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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Color Throwdown Challenge #221


Hello everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!  The fabulous Bar is our hostess this week and she picked some gorgeous Christmas color for us to play with. I have had a few sheets of Gumbal Green sitting around for a few months and I finally got to use it!!! I am on a roll with Christmas cards and thanks to Bar, I have another one finished...whoohoo!!!


My card features the cute Santa stamp from a retired Stampin Up set....it's from a 1999 set called Star Santa. Santa was colored with Copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots over another stamped Santa. The sentiment is from the same set and I used this weeks Retro Sketch #40.  The papers are from Echo Park's Holly Jolly Christmas and the wood snowflake and ribbon finish it off.

Be sure to add CTD221 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!! 

Do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Here are the links to the Color Throwdown Designers..... check out what they created this week! 

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me! 
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor  
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Miriam Napier - December/January Guestie - Miriam's Delirium

Thanks for visiting today....hope your week is super special!!!!!

20 comments:

Dawn Easton said...

Oh my gosh....now that's a CUTE Santa!!! Love this, Joan!

Tammy said...

I absolutely love your card! Great DP to use with the adorable Santa!

Sasha said...

I love your fun star jumps Santa, Joan. Your papers look fab against Kraft. A really lovely Christmas card! x

McCrafty's Cards said...

Gorgeous card Joan, I like the fun santa and the design.
Kevin xx

Annette Allen said...

oh my that santa image is just so fun...and I love your coloring and how you popped him out...very cute card..love it

Anne Temple said...

Love your card and that Santa Star image is adorable. Great coloring, as always.

Barbara said...

That little Santa is adorable, Joan! Love this card!

Shari said...

Cute card Joan. I love that it is lovely and simple! Cute image too!

Kimberly S said...

Sweet little santa card Joan, love it! hugs, Kimberly

Lisa Lara said...

This is the absolute cutest Joan. Love your bg layout.

Curt in Indy said...

Hey Joan! LOVE your paper choices for the background square and the image is adorable. Great card! Hope you are doing well. Best, Curt

Kim said...

What an adorable, cute, and funny Santa!! I love your card Joan!! Great layout and way to use the colors!!

Sue B said...

Oh this is fab Joan! what a wonderful image… Love the bright and cheery colours! :-)
Hope you're having a good week!
Big hugs
Sue xx

Sparkly Engineer said...

Great take on the challenge. I love your Santa Star.

Barbara said...

Ooooo, I love these colors! Your card is WONDERFUL! Gotta love that Santa star!

Mary Marsh said...

this is so cute Joan-love the star santa-funny how soemthing can look new when its not been seen for awhile-great color combo and layout on your card

Wanda Cullen said...

Love the way you popped the color squares on the kraft base...gorgeous!

Tammy Hershberger said...

This is suh-weet, Joan! That style of Santa is my favorite, and I love how you have that cool snowflake peeking out from the edge!

Laurie said...

Ok that santa is totally cute! Great card! Thanks for playing along at Retro Sketches!

VanessaB said...

so cute! it's like a little present card.