Splashes of Watercolor

Love you - Color Throwdown #630

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It's Wednesday again and time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our generic colors are Blush, Sage Green, and Gold.

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What a gorgeous inspiration photo and what a beautiful color palette!  I love it!

Now...imagine my dilemma...I needed a masculine birthday card, and I thought these colors just screamed femininity!!  But I persevered, and I think I did a decent job.  Maybe adding the woodgrain background finally convinced me!

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And even if it still looks fairly feminine, if you state "love you.", it's got to count for something, right?

That stag head is gold embossed and there is a tiny washi tape line of gold xoxoxoxo's.

Now it's your turn to play along in the challenge.  Details are at the CTD blog, and here are some inspiration creations for your viewing pleasure:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler(on a break)

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

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Chill Vibes - Color Throwdown #712

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Hello, all!  This week's Color Throwdown challenge is to use these colors:   Blue, Orange, Kraft, and Cream.

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I needed a birthday card for a pretty cool young man and I thought these colors would work well.

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I did a bit of ink blending on the background with Distress inks, then used the SSS Layered Confetti stencils for a Bokeh effect, also using Distress inks and a bit of Hero Arts Unicorn white pigment ink.

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I used the Essentials by Ellen Stay Cool stamp set for the "sand" and "waves" effect as well as for the sentiment.  There is also a bit of Ranger Glossy Accents on some of the waves.

We hope you will play along with us this week.  Head on over to the CTD blog for all the rules to play and for some great inspiration from the design team:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Patricia of Nana's Hobbies,  Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!  

Enjoy the rest of your week and be sure to get some crafting in!

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Be Awesome Today - Color Throwdown #700

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Hello!  Can you believe that we have arrived at hosting our 700th Color Throwdown challenge??!!  Pretty awesome, huh?  What's even harder to believe is that I've been on the team for that long!!!  Y'all must be really tired of me by now!!! (I hope not!)

Here are the colors for this week:  Yellow, Orange, Kraft, and Brown.

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I really do love this combo even if I had to think long and hard about how to use it!  Finally I came up with an idea using the Sizzix Tim Holtz Funky Cactus dies, along with the Ellen Hutson A2 Piercing Plate and Simon Says Stamp Stitched Slopes and Hills.  Everything came together nicely when I topped it off with the Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker.  A birthday card for the best son-in-law ever because he's awesome every day!

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I'm so glad he loved it too!

I'm also entering this card into the SSSIGChallenge on Instagram - to Create a Scene.

Now it's time for y'all to play along with us!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and all the 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

Hermien Vaessen, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Possibilities - Color Throwdown #680

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Happy Wednesday!  This week's Color Throwdown challenge is a great one!  I love this color palette: Light Blue, Dark Blue, Forest Green, and Brown. 

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For once I actually used the inspiration photo to determine my design, complete with mountains and a tree!

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All of my background layers, including the water colored sky were cut from scraps.  The tree was made using a Tim Holtz stencil, which was then fussy cut and layered over the background and the Essential Arches frame.  A Tim Holtz sentiment sticker finished it off!  I am really loving those stickers.  So many choices and so easy to stick anywhere you want them!

It's time for y'all to play along with us!  Check out all the details at the CTD blog and all the great inspiration at the designers' blogs:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Judy V, Guest Star Stamper

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Many thanks to y'all for stopping by today!

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Sock Monkey Birthday - Color Throwdown #676

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Hi, all!  This week's Color Throwdown colors are Red, Cream, and Gold.

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Elegant, isn't it?  Well, that's probably why I made a card with a monkey! 😁

Here is the masculine card I came up with.

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This Sock Monkey stamp and die set is from Ellen Hutson LLC but it's retired now.  I still love to use it for children and for some big kids too!

Please check out all the challenge details at the CTD blog and all the inspiration from the designers.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Papierelle, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for dropping by!

 

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You Are Fin-tastic! - Color Throwdown #646

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Hi, everyone!  It's time for another new Color Throwdown challenge.  This week our colors are Light Gray, Aqua, and Navy.

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I believe this calls for a summer-themed masculine birthday card!  And it just so happens that I needed a card for my oldest grandson who just turned 21!  Whoop!  

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I used the super fun S'Whale stamp set and dies from Ellen Hutson LLC.  I water colored the whale and used the Memory Box Waves 3D embossing folder for the background.

We would love for you to play along!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and also stop by to see all the cool creations from the super-talented designers 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 dropping by!

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First Color Throwdown of 2021 - #624

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Hello and welcome to my first post of 2021!  I hope you all are ready to tackle this new year with hope and a positive attitude!  That may be the only way we get through it!!  LOL!

We have a brand new Color Throwdown design team member starting today....Susie Moore!  She has been playing along with us for a very long time now and it just seemed right to welcome her to the team!!  Be sure to visit her blog and check out her wonderful creations!

So for our very first challenge of the new year Amy Rohl has a great color combo for us: Rust, Brown, and Cream.

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I took this opportunity to make a CAS card for a nephew's upcoming birthday.  I don't know why but I always think that mushrooms indicate masculinity.  I'm just weird that way, I guess!  I used The Greetery's Botanical Toadstool dies along with a couple of others to create my card.

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The sentiment is from the Power Poppy Strong and Beautiful stamp set.  Everything was water colored and I used water color paper for the card base as well.

Now we would love for you to play along with us!!  You can get all the challenge details on the CTD blog and tons of great inspiration from visiting the DT blogs 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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That's it for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Warm Bear Hugs - Color Throwdown 622

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I can't believe it's Wednesday again already!  And December?  How did that happen??

How about a brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  Today the generic colors are Red, Burgundy, Cream, and Kraft.  What a great combo!

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I sure would like to dive head first into that cheesecake, y'all!  It looks totally scrumptious!  But instead I pulled out the new Forest Fellas from Power Poppy and used the Bear for a masculine birthday card.  A bear with a scarf and a cup of coffee/cocoa!  What could be better?

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I colored him with Copic markers, using the dot method on his fur.  I used a rag dipped in Various Ink blending solution to create the texture on his overalls.  And I thought the Pine Needles embossing on the background added even more of a woodsy touch!

We would love for you to play along!  Link up your paper craft creation at the Color Throwdown blog and check out the great inspiration from the design team:

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 today!

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Power Poppy Quite a Christmas - Forest Fellas

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Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas!

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We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days.  All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released!  You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop.

For Day 1 we are revealing the fun Forest Fellas!

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There are quite a few of these awesome fellas with SO many wonderful sayings to use with them.  These are not just for Christmas, y'all.  Use them all throughout the winter months.

Here's my card using the sly little silver fox:

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He and the snowy hill  with pines background were watercolored and I used 2 of the sentiments.  All I added was a little red yard for an accent to complete the card.

There is a complete list of the Bloom Brigade designers who are posting creations today for your inspiration over at the Power Poppy blog!  Check it all out NOW!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for another spectacular new reveal!!

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Hey Fungi Toadstool Garden

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Hey, y'all!

I thought I'd pop in today and show you a birthday card I made using the brand new Botanicuts Toadstool Garden die from The Greetery.

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I love these mushrooms!  I used some leftover water colored paper pieces to die cut them and then sponged the uncolored parts with some dye ink.  I created the "Hey Fungi" with my Dymo label maker.  Perfect for a teenage boy!  And I thought this Prima Marketing Doodle Deux patterned paper was just perfect for the background!

That's it for me today!  I'll see you back here Wednesday for the new Color Throwdown challenge!

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Pretty Cactus - Color Throwdown #606

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Hello and happy Wednesday!  Are you ready to see what the latest Color Throwdown color combo is?  This week our generic colors are Aqua, Peach, and Kraft.

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I was lucky enough to be a winner in the Alex Syberia Designs Instagram giveaway recently, and the very first digital image that I chose was the Pretty Cactus.  I think it's so beautiful and I'm sure that Nicoletta Porcu's gorgeous creation was what sold me on it!!

So here is what I did with it and the color palette for this week:

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I did very loose watercoloring and then hand cut the image to mount on the embossed kraft card base.

Now it's time to see what you do with these colors.  Post at the CTD blog and check out what the talented designers have created for your inspiration:

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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