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

Color Throwdown 836-Birthday Exclamation

It's time for another Color Throwdown!  Lisa is our challenge hostess with a fun trio of colors--kraft, fuchsia, and orange.

I'm trying to get a little bit ahead, so I created a birthday card that I'll give to a colleague during the upcoming school year. My focal image is a large die cut created with the Concord & 9th Exclamation die set. I mixed in all the challenge colors and added foam tape for interest before placing the die over layered circles on a white card base. A few orange enamel dies scattered around the cardfront finished the simple 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 CTD836. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd836 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 Kerry Parkinson **

Materials Used:
Exclamation dies (Concord & 9th); Pink Passion and Only Orange cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); circle punches (EK Success); orange enamel dots (My Mind's Eye); foam tape

Color Throwdown 835-Floral Birthday

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Susie is our challenge hostess with a fun trio of colors--yellow, green, and turquoise.

I paired the colors with the current TGIF Challenge to create a birthday card for a colleague. My focal image is a cluster of flowers and leaves made with Reverse Confetti's Bold Blooms stamps and dies. I used foam tape to attach the flowers to the round panel to add dimension and interest. The round panel is matted on green cardstock for a pop of color, then adhered to a yellow patterned paper panel placed on a contrasting turquoise card base. The "happy birthday" sentiment from RC's Word Up set was stamped on a narrow turquoise strip in turquoise ink to tie in the background color. I placed it over the yellow panel, tucking it underneath the raised blooms, 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 CTD835. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd834 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 Rochelle Laird-Smith **

  

Materials Used:
Bold Blooms and Word Up stamp sets, Bold Blooms dies (Reverse Confetti); Memento Bahama Blue, Daffodil, and Bamboo Leaves inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Tempting Turquoise cardstock (Stampin' Up!); New Leaf and Lemon Tart cardstock, Lemon Tart patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); circle dies (Spellbinders); foam tape 

Color Throwdown 834-All About You

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy is our hostess this week with a mix of colors inspired by nature--green, turquoise, and orange.

I paired the colors with the current challenge at Sunday Stamps to make this floral themed birthday card that I'll be sharing with the recipient today. My focal image is a cluster of poppies made with a stamp/die set from Reverse Confetti. I used foam tape to place the flower trio on a contrasting turquoise panel, then matted it on a slightly larger green square before I adhered it to the lower right corner of a leafy orange patterned paper panel on an orange card base. The "today is all about you" sentiment was stamped in brown ink on a narrow white strip and added to the cardfront with more foam tape. 

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 CTD834. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd834 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 ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **

 

Materials Used:
Poppies and Word Up stamp sets, Poppies dies (Reverse Confetti); Memento Tangelo, Bamboo Leaves, Toffee Crunch, and Rich Cocoa inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, and Garden Green cardstock (Stampin' Up!); foam tape

Color Throwdown 833-Happy Father's Day

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

I paired the colors with the current challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches for this simple Father's Day design. I used a square punch to cut red and gray cardstock squares, then arranged them on a silver paper square. After topping each square with a die cut pierced star in a contrasting color, I added the panel to a square aqua card base. The "happy Father's Day" sentiment from the My Favorite Things All About Dad stamp set was stamped in black on a narrow red cardstock strip, then placed just beneath the silver square 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 CTD833. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd833 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 **  Broni ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Julia Sager **

Materials Used:
All About Dad stamp set, Pierced Star STAX dies (My Favorite Things); Versafine Clair Nocturn ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Soft Sky cardstock (Stampin' Up!); red cardstock (Recollections); silver paper (Target); square punch (EK Success)

Color Throwdown 831-Thanks for All You Do

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Tammy is our hostess this week with a floral inspired mix of colors--sage green, yellow, and coral.

 

I paired the colors with the current challenge at Sunday Stamps for this thank you card. I made the card with next week's Administrative Professionals Day in mind. I used a set of stitched floral dies from My Favorite Things and scraps of yellow and coral cardstock to make a pair of layered flowers. After assembling the flowers and dotting their centers with white matte enamel dots, I used foam tape to adhere them to a white stitched circle die cut. For the background, I used two different patterned papers, strategically folding down a corner, then carefully adhering and trimming a contrasting pattern, to get the look of double-sided patterned paper. A strip of contrasting coral cardstock sets off the patterned panels from the solid yellow background. I placed the panel on a sage green card base, then added the stamped thank you sentiment on a narrow sage strip to tie the elements together.

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 CTD831. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd831 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 **  Broni ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Carol McFarland **

 

Materials Used:
Bitty Thanks and Gratitude stamp set, DBD Stitched Wildflowers dies (My Favorite Things); VersaFine Clair Nocturn ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Cameo Coral and Sage Shadow cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Harvest Gold cardstock, Lemon Tart patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); stitched circle dies (Lil' Inker Designs; circle dies (Spellbinders); white matte enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet); foam tape

Color Throwdown 830-Thank You

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Wanda is our hostess this week with a trio of pastel colors--lavender, mint green, and yellow.

I used the colors to make a thank you card. I took some inspiration from all of the round elements in the color swatch and cut a bunch of different sized circles from lavender and mint green cardstock scraps. After arranging the scraps on a yellow card base, I added the die cut and stamped sentiment (from Mama Elephant) over the largest circle using foam tape for dimension. I stamped the rest of the sentiment on a narrow strip of lavender cardstock and positioned it over part of the die cut word, using more foam tape to align it with the height of the die cut. A trio of white matte enamel dots arranged around the lavender strip finished things off. 

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 CTD830. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd830 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 **  Broni ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Carol Gunn **

 

Materials Used:
Thank You (Love You) stamp set, Thank You (Love You) die (Mama Elephant); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Lemon Tart and Mint Julep cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Almost Amethyst cardstock (Stampin' Up!); circle dies (Spellbinders); white matte enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet); foam tape