Color Throwdown 843-Cheers to You on Your Birthday

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Susie is our hostess this week with a bold and bright trio of colors--lime, pink, and orange.

I used the colors to make a margarita themed birthday design that I've already given to its recipient. The large "cheers" was stamped on a white panel in pink ink, then topped with an orange strip stamped with "to you on your birthday." I used white vellum, lime cardstock and a bit of glitter glue to create the fun margarita element to go with the sentiment. The finished panel was adhered to a matching lime green card base.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post. As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine. Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project. And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD843. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd843 and #colorthrowdown.  You can find us on Instagram and on Facebook with the username colorthrowdown.  Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team. 

** Amy ** Kelly **
  ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Jolanda Johnstone **

 

Materials Used:
How to Say Cheers stamp set, Long Stem Barware dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Tuxedo Black and Rose Bud inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Pumpkin Pie cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Limeade Ice cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Star Dust Stickles (Ranger); foam tape 

Color Throwdown 842-Let's Taco 'bout Your Birthday

 

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Kelly is our hostess for this week's challenge with a great mix of  colors--green, red, and orange.

 

I needed a birthday card, so I used the colors for this taco themed celebratory card. The tacos and birthday hat were made with Lawn Fawn's Year Nine stamp set. After coloring the stamped images with Copic markers, I cut them out by hand, then  positioned them on a white die cut circle. I placed the circle on an orange card base over a narrow strip of green cardstock edged with an even narrower strip of red cardstock. I stamped the taco themed birthday sentiment on more strips of red cardstock and adhered the text to the left of the images, using foam tape for dimension. The cardstock is super dark, so the sentiment looks more muted than I would have liked, especially in this photo... A trio of orange matte enamel dots arranged around the sentiment and image panel finished off the design. 

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post. As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine. Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project. And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword

** Amy ** Kelly **
  ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Von Marie **

  

Materials Used:
Year Nine stamp set (Lawn Fawn); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green cardstock (Stampin' Up!); circle dies (Spellbinders); orange matte enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet); foam tape

Color Throwdown 841-Fall Thank You

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Lisa is our hostess this with a pretty mix of colors--terracotta, navy, and pale blue. 

 

I added in a little metallic shine for my take on the challenge. After die cutting a trio of leaves with stitched detailing from terracotta cardstock, I partially dipped them in copper embossing powder, heating it for a pretty shine. I arranged the leaves on a pale blue card base with a wide strip of contrasting navy cardstock near the bottom, using foam tape for dimension. A narrow strip of terracotta cardstock edges the bottom of the navy panel to tie the elements together. The "thank you so much" sentiment was heat embossed in the same copper as on the leaves for a final sparkly touch.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post. As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine. Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project. And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD841. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd841 and #colorthrowdown.  You can find us on Instagram and on Facebook with the username colorthrowdown.  Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team. 

** Amy ** Kelly **
  ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Felisha H **

 

Materials Used:
Sentimental Sayings stamp set (Reverse Confetti); Versamark ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Bashful Blue cardstock, Classy Copper embossing powder (Stampin' Up!); Terracotta Tile cardstock (Papertrey Ink); navy cardstock (Recollections); Stitched Leaves dies (Lawn Fawn); foam tape

Color Throwdown 840-Sunny Thank You

 

 

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Wanda is our hostess with a seasonal photograph for inspiration for this week's colors--red, yellow, and green.

 

I paired the colors with the current sketch from Sunday Stamps for a cheerful thank you card. My focal image is the flower from Reverse Confetti's Sending Smiles set, styled as a sunflower. I used foam tape to position it on a sunny yellow card base, then tucked pairs of green leaves beneath it. The set's "thank you" sentiment is stamped just above the flower on the right side of the card. A contrasting strip of red on red dotted pattern paper adhered to the left edge of the card finishes the design.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post. As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine. Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project. And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD840. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd840 and #colorthrowdown.  You can find us on Instagram and on Facebook with the username colorthrowdown.  Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team. 

** Amy ** Kelly **
  ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Michele Ferguson **

 

Materials Used:
Sending Smiles stamp set, Sending Smiles dies (Reverse Confetti); Vivid Lemon Drop and Wild Lime inks (Clearsnap); Harvest Gold cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Tiny Polka-Red Tonal patterned paper (The Paper Studio); Memento Rich Cocoa ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); foam tape

Color Throwdown 839-Celebrate Today

 

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Vickie is our hostess this week with a fun mix of colors--aqua, red, and white.

My sister is celebrating a birthday this week, so I used the colors to make her a birthday card. The colors look great with the Watch Band dies from The Stamp Market! I cut all of the pieces from cardstock scraps and arranged them on a white panel with a strip of aqua striped paper along the bottom. The watch face is adhered with foam tape for dimension and interest. For the sentiment, I stamped the "celebrate today" ring from the coordinating Time to Say stamp set in red ink on the watch face. The finished panel was adhered to an aqua card base to match the watch band and patterned paper panel.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post. As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine. Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project. And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD839. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd839 and #colorthrowdown.  You can find us on Instagram and on Facebook with the username colorthrowdown.  Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team. 

** Amy ** Kelly **
  ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Julia Humphries **

 

Materials Used:
Time to Say stamp set, Watch Band dies (The Stamp Market); Memento Lady Bug ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); marker (Copic); Summer Daze and Shades of Red cardstock (Recollections); Aqua Mist patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); foam tape

Color Throwdown 838-Bright Blossoms Thank You

It's time for another Color Throwdown!Lynn is our hostess this week with a beautiful mix of colors--hot pink, peach, and green.

I used the colors to make a simple floral thank you card. My focal image is a pair of blooms and a bunch of leaves made with Altenew's Bright Blossoms stamps and dies. The die cut images were arranged inside a gold foil frame cut with an Altenew die. For interest, I positioned the flower so two of the leaves extended beyond the frame and used foam tape for the flowers. The "thank you" sentiment from the Sentiment Strips 2 set was stamped in hot pink ink on a narrow white strip. After matting the text on a hot pink strip matching the card base, I used foam tape to place it on the card overlapping the left side of the frame.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post. As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine. Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project. And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD838. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd838 and #colorthrowdown.  You can find us on Instagram and on Facebook with the username colorthrowdown.  Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team. 

** Amy ** Kelly **
  ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Patricia **

Materials Used:
Bright Blossoms and Sentiment Strips 2 stamp sets, Bright Blossoms and Fine Frames Square dies (Altenew); Memento Rosebud and Bamboo Leaves inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Peach ink (Reverse Confetti); Hibiscus Burst cardstock (Papertrey Ink)l Gold Foil cardstock (Recollections); foam tape

 

Color Throwdown 837-Just a Note

It's time for another Color Throwdown! It's my turn to be challenge hostess this week and my color trio--yellow, pink, and grey--is inspired by a trio of crochet pencils. I'm learning to crochet and hoping that I might actually be close to having the skills to make myself one of these...

I couldn't resist going with a pencil theme for my card, too. My pencil was made by using Copic markers to add color to a pencil shape I made with a die from SugarPea Designs. I used foam tape to attach the pencil to a stitched circle panel found in my scrap pile, then added it to a white panel over the right side of yellow cardstock strip. To bring in a bit more yellow, I used another die from the same set to make a piece of notebook style paper to tuck beneath the round panel. And, using yet another die from the set, I made a paper clip from a gray cardstock scrap. After knotting a pink ribbon scrap to the top of the clip, I clipped it on to the round panel. For the sentiment, I die cut the word "note" from gray cardstock and glued the letters to the yellow cardstock strip. The "just a" sentiment from SPD's Special Delivery stamp set was stamped above the die cut word in gray ink. I adhered the panel to a pink card base matching the round panel to finish the design.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post. As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine. Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project. And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD837. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd837 and #colorthrowdown.  You can find us on Instagram and on Facebook with the username colorthrowdown.  Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team. 

** Amy ** Kelly **
  ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Renate **

Materials Used:
Special Delivery stamp set, Norebook Journal Card dies (SugarPea Designs); Memento Gray Flannel ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Lovely Lady and Lemon Tart cardstock (Papertrey Ink); foam tape