Splashes of Watercolor

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!

Affiliate links are used

PP Bountiful Bouquet digitals Shop at: PP	PTI Prayer mini stamp set Shop at: SHOP	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Distress ink pad Iced Spruce Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Picked Raspberry Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	SU inks Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS	Strathmore Vellum Shop at: EH

Hydrangea Thinking of You - Color Throwdown #631

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Are you ready to dive into a brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  Well, I am!  This week our generic color combo is Turquoise, Pink, Rust, and Magenta. What a great color palette to work with!

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For a change I actually went with a floral theme!  And the Ellen Hutson Mondo Hydrangea worked out perfectly for me!

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It was super easy to watercolor using the turquoise color as a base and adding in touches of the pink, rust, and magenta. I love big and bold designs!

Are you ready to join in the Color Throwdown challenge with us?  Just head on over to the CTD blog for details and for links to all the great inspiration from the designers, just look here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler(on a break)

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks so much for dropping by today!

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EH Mondo Hydrangea Shop at: EH	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Distress ink pad Broken China Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Fired Brick Shop at: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Iced Spruce Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Picked Raspberry Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Worn Lipstick Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB	Neenah Desert Storm cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP
Ranger Embossing Powder Clear Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP
MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Valentine Love Puppies

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I know this is a couple of days early, but I wanted to wish you all a wonderful and happy Valentine's Day!

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I fell in love with these Love Puppies from Graciellie Designs immediately!  And that sentiment!!  It's from the Love, Love, Love digital stamp set.  What a perfect combination!!

Happy, happy day, y'all!

Affiliate links are used

Graciellie Love Love Love digis Shop at: SHOP	Graciellie Love Puppies digis Shop at: SHOP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Distress ink pad Antique Linen Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Black Soot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Pumice Stone Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Tumbled Glass Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB	ZIG Clean Color Brush set (48) Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
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Cable Knit Birthday - Color Throwdown 627

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Happy Wednesday, y'all!!

It's that time again....for a brand new color palette to play with at the Color Throwdown...Pale Pink, Blue, and Gray.

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What a great combo!

I've been wanting to play with my Taylored Expressions Slim Cable Knit stencil and I thought the pink (applied with TE Blender Brushes) would look great!  I didn't make a slimline card though, and I think it works just great on a regular size card.

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The die cuts are from the Sizzix Geometric winter frame die set and the sentiment is from the Power Poppy Strong & Beautiful retired stamp set.  All together they make a cozy winter time birthday card!

We're excited to see what you guys come up with using this color combo for a paper crafted creation!  Check out what all the talented ladies of the design team have for your inspiration 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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Thank you so much for dropping by today! Enjoy the rest of your week!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

PP Strong & Beautiful Shop at: EH | PP	Sizzix Geometric Winter Frame Shop at: SB | SHOP	Distress ink pad Gathered Twigs Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Iced Spruce Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Peacock Feathers Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Stormy Sky Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Weathered Wood Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Worn Lipstick Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
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TE Blender Brushes Shop at: SHOP	TE Slim Cable Knit stencil Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP

Let's Celebrate - Color Throwdown 626

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Hello and happy Wednesday!  Are you ready for the newest Color Throwdown challenge?  Our generic colors this week are Plum, Cream, and Black. Yummy!

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I wanted to use some new Altenew products that I had just treated myself to.  The Floral Doodles and the Linear Crossroads dies are fantastic and so much fun! (Links are at the end of the post.)

A birthday card:

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The florals are water colored and the background is splattered.  The sentiment strip is from Simon Says Stamp.

I'm entering this card into the CAS Mix Up card challenge - Splatters.  My mixed media element is the water colored florals.

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We would love for y'all to join us at the Color Throwdown challenge this week!  And check out the beautiful creations of 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!

SUPPLIES:

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

Altenew Floral Doodles dies Shop here: EH | SSS | SB | SHOP	Altenew Linear Crossroads die Shop here: EH | SSS | SB | SHOP	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop here: SSS	SU inks Shop here: SHOP
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop here: SB	PTI cardstock Shop here: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP
CZD Reverse Birthday Sentiment Strips Shop here: SSS	Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Power Poppy's Pure Fragrance

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Happy Friday, y'all!  Yay for the weekend, right?

Today I'm showcasing the Pure Fragrance image from Power Poppy.  This is so stunning!

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It's a high resolution digital image which means you can resize it anyway that you like.  I enlarged and cropped it, then water colored it in vibrant colors!

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I didn't add a sentiment yet.  This can be used for any occasion, so I'll add it later when I need it!

If you head on over to the Power Poppy blog, you can see a list of designers showcasing their creations today.

Thank you for dropping by, and happy weekend!

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Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

Power Poppy Pure Fragrance digi Shop here: PP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop here: RN	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop here: SB
PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

First Color Throwdown of 2021 - #624

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Hello and welcome to my first post of 2021!  I hope you all are ready to tackle this new year with hope and a positive attitude!  That may be the only way we get through it!!  LOL!

We have a brand new Color Throwdown design team member starting today....Susie Moore!  She has been playing along with us for a very long time now and it just seemed right to welcome her to the team!!  Be sure to visit her blog and check out her wonderful creations!

So for our very first challenge of the new year Amy Rohl has a great color combo for us: Rust, Brown, and Cream.

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I took this opportunity to make a CAS card for a nephew's upcoming birthday.  I don't know why but I always think that mushrooms indicate masculinity.  I'm just weird that way, I guess!  I used The Greetery's Botanical Toadstool dies along with a couple of others to create my card.

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The sentiment is from the Power Poppy Strong and Beautiful stamp set.  Everything was water colored and I used water color paper for the card base as well.

Now we would love for you to play along with us!!  You can get all the challenge details on the CTD blog and tons of great inspiration from visiting the DT blogs 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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That's it for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Greetery Blessed Blooms Shop here: SHOP	PP Strong & Beautiful Shop here: EH | PP	Greetery Blessed Blooms dies Shop here: SHOP	Greetery Toadstool Garden die Shop here: SHOP
Distress ink pad Antique Linen Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress inks - walnut stain Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop here: SB	Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Merry Christmas!

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I just wanted to pop by to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

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Love and prayers for your health and happiness in the New Year too!

Mini Snowscapes - CASEd

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Happy Friday, y'all!

I have a couple of cards to show you today that are a little different from what I usually post.

I've been following Heather Telford on Instagram (@heather.telford) and have always admired her style.  She has inspired me with all of her water coloring, especially the ones with trees.  Last week she posted some mini snowscapes which prompted me to go ahead and try it for myself.  Yes, I totally CASEd 2 of her beauties.

Here are my cards:

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I used Eclipse tape to mask the moons and then water colored the night skies.  Heather used a stamp for her trees, but I used a Tim Holtz stencil for mine. I also outlined my tiny panels with liquid metal (pale gold) and then gold embossed my sentiment from the Power Poppy Mossy Pots stamp set.

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I'll definitely try my hand at some of these tiny water colored panels again.  I love how they turned out!  Thank you to Heather for her inspiration!!

Thanks for stopping in today!  Have a great weekend!

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PP Mossy Pots with Paperwhites Shop here: PP	Distress Ink - rustic wilderness Shop here: SSS	Distress ink pad Broken China Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Faded Jeans Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Speckled Egg Shop here: EH	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versamark ink Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop here: SB	Eclipse Art Masking Tape Shop here: SSS	SSS Ultra Fine Gold Embossing Powder Shop here: SSS
Ranger Heat-It tool Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Tim Holtz mini stencil set 21 Shop here: SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Birthday Love - Color Throwdown 621

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Happy Wednesday (before Thanksgiving)!

It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge and this week our generic color combo is Red, Green, Aqua, and Silver.

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Just perfect for a Christmas card, right??

Well, I happened to need a birthday card for a dear, dear friend, so that's what I made.  

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I used the fabulous Big & Bold Tickled Pink set from Colorado Craft Company.  Don't you love it?  It's also a perfect image for these colors!

I water colored the flamingo and the floral element, then fussy cut them and attached them with foam mounting tape over the water colored background.  Then I added the fun sentiment and several silver glitter enamel dots.  Done!

We would love for you to play along with us.  Check out all the challenge 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!  I hope all of my American friends have a beautiful and blessed Thanksgiving Day holiday!

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CC Big & Bold Tickled Pink Shop here: SSS	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop here: RN	Distress ink pad Black Soot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Chipped Sapphire Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Cracked Pistachio Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Evergreen Bough Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Festive Berries Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Lucky Clover Shop here: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Peacock Feathers Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wild Honey Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop here: SB	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	CZD Reverse Birthday Sentiment Strips Shop here: SSS	White gel pens Shop here: SSS
Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop here: SHOP	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS

Peace & Happiness - Color Throwdown 620

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Hello, y'all!  Today is the first day of a brand new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our generic colors are Violet, Mint and Cream.

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I purchased this Impression Obsession Shell Wreath (designed by the mega talented Dina Kowal) a while back with the intent of using it for my 2020 Christmas cards.  When I saw this week's color combo, I thought....why not??!  So here is what I came up with:

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I would love to hear what you think?  Too beachy...wrong colors...or just right??

Now, it's your turn to use these colors to come up with a paper creation and enter it into the Color Throwdown challenge!  Be sure to check out all the inspiration from the design team 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!

SUPPLIES:

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IO Shell Wreath Shop here: SHOP	PP Heavenly Peace Dove Shop here: PP	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop here: RN	Distress ink pad Cracked Pistachio Shop here: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Shaded Lilac Shop here: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop here: EH | SSS
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop here: SB	PTI white cardstock Shop here: SHOP	Liquid Pearls - White Opal Shop here: SSS
Big Shot Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop here: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop here: EH | SSS