Splashes of Watercolor

Goin' Coastal - Color Throwdown #660

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Hello, y'all!  

We have a brand new Color Throwdown challenge for you today!  Our colors are Navy, Light Blue, Green, and Orange.

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I really do love that inspiration photo!

Well, of course, I'm not ready to let summer slip away quite yet, and my grandson does have a birthday coming up, so I took this opportunity to create a masculine summer birthday card for him, using several products from Ellen Hutson LLC.

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I used the Everything's Beachy and the Good Day stamp sets and matching dies, as well as the A2 Piercing plate and the Abstract Sunset die.

My grandson is a surfer so I think he'll like it!  It was a fun card to make!

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Please play along with us this week!  We'd love it if you do!  

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler (Taking a break.)

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Hello My Little Friend - Color Throwdown #657

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Hello, everyone!!  Are you ready for another new Color Throwdown challenge?  This week we have some bright, fun colors to play with: Red, Turquoise, Green, and Gray.

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I know this inspiration is all about back-to-school, but I needed a birthday card for a cute little lady, so I went with a cute little image!  This adorable gnome is from the Hang Loose Gnomie stamp set from The Cat's Pajamas.

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The sentiment is from the Chilling with my Gnomie set also from TCP.  He is popped up over a Reverse Confetti quick card panel (which is no longer available).

So now don't you want to play along?  Check out the details for the challenge at the CTD blog, and please visit with our designers for some awesome 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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Thanks so much for dropping by today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Beach Please - Color Throwdown #656

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Hello and happy Wednesday to you! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our palette consists of Red, Yellow, and Aqua.

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No, I'm not ready to accept that Autumn is coming.  And I don't have any children in school.  So I'm sticking to Summer, y'all!  Here's my card for this week.

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I used the fun new Everything's Beachy stamp set and dies for my card.  It was super simple and super fun to make!

Now it's your turn to play along!  Here's some great 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

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Thanks for stopping by!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Everything's Beachy Shop at: EH	EH Everything's Beachy dies Shop at: EH	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Distress ink Salvaged Patina Shop at: EH | SSS
Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS
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All the Rainbows

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Happy weekend!   I have the last of 3 birthday cards to show you today.  This one is all about rainbows!

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I love the colors of this one and how it turned out.  Some of the pieces, as you can see, are quite tiny and thin so I had to figure out how to handle placing and attaching them.  And to start with I wasn't sure what the layout would be.  So I played around with all the pieces and when I was pretty sure I liked it, I pulled out my Press N Seal and laid a piece of it over the top of the layered die cuts and panels.

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I wanted to pop up the smaller rainbow on foam mounting tape and I also wanted to add a sentiment, so I turned the whole layered piece over and placed glue on just the larger background pieces.  Then I placed it on the pierced layer to dry.

When it was dry I peeled back the Press N Seal with just the small rainbow still attached.

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With it in this position I was able to stamp my sentiment and attach pieces of foam tape to the back of the small rainbow.  Then all I had to do was lay it back into position and peel away the Press N Seal.

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Done!

Thanks for visiting with me today!  Enjoy your weekend!

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Rainbow Sunshine

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Happy Friday!

I have another birthday card to show you today using some of Ellen Hutson's new summer products. 

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I wanted to make something super fun and playful, so I used one of the solid background shapes from the Organic Elements stamp set to create the rainbow of colors, then added several images stamped randomly in black from the same set.  The sentiment is from the Good Day set Both of these were released in June.

I hope you'll come back tomorrow for another summer birthday card!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Oh. Em. Gee. - Color Throwdown #653

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Hi there!  It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge and I'm the hostess this week.  I chose some bright, happy colors for us to play with ... Pink, Orange, Yellow, and Green!

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Isn't that a beautiful cake?!  I wonder if it tastes as good as it looks!

Today I'm using some of the new products from the Essentials by Ellen collection from Ellen Hutson LLC.  I have really had a blast playing with these!  Here's my latest creation.

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A fun card for a teenage girl's birthday! I used the Good Day and It's All Good stamp sets, and the Essential Arches dies to create the steep hill.  Now that looks like fun!

I ink blended the arches while holding them together with some Press N Seal.

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We would love to see what you create with these colors!  Come join us at the CTD blog!

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!

 

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

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Deep Sea Octopus - Color Throwdown #649

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Happy Wednesday, y'all!  This week at the Color Throwdown we have a bright and cheerful color combo: Purple, Blue, and Green.

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Great combo, huh?

Well, I needed a card for Grandson #2's high school graduation, and since he shares my love of the sea my choice of themes was very easy!  Here's his card:

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I LOVE this Deep Sea Octopus die from Memory Box (and he did too!).  There is some silver paint spritzed onto the water.  The octopus and fish were all water colored before they were die cut and attached to the sea water scene.

We'd love to see what you would create using these colors!  Come on over to the CTD blog and play along.  Check out all the beautiful creations from the design team 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 for stopping by today!

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You Are Fin-tastic! - Color Throwdown #646

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Hi, everyone!  It's time for another new Color Throwdown challenge.  This week our colors are Light Gray, Aqua, and Navy.

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I believe this calls for a summer-themed masculine birthday card!  And it just so happens that I needed a card for my oldest grandson who just turned 21!  Whoop!  

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I used the super fun S'Whale stamp set and dies from Ellen Hutson LLC.  I water colored the whale and used the Memory Box Waves 3D embossing folder for the background.

We would love for you to play along!  Check out the details at the CTD blog and also stop by to see all the cool creations from the super-talented 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 for dropping by!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

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Big Butterfly Wishes - Color Throwdown #644

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Hello and happy Wednesday!  Today for the Color Throwdown challenge, we have a fun and bright color combo: Yellow, Black, Gray, and White.

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Isn't that a great inspiration photo?  

I decided to use butterflies....the beautiful Rubbernecker ones!

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They are water colored and popped up over an alcohol ink background.  I used my Copic air brush to stylize it.

Check out all the beautiful inspiration from the design team 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 for dropping by!

 

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Sea Creature Birthday - Color Throwdown #641

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Hey, y'all!  It's time for the new Color Throwdown challenge and this week we have a great combo to work with, courtesy of Amy Rysavy: Red, Pale Blue, Kraft, and Ivory.

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I actually used the weekly colors to make a beachy card! (I know you like that, Nise!!) No surprises this week!

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This was a pretty simple card to make.  I stenciled on the "creatures" then ink blended the background water.  After spritzing with some water, I dabbed it away, then flicked some of the colors onto the background.  I die cut the panel, added the sentiment, mounted it to the card base, and it was done!

Now it's your turn.  Be sure to check out the CTD blog for the challenge details and then head on over to the designers' blogs for all kinds of awesome 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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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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