Color Throwdown 583

Stamps for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge are from Sweet Stamp Shop

in shades of pink, orange and blue. Those popsicles crack me up!

Check out the links below for more color inspiration from the team and guests.

Color Throwdown Blog

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer 

Wanda Cullen

Color Throwdown Challenge #570

Welcome to this week's Color Throwdown Challenge - turquoise, orange and gray.
My card uses images from Sweet Stamp Shop which has unfortunately closed its doors for the time being.  I've always enjoyed playing with their fun and witty designs and just love the combo of this jumbo sentiment and adorable cat + cake image.

And for more inspiration and ideas, please click on through the team and guest links below. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Color Throwdown Blog

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer 

Wanda Cullen

Michelle Lupton - November Guest Designer - Handmade By Michelle
Athena Boulanitou, Guest Star Stamper - Craft for Joy Designs

Sticky Sweet Bookmarks Tutorial

Hi all! I have a sweet little tutorial up on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog today that I hope you'll check out today. You can find it HERE. 

Have a sweet day!

~Amy

Sweet Stamp Shop - Lil Moon

Happy Monday! I've got a sweet little card to share with you all today featuring the newly released Lil Moon stamp set from Sweet Stamp Shop. I stamped, watercolored and fussy cut the adorable moon image and layered it on a tag stamped with the sentiment included in the set. There are cute little star stamps also part of the set that I clear embossed here and there on the black layer. If you haven't seen Lil Moon or the rest of the July release from Sweet Stamp Shop, you can click HERE to take you directly to all of the new products.

Have a sweet day, and thanks for stopping by!

~Amy

Sweet Stamp Shop Contributor

Hi all, I'm popping in today with a recap of projects I've made as Sweet Stamp Shop Contributor this month. If you haven't heard, Sweet Stamp Shop has released Sticky Sweet sticker sheets available as a bundle or individually. The possibilities for these ready-to-color stickers is endless and they are addicting! There are also new stamp sets being released TODAY with details available HERE at the SSS release event page on Facebook. You can also find more information and shopping inspiration on Instagram and Pinterest as well.

First up is a little flamingo hello card made with Artsy, Tropical, Bubble and stamp set - Speech Bubble. 

Next up is a planner spread for the 4th of July using Sticky Sweet Lower Outline, Tabs and Superheroes, along with stamp set - Happy Birthday.

Speaking of birthdays, my last project was a special day in my planner using Sticky Sweet Lower Outline and releasing-today set, Lil Moon. Isn't it adorable?!

If you're new to Sweet Stamp Shop, now is a GREAT time to step on over to the store and take a look at all of the cute, funny and adorable stamps and stickers available for purchase! At 10am today there will be more new stamp sets released, so do yourself a favor and take time to giggle, ooh and ahh! 

Have a sweet day and thanks for stopping by!

~Amy

Sweet Stamp Shop Sticker Release!

Hi, everyone! I've got super sweet news for you today on the blog - I have the extreme sweet pleasure of contributing to the release of the cutest stickers ever at Sweet Stamp Shop! I have to tell you that once you start coloring these stickers, you're going to have a hard time stopping! 

Here are the sweet deets:

• The bundle is 26 sheets plus 2 bonus sheets that will not be sold individually at $69.99 plus shipping ($82.60 value)

• Limit of 5 bundles per person

• Individual stickers will be available 7/7

 My beachy keen card uses the outline alphabet sticker sheet to create a customized sentiment in combination with some sweet stamp sets - Beach Bum & Speech Bubble. If you're new to Sweet Stamp Shop, I can't urge you enough to grab a moment (or 10) to look through the amazingly cute and funny stamp sets (and stickers!) available at Sweet Stamp Shop!

Hope you're enjoying a beachy-sweet day!

~Amy

Happy Birthday America!

Happy Birthday, America!
Wishing you all a safe and memorable holiday weekend filled with friends, family and freedom!

My card is very much clean and simple, the way life should be, right?! I've combined a Simon Says Stamp and Sweet Stamp Shop along with a little Zig Clean Color Brush Marker color on the lower 48 (sorry east coast, I had to cut you off!).

I'm off to Alaska today, so wish me well and keep a look out for new grand baby pictures over the next week. Squeal, so excited!

~Amy

Supplies:

SSS Across the Miles	Simon Says Stamp HAPPY Craft Die	My Favorite Things FISHTAIL FLAGS STAX Die-Namics MFT	Pentel AQUASH BRUSH
Zig CLEAN COLOR 48 SET	My Favorite Things BLUEPRINTS 18 Die-Namics MFT 03527	Simon Says Dies and Stamps FROM ME TO YOU SetFMY175 Better Together	Heavyweight Card Stock Primitive White
Blueberry Prestige Card Stock

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Jumbo Watercolor Gift Tags

I have a couple of jumbo gift tags today pulling double duty as gift wrap slash birthday card. George is invited to a birthday party for a twin brother and sister, and I thought this was a fun way to go since I was wrapping for two. I'm also linking up with the current Simon Says Monday Challenge: Summer - I mean, what screams summer more than anchors aweigh and fishing, right?!

A closer look at each of the tags...

anchor | happy birthday

waves | birthday buddies | surf & turf

How to:

The stripes on the anchor tag were made by placing torn strips of Post It tape over my tag as a mask and then color washing distress ink in the open areas. I used the same technique on this card last week. 

I did something similar on the fish tag, this time creating a mask with the waves die from Paper Smooches and filling in the water colored background by smooshing ink from an acetate sheet onto the lower half. To create the mask, simple lay a strip of Post It tape on a piece of scrap paper, die cut it and then peel off the tape (the Post It tape won't stick to the scrap paper) which is now ready to be used as a mask that will stay in place. Cool, huh?! I'm sure I'm not the first one to have told you this trick, but I was so excited about it that I had to share.

Last little tidbit is the sentiment lure sign on the fish tag. After stamping the sentiment from Birthday Buddies, I drew in the sign boxes, fishing line and hook with a Sakura Pigma Micron Pen along with a few squiggles here and there. I actually used the inside straight edge and corner of the tag die as a guide but kept some of the lines non-parallel (is that even a word?) to keep them from looking too perfect. I finished off my luring signs (sorry, couldn't help myself) with my mid-grey Zig Real Color Brush for a matching watercolor look.

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