Peace. Love. Joy. Color Throwdown #317

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Hello and happy Wednesday, everyone!

Are you ready for a new Color Throwdown challenge?  Our lovely and sweet team member Joan is the host this week and I think her color combo rocks!!

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Isn't that a lovely photo?  I thought this palette would work well as a snowy sky, so I pulled out my new WPlus9 Snowflake Backdrops stamp set and Snowflake Trio dies, and created this card:

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I made my own stamp pad using some Ranger Cut-N-Dry Felt and some Distress reinkers. 

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I pressed my stamp into the pad, spritzed the inked stamp lightly with water, and then stamped it onto the watercolor paper.  I did this several times using different amounts of water and different weights of papers.  My favorite turned out to be when I dabbed the extra water/ink with a paper towel after stamping it.  This gave it a more even and dreamy effect!

You can save your "stamp pad" in a plastic baggie for a very long time.  If it dries out a little, just add more ink!

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This is a technique I learned many, many years ago when I was on the Rubbernecker Stamp design team.  So it's definitely a blast from the past.  Thus, I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Good ol' Days:

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My layout is from this week's retrosketches #139:

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And I'll be entering this card into Virginia's View Challenge #09 - All Things Metallic (I used silver thread and enamel dots.):

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We at the Color Throwdown hope you'll play along with us!  You just need to use similar colors and post a direct link to your creation at the Color Throwdown blog!  Also please be sure to visit with the rest of the CTD team here:

Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Comments

[Virginia L.]

How I love your inking!! Totally gorgeous, Broni! I love the added silver in the color mix, too! So glad that you join the fun over Virginia’s View “All About Metallic” Challenge!

[Monika/buzsy]

Such a pretty card Broni. I love that technique with the pad. I've never tried it, but it's awesome. The colors look fantastic.

[Tammy Hershberger]

Awesome design, Broni! That's a technique I haven't tried in years, but definitely a good one to revisit!

[Nora]

What a cool technique!! I LOVE how your card turned out. Totally stunning!!!

[LauraBean]

Love the colors and your fun technique!

[Kim Hahn]

I love the magical sky that you have created for your snowflake to float in!! Thanks for sharing this great technique Broni; I will have to try it.

[Emma]

This is one of my favourite techniques and you've used it to make a gorgeous Christmas card! I adore the colours you've chosen to use and love your card! Thank you so much for sharing your project and for joining us over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! :)

[Barbara Anders]

Look at you!! Bringing back an oldie but goodie on a stunner of a card!

[Wanda Cullen]

Amazing and gorgeous background! Love that it has a watercolor wash look! Must try this sometime!

[Vickie Z]

Happy!!

[Jodi Collins]

Broni! This is SO beautiful! I ADORE the background you created...a masterpiece!