Splashes of Watercolor

Forever in Our Hearts - Color Throwdown #501

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Happy Wednesday, everyone!  Our latest Color Throwdown challenge is brought to you by our hostess, Amy Rysavy.  This great combo consists of Yellow, Gray, Kraft, and White.

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Sadly, I needed a sympathy card this week, so I used the Layered Poppy stamp from Rubbernecker and the great sentiment from Reverse Confetti to make a simple watercolor card.

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This is a tall card, barely fitting into a letter size envelope.  I water colored with Distress inks and added some black enamel to the flower centers and some twine.

We would love to see what you can create with these colors.  Post your creation at the CTD blog.  But first check out all of 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

Kathy Schweinfurth - July Guest Designer 

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

Reverse Confetti Forever in Our Hearts Shop here: SHOP	RN Layered Poppy Shop here: SHOP	Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Mustard Seed Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Squeezed Lemonade Shop here: EH | SSS	Versafine Onyx Black ink (EH) Shop here: EH	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Ranger Enamel Accents, Black & White Shop here: EH | SSS	Twinery - Charcoal Shop here: SHOP
MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini (EH) Shop here: EH

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
Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Sending a Prayer - Color Throwdown #468

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Hey, y’all!

It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!

Lynn is our hostess this week and here is the wonderful combo she’s chosen for us to play with: Brown, Orange, Green, and Kraft.

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And here’s my card for someone who recently lost her Mom.

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I used the fabulous Bold Blooms dies and Bold Blossoms dies from the Essentials by Ellen collection, along with the PTI Prayer mini stamp set and the MFT Stripes Cover-Up die.

It would be great if you would play along with us this week!  Check out the details on the blog and be sure to visit with each of the fabulous designers:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kelly Lunceford, November 2017 Guest Designer

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

SUPPLIES:

 

PTI Prayer mini stamp set Shop here: SHOP	Essentials by Ellen Bold Blooms matching dies Shop here: EH	Essentials by Ellen Bold Blossoms stand alone dies Shop here: EH	MFT Stripes Cover Up die Shop here: EH | SSS
SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: 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	Neenah Desert Storm cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI Fresh Snow Linen cardstock Shop here: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP
Mini mister Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger mini blending tools Shop here: SSS | SB	Nuvo Jewel Drops - Key Lime Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP
Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB

Sending a Prayer - Color Throwdown #425

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Hello and happy Hump Day to you all! 

It seems like a long week to me already.  One of my sweet kitties got a scratch from a feral cat a little over a week ago and it got infected and then abscessed.  We’ve had surgery to remove the infection and now there is a tube running through his forehead and a hard plastic cone around his neck.  He also has to stay isolated inside.  That is a tall order for a cat who is normally outside 20 hours a day.  He’s absolutely miserable and there’s not much I can do for him besides keep his wound clean, give him his meds, and love him well.  Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

So enough bad news!  How about a brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  Jodi is our hostess and here are her color choices:

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I wasn’t sure about the combo to start with but I ended up loving it!  I used my favorite Mondo Peony from the Essentials by Ellen line and  my new Wavy Coloring Book background from My Favorite Things to make this sympathy card.  The sentiment is from the PTI Inspired: Prayer mini stamp set and die.

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The background is white embossed and then sponged with Distress inks.  The peony is colored with my Copic markers.

I’m going to have to cut this post short.  My sweet Punkin wants to be held.

Please try to play along with us and also please stop by to visit with each of the design team members.

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Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Leigh Penner, January 2017 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

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With Deepest Sympathy - Color Throwdown #403

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Hi, everyone!  It’s Wednesday and time for our latest Color Throwdown challenge!  This week I’m honored to be the hostess!

The colors I chose are Peach, Yellow, Light Pink and White.

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These are wonderful pastel sherbet colors and I love the blending of them in the scarf in the inspiration photo.

I kept with the water colored look for my card, using the Sketch Ranunculus stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.  I love it so much!!

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I used the masking technique when stamping my flowers and leaves, which are embossed in white.  Everything was loosely water colored  with Distress inks.  I used a very small sentiment to let the flowers shine!

Now it’s your turn!  Head on over to the Color Throwdown blog to get all the details and join in on all the fun!  Also check out the fabulous creations from all the 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

Kim Singdahlsen, July 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is: Shawna Standish

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That’s it!  Thanks so much for visiting with me today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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You Are Here

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Hi, everyone!

It’s Wednesday again and time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge.  The super-talented Jodi is our hostess this week and she’s chosen a beautiful inspiration photo and color combo for us to play with.

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The colors are Dark Pink, Light Pink, Green and Kraft.

Sadly, I needed a sympathy/thinking of you card and decided to use my new Love You So Essentials by Ellen stamp set.  I think this sentiment “You are here” accompanied by the heart is perfect for this type of card.  Julie E really hit it out of the ballpark with her designs for this release!

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I sprayed the Distress watercolor paper with water and then spritzed it with Distress Cracked Pistachio Spray Stain.  After I dried it with my heat tool I repeated the process to get a more intense amount of color.  After I dried it again, I inked up my heart from the same set with Picked Raspberry ink and spritzed it with a little bit of water then stamped it onto the watercolor paper. I wanted it to blend, but not too much.  I stamped the sentiment with Versafine onyx black ink, added the twine and sequins, then adhered the panel to my kraft card base with foam mounting tape.

(To see my blog post introducing this stamp set and for a chance to win it, visit THIS POST and leave a comment by March 2.)

This is really a great color combo and I know you’ll love all the projects that my CTD sisters have prepared for you!  Check them out below, then take some time to join us for this fun challenge!

Thank you so much for dropping by!  I hope you’ll come back soon!

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Pretty Peonies - Color Throwdown #310

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Well, hello, y'all!

It's Wednesday so you know that means it's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  Wanda is our hostess this week and her color palette is simply lovely!

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These beautiful colors called for floral images, so I pulled out my brand new Pretty Peonies set from WPlus9.  Oh, the potential that is just waiting to be unleashed with this set!  There are so many different ways to use these fabulous images!  I chose to stamp the floral outlines only and then use my water brush and some additional ink to paint them.

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I LOVE how these flowers just come alive with a little bit of color! The SU inks I used are Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Coastal Cabana.

I used a sentiment from the Fresh Cut Florals set to finish the card front.  I also decided to add some extra color down along the right edge of the water color paper by simply painting the edge.

The sketch is from this week's Fall-to Layout #307:

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We certainly hope you'll play along in the color challenge this week.  All the details are on the Color Throwdown blog.  And be sure to visit with each of the DT members here:

And please stop by and visit with Joanne James at The Crafty Owl's Blog.  She's our Guest Star Stamper this week!

Thank you so much for stopping in today!

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With Deepest Sympathy - Color Throwdown #309

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Hey and happy Wednesday, y'all!  I'm ready for the weekend already! How about you?

This week we're starting a little something different at the Color Throwdown.  Always in the past we've used the Stampin' Up! colors for our color swatch.  Well, we wanted to open up the color spectrum a little; so now we're only using the colors themselves and not the SU color names.  It should still be easy to match to SU colors, but now it may be a little easier for others to match to their own paper collections as well. 

Vickie is our wonderful and talented hostess this week and here's her chosen palette:

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I decided to use all the bold colors to their fullest on my card.  No white for me this week!  I used Basic Gray, Island Indigo, Baja Breeze and Lucky Limeade as my paper choices.

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The "leaves" are actually a new Prima stencil called Décor II.  I pressed my Versamark pad through the stencil onto the gray cardstock, then heat embossed it with some lime embossing powder.  I added some shadows using my Stabilo black pencil and smudged them a little with my finger.

We sure hope you'll decide to play along with us this week.  You can find all the details for the challenge at the Color Throwdown blog.  Please be sure to visit and leave some love for each of the design team members!

Thank you so much for stopping in to see me and what I'm up to today.  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Heartfelt Sympathy - Color Throwdown #293

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Hello, everyone! Are you ready for the latest and greatest Color Throwdown?  Barbara (the birthday girl yesterday!) is our hostess, and her color combo is fabulous!

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I love this palette!

Sadly I needed a sympathy card this week, and took the opportunity to use these beautiful colors.

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I used the negative of a die cut circle and my Life Shapes Large stencil to apply some Studio 490 white embossing paste.  When that was dry, I placed the die cut circle on top of it and airbrushed around the circle using my B72 Copic marker.  I also traced the circle onto one long strip of patterned paper then cut both ends to use on the card.  The flower and leaves were colored with Copic markers too.

My layout is from the Sunday Stamps sketch challenge #SSC76:

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My Color Throwdown sisters and I hope you'll decide to play along with us this week.  We'd love to see what you create!!

Check out what the girls have come up with this week:

And be sure to stop by our Guest Star Stamper Jo Hooper's blog to see her masterpiece as well!

Thank you so much for coming by today!  I'm always glad to have you visit!

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Thinking of You Sympathy card

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Hey, you guys!  I'm over at the eclectic Paperie blog today!  Please come check it out!