Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Color Throwdown #361

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Hello friends!  Are you ready for another Color Throwdown challenge?  Today it’s my turn to be the hostess, and with just recently moving my youngest daughter to college, I guess I have dorm room decorating on my mind!  So I found this photo of a dorm room I’m sure any college girl would love to inspire you!

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Now, before we get too far you have to know that I am sitting here typing this post, laughing my head off at myself!  Take a close look at my card… do you see the problem?

Color Throwdown #361

Don’t see it?  How about now?

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LMHO!!!!!!!!!!!  How’s that for a neat trick?  I stuck a straw through a bottle cap!  LOLOL

Oh, well!  Hopefully my daughter will like the card, and not notice that Mom isn’t firing on all cylinders this week?  I made my card using the darling new LLD Soda Pop stamp set from My Favorite Things, along with the matching LLD Soda Pop Bottles Die-Namics.  These were cut from Lemon Drop and Limelight card stocks, with Sweet Tooth card stock labels.  I layered them over a vellum circle that was cut with the Zig Zag Stitched Circle STAX Die-Namics.  I added a polka dot Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX under the sentiment flag from the Dots & Stripes Neutral paper pack, and also used the paper pack for that bionic straw!  The background panel was stamped with the BG Writing Tablet background with Versamark on watercolor card stock, and embossed with white detail embossing powder.  Then I added a wash of Lemon Chiffon, Lemon Drop and Limelight dye inks, and some splatters of Steel Grey dye ink.  After this dried, I die cut with the Blueprints 22 Die-Namics, and layered onto a piece of Black Licorice card stock before adhering to a Sweet Tooth card stock base.

My card layout was inspired by the Retro Sketch #182 for this week. 

Please be sure to visit the CTD blog today for more inspiration, and visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration…

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Jodi Collins
Lori Tecler
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Kelly Latevola, September Guest Designer
Marcie Sharp, Guest Star Stamper

Thanks so much for “popping” by today!

7 comments:

Celeste Goff said...

What a fun card Tammy! I love those soda bottles and the watercolored background is awesome!

Vickie Z said...

Kay.. Love these bottles....so unique...yes, tye're on their way to my house!! Love it!

Sheri Gilson said...

What a FUN card, Tammy! Love the colors and the fun bottles! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Retro Sketches!

Kelly S. said...

This is so sweet! Love those bottles and the sentiment, perfect for this challenge! (PS...and I looked at your circle "mistake" and STILL didn't know what was wrong until I read it, hee!)

Kim said...

Great bottles of pop Tammy, and I love your bg!! The sentiment "I love everything you DEW" is so cute!!

Wanda Cullen said...

These bottles make such fun cards...love it! I couldn't figure out the 'mistake' either until I read it.

Joan Ervin said...

Your little soda bottles are sooo cute, Tammy and I love the pretty watercolored background you created...fun sentiment, too!!!