Color throwdown #100

Happy Saturday All!

At last! It`s here, the 100th Color Throwdown challenge and they are giving away dozens of brilliant prizes from some of the top names in crafting. 

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Here is the colour swatch we were given for this weeks challenge   and here is my submission.

Now I know that the whole point of a challenge is that it`s supposed to be challenging but sometimes the colour combo`s leave me perplexed.
When I first saw this weeks swatch I thought wow, easy peasy. Not so!.
This is my 3rd attempt, the other two are in the bin.
I finally decided that it`s the mixing of red and pink that throws me. It just doesn`t work for me. Try as I might to get them together on a card I simply couldn`t get it to work, my other efforts were, to say the least, horrendous
In the end it was the ribbon that finally sorted it for me.
I`m much more pleased with this one.


I used a plain white A6 card.
Matted and layered some pale pink card on it with a gorgeous .DP by Pink Petticoat in pale green.
The Tulip stamp is by Elusive Images and is from the Tulip Mandela set.
I coloured it with watercolour paints and cut out a circle with a nestie circle die.
I cut another slightly larger circle in the same white card and laid the image on top.
I ran a piece of ribbon down the length of the card and added a huge bow.
I punched two small butterflies from a scrap piece of blue dotty Pink Petticoat paper.
Then I tied in the red with 3 gem stones in the corner.


I have been looking forward to this challenge for a while and was determined to join in. I think I can finally relax now and enjoy the week end.

It`s Alans Mums birthday tea party tomorrow so fingers crossed for the weather. Every year his sister Christine holds a family get together in honour of Mum who is now the ripe old age of 85, bless her. I love it when we all get together and she`s such a good humoured and funny lady. We all end up in fits of giggles and thats without alcohol. Should be good day out for all!

Thanks for popping in ...Lynne xxx