Splashes of Watercolor

Balloon Happy - Color Throwdown #600

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Hello and happy Wednesday!

For this week's Color Throwdown challenge we have this great generic color combo:  Red, White, Green, and Black.

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I would LOVE to try one of those popsicles, wouldn't you?

For today's card I needed a birthday card (we have a LOT of July birthdays in my family) and I wanted it to be bold and bright like these colors.  What better way to do that than to use big bold balloons!  So here is my card:

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I love these one-liners Happy dies from PTI but have not used them in a long time.  Very bold and graphic! I used my Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes and Distress inks to give the Simon Says Stamp Balloon die cuts the bright colors.

Now we would love to see what you create with these colors!  Just link up at the CTD blog, but be sure to check out the wonderful designs from our team here:

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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(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

PTI Wet Paint II Shop here: SHOP	PTI One Liners Happy die Shop here: SHOP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop here: RN	SSS Balloons wafer dies Shop here: SSS
Distress ink pad Candied Apple Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP
SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Faber-Castell Black artist pen Shop here: SSS | SB	TE Blender Brush Caddy Shop here: SHOP	TE Blender Brushes Shop here: SHOP
Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Easter Smiles - Color Throwdown #588

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Happy Wednesday!  It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown and the color combo we're playing with this week is super bright and fun!  The generic colors are Orange, Green, Pink, and Yellow.

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I pulled out my cute little chicks stamp from Rubbernecker and an Easter sentiment set along with some bright colored cardstock and my copic markers for my card.

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It would be great if you would play along with us!  Check out all the challenge details at the CTD blog and be sure to leave some love for 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

Judy Rozema - April 2020 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Wishing You Both Joy - Color Throwdown #585

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Happy Wednesday, everyone!  It's time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge and Jodi has a great color palette for us: Teal, Coral, Green, and Cream.

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The colors just called out for a water-themed card, so I pulled out my Hero Arts Color Layering Goldfish and created an cute anniversary card.

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My teal turned out a little lighter than I intended, but it still works!

Now it's your turn to play along.  Head on over to the CTD blog to see the details for the challenge, and to check out all the 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

Cat Craig - March 2020 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

Hero Arts Color Layering Goldfish Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	SSS Sending and Wishing Shop here: SSS	Hero Arts Color Layering Goldfish dies Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS
Distress ink pad Abandoned Coral Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Antique Linen Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Cracked Pistachio Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Dried Marigold Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Evergreen Bough Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Peacock Feathers Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Versamark ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Embossing Powder Clear Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	White gel pens Shop here: SSS	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
TE Blender Brush Caddy Shop here: SHOP	TE Blender Brush Cleaning Tool Shop here: SHOP	TE Blender Brushes Shop here: SHOP	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

You Are Pretty Amazing - Color Throwdown #581

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Happy Wednesday!  It's time for another fun Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our colors are Gray, Lime, Purple, and Fuschia.  What fun!

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I used the Pretty Pink Posh Hummingbird Thanks stamp set along with one of the sentiments from the Simon Says Stamp You Matter stamp set to make a birthday card for my sister.

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You can't really tell that the sentiment is heat embossed in that photo so here is another photo from an angle.

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Fun!  I love keeping the boldest colors contained in a small space!

Now it is your turn to play along with us!  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!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

Pretty Pink Posh Hummingbird Thanks Shop here: EH | SSS	SSS You Matter stamp set Shop here: SSS	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Picked Raspberry Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Bristol Smooth Surface Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP
Ranger Embossing Powder Clear Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	TE Blender Brush Caddy Shop here: SHOP
TE Blender Brushes Shop here: SHOP	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

Christmas Stag - Color Throwdown #570

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Happy Wednesday, y'all!  It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and our generic colors this week are Turquoise, Orange, Silver or Gray.

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I'm hard at work trying to get as many Christmas cards made as possible.  In today's card I used one of my favorite Christmas dies from WPlus9 called Stag Trio.

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The background is water colored using the "smooshing" technique and the stag is framed with the SSS Holiday Frames die.  The orange was added with a bit of striped twine.

We would love for you to play along with us.  Please check out the challenge at the CTD blog and visit with the amazing designers to see some wonderful inspiration using this color combo.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Michelle Lupton - November 2019 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by today!  I'll be back shortly with a brand new Power Poppy post!  Please come back!

 

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SSS Holiday Frames dies Shop here: SSS	WPlus9 Stag Trio dies Shop here: SHOP	Distress ink pad Peacock Feathers Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Tumbled Glass Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Hey Sweet Thing - Color Throwdown #565

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Time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  The colors are Gray, Lavender, and Black.

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I used 2 stamp sets from the Essentials by Ellen product line for a birthday card for my sister.

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Please join us for the challenge at the CTD blog.

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 for dropping by!

 

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Essential by Ellen Voices in my Head Shop here: EH	Essentials by Ellen Stay Golden stamp set Shop here: EH	SSS Circle Doodle cling stamp Shop here: SSS	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS
Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Shaded Lilac Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Versafine Smokey Gray ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Versamark ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Heat-It tool 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

Keeping Christmas - March 2019

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Well, it’s the 25th of the month so how about another Keeping Christmas card…the 3rd one this year, so far!

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This year I seem to be leaning toward a CAS style; cards that are easy to make multiples of.

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I had an assembly line going for this one.  I stamped, die cut, and colored all the SSS Christmas Essentials berries with my Copic markers first.  Then I stamped the sentiment on all the white card bases, and shaded them with a Copic marker.  All that was left to do was to adhere a strip of patterned paper and pop up the berries with foam mounting tape.  And to make the process a little more interesting for me, I just used several different patterned papers with the basic red and green Christmas colors.

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Please be sure to check out all the fabulous inspiration for building your Christmas card stash at each of our designers’ blogs:

Kelly Lunceford

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe - that's me!

Claire Broadwater

Julee Tilman

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nancy Guse

 Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

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Thank you so much for checking out my March 2019 edition of Keeping Christmas!

 

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SSS Christmas Essentials stamp set Shop here: SSS	SSS Christmas Essentials dies Shop here: SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	White gel pens Shop here: SSS	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

You Are Pretty Amazing - Color Throwdown #514

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Happy Wednesday!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge.  Amy Rohl is our hostess and her seasonal color palette is spot on for October – Orange, Brown, Rust, and Yellow.

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I used one of the new Power Poppy digital images from the Season’s Seatings  set for my card. Isn’t it beautiful?  Mine was water colored using Distress inks.  I used a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp You Matter stamp set.

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We would love for you to play along with us!  You can find all the challenge details at the CTD blog.  And please be sure to visit with the other DT members to see their inspiring creations:

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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Thanks so much for dropping by today.

SUPPLIES:

(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

Power Poppy Season's Seatings Shop here: PP	SSS You Matter stamp set Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Ground Espresso Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Mustard Seed Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Ripe Persimmon Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Rusty Hinge Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Tumbled Glass Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Wild Honey Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS	Neenah Desert Storm cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS
Nuvo Jewel Drops - Limoncello Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Heart Happy - Color Throwdown #513

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Hey, y’all! It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge, and I’m the hostess for this week!  The colors I’ve chosen are Lime, Navy blue, and Green.

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For my card I chose to use the PTI What the Doodle Feather stamp set and matching dies.  The great sentiment is from the Taylored Expressions Happy Heart stamp set.

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The feather was colored with my Copic markers and I also used them to color the green background.

Here are the links to all the beautiful artwork from our wonderful design team members:

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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Now it’s your turn to add your creation over at the CTD blog.  You could be our next Featured Stamper!!

Thanks so much for dropping by today!

SUPPLIES:

(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

PTI What the Doodle Feather Shop here: SHOP	TE Happy Heart stamp set Shop here: SHOP	PTI What the Doodle Feather dies Shop here: SHOP	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS
Distress ink pad Chipped Sapphire Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	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	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Sequins, mixed Shop here: SHOP	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

Sweet Friends Forever - Color Throwdown #509

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Well, it’s Wednesday again, so you know what that means!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our hostess, Vickie, chose a super fun color combo for us:  Red, Orange, and Blue.

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I went with a super easy card this week, using  a retired (?) Simon Says Stamp set called How We Roll.

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The hardest part, which wasn’t hard at all, was air-brushing the background.  I kept the Wonky Rectangle die on the cardstock while I did that.

We would LOVE for you to play along with us this week.  All the details can be found on the CTD blog .  You could win a chance to play along as our Guest Star Stamper!  Please be sure to visit with the rest of the design team members to get 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

Amy Kolling - September Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by.

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(Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) 

 

SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Barn Door Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Salty Ocean Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Spiced Marmalade Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	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