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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

CTD200 - Look Hoo's Celebrating!

Hello everyone!!!  I'm excited to be this week's hostess over at the Color Throwdown Challenge because we're celebrating our 200th Challenge!  In honor of our 200th Challenge we have a little fun planned for this week.  Each team member of the CTD is offering blog candy and they'll be one lucky winner per blog.  All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs and play along with this week's Color Throwdown Challenge to be eligible to win.  The featured Stamper and winners will be announced next week Tuesday (you must participate in the CTD Challenge in order to have a chance to win).
While looking for an inspiration photo for our celebration challenge I stumbled across this fun picture with all of it's cute cupcakes, owl, buttons and ric-rack and knew I found what I was looking for.  I decided to create a coordinating birthday card and one of my Pillow Box Owl treat boxes that I had designed last year, you can see variations of this owl treat box here and here


Below you'll see a photo of the supplies I used to create this new version of my Pillow Box Owl which is inspired by the cake topper in the inspiration photo above.  I used everything that is pictured here along with the Sizzix Pillow Box die, some Scor-Tape and some good glue.  For the feathers on the tummy of the owl I die cut several of the Papertrey Ink Heart borders in three colors, creamy carmel, close to cocoa and chocolate chip and layered them together with glue then using a circle Nestabilities die I die cut all but the bottom.
 
Supplies for Pillow Box Owl Treat Box: SU Sizzix Pillow Box die, Large oval punch, 3/4" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch, 5 Petal Flower punch (for beak), Small Heart punch, 2 1/8" Circle Nestie, PTI Heart border die, My Favorite Things Flower die, Sco-Tape, Glue.
Supplies for Owl Card: SU Owl punch, SU small flower punch,  PTI Button Bits & Tremendous Treats Birthday (for sentiment), Buttons, My Mind's Eye dp, Nesties.

On to the Candy!  I know it isn't spring but I just loved the sweet patterns in this Little Yellow Bicycle 6x6 paper pad, it's filled with butterflies, flowers and birds.  And to coordinate with the paper I'm also giving away a pack of matching stick pins, rhinestones, ribbon, bakers twine and the Stampendous stamp set Butterfly Beauties.  Play along with the CTD this week and leave a comment here for a chance to win.


Best of luck to you!
 
Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge!
 
Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor
Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion
Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
 Judy Rozema - Joy in a Jar  - as our July Guest Designer

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48 comments:

  1. What a fun card and project! Love the blinking on the treat owl and the buttons on the balloons. Thanks for a chance to win your wonderful candy.

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  2. OMGOsh, this is too cute! All those bright, fun colors look fab against the brown cs, and your owls (on the card and the box) are adorable. That box is just plain amazing!!! TFS!

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  3. Oh my flipping goodness, Lynn! These are adorable! Love your owls!!! So fun! Thanks for sharing how you made them!!! I will need to show Chloe and maybe we can do this together....lol

    GREAT colours! I love bold and bright and fun!!!

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  4. Lynn, your card and pillow box are too stinkin' cute! Love them both! Thanks for the chance to win some goodies and congrats on the 200th CTD challenge!
    cdring at comcast dot net

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  5. This is just the cutest, Lynn!! LOVED the color combo you chose. Your pillow box is adorable - as is your card! So fun!

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  6. What a fabulous take on the challenge, Lynn! And such a great color combo! Happy 200th, girlie!

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  7. Fabulous card and treat box! You made the challenge colors look wonderful!
    Kim

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  8. Cute card! Thanks for the chance to win blog candy! Happy 200th!

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  9. Happy 200th. Cute card and great blog candy! Thanks

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  10. OH My Word! Can we say ADORABLE! Fabulous card and love the punch art owl, just fabulous.

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  11. Absolutely LOVE your project!!! Soooo cute! Thanks for the punch list. You rocked this colour combo.

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  12. Love this card and owl box! I'm going to make a couple for friends! Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Lynn, you totally rocked this challenge! LOVE this sweet project and it's such a creative interpretation of the inspiration photo!

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  14. DARLING projects, Lynn! love the button balloons and that winking owl is so stinkin' cute:) yummy blog candy, girl!

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  15. Goodness, Lynn, this is awesome! Your little owl is brilliant and your matching card is so fun :D

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  16. AWESOME pillow box ...love that and the card. Super duper cute!

    *Christy*
    http://sameoldscrap.blogspot.com :)

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  17. My gosh!! those owls are the most adorable owls I have ever seen!! You did such an excellent job on your owl!! Its fantastic! I love how you used the buttons as balloons too!! Thanks for sharing the how too and tools to use!

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  18. What a CUTE & INSPIRING POST! Please count me in on a chance to win! Thanks! andrea at cca online dot com (no spaces)

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  19. You're amazing!!! Cutest project ever!! I adore her eyelashes...and I think she's winking at me! LOL. Really great!!

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  20. these are beyond ADORABLE!!! and great candy!!!

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  21. Your owls are super cute! And thanks for the chance to win the awesome blog candy!

    http://lanaslayouts.blogspot.com.au/

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  22. Love, Love, Love your card and owl box! Perfect for the 200th challenge.

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  23. Happy celebrating!
    Gorgeous cute card and owl ..love it!

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  24. trop mignonnes ces petites créations

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  25. These are absolutely adorable. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win.

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  26. These are super cute! I just love that owl box.

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  27. Lynn, I love your pillow box owls -- and I love that you make matching cards! I really love how you used the heart border die to get the feathered effect this time! Thanks for sharing your great ideas!

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  28. Your owls make such a cute ensemble!Love them!

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  29. I just love those balloon buttons. This is so bright and cheery. Great candy offer too. Hugs, Robin

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  30. Fantastic card and treat box, Lynn! Such creative designs! I love them both!

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  31. Lynn, this was a fabulous inspiration photo for our 200th and your owls are perfecto!!!

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  32. Awesome card and pillow box. Very creative. Great color challenge.

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  33. OMG, Lynn...this is absolutely adorable!!!! The owl card is sooo cute with the buttons and the sweet little owl and I sooo love the owl treat box!!!! Thanks for the great colors this week!!!!

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  34. love how you made the owls. Just so creative using different tools. I will try it out soon.

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  35. Lynn, this is GREAT! I was looking for a project for my daughter 1st birthday invite. We picked pink, brown, and orange as the colors and owls as the theme! THEN I found your projects -- perfect!! Thanks for the inspiration. I love the ruffled tummy the best. :)

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  36. What delicious punches you have!!! Perfect project for the inspirational photo~I love the bright colors. ;)

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  37. Wow what a great set of stuff in your giveaway! I love your little owl pillow box too...I'm going to have to try him out.

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  38. What a fun card and pillow box!

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  39. Congrats on 200 challenges!
    Your owl is adorable.

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  40. Lynn, this is just too cute! Love the owl pillow box!

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  41. Hello - what a lovely blog you have - I have now saved as one of my favorites! Love, love, love those darling owls and thanks so much for the recipe!

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  42. This card/treat box combo couldn't be more perfect for this inspiration pic! I just love it all! I'm dying to have someone make that owl cake and cupcakes for me:) Thanks for the fun challenge!

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  43. Sandi BidewellMonday, July 16, 2012

    Happy look for a happy birthday - loved the way you mixed 'em up. Bright, bold & so cute. The owl pillow box is really an inspiration. thanks for sharing the die & punches a visual is always easier to follow!
    Thanks too for the possibility of winning! :o)

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  44. What a cute little owl! I love it! You did an amazing job. Congratulations on the 200th post for the Color Throwdown Challenge to all of the team!

    Blessings,
    Aleksandra

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  45. What a cute little owl! I love it! You did an amazing job. Congratulations on the 200th post for the Color Throwdown Challenge to all of the team!

    Blessings,
    Aleksandra

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  46. This turned out SO cute, Lynn and perfectly matches the photo with that darling owl! Rockin' design!

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  47. Love the colors and the fact that you used the buttons for balloons! Great card.

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  48. I really like the pillow box. I just might give this a try for my daughter-in-laws b-day

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