Color Throwdown #340- Just a Note!!

Good Morning and here we are with the new colors for the Color Throwdown Challenge. Jodi picked the colors this week.... flowers on my mind :)

Fun colors and gorgeous pic!!

I played with some MFT Stamps and dies... the background was stamped with MFT Mona Pendleton Designs Distressed Backgrounds. Flowers are MFT Lisa Johnson Designs Wildflowers and the coordinating die-namics.

Check out what the team has created with the colors this week, including our amazing Guest Stamper for April, my dear friend Karen Giron, and this week's fabulous Guest Star Stamper, Kathy!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Monika Davis- MAD Stamper

 Jodi Collins- Stampin a Latte
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Remember, if you don't have the exact colors, use whatever you have that's close...this is all about having fun!  AND... remember "neutrals" are free! If you upload to a public gallery, please use the key words CTD340  Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog.  

When you are finished with your creation, head over to the Color Throwdown blog to add your entry to the Inlinkz tool.

I played along with this week's CAS(e) this sketch..

Hope you enjoy the colors and can't wait to see what you create!!

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Viva la Verve sketch- Sunny Days!!

Happy Sunday!! After over a week of rain... the sun is shining but, it's a little nippy!! Yesterday was prom day and my granddaughter/grandson were gorgeous/handsome!! I spent half of the day watching the hair/makeup being done (Maddie/granddaughter and Maryelle/grandson's girlfriend).... missed the pedicure/manicure... it was 8am breakfast and it was Saturday for grandma!!

Anyway... I did get a chance to do a little stamping

Went all scrappy and busy here... had a ton of fun!! The flowers from Verve's Sunny Days were die cut with the matching die, stamped with versamark and heat embossed with clear... for a little shine. Ditto for the leafy sprigs. I cut two of Verve's Award Banner Trim die, overlaid the colors and added a little twine from The Cats Pajamas. Papers are Pebble-Jan Hadfiled Home + Made. Added some sequins from Verve's Signature Sequin Mix and a few pearls to finish off.

Used the Verve Week 3 sketch..

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Top Dog Dies Friday- I'm Hooked :)

Happy Friday and yes, I'm hooked... on the Top Dog Dies Antique Signature Die AND Antique Signature Mat die set AND the Coffee Die set!!

So much fun playing with these!! If you know me at all... I ADORE coffee and I like a little "frou frou" so when the two meet...

Along with some fun, bright, colorful papers...

You get a fun, bright, colorful card with the perfect sentiment...Verve's Coffee set :) Happy start to the WE at my house!!

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Color Throwdown #339- Oh Yeah!!

Happy, Happy Hump Day!! Fun colors this week brought to us by Joan!!! I Love a black/white card with a pop of color and Joan went with yellow!!

Here's my card....

So... last Friday and Saturday I spent with the amazing Debbie Olsen in copic coloring classes. Just want to say... worth every penny!! Not sayin' I'm an expert but, Debbie gives you so many ideas and "bits of wisdom" to use when you leave. She is sweet, patient, and talented!!

This is a Saturated Canary image that I ordered a couple months ago when I signed up for the classes hoping that I would be able to color after... so, on Sunday inked her up and tried to apply what I learned. Still need to work on the "dark side" hehe!!

The sentiment is WPlus9's Strictly Sentiments 5... love the fonts and size of sentiments in this set.

For more inspiration visit Karen Giron at The Sweetest Thing - April Guest Designer

And our Guest Star Stamper this week is Simonne!!

Please visit their blogs and leave them some love too!

And visit the rest of the DT...

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Monika Davis- MAD Stamper

 Jodi Collins- Stampin a Latte
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Remember, if you don't have the exact colors, use whatever you have that's close...this is all about having fun!  AND... remember "neutrals" are free! If you upload to a public gallery, please use the key words CTD339  Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog.  

When you are finished with your creation, head over to the Color Throwdown blog to add your entry to the Inlinkz tool.

Hope you enjoy the colors and can't wait to see what you create!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!

SFYTT- happy BEE day!!

Happy Sunday y'all!! It has been raining all day...perfect for stamping :) I had not had a chance to ink up these sweet bees from Reverse Confetti so....

A little close up so you can see the glitter on the wings!

The bees were stamped with Memento Tuxedo black, and die cut with the coordinating dies, colored the stripes with copics, added some glitter for the wings so you can see the sweet stitched outline on the wings. The pom poms (a blast from the past) were layered on a Reverse Confetti Wonky scallop die (hard to see) and added a few enamel dots for fun!

Here's the SFYTT sketch...

PS My niece delivered on Thursday night, late!! Sweet Clayton and Ashley are doing well!! He's a cutie patootie or maybe I should say handsome!! They live in IN and I am NC so we have been on the phone and my sis has been texting me photos!! Hoping to go home soon, he needs a little Great Aunt cuddling!!! Wow... never imagined I would say "great aunt"!!

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