Aug 06 2008
Color Throwdown Challenge #5
Wow! It’s hard to believe we’re already at our 5th Color Throwdown blog challenge! This has been a real blast! I’ve always totally enjoyed color challenges and I hope you’re enjoying them as well.
Please play along with us! Simply make a card with this week’s colors and upload it to your blog or to SCS using the keyword CTD5. Then leave a comment on the Color Throwdown blog post for this challenge linking directly to your card. We always enjoy seeing the variety of designs and your wonderful use of the colors we present to you!
Here are this week’s colors, chosen and brought to you by our own Kisa Peters of Kisa’s Paper Cuts:
I can’t believe that summer’s almost over and it will be fall pretty soon! I’m a hot weather person, but I have to tell you that it’s almost been too hot here in the Carolinas and with virtually no rain all summer, we’re literally burning up! So I won’t complain when a little cool weather rolls around. Mind you, I said cool….NOT cold!
Today’s color challenge card was made with the hopes that either some cooler weather or some rain will come our way. I adore this cutie scarecrow from Rubbernecker! He’s in the new Fall section. You should see the great variety of images…from cutesy to serene and beautiful!
After I stamped this fella in Palette Hybrid Burnt Umber and colored him in with Copic markers, I stamped over the entire image with the mesh background stamp having already stamped off once on a piece of scrap paper. I did the same thing on the wasabi textured cardstock pieces too. These wasabi pieces actually started out as one long piece, which I decided would look better as smaller offset pieces.
Well, that’s all I have for you today. I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for visiting! And I hope you’ll link us up to your color throwdown challenge cards!
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Stamps: Scarecrow (316-11), Autumn Greetings(1706AA), Mesh background – Rubbernecker
Paper: white, wild wasabi textured cardstock, Basic Grey Mellow 6×6 pad
Ink: Palette Hybrid Burnt Umber
Accessories: Copic markers, zig zag scissors, raffia
Copics used: 0, Y21, Y26, W1, E31, E33, E37, RV34, R39, G21, YG67, G28
Available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.
Today is the last day of Rubbernecker’s big 25% off sale on Adirondack pigment inks and reinkers! Hurry before they’re all gone!!!
***ETA: The above sale has been extended through Monday, August 11th!!
14 responses so far
I really like this!! I love how you highlight (I need to practice that!!)
The colors work with this image so beautifully!! I love the dp with this–like calico scraps from the scarecrow’s shirt!!
This is gorgeous! Your coloring is beautiful! I would have never thought to use these for fall colors – and it works so perfectly! I LOVE the zigzag cut….makes me think of his tattered clothing – he is quite a handsome scarecrow!
Oh this is such a nice card! I love the mesh textured stamped both over the image and the mat panel. Great image and great coloring!!
Fabulous Broni, the dp is so perfect. I haven’t inked that cutie up yet, I am inspired for sure now!
Great card – I love the pinked edges!!!
Love that scarecrow stamp, and your Copic coloring looks amazing! Fabulous card!
Fabulous Broni, love the dp and raffia with this image and as always beautiful coloring!!
Love the scarecrow and the colors for this card are just great. Yep, in a few short weeks those leaves will be turning and it will be fall. Wonderful card. Pat
What a cute scarecrow! I love the coloring!
Brilliant artwork Broni!!
You are right. Fall is almost here! And this summer is traveling by us, fast. But this heat is killing us too. But our “little storm” helped cool us down. I am happy about that.
Your card just makes me giddy for Fall. I love all the colors of Fall and you put them into your card.
Oh wow, great card.
xAndrea
This is beautiful, Broni! I LOVE that scrawcrow image and, as usual, you have colored it beautifully! Such a talented lady you are!!!!!
*gasp* This is fabulous, Broni! Your coloring is amazing! Great choice of colors/papers!