Sunday, August 16, 2009

Color Throwdown Challenge #55

This weekend seems to be filled with color challenges for me :O) Did you see this week's color palette from the Color Throwdown team?! It's awesome!

Here's the card I came up with.

I created my own patterned paper on PTI Kraft using PTI's In Bloom set and their amazing Fresh Snow Pigment Ink! I paper pieced the Scattered Showers umbrella using Bitty Box Basics and In Bloom patterned paper, punched two, tiny flowers from a piece of SU! Crushed Curry DSP and adhered them to the umbrella. I popped the umbrella using dimensionals and tied natural hemp twine around the card in a random fashion.

I really love how the black ribbon looks against the Kraft cs! Especially with the yellow button :) I kept this card simple, but I really like how it turned out!

The layout came from Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge (MTSC34). I'm really enjoying Mercy's sketches! Can you tell? In fact, I have another sample using Mercy's sketch that I'll share tomorrow. That one is NOT to scale like this one is :O) Fair warning. Ha ha

Until then...hope you are enjoying your weekend! We're painting our kitchen (finally...after 2 years :O)

11 comments:

Whimsey said...

Oh what a great card; those colors are dee-lish! Love it!!

Cathy Rulli said...

love it - what a fun card!! Thanks for playing!!

Unknown said...

what a beauty, kristin! love the colors, and of course i love papertrey, too! :) amazing job!

thanks for playing along with my sketch again this week...i'm off to check out the second one! LOL!

{{{hugs}}}
mercy

Barbara said...

Simply fabulous!!! Great take on the colors and the sketch!! Thanks for playing the Throwdown!

Broni said...

Gorgeous, Kristin! I love it!!

Clare said...

Awesome! What a fantastic card for showers! If I wasn't such a terrible stamper, I'd try it myself! :)

Maureen said...

I love this! I agree with how fabulous the ribbon looks against kraft...just stunning :)

AKiteFlier said...

AAAAAAck - adorable! Love love love it. You rock! I love the rounded corners but not on everything - a classy eclectic look! Very nice accent against the black BG too.

Tammy Hershberger said...

Kristin, this is adorable! Your designs really rock! Thanks for playing the Throwdown challenge!

Sylvia said...

Great job on the colors. I love this umbrella and your card is very nice!

LeAnne said...

Kristen, this is sooooooo sweet! I love this set--I borrowed my gf's to use once and I didn't want to give it back! Your elements are all perfect--buttons add a perfect touch! TFP!

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