Two Throwdowns + Taylor's Sketch Challenge = ... joy in the little things

Hey there, crafty peeps!

Here's a quick post for you all - it is almost time for me to turn into a pumpkin and I wanted to get this posted before I head to bed.  I was out all day at work and then to town with my PIC, Lori, to get our nails done so when I got home I wanted to browse the blogs and check my email.  That was {all} I was going to do...until I saw the sneaky peeky on the Color Throwdown Facebook page:

Then I clicked over to a new-to-me challenge blog, Tuesday Throwdown, and discovered that their challenge for this week is Spotlighting.  I LOVE this technique but just don't use it very often so I was thrilled to take a crack at it again.  I remembered seeing Taylor's sketch this week and knew it was perfect for spotlighting:

I dug out my Cherry Blossoms set from Flourishes and a sentiment from Verve...

What do you think?  Isn't this sketch perfect for spotlighting?  I had a hard time with the Artichoke and Soft Suede together since it is kind of hard to tell the two apart from a distance but I think I made it all work. 

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you are enjoying your week!