Splashes of Watercolor

Too Much Happy - Color Throwdown #677

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Hey there!  It's Wednesday again, the last one of the month, and time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  Are you ready?  This week our colors are Pink, Purple, and Green.  What a fun combo!

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I needed another birthday card and I thought this palette would work great.  You know, one of these days I'm going to try to build a stash of cards so I'll have them available BEFORE I need them!  We'll see how that works out!

Here's my card -

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It was really fun to make, and I like keeping the colors in completely separate elements sometime.  It seems to deliver a little more punch!  What do you think?

We're counting on you to play along with us this week!  All the details are at the CTD blog and here is where you find bunches of inspiration:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Betty Wright, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Big Balloons - Color Throwdown #689

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Happy Wednesday, y'all!

It's time for our latest Color Throwdown challenge and this week our colors are Orange, Pink, and Green.  Such a happy combo!

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I wanted to go with a simple design this week and used my new-to-me MFT Big Balloon stencil and Essentials by Ellen Big Scripty Happy Birthday die for a very happy birthday card!

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I die cut the stenciled top panel with my SSS Wonky Rectangle die, drew on the balloon strings, added a few sequins/jewels and called it done!

Now we're hoping you'll play along with us.  The details are on the CTD blog and beaucoup of inspiration can be found here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Joan Kinnischtzke, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by today!

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So Sorry For Your Loss - Color Throwdown #674

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Happy New Year to you all!  I sure hope this one is better than the last two!!  LOL!

For our first Color Throwdown of the year we have a very festive and/or elegant color combo: Black, White, and Gold or Silver.

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I happened to need a couple of sympathy cards this week.  I know....so sad to have to think about losing someone over the holidays.  But this combo worked well, I thought.

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I thought the black represented sorrow, the white - hope, and the gold - promise.

I used the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember collaboration set with Honey Bee Stamps called On My Mind.  It's really a shame this sets are only available for a very limited time.

Check out what the other designers have for your inspiration and be sure to join in on the challenge.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Deborah Wheeler, Guest Star Stamper

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Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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2021 Grandkids Christmas cards

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Hi, all!

I'm popping in today to share the Christmas cards I made for my grandkids.

You can see the granddaughters' Christmas Trees card post and links for supplies HERE.

I used the Concord and 9th Cards Stacks base dies, and the Home for the Holidays stamps and dies for the grandsons.

They were fun to make and the kids love them!  Even the teenagers!!

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String Lights Happy Day - Color Throwdown #672

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Happy Wednesday and welcome to the latest edition of the Color Throwdown!  Our colors this week are: Hot Pink, Turquoise, Lime Green, and Black!

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I LOVE this combo!

Here's my bright and happy card using the awesome String Lights stencil from Scrapbook.com and a sentiment strip from Simon Says Stamp.

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There are some Star Dust Stickles thrown in there too!

Now it's your turn to play with this awesome color palette and show us what you come us with!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Nancy J, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for dropping by!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Christmas AND Birthday cards - Color Throwdown #669

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This week for the Color Throwdown challenge we have a beautiful, bold color combo:  Navy, Gold, and White.

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Now this is just perfect for an elegant Christmas card, right?  So I made one!

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This card was an experimentation using some Liquid Metal (in Pale Gold) by Paper Fashion. I picked it up in the clearance aisle in Tuesday Morning and had never used it before.  I think it really highlighted the tree and beautiful scripty die!

I'm entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Trees.

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But then...I also needed a birthday card, so I used some of the same products and the same overall layout/design for one.

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The background stamp was heat embossed in gold, and I used 3 layers to make the happy birthday die cut pop!

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Now it's time to check out what the rest of the CTD team created, and then for you to create your entry for the challenge!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Svetlana Kondrakova, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Autumn Love You - Color Throwdown #668

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It's time again for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our colors are Brown, Rust, Gold, and Blue.

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And here is my card:

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I used the Simon Says Stamp Floating Leaves stencil and Paper Layering Circle dies, along with the Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes and some Distress inks for this surprisingly simple to make card.

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I inked the edges with a Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink pad and traced the leaf edges through the stencil with a gold gel pen.

You know the drill by now....it's your turn to play along!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Ingrid Reyners, Guest Star Stamper

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Wishing You Happiness - Color Throwdown #666

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Hello!!  It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge, y'all!  This week our colors are Orange, Brown, and Kraft!  Truly a fall color palette!

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I decided to go with a wreath in these colors this week.  I used the Etched Eucalyptus Wreath die from Simon Says Stamp and ink blended one, then die cut the other from some patterned paper.  The background is lightly stenciled using the Tim Holtz Mini Stencil Set 21.

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Now it's time for you to play along.  The details for the challenge are on the CTD blog and you can check out all the designers' inspiration too!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Carol McFarland, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for stopping by!

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You Are the Best - Color Throwdown #664

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Hi there!  It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our colors are Turquoise, Kraft, Brown, and White.

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I LOVE that inspiration photo!  So I decided to replicate it as closely as I could. 

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I used the SSS Paper Layering Circle dies to create the circular effect and outlined each one using a brown Copic marker.  Patterned paper worked for the background and I added 2 tiny acorns too!

Please play along with us!  All details are at the CTD blog, as well as links to our outstandingly talented designers!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Betty Wright, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for dropping by!

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Birthday Love - Color Throwdown #643

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Happy Wednesday, y'all!  I'm hosting the Color Throwdown this week and I've chosen some soft summer shades for us to play with.  I've always said my favorite color is "water", so a few watery hues were in order: Aqua, Ice Blue, and Pale Green.

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I had created a few Gelli prints recently and wanted to use one of them for my background today.  I used Distress inks and a brayer to coat the gelli plate, picked up the color with cardstock, then reapplied inks through the Floating Leaves stencil before picking up the ink again with the cardstock.  Simple, but I love the result.

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The real star here though is the Mod Floral die cut in stark white against the multi-hued blue background. Then I used a couple of the sentiments from Reverse Birthday sentiment strips, and scattered some sequins.

Please come on over to the CTD blog and play along with us!  Be sure to check here for tons of inspiration:

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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Heartfelt Sympathy - Color Throwdown 636

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Hello, and happy Wednesday!  It's once again time for a new Color Throwdown challenge, and this week our generic colors are Blush Pink, Dark Pink, and Cream.

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And here is my card for the week:

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I used the Simon Says Stamp Spring Flowers stamp set and Floral Shapes dies, along with the Folk Hearts dies from the Essentials by Ellen line.  I used the shades of pink from the eggs in the vase instead of the pinks from the flowers.  They worked better for a sympathy card.

The heart shape and the flower were cut from paper water colored with Distress inks.

Now it's your turn to play with these colors.  Then be sure to share your creation with us at the Color Throwdown blog.

Here is where you can find some beautiful inspiration from our talented team:

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 so much for dropping by!

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