Splashes of Watercolor

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:
  

Good morning, people!  It’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge!  Our hostess this week is the lovely and super-talented Barbara and our sponsor is once again Simon Says Stamps.  They’ve generously offered a prize to win if you’d like to participate.  You could even become our next Featured Stamper!  Check out the Color Throwdown blog for all the details.  Here are today’s colors:

Love them!  And now on to the card, but first I’d like to state that “no patterned paper was harmed in the making of today’s card”!

The background was made with the Paisley Spellbinders Impressabilities.  I laid the Impressabilities on a 4 x 5.25 piece of sahara sand cardstock, then sponged with baja breeze ink.  Then I ran the cardstock with the Impressabilities still on top through the Wizard with the embossing pad on top.  Love the way it looks!

Here’s a look at the rest of the sentiment, which I stamped inside the card:

Please be sure to check out the design team blogs for some more super inspiration:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

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

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Please stop back by later for a new Angels Landing release – you’ll love the new images!!!

• Stamps: Follow Your Dreams (Inkadinkado) – Simon Says Stamps
• Paper: sahara sand, baja breeze, suede brown dark - Prism
• Ink: baja breeze, Ranger Distress – brushed corduroy, Ranger Archival - coffee
• Other: Spellbinders Impressabilities – paisley, sponge dabbers, corrugated cardboard, circle Nestabilities, foam tape, ribbon, Copic markers:

Today’s hostess for the Color Throwdown challenge is the lovely and super-talented LeAnne!  Her color choices were a little challenging for me, but somehow the card seem to all come together just fine in the end.

I started with the CPS132 sketch and the Oh Happy Day Asian Flair stamp set from our sponsor this week – Simon Says Stamps.  Just about everything is paper pieced and I only used a few Copic markers for some shading.  The flowers are also from Simon Says Stamps and are called Art Flowers (cream) by Hero Arts.

I’m so glad you decided to stop by today.  Please join us in the color challenge.  You can get all the details at the Color Throwdown blog and find out how to win a prize from our sponsor and also how to become our next Featured Stamper.  I’m sure you’ll love seeing all the beautiful design team creations here:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Kristin (Guest Designer for September)

See you in just a little bit for the Angel’s Landing NEW RELEASE and BLOG HOP!

• Stamps: Oh Happy Day Asian Flair – Simon Says Stamps
• Paper: blush blossom, bermuda bay, gable green, barely banana, black, Basic Grey – Two Scoops 6×6 pad
• Ink: Versafine – onyx black
• Other: 1” circle punch, Art Flowers – Hero Arts, Swarovski flat back crystals, Copic markers: 0, E00, E02, C3, YG06, BG49