I have some exciting news to share today. For the month of September, I will be the Guest Designer over at The Color Throwdown! I was so excited when they asked me to participate along with all the other Designers . . . they are such a talented group and totally wow me with their creativity. Each week they challenge us with another color combination and then invite us to participate along with them and link up our own creations. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t often have the time to play along with The Color Throwdown, and was doubly excited when they asked me to be a guest designer for them!
The challenge colors this week and your inspiration are
I must admit that when I see pink in a color combination I panic just a little. It’s not that I don’t like pink, I’m just not a pink kinda girl . . . so, I did my best and believe it or not, I didn’t use that first piece of designer paper.
The image was stamped and embossed with clear embossing powder, water colored with Distress Ink Refills, and then the embossing was iron away (Faux Bleach/Batik Technique). To my own surprise I had Melon Mambo paper in my stash, and used it along with Neenah Classic Crest Solar White for the card and all layering.
The background was created with the Wrinkle Free Distress technique and hot press watercolor paper, using Spun Sugar, Mowed Lawn and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks. Once I had the desired colors (lighter than darker . . . this was the third try), the background was embossed with Spellbinders™ Garden Lattice M-Bossabilities.
The image was matted with (and the corner pieces were die cut/embossed) from the new Marvelous Squares. The layers were separated with dimensional foam squares.
Before I forget, please visit The Color Throwdown Design Team for more inspiration:
and then hop over to The Color Throwdown Blog to link up your own project using this week’s colors.
That’s all for me for now. Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures that come your way today!
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