Splashes of Watercolor

Hi everyone!  It’s time for Wacky Wednesday #4 and I’m your hostess this week!

My challenge to you is to create an Easter card for a child.  That should be an easy one!  I have several really cute Rubbernecker Easter images and decided to make a trio of children’s cards.   This is my Little Lamb card.

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Isn’t she cute?

All of the cards use the same layout, colors, papers and embellishments.  Basically the only thing different is the image.

This made it easy for me to create the 3 cards almost as quickly as one would have taken.  Except for the image coloring time, of course!

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Here are my other 2 cards:

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We would love for you to play along in the challenge with us this week! Just upload your Easter card to your blog or favorite online gallery and link it to today’s post on the Rubbernecker blog.  You’ll have a chance to win a 25% off coupon for your next purchase!

Check out what the talented design team members have created today:

• Bev Gerard (Tex)
• Candy Williams
• Joan Ervin
• Juliana Swanson
• Kittie Caracciolo
• Linda Duke
• Shelly Kuck
• Sherry Cheever
• Tami Mayberry

Thanks for joining me today!

• Stamps: Little Lamb (338-18), Hatching Chick (302-03), Bunny Atop Egg (302-10), Happy Easter (1768D)
  
• Paper: white, certainly celery, groovy guava, cameo coral, Nana’s Nursery Baby Girl (DCWV)
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Versafine - onyx black, Adirondack - willow
  
• Other: branch and arch lattice punches, ink blending tool, oval Nestabilities, white Tulip puffy paint, buttons, cotton thread, ribbons, Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

It’s time for Color Throwdown #35.  Hard to believe we’ve been doing this for 35 weeks already!  It’s been so much fun!

I’ll be the first to admit that today’s color combination was a tough one!  There’s not much stamping and absolutely no coloring on this card, but it took me much longer than usual to put these colors together!  Here they are:

And here’s what I FINALLY came up with:

Now don’t shy away from this color combo!  I really can’t wait to see what you come up with!  You should visit the other design team member’s blogs for more inspiration:

• Barbara Anders
• Cathy Indelicato
• Danielle Kennedy
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Tammy Hershberger

You can also check them out on the Color Throwdown blog.  And that’s where you’ll link your creation so we can all check it out!

Thanks for visiting!  Stay tuned for the Wacky Wednesday challenge coming up next!

• Stamps: Flights of Fancy - Stampers Anonymous
• Paper: kiwi kiss, purely pomegranate, tangerine tango, Poppy paper stack (DCWV)
• Ink: Adirondack - Espresso, kiwi kiss
• Other: clearEP, scribbles swirls die (Sizzix), Arch Lattice punch (Martha Stewart), rhinestone stickers, ribbon, Swiss Dot folder (Provo Craft), Labels One Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders)
  

Have you been over to visit Claudia Rosa’s blog Pretty Pressings? 

Check it out!  She’s giving away a huge package of Magnolia stamps HERE.

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Just thought you’d like to know!!

My good friend Sherry decided to tag me a couple of days ago and it looked like it would be fun, so I’m playing along!  The tag is to open the My Pictures folder on your computer, open the 6th folder and then post the 6th photo.

This is my 6th in the 6th:

This was taken from the balcony of a beach house in Edisto, SC, looking out to the bay.  There were dolphins everywhere that week.  We had so much fun watching them play and I just couldn’t get enough pictures of them.

Just for fun, here are a few more from that peaceful, relaxing week:

And here’s another one from that week that is probably one of my most favorites from all the pictures I’ve ever taken:

Thanks for allowing me to share some favorite memories!!

The rules for this tag are as follows:

•Open your photo folder on your computer
•Open the 6th folder of photos
•Select the 6th picture
•Post the picture on your blog with a description
•Invite six friends to join the challenge
•Link your six friends to your blog post

Here are my 6 friends that I’m tagging and asking to play along:

Barbara, Cathy, Danielle, LeAnne, Tammy and Christine

After looking at all these pictures from the beach, I’m really ready for summer!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

It’s Wacky Wednesday #3!!  This week our hostess is none other than the fabulous Tami Mayberry.  Can you guess what her challenge might be??  Well, of course, it’s one of her fantastic sketches!

And here’s my card for this week…..a cute little Dalmatian with a daisy especially for you!!

The doggie’s ears and the daisy are popped up on foam tape.  And I made the crocheted flower!!  With a pattern I got from Wanda.  I had seen her use some, and she was kind enough to share the pattern with me.  Thanks, Wanda!

Be sure to visit the design team’s blogs to check out their fantastic creations:

• Bev Gerard (Tex)
• Candy Williams
• Joan Ervin
• Juliana Swanson
• Kittie Caracciolo
• Linda Duke
• Shelly Kuck
• Sherry Cheever
• Tami Mayberry

And please play along with us.  You can get all the details on the Rubbernecker blog.

Thanks for visiting with me today!

• Stamps: Dalmatian with Daisy (352-06), Especially For You (352-09)
  
• Paper: white, black, kraft, Classic K Margo mat pad (K & Company)
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, SU black marker
• Other: Martha Stewart branch punch, silver RoseArt pen, black rhinestone stickers, foam tape, black glaze pen, gingham ribbon, crocheted flower, Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Hi, y’all!  Happy Wednesday to you!

Wednesdays are always fun for me…..I actually get to show you 2 cards!   First is my card for this week’s Color Throwdown challenge.  This week our hostess with the mostess is Barbara!  And she chose 3 colors that I don’t know if I would have ever purposely put together:

But I’m happy with how these 3 colors came together on my Baby Girl card.  I used Jenn’s sketch for this week WSC72.  If you haven’t seen the projects she made with this sketch yet, you really should check them out HERE. They’re gorgeous!!

This was a fun card to make.  I loved the sketch and had a blast die-cutting all the flowers and coloring the adorable baby.  The peas (well, that’s what kiwi kiss reminds me of) on her face were coated with a clear glaze pen.

Be sure to check out all the designer’s cards here:

• Barbara Anders
• Cathy Indelicato
• Danielle Kennedy
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Tammy Hershberger

And check out all the details on how to play along with us here - Color Throwdown.  Now don’t go too far, because I’ll be posting my entry for this week’s Wacky Wednesday challenge soon!!

• Stamps: Little Cupcake - Inkadinkado
  
• Paper: blush blossom, kiwi kiss, not quite navy, Mocha Chica - Cornish Heritage Farms
  
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Versafine - onyx black, Ranger Distress - broken china
  
• Other: Prima flower, Flower Layers Sizzix die, Bigz Top Note die, ink blending tool, corner rounder punch, swiss dots CB folder, foam mounting tape, Sakura gel pens (black & clear), flat back pearl sticker, Inkssentials white gel pen, Copic markers:

Woo hoo!  It’s Wacky Wednesday, y’all!  What’s Wacky about it?  Well, each week one of the Rubbernecker designers will be presenting you with a different challenge.  And you never know what it’s going to be!  What fun!!

This week it’s Ms. Kittie’s turn.  She’s asked us to make a card with a fold that’s different from the norm.  Be sure to check out her designer introduction HERE.  What a cutie she is!!

I was going to make a gate fold card - wouldn’t that be just perfect with a gate image?  Well, it just wouldn’t work for me, so I opted for one of my favorite alternate folds - a Rose Ann Reynolds flap card.  She wrote an excellent tutorial HERE.  Thanks, Rose Ann!  These cards never fail to impress whomever receives them!

The only thing I altered with this card is the flap itself.  Instead of using a scalloped circle on the flap, I used the leaves image from the Kittie Kit - Master #1 to form a tree overhanging the gate. The image is the perfect shape of a hanging branch, but I think it would also make a beautiful bunch of grapes.  (Hmmm, I’ll have to try that too!)

Be sure to visit the Rubbernecker design team’s blogs to see their alternate fold cards:

• Bev Gerard (Tex)
• Candy Williams
• Joan Ervin
• Juliana Swanson
• Kittie Caracciolo
• Linda Duke
• Shelly Kuck
• Sherry Cheever
• Tami Mayberry

And we hope you’ll join us in the challenge.  You have a great chance of winning 25% off your next Rubbernecker order!  Check out all the details HERE.  And link your creation to today’s Rubbernecker blog post using Mister Linky.

Let’s see your folds, girls (and guys)!!!

Thanks for visiting!

• Stamps: Garden Gate (354-02), grass & leaves from Kittie Kit - Master #1
• Paper: white, cameo coral
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Adirondack - willow, lettuce, pesto
• Other: Eclipse tape, coluzzle, Sakura clear glaze pen, Basic Grey magnetic snaps, ribbon, Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

It’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge!  Even though these are some of my favorite colors, I don’t know that I would have ever put them together!  Leave it to Cathy to come up with unusual and wonderful combos!!

What do you think?  It’s cool, huh?

I couldn’t find any patterned paper with these colors.  Um, let me rephrase that….I couldn’t find any patterned paper (in my mountains of the stuff) with these colors that I felt like using, so I decided to go strictly with cardstock.  I don’t remember the last time I did that!

This was a fun card to make and I got to use my new Bigz Beautiful Butterflies die.  It works really well with the smaller Martha Stewart butterfly punch, don’t you think?  The grungeboard swirl was colored with a Tempting Turquoise marker and the cute little velvet flower stickers started out white, but got a purple coat with a Copic marker.  I’m not sure if you can see it, but the white layer was clear embossed with my Diamond Background stamp.  With the clear embossing and the Shimmerz on the green butterfly, this card really shines IRL!

Please check out the creations of our talented design team here:

• Barbara Anders
• Cathy Indelicato
• Danielle Kennedy
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Tammy Hershberger

You’re going to play along with us, right?  We certainly hope so!  Check out all the details here:  Color Throwdown #33 

Thanks for stopping by!  Stay tuned.  I’ll be posting my Wacky Wednesday sample in just a little while!

• Stamps: Inspired by Nature (Stampin’ Up!), Diamond Background (1340 SO)(Rubbernecker)
• Paper: white, tempting turquoise, elegant eggplant, intense kiwi (Prism)
• Ink: Versamark, elegant eggplant, tempting turquoise marker, Shimmerz - key lime, lilac, aqua marine
  
• Other: Bigz Beautiful Butterflies die, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Tim Holtz ideology plain elements grungeboard, velvet sayings birthday (Making Memories), CB swiss dots folder, clear EP, pearl stickers, foam mounting tape
  

Sorrowfully, I needed a sympathy card to send out today.  It’s always hard to make a sympathy card, but I find is especially hard when it’s for a man.  I wanted to keep it simple and somber, yet not dreary.  I hope I accomplished this.

I decided to try to use Kazan’s sketch 21 for this week’s 2 Sketches 4 You challenge, and  to use one of my new Stampin’ Up! sets called Thoughts & Prayers.  It really is a beautiful set!

I’m going to make this a short post.  I can’t tell you how thrilled I am that we’re finally getting warmer weather.  It was in the upper 70’s here today!  But we’re losing an hour’s worth of sleep tonight, and after spending 5 straight hours cleaning out my flower beds and trimming back all my hydrangeas, butterfly bushes, and lantana, I really need some rest (and a couple of Aleve, I’m afraid!).

Thanks for stopping by!  And don’t forget you still have a couple of days to make an ATC (see mine HERE) for Rubbernecker’s Wacky Wednesday challenge.  You could win one of three certificates for 25% off your entire order from the Rubbernecker website!

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• Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers (Stampin’ Up!)
• Paper: sahara sand, black, Basic Grey Granola - seed, hull
  
• Ink: going gray, Ranger Distress - black soot
  
• Other: clear EP, 1″ circle punch, ink blending tool, button, corner rounder punch, DMC floss

Remember that song?  Well, that’s how I feel because Taylor asked me to be her  Featured Cupcake Sampler this week!  She chose my iris card as her favorite from last week’s entries!  How cool is that?!  I was flabbergasted!  Woo hoo!

After I calmed down (!), I was trying to decide what to do with this week’s sketch.  Since Taylor is the Queen of Cupcakes, I decided to use my Cupcake Mice.  They’re so cute and sweet.  I paired it with the perfect little sentiment from Taylor’s A Year of Sweet Sentiments set.

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It was definitely a little tough pairing this image with the sketch-

I struggled with cutting up the 3 different layers and getting them all lined up properly.  In the end, I think I’m satified with the result.

Thank you, Taylor, for granting me the honor of being this week’s Featured Cupcake Sampler.

And thanks to you all for stopping by to see me today!  Have a wonderful weekend!

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Stamps: Cupcake Mice - 1049 SO (Rubbernecker), A Year of Sweet Sentiments (Taylored Expressions)

Paper: white, vanilla, ruby red, basic gray, Nana’s Nursery Baby Boy (DCWV)

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black (for the image), Versafine - onyx black (for the sentiment)

Other: 1-1/4″ square punch, scallop punch, craft knife, foam mounting tape, ribbon, flower (Prima), Glossy Accents (Ranger), glitter (Sulyn), Copic markers