Splashes of Watercolor

2021 Grandkids Christmas cards

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Hi, all!

I'm popping in today to share the Christmas cards I made for my grandkids.

You can see the granddaughters' Christmas Trees card post and links for supplies HERE.

I used the Concord and 9th Cards Stacks base dies, and the Home for the Holidays stamps and dies for the grandsons.

They were fun to make and the kids love them!  Even the teenagers!!

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Thanks for dropping by!

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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!

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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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Merry Christmas Lights - Color Throwdown 623

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Hello, everyone!  I'm hosting this week's Color Throwdown challenge and I'm excited to have you join us!  The generic colors for this week are Green, Aqua, and Pink.

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And don't fall over but I actually made a Christmas card using these colors!!

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I used the new digital Let It Glow set from Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas release, with a sentiment from the Let It Glow polymer stamp set.  So much fun, and this was really a simple card to make!!  I think I've finally found my assembly-line-for-Christmas card for this year!

The lights were colored with 2 colors of Copics each and the glow for each bulb was added with an even lighter shade of the same color.  I added some Star Dust stickles to each bulb.

Please join us for this last challenge of the year!  All the details are at the CTD blog, and you really should visit with each of the designers for some beautiful inspiration!

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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12 Days of Christmas with Power Poppy

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Hello!  Today I'm hosting at the Power Poppy blog, showing off some Christmas and some birthday cards I created using Forest Fellas from the brand new Quiet Christmas release.

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Here are the Christmas cards I created:

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And here are some wintry birthday cards I created using the same stamp set:

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You can head on over to the Power Poppy blog for all the juicy details on each of the cards and THERE ARE PRIZES TO BE HAD AS WELL!!

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Warm Bear Hugs - Color Throwdown 622

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I can't believe it's Wednesday again already!  And December?  How did that happen??

How about a brand new Color Throwdown challenge?  Today the generic colors are Red, Burgundy, Cream, and Kraft.  What a great combo!

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I sure would like to dive head first into that cheesecake, y'all!  It looks totally scrumptious!  But instead I pulled out the new Forest Fellas from Power Poppy and used the Bear for a masculine birthday card.  A bear with a scarf and a cup of coffee/cocoa!  What could be better?

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I colored him with Copic markers, using the dot method on his fur.  I used a rag dipped in Various Ink blending solution to create the texture on his overalls.  And I thought the Pine Needles embossing on the background added even more of a woodsy touch!

We would love for you to play along!  Link up your paper craft creation at the Color Throwdown blog and check out the great inspiration from the design team:

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 for dropping by today!

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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!

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Power Poppy Quite a Christmas - Joy to the World Bouquet

Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas!

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We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days.  All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released!  You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop.

For Day 5, our final day, we are revealing the gorgeous Joy to the World Bouquet!

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What a fabulous bouquet this is! I wanted to water color it in colors that were not too Christmas typical.  And I wanted to use the MOST important of the sentiments!  

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I added some water around the edges of the colored image to allow some of the color to bleed out into the background.  Love that effect!

There is a complete list of the Bloom Brigade designers who are posting creations today for your inspiration over at the Power Poppy blog!  Check it all out NOW!

That completes the reveal of Part 2 of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas!  Be sure to stop into the POWER POPPY SHOP to the see (and buy) the complete collection!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for hanging in for 5 days straight!!

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Power Poppy Quite a Christmas - Cuddle in the Cabin

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Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas!

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We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days.  All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released!  You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop.

For Day 4 we are revealing the fun Cuddle in the Cabin!

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All the images in this set invoke feelings of serenity and beauty.  A glorious winter time set!  I wanted to play around with shadows and night time color, so I went with a sunset (or sunrise or full moon) scenario.  All done in Copics.

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There is a complete list of the Bloom Brigade designers who are posting creations today for your inspiration over at the Power Poppy blog!  Check it all out NOW!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for the final fabulous new reveal!!

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Power Poppy Quite a Christmas - Season's Greenings

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Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas!

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We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days.  All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released!  You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop.

For Day 3 we are revealing the fun Season's Greenings!

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Such sweet images!!  I am totally in love with the little Santa!  I had to color him up and I really wanted to use the "let Heaven and Nature sing" sentiment.  So since I was using the digital stamp set, I was able to shrink down the little bird to perch on top of the tree to be the singer! 

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There is a complete list of the Bloom Brigade designers who are posting creations today for your inspiration over at the Power Poppy blog!  Check it all out NOW!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for yet another fabulous new reveal!!

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