Color Throwdown 792-Thanks a Latte

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Kelly is our hostess this week with a pretty mix of colors--blue, kraft, and cream.

I paired the colors with the current challenge at Sunday Stamps. My focal image is a die cut to go coffee cup cut from cream and kraft cardstock using dies from SugarPea Designs. I arranged the pieces on a kraft panel using foam tape for dimension. I angled the panel before setting it over a cream panel centered on a blue card base. Now that I look at it again, I probably should have cut the kraft panel with some type of stitched or dotted die to add interest... I tucked a layered fishtail flag strip made from blue and kraft die cut pieces between the kraft and cream panels, then added the "thanks a latte" sentiment from the SPD Espresso Your self stamp set to the lower right corner of the kraft panel 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 CTD792. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd792 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 Celeste Goff **

Materials Used:
Espresso Yourself stamp set, Coffee to Go Cup dies (SugarPea Designs); Memento Rich Cocoa ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Brocade Blue cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); circle dies (Spellbinders); Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape

Color Throwdown 791-Flower Love

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Amy Rysavy is our hostess this week with a fantastic mix of colors--grey, magenta, and aqua.

I paired the colors with the current challenge at The Paper Players. My focal image is a magenta rose from the Paper Smooches Lovely Thoughts stamp set. The image was colored with Copic markers, then cut out by hand. I arranged four gray cardstock squares on an aqua card base, then wrapped some silver thread in a pile of loops before adhering the rose over the squares with foam tape for dimension. I stamped the "I love you" sentiment from the PS Word Salad set on a narrow magenta-ish strip. The strip was adhered to the cardfront with the right end tucked beneath the raised rose image.

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 CTD791. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd791 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 Luanne Ford **

Materials Used:e
Lovely Thoughts and Word Salad stamp sets (Paper Smooches); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Aqua Mist cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Pixie Pink cardstock (Stampin' Up!); I Steel Got It cardstock (Clear and Simple Stamps); silver thread (Recollections); foam tape

 

Color Throwdown 790-Thank You for All You Do

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Wanda is our hostess this week with a fantastic color combination--yellow, green, and aqua.

Today is Administrative Professionals Day, so I used the colors to make cards for the two amazing ladies who keep our school's front office running smoothly. The layout for my design is based on the current challenge from CAS Colours and Sketches. I used a mug and saucer die to cut a trio of mugs and saucers for each card. For interest, I mixed and matched the colors and adhered the pieces to the white card base with foam tape. I angled the mugs a bit to get at the idea that the job requires a lot of balancing skills! I combined sentiments from a pair of Avery Elle stamp sets--Many Thanks and Sentimental--to get my message of appreciating across. The text was stamped in aqua ink to match the mug in the middle. A clear crystal flourish of "steam" extending from the top of the stack of mugs 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 CTD790. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd790 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 Rachel Evans **

Materials Used:
Many Thanks and Sentimental stamp sets (Avery Elle); Sprinkles ink (Taylored Expressions); Coffee Break dies (Honey Bee Stamps); New Leaf and Bright Buttercup cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Cool Caribbean cardstock (Stampin' Up!); clear crystal flourish (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 789-You Rock

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

I paired the colors with the current challenge from TGIF Challenges for this fun design. I used a die from Lil' Inker Designs to create six red stitched stars. The stars were positioned on a navy cardstock panel at the bottom of a red card base. I used foam tape underneath each star for dimension. I added a strip of shimmery gold paper to the top of the panel to visually separate the navy from a red on red dotted patterned paper panel positioned above it. A narrow red strip tucked beneath the top edge of the gold panel makes a nice transition between the two pieces. To finish the design, I stamped "you rock!" from LID's Seriously Awesome stamp set on a strip of red cardstock and used more foam tape to place the text on the cardfront overlapping the dotted and gold panels.

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 CTD789. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd789 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:
Seriously Awesome stamp set, Stitched Stars dies (Lil' Inker Designs); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); navy and red cardstock (Recollections); gold paper (Target); Tiny Polka-Red Tonal designer paper (The Paper Studio); foam tape

Color Throwdown 788-Triangular Hello

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

I paired the colors with the current challenge from Sunday Stamps to create this clean, graphic design. The triangle images (solid and striped) are from Altenew's Sohcahtoa stamp set. I tried a few arrangements on scrap paper before settling on what you see here, which is a mix of striped and solid triangle images layered together on the top row and just striped triangle images on the bottom row. The green die cut "hello" hides the seam between the triangles so you can't see that they're not absolutely perfectly aligned. A trio of green enamel dots arranged above and below the straight strip that anchors the "hello" adds some interest and variation to the angular design. I matted the stamped panel on yellow cardstock, then adhered it to a green card base matching the die cut sentiment.

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 CTD788. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd788 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:
Sohcahtoa stamp set, Tiny Sentiments: Hello die, Parrot, Maple Yellow, and Puffy Heart Crisp inks (Altenew); New Leaf and Harvest Gold cardstock (Papertrey Ink); green enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet)

Color Throwdown 787-The World Needs More You

 

It's time for another Color Throwdown! It's my turn to be challenge hostess and I've chosen colors inspired by a dress with a bold, modern print--aqua, olive green, and teal.

I used stamps and dies from My Favorite Things for this simple thank you design. My focal image is a globe image stamped with olive and teal inks. The teal was stamped first using dye ink, then I stamped the continents on top using pigment ink for a solid impression. I used foam tape to adhere the globe to an aqua card base, then added a tiny die cut speech bubble with a heart inside it to the left side of the image. I tried to position it close to where I'm located on the globe.

I added a wide teal strip edged with narrow strips of olive and gold foil cardstock to the bottom of the cardfront. For the sentiment, I stamped "the world needs more you" from the More Essential Sentiments stamp set in black ink on a strip of olive cardstock. I placed it at the top edge of the teal panel using foam tape for dimension 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 CTD787. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd787 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 Bobby **

Materials Used:
I Miss Your Hugs and More Essential Sentiments stamp sets, I Miss Your Hugs and Love Speech Bubbles dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Tuxedo Black and Teal Zeal inks, Memento Luxe Olive Grove ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Cool Caribbean, Taken with Teal, and Old Olive cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Gold Foil cardstock (Recollections); foam tape

Color Throwdown 786-Birthday Wishes

It's time for another Color Throwdown! Lisa is our hostess this week with a great mix of colors--brown, pink, and cream.

I added a touch of metallic to the mix for this sweet birthday themed design. The layout is from the current challenge at The Paper Players. These tiny cupcakes made with the Mini Cupcake Maker dies from My Favorite Things were a perfect fit for the grid of 4 squares. The cupcake bottoms were made from gold foil cardstock and each was dressed with a pink or brown top that I inked with distress ink for extra depth. The bottoms were adhered directly to the cream square. The tops were adhered with foam tape for dimension. I matted the squares on brown cardstock, then arranged them on a piece of pink dotted patterned paper on a pink card base. The "birthday wishes" sentiment from MFT's Bitty Birthday Sentiments set was stamped in brown ink on a narrow pink cardstock strip. I set the strip over the cupcake in the lower right corner of the grid using more foam tape 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 CTD786.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd786 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 Sue Symens **

Materials Used:
Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set, Mini Cupcake Maker dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Rich Cocoa ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Worn Lipstick and Vintage Photo distress oxides (Ranger); Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, and Very Vanilla cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Tiny Polka-Pink Tonal designer paper (The Paper Studio); gold foil cardstock (Recollections); foam tape