Color Throwdown 735-Slam Dunk

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Susie is our hostess this week with a fun mix of colors--blue, brown, and rust. We're also excited to welcome a new team member this week. The amazing Kelly Schirmer will be joining the CTD team starting with today's challenge. We can't wait to see what she creates for the team!

Since it's March Madness season, I went with a basketball themed design using this trio of colors. My layout is from the current challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. I used Lawn Fawn's All-Star set for my card, stamping the basketball net and basketball on white cardstock and coloring the images with Copic markers. The colored images were adhered to a white panel using foam tape for dimension. For interest, I used the smallest die in LF's Stitched Trails die set to create a "path" for my basketball. To ground the images, I used a thin pen to draw lines on the bottom of the panel and colored them with kraft colored markers to create a hardwood-ish floor. The edges of the panel were rounded with a corner rounder before I adhered it to a slightly larger brown cardstock panel with rounded edges, too. The "hope your day is a slam dunk" sentiment was heat embossed at the bottom of the panel in white ink. I added a trio of gold star brads in different sizes on the left side of the panel before adhering it to the bold navy 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 CTD735.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd735 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 and this week's Guest Star Stamper.

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Broni **
** Kelly ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper LeAnne Pugliese **

Materials Used:
All Star stamp set, Stitched Trails dies (Lawn Fawn); Memento Tuxedo Black and Versamark inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers and black multiliner pen (Copic); Navy cardstock (Reverse Confetti); Chocolate Chip cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Spare Parts star brads (Paper Studio); corner rounder (WeR Memory Keepers); foam tape

Color Throwdown 734-Thinking of You

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy Rohl is our hostess this week with a color combination inspired by some St. Patrick's Day sweets--green, cream, and brown.

Here's my card for the challenge using the current layout from Sunday Stamps. I stamped the smaller of the two outline images from Altenew's Leafy Canopy stamp set in brown ink on a cream panel, then stamped the solid image inside the outline in green ink. The panel was matted on brown cardstock, then on a gold panel. I couldn't resist adding gold to these St. Patrick's Day colors! The matted panel was adhered to a green card base. I stamped one of the "thinking of you" sentiments from the Thinking of You set in brown ink on a narrow cream strip, then matted it on a brown strip before layering it on to the bottom of the image 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 CTD734.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd734 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 and this week's Guest Star Stamper.

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy **
** Broni ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Patricia **

Materials Used:
Leaf Canopy and Thinking of You stamp sets, Just Green Crisp Dye ink (Altenew); Memento Rich Cocoa ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Chocolate Chip cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Avocado cardstock (Reverse Confetti); gold paper (Target)

Color Throwdown 733-You're the Zest

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Broni is our hostess with a mix of soft colors--pale blue, yellow, and lime.

I used Lawn Fawn's You're the Zest stamp set and the current sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday to create this card. The lemon image was colored with Copic markers, then cut out by hand. I layered a patterned lemon yellow circle and a pale green long fishtail flag strip on to a pale blue card base. The sentiment was stamped on a white panel in black ink. I matted the text on a strip of light blue to match the card base before adding it over the panels on the cardfront. The lemon was adhered on top using foam tape to 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 CTD733.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd733 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 and this week's Guest Star Stamper.

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy **
** Broni ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Kelly Schirmer **

Materials Used:
You're the Zest stamp set (Lawn Fawn); Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Soft Sky and Gable Green cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Lemon Tart cardstock, Lemon Tart patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); circle dies (Spellbinders); Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape

Color Throwdown 732-Rain or Shine

It's time for another Color Throwdown! This week our colors are coral, yellow, blue, and navy.

I paired the colors with the current sketch from The Paper Players for this simple square card. I used Lawn Fawn's classic Spring Showers die set to make a sky scene with a sun, clouds, and raindrops. The stitched elements on the dies add interest to the simple shapes as does the shimmery white paper I used for the clouds. The raindrops were cut out from a round blue cardstock panel. Matting the circle on a slightly larger navy circle provided contrast while filling in the negative space from the die cut drops. I adhered the circle to the center of a yellow panel, then used phrases from LF's Here for You Bear and Beary Rainy Days stamp sets to create the sentiment on coral strips placed at the bottom of the panel. The finished panel was adhered to a square navy blue 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 CTD732.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd732 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 and this week's Guest Star Stamper.

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy **
** Broni ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Kim Singdahlsen **

Materials Used:
Here for You Bear and Beary Rainy Days stamp sets, Spring Showers dies (Lawn Fawn); Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, and Cameo Coral cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Lemon Tart cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Crystal Stardream metallic cardstock (The Paper Cut); circle dies (Spellbinders); foam tape

Color Throwdown 731-Happy Bird-Day

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy Rysavy is our hostess this week with a bold mix of colors--pale yellow, aqua, navy, and pink.

Here's my take on the challenge using the colors with the current sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday. I used the bird from the Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies set as my focal image. The image was colored with Copic markers matching the challenge colors and cut out with the matching die. The bird was adhered to an aqua card base over a trio of cardstock strips--an wide navy one, a super narrow pale yellow one, and a scalloped pink one. I stamped the "happy bird-day" sentiment on a strip of yellow cardstock and trimmed it closely before adhering it to the left side of the navy strip 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 CTD731.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd731 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 and this week's Guest Star Stamper.

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy **
** Broni ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Carol McFarland **

Materials Used:
Birthday Buddies stamp set, Buddies Icons dies (Paper Smooches); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Pacific Point cardstock, scallop border punch (Stampin' Up!); Lemon Tart cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Red Punch and Navy cardstock (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 730-Poppy Thank You

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Wanda is our hostess with a mix of soft colors-yellow, light pink, cream and green.

The layout for my design is based on the current Sunday Stamps challenge. I created a gold frame for the focal point of my card using a pair of circle dies and gold foil cardstock. After backing the frame with pale yellow cardstock, I adhered it to the center of a cream panel. With the help of my MISTI, I stamped a pair of poppy clusters using Reverse Confetti's Poppies stamp set along with dye inks for the leaves and flower bases and a distress oxide for the centers. I cut out the stamped images using the matching die, then adhered them to the frame using foam tape for dimension. The "thank you" sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped at the center of the yellow circle in Kitsch Flamingo distress ink. I adhered the finished panel to a yellow card base matching the sentiment panel and the flowers.

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 CTD730.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd730 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 and this week's Guest Star Stamper.

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy **
** Broni ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Diane Lebrun **

Materials Used:
Poppies and Sending Smiles stamp sets, Poppies dies (Reverse Confetti); Memento Dandelion and Bamboo Leaves inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Kitsch Flamingo distress oxide (Ranger); Barely Banana cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Gold Foil cardstock (Recollection); circle dies (Spellbinders); foam tape

Color Throwdown 729-You Are My Heart

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

My card is super simple. I made it over the weekend when the outside temperature was really cold, which means my stamping space was too cold to spend a long time there creating. The layout from the current challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday was perfect for a simple design! I replaced the layout's round panel with a large pierced heart die cut. The die cut was placed at the right side of a white panel, then trimmed down so it was flush with the edge of the panel. I stamped the "you are my heart" sentiment from the My Favorite Things Bitty Hugs & Kisses stamp set in gold ink on a pink fishtail flag strip before embossing the text in gold for an extra pop. The strip was tucked beneath the left side of the die cut heart. I matted the panel on gold paper, then placed it on a red card base to match the heart.

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 CTD729.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd729 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 and this week's Guest Star Stamper.

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy **
** Broni ** Lisa ** Lynn **
** Susie **  Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Nancy Leppek **

Materials Used:
Bitty Hugs & Kisses stamp set, Pierced Heart STAX and Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); Delicata Gold ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Riding Hood Red and Pink Passion cardstock (Stampin' Up!); gold paper (Target); Zing! Gold embossing powder (American Crafts)