Splashes of Watercolor

Live in the Sunshine

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Hello, friends.  I know I don't usually post on days other than Wednesday, but I've made a few birthday cards lately and would like to share them with you.

Today's card is one for a dear friend who loves the beach/ocean/seashore as much as I do!  So a mermaid-esque card seems appropriate!

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And I just love the colors so I know she will too!

I used the Scrapbook.com Scallop stencil and some of the Catherine Pooler Life of the Party mini ink set, along with my Taylored Expressions Blender brushes to create the mermaid look.  The sentiment is from the Technique Tuesday Bring on the Sun stamp set.

So that's my birthday card of the day!  I'll have another for you tomorrow and one on Saturday too!

Thanks for dropping by!

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You Aren't Normal - Color Throwdown 614

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Hey y'all!  It's Wednesday, Hump Day, the day we start a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our colors are Purple, Green, and Khaki!

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Pretty cool inspiration photo, huh?  But I didn't go the cool watercolor route because I needed a card for a fun young man; so I went with a "punny" card using Toadstool Garden dies from The Greetery.  And a super cool sentiment from the You Aren't Normal set from Technique Tuesday.

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The inside of the card says "You're really awesome (then again, so am I)!  LOL!!  Same sentiment set.

We hope you will play along with us this week!  Please check out the details at the CTD blog and visit with each of the DT members here:

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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Make Me Smile - Color Throwdown #554

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Happy Wednesday! It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown!  Amy Rohl is our hostess and here are the generic colors she's chosen:  Black, Red, Green, and Kraft.

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I'm keeping my card simple.  It's for my 13 year old grandson's birthday, which is today!  (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MILES!)

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Check out all the details for the challenge over at the CTD blog.

Also please 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 today!

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Hello, Sunshine! - Color Throwdown #390

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Hey, you guys, it’s time for another Color Throwdown!!  Wanda is our hostess and she has chosen a great combo!

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I almost went the masculine route, but then decided it was time to break out the sunshine!! 

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I used the Rays folder to emboss the top panel of cardstock.  Then I painted the impressed rays with my Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress inks and a water brush.

The sentiment from from the Technique Tuesday retired Bring on the Sun set was stamped in Salty Ocean and clear embossed.

I added sequins using Glossy Accents to attach them and then spread some of the Glossy Accents along the rays, pooling it at the top of each one.  It’s kind of hard to see in the photos.

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For this card I used the layout from this week's CAS(E) the Sketch! #169:

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We would love for you to play along with us!  Check out all the details at the Color Throwdown blog and link up your project!  Also be sure to check out the awesome and inspiring creations of the design team:

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Amy Rohl, April 2016 Guest Designer

 Our Guest Star Stamper this week is the AWESOME Linda Beeson!

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Thank you SO MUCH for dropping by today, folks!!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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The Challenge #70 - Masculine Fan

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Hello, peeps!  My post title is a little misleading.  This is not about a fan that's masculine or a fan of the masculine, it’s about a masculine challenge for which I'm using a fan image.  Is that clear as mud?  Ha, ha!

Here’s our Masculine inspiration photo for The Challenge this week.

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See?  It’s really an airplane prop, but my fan has blades too.  Surely that counts!

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It’s a simple card, with a great sentiment, that will work for any guy!!

I hope you’ll play along with us this week!  Check out the details over at Always Playing With Paper and be sure to check in with the design team:

Lesley Croghan
Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener

Laurel Seabrook

Lee Ann Barrett

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

 

This month's Featured Designer is Greta Hess

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Thanks for starting off your week by stopping by to see me!  I appreciate it!

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A Wish Under the Sea

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Happy, happy Friday, peeps!

This week and next the ADFD team will be showcasing an eclectic collection of images called “Cozy Day”.  The image I chose for this week is called A Wish Under the Sea.  What a sweet, sweet image!

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I loved coloring this pair of sweeties using dye inks, Peerless watercolors, and my Copic markers.  The background is painted in ombre style (a little hard to see through all the sequins).  The hearts were die cut using Folk Hearts dies from the Essentials by Ellen line.  The sentiment is from Simply You by Technique Tuesday.

Our latest ADFD challenge is to Add Stitching, which I did by adding the faux stitching with a die cut to the card front.

My color palette today is from the Colour Q challenge cQc#324:

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And I’m also entering my card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge – Ombre.

That’s it for me today!  Please visit with and leave some love for the rest of the ADFD design team here:

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Alison Arielle Broni Cathy Cindy Jen Juliana Kathy Tanja

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Thanks for dropping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!

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Layered Poppies - Color Throwdown #375

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Yay!  It’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge!  I just love the colors that Joan picked out for us to play with. 

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They remind me of Spring! Even though we haven’t really experienced very cold weather yet here in the South, if it’s not hot outside, I’m not happy!

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I water colored the beautiful Layered Poppies from Rubbernecker with some Distress inks.  I love the green background in the inspiration photo, so I masked my poppies and sponged some Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn inks through my Dot Fade stencil.  Then I added some sponging along the right side of the water color panel too.

The card base is dove gray and the one strip down the left side is a darker gray wrapped in some woodgrain washi tape.

The sentiment is from the Technique Tuesday Simply You stamp set.

We hope you’ll play along!  I always love seeing your creations!  Link up at today’s post on the Color Throwdown blog, then take a moment to leave some love for the rest of the design team here:

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Amy Rysavy, January 2016 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Gloria Lee

 

Thank you so much for dropping by!

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Simply the Best–Color Throwdown #347

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Hey there, people!

I’m hosting this week’s Color Throwdown challenge and here are the colors:
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I was inspired by the photo above of the vibrant and happy beachy bedroom ensemble.  So I chose these colors for our inspiration this week:  Turquoise, Hot Pink, Gray and White.  You can also use any other neutral colors of your choosing, as long as these 4 are your main colors.

Here’s what I came up with:

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I tried something new for my background.  I misted some Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise spray ink onto some watercolor cardstock, then misted again with water.  When it was dried to just damp, I misted a background stamp (an ikat design) with some water and pressed it onto the watercolored panel.  If you look closely you can see the faint design it left at the top of the background panel.  When that was dry, I misted it with some Tinsel spray ink as well.

The same misting with Vibrant Turquoise and Tinsel was done to the pink journaling card.  I added some Pink Bubblegum spray ink as well.

My stamped sentiment is from the Technique Tuesday Simply You set and the Seriously die cut is from Lil’ Inker Designs.

The layout I used is from this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #273.

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We hope you’ll play along with us this week!  I can’t wait to see what you do with these colors!

Please be sure to check out what the CTD girls have created for your inspiration!

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lori Tecler

Monika Davis

Tammy Hershberger

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Nancy Thomas, June 2015 Guestie

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Janet Ribet

Thank you so much for dropping in today!

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A Day For Daisies June 2015 Club Kit - Take Two

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It’s Friday again and time for another great image from A Day For Daisies!  This week I decided to color up the Rooster with Flower.  He’s so very handsome and I think this will make a great masculine birthday card.

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This fellow is colored with Copic markers and I added a little machine stitching for some texture.

I used the colors from The Challenge #38:

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The sketch is from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #272:

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and I’m also playing along with the Paper Players challenge #248 – Make it Masculine:

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You can check out all the wonderful images at the A Day For Daisies shop or over at the ADFD blog.  Please also visit with each of the ADFD girls to see their fabulous creations!

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Arielle Broni Christine Juliana

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Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend, y'all!

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Seriously!

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Hi, y’all!  This week for the Crazy 4 Challenges weekly fun, Barbara has us using GREEN.  She said that since May’s birthstone is emerald, our project should strongly feature the color green.

My card is one that I made for my oldest grandson’s 15th birthday.  I still can’t believe he’s already that old!!  He got his driving permit already too.  Oh Lord!

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The card front was water colored using Distress inks in Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass, and Shabby Shutters.  I stamped the fan and sentiment from the Technique Tuesday set called Fan-tastic in Versafine onyx ink.

The Seriously die cut (from Lil’ Inker Designs) was cut from black cardstock twice and then glued together.  Then I coated the word with Glossy Accents and let it dry completely before attaching it to the card front. 

Inside I added the sentiment “I’m your no. 1 fan!”

It would be great if you’d play along with us!  You can check out the details at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog.  And be sure to check out the designs from the rest of the DT girls:

• Anja de Regt
• Barbara Anders
• Danielle Lounds
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Karen Aicken
• Kelli Hull
• Lynn Put
• Peggy McCurry
• Raquel Mason
• Broni Holcombe (me!) – May Guest Designer

Thank you so much for dropping by!  Enjoy the rest of your Memorial Day weekend!!

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