October 2026

This month we’re celebrating — fiery orange, smoldering red, haunting black, and ghostly white.

But this is Colorful Options.

You always have a choice.

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🎨 Your Options 

🖤❤️🧡🤍Option 1 — Black, Orange, Red & White

Create a project featuring black, orange, red, and white.

Use all four colors together for bold contrast and dramatic impact. Think fiery glow, deep shadows, and striking highlights—spooky, intense, or graphic, your interpretation.

🧡Option 2 — Pick Your Color

Prefer to focus on a single color? Choose one color from the palette: Black (bold, dramatic, high contrast)  Orange (bright, fiery, energetic)  Red (intense, rich, glowing) White (clean, stark, high impact). bright.

🌈 Option 3 — Rainbow

Go full color with a rainbow-inspired project! Bright blends, bold stripes, soft transitions, or colorful details—all are welcome.

💌 Option 4 – Cards

Create a card featuring Black, Orange, Red, White, or Rainbow. Clean and simple, layered, elegant, graphic, CAS, shabby chic, vintage, mixed media—every style is welcome.

🧶 Option 5 – Other Creative Medium

Painting, crochet, knitting, quilting, sewing, home décor, digital art, scrapbooking, mixed media, and more are all welcome. If it features black, orange, red , white, or Rainbow, it belongs here!

There are lots of ways to play along in October — whether you’re inspired by blazing orange, smoldering red, dramatic black, ghostly white, spooky Halloween hues, or a full rainbow of color, the choice is yours.

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✨ Design Team Inspiration

As you browse their projects, notice the range. Our Design Team explored different color stories and formats this month .

We encourage you to visit their blogs and leave a comment.

 Diane, Nellies Nest: options 1 & 4

Eden, mkccreate: options 2 &5

Makira, mkccreate : options 1 & 4

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📌 How to Join

                   1.  Create a new project inspired by:

                                         Orange, Halloween Tones, or Rainbow.

                       2. Post it online (or email it to us at colorfuloptions@gmail.com)

                       3. Link it below using Inlinkz.

                       4. Include a link back to this challenge post.

The linkup is open through October 30th at 12midnight CST.

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From fiery oranges to smoldering reds, dramatic blacks, and ghostly whites.
Craft your spooky inspiration.

Whichever you choose — we can’t wait to see it.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

September's Winners

  September's rust-brown challenge has come to an end.  I loved seeing all the creative ways you used the colors from the inspiration board and all the rainbow entries as well.  I am so thankful to everyone who joined in and made the month so much fun.

Choosing winners is never easy with so much crafty talent in one place, but today it is time to shine a little extra light on a few makes that caught our eyes. A big congratulations to our September winners!

🏅 SEPTEMBER 2026 WINNERS

🃏TOP 3 CARDS

• Vicki, He"artful" Validation of Vicki — #41

• Donna, Craftying By the Seashore — #49

• Denise,  The Crafty Den — #93

🎨TOP 3 NON-CARDS

• Wendy,  Wendylynn's Paper Whims — #1

• Fiona,  CraftyStamping — #45

• Betta, Bettascrap — #97

🔦DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

• Jane, Paper, Pencils, and Pretty Things — #2

🏆PRIZE WINNER

• Meghan, Made By Meghan — #35

💌 Badges: Please grab your winner and top picks badges if applicable — and proudly display them on your blog or social media!

🔦 Designer Spotlight: Please email me before October 10th to discuss your design team contribution.  

🏆 Prize Details: 📬 Winners, please email your prize choice and email address to me by October 15th so your $25 gift card can be sent directly. This prize is sponsored by Makira in appreciation of your creativity. 🙏

📅 Thank you again for your wonderful creativity and continued support. We look forward to seeing more of your amazing projects!

— Makira / Colorful Options
📩 colorfuloptions@gmail.com

September 2026

This month we’re celebrating — earthy, toasted, burnished, and full of fall warmth.

But this is Colorful Options.

You always have a choice.

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🎨 Your Options 

🤎 Option 1 — Rusty Brown

Create a project featuring rusty brown as the primary color.

Think warm rust, copper, and cinnamon. Rich, cozy, weathered, or natural—any interpretation within this warm spectrum is welcome.

 🌰Option 2 — Warm Earth Tones

Prefer a variation? Work within a palette of warm earth tones: brown,khaki, coffee, caramel, amber, chestnut, or terracota. Blend tones, go monochromatic, or layer shades for depth—soft and subtle or bold and textured.

🌈 Option 3 – Rainbow
Go full color with a rainbow-inspired project! Bright blends, bold stripes, soft transitions, or colorful details—all are welcome.

💌 Option 4 – Cards

Create a card featuring Lemongrass, Yellow-Green, or Rainbow. Clean and simple, layered, elegant, graphic, CAS, shabby chic, vintage, mixed media—every style is welcome.

🧶 Option 5 – Other Creative Medium
Painting, crochet, knitting, quilting, sewing, home décor, digital art, scrapbooking, mixed media, and more are all welcome. If it features Lemongrass, Yellow-Green, or Rainbow, it belongs here!

There are lots of ways to play along in September — whether you’re inspired by rusty leaves, warm terracotta, weathered wood, rich copper, earthy neutrals, or a full autumn rainbow, the choice is yours.

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✨ Design Team Inspiration

As you browse their projects, notice the range. Our Design Team explored different color stories and formats this month .

We encourage you to visit their blogs and leave a comment.

 Diane, Nellies Nest: options 1 & 4

Eden, mkccreate: options 1 & 4

Makira, mkccreate : options 2 & 4

Makira, mkccreate : options 2 & 5

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📌 How to Join

                   1.  Create a new project inspired by:

                                          Rusty Brown, Earth Tones, or Rainbow.

                       2. Post it online (or email it to us at colorfuloptions@gmail.com)

                       3. Link it below using Inlinkz.

                       4. Include a link back to this challenge post.

The linkup is open through September 28th at 12midnight CST.

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From rich rusty browns to warm earthy neutrals.
Craft your cozy inspiration. 

Whichever you choose — we can’t wait to see it.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

August Winners

  August's lemongrass challenge has come to an end.  I loved seeing all the creative ways you used the colors from the inspiration board and all the rainbow entries as well.  I am so thankful to everyone who joined in and made the month so much fun.

Choosing winners is never easy with so much crafty talent in one place, but today it is time to shine a little extra light on a few makes that caught our eyes. A big congratulations to our August winners!

🏅 AUGUST 2026 WINNERS

🃏TOP 3 CARDS

• Sherri, Sherri's Flip Floppin Blog — #12

• Meghan, Made By Meghan — #46

• Jose, Jose Voorbeeldkaarten— #49

🎨TOP 3 NON-CARDS

• Wendy, WendlynnsPaperWhims— #16

• Betta, BettaScrap — #20

• Heidi, The Scrap Attack — #35

🔦DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

• Maria, Tiny Works — #7

🏆PRIZE WINNER

• Denise, The Crafty Den — #24

💌 Badges: Please grab your winner and top picks badges if applicable — and proudly display them on your blog or social media!

🔦 Designer Spotlight: Please email me before September 10th to discuss your design team contribution.  

🏆 Prize Details: 📬 Winners, please email your prize choice and email address to me by September 15th so your $25 gift card can be sent directly. This prize is sponsored by Makira in appreciation of your creativity. 🙏

📅 Thank you again for your wonderful creativity and continued support. We look forward to seeing more of your amazing projects!

— Makira / Colorful Options
📩 colorfuloptions@gmail.com

August 2026

This month we’re celebrating — bright, citrusy, sunny, and full of zest.

But this is Colorful Options.

You always have a choice.

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🎨 Your Options

💛 Option 1 – Lemongrass

Create a project featuring Lemongrass as your primary color. Think citrus yellow, fresh yellow-green, and vibrant grassy hues.

🌿 Option 2 – Yellow-Green Spectrum
Prefer a broader palette? Create a project using any shade from sunny yellow through rich green. From soft butter yellows and golden chartreuse to fresh spring greens and deep forest tones—every shade is welcome.

🌈 Option 3 – Rainbow
Go full color with a rainbow-inspired project! Bright blends, bold stripes, soft transitions, or colorful details—all are welcome.

💌 Option 4 – Cards

Create a card featuring Lemongrass, Yellow-Green, or Rainbow. Clean and simple, layered, elegant, graphic, CAS, shabby chic, vintage, mixed media—every style is welcome.

🧶 Option 5 – Other Creative Medium
Painting, crochet, knitting, quilting, sewing, home décor, digital art, scrapbooking, mixed media, and more are all welcome. If it features Lemongrass, Yellow-Green, or Rainbow, it belongs here!

There are lots of ways to play along in August — whether you are inspired by sparkling water, soft linen, a classic blue box, cozy yarn, warm copper, or a full rainbow, the choice is yours.

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✨ Design Team Inspiration

As you browse their projects, notice the range. Our Design Team explored different color stories and formats this month .

We encourage you to visit their blogs and leave a comment.

Welcome our guest designer, Tina, this month.

Indy, Liso_Olsi: options 1 & 4

 Diane, Nellies Nest: options 1 & 4

Eden, mkccreate: options 1 & 4

Makira, mkccreate : options 2 & 4

Makira, mkccreate : options 2 & 5

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📌 How to Join

                   1.  Create a new project inspired by Lemongrass, Yellow, Green or                                               Rainbow.

                       2. Post it online (or email it to us at colorfuloptions@gmail.com)

                       3. Link it below using Inlinkz.

                       4. Include a link back to this challenge post.

The linkup is open through August 28th at 12midnight CST.

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From tangy citrus yellows to vibrant leafy greens.
Craft your colorful inspiration.

Whichever you choose — we can’t wait to see it.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter