Showing posts with label Color Throwdown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Color Throwdown. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Color Throwdown CELEBRATES it's 100th!


Hello!! Today, the Color Throwdown team is celebrating their 100th challenge!! They are having all sorts of give aways, and a $100 gift certificate from Kitchen Sink is one of them!! So in honor of this milestone, the Kitchen Sink Crew has joined in on this week's challenge...which by the way is: Real Red, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery and Baja Breeze!

My card today uses the Multi Step Lilac set from Kitchen Sink Stampsm along with the sketch from this week's MMSC61. The lilac was stamped as follows: Step 3: Regal Rose, Step 2: Regal Rose Stamped off, Step 1: Regal rose Stamped off twice, Step 4: Real Red. The leaf was stamped with: Step 3: Certainly Celery, Step 2: Certainly Celery and Step 1 Certainly Celery Stamped off.

Once the image was stamped, I then sponged the clouds with some baja breeze ink. The DP is from Basic Grey's Sugar Rush package. To finish off the card, I added the sentiment, red gems, and red ribbon tied in a bow with the bow easy.

Thanks so much for visiting today, and be sure to check out not only the Color Throwdown Challenge, but also what my other KSS members have created with this fun color combo!!


AngelaJulieLisaLynnMakikoMaria


Connie

Card Details:
Images: Multi Step Lilacs
Inks: See Above
Papers: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Basic Grey's Sugar Rush
Accessories: Gems, Red Ribbon, Oval Cutter

Monday, March 8, 2010

Easter Tulips!


Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! KSS is the sponsor for this week's Color ThrowDown Challenge #83 which is being hosted by non other then our guest designer this month Tammy!! So what is the color combo??? Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Wild Wasabi and Marigold Morning!! Now, the color ThrowDown challenge #83 does not officially start until Wednesday, March 10th, so be sure to check out the Color ThrowDown blog after Wednesday to find out what the wonderful Kitchen Sink prise will be for this week!!
Today, I decided to use the 3 step tulip bouquet...I wanted to try and show off a spring boquet with this fun color combo, so I decided to ink each of the flowers with different stampin' up markers to create the different colors on the larger and smaller bouquets. The color combos for each of the tulips and the leaves are as follows:

Pink: Pretty in Pink; Regal Rose, Rose Red, Rose Red again, Ruby Red
Yellow: Barely Banana, So Saffron, Summer Sun, More mustard, More mustard again
Blue: Bashful Blue, Taken with Teal, Taken With Teal again, Tempting Turquoise, Tempting Turquoise again.
Greenery: Certainly Celery, Certainly Celery again, Wild Wasabi, Wild Wasabi again

I then cut the image out with a labels three Nestabilities, and layered it with a scalloped circle Nestabilities cut out with Bermuda Bay card stock. To finish off the card, I added the sentiment which is on one of the Fancy Tags from Spellbinders along with some bright pink gems.

Please head on over to see what the other crew members have created for you!!


Also, don't forget you can get a 10% discount by clicking on this link/code CONNIE10KSS which will again, take you directly to the store! Then once you are ready to check out, don't forget to add the code CONNIE10KSS! :)

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful week!!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: 3 step Tulip Bouquet
Paper: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, SU DP, White
Inks: See above
Accessories: Pink Gems, Labels 3 Nestabilities, Fancy Tags die, Oval Punches

Monday, August 31, 2009

Kitchen Sink Monday - With Loving Thoughts and Prayers

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! For today's card, I decided to combine a couple of challenges I have either never done, or have not done in forever! The sketch is from Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge (MTSC36), and the colors are from this week's color throwdown CTD57 - Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Regal Rose.

The sentiment is from the newly released Words of Comfort and Joy set, and the images surrounding the sentiment is from the 3 step hydrangea set. The flowers were stamped in Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Rose Red. I then sponged the background with some bashful blue ink. The DP is from Basic Gray Wisteria. To finish off the card, I added some white satin ribbon with a silver ribbon slider and some pink half pearls in the bottom corner.

Please head on over to see all the other creation the Crew members have created week for you!!

Also, don't forget about the on going 10% off your purchase at the Kitchen Sink Stamps Store. All you have to do is use the promotion code of CONNIE10KSS. How fun it that! Gotta love a discount!! Thanks so much for visiting today!! Have a great week!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: 3 step Hydrangeas & Words of Comfort and Joy
Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Wisteria DP
Inks: Bashful Blue, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red
Accessories: Pink Half Pearls, White Satin Ribbon, Sponge, Ribbon Slider

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

SC225, CTD39 & StampinB's - Happily Ever After!


This card is a triple threat as far as challenges go! The sketch is from this weeks SC225 at SCS, the color combo is from this week's Color Throwdown #39 - Basic Black, Barely Banana, Real Red, and also StampinB's second challenge which was to use die cuts.

When I saw today's Color Throwdown challenge, I knew I wanted to use this Ever After set from SU! I got this set when it first came out and have yet to used it! I really thought that is heart image went well with some old real red DSP from SU also, so that is where my card got it's start!

For this week's StampinB challenge, we were to use die cuts...I don't have many except for my nestabilities...so out I pulled label #1...I thought the lines on these nesties would work nicely with this image!

To finish off this card, I added the three square SU fire brads, some black satin ribbon, and put the sentiment on a small round tag dangling from my knot.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Ever After, Fancy Flexible Phrases - SU!
Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, Barely Banana, Very Vanilla, Real Red DSP
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: Circle Punches, Nestabilities - Label #1, Black Satin Ribbon, Black eyelet, Black twine, Fire Rhinestone Brads.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

SC224 & CTD38 - Faux Bleached Nature

Okay, I decided to try the color throw down challenge for the first time today, and also combined it with SC224 from SCS. Today's throw down challenge was ruby red, baja breeze and going gray...very fun!!

I got this inspired by nature set from SU's convention last year and really have only used it a few times, so I decided that today was the day to pull it out again. I also thought this image would be a perfect to use with one of my favorite techniques...faux bleaching. There is a great tutorial for this over on SCS, but I decided to make a little tutorial for this card today using SU reinkers instead of the Adirondack Color Wash used in that tutorial (mainly because I don't have any of those...yet, LOL!!).


First emboss your image with clear embossing powder. I had to laugh at my self when I stamped my images with my versamark...they came out a yucky tan color...looks like it is time for me to get a new one! However, that yucky color made it easier for me to take a picture for you to actually be able to see the versamark. hehehe!


Once the image is heat embossed, mix a few reinker colors with a little bit of water in a small misting bottle...the less water you use the more vibrant the color will be. Then spray the reinker/water mixture directly over your clear embossed images (blotting off any excess ink if needed).


When your image is slightly dry, sandwich it in between two pieces of copy paper and iron with your craft iron. You can see from this picture, that after a bit, the clear EP is transferred onto the top piece of copy paper.

Now you have completed the technique and are ready to put it on your card. Pretty simple, just lots of steps! :)

To finish off my card, I stamped the grass images on the baja breeze base, sponged the edges, and then layered some Urban garden DSP and going gray card stock that was both punched with the SU eyelet border punch. Next, I punched two slits on either side of my image, and added some riding hood red taffeta ribbon. Finally, I added the sentiment on the corner with my small, large and scalloped oval punches.

Card Details:
Images: Inspired by Nature, Fancy Flexible Phrases
Paper: Baja Breeze, White, Going Gray, Urban Garden DSP
Inks: Ruby Red and Baja Breeze reinkers, Baja breeze, Going Gray, a very dirty versamark :)
Accessories: Slit Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Sponges, Clear EP, Heat Gun, Craft Iron, Mini Misting bottles.
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