Jul 07 2010
Color Throwdown 100th Party!!
Wooohooooooooooooo!! The Color Throwdown girls are havin’ a great big party to celebrate their 100th Color Throwdown challenge! I decided to play along not once, but twice …….
Wait a minute …. that means I would have to do a “double-post! Oh my … many of you might know that I’m not commonly a ‘double-poster’ … but I can do it for special times like this! 😉
For the first entry, I’m going back to those ‘groovy’ days with my Our Craft Lounge stamps, “Flower Power”. 
(Shhhhhhh! I’ve got a few fav songs from that era … There was actually a song that included this sentiment as part of the lyrics … and I can almost “hear” it now … not too fast, not too slow. Sweet!) I used a couple of slivers from the Basic Grey paper for the inside, as well as two more images from this ‘faaaaar out’ stamp set.
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Next up is a very simple card using a favorite Rubbernecker stamp of mine.
Many times this stamp is placed ‘inside’ a card, but I adore the look when it gets ‘center stage’ focus on the front. For a little extra pizzaz, I’ve heat embossed it. In order to get all four of the challenge colors in this one, I used buttons to bring in the rose pink element. This one is based on this week’s sketch challenge, SC288 at Splitcoaststampers. My original goal was to keep this one very clean & simple. It might be just a smidge past CAS, but I guess that’s up to our own interpretations. It would be pretty quick to duplicate for your card stash.
We’re all invited to play along in the Color Throwdown celebration! You can check it out right here, and join in the fun! See you there!
Project Recipes
Card #1: STAMPS = “Flower Power“ by Our Craft Lounge
PAPERS: Neenah Solar Classic; SU Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Real Red, Regal Rose; Basic Grey – Olivia
INKS: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Certainly Celery; Copic Markers = R81, R83, YG0000, YG03, BG72
ACCESSORIES: Corner Chomper, Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles + Scalloped Circles + Classic Ovals + Scalloped Ovals, grosgrain ribbon, foam dimensional tape
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CARD #2
STAMPS: Hugs & Kisses (from Rubbernecker Stamps)
PAPERS: Neenah Solar Classic Crest, SU Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Real Red
INKS: SU Certainly Celery pigment ink
ACCESSORIES: Ranger Clear Embossing Powder, heat tool, Ranger Non-Stick Craft Mat, Martha Stewart border punch, Tim Holtz Damask embossing folder, CBug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles + Scalloped Circles, Corner Chomper, buttons, button thread, satin ribbon
10 responses so far
Oooh, what super fun cards! I love the colors, so bright and cheery!
They’re both fantastic! Great use of those CTD colors, and thanks for playing along with us!
such a groovy, fun card….Thanks for playing along with this 100th Color Throwdown challenge!! Make sure to leave some love along the way and increase you changes to win!!!
Groovy card-that was my wedding song! Love some good Phil Collins. Great cards.
How Groovy Bev!! love both cards!
Bev, these are both MUCHO gorgeous!! Love the sweet flowery feel of the OCL card and the bold brightness of the RN one!! Thanks so much for helping us celebrate CTD challenge #100!!
Fabulous, Bev!! Thanks so much for playing along with Color Throwdown 100!!
This is fantastic, Bev! I love your coloring and detail!!
Thank you for playing along the CTD 100th with us.
Beautiful cards, Bev. I especially love the flower power one, what a fabulous image! sally (aka ApricotRose)
Bev, your cards are so lovely…thank you for visiting my blog…Have a great weekend.