Color Throwdown Challenge #369

Hello everyone!! Last week we went to the last football games for Cody (7th grade) and Jacob (kindergarten) and the last volleyball game for Caitlyn (2nd grade). This week Ryan's basketball games started with a 64 to 45 win....yay!!!! This was his first high school game (9th grade) so we were all pretty excited!!! Anyway....

It's Wednesday and time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge!! Tammy is our hostess and she has picked a warm and rich color combo: orange, dark burgundy, and light green...perfect for fall!!!

I gave a little love to one of my favorite Paper Smooches stamp sets called 
Autumn Groves. The trees were stamped, cutout, and colored with Copics. The little leaves were stamped on patterned paper, cutout, and adhered with glue dots. The pumpkin was paper pieced and popped up with foam dots. The sentiment from the same set, washi tape, and twine finish it off. 

Remember, be sure to add CTD369 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!! Also, please use #369 and #colorthrowdown on social media sites. 

You will find all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Check out what the Color Throwdown DT has created for you today!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!-
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Jodi Collins - Stamping a Latte

Karolyn Loncon - Paper Therapy - November Guest Designer

Annie Rosenstiel - Annie Rose Makes Things - Guest Star Stamper

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!

Supply List:
Stamps: Autumn Groves (Paper Smooches)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Kraft, White (SU) Pattern Paper Scraps
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Twine (The Twinery), Washi Tape (Doodlebug)

Color Throwdown Challenge #334

Hello everyone...it's Wednesday again and time for this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge!!! Don't you just love the colors our hostess Tammy picked.... I never would have put these together but after looking at the inspiration piece...they look like they belong together!!!

I pulled out one of my favorite Paper Smooches sets called Needle Little Loving...the hearts and sentiment were stamped with Memento Nautical Blue and paper pieced with scraps of patterned paper...the Baker's Twine and enamel dots finish it off. It's very CAS and perfect to give to my hubs!!

Remember, be sure to add CTD334 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!! 

You will find all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Check out what the Color Throwdown DT has created for you today!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Jodi Collins - Stamping a Latte
Holly Brown - Glitter, Stamps, and Ink (Oh My!) - March Guest Designer
Julie Beech - Crafted by Jules - Guest Star Stamper


Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful day!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #319

Hello everyone...can you believe it's Wednesday again....seems like it comes around every other day...LOL!!! I hope you are all staying warm....it was in the 20's here this morning...yikes!!! We don't have snow in our forcast, which is good, but the cold is supposed to last for quite a while. My house looks like a jungle because I brought in all my tender little and big plants. I wonder how long it will take for the hubs to get the hint that I need a green house...LOL!!! Anyway....

It's time for this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge and our sweet Wanda is the hostess with the mostess!!! I love the color combo she picked...thought about snowmen right away!!

My card features the adorable Snowman dies from Paper Smooches...they were put together and adhered to the October Afternoon background paper. The snow was made by tearing the white cardstock and the sentiment is from the Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes set. 

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD319 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You will find all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Check out what the Color Throwdown DT has created for you today!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Jodi Collins - Stamping a Latte

Petra Swart - Cards Creative - November Guest Designer
Chat Wszelaki, Guest Star Stamper - Me, My Stamps and

Thanks for stopping by today....sure hope you can join us at the CTD!!! I would love to see what you come up with using this weeks color combo!!!

Supply List:
Stamps:  Swanky Snowdudes (Paper Smooches)
Paper: White, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Only Orange, Black, Soft Suede (SU), Campfire Patterned Paper (October Afternoon)
Ink: Night of Navy (SU)
Accessories: Sewing Machine
Dies: Snowman (Paper Smooches)

Color Throwdown #299

Hello everyone and welcome to this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge!!! Isn't that a fun patriotic color combo...I would really like to have a few of those cookies right now!!! I have been dieting for the past month and doing without sugar that long has made me a grumpy grandma...maybe I should eat some goodies to protect my wonderful family!!!! Sounds like a plan to me...LOL!!!! Anyway....Tammy is our hostess this week and I love the colors she chose. Instead of a patriotic card, I made something fun and summery....

My little round card features stamps from Paper Smooches and the sentiment from Papertrey Ink. The little sail boat from the PS Wicked Nauticool set was paper pieced as was the little fish from the PS Briny Blue set. The clouds are from the Wicked Nauticool set and the Wave die is from the Cat's Pajamas. Spellbinders round and round scalloped dies were used for the card base/port hole and the dew drops finish it off. 

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD299 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You will find all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Check out what the Color Throwdown DT has created for you today!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Cindy Lawrence - The Creative Closet
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
 Diane Jaquay - July Guest Designer - Peaceful Lane
Vicki Dutcher - Guest Star Stamper - All I Do Is Stamp

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #286

Hello everyone!!! It's Wednesday and that means we have another  Color Throwdown Challenge for you and guess who the hostess is...little old me!!! Don't you just love the inspiration picture...the little fluffy birds are sooo cute!!! I thought you might like some springy colors to get you out of the winter blues. 

My card features stamps from the adorable Paper Smooches set called Wicked Nauticool. The sail boats were colored with Copics, cutout, and popped up in the waves with pop dots. The waves were cut with a die from The Cat's Pajamas, embossed with a Dotted Swiss embossing folder and adhered to the card base. The sentiment from the same set and the twine finish it off. 

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD286 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You can find out all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Now, do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Check out what the Color Throwdown Designers have created for you this week!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Melody Ripple - A Paper Melody
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Jeanne Jachna - April Guest Designer - A Kept Life
Deborah Frings - Guest Star Stamper - Deb's Gems

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful and crafty day!!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #282

Hello everyone!! It's Wednesday again and you know what that means...it's time for this weeks Color Throwdown challenge!!!! Vickie is our hostess and she has picked such a fun and super awesome color combo for us to play with!!! I am so anxious for Spring that all I could think of for my card was green grass, yellow sunshine, and red apples!!

The cute little apple from Paper Smooches Falling For You set was paper pieced with Echo Park's Dots paper and the sentiment from the same set was stamped on a scrap piece of patterned paper. The *grass* was made with washi tape and the Doodlebug Enamel Dots finish it of. 

I hope these pretty colors inspire you to join our challenge...I'd love to see what you create!!!! 

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD282 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You can find out all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Now, do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Check out what the Color Throwdown Designers have created for you this week!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Melody Ripple - A Paper Melody
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Gloria Stengel- February Guest Designer - Scraps of Life
Jacquie Southas- Guest Star Stamper - What Did I Do Today?

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful and crafty day!!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #276

Hello everyone!! Welcome to this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge! Barbara is our hostess this week and I though the color combo she picked this week would be perfect for my Grandson Ryan's birthday card...he will like it as long as I keep the yellow to a minimum...LOL!!!!

My card features the adorable Paper Smooches Super stamp set....the Super Hero was colored with Copics, cut out with the coordinating die called Super 1, and popped up with foam tape. The cityscape was cutout of basic gray card stock with the Paper Smooches Super 2 dies and lined with daffodil delight card stock. The sentiment from the PS Sentiment Sampler was stamped on the crumb cake card stock with basic gray ink and then the Talk Bubble was stamped over the sentiment, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. I didn't add any embellies so Ryan wouldn't think it was a girlie card...LOL!!!

This is also for the Smooches Paper Spark's Anything Goes Challenge!! 

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD276 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You can find out all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Now, do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Check out what the Color Throwdown Designers have created for you 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 Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Melody Ripple - A Paper Melody
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Linda McClain - January Guest Designer - Catered Crop
Guest Star Stamper, Peggy McCurry- The Artful Journey  

Thanks for stopping by today....have a super fun and inky day!!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #275

Hello everyone!! Welcome to this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge! Wanda is the hostess this week and I absolutely love the colors she picked...they are sooo pretty and springy!!!  I can almost smell the lavender!!!

I used one of the foliage stamps from the new Paper Smooches Botanicals 2 set with Garden Green ink to create the leaves and the flowers were punched from Almost Amethyst and Wisteria Wonder card stock. The background paper is retired Stampin Up! and the button and hemp finish it off. The sketch is the Sweet Sundsy Sketch #202

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD275 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You can find out all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Now, do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Check out what the Color Throwdown Designers have created for you 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 Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Melody Ripple - A Paper Melody
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Linda McClain - January Guest Designer - Catered Crop
Julie Smith - Guest Star Stamper - Paper and Such

Thanks for stopping by today....have a super fun and inky day!!!!

Color Throwdown #270

Hello everyone!! It's Wednesday and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge.  Wanda is our hostess this week and she has picked such pretty non- traditional Christmas colors for us to play with!!!

I used the sweet little gingerbread couple from Paper Smooches Giddy Gumdrops set....they were embossed with white ep on kraft card stock and the bows were stamped with gumball green. The snowflakes from Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes stamp set  were embossed with silver ep and the Christmas washi tape and silver cording finish it off. 

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD270 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You can find out all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Now, do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Check out what the Color Throwdown Designers have created for you 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 Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Melody Ripple - A Paper Melody
Cindy Lawrence - The Creative Closet - the November/December Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day and I hope you can join us for this weeks CTD!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #265

Hello everyone....it's my turn to host the Color Throwdown Challenge this week!! When I saw the beautiful tree picture, I just knew we had to use these colors!!! The colors can be used for any season of the year so the sky is the limit...have fun!!!

My card features stamps from the Paper Smooches Autumn Groves set....the trees were all stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa onto white card stock. The Crisp Cantaloupe and Baked Brown Sugar ink pads were run across the trees to mimic the inspiration picture. They were cutout and before they were adhered to the card, a wash of Not Quite Navy reinker and water was painted on the background and a frame was drawn on with a brown marker. The trees were glued on and the leaves from Paper Smooches Fanciful Fall set were popped up with foam dots and the sentiment is from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler. Can you believe I didn't add a single embellishment...I must be sick...LOL!!!! 

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD265 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You can find out all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Now, do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Check out what the Color Throwdown Designers have created for you 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
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud

Vickie Zimmer -  Smitten With All Things Stamping

Melody Rupple -  A Paper Melody

Sankari Wegman - October Guest Designer -Sankari's Sunshine Corner

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!!

Chubby Snowmen

You will find the Rubbernecker Holiday Blog Hop here...remember, you will have till November 17 to complete the hop!!

Good Monday morning everyone...I am sooo going to get some things done today!!! I have some gardening to do, clothes to wash, floors to mop, and food to cook but first I gotta play...LOL!!! Maybe if I'm really good my  Fairy Godmother will come and get the work done so I can play in the craft room....oh well, a girl can dream, can't she!!! Anyway....I did get to play last night ...aren't these chubby little snowmen just the cutest??!!??  I have had this set for a few months but never inked it up...shame on me!!! The sweet little snowmen are from Paper Smooche's Swanky Snowdudes set...they were cutout, colored with Copics, and attached with foam dots. The background paper is SEI's Glitzmas dp and snowflakes from the same set were stamped on the paper with Marina Mist. The snow was made by tearing the white cardstock, crimping it, and adding stickles to the torn edge. The sentiment banner and button with Baker's Twine finish it off.
I made this card for a few challenges:
1. Order of the Opus Gluei - something on their head
2. Totally Gorjuss - Christmas Traditions
3. Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Use a stamp that has never seen ink - My Paper Smooches set!
4. Floweret - Christmas
5. Wags 'n Whiskers - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful Monday!!!

Color Throwdown #162 and Some Exciting News!!

Hello everyone.....I have some exciting news to share with you!!! I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am to be one of the newbie designers on the Color Throwdown Challenge Blog....Whoohoo!!!!! What a fabulous group of stampers...I am truly honored to be in their esteemed company, I tell ya!!!  Every Wednesday one of the CTD Designers has a new color challenge for you...this week it's Tammy's turn and what gorgeous colors she chose!!!

My card features the little Paper Smooches owl from the Chubby Chums set and the sentiment from the Paper Smooches Friendly Flowers set. The owl was paper pieced with a piece of Creamy Caramel cardstock that was sponged around the edges and patterned papers from Bo Bunny's Timepiece collection. The background was sponged with pool party, the branch was hand cut from Early Expresso, sewing was done around the background layers, and the ribbon, twine, button, and doily finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Order of the Opus Gluei - owl
2. Paper Sundaes - lots of layers
3. Sentimental Sundays - sewing or stitching
4. Crafty Catz - things with wings

Thanks for stopping by today.......I hope you can join us for this weeks challenge....remember, you don't have to have the exact colors to play the Color Throwdown Challenge...... use the closest you have.  Use the link service to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily. Also, include a link in your post to the Color Throwdown. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD162 so we can find your project.  Hope to see you there!

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


Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor
Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Kristin Beuter - Mindless Creativity
Laura Pryor - Lil' Inker Designs
Carole Burrage - Mother's Little Helper
Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!
Amy Sheffer, October Guest Designer - Pickled Paper Designs

Plant Smiles

Hello everyone...Guess what!!!! We finally got a little rain last night...Whoohoo!!!! It wasn't much but we will take anything we can get!! I ran out outside and put all my plants on the deck so they could get a little drink. They were all happy and perky this morning!! That's why I pulled out my Paper Smooches Perky Plants set to play with today!!! The adorable flowers were all paper pieced with Making Memories Flower Patch paper. This is my entry for the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge!! This week it is an inspiration challenge and I took my inspiration from the beautiful colors of the bracelet/necklace.
This is also for the Sunday Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast which honors Linda (morningsun47)....she has such  a fabulous gallery to explore!!! I chose her IC260 Bloom with Happiness card as my inspiration. I kept the same basic layout and colors but changed the stamps, placement of the sentiment, and used patterned paper instead of the rack rack.

Thanks for visiting today...have a great Sunday!!!

Creative belli Challenge #118

Welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!! The challenge this two weeks is to make a card or project with things from your..TOOL SHED - bring out those forgotten tools (button maker, cropadile, eyelet setter, tag maker, etc...) I used a crimper for the tree and a cloud die that I haven't used is quite a while.
Be sure to use something old and forgotten from your stash, too...the Belli Challenge is all about using your old stuff and forgotten treasures!!!

My card features the adorable Perky Plants set from Paper Smooches....the flowers and bee were paper pieced with Stella Rose Paper from My Minds Eye and the sentiment was stamped on the cloud diecut from Taylored Expressions. The tree was cutout of a piece of Stella Rose dp and crimped with a crimper..... sewing was done around the background edges. The grass was cutout with MFT's Fresh Cut Grass Die-namics and the Baker's Twine and button finish it off.

This is for a few other challenges:
1. A Spoon Full of Sugar - things with wings
2. Creative Card Crew - anything goes
3. The Moxie Fab Workd Trigger Tuesday - I used the fun colors from the Pyrex bowls
4. Craft Us Crazy - favorite embellishment (buttons)
5. Some Odd Girl - create a scene


Be sure to stop by the other Belli Girls blogs to see what they made for you today....you will find lots of awesome inspiration!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast , PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC118 in the keywords section.

Ceal Pritchett Anne Harmon Jessica Stockmeyer Shelly Schmidt Maria Matter Darsie Bruno Mary Marsh Karen Wallace Beth Norman Joy Hadden Robin Parker

Thanks for visiting....have a great day!!!