Color Throwdown in Layers

Because I was rushed, I ended up making a "basic" card...with colored layers for Color Throwdown.  I did add a twist with the embossing folder on the card front and the base layer below. The card front is also popped up on foam strips, as is the sentiment. 

Freshly Made with Gold Rose

My choice of specialty cardstock caused some problems with this Freshly Made Sketches card.  The metallic rose gold on the card front necessitated some more of that metallic elsewhere.  Photographing the reflective features was tricky. Anyplace the light can leak in, it leads to reflection. 

 

Yellow, Black, and White

I stuck closely to the sketch for Freshly Made Sketches; I'm not much for adapting a sketch, especially when I am presented with one that I find really interesting.  That's what happened with this sketch...I was immediately drawn to the central shape because I have a set of dies that are perfect!  I do enjoy working with dramatic color combinations. (Another Unity image.)

 

A Flower Birthday Card

I've really been out of touch with my card blog this summer, for a variety of reasons.  I've made cards, but not for challenges.  It was good to make one for The Flower Challenge. 

The card features a new (for me) Unity image. 

A Pretty Pear

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

FRUITS and/or VEGGIES 

Can You Handle the Pressure? features fruits and/or veggies this time.  I had to dig in my old wood-mounted stamps to find this pear (I think I have one more pear stamp, also from Stampers Anonymous.)

While I was digging in the crafting past, I decided to use Pearl Ex to paint the image.  

Coffee for Sunday Stamps

I haven't been a coffee drinker all my adult life (which is a pretty long time!) but lately I've been fascinated with coffee-themed papers and stamps.  (I also collect coffee mugs.)  Because I had some new coffee paper and one of my favorite coffee Unity stamps, I decided on this particular card for Sunday Stamps.  

Red, White, and Blue

 

Normally, I wouldn't make a "flag-colored" card, but today was different.  I had just picked up the mail, which included some Unity stamps.  Because I regularly send my 7-yr-old granddaughter cards and tags, I knew this new stamp would work beautifully with the Color Throwdown colors.  (My granddaughter has a large wall on the landing near her bedroom that features all the cards I have sent to her.  When I saw that her mother was "hanging" the cards from a line, I started making tags. )