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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Color Throwdown



Monika has some really gorgeous colors for the new Color Throwdown Challenge and her floral photo inspired me to ink up some newly released Altenew stamps! I'm also playing along with the Tag, You're It! Challenge and am just squeaking by the deadline.  



The background and sentiment were stamped in 2 different light
gray inks (see my supply list at the end of my post).  The roses and leaves were all made using 3-step stamping with 2 green and 2 purple ink colors.  I sponged the tag edges with Smoky Slate to define the edges.  Without that detail, it got "lost" on the background. The sentiment banner and largest rose were fussy cut and popped with foam tape.

Congratulations to our guest star stamper this week - Betty Wright of Crafting with Betty!

If you want more details on how to play along, visit the Color Throwdown blog (rules are in the sidebar).  And...if you want some more inspiration, click on the design team blog links below:

Holly Brown - March Guest Designer



STAMPS: Vintage Flowers (Altenew), Wood Pallet Background (Altenew).
PAPER: Smoky Slate (SU), Plum Pudding (PTI), White.
INK: Blossomsberry, Cockleshell, Beanstalk, Appletini, Fairy Dust - Pure Color dye inks by WPlus9; Smoky Slate and Basic Gray by SU.
ACCESSORIES: Stitched rectangle die by Lil Inker Designs; Tag die by WPlus9, Silver cording, Rhinestones, Enamel dots.

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17 comments:

  1. anja curversMarch 11, 2015 at 3:26 AM

    This is such a great tag and card love the colors. Thanks for joining us over at Tag you're it.

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  2. BirgitMarch 11, 2015 at 6:53 AM

    I just had to pop over here from the Tag You're It linky and tell you how beautiful this card is. the image popped right out of the linky so I came here to see the details. It's truly stunning!

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  3. Silke LedlowMarch 11, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    So pretty Wanda! Great color and you made them look awesome!

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  4. MarybethMarch 11, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    Wanda, this is one gorgeous tag card! Love the colors and blooms! Thanks for joining us at Tag You’re It!

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  5. Petra SwartMarch 11, 2015 at 2:15 PM

    Lovely, Wanda!!

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  6. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)March 11, 2015 at 5:08 PM

    Stunning!! I want those flower stamps. Many thanks for joining us at Tag You're It Challenge.

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  7. Monika/BuzsyMarch 11, 2015 at 8:08 PM

    Gorgeous card Wanda. Love the pretty roses. The shading is amazing. The wood grain background is perfect.

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  8. StampingcountryMarch 12, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    Oh how lovely, Wanda! Like the way you focal point extends beyond your tag.

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  9. Betty WrightMarch 13, 2015 at 12:19 AM

    Wanda, this is beautiful! Love the dimensional flowers and the tag accenting tuck behind! Lovely card!

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  10. Vickie ZMarch 13, 2015 at 8:48 PM

    Gorgeous!! Love those flowers!! A tag on a card....you're my idol :) I have such a hard time doing that....this is perfect!!

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  11. JoAnnMarch 15, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    Gorgeous card. love the pretty roses and background.

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  12. BarbaraMarch 15, 2015 at 1:59 PM

    Really pretty, Wanda! I love those flowers--wonderfully stamped, I might add!

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  13. Joan ErvinMarch 15, 2015 at 11:53 PM

    Wanda...this is sooo gorgeous!!!!! I sooo love your roses and all the fabulous details make it just perfect!!!!

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  14. BroniMarch 16, 2015 at 6:53 PM

    What a beautiful design, Wanda! I love that you kept all the elements in the soft gray to let those fabulous purple roses POP!!

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  15. HollyMarch 16, 2015 at 7:36 PM

    How beautiful! I love your gray woodgrain background and that gorgeous tag. Those flowers really pop against the tag and the woodgrain.

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  16. LoriMarch 16, 2015 at 8:43 PM

    Beautiful! Love how the purple roses look against the gray background.

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  17. Jodi CollinsMarch 17, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    This SO beautiful Wanda!!! LOVE LOVE every bit of this!!! The sentiment banner is awesome!

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