Splashes of Watercolor

BOO! - Color Throwdown #465

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Happy Wednesday to you all!  Are you ready for a brilliantly fun new Color Throwdown challenge!  I absolutely love this simple, yet striking combo that Jodi came up with for us this week!

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What a fun pillow!  I was totally drawn to the purple sky/clouds with the lightning, so I tried to recreate them for my card.

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I pulled a branch from a  very old (retired) stamp set to use as my lightning.  I stamped it in Versamark and white embossed it a couple of times before using a cloud die cut to sponge on the purple sky with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink.  The adorable little witchy cat is from the Essentials by Ellen  Bear Ware 2 stamp set, as is the cute little treat bag.

I used the SSS Stitched Rectangles dies to cut a frame in the front of the card base.  I inserted the sponged watercolor paper into the frame adhering it to the inside of the card. 

Now it’s your turn to play along!  Check out all the details on the CTD blog and also please visit with the other designers to see their awesome creations!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Michele Ferguson, October 2017 Guest Designer

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Essentials by Ellen Bear Ware 2 stamp set Shop here: EH	PTI Cloud dies Shop here: SHOP	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	Distress oxide inks, Bundle 1 Shop here: SSS | SB
Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versamark ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Copic Sketch markers Shop here: SSS
X-Press It Blending Card Shop here: EH | SSS	PTI cardstock Shop here: SHOP	White detail embossing powder Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger mini blending tools Shop here: SSS | SB	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB

Being Unique - Color Throwdown #448

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Happy Wednesday, everybody!

We have a super fun color combo for you today at the Color Throwdown.   Lynn  is our hostess and the generic colors are Purple, Mint Green, Hot Pink, and Teal.

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I needed a fun birthday card for a good friend and decided to use the retired (?) Fabulous Flamingo from Reverse Confetti because I love flamingoes, and because I adore the sentiments in this set.

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I had fun playing some more with the Distress Oxide inks for this background. I used Broken China and Cracked Pistachio and blended it over the white cardstock. Then I misted water onto the raised inside of the Tide embossing folder, placed my blended cardstock into it (blended side of the paper to the misted side of the folder), and ran it through my Big Shot. The water lifted the pattern right off of the cardstock! I also sprinkled some more water onto the layer to get the droplet look.

Then I used the same folder to dry emboss the pink cardstock, and I stamped the awesome sentiment onto the blended cardstock. The flamingo, a few sequins, and a piece of twine completed the card.

So now it’s your turn to play along with us. Please check out the challenge details at the CTD blog, and show some love to our DT members along the way too!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Audrey Tokach, June 2017 Guest Designer

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Thank you so much for dropping by!

SUPPLIES:

 

PTI Tipped Tops dies Shop here: SHOP	Distress ink pad Picked Raspberry Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress oxide inks, Bundle 1 Shop here: SSS | SB
Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	1/16" foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Tacky glue Shop here: SSS | SB
Big Shot die cutting machine Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	LIfestyle Crafts Tide embossing folders Shop here: SSS	Mini mister Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Quickstik pick up tool Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger mini blending tools Shop here: SSS | SB	Caribbean Dream sequins Shop here: SSS
Twinery - Lilac Shop here: SHOP

This Could Be Vodka - Color Throwdown #426

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Happy Wednesday, people!  We had the most beautiful, warm weekend here in the South and it seems to be continuing throughout the week with highs in the 60s.  Yay!

It’s time for another wonderful color palette from the team at the Color Throwdown!  Lisa is our hostess and here are the colors she’s chosen from her inspiration photo: Grey, Red, Kraft.

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I love these colors together!

I wanted to use my new This Could Be Vodka stamp set from The Cat’s Pajamas.  It’s awesome and perfect for a birthday card for my nephew!

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I stamped the image directly onto my card base and colored it with my Copic markers, adding some white gel pen highlights.  I stamped the sentiment and added a strip of adhesive ribbon under it.

For the “tabletop” I used some washi tape.  I taped it across the bottom of the image and traced the image through it, then removed it and cut the shape of the cup out.  Then I just added it back and used the same black pen to line the tabletop.  I also added some sequins as a finishing touch.

This is a one-layer card that I’ll be entering into this challenge:

Less is More challenge: One layer - Favorite Drink/Beverage theme

We hope you’ll join us for this week’s Color Throwdown challenge.  You can get all the challenge details over at the CTD blog.  Basically just use our generic colors for a paper-crafted project and give us a direct link at the bottom of our blog post today.

Be sure to stop by and see all the great creations from the team:

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 stopping by today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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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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Bird Dreams - Take Two: Native Hearts

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Hello and happy Friday!  I hope you all had a fabulous feast day yesterday, filled with fun and family and happiness!

Today the ADFD team is doing Take Two of our showcase of Native Hearts.  These are some precious images, folks

My card features Bird Dreams:

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She is colored with Copic markers onto kraft cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment directly over the colored image with Versafine onyx black ink and then outlined it with a white gel pen.  I had seen Kelly Latevola do this and I was intrigued so I had to try it!

***Don’t forget, through the end of November you can get the Pumpkin Patch Freebie Bundle FREE with any $8 purchase!!***

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Also, don’t forget about the super SALE going on at Power Poppy! 

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Are you doing any Black Friday shopping today?  That’s where I’m headed now!  Wish me luck!

Have a great weekend, y’all!

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Let's Chill - Color Throwdown #370

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HELLO!!

It’s Wednesday and time for a new edition of the Color Throwdown challenge!!  Vickie is our hostess and she’s chosen a great inspiration photo that’s perfect for the upcoming holiday season!

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Today I’m using an adorable remixed image from the oh-so-talented Marcella Hawley!  This is a SNEAK PEEK of the Let’s Chill set that will be available starting Friday, Nov 27th, from Power Poppy!!  There will be a BIG SALE there so be sure and mark the date on your calendar!!

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Isn’t he the cutest?  And I love his little blue bird friend too!

Here’s a close up of the sparkle that I added.

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I also have a second card today using the Color Throwdown colors!  This time I used a sweet little raccoon that is part of a great FREE bundle with any $8 purchase at the A Day For Daisies shop through November!  Be sure to check it out!

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The layout for this card is from this week’s Friday Mashup sketch:

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Now be sure to check out all the fabulous creations from my Color Throwdown sisters here:

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lori Tecler

Tammy Hershberger

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Karolyn Loncon, November 2015 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is: Mona Pendleton

I sure hope you can play along with us too!! 

Thank you so much for stopping in today.  I hope all my American friends have a wonderful, warm and blessed Thanksgiving weekend.

Power Poppy Let's Chill card ~

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A Day For Daisies Birthday Wishes card ~

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Baby Doll Dreams - ADFD Native Hearts Showcase

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Hello and happy Friday!  Finally!

This week and next the ADFD team is showcasing some fabulously sweet  images of native American children.  You can see them all at the ADFD blog or in the A Day For Daisies shop.  They’re awesome!

Today I’m using Baby Doll Dreams!  I flipped the image  in order to have her facing the opposite direction.

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Our latest challenge is to ADD WATERCOLOR to your creation.  My background is water colored with Distress inks and I also used them to paint my sweet little girl and her doll.  I added some texture with some Studio 490 translucent embossing paste and also added some sequins for some sparkle.

The beautiful sentiment is called Beautiful and Brilliant and it’s from Technique Junkies.

I used the color scheme from this week’s The Challenge #51 inspiration photo:

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That’s it for me today, folks.  Please take a moment to visit 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 so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

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Very Merry Christmas - Color Throwdown 365

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Hello and happy Wednesday!  Today it’s my turn to be the Color Throwdown hostess!

I chose a bold and bright color combo: Fuchsia, Red, Black and White

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Beautiful shoes….but I think I’ll stick to my signature flip-flops!

Anyway, I decided I needed to make another Christmas card (my 2nd of this year) since the fuchsia sparkle reminded me of an ornament.

I used my new Christmas Graphic stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.

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I didn’t have the perfect fuchsia color in an ink pad, but I did have a Tombow marker (665) that was just the color I wanted.  So I colored the larger tree stamp with the marker, huffed & puffed on it, then stamped it.  I over-stamped the lined tree in SU Real Red then masked the entire tree image.  I stamped the smaller tree in the red, slightly overlapping the larger tree.  The sentiment was stamped in Versafine onyx black ink.

I added Star Dust stickles to the larger tree frame and Glossy Accents as an outline on the smaller tree and to adhere the sequins. 

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This means the card qualifies for the Addicted to CAS challenge to Add Sparkle:

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So now I’d love to see what you all can come up with using these colors.  Head on over to the Color Throwdown blog to give us a direct link to your new creation.  And please check out what the fabulous CTD girls have created for your inspiration:

 

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

 Jodi Collins

 Lori Tecler

Tammy Hershberger

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Michele Boyer, October 2015 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Lin Brandyberry

Thanks so much for dropping by today!

 

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Lucky Me! - Color Throwdown #363

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Hello there, everyone!  Well, it’s FINALLY NOT raining here in South Carolina.  Please keep all of the  people affected by the nasty, endless rain we’ve had in your prayers.  It’s truly a huge mess!

On a brighter note, today is Wednesday and time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge!  Yay!  Wanda is our hostess and she’s chosen a subdued and soft color palette.

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I chose to make a mixed media card today.  Don’t know why.  Maybe it was the soft colors of light green, light yellow and ivory.

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I used an old Unity Stamp Company image that I love and stamped it in Antique Linen Distress ink onto my mixed media paper.  I also stamped another Unity image (the wavy lines) randomly around the card front after masking my pear.

I colored my pear with my Kuretake Real Brush Clean Color pens and then masked it again to add the Studio 490 white embossing paste.  When that was dry I sponged on some Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink.  I also used the gold ink to sponge around the entire edge of the card front. 

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I stamped my sentiment from the Essentials by Ellen Fancy Thanks set in Archival Coffee ink, then added the sequins, and I was done!

I’m entering this into this month’s Virginia’s View #19 challenge – All Things Colored.

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I hope you’ll play along with us this week at the Color Throwdown!  Let’s see what you can do with this color combo!

Now please take a few moments to visit with and leave some love for the rest of the design team and our new October Guest Designer, the fabulous Michele Boyer!!!!

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Joan Ervin

Jodi Collins

Lori Tecler

Tammy Hershberger

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Michele Boyer, October 2015 Guest Designer

Our Guest Star Stamper this week is:  Christine Dring

Thank you so much for dropping by today!

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Little Witch Waiting

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Witching season will soon be upon us.   And this little cutie is waiting.  Waiting until it’s her turn to be darling and just a little spooky!

There’s a new release at A Day For Daisies.  The October Club Kit is full of these cute little witches.  Check them all out at the A Day For Daisies shop and also at the ADFD blog.

Here’s my card for the week using Little Witch Waiting.

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She was printed on Mixed Media paper and watercolored with my Real Brush Clean Color pens.  The hat and skirt were paper pieced.

My layout uses this week’s MOJO417 sketch:

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This card is also for day 2 of  the Daily Marker 30 day challenge #3!

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Be sure to head on over to the ADFD blog to see all these images, but first check out the awesome creations from our talented designers.

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Alison Arielle Broni Cathy Cindy Jen Juliana Kathy Kelly Tanja

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Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a great weekend.  I’m just praying the whole state of SC doesn’t float out to sea this weekend.  Wait a minute!  Then I’d be living on an island.  Let me rethink that one!

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