~ I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the hummingbirds to come back for the Spring/Summer season! I'm also ready for all the beautiful bright flowers of the season! To hopefully hurry things along, I decided to water color a gorgeous little hummingbird from the Power Poppy Trumpet Vine Visitor stamp set and put him on a water colored background. ~ ~ This card is already on it's way to a sweet someone who is recovering from surgery. I hope it brightens her day! Head on over to the Power Poppy blog to see which of the other... Continue reading

~ Are you ready to dive into a brand new Color Throwdown challenge? Well, I am! This week our generic color combo is Turquoise, Pink, Rust, and Magenta. What a great color palette to work with! ~ ~ For a change I actually went with a floral theme! And the Ellen Hutson Mondo Hydrangea worked out perfectly for me! ~ ~ It was super easy to watercolor using the turquoise color as a base and adding in touches of the pink, rust, and magenta. I love big and bold designs! Are you ready to join in the Color Throwdown challenge... Continue reading

~ Happy Friday, everyone! Today I have a cheerful "I can't wait for Spring" card to share with you. I adore this Wildflower Mini digital stamp set from Power Poppy, and it really makes me smile on these dreary rainy days/weeks we've been having in the Southeast. ~ ~ I colored the image with my Copic markers and attached the trimmed image to a panel of lavender cardstock. I then ran the panel through my Big Shot to die cut both layers with my Wonky Rectangles dies from Simon Says Stamp. I added a bit of silver twine and popped... Continue reading

~ It's Wednesday again and time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge! This week our generic colors are Blush, Sage Green, and Gold. ~ ~ What a gorgeous inspiration photo and what a beautiful color palette! I love it! Now...imagine my dilemma...I needed a masculine birthday card, and I thought these colors just screamed femininity!! But I persevered, and I think I did a decent job. Maybe adding the woodgrain background finally convinced me! ~ ~ And even if it still looks fairly feminine, if you state "love you.", it's got to count for something, right? That stag head is... Continue reading

~ I know this is a couple of days early, but I wanted to wish you all a wonderful and happy Valentine's Day! ~ ~ I fell in love with these Love Puppies from Graciellie Designs immediately! And that sentiment!! It's from the Love, Love, Love digital stamp set. What a perfect combination!! Happy, happy day, y'all! Affiliate links are used Graciellie Love Love Love digis Shop at: SHOP Graciellie Love Puppies digis Shop at: SHOP RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN Distress ink pad Antique Linen Shop at: EH | SSS | SB Distress ink pad Black... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! We are fast approaching Valentine's Day....it's this Sunday, y'all! Vickie is our hostess this week at the Color Throwdown and the generic colors she's chosen for us to play with are Red, Pink, Black, and White. ~ ~ Great combo for Valentines, right? That's what I thought, so I printed out some super cool "wooden" hearts from the Love, Love, Love digital stamp set by Graciellie Designs and colored them up with my Copic markers. I made 4 cards all together - 1 for my granddaughter (it's the pink girly one!), and 3 for my grandsons (in... Continue reading

~ Hello and happy Wednesday once again! This week our color palette at the Color Throwdown is soft and sweet! The generic colors are Pink, Lavender, Yellow, and Mint Green. ~ ~ I took my cue for my creation from the variety of softly colored Valentine heart cookies in the inspiration photo. My Stacked Hearts die from Simon Says Stamp was the perfect tool to create a similar likeness on my card. ~ ~ The LOVE die and the YOU stamp are both from Papertrey Ink. The stamp set is retired but the die is still available (link in supplies... Continue reading

~ Happy Friday! I have a bright, beautiful bloom called Heart Abloom (digital set) from Power Poppy to show you today. ~ ~ The great sentiment is from the digital stamp set called Bountiful Bouquet. There are so many different ways to color a Hellebores, but I chose to try my hand at coloring like this one: ~ ~ Mine may be a little bit brighter!! There may be a few more floral postings for you to enjoy today. Just check in at the Power Poppy blog for a list of designers who are posting today. Thanks for stopping by... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday, y'all!! It's that time again....for a brand new color palette to play with at the Color Throwdown...Pale Pink, Blue, and Gray. ~ ~ What a great combo! I've been wanting to play with my Taylored Expressions Slim Cable Knit stencil and I thought the pink (applied with TE Blender Brushes) would look great! I didn't make a slimline card though, and I think it works just great on a regular size card. ~ ~ The die cuts are from the Sizzix Geometric winter frame die set and the sentiment is from the Power Poppy Strong & Beautiful... Continue reading

~ Hello and happy Wednesday! Are you ready for the newest Color Throwdown challenge? Our generic colors this week are Plum, Cream, and Black. Yummy! ~ ~ I wanted to use some new Altenew products that I had just treated myself to. The Floral Doodles and the Linear Crossroads dies are fantastic and so much fun! (Links are at the end of the post.) A birthday card: ~ ~ The florals are water colored and the background is splattered. The sentiment strip is from Simon Says Stamp. I'm entering this card into the CAS Mix Up card challenge - Splatters.... Continue reading

~ Happy Friday, y'all! Yay for the weekend, right? Today I'm showcasing the Pure Fragrance image from Power Poppy. This is so stunning! ~ ~ It's a high resolution digital image which means you can resize it anyway that you like. I enlarged and cropped it, then water colored it in vibrant colors! ~ ~ I didn't add a sentiment yet. This can be used for any occasion, so I'll add it later when I need it! If you head on over to the Power Poppy blog, you can see a list of designers showcasing their creations today. Thank you... Continue reading

~ Hey, everyone! Are you ready for another beautiful color combo from The Color Throwdown challenge? Our newest DT member Susie is our hostess this week and the generic colors she's chosen are Blue, Pink, and Green! ~ ~ I needed another sympathy card but didn't want it to be dark and somber, so I decided to use these bright colors to send a little bit of love and cheer along with the heartfelt sympathy. ~ ~ The floral dies are from Altenew, the geometric heart is from Sizzix, and the heat-embossed sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. (All links are... Continue reading

~ Hello and welcome to my first post of 2021! I hope you all are ready to tackle this new year with hope and a positive attitude! That may be the only way we get through it!! LOL! We have a brand new Color Throwdown design team member starting today....Susie Moore! She has been playing along with us for a very long time now and it just seemed right to welcome her to the team!! Be sure to visit her blog and check out her wonderful creations! So for our very first challenge of the new year Amy Rohl has... Continue reading

~ I just wanted to pop by to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! ~ ~ Love and prayers for your health and happiness in the New Year too! Continue reading

~ Happy Friday, y'all! I have a couple of cards to show you today that are a little different from what I usually post. I've been following Heather Telford on Instagram (@heather.telford) and have always admired her style. She has inspired me with all of her water coloring, especially the ones with trees. Last week she posted some mini snowscapes which prompted me to go ahead and try it for myself. Yes, I totally CASEd 2 of her beauties. Here are my cards: ~ ~ I used Eclipse tape to mask the moons and then water colored the night skies.... Continue reading

~ Hello, everyone! I'm hosting this week's Color Throwdown challenge and I'm excited to have you join us! The generic colors for this week are Green, Aqua, and Pink. ~ ~ And don't fall over but I actually made a Christmas card using these colors!! ~ ~ I used the new digital Let It Glow set from Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas release, with a sentiment from the Let It Glow polymer stamp set. So much fun, and this was really a simple card to make!! I think I've finally found my assembly-line-for-Christmas card for this year! The lights were colored... Continue reading

~ Hello! Today I'm hosting at the Power Poppy blog, showing off some Christmas and some birthday cards I created using Forest Fellas from the brand new Quiet Christmas release. ~ ~ Here are the Christmas cards I created: ~ ~ And here are some wintry birthday cards I created using the same stamp set: ~ ~ You can head on over to the Power Poppy blog for all the juicy details on each of the cards and THERE ARE PRIZES TO BE HAD AS WELL!! Thanks so much for dropping by! Continue reading

~ I can't believe it's Wednesday again already! And December? How did that happen?? How about a brand new Color Throwdown challenge? Today the generic colors are Red, Burgundy, Cream, and Kraft. What a great combo! ~ ~ I sure would like to dive head first into that cheesecake, y'all! It looks totally scrumptious! But instead I pulled out the new Forest Fellas from Power Poppy and used the Bear for a masculine birthday card. A bear with a scarf and a cup of coffee/cocoa! What could be better? ~ ~ I colored him with Copic markers, using the dot... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday (before Thanksgiving)! It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge and this week our generic color combo is Red, Green, Aqua, and Silver. ~ ~ Just perfect for a Christmas card, right?? Well, I happened to need a birthday card for a dear, dear friend, so that's what I made. ~ ~ I used the fabulous Big & Bold Tickled Pink set from Colorado Craft Company. Don't you love it? It's also a perfect image for these colors! I water colored the flamingo and the floral element, then fussy cut them and attached them with foam... Continue reading

~ Hello, y'all! Today is the first day of a brand new Color Throwdown challenge! This week our generic colors are Violet, Mint and Cream. ~ ~ I purchased this Impression Obsession Shell Wreath (designed by the mega talented Dina Kowal) a while back with the intent of using it for my 2020 Christmas cards. When I saw this week's color combo, I thought....why not??! So here is what I came up with: ~ ~ I would love to hear what you think? Too beachy...wrong colors...or just right?? Now, it's your turn to use these colors to come up with... Continue reading

Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas! ~ ~ We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days. All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released! You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop. For Day 5, our final day, we are revealing the gorgeous Joy to the World Bouquet! ~ ~ What a fabulous bouquet this is! I wanted to water color it in colors that were not too Christmas typical. And I... Continue reading

~ Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas! ~ ~ We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days. All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released! You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop. For Day 4 we are revealing the fun Cuddle in the Cabin! ~ ~ All the images in this set invoke feelings of serenity and beauty. A glorious winter time set! I wanted to play around with shadows and... Continue reading

~ Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas! ~ ~ We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days. All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released! You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop. For Day 3 we are revealing the fun Season's Greenings! ~ ~ Such sweet images!! I am totally in love with the little Santa! I had to color him up and I really wanted to use the "let Heaven... Continue reading

~ Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas! ~ ~ We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days. All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released! You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop. For Day 2 we are revealing the fun Enchanted Branches: Woodland! ~ ~ There are so many ornament choices to add to this enchanted branch. Or you can use each of the items to create a beautiful woodland wonderland!... Continue reading

~ Welcome to Part Two of Power Poppy's Quiet Christmas/Quite a Christmas! ~ ~ We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days. All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released! You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop. For Day 1 we are revealing the fun Forest Fellas! ~ ~ There are quite a few of these awesome fellas with SO many wonderful sayings to use with them. These are not just for Christmas, y'all. Use them... Continue reading