Splashes of Watercolor

Color Throwdown #75.  Wow!  That’s a lot of challenges!

This week LeAnne is our hostess and the color combination she came up with is gorgeous!

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It’s also Kisa’s birthday! Kisa is our favorite graphics designer, creating all our little buttons and blinkies.  So Happy Birthday, Kisa!!

I used the Queen Anne’s Lace image and the Happy Birthday sentiment, both from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps ®.

We’d love for you to play along with us!  Check out all the details at the Color Throwdown blog.  That’s where you’ll link your creation.  Now check out what the design team has come up with for you:
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 Barbara * Cathy * Danielle * Kristin

LeAnne * Tammy * Deb Horst (Guest Designer for December)

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Thanks for visiting!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

• Stamps: Queen Anne’s Lace (F2716), Happy Birthday sentiment (D2995) (Just For Fun Rubber Stamps ®)
  
• Paper: mellow moss, rich razzleberry, Brenda Walton Madeline paper pad (K & Company)
  
• Ink: rich razzleberry
  
• Other: Martha Stewart doily lace punch, May Arts ribbon, (Rubbernecker Stamp Co.), crocheted flower, rhinestone brad

Yeah!  It’s time for the very first Color Throwdown of 2010!!  Can you believe another year has come and gone??

We’re also celebrating because we have a brand new CTD designer!!  She’s so cool and so talented and I bet you already know her….Kristin Bueter!!  And for her initiation, we’ve asked her to start the new year off by hostessing her first Color Throwdown challenge.

You may have seen that she’s designing the beautiful digital papers for Lauren Meader’s new store, My Time Made Easy.  Well, Lauren has generously donated 2 prizes, each consisting of a template and 2 of the new paper packs, for this week’s challenge.  And all the design team members were given the paper  to use in our creations.

The colors that Kristin chose are straight from her papers called Fluttering-by and Shutt-erfly.

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I’ve chosen Our Craft Lounge’s Granny from Granny’s Truffles to grace this week’s Valentine themed card.  Isn’t she just too cute?  Lovin’ that chocolate!  The wavy line background paper and the sweet gingham paper are both Kristin’s creations.

Be sure to check out all the designers’ cool creations here:

 Barbara * Cathy * Danielle * Kristin

LeAnne * Tammy * Deb Horst (Guest Designer for December)

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You can get all the details and rules for entering the challenge HERE.

Thanks so much for visiting!

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• Stamps: Granny’s Truffles (Our Craft Lounge)
  
• Paper: white, cameo coral, dusty durango textured, Shutt-erfly DP (designed by Kristin Bueter for My Time Made Easy)
• Ink: Memento tuxedo black, chocolate chip, Ranger Distress brushed corduroy
  
• Other: scalloped heart Nestabilities die, ribbon, button & twine (Papertrey Ink), Fashion Sense pins- Sassy & Harvest, sponge dabber, Copic markers:

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Well, everyone, this is our last Color Throwdown challenge of 2009.  But don’t worry, we’ll definitely be back after the holidays with more fun and challenges for you!

The super fun and talented Tammy is our hostess this week and  she’s laid down a challenge of great fun colors!

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Our sponsor this week is There She Goes and they sent the design team some super fun images to work with!  I got the Birdie Wishes set (09-0083) which is a set of 29 stamps!!  It’s adorable and not just for Christmas.  There’s also  a birthday sentiment as well as a couple of more.  Just darling!

I did, however,  create another Christmas card.  Still plugging away at those!

Well, fun images deserve fun papers, so I pulled out an assortment of My Mind’s Eye papers from eclectic Paperie and just had the best time creating!

The little bird was embossed on the polka dot paper using Versamark and real red ink.  I used the Sizzlits Little Leaves die for the branches and the Bigz Top Note die as a background to the main layer which was cut with the Labels Four Nestabilities die.  The bird, his wing, the ornament, and the sentiment oval are all popped up on foam tape.

Please visit the Color Throwdown blog for all the challenge details and play along with us!  We always enjoy seeing your fantastic creations!  Then head to the DT’s blogs for some wonderful inspiration:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Carol (Guest Designer for December)

Thanks for stopping to visit!  An Angels Landing Seasonal Celebration project is coming up very soon!  Please come back!

• Stamps: BirdieWishes (09-0083) (There She Goes)
  
• Paper: Neenah white, real red, kiwi kiss,always artichoke, Whirlybird & Colorful Christmas collections (My Mind’s Eye)
• Ink: real red, kiwi kiss, going gray, always artichoke, only orange; Versamark; Versafine onyx black; Ranger Distress antique linen
• Other: clear EP, Labels Four & petite oval Nestabilities, Sizzlits Little Leaves, Bigz Top Note, sponge dabber, ribbon, foam tape
  

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This week I’m hosting the  Color Throwdown challenge, and our sponsor is My Favorite Things!  Woo hoo!  Everybody loves MFT!!  Hey, did you know that I was a Guest Designer for them way back in October 2007?  Yep, I was!  That was before I even had a blog!

If you play along with us you have a chance to win a prize from them or even to become our Featured Stamper this week.  You can use whatever colors you have that are similar to this week’s choices, inspired by Basic Grey’s Eskimo Kisses.

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I chose to work with Grow Love, Plant a Tree for my card.  I LOVE this set!  Even though it’s not a Christmas set, I’ve used it with the seasonal paper for a winter-into-spring card.  See the snow on the ground?

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The pom poms represent bunches of leaves that are starting to sprout in the springtime.  Yeah, whatever….I just wanted to make some of the cool pom pom flowers that I saw on Dawn McVey’s blog!  She was inspired by the flower arrangement that Wendy Smedley made.

The bark on the tree was made by first coloring the tree trunk with Copic markers (E00, YG91, E71, E74, E77), and then touching the brush tip of the colorless blender marker to it.  Oh, and I used last week’s sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You too.

Thanks for stopping by to check things out today.  Be sure to stop by my fellow CTD designers’ blogs for more inspiration:

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Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Carol (Guest Designer for December)

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Please stop back by later for this week’s Angel Landing DT challenge card!  We’re finishing our edges this week!

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• Stamps: Grow Love, Plant a Tree (My Favorite Things)
  
• Paper: Neenah white, riding hood red, pretty in pink, Eskimo Kisses 6×6 pad (Basic Grey), Classic K Margo mat pad (K & Company), Fresh Paint glitter paper  (K & Company)
• Ink: Memento rich cocoa, versamark, Ranger Distress - broken china & antique linen
  
• Other: 3/4″ circle punch, punch & mat, silver brads, corner rounder punch, Swiss Dots CB folder, clear embossing powder, Martha Stewart double loop border punc, riding hood red ribbon, sponge dabbers, foam tape, Copic markers

This week for the Color Throwdown, Danielle chose some yummy colors just perfect for another Christmas card!   Here they are:

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This presented such a wonderful opportunity to use this adorable Tilda with Wreath from Magnolia-licious.  Well, that coupled with the fact that they’re sponsoring the challenge this week!!

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I just adore her sweet little vintage-looking ruffled dress.  And I love that I had the brown and cream combination to use for it.

Check out the challenge at the Color Throwdown blog for all the details.  And we’ve got a new super-talented Guest Designer for December.  It’s Carol from Our Little Inspirations.  Please be sure to stop by and welcome her.

Here are the links for the remarkable ladies I have the pleasure of designing with:

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Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Carol (Guest Designer for December)

I’m sitting out of the Angel’s Landing design team challenge this week, but please be sure to stop by and see what they’re up to!  You won’t be disappointed, I promise!

Thanks SO much for dropping by!

• Stamps: Tilda with Wreath (Magnolia Rubber Stamps)
  
• Paper: vintage cream (Papertrey Ink), real red, suede brown medium (Prism), Ooh La La - All Dressed Up (My Mind’s Eye)
• Ink: Memento tuxedo black
  
• Other: Ranger stickles - cotton candy, Labels Eight Nestabilities, Martha Stewart branch punch, button, hemp twine, S.E.I. linen, cream stain ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Copic markers:

We have some gorgeous fall colors for you this week brought together into the Color Throwdown  challenge by our super-duper talented Ms. Barbara.  Don’t you love them?

For my card, I chose to use this new image I got from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps.  It’s called Ready for Winter and I just love the vintage look of this sweet little lady in her winter coat.  I wonder what she’s waiting for?  A train, a bus?  Hmmm.  Anyway, I decided to watercolor her, since I haven’t done that in FOREVER!!

Please join us in this week’s challenge!  You can find all the details on the Color Throwdown blog and then check out all the cool creations of the design team here:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Elise (Guest Designer for November)

I’m so sad to see Elise leave us with her final creation as Guest Designer this month.  She’s truly been a joy to work with!!

Just a note:  JUST FOR FUN  RUBBER STAMPS is having a special 48-Hour Black Friday Sale!  Beginning at 12:00 midnight Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, until midnight Friday, November 28, all purchases will receive a 25% discount!

 Thanks so much for visiting today!  Have a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving!

• Stamps: Ready for Winter (F2699), Background Block (RB7001) - Just For Fun Rubber Stamps
• Paper: watercolor paper, old olive, elegant eggplant, dusty durango, Fleuriste 8×8 pad (Cosmo Cricket)
• Ink: StazOn black, Ranger Distress - antique linen, elegant eggplant, old olive, dusty durango, blush blossom, pretty in pink, chocolate chip, basic gray
  
• Other: water brush, embossed curve border punch (EK Success), curved rectangle Mega Nestabilities, sponge dabber, Symbology dies (Spellbinders), Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - sugar cookie, corner rounder punch, ribbon, sanding stick, foam tape, decorative pin - Harvest - Fashion Sense (eclectic Paperie)

Cathy has provided us with a beautiful warm  color combination this week for the Color Throwdown. It’s just perfect for this time of year…fall and Christmas!

We’re lucky enough to be sponsored by Flourishes this week! We were all so excited to be able to work with their gorgeous stamps! My choice was the Seasonal Wreaths. Just perfect, no matter what time of year it is!  Here’s my winter card:

There are 3 layers to the wreath.  Each one is trimmed a little differently and attached using foam tape, providing additional dimension and texture.  The top layer of the wreath, the edge of the sentiment circle, and all the brown branches are coated with a thin layer of Rock Candy Distress stickles for a beautiful subtle glazed look.
  

Be sure to check out all the gorgeous DT creations here:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Elise (Guest Designer for November)

Then head over to the Color Throwdown blog for all the details of the challenge and the rules on how you can win a Flourishes prize!!

And speaking of prizes, you should also check out the fun Our Craft Lounge birthday bash challenges HERE!  How cool!

I’ll be back in just a little while with my Angels Landing new release blog hop entry.

• Stamps: Seasonal Wreaths (Flourishes)
  
• Paper: vintage cream (Papertrey Ink), suede brown dark (Prism), Christmas Past collection - Graphic 45
• Ink: chocolate chip, Ranger Distress brushed corduroy
  
• Other: circle & scallop circle Nestabilities, vintage buttons, satin ribbon & twine (Papertrey Ink), R29 Copic marker, sponge dabber, foam tape, Ranger Glossy Accents, red Atyou Spica pen, Rock Candy Stickles
  

This week I’m hosting the Color Throwdown challenge.  Simon Says Stamp! is our sponsor and when I received my package from them I was excited to see that there was some beautiful handmade Washi paper included.  So that’s what I based my color choices on.

I love the bright colors and they worked so well with this adorable We Are Family Dolls stamp set.  I even used a small strip of the Washi paper to create the tiny fan that the Mom is holding.  I simply used a fan fold and then tied it together at the bottom with black quilting thread.  And how cute is that little puppy??

We’d love for you to join us this week.  The colors are fun and you could win a prize or become our next Featured Stamper!  You’ll find all the challenge details at the Color Throwdown blog.   C’mon over and play with us!

Here are links to the talented designers.  Check out their creations!

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Elise (Guest Designer for November)

• Stamps: We Are Family Dolls (Simon Says Stamp!)
  
• Paper: Neenah white, black, crushed curry, classic orange (Prism), Handmade Japanese Hana Washi Paper - Spring Bloom (Simon Says Stamp!)
  
• Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black
  
• Other: Labels 2 and petite ovals Nestabilities, Hero Arts art flowers (Simon Says Stamp!), foam tape, brads, white gel pen, Copic markers:
  

It’s time for Color Throwdown #67.  Tammy is our hostess-with-the-mostess this week and she’s chosen a wonderful color combination.  I wasn’t sure it would work for Christmas (I am hot and heavy into creating as many Christmas cards as possible before the rush!), but then I pulled out this Snowed In paper kit from My Mind’s Eye that I got at my LSS (Southern Scrapbooks) last year. I couldn’t use the soft sky with it, but Papertrey’s aqua mist worked perfectly!

Here’s this week’s color combo:

And here’s my card based on Laura’s Sketch 38 from 2 Sketches 4 You.

Be sure to visit the Color Throwdown blog to get all the details on this week’s challenge.  You could be our next Featured Stamper!!  And please show some love to our super-talented design team:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Elise (Guest Designer for November)

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Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!  See you soon!

• Stamps: Holiday Greetings (A Muse)
• Paper: kraft & aqua mist (Papertrey Ink), dusty durango & always artichoke, Snowed In paper kit (My Mind’s Eye), Fresh Paint glitter paper (K & Company)
• Ink: Ranger Archival coffee
  
• Other: corner rounder punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, May Arts ribbon, foam tape, Quickie Glue Pen, DecoArt glamour dust, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, rhinestone

Would you just look at that precious face??  I just can’t stop looking at it and smiling!  This little fella has complete stolen my heart!

He’s one of the adorable Penguin Chicks from Angels Landing.  And I chose him to be on my Color Throwdown card this week.  The colors that LeAnne presented us with just seemed perfect for a warm woolen hat and scarf.

The blue background layer is covered in sparkly snowflakes as is his snowy fur.  The snow on his little sign is liquid pearls with a touch of glitter as well.  The sheer, sparkly edged ribbon was heated just enough to crinkle the ends.  He’s colored with several different shades of grey markers (and qualifies as an entry to this month’s Copic Creations challenge - coloring black with copics).

We would just love it if you would play along with us!!  We don’t have a sponsor this week, but you have a chance at being chosen Featured Stamper of the week!!  You can find all the details on the Color Throwdown blog and then there’s so much more inspiration here:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Lisa Kind (Guest Designer for October)

I can’t believe this is already Lisa’s last week as Guest Designer!  Thank you so much, Lisa, for joining us and allowing us to showcase your gorgeous creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I’ll have a new Angels Landing creation for you at 9 a.m., so please come back!

• Stamps: Penguin Chicks - Angels Landing
  
• Paper: white, bordering blue, razzleberry, eggplant
  
• Ink: computer
  
• Other: curved rectangles - Nestabilities, foam tape, white opal liquid pearls, 3/4″ circle punch, ribbon, CB snowflakes folder, Stardust stickles, heat tool, Copic markers: