You Lift My Spirits–Color Throwdown Challenge #482

Hello and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! I’m the hostess this week and I’ve chosen some soft colors based on my dreamy inspiration piece.




I’m using In Paris Stamp Set and Die-namics again—love this set so much! First of all I stamped the Eiffel Tower with Kraft hybrid ink on Ranger Watercolor paper then did a gray wash with some Kraft to ground it. Then I stamped and watercolored the balloons and adhered them and some Puffy Clouds Die-namics with foam tape.



The sentiment was heat embossed on Gravel Gray card stock cut with Tag builder Blueprints 5 Die-namics which I embellished with seam binding and baker’s twine before popping it up on foam tape for the finish.

And that’s it from me! Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play the Color Throwdown challenge. If you don't, just use the closest you have. So, c'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. Please use the link service to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily. And please include a link in your post to the Color Throwdown. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD482 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd482 and #colorthrowdown on social media. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week, including our incredibly talented Guest Designer, Claire Apostoloff!

Amy Rohl
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders (<—You are here!)
Broni Holcombe
Jodi Collins
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Claire Apostoloff – February Guest Designer

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: In Paris
Die-namics: In Paris, Puffy Clouds, Tag Builder Blueprints 5
Hybrid Ink: Kraft
Specialty Inks: Versamark
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Gravel Gray
Specialty Papers: Ranger Watercolor
Supplies: foam mounting tape, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, Mini Mister, water brush, craft tweezers
Other: Die-cutting machine, Faber-Castell watercolor pencils, heat tool, seam binding, baker’s twine