Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Color Throwdown #118


Hey everyone, are you having a good week? The weather here in Northeast Ohio has been beautiful for being mid-November! I hope things are great wherever you are, too!

Are you ready for another Color Throwdown? Broni is our hostess this week, and she's chosen this lovely, elegant color combo! This would be great for Christmas cards, or even something for Thanksgiving. I hope you'll give it a try!

I chose to go with a Christmas card with these colors, pulling out a favorite stamp of mine from Verses Rubber Stamps. I stamped my image on Kraft cardstock using Fired Brick distress ink and found it to be an almost perfect match to the Cherry Cobbler cardstock! To embellish, I used this hand-dyed seam binding that I got from Debbie Marcinkiewicz. Debbie has an incredible selection of seam binding colors in her Etsy shop. If you're in the market for some, be sure to check her out! This is the first time I've worked with it, and at first I struggled with making a bow but once you realize that it's not supposed to look perfect, it's just wonderful to work with. I finished off the triple bow with a button and some copper cording, then added some copper brads above the stamped image to match.
Stop by the Throwdown blog for all the details, then visit my Throwdown sisters for inspiration!

Lynn Put, November/December Guestie

Happy stamping!

9 comments:

Kim Burmeister said...

Very pretty, Tammy! I love what you did with the button.

Broni said...

Looks like a PERFECT bow to me, Tammy! I love that image and that patterned paper, and those beautiful pearls are a fabulous finishing touch!

Lynn Put said...

Beautiful Christmas card Tammy! The seam binding bow with button and copper accents look wonderful!

Laura Pryor said...

Oh I just love your bow and button combo! And I really love that you stamped your focal image on a kraft panel. Such a pretty design!

Denise Marzec said...

Wow, what a cool color combo. I haven't bought from SU in a LONG time so I don't have any of these newer colors. That bow treatment is FABULOUS looking!

Wanda Cullen said...

Love your long card version and that bow is GORGEOUS!

Axes DesigNs said...

Your card is gorgeous! I love the colors.. thanks for coming to my blog!

Barbara said...

Love this, Tammy! What a wonderful sentiment. Love that seam binding bow and button, too!

Kristin Eberline said...

This is beautiful, girl! Love your layout and overall design, but I simply ADORE your triple tied bow! What a lovely accent on your pretty card ♥