design team:

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Alice Wertz
Arielle Gordon
Shelly Mercado
Tracy MacDonald

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a fabulous weekend!

 

Here's Looking at You! - Color Throwdown #215

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Welcome back! 

Today is the day we find out what the latest Color Throwdown color combo is!

Lori is our hostess and she's chosen a great combo based on this adorable Halloween-inspired photo:

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I've wanted to fill this Apothecary Jar from Clear and Simple Stamps with googly eyes ever since I first purchased it at the CKC convention in Charlotte in August!  I found these cute eyes at Michaels and knew they were perfect!

Yay!  I finally did it!  And it worked great with the inspiration photo, don't you think? 

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I used this week's Clean and Simple sketch #213, which I love:

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Now how about some more inspiration from my Color Throwdown sisters:

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That's it for me today!  If you like, you could check back in with me on Friday when I'll have LOTS more of the googly eyes to show you!

Thanks so much for dropping in!  I hope you enjoy the rest of your week!

 

Happy Haunting - Color Throwdown #214

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It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge!  Joan is our hostess with the mostess and she's chosen an awesome combo:

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I didn't use a lot of white in my creation.  I thought black went along with my Halloween theme a little better.

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I'm also playing along with the Our Craft Lounge blog challenge OCL#138:

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My image is from A Little Witchy from Our Craft Lounge; all my other supplies are from eclectic Paperie.  I just love playing with my Dylusions ink sprays!  My canvas tag  is from Maya Road, the button is from Buttons Galore, and I used several different twines, all placed on my black tag.

Check out the CTD blog for all the challenge details and please be sure to visit with my CTD sisters:

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Thanks so much for dropping by today!  Yes, all the candy in the treat tube was gone by the time I finished typing this post!  Enjoy the rest of your week!