Splashes of Watercolor

Scenic Route - Color Throwdown #715

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Happy Wednesday again!  Today is the day for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  Our color palette this week is all about Fall - Orange, Green, and White.

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I went with the Fall theme and pulled out an older Rubbernecker die set for my card.  I don't believe this set is available any more but I've linked a newer set below in the linky list that is even better!!  I've paired it with a beautiful Sizzix 3D Botanical embossed background for added texture.

Here is my card:

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I also added some "bubbles" from Trinity Stamps for a little bling!

We really hope you'll play along with us this week!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Jen Mitchell,  Guest Star Stamper

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PEACE - Color Throwdown #714

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Hey, y'all!  It's time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge and this week our colors are Navy, Mustard, and Brown.

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I just purchased some of the latest Tim Holtz - Sizzix holiday collection dies and thought the Christmas Cutouts would work beautifully with these colors.  Here's my very first Christmas card for this season:

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I really thought the background water in the inspiration photo looked like a galaxy, so that's what inspired my background!  I used a couple of the Ranger Distress Mica sprays to create it.

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I painted the moon and stars with some metallic gold paint.  There is so much shine!  I love it!

Now it's your turn to create using these colors!  Post your link on the CTD blog, but first visit with the DT members to get some awesome inspiration!

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Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Jennie Maier ,  Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for stopping by!

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Happy Day - Color Throwdown #713

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Happy Wednesday!  It's time for another new Color Throwdown challenge, and I'm hosting this week!  I've chosen Pink, Burgundy, Green, and Cream as our color combo!

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I thought a pretty floral card was in order using this beautiful palette, so I decided to use the Simon Says Stamp Alstroemeria stem die for the focal point.  Alstroemeria has been one of my favorite flowers for as long as I can remember!

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I also used a stem of the SSS Etched Laurel Leaves die as a "filler" behind my stem.  And how beautiful is that Sizzix 3-D Honeycomb embossed background??!  I love it!

We would love for you to play along this week!  All the details can be found on the CTD blog and please check out the beautiful inspiration for you from the DT members:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Christy Stanford,  Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by this week!  Stay crafty!!

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Distress ink - bundled sage Shop at: EH | SSS | SBC	Distress ink - kitsch flamingo Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink - Peeled Paint Shop at: EH | SSS | SBC	Distress ink - Spun Sugar Shop at: EH | SSS | SBC
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Botanicals - Color Throwdown #711

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Happy Wednesday!  Our Color Throwdown challenge this week features some beautiful deep color hues - Turquoise, Yellow, Brown, and Green.

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I love the contrast of the bright yellow and the deep teal.  

Here's my card:

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For my background I used a TCW stencil called Mini Ferns, blending green ink on the teal paper.  The flower and leaves are from a Sizzix die set called Corsage dies. The arch is from the Ellen Hutson Essential Arches die set, and the sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink Tropics set. 

We hope you will play along with us in the challenge this week!  The details are on the CTD blog and here are links to all the great inspiration from the DT members:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Nance Salkeld,  Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for dropping by!

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PTI Tropics stamp set Shop at: SHOP	EH Essential Arches dies Shop at: EH	PTI Tropics Sentiments dies Shop at: SHOP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN
TCW Mini Ferns stencil Shop at: SHOP	Distress ink - Cracked Pistachio Shop at: EH | SSS | SBC	Distress ink - Lucky Clover Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink - Mustard Seed Shop at: EH | SSS
Distress ink - Peacock Feathers Shop at: EH | SSS | SBC	Distress ink - Squeezed Lemonade Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink - walnut stain Shop at: EH | SSS | SBC	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
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Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SBC	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SBC	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Hummingbird Hugs - Color Throwdown #705

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Hey, guys!  It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge and this week our colors are Purple, Red, and Green.

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Purple is a very general color label, and I chose to use a darker hue than the one in the photo for my card this week.

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This birthday card is for a dear friend who LOVES purple!  And I think she'll love the hummingbird too! 

I used the new Layered Hummingbird die from Simon Says Stamp , along with a Sizzix Tropical Leaves 3D embossing folder, a sentiment die from Spellbinders Simply Perfect Mix & Match set,  and an Essential Arches die and A2 Piercing Plate from Ellen Hutson LLC.  I love the look of all these elements combined.  

Since I already had several additional hummingbird die cut pieces, I used them to create a second card with a more muted palette.

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This one will be for a friend who is recovering from some medical issues. 

The background on this one was ink blended with Distress ink in Crushed Olive, then blended over with some white pigment ink to soften the color.

We'd love for you to join us for the challenge this week!  Click the links below for some awesome inspiration from the design team members to get your creative juices flowing.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Jolanda Johnstone, Guest Star Stamper

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Distress ink - Crushed Olive Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	TE Sugar Cube White Pigment Ink Shop at: SHOP	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP
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HB3 - Color Throwdown #702

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Hey, y'all!  It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge and this week our colors are Yellow, Aqua, Green, and Kraft.  What a great combo!

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I needed another birthday card and I just happened to have the negatives from other card die cuts using the Tim Holtz Bold Text #1 dies.  So here is the card I came up with:

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Please come on over to the CTD blog and join us!  Here is some great inspiration from our designers to get your creative juices flowing:

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 stopping by today!

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Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Be Awesome Today - Color Throwdown #700

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Hello!  Can you believe that we have arrived at hosting our 700th Color Throwdown challenge??!!  Pretty awesome, huh?  What's even harder to believe is that I've been on the team for that long!!!  Y'all must be really tired of me by now!!! (I hope not!)

Here are the colors for this week:  Yellow, Orange, Kraft, and Brown.

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I really do love this combo even if I had to think long and hard about how to use it!  Finally I came up with an idea using the Sizzix Tim Holtz Funky Cactus dies, along with the Ellen Hutson A2 Piercing Plate and Simon Says Stamp Stitched Slopes and Hills.  Everything came together nicely when I topped it off with the Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker.  A birthday card for the best son-in-law ever because he's awesome every day!

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I'm so glad he loved it too!

I'm also entering this card into the SSSIGChallenge on Instagram - to Create a Scene.

Now it's time for y'all to play along with us!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and all the inspiration here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Hermien Vaessen, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Hello There Sunshine - Color Throwdown #698

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Hello there, Sunshine!  That's my theme today for the Color Throwdown challenge.  The colors this week are fabulous: Red, Pink, Yellow, and Green!

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Do you happen to remember my card from last week?  Well, I used the negative of the water colored pink sentiment die cut for my main background this week.

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I added some yellow textured cardstock behind the HELLO, topping the "O" with a popped up circle and surrounding it with gold embossed sunshine rays.  I also added the stamped word SUNSHINE beneath the cut out sentiment.  The die cut girl in her cute convertible was colored with Copics and popped up on the green grassy slope.  Two cards from one water colored panel! (All products are linked at the end of this post.)

We would love for y'all to play along with us at the Color Throwdown blog.  Here is some awesome inspiration for you:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kerry Bunting, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks for dropping by!  Enjoy the rest of your week, and happy crafting!

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Hello There Watercolor - Color Throwdown #697

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Hello there!  This week's Color Throwdown challenge has a bold and beautiful color combo: Orange, Pink, and Aqua.  I love this combo!

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And here is my card:

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The embossed Concentric Doodle was all water colored and "smooshed", then cut out and mounted on foam tape to the card front.  I added some foam confetti pieces to the background panel and popped up the water colored Bold Text #1 sentiment on fun foam.

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I have to tell you that this piece reminds me so much of the Broadway at the Beach (Myrtle Beach SC) ferris wheel that lights up with constantly changing colors!

We would love to invite you to play along with us.  All the details are at the CTD blog and here is some awesome inspiration for you:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Sue Jackson, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Distress ink - Salvaged Patina Shop at: EH | SSS	Versamark ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB
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Sprinkle Kindness Daily - Color Throwdown #696

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Hello, everyone!  It's time for the brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  The colors this week are Kraft, Cream, and Green.

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What a beautiful and simple combo!  I love it!

I already had the background panel for my card on my desk...it just happened to be one of this week's colors so I went with it.  I had used an old Cuttlebug Leafy Branch embossing folder and brayered some green inks onto one side before running it through the Big Shot.

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The layers of the flower were die cut, ink blended for shading and layered using foam tape.  The Picket Fence Fancy Daily sentiment is one of my favorites!

I hope you'll play along this week!  Check out all the details at the CTD blog and all the great inspiration here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Ashwini Rao, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Distress ink - Mowed Lawn Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink - Twisted Citron Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB
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Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Focus - Color Throwdown #695

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Hey, everybody!  Are you ready for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  I am!!  This week our colors are Green, Blue, Lavender, and Silver or Gold.

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I always think of these colors as being the colors of water, so.....

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I used the Memory Box Waves 3D folder on wet watercolor paper to get a deep impression.  When it dried, I rewet it and painted the waves randomly with the 3 colors.  Then I painted on a bit of Distress Mica Stain in Brushed Pewter.  I cut the sentiment using a Sizzix-Tim Holtz Bold Text #1 die with silver paper and fun foam and layered them for dimension.

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Please join us for the challenge!  All the details are at the CTD blog and here are the links for some fabulous inspiration from the design team

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Lesley Gillett, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

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Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Cosmic Shimmer glue Shop at: EH | SSS
Magic Mat cutting pad Shop at: SB	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Sizzix Thinlets - Bold Text #1 Shop at: SSS | SB | SHOP	Waves 3D embossing folder Shop at: SSS
Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	Misti sticky mats Shop at: SSS	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS