Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Love's Flowers - Color Throwdown #98

Are you ready for another Color Throwdown? I'm hosting this week and these are the colors I picked, inspired by the Cappella collection from Basic Grey.


I love 'em!! And I love that paper! Here's my card:

My card base is Blush Blossom, then I added a couple of patterned paper elements. Then I added a strip of lace and more vintage seam binding--can you tell I'm loving this stuff, LOL? I just got some new Verve stamps so I thought I'd ink one of them up today. I stamped the sentiment, from Love's Flower, on a piece of patterned paper and cut/embossed it with a Labels Ten Nestabilities die. I popped it up on Pop Dots and added some brown flat backed pearls and a new Prima flower to the ribbon. Everything was sponged with Antique Linen Distress ink and I added some Tattered Roses Distress Ink to the rose, as well. I'm using CPS sketch #172, only flipped.

Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play. 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 CTD98 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week! And don't forget we're only two weeks away from our CTD100 celebration--it's gonna be awesome so you won't want to miss it!

Broni Holcombe--Splashes of Watercolor
Danielle Kennedy--Wild Dragonfly Designs
LeAnne Pugliese--Wee Inklings
Tammy Hershberger--Stamp Happy
Kristin Beuter--Mindless Creativity--on leave for several weeks
Laura Pryor - Lil' Inker Designs
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

~Supplies~
Stamps: Love's Flowers (Verve)
Paper: Blush Blossom (SU!); Cappella 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Distress Inks in Antique Linen and Tattered Roses (Ranger)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Labels Ten Nestabilities (Spellbinders); seam binding; Prima flower; lace, flat back pearls (craft store)


27 comments:

  1. Wow this is beautiful Barbara !!

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  2. So beautiful!! I love the way you've displayed that beautiful quote and love your gorgeous ribbon and flower!

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  3. So beautiful Barb! I love what you've done with these colors! So elegant.

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  4. Beautiful! I love the the colors you chose this week. That sentiment is wonderful.

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  5. Such classy colors. :) Love your composition, Barbara! :)

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  6. Barbara, these were awesome colors you chose! Your card is so stunning and I love the whole vintage feel with the sponging and DP choices!

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  7. This is beautiful! The layout, the colors, everything goes so perfectly together!

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  8. This is GORGEOUS, Bar!! I thinks me needs some seam binding.....

    Hope your kitty is better soon!

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  9. This is just gorgeous, Barbara!! I love the distressed, vintage look of it and the sentiment stamped on the Labels 10 die! Beautiful!!

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  10. Oh wow...what a beautiful color combo, Barbara! Your card is super gorgeous!! I'm definitely going to use the combo!! TFS~

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  11. This is one of the loveliest cards ever! I saw that Verve set and contemplated getting it, but since I don't put many flowers on my card, passed it up. Now I am wishing I had gotten it! Just gorgeous!

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  12. It's beautiful- so romantic!

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  13. Beautiful card and just love the colors you put together

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  14. Wow, love the flower and that saying on that label!! Absolutely beautiful card!

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  15. The beauty of this one blows my mind! Gorgeous!

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  16. Oh, goodness this is amazing! stunning work!

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  17. Love the card, Barbra!The font of the sentiment is fabulous.Love the color combo.

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  18. Oh, my word! This is so gorgeous, Barbara! Beautifully done! I love the flower nested in the seam tape. I must try that look! Lovely card!

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  19. Definitely has a vintage touch to it with the lace and distressed paper. A beautiful card!

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  20. Love what you did with the colors...really beautiful!!

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  21. Drop dead gorgeous GF!!! You made these colors look amazing!!! I was so inspired I had to play too :)!!! Hugs ~S~

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  22. This is beautiful!! I love the vintage colors!

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