Color Throwdown 825-I {Heart} You

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Susie is our hostess for our second challenge of the month with this soft color palette--blue, pink, and yellow.

The layout for my design is based on the current sketch at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. I replaced the squares with circles and a seasonal heart. My pieces were die cut with pierced edge dies from My Favorite Things for interest, then layered on to a light blue card base. The letters "i" and "u" were cut from blue cardstock to match the card base using dies with stitched detailing, then adhered to the yellow circles surrounding the pink heart die cut. The left side of the card was dressed up with a strip of white grosgrain ribbon with a simple knot tied at the top.

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 CTD825. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd825 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 ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Patricia **

Materials Used:
Pierced Heart STAX, Pierced Circle STAX and In Stitches Lowercase alphabet dies (My Favorite Things); Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, and Blushing Bride cardstock (Stampin' Up!); white grosgrain ribbon

Color Throwdown 824-Happiest of Birthdays

Happy 2025! After our holiday break, it's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy is our hostess this week with a mix of neutral colors--black, white, and gray.

I paired the colors with the current challenge at Sunday Stamps and added a pop of metallic silver shine to make a sophisticated birthday design. I used pale gray cardstock for the card base, then added a strip of black edged with a narrow strip of silver along the bottom to the cardfront. The birthday sentiment from the Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set from My Favorite Things is heat embossed on the black strip in white for a nice pop. I used pierced circle dies to cut white circles for the focal image and surrounding panels. The two smaller circles were matted with slightly larger silver circles for contrast before I placed them on the cardfront. I topped the larger circle with a silver pierced star die cut, using foam tape for dimension. The card is already in the mail on the way to the recipient. Hopefully it will make it to her in time for her birthday tomorrow...

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 CTD824. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd824 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 **
** Guest Star Stamper Donna Mikasa **

Materials Used:
Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set, Pierced Circle STAX and Pierced Star STAX dies (My Favorite Things); Soft Stone cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Silver Foil cardstock, Snow embossing powder (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 823-It's the Season of Joy

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Broni is our hostess this week with a fun mix of colors--pink, gold, and green.

Here's my take on the colors based on the current challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. I had this green and gold striped paper in my stash that I knew would be perfect for the challenge. I cut it into quarters and arranged the pieces on a pink card base. The paper was topped with a twisty pile of gold thread, then the word "joy" heat embossed in gold on a pink word die cut was placed on top using foam tape. The word helps to hide the adhesive that's holding the thread secure. I stamped "it's the season of" in black ink on a narrow strip of pink cardstock and used more foam tape to place it above the die cut word 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 CTD823. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd823 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 ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Saskia Pullen **

Materials Used:
Joy stamp set, Joy die (Clear and Simple Stamps); VersaFine Clair Nocturn and Versamark inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Hibiscus Burst cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Be Bold Be Bright 6x6 foil patterned paper pad (The Paper Studio); Gold Zing! embossing powder (American Crafts); gold thread (Recollections); foam tape

 

Color Throwdown 822-Holiday Filled with Joy

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Kelly is our hostess this week with a traditional holiday color palette--green, red, and cream.

I used the colors for a seasonal holiday design, starting off with a green card base. I used dies from My Favorite Things to cut out the "J" and "Y" and a snowflake to spell the word "joy". The letters were arranged on the bottom of the cardfront, using foam tape to adhere the cream snowflake. I stamped the holiday sentiment in black ink on a cream cardstock strip. After wrapping a piece of red gingham ribbon around the left side of the cream strip and securing it with a knot, I attached the strip to the cardfront above the die cut word. A single clear crystal placed at the center of the snowflake 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 CTD822. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd822 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 ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Bobby **

Materials Used:
Filled with Joy stamp set, Filled with Joy dies (My Favorite Things); VersaFine Clair Nocturn ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Ripe Avocado cardstock (Papertrey Ink); cream cardstock, self-adhesive crystal (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 821-Thank You Times Three

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Tammy is our hostess this week with a pretty mix of colors inspired by vintage Christmas ornaments--yellow, green, and blue.

I paired the colors with the current challenge at The Paper Players for this simple thank you card design. My focal panel is a piece of blue on blue dotted paper with a large die cut "thank you" that incorporates all three of the challenge colors. The large die cut words are adhered to the dotted panel with foam tape, then surrounded with groupings of green enamel dots. For balance, I stamped "thank you, thank you" from Concord & 9th in blue ink on a yellow strip and added it to the dotted panel. After matting the panel on green cardstock, I positioned it on a blue card base with a wide diagonal strip of yellow cardstock stretching from side to side. I'm happy to report that this card is already in the mail to a recipient who generously provided a gift that will help to support the students at my school.

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 CTD821. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd821 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 ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Jennie Maier **

Materials Used:
Happy Thanks stamp set, Happy Thanks dies (Concord 9th); Memento Danube Blue ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Lemon Tart and New Leaf cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Cape Cod cardstock, Blue Tonal Dots designer paper (Recollections); green enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet); foam tape

Color Throwdown 820-Thanks a Latte

 

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Wanda is our hostess this week with a warm, rustic color mix--amber, rust, and kraft.

I used the colors and the current sketch from Sunday Stamps for a coffee themd thank you card. My focal image is a to go cup created with dies from SugarPea Designs. I used foam tape to adhere the cup to an amber panel with a strip of rust cardstock along the left side. The rust section is edged with a super narrow strip of kraft cardstock that sets the panel off from the rust card base that I adhered the amber panel to. I die cut the word "latte" from kraft cardstock using another SPD die. After placing narrow strips of foam tape on the back of the word, I arranged it on the cardfront, slightly overlapping the to go cup. The "thanks a" sentiment from the Brew-tiful Sentiments set was stamped on a narrow rust cardstock strip using dark brown ink. I placed it on the cardfront, tucking the left edge of the strip under the raised cup and the panel beneath the top letters in the die cut word. A trio of dark brown enamel dots arranged on the left side of the to go cup complete 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 CTD820. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd820 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 ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Michele Ferguson **

Materials Used:
Brew-tiful Sentiments stamp set, Coffee To Go Cup and Coffee Words dies (SugarPea Designs); Memento Espresso Truffle ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Really Rust cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Harvest Gold and Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); enamel dots (Doodlebug Design);foam tape

Color Throwdown 819-Bee Mine

 It's time for another Color Throwdown! Vickie is our hostess this week with a great color combination--mustard, red, and slate blue.

I paired the colors with the current challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. My focal image is a bee from the Paper Smooches Giddy Bugs stamp set. The bee was colored with Copic markers and cut out with the matching die. To make a background for the bee, I used PS's Honeycomb die, cut from mustard cardstock and adhered to a slate blue card base. I promise it's slate blue even though it reads more green/gray in the photo! I accented the bee with a pair of red die cut hearts and a clear crystal "flight trail." The "bee mine" sentiment from the Bee Mine stamp set, stamped in rich red ink and matted on coordinating cardstock, completed 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 CTD819. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd819 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 ** Tammy **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Featured Stamper Julia Humphries **

Materials Used:
Giddy Bugs and Bee Mine stamp sets, Giddy Bugs Icons, Dog Icons, Build a Bug,and Honeycomb dies (Paper Smooches); Memento Tuxedo Black and Rhubarb Stalk inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Steel Blue cardstock (My Favorite Things); Scarlet Jewel cardstock (Papertrey Ink); More Mustard cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Gold Foil cardstock (Recollections); clear crystal flourish (Recollections); foam tape