Thursday, October 24, 2024

Color Throwdown Challenge #816

 
I consider myself "color challenged" but joined this week's Color Throwdown
Challenge #816 to honor a former Color Throwdown DT member, Barbara Anders 
who recently passed away.

I was on the My Favorite Things design team from 2015 till 2019 and Barbara
was a long time designer--possibly even from the very beginning. I always admired
her ability to create cards so effortlessly, from CAS to elegant and layered. 
Bar could do it all. 
 

Here's my card that I plan to send to her family.


 
Altenew's Hill Blossom stencil is one of my favorite stencils and I've made many
cards with it. It's a first for me to ink up brown leaves and I rather liked how it 
looks together with the orange blooms.

I cut out two panels from Reverse Wonky Rectangles and ran the Doily embossing
folder through one. The back panel was joined to the front to form a hinge and I
liked how the doily left a space for my sentiment.
 


 
Two branches were stenciled and cut with the matching dies. One branch was
adhered directly to the card and the second was trimmed a bit and popped up
over the first. An MFT sentiment finished off the card.

For more information on this week's challenge and how you can send a card to
Bar's family, visit this post. Thanks for stopping by!



7 comments:

  1. Oh, my goodness, Donna, I had not heard this truly sad news. Barbara was a true talent and will be missed by her CTD team and our entire community.
    I adore your neutrals here, my friend - betting Barb's family will appreciate it so much. x

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  2. Stunning design! I love that you used this shaped die for a unique look. Thanks so much for sharing with us at CTD!

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  3. This is such a beautiful card and such a beautiful tribute to Bar, Donna!! Thank you so much for joining us for this very special Color Throwdown tribute to our dear @banders03123 this week.

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  4. Stunning design. What a beautiful tribute to Bar. Thanks for joining us.

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  5. Gorgeous flowers and embossing, Donna! And I love the wonky shape! This is a beautiful tribute to your friend.

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  6. Oh Donna, this is stunning! You slayed these colors! Thanks for joining us for the Color Throwdown. ❤️

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