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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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Heartfelt Sympathy - Color Throwdown 636

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Hello, and happy Wednesday!  It's once again time for a new Color Throwdown challenge, and this week our generic colors are Blush Pink, Dark Pink, and Cream.

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And here is my card for the week:

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I used the Simon Says Stamp Spring Flowers stamp set and Floral Shapes dies, along with the Folk Hearts dies from the Essentials by Ellen line.  I used the shades of pink from the eggs in the vase instead of the pinks from the flowers.  They worked better for a sympathy card.

The heart shape and the flower were cut from paper water colored with Distress inks.

Now it's your turn to play with these colors.  Then be sure to share your creation with us at the Color Throwdown blog.

Here is where you can find some beautiful inspiration from our talented team:

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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With Sympathy - Color Throwdown 625

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Hey, everyone!  Are you ready for another beautiful color combo from The Color Throwdown challenge?  Our newest DT member Susie is our hostess this week and the generic colors she's chosen are Blue, Pink, and Green!

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I needed another sympathy card but didn't want it to be dark and somber, so I decided to use these bright colors to send a little bit of  love and cheer along with the heartfelt sympathy.

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The floral dies are from Altenew, the geometric heart is from Sizzix, and the heat-embossed sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  (All links are in the supply list at the bottom of the post.)

I'm entering this card into The Flower Challenge #52 - Use embossing heat or dry.  My sentiment is heat embossed.

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Now it's your turn to play along with us!  As you know, you can get all the challenge details at the CTD blog and there's also plenty of beautiful inspiration here at the DT blogs:

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!  Happy crafting!

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You're In My Prayers - Color Throwdown 618

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Hi, everybody!  It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  I'm sorry I skipped out on last week's challenge....it was just a very busy week!  

This week's challenge generic colors are Green, Brown, Orange, and Cranberry.

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What a perfect Autumn combo!  And that salad looks amazing!

Sadly, I needed another sympathy card.  So I used the Simon Says Stamp - Honey Bee collaboration set called On My Mind that I won in a giveaway from the incredible Amy Rysavy.  It has so many wonderful sentiments to go along with this beautiful floral wreath.

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I colored the floral wreath images with Copic markers using this week's combo colors.  I fussy cut it and popped it up on foam tape over some patterned paper, then added some gold highlights and a tiny acorn on the gold cord bow.

We'd love for you to join in on the challenge.  You can find the details at the CTD blog and lots of inspiration when you visit each of the designers' blogs:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Sending Tulips - Color Throwdown #603

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Hello and happy Wednesday!  I'm hosting the Color Throwdown challenge this week and I've chosen some BRIGHT summer colors for us to use: Yellow, Orange, and Green.

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I just love the look of those yellow skates!

I decided Tulips were the way to go with these colors so I printed out the Power Poppy Spring Border One - Tulips image and colored it up with my Copic markers.

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I used a retired Papertrey Ink sentiment directly on top of the colored image, then highlighted it a little with a white gel pen.

Now it's your turn to play along!  I can't wait to see what you create!  Check out the awesome creations from 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

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Thanks for dropping by!

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With Sympathy - Color Throwdown #598

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Happy Wednesday, y'all!  It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our generic colors are Pink, Aqua, Gold, and White.  (And you can use any other neutrals that you wish.)

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I used a lot of gray in my card this week, but that's because it's a sympathy card and also because I wanted my gold sentiment to show up better on the darker cardstock.  Isn't this image beautiful?  And it's so easy to color!

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I hope you will play along with us!  Check out the CTD blog for details and the blogs of these lovely and talented ladies:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Dana Kirby -  June 2020 Guest Designer

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Thanks for dropping by!

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Friday Fun with Power Poppy

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Happy Friday, everyone!

Today I have a softly colored sympathy card to share with you. 

I watched Sandy Allnock's video on Wednesday and knew right away that I wanted to try her technique using a Copic airbrush system.  It has such a beautiful ethereal look when complete.

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I used an image from the beautiful Power Poppy Sassy Succulents stamp set, with a generic sentiment.  I also used a hill/slope die to cut the top edge of the panel for  some added interest. 

You can head on over to the Power Poppy blog to see a list of the designers who are posting a card today.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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With Sympathy - Color Throwdown #595

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Happy Wednesday, y'all!  It's time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge!

Jodi is our hostess this week and the generic colors she's chosen are Black, White, and Turquoise!  I love this combo!

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Sadly, I needed a sympathy card this week, so here is what I came up with:

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I started with a water colored background, then simply added black leaves and a black heat-embossed sentiment.  A few rhinestones and some twine were all I needed to complete this CAS card.

We would love for y'all to join us this week!  Check out the challenge details at the CTD blog and be sure to stop by and see what all the designers have created for your 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 dropping by today!

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Power Poppy Fun Friday - Tulips for You

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Happy Fun Friday!!

Today I have a CAS card using the tulips from Power Poppy's Spring Border One and a sentiment from Spring Border Two.

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I actually made two of these cards.  One is for a sympathy card and the other for a get-well card.

You can visit the Power Poppy blog for a list of all the designers posting their Fun Friday cards today!

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I'm also entering this into the CASology 368 - Plant challenge.

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Thank you so much for dropping by today!  Have a great weekend!

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Heartfelt Condolences - Color Throwdown #553

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It's time for our latest Color Throwdown challenge and I'm your hostess for the week.  Our generic colors are Orange, Yellow, and Pink.

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Sadly, I needed a sympathy card this week.  I thought the Rubbernecker Brush Butterflies would work really well using these colors.  And I decided to keep the card very simple.

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Now it's your turn to play along!  Check out all the details at the CTD blog and be sure to visit with all the designers for 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

Susie Moore - July 2019 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

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Condolences - Color Throwdown #535

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Happy Wednesday, y’all!  It’s time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  Jodi is our hostess and here is the great color palette she’s chosen:  Red, Yellow, Green, and White

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Sadly, I need a sympathy card so I chose to use some lovely flowers with these colors. 

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Florals are always a good choice for condolences.  The stamp set I used is a 4 part one from Rubbernecker called Wildflowers in the Wind.  So there is no coloring at all.  Each of the colors you see is a different stamp, and it’s easy to line up if you follow the video at the Rubbernecker website.

We would really love for you to play along with us this week!  The challenge details can be found at the CTD blog and please leave some love for each of the designers here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kelly Schirmer - March 2019 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

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