Color Throwdown 788-Triangular Hello

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

I paired the colors with the current challenge from Sunday Stamps to create this clean, graphic design. The triangle images (solid and striped) are from Altenew's Sohcahtoa stamp set. I tried a few arrangements on scrap paper before settling on what you see here, which is a mix of striped and solid triangle images layered together on the top row and just striped triangle images on the bottom row. The green die cut "hello" hides the seam between the triangles so you can't see that they're not absolutely perfectly aligned. A trio of green enamel dots arranged above and below the straight strip that anchors the "hello" adds some interest and variation to the angular design. I matted the stamped panel on yellow cardstock, then adhered it to a green card base matching the die cut sentiment.

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 CTD788. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd788 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 Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **

Materials Used:
Sohcahtoa stamp set, Tiny Sentiments: Hello die, Parrot, Maple Yellow, and Puffy Heart Crisp inks (Altenew); New Leaf and Harvest Gold cardstock (Papertrey Ink); green enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet)

Color Throwdown 787-The World Needs More You

 

It's time for another Color Throwdown! It's my turn to be challenge hostess and I've chosen colors inspired by a dress with a bold, modern print--aqua, olive green, and teal.

I used stamps and dies from My Favorite Things for this simple thank you design. My focal image is a globe image stamped with olive and teal inks. The teal was stamped first using dye ink, then I stamped the continents on top using pigment ink for a solid impression. I used foam tape to adhere the globe to an aqua card base, then added a tiny die cut speech bubble with a heart inside it to the left side of the image. I tried to position it close to where I'm located on the globe.

I added a wide teal strip edged with narrow strips of olive and gold foil cardstock to the bottom of the cardfront. For the sentiment, I stamped "the world needs more you" from the More Essential Sentiments stamp set in black ink on a strip of olive cardstock. I placed it at the top edge of the teal panel using foam tape for dimension to finish the card.

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 CTD787. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd787 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 Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Bobby **

Materials Used:
I Miss Your Hugs and More Essential Sentiments stamp sets, I Miss Your Hugs and Love Speech Bubbles dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Tuxedo Black and Teal Zeal inks, Memento Luxe Olive Grove ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Cool Caribbean, Taken with Teal, and Old Olive cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Gold Foil cardstock (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 786-Birthday Wishes

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Lisa is our hostess this week with a great mix of colors--brown, pink, and cream.

I added a touch of metallic to the mix for this sweet birthday themed design. The layout is from the current challenge at The Paper Players. These tiny cupcakes made with the Mini Cupcake Maker dies from My Favorite Things were a perfect fit for the grid of 4 squares. The cupcake bottoms were made from gold foil cardstock and each was dressed with a pink or brown top that I inked with distress ink for extra depth. The bottoms were adhered directly to the cream square. The tops were adhered with foam tape for dimension. I matted the squares on brown cardstock, then arranged them on a piece of pink dotted patterned paper on a pink card base. The "birthday wishes" sentiment from MFT's Bitty Birthday Sentiments set was stamped in brown ink on a narrow pink cardstock strip. I set the strip over the cupcake in the lower right corner of the grid using more foam tape to finish the card.

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 CTD786.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd786 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 Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Sue Symens **

Materials Used:
Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set, Mini Cupcake Maker dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Rich Cocoa ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Worn Lipstick and Vintage Photo distress oxides (Ranger); Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, and Very Vanilla cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Tiny Polka-Pink Tonal designer paper (The Paper Studio); gold foil cardstock (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 784-Beary Good Day

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy Rohl is our hostess this week with a fun mix of colors--light blue, grey, and brown.

I paired the colors with the current sketch from Sunday Stamps. I couldn't resist using a new to me bear themed stamp set from Mama Elephant for my design. The bear and balloon bouquet were colored up with Copic markers, then cut out by hand. I used foam tape to place the bear on a light blue rectangle, then tucked a pair of die cut shimmery white clouds behind the raised image. The panel was matted on gray cardstock, then adhered to the left side of a pale gray card base. I matted a panel of pale gray patterned paper on gray cardstock and placed it on the right side of the cardfront, tucking the left edge underneath the image panel. The "have a beary good day" sentiment was stamped on a small gray panel and added over the two panels on the cardfront using foam tape for dimension.

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 CTD784.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd784 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 Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Karen Rogers **

Materials Used:
Beary Good Day stamp set, Sunday Stroll dies (Mama Elephant); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Bordering Blue and Shimmery White cardstock (Stampin' Up!); I Steel Got It cardstock (Clear and Simple Stamps); Soft Stone cardstock, Soft Stone patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); foam tape

Color Throwdown 783-You Are a Peach

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Broni is our hostess this week with a pretty mix of pastel colors--peach, sage green, and cream.

I saw the peach color in the swatch and decided to go with a peach as my focal image. The peach I used is from the Paper Smooches Fruitastic stamp set. I colored up the image with Copic markers and cut it out with the matching die. The colored image was placed on a cream cardfront over strips of sage green and gold cardstock. It's hard to see in the photo, but there's a narrow strip of peach cardstock along the left edge of the sage green cardstock strip to pull in just a bit more of the peachy shade. The "you are a peach" sentiment was stamped on a narrow cream cardstock strip. After matting it on peach cardstock, I added it to the cardfront, tucking the left edge just beneath the raised peach image. Glad to have another thank you card for my stash!

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 CTD783.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd783 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 Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Sanna **

Materials Used:
Fruitastic stamp set, Fruitastic Icons dies (Paper Smooches); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Sage Shadow cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Just Peachy cardstock (Gina K Designs); gold paper (Target); foam tape

Color Throwdown 782-Sprinkled with Lots of Fun

 

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Kelly is our hostess this week with a combination of colors inspired by a pretty floral bouquet--burgundy, rose, and sage.

I needed a birthday card for a colleague, so I used the colors along with the current sketch from the Paper Players to make a donut themed birthday card. My focal image is a die cut donut from Reverse Confetti's Donut You Know stamp set. I die cut the donut from kraft cardstock and the icing from pink, then used a burgundy ink to add the stamped sprinkles. The panels on the cardfront were created from pink and burgundy cardstock scraps. I matted them on sage green panels before arranging them on a white panel. The donut die cut was adhered with foam tape. I tucked the narrow sage green strip under the donut, then stamped the birthday sentiment on the pink panel in the space just beneath the strip. The finished panel was adhered to an easy to write on pink 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 CTD782.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd782 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 Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Kerry Parkinson **

Materials Used:
Donut You Know stamp set, Donut You Know dies (Reverse Confetti); Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Pretty in Pink and Mellow Moss cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); burgundy cardstock (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 781-Hello

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy Rysavy is our hostess with this floral inspired mix of colors--peach, yellow, and green.

I paired the colors with dies from Altenew to make a card with a fresh floral bouquet springing from an envelope. The flower and leaf pieces were die cut from cardstock scraps, then arranged in the envelope diecut. I placed the envelope on a yellow card base over a strip of peach cardstock that edged with a narrow strip of green for contrast. Instead of stamping a sentiment, I die cut the word "hello" from gold foil cardstock. After trimming down the left side of the die cut piece, I placed it on the cardfront, covering the seam between the peach and green strips and slightly overlapping the envelope. Simple, cheerful, and easy to mail, too!

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 CTD781.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd781 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 Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Tara **

Materials Used:
Lovely Envelope and Tiny Sentiments: Hello dies (Altenew); Kiwi Kiss and Barely Banana cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Just Peachy cardstock (Gina K Designs); Gold Foil paper (Recollections)