Dec 09 2009
Pom Pom Tree – Color Throwdown #72
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This week I’m hosting the Color Throwdown challenge, and our sponsor is My Favorite Things! Woo hoo! Everybody loves MFT!! Hey, did you know that I was a Guest Designer for them way back in October 2007? Yep, I was! That was before I even had a blog!
If you play along with us you have a chance to win a prize from them or even to become our Featured Stamper this week. You can use whatever colors you have that are similar to this week’s choices, inspired by Basic Grey’s Eskimo Kisses.
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I chose to work with Grow Love, Plant a Tree for my card. I LOVE this set! Even though it’s not a Christmas set, I’ve used it with the seasonal paper for a winter-into-spring card. See the snow on the ground?
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The pom poms represent bunches of leaves that are starting to sprout in the springtime. Yeah, whatever….I just wanted to make some of the cool pom pom flowers that I saw on Dawn McVey’s blog! She was inspired by the flower arrangement that Wendy Smedley made.
The bark on the tree was made by first coloring the tree trunk with Copic markers (E00, YG91, E71, E74, E77), and then touching the brush tip of the colorless blender marker to it. Oh, and I used last week’s sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You too.
Thanks for stopping by to check things out today. Be sure to stop by my fellow CTD designers’ blogs for more inspiration:
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LeAnne * Tammy * Carol (Guest Designer for December)
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Please stop back by later for this week’s Angel Landing DT challenge card! We’re finishing our edges this week!
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- Stamps: Grow Love, Plant a Tree (My Favorite Things)
- Paper: Neenah white, riding hood red, pretty in pink, Eskimo Kisses 6×6 pad (Basic Grey), Classic K Margo mat pad (K & Company), Fresh Paint glitter paper (K & Company)
- Ink: Memento rich cocoa, versamark, Ranger Distress – broken china & antique linen
- Other: 3/4″ circle punch, punch & mat, silver brads, corner rounder punch, Swiss Dots CB folder, clear embossing powder, Martha Stewart double loop border punc, riding hood red ribbon, sponge dabbers, foam tape, Copic markers
13 responses so far
This is just amazing! I’d never seen those pom poms before and they look almost metallic on your card! TFS the link to the tutorial! I love how you did the tree bark too, what a fantastic card!!
This is amazing, Broni! LOVE the leaves on the tree and all the patterns and texture on your card!
Very cool card! And good luck on your new Couture venture! Way to go!
Broni, this is just breathtaking! I LOVE what you did with the tree–just love it!
Beautiful Broni!!! I LOVE your card!
I love the pom-poms on the tree!! What a fabulous look. Going to have to give that one a try. Those pom-poms are sooo fun to make. Gorgeous card!
Oh how CUUUUUTE! Totally lovin’ the pom-pom flowers!
Fabulous Broni, love your little tree!!
What a cool card Broni!
Cuuute trees Broni! Thanks for the awesome colors to play with this week at The Throwdown! 🙂
I love this, Broni…and your poms are so wonderful and creative!!
Saaaaaaa-wheeeet, Broni girl! That tree is DROP DEAD, knees *smack!* on the ground… HELLO, earth MAMA ~ fantastic! Woweeeeeee! Talk about going green! I’m green with envy ~ your talent is OUTSTANDING! What a fabulous, FABULOUS piece! Seriously, worthy of a frame! Wahoooo!
CUTE!!!! Love the colors and the pom poms are a fabulous touch!!!