Splashes of Watercolor

Keeping Christmas - May 2018 - Warm Wishes

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Hi, all!

It’s the 25th of the month and I have another Christmas card for the Keeping Christmas blog hop to show you.

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I love the Hero Arts layering stamp sets, especially the Cardinal.  No coloring involved – only stamping and embellishing!

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I stamped the cardinal in layers and die cut him.  Then I stamped the branch pieces on another piece of white cardstock, stamped the sentiment, and used my air compressor to spray paint the background using my Copic marker B02.  I used a border frame die to emboss the panel, then rounded the corners and popped the layer up on my card base.  I added the cardinal using foam mounting tape and added a few sparkly silver enamel dots.  Done!  Super easy and fun for a session of making multiples of a design.

Be sure to see all the creations of the fabulous designers by following the blog hop here:

Kelly Lunceford

Lesley Croghan

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 dropping by today!

Hero Arts Color Layering Cardinal stamp set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Poppystamps Double Stitch Scalloped Rectangle Frames Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Black Soot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Candied Apple Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Fired Brick Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Gathered Twigs Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Ground Espresso Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Peeled Paint Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Spun Sugar Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	PTI cardstock Shop here: SHOP
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Bravo! - Color Throwdown #494

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It’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge!  This week Amy Rohl is our hostess and her color combo is a classic – Blue, Red, and White!

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I just love the simplicity of that inspiration photo.

I needed a card for someone special who just bought a new house.  Now, I don’t have a house stamp (that I can find right now, anyway), so I pulled out the retired Avery Elle Oh Yeah stamp and die set and used the arrow stamp & die to stamp several houses and cut one out of red cardstock.  Then I ran that one through the Big Shot using the PTI Woodgrain impression plate.  And here’s what I ended up with.

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I used the Simon Says Stamp Slopes and Hills die for the hillside.

Now it’s your turn to play with these colors!  Let’s see what you come up with!

Please be sure to check out the amazing projects 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

Rachel Avarado, May 2018 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

Seriously - Color Throwdown #493

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Hey, y’all!

It’s time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and this week I’m the hostess!

I’ve chosen some fresh spring/summer colors for us to play with: Aqua, Lime, and White!

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Now I know you probably think I made a beachy card with these colors (Right, Nise??), but I didn’t!  I used the colors for the sky and grass for a sweet little smiling bunny.

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This bunny is from the Simon Says Stamp Best Friends stamp set and matching dies.  The Seriously die and Stitched Hearts die are from Lil’ Inker Designs.  The Distress Oxide inks that I used for the background are Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers.

Now it’s your turn to play along!  But first, check out the amazing creations of the fabulous 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

Rachel Avarado, May 2018 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

SSS Best Friends Shop here: SSS	Lil Inker Seriously word die Shop here: SHOP	Lil Inker Stitched Hearts dies Shop here: SHOP	SSS Best Friends dies Shop here: SSS
SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress oxide inks, Bundle 2 Shop here: SSS | AZ | SB	Memento Gray Flannel ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	PTI cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger mini blending tools Shop here: SSS | SB
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Best Friends Forever - Color Throwdown 482

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Guess what!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge.  Barbara is our hostess and here is the soft and sweet palette she’s chosen for us:  Pink, Gray, and Kraft

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I couldn’t wait to play with my brand new Mosaic Turnabout from Concord and 9th.  This stamp is awesome!  And so much fun to play with.  And look how great it looks as a background for 2 of my favorite little animal buddies from the Simon Says Stamp Best Friends stamp set.

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I love how this turned out!

We would love to see what you make using this color combo!  Come play at the CTD blog, but be sure to check out all the amazing creations from the design team first.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Claire Apostoloff, February 2018 Guest Designer

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

SUPPLIES:

 

Concord & 9th Mosaic Turnabout stamp set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	SSS Best Friends Shop here: SSS	SSS Stitched Circles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Spun Sugar Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Worn Lipstick Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Memento Gray Flannel ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Versafine Smokey Gray ink Shop here: EH | SSS	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	Jumbo Dauber sponge applicator Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
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Forever Friend - Color Throwdown #481

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Hello, everybody!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our hostess is Amy Rysavy and the great color combo she chose for us is Light Purple, Dark Purple, Beige, and Brown.

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I had fun with this one!  I used the awesome Flora & Fauna Winter Woodland stamp set again.  I can’t seem to get enough of these adorable images!

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After I water colored a panel of Distress watercolor paper and let it dry,  I stamped the glass jar, the little bird,   and the mushrooms and painted them.  The little deer was stamped, painted, fussy-cut and popped up on foam tape.  I LOVE the sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Handwritten Love set with these images too!

Now it’s your turn to play along with us!  I can’t wait to see how you use these colors!

Please be sure to visit with each of the designers to see their great creations!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Claire Apostoloff, February 2018 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

Flora & Fauna Winter Woodland Shop here: EH | SSS	SSS Handwritten Love Shop here: SSS	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Ground Espresso Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Milled Lavender Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Old Paper Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Scattered Straw Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Seedless Preserves Shop here: EH | SSS	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Acetate sheets Shop here: SSS	PTI Kraft cardstock Shop here: SHOP	White gel pens Shop here: SSS	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
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Thinking of You - Color Throwdown #480

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Hello, everyone!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our lovely teammate Wanda has a beautiful combo of Spring colors for us to play with: Lilac, Green, Gray, and White.

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Gotta love beautiful flowers when it seems like winter’s been here forever!

Sadly I needed a few sympathy cards this week, so I used our color palette to create one of them.

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I used Distress inks Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron to create the watercolor background.  Then I stamped the Layered Doilies image from Technique Junkies in SU Orchid Opulence.  (I still LOVE that color!)  The sentiment and heart are from the SSS Thoughtful Messages stamp set and are stamped in Versafine Smokey Gray.

Now it’s time for you to play along!  Join us at the CTD blog to see all the details for the challenge and also visit with the team members to check out the beautiful inspiration they have for you this week.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Claire Apostoloff, February 2018 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

SUPPLIES:

 

SSS Thoughtful Messages Shop here: SSS	Technique Junkies Layered Doilies Shop here: SHOP	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Mowed Lawn Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Smokey Gray ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP
WPlus9 Dove Grey cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Nuvo Crystal Drops - Sweet Lilac Gloss Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Twinery - Lilac Shop here: SHOP
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Keeping Christmas - a monthly blog hop!

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Hi, everyone. 

I’m thrilled to tell you that I am joining Kelly Lunceford and several other fabulous artists from The Challenge for a monthly Keeping Christmas celebration.  This is something that Kelly was doing last year and we all joined her in December 2017 to celebrate.  And now she’s generously invited us to join her for a blog hop on the 25th of each month to kick start us all to make our 2018 Christmas cards.  I’m so excited!

My goal is to come up with designs that are simple to create/recreate, yet are eye-catching as well.  I certainly hope I can stick to that goal throughout the year.

Here’s my first January 2018 design.

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This was very simple to make with just a few supplies.

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The Distress inks were sponged onto a 1/4 sheet of watercolor paper.  And I used the beautiful Simon Says Stamp Evergreen Circle die to cut another 1/4 sheet of watercolor paper. 

Then I  spritzed water onto the sponged paper using my Distress Sprayer.

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I used my Poppystamps Double Stitch Scalloped Rectangle Frames (now that’s a mouthful) to cut around the Evergreen Circle sheet.  I wanted to use both of these pieces but I wanted more of the colored background to show through, so I trimmed down the inner rectangle a bit.

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The sentiment is from the great Flora and Fauna Winter Wonderland stamp set.

And here it is again finished.  I hope you like it!

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Now it’s time to continue along the blog hop.  Here’s the list:

Kelly Lunceford

Lesley Croghan

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 for stopping by!  Now go forth and make some Merry!

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Flora & Fauna Winter Woodland Shop here: EH | SSS	Poppystamps Double Stitch Scalloped Rectangle Frames Shop here: SSS	SSS Evergreen Circle die Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Evergreen Bough Shop here: EH | 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
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You're So Cool! - Color Throwdown #476

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Hey there!  Are you ready for a new Color Throwdown challenge?  I know I am!

This week our hostess is the super talented Lisa and she’s chosen a cool combo for us to play with – Light Blue, Kraft, and White. 

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I’m excited that I got to play with my new Best Friends stamp set from Simon Says Stamp!  So many cute animals!  I can’t wait to make Valentines for the grandkids with these!

But today I used the adorable hedgehog to make a birthday card for my adult nephew.  He actually has a hedgehog – named Kirk, as in “James T.”!

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I kept it simple since it’s for a young man.  The hedgehog and ground & background are watercolored so I’m entering this into the SSS Flickr Challenge #88 – Water Coloring.

Now it’s time for you to head on over to the CTD blog and check out the challenge and all the rules. Also be sure to stop by to see all the talented designers here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Debra James, January 2018 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

SSS Best Friends Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Tumbled Glass Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Walnut Stain Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS	Neenah Desert Storm cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS	Cuttlebug Candy Cane Stripe embossing folder Shop here: AZ
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Mermaid Love - Color Throwdown #475

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Hello!

It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge and Jodi has chosen a fabulous new combo for us to play with: Navy, Aqua, and Pink.

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I couldn’t wait to play with my new-to-me Mermaid Love set from Flora & Fauna.  I love the whimsical look of all the images and the fact that each item can fit into the glass bottle.  So many possibilities!

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The background was made with the stencil from the Dylusions Quote Bubbles set.  I smooshed Chipped Sapphire Distress ink onto the stencil, spritzed it with water and pressed it onto the watercolor paper.  This background was the second generation, the first was a little darker and more clearly defined.  I thought this one looked a little more like a watery background.

The sea lion in the bottle and the mermaid were water colored with Distress inks and fussy cut. I used the fantastic SSS You Matter stamp set and matching dies for the sentiment.

I’m entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Flickr challenge #88 – Water coloring.

I’m also entering it into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Winter Blues.

We would love for you to play along with us!  But first please check out the incredible creations from our design 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

Debra James, January 2018 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

Flora & Fauna Mermaid Love Shop here: EH	Dylusions Quote Bubbles stamps & stencil Shop here: AZ | SHOP	SSS You Matter stamp set Shop here: SSS	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS
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A New Year! - Color Throwdown #474

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Hey, y’all!

Can you believe we’ve just started a brand new year?  It was just Thanksgiving, wasn’t it?  It’s unbelievable to me how fast time flies!

And here it is the first Wednesday of the new year, and time for our first Color Throwdown of the year!  Amy Rohl is our hostess this week, and here is the color combo she has chosen:

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The generic colors are Gray, Black, and Ivory.  And I thought it would be great to start the year with a wish and a prayer for everyone.  Here’s my card:

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I used the SSS Abstract Triangles stamp set for my background, stamping it in Versafine onyx black ink onto watercolor paper.  I used some Distress Hickory Smoke ink to watercolor part of the background.  The sentiment is from a Bible Journaling stamp set from American Crafts called God is Love.  It’s available only at Michael’s stores.

We hope you’ll play along with us this week and all of this year!  You are the ones that keep us coming back every week to color and make pretty things!!  Check out the pretty things created by our 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

Debra James, January 2018 Guest Designer

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Thank you all for stopping by!  I hope your new year is filled with love, laughter, and kindness!

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American Crafts God Is Love Shop here: SHOP	SSS Abstract Triangles cling stamp Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI cardstock Shop here: SHOP	White detail embossing powder Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
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