November 2026

 

November 2026 — Colorful Options 

Happy November! 

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This month, we're doing something a little different! In celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), observed November 1–2, we're finding inspiration in the beautiful Catrinas!

With their elaborate dresses, magnificent floral crowns, and dazzling colors, Catrinas offer a wonderful world of artistic inspiration.

And this month? Every color is an option!

Option 1 — Colors From Our Inspiration Board

Let the beautiful Catrinas on our inspiration board guide your creativity!

Think brilliant pinks, fiery oranges, sunny yellows, rich purples, and vibrant blues. Choose one color, mix a few, or embrace the entire rainbow!

Option 2 — Find Your Own Catrina Colors

Don't see your favorite color on our board? No problem!

Explore the colorful world of Catrinas! A quick search on Google or Pinterest will reveal an extraordinary collection of costumes, floral crowns, and artistic designs.

Choose any color—or combination of colors—that catches your eye!

Option 3 — Cards, Cards, Cards!

Love making cards? So do we!

Whether your style is clean and simple, wonderfully whimsical, elegantly layered, or delightfully grungy, we'd love to see your handmade cards!

Any theme. Any color. Your creativity!

Option 4 — Other Creative Media

Not a card maker? You're welcome here, too!

Share your painting, mixed-media artwork, scrapbook pages, crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, or any other handmade creation.

If you created it, we'd love to see it!

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 & 3

Eden, mkccreate: options 1 &3

Makira, mkccreate : options 1 & 3

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📌 How to Join

1. Create a new project inspired by:

   Catrina Colors, Your Favorite Colors, Cards, or Other Creative Media!

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.

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From brilliant pinks and fiery oranges to rich purples, dazzling blues, and every shade of the rainbow!

Let the beauty and vibrant spirit of the Catrinas inspire your creativity.

Any color. Any style. Anything goes! 🌈

Whichever you choose — we can't wait to see it!

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From brilliant pinks and fiery oranges to dazzling blues, radiant purples, and every color of the rainbow!

Let the vibrant beauty of the Catrinas inspire your creativity.

Every color. Every style. Anything goes! 🌈

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

October's Winners

October's orange/black/red/white 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!

🏅 OCTOBER 2026 WINNERS

🃏TOP 3 CARDS

• Jane, Paper, Pencils, and Pretty Things — #16

• Jenn, Stampin Angel Jen — #50

• Gerrina,  Gerrina's Creative Wereld — #70

🎨TOP 3 NON-CARDS

• Wendy,  Wendylynn's Paper Whims — #2

• Denise,  Denise Bryant — #31

• Paulina, Passion for Papercraft — #73

🔦DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

• Cheryl, Even Mor Scrapping — #72

🏆PRIZE WINNER

• Deb, Sendable Sentiments — #45

💌 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 November 10th to discuss your design team contribution.  

🏆 Prize Details: 📬 Winners, please email your prize choice and email address to me by November 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

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