Splashes of Watercolor

Keeping Christmas & Color Throwdown #503

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Hey, y’all!

I’m hosting the challenge at the Color Throwdown this week, and I’ve chosen a color combo that can be used for many, many different types of cards – Red, Green, and Gray.

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I know you’re expecting a summer themed card from me, but this is also my post for our Keeping Christmas blog hop for July! 

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So my card is definitely a Christmas card!

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I made a card that is easy to pull together.  I actually have several of the Santas that have already been stamped and die cut.  So I just colored this one up in greens and neutrals, and placed him with the red SSS Holiday Frames die cut onto a patterned paper layer.  You could leave it like this, or step it up a little like I did by adding several sparkly highlights with Star Dust stickles.  And you’re good to go!  Sweet and simple!

I’d love to see what you create for our enjoyment using the CTD colors this week.  Link up at the CTD blog and check out what the fabulous design team has created for you here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kathy Schweinfurth - July Guest Designer 

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And please be sure to check out all the wonderful holiday designs on our Keeping Christmas blog hop here:

Kelly Lunceford

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe - that's me!

Claire Broadwater

Julee Tilman

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

 Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

SUPPLIES:

 

MFT Warm Christmas Wishes Shop here: SSS	MFT Warm Christmas Wishes dies Shop here: SSS	SSS Holiday Frames dies Shop here: SSS	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS
Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP
Ranger Stickles - Star Dust Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Sending a Prayer - Color Throwdown #468

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Hey, y’all!

It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!

Lynn is our hostess this week and here is the wonderful combo she’s chosen for us to play with: Brown, Orange, Green, and Kraft.

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And here’s my card for someone who recently lost her Mom.

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I used the fabulous Bold Blooms dies and Bold Blossoms dies from the Essentials by Ellen collection, along with the PTI Prayer mini stamp set and the MFT Stripes Cover-Up die.

It would be great if you would play along with us this week!  Check out the details on the blog and be sure to visit with each of the fabulous designers:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kelly Lunceford, November 2017 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you really enjoy the rest of your week!

SUPPLIES:

 

PTI Prayer mini stamp set Shop here: SHOP	Essentials by Ellen Bold Blooms matching dies Shop here: EH	Essentials by Ellen Bold Blossoms stand alone dies Shop here: EH	MFT Stripes Cover Up die Shop here: EH | SSS
SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress oxide inks, Bundle 1 Shop here: SSS | SB	Distress oxide inks, Bundle 2 Shop here: SSS | AZ | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Neenah Desert Storm cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI Fresh Snow Linen cardstock Shop here: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP
Mini mister Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger mini blending tools Shop here: SSS | SB	Nuvo Jewel Drops - Key Lime Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP
Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB

Sending Smooches - Color Throwdown #467

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Hey there, you guys!

Are you ready for the latest and greatest Color Throwdown challenge??  Lori is our hostess this week and here is the fantastic color combo that she chose for us – Red, Teal, and Green.

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I had fun with this one!  I really couldn’t wait to use my new Good Friends stamp and die set that is the collaboration between Ellen Hutson and MFT Stamps for the United We Flourish program.  It’s awesome!!  These little pups and kittens are precious!  And I really, really love the friendship sentiments!

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I blended Distress Oxide inks, Lucky Clover and Peacock Feathers, for the background on water color paper.  The polaroid die cut is a retired one from Taylored Expressions.  I thought it was the perfect choice to frame these cuties.

I'm entering this card into the Simon Says Monday challenge ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL.

 And also into the AAA Cards challenge CAS Game #102 – Ink Blending.

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Now we’d love to see what you come up with with this great Color Throwdown combo!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and 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

Kelly Lunceford, November 2017 Guest Designer

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Be sure to give our fabulous new Guest Designer some CTD love!

Thanks so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

MFT & Essentials by Ellen Good Friends stamp & die set Shop here: EH	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress oxide inks, Bundle 2 Shop here: SSS | AZ | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	Scor-Tape 1/8 in tape Shop here: SSS | SB	White gel pens Shop here: SSS
Mini mister Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger mini blending tools Shop here: SSS | SB	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB

My Favorite Stories - Color Throwdown #451

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Hello, y’all!

Our Color Throwdown hostess this week is Amy Rysavy and here are the colors she’s chosen for us to use:

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The generic colors are Pale Pink, Dark Pink, Green, and White.

What great summertime colors!

I chose to color up the adorable little girl from MFT’s Our Story and place her on a watercolor background.

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And don’t you love that sentiment?

Please try to play along this week!  We always love to see what you create!  Here are the links for you to check out the fantastic creations of 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

Tracey McNeely, July 2017 Guest Designer

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Until next time, folks!!  Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES:

MFT Our Story stamp set Shop here: EH | SSS | SHOP	MFT Our Story dies Shop here: EH | SSS | SHOP	SSS Stitched Circles dies Shop here: SSS	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS
Distress ink pad Picked Raspberry Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop here: EH | SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: TE
Tacky glue Shop here: SSS	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS	Mini mister Shop here: EH | SSS	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS
Quickstik pick up tool Shop here: EH | SSS	Sequins, mixed Shop here: SHOP

Hello Sunshine - Color Throwdown #450

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How did Wednesday come around again so soon?  It seems the weeks get shorter and shorter!

This week at the Color Throwdown our hostess is Wanda and here is the great combo she’s given us to play with - Brick Red, Royal Blue, Yellow, and White :

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I really love that starfish watercolor painting!  My kind of art!

I didn’t use a creature of the sea for my card, but I did include the sea on the card front!  Watercolored, of course.  And I used the adorable little hula girl from the MFT Polynesian Paradise stamp set.

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This card is for one of our granddaughters.  She’s an adorable little blonde and I hope she loves it.

We would love for you all to play along in the challenge with us!  Just check out the details at the CTD blog and then be sure to check out the fabulous creations from each of our talented designers:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Tracey McNeely, July 2017 Guest Designer

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Thank you bunches for stopping by today!

SUPPLIES:

MFT Polynesian Paradise Clear Stamps Shop here: EH | SSS	MFT Polynesian Paradise Die-Namics Shop here: EH | SSS	Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Squeezed Lemonade Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Mustard Seed Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Tumbled Glass Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Salty Ocean Shop here: EH | SSS	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS	Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: TE	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS
Sequins, mixed Shop here: Other

You're the Best - Color Throwdown #442

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Well, hello everyone!  It’s been awhile.

I took a little break from crafting and social media, but I’m back and ready to create and share once more!  And just in time for a very special Color Throwdown!

This is Barbara’s week to be our hostess.  She doesn’t know it but we’re honoring her for all that she does for us – the Color Throwdown team.  She is our leader, our go-to person, our tech-y advisor, our mother hen, and mostly she’s our dear friend!  So we are shouting a huge THANK YOU to her.  To YOU, Barbara!!!  We love you!

Here is the great color palette she chose for us:

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Be gentle on me.  I’m working my way back into the creative mode!  Here’s my card.

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We really hope you’ll join us in honoring our sweet Barbara!!  Please play along!  You can check out all the details at the CTD blog and be sure to visit with each of the CTD gals:

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Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen 

Amy Tsuruta, May 2017 Guest Designer

and a very special super Guest Star Tammy Hershberger!!! 

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Thank you so much for dropping by today!  I truly appreciate it!  And I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Essentials by Ellen Fancy Thanks stamp set Shop here: EH	MFT Wavy Coloring Book stamp Shop here: SSS | SHOP	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Versamark ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS	ZIG Clean Color Brush set (48) Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
PTI Kraft cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Tacky glue Shop here: SSS | SB	Quickstik pick up tool Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Pretty Pink Posh 6 mm clear sequins Shop here: EH	Ranger Embossing Powder Clear Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Sequins, mixed Shop here: SHOP	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP
Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB

A Novel Birthday - Color Throwdown #432

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It’s Color Throwdown challenge time again, folks!  Our very talented teamie Barbara is hosting this week and here are the super bright and fun colors that she chose for us to play with:  Bright Green, Yellow, Red, and Aqua

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This is a perfect color palette for a fun birthday card for a friend of mine, using a couple of the images from the MFT Our Story stamp set and matching dies.

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Isn’t that the sweetest little sleeping kitty?  I love her!  She and the books were colored with my Copic markers and the background is smooshed with Distress inks on watercolor paper.

Now it’s your turn to show us how you used these colors!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and link your creation up there.

Be sure to visit with all my CTD sisters here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Lisa Lara, March 2017 Guest Designer

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Thanks bunches for dropping by!

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Sending a Prayer - Color Throwdown #425

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Hello and happy Hump Day to you all! 

It seems like a long week to me already.  One of my sweet kitties got a scratch from a feral cat a little over a week ago and it got infected and then abscessed.  We’ve had surgery to remove the infection and now there is a tube running through his forehead and a hard plastic cone around his neck.  He also has to stay isolated inside.  That is a tall order for a cat who is normally outside 20 hours a day.  He’s absolutely miserable and there’s not much I can do for him besides keep his wound clean, give him his meds, and love him well.  Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

So enough bad news!  How about a brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  Jodi is our hostess and here are her color choices:

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I wasn’t sure about the combo to start with but I ended up loving it!  I used my favorite Mondo Peony from the Essentials by Ellen line and  my new Wavy Coloring Book background from My Favorite Things to make this sympathy card.  The sentiment is from the PTI Inspired: Prayer mini stamp set and die.

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The background is white embossed and then sponged with Distress inks.  The peony is colored with my Copic markers.

I’m going to have to cut this post short.  My sweet Punkin wants to be held.

Please try to play along with us and also please stop by to visit with each of the design team members.

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Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Leigh Penner, January 2017 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

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Pineapple Birthday - Color Throwdown #397

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Hello there, friends!  Here it is Wednesday again and time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!

Lori is our hostess this week and I love her down-to-earth summer colors of kraft, yellow, and green!

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What a perfect summer bag!

I decided to stay pretty darn close to the inspiration photo by using a kraft background and a pineapple on my card.

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Since I have loads of family birthdays coming up in July – 9 to be exact – most of the cards I’m making now are in that theme.  I used the PTI One Liners Happy die paired with a Dymo tape “birthday” for the sentiment.

My layout is from this week's CAS(E) This Sketch #176:

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We’d love to see what you come up with using this color combo!  Link up at the CTD blog!

Now it’s time to check out what our amazing designers have in store for you:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kara Vrabel, June 2016 Guest Designer

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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The Challenge #75 - Out of the Cage

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Hello, everyone!

It’s Monday again, and it’s Memorial Day!

A huge thank you to all the wonderful service men and women who have given their lives in service to our country. 

Since this is the 5th Monday of the month, at The Challenge we have a Wildcard challenge and Lesley has given us a great sketch to play with! 

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I’ve had this Birdcage die for quite a while and never used it, so I thought now would be a good time to try it out!  It works so well with the parrot from the Polynesian Paradise stamp set.

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The bird was stamped in Antique Linen Distress ink and colored with Copic markers.  He’s popped up over the birdcage on foam mounting tape.

Now it’s your turn to play along with us using the sketch.  Check out all the details at The Challenge and also visit with the rest of the design team to see their awesome interpretations of the sketch!

Lesley Croghan
Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Laurel Seabrook

Lee Ann Barrett

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

 

This month's Featured Designer is Patti from Stationery Styles 

 

This is the last challenge for us for now because we're all taking a summer break!  But we'll be back in September with loads of new fun challenges for you!

That’s it for me.  I’m working today, so I hope all of you will enjoy some burgers and beer for me as well!!

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