Color Throwdown 775-You're My Lovebug

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Susie is our hostess this week with a bold mix of colors inspired by a beautiful bouquet--pink, purple, and green.

I resisted my initial impulse to go with something floral. Instead I used stamps and dies from Reverse Confetti for this simple love themed design. After coloring up the ladybug image from RC's Lovebugs set with Copic markers and carefully cutting it out by hand, I set it aside to assemble the rest of the card. I cut the word "love" from pink and purple cardstock using RC's Big Love dies, then arranged the pieces on a pink card base. For dimension, I used foam tape behind the pink heart that serves as the "o." The "you're my" from the "you're my lovebug" sentiment was stamped in black ink just above the die cut word. I used foam tape to place the bug image at the bottom of the "e." To bring in the final challenge color--green--I used a paper punch to create a narrow strip of grass that I tucked beneath the bug to complete the card.

The 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 CTD775.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd775 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 Jennie Maier **

Materials Used:
Love Bugs stamp set, Royal Purple cardstock, Big Love dies (Reverse Confetti); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); clear Sparkle glitter brush pen (Spectrum Noir);  Lovely Lady and New Leaf cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Grass border die (Fiskars); foam tape