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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Color Throwdown #232



Hello everyone!!!! It's my turn to host this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge and I have picked some soft, pretty colors for you to play with!!!  Spring is just around the corner so this color palette has me in the mood for flowers and birds. I have another sneak peek today using Sweet 'n Sassy's new stamp set called Nature Silhouettes...it's just perfect for a touch of Spring design!!!



Markers were used to add color to the flower silhouette stamp; pool Party, Barely Banana, Calypso Coral, and Certainly Celery. The bird silhouette stamp was first stamped with Crumb Cake and then the edges were rolled on a Chocolate Chip ink pad before it was stamped on a scrap piece of white card stock. The coordinating die was used to cut it out and it was popped up with foam dots. The background paper from Prima was distressed and sewn along the edges, a scallop chipboard sticker from Teresa Collins  was added along with the twine and button to finish it off.

Be sure to add CTD232 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
Kim Howard - Basement Stamper - March Guest Designer!!!
 
Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful day!!!!
 
 


21 comments:

Dawn Easton said...

Beautiful, Joan! Love how you've coloured each flower! Fabulous card!!! GREAT colours!

Marilynn said...

Very nice design and look to this card. Well done!

Sasha said...

Beautifully stamped, Joan. I love the pretty colours, and your little bird perched on the ledge looks really sweet x

Anne Temple said...

Gorgeous and the colors are so soft and pretty. Love the way the bird is perched on a ledge.

Lori said...

Beautiful! That loopy twine bow is a fabulous accent for your images. Love the colors you picked this week!

Tammy said...

Beautiful card and beautiful colors! Great choice! Love the bird embellishment.

Anonymous said...

Great job on this card Joan!! I love the layers of twine, the pretty stamped image and bird all tie together beautifully! I've been thinking about your friend and hope she's doing O.K.

Anonymous said...

Really gorgeous design Joan! Love those twine and button details! :) HUGS

jimlynn said...

Beautiful card! Love the flower images and those wonderful colors.
Lynn

Becky said...

What a beautiful card Joan. Love the colors you used for those flowers.

Dianne said...

Beautiful colors you pick and fabulous card you made love how you did the flowers and distress it. Thanks for sharing your creativity and have a great day..

Sue B said...

Aww this is really sweet Joan! what a pretty stamp and the bird is perfect with it… love the papers and the twine and button are perfect! it's a perfect Spring themed card! :-)
Take Care
Big hugs
Sue xx

Lynn McAuley said...

Gorgeous card, Joan!! I ordered this set this morning and can't wait to start creating with it!! Your work is such an inspiration to me!!

Denise Marzec said...

AWESOME card! Love that jute string bow!

Helen F. said...

Oh Joan, your card is so beautiful. Something about birds and flowers really grabs hold of my heart.

Susan (rainy) said...

Gorgeous card, Joan. LOVE the distressed edges with the stitching. SO beautiful.

Kay Miller said...

What a lovely card!! Those soft springy colors are so pretty! Love the twine bow too! Beautiful work!

Wanda G (stampcat) said...

Hi Joan! I absolutely LOVE this card! Such a soft and pretty and shabby chic creation! Really awesome. Have a great weekend! XO

VanessaB said...

sooooooooo GORGEOUS!!!

Basement Stamper said...

Love how you incorporated the colors into the flower. Beautiful card.

Wanda Cullen said...

LOVE your touch of vintage distressing to this gorgeous card! You really rocked this new set!