Monday, May 5, 2014

That retro look

I am so madly in love with the Color Throwdown inspiration photo.  I actually want all of the gorgeous vintage dishes in the photo!!!
 I loved using these colors to create a card.  In order to mimic the photo, I wanted my swatches of color to be in a "stack".  I used some Tim Holtz watercolor paper, spritzed it with water and then used three colors of Distress Stain to lay down a little bit of color from each one.  I spritzed these with water so the colors would run a little bit. Once this was dry, I could move on with my card. I used a dot stencil and some black embossing paste and added little touches on the card.
 The little flowers, stamped in black, are from Printworks and so is the sentiment.  I thought that resembled the designs on those gorgeous dishes. I added that little doily that is a die cut from My Favorite Things to go along with the "kitchen" theme of the photo.
Here is the Color Throwdown challenge.
I just had to share a baseball photo.  He was so happy to get to play the catcher position but that helmet must have been too hot!
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

3 comments:

  1. Linda, your card has inspired me so much! I will try to embrace the use of watercolor paper and color because your card is just beautiful!

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  2. I love your card - love the watercolors! And look how big your grandson is getting!

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  3. OH MY! This watercolor design is BEAUTIFUL! LOOOOOOOOOOOVE the color combo! LOVE the little flowers with gem centers! LOVE LOVE LOVE it all! FAB all around:) YOU ROCK <3

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