Splashes of Watercolor

It’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge! And I’m the “hostess with the mostess” (Ha!) this week, so that means I got to pick out the colors! I had my Basic Grey Blush papers in mind when I chose this combination. I just love that paper! Here are the colors for the week:

and here’s my card for this week:

I’m not sure if you can tell, but I used a real branch for the birds to sit on. Well, I actually just glued it over the stamped branch. Duh! The stamps are from Inkadinkado and don’t they work great together? The teal and ruby strips are sponged on the edges with Close to Cocoa ink. I ran the teal strip through the Cuttlebug using the Spots & Dots folder. I also painted around the edge of the white image layer with my Aqua Marine Shimmerz paint using a paint brush. Have you tried the Shimmerz? It’s amazing how sparkly it is IRL! The flower is a Prima Painterly Petals Urban flower and it’s just beautiful!

Please check out the other designers’ cards here:

• Cathy Indelicato
• Kisa Peters
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Tammy Hershberger
• Tracy Durcan

If you decide to play along with us, and I hope you DO, please link your blog post which contains your card or your card on Splitcoast to the Color Throwdown Blog. And be sure to use the keyword CTD3 at Splitcoast.

Thanks so much for visiting with me today! See you next time!

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Stamps: Quartet, Thinking of You – Inkadinkado

Paper: white, ruby red, close to cocoa, taken with teal, Basic Grey Blush collection – Fancy

Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir, close to cocoa, Shimmerz – Aqua Marine

Accessories: Copic markers, Coluzzle, red & clear spica pens, paint brush, Ranger ink blending tool, Nestabilties, Cuttlebug, Spots & Dots folder, Prima Painterly Petals – Urban, rhinestone sticker, glue, mounting tape, tree branch

from Jacksonbelle Embellishments