Color Throwdown 803-Happy BeeDay

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Broni is our hostess with a bold mix of colors inspired by a beachy scene--yellow, pink, and blue.

I paired the colors with the current challenge from CAS Colours and Sketches. My focal image is the bee from the Paper Smooches Giddy Bugs stamp set. I colored the bee with Copic markers, then cut it out with the matching die. It's hard to see in the photo, but I added just a touch of glitter to the bee's wings. I used foam tape to adhere the bee to the lower right corner of a blue on blue dotted panel die cut with a dotted rectangle die. After matting the dotted panel on a slightly larger pink rectangle, I attached it to the upper right side of a blue card base. The two clouds, die cut from shimmery white cardstock, were tucked beneath the raised bee image. I combined words from two PS sets to make my custom birthday sentiment, which I stamped on yellow cardstock to match the bee.

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 CTD803. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd803 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:
Giddy Bugs, Bee Mine and Sentiment Sampler stamp sets,Giddy Bugs and Clouds dies (Paper Smooches); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Rich Razzleberry and Bright Buttercup cardstock (Papertrey Ink); cardstock, Blue Tonal Dots designer paper (Recollections); Crystal Stardream metallic cardstock (The Paper Cut); Pierced Rectangle STAX dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape

Color Throwdown 802-Whale Hello

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Kelly is our hostess this week with a beachy feeling mix of colors--coral, grey, and blue.

Inspired by the marine theme in the inspiration photo, I paired the challenge colors with some pretty glittery paper and a whale stamp set. My whale is from Avery Elle's Whale Hello stamp set. The image was colored with gray Copic markers, then cut out with the matching die. I used foam tape to position the image at the top of some pretty patterned paper with glittery swirls on it. The swirls reminded me of waves, so the paper seemed link a good match for the image. After edging the bottom of the patterned panel in contrasting coral cardstock, I placed the panel on a blue card base that's just a bit darker than the blue in the challenge colors, but is pretty close to a blue in the inspiration photo. I combined sentiments from Avery Elle's Whale Hello and Cupcakes stamp sets to stamp "whale hello" on the coral strip that I added to the patterned paper 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 CTD802. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd802 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 Julia Sager **

Materials Used:
Whale Hello and Cupcakes stamp sets, Whale Hello dies (Avery Elle); Memento Tuxedo Black and Nautical Blue inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Marina Mist and Cameo Coral cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Citronella Waves designer paper (K and Company); foam tape

Color Throwdown 801-Thanks a Latte

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy Rysavy is our challenge hostess this week with a great mix of colors--navy, terracotta, and kraft.

I paired the challenge colors with the current sketch at Try Stampin' on Tuesday for this coffee themed design. My focal image is a to-go coffee cup made with dies from SugarPea Designs. I used foam tape to adhere the assembled die cut pieces to the left side of a navy cardstock strip. The "thanks a latte" sentiment fills the right side of the strip. For interest, I heat embossed the "thanks a" from SPD's Brew-tiful Sentiments set in white, then added the die cut "latte" beneath it. The kraft card base was stamped with a coffee ring image from the same sentiment set. The terracotta ink I used looks a lot like coffee! I adhered the navy strip to the card base 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 CTD801. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd801 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 Tanya Harvey **

Materials Used:
Brew-tiful Sentiments stamp set, Coffee Words and Coffee to Go Cup dies (SugarPea Designs); Memento Potter's Clay and Memento Luxe Wedding Dress inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Kraft and Canyon Clay cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Navy cardstock, Snow embossing powder (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 800-Big Congrats

 

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Wanda is our hostess for this milestone 800th challenge. She's picked a perfect mix of colors for the upcoming July 4th holiday--kraft, red, and blue.

The layout for my design comes from the current challenge at Sunday Stamps.  I made a large kraft star the focal point of my design. It was die cut using a stitched star die from Lil' Inker Designs. For extra pop, I used foam tape to layer the star on a navy stitched circle die cut, then on a slightly larger red circle die cut. The circles were adhered to the center of a navy cardstock panel. The red really pops against the navy background! I matted the panel on kraft cardstock, then centered it on a red card base matching the color of the circle layered behind the star. The "big congrats" sentiment from LID's Sending You set was stamped in watermark ink on a navy stitched sentiment flag die cut, then heat embossed in copper. The rustic look of the copper finish goes so nicely with these colors! I used foam tape to place the flag on the left side of the cardfront, slightly overlapping the star focal point.

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 CTD800. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd800 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 Lee Erwee **

Materials Used:
Sending You stamp set, Stitched Stars and Stitched Sentiment Flag dies (Lil' Inker Designs); Versamark ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Red Punch and Navy cardstock (Recollections); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); circle dies (Spellbinders); Classy Copper embossing powder (Stampin' Up!); foam tape

Color Throwdown 799-Have a Happy Day

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Vickie is our challenge hostess this week with a vibrant color palette--pink, green, and purple.

My card for this week's challenge is based on the current sketch from CAS Colours and Sketches. I scaled down the layout to make a mini slimline card, but kept true to the sketch. My fun, funky circles are from The Stamp Market's Patterned Polka Dots stamp set. I used cardstock scraps to stamp the patterns tone on tone for interest before using the stitched circle dies to cut the pieces out. The circles were arranged on a white cardstock panel underneath a wide purple fishtail flag strip. The color reads more blue in the photo than it is in real life, I promise! I stamped the set's "have a happy day" sentiment on a narrow green strip in green ink, then used foam tape to adhere it to the panel. A trio of green enamel dots around the sentiment strip bring in more round elements and additional dimension. The finished panel was adhered to a purple card base matching the fishtail flag strip.

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 CTD799. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd799 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:
Patterned Polka Dots stamp set, Patterned Polka Dots dies (The Stamp Market); Memento Rose Bud and Bamboo Leaves inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Lovely Lilac and Pink Passion cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Simply Chartreuse cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); enamel dots (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 798-Have a Berry Happy Birthday

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Lynn is our hostess with a great mix of colors--red, blue, and green.

I needed to make a birthday card for one of our school's secretaries and I knew these colors would be perfect for a berry themed birthday card. The layout for my design comes from the current challenge at TGIF Challenges. It was perfect for the cluster of bright red strawberries made with Lawn Fawn's Strawberry Patch dies. After I die cut the leafy branch, it was adhered directly to a blue cardstock panel, then dotted with the berries. For interest, I used foam tape to place the berries. I die cut a fishtail flag strip from green cardstock to use for the sentiment. The green contrasts nicely with the blue background panel. I stamped the "have a berry happy birthday" sentiment from LF's Berry Special stamp set on the strip in slightly darker green ink, then added it to the panel, tucking one end beneath a raised berry die cut. The finished panel was adhered to an easy to write on white 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 CTD798. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd798 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 Christine **

Materials Used:
Berry Special stamp set, Strawberry Patch dies (Lawn Fawn); Memento Bamboo Leaves ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Blueberry Sky and Simply Chartreuse cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Red Punch cardstock (Recollections); Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape

Color Throwdown 797-Celebrate

It's time for another Color Throwdown! It's my turn to host our challenge and I've picked a warm, summery mix of colors--yellow, orange, and red.

I'm running low on birthday cards, so I used this week's colors and some large balloon dies from My Favorite Things to create a clean and simple birthday design. I die cut three balloons from cardstock scraps and arranged them on the left side of a white card base. Once I was happy with the placement, I secured them to the card and tucked the die cut black "strings" beneath them. For the sentiment, I used MFT's Simply Celebrate dies to cut the word "celebrate" from black cardstock and the contrasting background from red cardstock. I adhered the letters, then used foam tape to place the sentiment on the cardfront, overlapping the orange balloon. A bunch of festive silver sequins clustered around the sentiment 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 CTD797. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd797 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 Stephanie Severin **

Materials Used:
Balloon Builder and Simply Celebrate dies (My Favorite Things); Harvest Gold and Summer Sunrise cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Red Punch cardstock (Recollections); silver sequins; foam tape