Splashes of Watercolor

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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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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.

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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
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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!

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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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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

Keeping Christmas - August 2018

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Well, hello!  It’s the 25th of the month again (I still can’t believe it’s August already!), so it’s time for a brand new Keeping Christmas blog hop!

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It took me longer than I would have liked to get my card done this month, but I think if all the background pieces could be done ahead of time, the rest of the card would come together pretty quickly.  Another possibility for a production-line card.

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I'm entering this into the latest Fusion Card Challenge.  I used the sketch and the theme.

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Please take some time to visit with each of the Keeping Christmas designers to see their fabulous creations!  I hope it will inspire you to create your Christmas cards a little bit early this year!

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!

Flora & Fauna Winter Woodland Shop here: EH | SSS	SSS Christmas Essentials stamp set Shop here: SSS	SSS Stitched Circles dies Shop here: SSS	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Altenew Watercolors Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Dylusions ink spray Shop here: SSS	Yasutomo water brush Shop here: EH | SSS
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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!

 

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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