Color Throwdown 738-You Are Appreciated

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Lynn is our hostess this week with a spring-like mix of colors--yellow, dark green, mint, and white.

I paired the colors with the current challenge at Sunday Stamps to create this teacher appreciation card. The stitched apples were cut from mint-y and yellow cardstock scraps using a die from Lil' Inker Designs. After adding dark green leaves and kraft stems, I used foam tape to place each apple on a white cardstock square. The squares were adhered to the middle of a yellow gingham panel. I wrapped a length of green twine around the trio of die cut apples and secured it with a simple bow before adding the panel to a coordinating yellow card base. The "you're appreciated" sentiment from LID's Teacher Talk stamp set was stamped beneath the apples in green ink to finish the design. I like to have a stash of these ready before Teacher Appreciation Week so I can give them to my amazing colleagues!

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 CTD738.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd738 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 Nancy Elrick **

Materials Used:
Teacher Talk stamp set, Apple Shaker dies (Lil' Inker Designs); Memento Cottage Ivy ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Gable Green and Garden Green cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Bright Buttercup cardstock, Lemon Tart patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); green twine; foam tape