Jul 23 2008
Color Throwdown – Week #3
It’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge! And I’m the “hostess with the mostess” (Ha!) this week, so that means I got to pick out the colors! I had my Basic Grey Blush papers in mind when I chose this combination. I just love that paper! Here are the colors for the week:
and here’s my card for this week:
I’m not sure if you can tell, but I used a real branch for the birds to sit on. Well, I actually just glued it over the stamped branch. Duh! The stamps are from Inkadinkado and don’t they work great together? The teal and ruby strips are sponged on the edges with Close to Cocoa ink. I ran the teal strip through the Cuttlebug using the Spots & Dots folder. I also painted around the edge of the white image layer with my Aqua Marine Shimmerz paint using a paint brush. Have you tried the Shimmerz? It’s amazing how sparkly it is IRL! The flower is a Prima Painterly Petals Urban flower and it’s just beautiful!
Please check out the other designers’ cards here:
If you decide to play along with us, and I hope you DO, please link your blog post which contains your card or your card on Splitcoast to the Color Throwdown Blog. And be sure to use the keyword CTD3 at Splitcoast.
Thanks so much for visiting with me today! See you next time!
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Stamps: Quartet, Thinking of You – Inkadinkado
Paper: white, ruby red, close to cocoa, taken with teal, Basic Grey Blush collection – Fancy
Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir, close to cocoa, Shimmerz – Aqua Marine
Accessories: Copic markers, Coluzzle, red & clear spica pens, paint brush, Ranger ink blending tool, Nestabilties, Cuttlebug, Spots & Dots folder, Prima Painterly Petals – Urban, rhinestone sticker, glue, mounting tape, tree branch
9 responses so far
What a gorgeous color combo!!! perfect and I love this bird stamp from Inka – beautiful!!!
These are some of my favorite colors to use!!
I love your card–and the watercoloring–as always–leaves me in awe!!
That sentiment is soo sweet, too!
BEAUTIFUL!
I love these birds! And I love the color combo! You did a great job coloring and putting this card together! Love it!
Die Karte ist wunderschön gestaltet und coloriert!
The birds are very cute!
Gisela X
Wow! What a gorgeous card! It really caught my eye. TFS!
Adorable card and I love the idea of adding a real branch! Love the colors!
Gorgeous, gorgeous birds, Broni! Well, not the Cardinal but you know how I feel about them. 🙂 I love this image paired with the Blush paper!
Fabulous Broni!!
Broni, these birds are adorable and I love the paper you paired them with — beautiful card!