Jul 30 2008
Color Throwdown - Week #4
So I gave the blog a new look. What do you think? I wanted to do it earlier in the summer, but wouldn’t you know it, here it is almost August and I’m finally getting around to a summer theme!
It’s Wednesday again and that means it’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge! This week the very talented Cathy Indelicato is our hostess and she chose the coolest color combo:
I thought this would be a great baby color combo and since I need a birthday card for my grandson, Miles, who is turning 2 this week, I decided to go with that theme. No frilly cards, or butterflies and flowers for that little guy! (Ok, maybe a couple!) Here’s his birthday card and my challenge card:
I just fell in love with this Mindy’s Zoo clear stamp set when I saw it on sale - 50% off! - at Hobby Lobby last week. I definitely bought it with Miles’ birthday in mind. What a cute little monkey and I love the palm tree too! I stamped it on watercolor paper and used my Stampin’ Up! reinkers and a waterbrush to paint the scene.
The With Love sentiment is stamped in stazon onto acetate. The grunge 2 and U were coated with Distress black soot ink and heat embossed with black detail EP. These were mounted onto the acetate with tiny glue dots.
The acetate layer is wrapped behind the largest black layer on both sides and taped down on the back.
Be sure to check out the other designers’ cards here:
And please play along with us! Upload your card to your blog or to Splitcoast using keyword CTD4, then leave us a link to the card itself in today’s post on the Color Throwdown blog. I can’t wait to see what designs you come up with using this color combo!
Happy Birthday, Miles!!!
Thanks for visiting today! See you next time!

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Stamps: Mindy’s Zoo - Autumn Leaves, Chelsea Sentiments - Inkadinkado from Jacksonbelle Embellishments
Paper: watercolor paper, certainly celery, almost amethyst, black
Ink: black stazon, Ranger Distress black soot, SU reinkers: certainly celery, kiwi kiss, so saffron, creamy caramel, close to cocoa, almost amethyst
Accessories: waterbrush, acetate, Idea-ology Grunge - mini set, black detail EP, twill from Taylored Expressions, glue dots, craft knife






















































