Seriously, You Rock! - Color Throwdown #307

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Hey, you guys!

It's time for our latest edition of the Color Throwdown!  I know you're as excited as I am!

Monika chose this gorgeous color combo for us to play with this week:

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Seriously awesome!

And speaking of seriously….I just had to use my new Seriously word die  from Lil' Inker Designs, as well as the Seriously Awesome stamps and the Balloon dies.

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I used the Friday Mashup challenge to use the Bokeh effect and/or a die cut.  I decided to "Mash It Up!" and do both!

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I used Mustard Seed, Crushed Olive, and Salty Ocean Distress inks spritzed with water on my craft sheet then absorbed it with my watercolor paper.  (Supplies from eclectic Paperie.)

Like Dawn at WPlus9 I made my own "ghetto" stencil using an acrylic sheet and some circle dies.   I also used a stencil I made on the Silhouette that looks like falling snow for the tinier circles.  For the "bokeh" I used Brilliance Moonlight White ink and a mini ink blending tool.  I tied the balloons to the "s" using some black hand-quilting thread.  This was loads of fun and I love how it turned out!

You can get all the details on the challenge over at the Color Throwdown blog.

Please be sure to check out the designs from the rest of the girls here:

And our Guest Star Stamper this week here: Beverley Daw

And guess what!!??  Jodi is joining us permanently now!!!  Whoop!  Whoop!

Thank you SO very much for dropping in to see me today!  I love it when you do!

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Comments

[Monika/buzsy]

Fantastic card Broni. Love the bokeh background. We had the same thoughts! Love the blend of colors on yours! The black balloons look awesome!

[Wanda Cullen]

As I commented on FB, this card seriously rocks! LOVE that bokeh background and really must create my own ghetto stencil - lol! Simple yet stunning design!

[nise]

HMM! Lacking crushed olive & salty ocean, but I have some balloon dies. You got me thinking again, Broni! Just love your background on this. Extremely well done, as always. Off to see about making a couple of cards. If I end up with anything that looks like it was your fault, I'll send you a picture ;)!

[LisaJ]

Great job mashing up the challenge, this is a fantastic card! Love the fun balloons and sentiment!

[LisaJ]

Ooooops, forgot to add....thanks for playing along with us at The Friday Mashup!

[Jodi Collins]

Ok. Wait. That background is seriously JAW-dropping! I cannot stop looking!! What a FABULOUS card!!!!! LOVE!!

[Joan Ervin]

OMG!!!! I love how you mashed the two techniques together to create such an awesome background, Broni, and what fabulous new dies....beautiful design, gf!!!!

[Robin Feicht]

Your background Rocks! What a fun card.

[Vickie Z]

Well... SERIOUSLY...YOU ROCK!!! You need to quit using things that I then need :) have sentiment but, not those party balloons!

[Barbara Anders]

Seriously? This CARD rock! Gorgeous, just gorgeous!

[kathy/NorthCarolina]

I absolutely love the way the balloons and sentiment just pop against that deliciously inky background!

[Becca C]

Gorgeous. I'm going to have to borrow the stencil technique