Color Throwdown 815-Thankful for a Friend Like You

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

Here's my take on the challenge colors using the layout from TGIF Challenges. I built my design on an aqua card base. I cut three cream panels and matted each on olive green cardstock before placing them vertically along the right side of the cardfront. The top and bottom panel are filled with leaf die cuts created with the Stitched Autumn Icons dies from SugarPea Designs. The middle panel has a pair of stitched pumpkins cut with the same dies. For interest I adhered them with foam tape to add dimension. I stamped "thankful for a friend like you" in orange ink on a cream panel, then matted it on olive cardstock before positioning it on the cardfront overlapping the pumpkin pair.

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 CTD815. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd815 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 **  Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Jerralyn Rose **

Materials Used:
Nuts About You stamp set, Stitched Autumn Icons dies (SugarPea Designs); Memento Tangelo ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); aqua cardstock (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 814-Bold Happy Birthday

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy Rohl is our hostess this week with a classic color combination--red, yellow, and blue.

For my take on the colors, I created a simple birthday card that I gave to one of my work colleagues on Monday. Since I knew that a bunch of people would be signing the card, I used an easy to write on white card base. The red "happy" die cut backed with a blue frame really pops against the white! I adhered the die cut word over the top of a yellow strip that is edged with a narrow contrasting strip of red cardstock. The "birthday to you" sentiment was stamped on the strip in blue ink. It doesn't look as blue as I would have liked because of the yellow background, but it still works. A few red enamel dots scattered around the stamped sentiment finished 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 CTD814. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd814 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 **  Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Jenni Murray **

Materials Used:
Happy Coordinates stamp set, Happy dies (Reverse Confetti); Memento Danube Blue ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Bright Buttercup cardstock (Papertrey Ink); red and blue cardstock (Recollections);  red enamel dots (Doodlebug Designs); foam tape

Color Throwdown 813-Birthday Cupcake

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Broni is our hostess this week with a mix of cheery, warm colors--yellow, pink, and orange.

I made yet another birthday card, this time with a fun die cut cupcake and a bold sentiment. I started with the sentiment on this one, using my MISTI and the Happy Happy Birthday stamp set from My Favorite Things to stamp the bold "happy" in orange and the delicate "birthday" in pink on a white panel. My cupcake is made with MFT's Cupcakes and Sprinkles dies. I used foam tape to place the pieces next to the text. For balance, I adhered narrow strips of orange and gold foil cardstock beneath the text. The finished panel was adhered to a pink card base that matches the cupcake 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 CTD813. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd813 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 **  Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Christy Stanford **

Materials Used:
Happy Happy Birthday stamp set, Cupcakes and Sprinkles dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Angel Pink and Tangelo inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Pretty in Pink and Pumpkin Pie cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Gold Foil cardstock (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 811-I'm Thankful for You

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy Rysavy is our hostess and she has an earthy, autumn inspired color palette for us--burnt orange, black, and sage.

The layout for my fall themed design is from the current challenge at Sunday Stamps. I used Lawn Fawn's Stitched Leaves dies to cut a trio of leaves from cardstock scraps. The leaves are adhered to a cream tag die cut using foam tape for dimension. I stamped "I'm thankful for you" from LF's You Autumn Know set at the bottom of the tag in black ink and added a gingham bow to the top. The tag is adhered to a piece of sage green cardstock embossed with a cable knit pattern. That texture just screams fall to me! I broke up the panel with a contrasting strip of burnt orange cardstock edged with a narrow strip of black. The panel was matted on a black cardstock panel, then adhered to a sage 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 CTD811. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd811 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 Erin Thiem **

Materials Used:
You Autumn Know stamp set, Stitched Leaves dies (Lawn Fawn); Versafine Clair Nocturne ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Really Rust, Mellow Moss, and Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Cable Knit embossing folder (Sunny Studio Stamps); Traditional Tags STAX dies (My Favorite Things); black gingham ribbon; foam tape

Color Throwdown 810-Teacher Thank You

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Wanda is our hostess with a trio of earthy colors--brick red, terracotta, and green.

I paired the colors with the current challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday for this teacher thank you card. I used dies from Reverse Confetti to create an apple. The die cut piece was adhered to the left side of a black narrow oval die cut--think old-fashioned chalkboard here, okay? I placed the pieces on the left side of a green card base with a narrow terracotta-ish cardstock strip across the bottom. The handwritten style of the "thank you" text  seemed like a good match for a teacher card. I stamped the sentiment from RC's Little Bits Sentiments set in black ink on a cream panel and matted it on red to match the apple before adding it to the cardfront. A trio of red enamel dots 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 CTD810. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd810 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 JoAnn Burnham **

Materials Used:
Little Bits Sentiments stamp set, All Apples dies (Reverse Confetti); Versafine Clair Nocturne ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Ripe Avocado and Cocoa Bean cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); red cardstock (Recollections); petite oval dies (Spellbinders); red enamel dots (My Mind's Eye); foam tape

Color Throwdown 809-Make Some Noise

 

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Vickie is our hostess this week with a trio of cool, saturated colors--teal, purple, and green

I paired the colors with the Make Some Noise stamps and dies from Concord & 9th for yet another birthday design. I used the dies to create two noisemakers from scraps of the challenge colors. I arranged them at the bottom of a white panel using foam tape for dimension. The "happy, happy birthday!" sentiment was stamped at the top of the panel in teal and purple inks. The layered sentiment stamps and my MISTI made it super easy to get the two-toned text lined up just right. I added a little green confetti at the ends of the noisemakers for a final festive touch before adhering the panel to a teal 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 CTD809. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd809 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 Laura Rumble **

Materials Used:
Make Some Noise stamp set, Make Some Noise dies (Concord & 9th); Memento Grape Jelly and Bamboo Leaves inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Cookie Monster ink (Taylored Expressions); New Leaf cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Ocean and Very Violet cardstock (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 808-Have a Sweet Birthday

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

Here's my card for this week's challenge. It's yet another birthday design. This one is based on the current challenge at The Paper Players. I used the Cupcakes and Sprinkles dies from My Favorite Things (sans sprinkles) to create the cupcake for my focal image. For contrast, I positioned the cupcake over a green dotted panel and a solid pink panel that I adhered to a lemon yellow card base matching the "frosting." In a nod to the gold cupcake "wrapper," a nest of sparkly gold thread is arranged beneath the cupcake for even more festive sparkle. I stamped the "have a sweet birthday" sentiment from MFT's Birthdays Take the Cake set in a slightly darker pink ink in the lower right corner of the cardfront 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 CTD808. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd808 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 Esther Asbury **

Materials Used:
Birthdays Take the Cake stamp set, Cupcakes and Sprinkles dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Rose Bud ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Lemon Tart and Lovely Lady cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Gold Foil cardstock, gold cord (Recollections); Tiny Polka-Lime Tonal designer paper (The Paper Studio); foam tape