Splashes of Watercolor

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:

I had to have a quick and cute card for a co-worker who has just had gall bladder surgery.  I thought this might put a smile on her face and let her know how much I care.  I mean, seriously, how can you not smile at a pink Kim Hughes teddy bear and Basic Grey Urban Prairie paper??

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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Stamps: Comforting Hugs (Cornish Heritage Farms)

Paper: white, regal rose, Basic Grey Urban Prairie - bountiful, milk, bluebird

Ink: Versafine - onyx black, Memento - tuxedo black, Versamark

Other: Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, stump, piercing tool & mat, labels one Nestabilities die, clear EP, Copic markers:

SERIOUSLY!!!!  How can you not smile when you see any of Kim Hughes‘ little critters??  I especially love these sea creatures - Ocean Friends.

So when I saw what colors Tammy chose for the Color Throwdown challenge this week - colors of the ocean - I knew which stamp set I would use!

I really had fun with this card.  I love the wave and decided to use it twice.  I also wanted a bubbly feel so I stamped and clear embossed the Large Polka Dot backgrounder on the kiwi kiss layer as well as on the ocean blue layer (even though you really can’t see it there).

The shark is stamped on textured bashful blue cardstock and he, the seahorse, the coral and both waves are popped up on dimensionals.  I stamped the “smile” on kiwi kiss cardstock, added the clear circle sticker, trimmed around it, and popped it up as well.  I used my white gel pen to highlight the shark’s teeth and the seahorse’s eyes.

Speaking of seahorses, did you know that the female seahorse lays her eggs in the male’s pouch and he carries them until they hatch?  When I was very young, we lived in Florida and had a saltwater aquarium.  I remember being totally fascinated by these graceful creatures and was so excited to watch the babies come shooting out of the dad’s pouch as they hatched!

We’d love for you to play along with us this week!  Remember, you could be the next Featured Stamper!  Here are the details - Color Throwdown Featured Stamper.

Please check out the fantastic creations of the other design team members here:

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

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Stamps: Ocean Friends, Large Polka Dot backgrounder (Cornish Heritage Farms)

Paper: night of navy, bashful blue (cardstock & textured cardstock), kiwi kiss, Basic Grey Sugared 6×6 pad

Ink: Versafine - onyx black, Versamark

Other: clear EP, Inkssentials white opaque gel pen, corner rounder punch, foam dimensionals, ribbon, clear circle mosaic sticker (EK Success)

I just found out today that a friend of mine (a kayaking buddy) had hip replacement surgery this week!  Owie!!  So I took time out from my cleaning (you know I really had to PULL myself away from that!) to make her a quick card.

I colored the bandaid with Prismacolor pencils.  There are 3 layers on top of the original stamped image on the card base - the whole bandaid, the center part of the bandaid,  and the heart.  They’re all up on dimensionals.

I hope you’re enjoying your weekend so far!

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Stamps: Comforting Hugs - Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: kraft, pixie pink

Ink: Versafine onyx black

Other: Prismacolor pencils - peach, white, gamsol & stump, ribbon, Swiss Dots CB folder, Scor-Pal, dimensionals

I can’t believe I’m actually doing 2 posts today, but I was determined to get a card done for the Technique Lovers Challenge!  So here it is.  I used the bonus sketch (by Peet) at the 2 Sketches 4 You blog.  Love it!

That’s definitely it for today!  I’m afraid I’ve had quite enough of glitter to last me a while!!

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Stamps: Birthday Centers - Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: very vanilla, chocolate chip, Basic Grey Two Scoops 6×6 pad, SEI Dill Blossom 4.5 x 6.5 pad

Ink: chocolate chip

Other: double-sided glitter tape, Martha Stewart crystal glitter (aquamarine, blue topaz, brownstone), ribbon tags (Spellbinders), 1/2″ circle punch, corner rounder punch, circle Nestabilities dies, rhinestone stickers (clear), Martha Stewart piped nylon ribbon, Copic marker E49 (to color rhinestone)

I absolutely could not let today’s Featured Stamper challenge get by without playing along.  One of my all-time favorite stamping idols is being featured…the one and only Her Royal Rubberness, Julie Ebersole.  Woo hoo!  I adore her and her creativity!  Check out her gallery at Splitcoast and play along if you have time!

Here’s Julie’s card that I chose to CASE.  I kept the basic layout and the general elements, but changed the colors and stamps, and added a ribbon.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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Stamps: Sending You Sunshine - A Muse, Lined Paper - CHF, Finest Flourishes - Stampin’ Up!

Paper: white, SEI Poppy

Ink: close to cocoa, chocolate chip, riding hood red

Other: brown felt, Sizzix Flower Layers die, chipboard flower - The Paper Studio, Ranger Glossy Accents , ribbon, foam mounting tape

I had to go in search of my Riley stamps in order to make this card. 

All of my SU sets are in the clamshell boxes in a glassfront bookcase.  Most of my unmounted sets are on my Clip-It-Up, but all of my wood mounted stamps are in plastic containers stacked up behind my desk.  That means unless they come to mind when I’m getting ready to make a card, they remain pretty much forgotten.

I had heard the sad news of Kristi Ferro’s (of Hanna Stamps) father’s death this week, which reminded me how much I love the Riley stamps and how I had just neglected the poor little guys.

So I pulled them out and since this guy (Coffee Riley) is my absolute favorite, I decided to make a card with him. (I have been eyeing the cute little Sleepytime Riley lately though…love those bunny slippers!)

I used the CPS90 sketch, stamped the card base with CHF’s Polka Dot backgrounder, then ran it through the Cuttlebug using the D’vine Swirls folder.  The rest of the papers except for the white image layer are from the Basic Grey 6×6 pad Two Scoops.

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink (wonderful for using with Copics!) then colored using Copic markers and cut with a Labels 2 Nestabilities die.  Leaving the die on, I lightly airbrushed the background with my Y21 Copic marker.

Thanks for visiting today.  If you’re a praying person, please keep Kristi and her family in mind.

The swirl was cut using a Sizzix Sizzlits die (Scribbles Swirls) from a piece of the Basic Grey paper, then topped with a flower and a button tied with linen thread.

Thanks for visiting today.  If you’re a praying person, please keep Kristi and her family in mind.

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Stamps: Coffee Riley - Hanna Stamps, Coffee Break Set sentiment - A Muse, Large Polka Dot backgrounder - Cornish Heritage Farms

<Paper: white, not quite navy, Basic Grey 6×6 pad - Two Scoops

<Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Versafine - onyx black, Versamark

<Accessories: Labels 2 Nestabilities, Spellbinders Wizard, Cuttlebug, D’vine Swirls folder, Sizzix Sizzlit die - Scribbles Swirls, Copic airbrush, Inkssentials Opaque pen - white, Imaginisce Bitty Blossoms, Bag ‘O Buttons - the Paper Studio, red rhinestone sticker, foam mounting tape, white taffeta ribbon, linen thread, Copic markers~

We have a spooky Color Throwdown color challenge for you today! Kisa asked us to use orange, black, and green (with purple being an optional color) to make a Halloween themed card.

I’ve made so many Halloween cards already this year, so I wanted to go with one that wasn’t too scary and was kind of funky….One I could send to a small child or an adult. This is what I came up with:

I pulled out some Halloween stamps from last year - the pumpkin is from a Memory Box clear stamp set and the sentiment is one of those $1.00 Studio G stamps from Michael’s. I used the Grid Paper backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms on the kiwi kiss cardstock.

Check out what the other designers have come up with:

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

And please play along with us! The keyword is CTD17 and you can post a direct link to your card with your comment on today’s Color Throwdown blog post.

I thought I’d throw this in here too, since it also fits the criteria for today’s challenge. It’s a Halloween bag that I made for my 2 year old grandson.

Thanks for coming by! Find time to play today!!!

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Stamps: Trick or Treat (pumpkin) - Memory Box, Hey Pumpkin - Kolette Hall for Studio G, Grid Paper backgrounder - Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: black, tangerine tango, kiwi kiss, Basic Grey Offbeat

Ink: Versafine onyx black, Adirondack - Slate

Accessories: Copic markers - YR16, YR65, W3, foam mounting tape, felt flower sticker - Paper Studio, buttons, ink blending tool, linen thread, ribbon (PTI)

Last month my grandson Hunter needed a birthday card for his younger and only brother Will. This is the card I made for him. The sentiment inside says “Your FAVORITE brother!” They both loved it!

The image is entirely paper pieced with 4 separate pieces: the branch, the owl, the hat and the puff on top of the hat. These were all (except for the branch) colored with Copic markers and attached to the sentiment panel with foam mounting tape.

I thought you might like to know that right now Rubbernecker is having a special on the new Raspberry Wizard. You get free shipping and one free Nestabilities individual set when you purchase one! Cool!! Check out the offer HERE.

Thanks for stopping by to look today!

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Stamps: URA Hoot - Cornish Heritage FarmsPaper: white, apricot, brocade blue, Basic Grey Cupcake

Ink: brocade blue, Versafine onyx black

Accessories: sponge dabber, color spritzer, brocade blue marker, foam mounting tape, and Copic markers - E31, E33, E37, YR65, YR16, Y26, R27, R59, YG93, YG95

Hello everyone and welcome to week #16 of the Color Throwdown challenges. I’ll have to admit I had a really hard time with the colors this week. They are Ballet Blue, Green Galore, Creamy Caramel and Chocolate Chip. I had no idea what to do, until I came across this animal train DP from the Nana’s Kids collection by DCWV. It saved the day for me!

I drew in the ground line and grass and everything is colored with my Copic markers. The bird, and lion and monkey’s heads are popped up on foam tape.

Please drop by the Color Throwdown blog to check out all the designers cards or just visit their blogs here:

You can also play along with us. Just upload your card and post a direct link to it on today’s Color Throwdown blog post.

Thanks for stopping in to look! See you next time!

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Stamps: Mindy’s Zoo - Autumn Leaves, Birthday Centers - Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: white, creamy caramel, ballet blue, green galore, Nana’s Kids - DCWV

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black

Accessories: Copic markers, foam tape, ribbons, Copic multiliner pen