Splashes of Watercolor

Easter cards

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Hoppy Easter, everyone!

Today I have a short post to share the Easter cards that I made for my grandchildren this year.

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The group-

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Individuals-

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Such cute die cut Bunny Games images from Tim Holtz.  The stenciled background is also from Tim Holtz and is called Scales.  I used it upside down.

Thank you so much for dropping by.

Have a very Blessed Easter!

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SSS Easter Greetings stamp set Shop at: SSS	EH Essential Arches dies Shop at: EH	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Sizzix Thinlets - Bunny Games, Colorize Shop at: SSS | SB
CP Lime Rickey ink Shop at: EH | SHOP	MFT Summer Splash ink cube Shop at: EH | SSS | SHOP	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS	Paper Studio Bright Textured 6 x 6 Shop at: SHOP
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Birthday Dance - Color Throwdown 638

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Hey there!  It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge!  This week we have a beautifully classic Spring color combo: Yellow, Green, Blue, and White.

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I know I should have taken this opportunity to make a card with Spring florals like tulips, roses, or daffodils, but I needed a male birthday card and this MFT raccoon is just so darn cute.   Unfortunately, it's no longer available, but I used it anyway!

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We would love for you to play along with us!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and please leave some love for the designers here:

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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Thank you so much for dropping by!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Sending a Prayer - Color Throwdown #635

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 Hello, and happy Wednesday, y'all!

This week at the Color Throwdown our generic colors are perfect for heralding in Spring and Easter: Pink, Purple, Yellow, and Aqua.

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Those are the cutest little bunny cakes!  I bet they are delicious too!

However, I needed a sympathy card and a floral image is always a good idea for that. 

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Of course I chose a Power Poppy digital image, Bountiful Bouquet, for my card.  I water colored the image, then masked it and stamped an image from the Papertrey Ink retired Ombre Builder set as the background.  I added clear water with my brush to make it fade and blend. The sentiment stamp and die cut is also from Papertrey Ink, the Inspired: Prayer set.

We'd love for you to play along with us this week!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and be sure to visit with each of the designers here:

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!

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PP Bountiful Bouquet digitals Shop at: PP	PTI Prayer mini stamp set Shop at: SHOP	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Distress ink pad Iced Spruce Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Picked Raspberry Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	SU inks Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
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Missing You - Color Throwdown #632

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Hi and happy Wednesday to you!!  Today our Color Throwdown challenge is brought to you by Barbara, and the beautiful springtime generic colors are Yellow, Peach, Green, and White.

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I thought my Altenew Floral Doodles dies would be a perfect set to use with some watercolors to replicate the beautiful burst of florals.

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I used my Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes to color the die cuts. For the water color background, I smooshed my distress ink pads onto my craft sheet, spritzed with water, and dabbed up the colors onto my water color paper, drying between dabs.  

We hope you'll play along with us at the Color Throwdown challenge!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and see what great creations the designers have for you here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Rae Ann Kryc - Guest Star Stamper

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That's it for me today!  Thanks for dropping by!

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Altenew Floral Doodles dies Shop at: EH | SSS | SB | SHOP	RC All Framed Up Confetti cuts Shop at: SHOP	Distress ink pad Dried Marigold Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Evergreen Bough Shop at: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Pine Needles Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Scattered Straw Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Squeezed Lemonade Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Worn Lipstick Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
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Power Poppy Hummingbird

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I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the hummingbirds to come back for the Spring/Summer season!  I'm also ready for all the beautiful bright flowers of the season!

To hopefully hurry things along, I decided to water color a gorgeous little hummingbird from the Power Poppy Trumpet Vine Visitor stamp set and put him on a water colored background.

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This card is already on it's way to a sweet someone who is recovering from surgery.  I hope it brightens her day!

Head on over to the Power Poppy blog to see which of the other Bloom Brigade designers have creations to share today!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a beautiful weekend!

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PP Trumpet Vine Visitor Shop at: PP	WPlus9 Hand Lettered Hello Shop at: SSS | SHOP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	WPlus9 Hand Lettered Hello Die Shop at: SSS
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Distress ink pad Seedless Preserves Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Spiced Marmalade Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
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Power Poppy Wildflower Mini

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Happy Friday, everyone!

Today I have a cheerful "I can't wait for Spring" card to share with you.  I adore this Wildflower Mini digital stamp set from Power Poppy, and it really makes me smile on these dreary rainy days/weeks we've been having in the Southeast.

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I colored the image with my Copic markers and attached the trimmed image to a panel of lavender cardstock.  I then ran the panel through my Big Shot to die cut both layers with my Wonky Rectangles dies from Simon Says Stamp.  I added a bit of silver twine and popped it all up on my card base with some foam mounting tape. (All supplies are linked in the list at the bottom of the post.)

You can visit the Power Poppy blog to see what other members of the Bloom Brigade have to share with you today.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Mondo Hydrangea - Color Throwdown #592

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Happy Wednesday! 

Today Barbara is our hostess and she has a beautiful color combo for us to play with.  The generic colors are Aqua, Teal, Gray, and Gold.

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I knew right away I wanted to CASE Kelly Latevola's watercolor cards HERE.  They are so beautiful!  I had to change the white heat embossing to gold in order to use the design for our color combo this week.  So this is my card:

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The resulting look is not as impactful as Kelly's with her white embossing, but I'm still happy with it.

We would love for you guys to play along with us in the challenge this week!  Please check out the details at the CTD blog and visit with each of the designers for SO MUCH inspiration!

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 visiting with me today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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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!

Wash Your Hands - Fun Friday with Power Poppy

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Happy Friday!  I sure hope you are all staying home and staying safe and healthy!  

For the Power Poppy Fun Friday this week, I colored up the fantastic new Wash Your Hands coloring page that Marcella created to remind us to stay healthy, while giving us a beautiful new image to color and have fun with!  This image is available to download and color at the Power Poppy store for only $1.99!  

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This was so much fun to color!  If you look at this next photo at full size (just click on it), you will see that I used Glossy Accents on the lettering and on the bubbles to make them dimensional and shiny!

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Please be sure to head on over to the Power Poppy blog for links to all the gorgeous creations from all the super-talented design team members!

Thanks for stopping by and please stay healthy!

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PP Wash Your Hands Shop here: PP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop here: RN	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS	X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS
Faber-Castell Black artist pen Shop here: SSS | SB	White gel pens Shop here: SSS	Ranger Glossy Accents Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP

Power Poppy Azaleas - and a big sale!

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Hi, all!  I have a card to share using one of the Power Poppy stamp sets on sale starting today.  Just in case you didn't see the announcement yesterday, it's part of a huge sale starting at NOON today.

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So here is my card using the Power Poppy Azalea stamp set:

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So have you ever seen azaleas with those colors?  I had not until I visited a friend's house last weekend.  Around a large live oak tree are 5 azalea bushes; 4 white and 1 hot pink.  However over the years, the white flowers have evolved/hybrid into different patterns of white with pink striations and dots.  Some of the branches even have solid pink flowers among the white ones.  Just beautiful!

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So of course, I had to try my hand at imitating nature!

There are quite of few of the fabulously talented Power Poppy design team members posting their creations using some of the stamp sets on sale today as well.  Be sure to head on over to the Power Poppy blog to get the links.

I'm also entering my card into this week's Paper Players challenge #PP482:

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Don't forget to visit the Power Poppy site to shop and the Power Poppy blog for all the inspiration!

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PP Azalea Stamp Set Shop here: PP	PP Summer Berries Shop here: EH | PP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop here: RN	Versafine Onyx Black 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	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
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