* Happy Wednesday, y’all! I’m hosting this week’s Color Throwdown - the last one of 2019! The generic colors I’ve chosen are Lime Green, Hot Pink, and White. I used a brand new digital image from Power Poppy, called Twinkling-Eyed Snowman, for a sweet little Christmas card. I hope you like it! Now it’s your turn to play along with us. Check out all the challenge details at the CTD blog and visit with each of the team members for some great inspiration! Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy Barbara Anders Broni Holcombe --> You are here! Jodi Collins Lisa Henke Lori... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge! This week our generic colors are Turquoise, Green, Gold, and White. ~ ~ I needed a masculine birthday card this week, so my card uses the Essentials by Ellen Stay Salty stamp set for a nautical theme. ~ ~ The boat, water, and some of the sky are water colored and the flag and sun are colored with a gold gel pen. A simple one-layer card that mails well. We'd love for you to play along with us! Please get all the challenge details at the CTD blog... Continue reading

~ ~ Happy Small Business Saturday, everyone! As in the past, Power Poppy is offering a digital download for $1.00!!! And this one is an image that you will use over and over. I know I will! Here is Big Ol' Bow! ~ ~ It's incredible and so much fun to color! Just think of all the patterned papers you could use for the wrapping paper with this Big Ol' Bow on top! I went for a simple, yet elegant version, with a red bow/ribbon on white paper. And my ribbon has sparkly edges, courtesy of some Star Dust Stickles!... Continue reading

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~ Happy Wednesday! Are you ready for the latest Color Throwdown challenge? We have a great combo this week. The generic colors are Hot Pink. Green, Aqua, and Silver. ~ I know you probably think I was going to do a Christmas card with these colors, right? So did I!! But it turns out I needed a sympathy card, so this is what I came up with. ~ ~ This is actually the second generation stamping of this image. I inked up the images, spritzed with water, and stamped the first panel. Then I spritzed a second time and stamped... Continue reading

~ ~ I can't believe we're already on Day 6 of the Power Poppy Christmas Remix Holiday Blitz! Today we're introducing the new Poinsettia LX digital stamp set. This is what Marcy told us about this set: The powerhouse of a Poinsettias. This digital download supplies three variations of this vivacious, velvety Christmas classic. With slightly puckered and rippling leaves, you can add lots of dimension and life to this festive plant though your coloring. Includes a large single bloom, Poinsettia with a stem and secondary leaves, the stemmed image with hand lettered "Joy to the World", AND a 5x7"... Continue reading

~ ~ It's now the 4th day of the Power Poppy Christmas Remix Holiday Blitz! Have you enjoyed seeing all the beautiful creations on the blog hop so far? I know, right?! Today we're introducing a brand new digital stamp called Winter Flora. ~ ~ This is what Marcy has to say about this set: Whimsical, wildly wonderful, and a total wow — Winter Flora is a botanical set that goes beyond. You'll love tackling this tangle of Poinsettia, Sweet Bay Magnolia, and Hellebores plus verdant bits of Holly, Pine, and Spruce, punctuated by berries and glass ornaments! There are... Continue reading

~ ~ This Christmas season Power Poppy is "remixing" it up! There will be several days (a blitz, if you will), showcasing new ways to use older clear stamps and some brand new digital stamps. Today we are featuring Poinsettias - Poinsettia clear stamps and Poinsettia and Pomegranates digital stamps. ~ ~ This is my first time participating as a part of the Bloom Brigade design team and I'm super excited about it!! You may know by now that I like to use different color combos for flowers and today is no exception. I've used the digital image and water... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday, y'all! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and our generic colors this week are Turquoise, Orange, Silver or Gray. ~ ~ I'm hard at work trying to get as many Christmas cards made as possible. In today's card I used one of my favorite Christmas dies from WPlus9 called Stag Trio. ~ ~ The background is water colored using the "smooshing" technique and the stag is framed with the SSS Holiday Frames die. The orange was added with a bit of striped twine. We would love for you to play along with us. Please check... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge, y'all! Our generic colors this week are Purple, Lavender, and Green. ~ ~ And here is my card: ~ ~ I colored the Mondo Peony with my Copic markers and then stamped the leaves and die cut them and the flower. I wanted a softly colored background and couldn't find a patterned paper that suited me, so I just drew soft green stripes with a Copic marker (G00). We would really love for you to join us for this week's color challenge. Check out all the details at the... Continue reading

~ Hey, everyone! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge! Lynn is our hostess and the color palette she's chosen is beautiful!! The generic colors are Orange, Brown, Moss Green, and Cream. ~ ~ Isn't that an awesome photo? It immediately made me think of one of the new Power Poppy fall images called Pumpkins and Pears. Such a wonderful image! ~ ~ I printed it on some X-Press It paper and colored it with my Copic markers. And I used a sentiment from another Power Poppy set called Autumn's Opulence. Now it's your turn to play along with... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! It's time for the newest edition of the Color Throwdown challenge! Our awesome color palette this week consists of these generic colors: Teal, Olive, Rust, and Navy. ~ ~ I needed a birthday card for a cute little guy and decided my Rubbernecker Party Dog was a definite boy pleaser! And why not add some falling water-colored leaves, right? ~ ~ The sentiment is half from the Happy Birthday set and half the Wishes Die cut. We would love for you all to join us this week! Check out the details at the CTD blog and please... Continue reading

~ Hi, all! It's the 25th again and that means it's time for another Keeping Christmas blog hop. Only 2 months until Christmas, y'all!! ~ ~ I've created a snowy little scene using a couple of Essentials by Ellen Christmas stamp sets from last year. The only hard part about this card was waiting for the water colored background to dry!! ~ ~ I think this little penguin is just too cute! Check out the rest of the designers on the blog hop here: Kelly Lunceford Anita Madden Broni Holcombe - that's me! Claire Broadwater Julee Tilman Kim Heggins Lori... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! Who's ready for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge? I know I am. This week the generic colors are Orange, Gray, and Cream. ~ ~ I needed a birthday card (belated) for a dear lady and tried to create a "punny" card so she wouldn't hold my tardiness against me! Maybe! I love using this The Cat's Pajamas This Could Be Vodka stamp set. Too cute! ~ ~ Well, again, Typepad is acting up so I need to cut this post short. Please visit the CTD blog for details on the challenge and please check out the... Continue reading

~ Time for a new Color Throwdown challenge! The colors are Gray, Lavender, and Black. ~ ~ I used 2 stamp sets from the Essentials by Ellen product line for a birthday card for my sister. ~ ~ Please join us for the challenge at the CTD blog. Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy Barbara Anders Broni Holcombe --> You are here! Jodi Collins Lisa Henke Lori Tecler Lynn Put Vickie Zimmer Wanda Cullen Rosemary Dennis - October 2019 Guest Designer ~ Thanks for dropping by! SUPPLIES: (Affiliated links used when possible at no cost to you) Essential by Ellen Voices in... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge! Amy Rohl is our hostess and the colors she's chosen are Red, Yellow, and Brown. ~ ~ Well, of course I wanted to use a couple of brand new (remixed) Power Poppy images from the All Things Apple digital stamp set. ~ ~ There is a big Autumn sale going on now at Power Poppy, featuring 10 brand new or remixed stamp sets! Check out all the details here: ~ ~ We would love for you guys to play along with us at the Color Throwdown this week!... Continue reading

~ Hey, guys! Are you ready for another brand new Color Throwdown challenge? Well, good, because I'm hosting this week. Here are my colors: Orange, Lavender, Purple, and Green. ~ ~ Do you think it's odd that I did a Love themed Autumn card? Because I do! But it works for a Fall wedding, right? ~ ~ So now it's your turn to play along with us. You can check out the challenge details at the CTD blog. And please be sure to check out all the fabulous inspiration from the design team: Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy Barbara Anders Broni... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! Our latest Color Throwdown challenge has a super fun color combo: Cobalt Blue, Aqua, Black, and Gray. ~ ~ Don't you love it? I made a birthday card for my son-in-law using the adorable MFT Picture Perfect set. ~ ~ Please join us for the challenge this week!! All the details are at the CTD blog. Check out all the fabulous inspiration from the team: Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy Barbara Anders Broni Holcombe --> You are here! Jodi Collins Lisa Henke Lori Tecler Lynn Put Vickie Zimmer Wanda Cullen ~ Thanks so much for dropping by! SUPPLIES:... Continue reading

~ Hello, everyone! After a 2 week break, I'm back with my entry for the latest Color Throwdown challenge. This week our colors are Purple, Light Green, Teal, and Ivory. ~ ~ I made a card for a teenage boy's birthday, using the MFT Polynesian Paradise set and dies. ~ ~ The striped background was made with the same Copic markers used to color the images. We would love for you to play along with us this week. Check out the details at the Color Throwdown blog. And please visit with and leave some love for our designers here: Amy... Continue reading

~ Hello, and happy Wednesday! It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge! Lynn is our hostess and here is her color palette: Orange, Pink, Yellow, and Green. ~ ~ I love this combo! And I thought a floral image would be perfect. So here is my card using Altenew Sketchy Floral. ~ ~ I don't know if flowers really exist in these colors.......but they should!! Don't you agree? Please play along with us this week! All the details are at the Color Throwdown blog. Also, please check out all the inspiration from the designers: Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy... Continue reading

~ I really can't believe it's the 25th of the month again! And that 8 months of the year are almost gone! Only 4 months until Christmas, y'all! So that means it's time for this month's Keeping Christmas blog hop! ~ ~ This month I decided to use a color combo that is definitely not a standard Christmas combo, based on a diagonally striped/dotted patterned paper that I had in my stash. And here is my card: ~ ~ All of the stamps and dies are from Rubbernecker Stamps and together they worked perfectly together for this holiday card. I... Continue reading

~ Welcome to Wednesday, y'all! Are you ready for the latest Color Throwdown challenge? Lori is our hostess this week and here are the colors she chose: Purple, Blue, Turquoise, and Yellow. ~ ~ I love this color combo and I doubt that I would have ever put them together myself. I did struggle a little deciding where to go with it, but ultimately I chose to go floral with the Watercolor Poppies from Rubbernecker Stamps. ~ ~ Everything was watercolored using Color Bursts (links below). Now it's your time to play along and use these colors. Get all the... Continue reading

~ It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge, y'all! Our colors this week are Green, Yellow, Light Blue, and Kraft. ~ ~ I wanted to use the super sweet Summer Girl Windy from Rubbernecker Stamps for a calm beach scene with these colors. ~ ~ I used real sand and shells from my local beach (Cherry Grove Beach, SC - which is also part of what's known as North Myrtle Beach) to make this birthday card for a special friend. ~ ~ We would really love for you to play along with us. Check out all the details at... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! It's time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge. The colors this week are awesome: Green, Yellow, Pink, and Lavender. ~ ~ I decided to use the new digital stamp set from Power Poppy called So Succulent. I love it! And the sentiment is from the Power Poppy Juicy Strawberries set. ~ ~ We would love it if you all would play along with us this week! Check out all the details at the CTD blog. And please be sure to visit with the designers for some awesome inspiration. Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy Barbara Anders Broni Holcombe -->... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown! Amy Rohl is our hostess and here are the generic colors she's chosen: Black, Red, Green, and Kraft. ~ ~ I'm keeping my card simple. It's for my 13 year old grandson's birthday, which is today! (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MILES!) ~ ~ Check out all the details for the challenge over at the CTD blog. Also please visit with all the designers for some awesome inspiration: Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy Barbara Anders Broni Holcombe --> You are here! Jodi Collins Lisa Henke Lori Tecler Lynn Put Vickie Zimmer Wanda Cullen... Continue reading