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Hello Again! I wanted to participate in this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge simply because the colors are so dang cute! Here is the color swatch: Here's what I made:  The background patterned paper is from the same 6x6 paper pack by the Paper Studio (Available at Hobby Lobby).  Aren't the pineapples adorable??!! I love them.  On top of that I used tracing paper to help make the clear overlay more visible. The word awesome comes from a pack of photo overlays intended for Project Life by Becky Higgins. I've been so eager to use them; the whole pack is gold and clear designs. I added some coral glitter paper and the gold shimmer tape from Close to My Heart.  The coral colored letters are some letters I've had for a while that I purchased at the 99 cent store. The green glitter letters are Thickers by American Crafts; they're called Eclair. :) I added a small strip of green washi tape, some green brads, and colored rhinestones as well. The g

hello! Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far.  I'm happy to share a card I made to participate in this weeks Sketch challenge over on the Retro Sketch Challenge Blog .   This is this weeks Sketch.   Here is my take on it...  I used kraft colored cardstock as a base then this really cool vellum birthday paper that I got a couple months back from Party Corner in San Fernando . They have a cute invitation and specialty paper section. It's kind of hard to tell in the picture but the vellum paper has a really neat pearlized finish to it too. The triangle patterned paper is from a 6 x 6 paper pack from the Paper Studio.  I love this paper pack. Sooooo many possibilities. If you likie you can findie at Hobby Lobby.  The Thick Gold Strip is made from glitter ribbon that I've gotten from Michael's in the past. The Thin strip of gold is a really cool self adhesive Gold Shimmer Trim from Close to My Heart . You just peel off the back an