August 2024 Winners & Designer Spotlight

  We extend a heartfelt thank you to all the incredible individuals who participated in last month's Yellow-Green Challenge! Your enthusiasm and creativity mean the world to us, and we are truly grateful for your support. Your participation helps make our community vibrant and inspiring.

 Without further ado, here are the top 3 selections and our winners. Thank you once again for being such a vital part of our creative family!

 TOP 3 CARDS

Pauline, Passion for Papercraft: #20

Meghan, Made By Meghan: #45

Denise, The Crafty Den: #66

TOP 3 NON-CARDS

Wendy, Wendylynn's Paper Whims: #22

Jinny, Jinny's Paperworld: #34

Betta, BettaScrap: #39

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

Trina, Phantasmic Designs: #57

 PRIZE WINNER

 Wendy, Wendylynn's Paper Whims: #53

Please be sure to grab your badge.  We hope you share it proudly on your blog.

Prize Winner, please email me no later than
September 15th with your email address.  All prizes
not claimed will be forfeited.  

Designer Spotlight, please email me before September 8th to discuss your design team contribution.  

Makira ... colorfuloptions@gmail.com
Thanks again for your support, and please stop back tomorrow
for a new Colorful Options Challenge! 

August 2024

 Greetings everyone! Welcome back to another exciting month at the Colorful Options Challenge! 

This month we celebrate....

Yellow-Green

This month, we challenge you to use the color yellow-green.  This palette incorporates yellow, green, and yellow-green. If this palette is not to your liking, join us with a rainbow-inspired craft instead. 

Our Design Team showcases a range of artistic styles that you can also experiment with. To view the process behind their creations, click on their respective blogs and show some love by leaving a comment.

 And now, our design team makes......

Carrianne, Crafti Carri's Handmade Cards: Color of the month

Deanne, A Little Bit O' Paper: Color of the month

 Diane, Nellies Nest: Combined Color of the Month

Eden, mkccreate :  Color of the Month

Makira, mkccreate :  Color of the Month 

Maire, baileyrosy: Color of the month

For more inspiration, visit the August 2023 Colorful Options Pinterest Board.

Please note that our contest is open to all art forms, not just paper crafts. Whether you're painting, inkwork, decorating, drawing, or any other artistic endeavor, we welcome your submission! 

We look forward to seeing your interpretation of the challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

July 2024 Winners & Top 3

 To all the incredible individuals who took part in last month's Flag Challenge, we extend a heartfelt thank you! Your enthusiasm and creativity mean the world to us, and we are truly grateful for your support. Your participation helps make our community vibrant and inspiring.

 Without further ado, here are the top 3 selections and our winners. Thank you once again for being such a vital part of our creative family!

 TOP 3 CARDS

Meghan, Made By Meghan: #5

Susan, Cardmaker's Garret: #68

Jacinda, LazzieJ's Crafting Corner: #81

TOP 3 NON-CARDS

Kal, #kal_fury: #1

Meghan, Made By Meghan: #18

Wendy, Wendylynn's Paper Whims: #61

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

Denise, The Crafty Den: #81

 PRIZE WINNER

 Mari, The Corner of the Table: #59

Please be sure to grab your badge.  We hope you share it proudly on your blog.

Prize Winner, please email me no later than
August 15th with your email address.  All prizes
not claimed will be forfeited.  

Designer Spotlight, please email me before August 8th to discuss your design team contribution.  

Makira ... colorfuloptions@gmail.com
Thanks again for your support, and please stop back tomorrow
for a new Colorful Options Challenge! 

July 2024

 Hello all!  Welcome back to another month at the Colorful Options Challenge! 

This month we celebrate....

Flags

 This month, we’re diving into a vibrant new theme: colors inspired by flags. The best part? You get to choose the flag that sparks your creativity. Whether it's the bold hues of South Africa, the classic palette of France, or any other flag that catches your eye, let its colors guide your next masterpiece. Let's get crafting and see where your chosen flag's colors take you!

Please remember that you may incorporate any neutrals or metallics you need in your design and that your make does not need to be monochromatic.  

 Examples from our Design Team incorporate various artistic styles, and we welcome you to do the same!  Do not forget to click on the person’s blog to see all the details of how we made these creations and leave these wonderful girls some comment love.

And now, our design team makes......

Carrianne, Crafti Carri's Handmade Cards: Irish Flag 

Deanne, A Little Bit O' Paper: Canadian Flag

 Diane, Nellies Nest: American Flag

Eden, mkccreate :  Pride Flag

Makira, mkccreate :  Blue Devil's 2022 Flag

Marie, bailyrosy: Japanese flag

For more inspiration, visit the June 2024 Colorful Options Pinterest Board.

Need more help?  Follow THIS LINK to Time's patriotic flag colors.

Please note that our contest is open to all art forms, not just paper crafts. Whether you're painting, inkwork, decorating, drawing, or any other artistic endeavor, we welcome your submission! 

If you are a junior maker under 18, kindly indicate your age after your name. Thank you! 

We look forward to seeing your interpretation of the challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

June 2024 Winners & Top 3

To all the incredible individuals who took part in last month's Aqua Challenge, we extend a heartfelt thank you! Your enthusiasm and creativity mean the world to us, and we are truly grateful for your support. Your participation helps make our community vibrant and inspiring.

Honestly, all the Design Team members found it incredibly challenging to choose their favorites this month due to the exceptional quality of the entries. Without further ado, here are the top 3 selections and our winners. Thank you once again for being such a vital part of our creative family!

 TOP 3 CARDS

Wendy, Wendylynn's Paper Whims: #22

The Corner of the Table: #48

Lisa, My Crafty Train: #55

TOP 3 NON-CARDS

Meghan, Made By Meghan: #10

Cheryl, Even More Scrapping: #27

Epie, Cards by Epie: #58

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

Kathy, myasperations: #81

 PRIZE WINNER

Meghan, Made By Meghan: #87

Please be sure to grab your badge.  We hope you share it proudly on your blog.

Prize Winner, please email me no later than
July 15th with your email address.  All prizes
not claimed will be forfeited.  

Designer Spotlight, please email me before July 8th to discuss your design team contribution.  

Makira ... colorfuloptions@gmail.com
Thanks again for your support, and please stop back tomorrow
for a new Colorful Options Challenge! 

June 2024

Greetings everyone! Welcome back to another exciting month at the Colorful Options Challenge! 

This month we celebrate....

Aqua

Something fun and new! We're thrilled to announce our collaboration with the Double Trouble Challenge for the inaugural two weeks of this month. We warmly invite you to participate in both challenges and share in the joy of crafting together. Let's make these two weeks unforgettable!

We would like to welcome our guest designer this month, 

Melanie.  

Melanie,Cards By Melanie, Color of the month:

Our Design Team showcases a range of artistic styles that you can also experiment with. To view the process behind their creations, click on their respective blogs and show some love by leaving a comment.

 And now, our design team makes......

Carrianne, Crafti Carri's Handmade Cards: Color of the month

Deanne, A Little Bit O' Paper: Color of the month

 Diane, Nellies Nest: Color of the Month

Eden, mkccreate :  Color of the Month

Makira, mkccreate :  Color of the Month 

Maire, bailyrosey: Color of the month

For more inspiration, visit the June 2024 Colorful Options Pinterest Board.

Please note that our contest is open to all art forms, not just paper crafts. Whether you're painting, inkwork, decorating, drawing, or any other artistic endeavor, we welcome your submission! 

If you are a junior maker under 18, kindly indicate your age after your name. Thank you! 

We look forward to seeing your interpretation of the challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

May Top 3

   After much deliberation, the design team has meticulously selected the top three anything-but-a-card, and we eagerly anticipate sharing them with you in the order they were received. Brace yourself for a remarkable dose of inspiration! 🎉

Alyson, Create With Alyson: #11

Aimslee,  Paper Paisleys: #54

Meghan, Made By Meghan: #57

On to the next top 3.  Card-makes listed in the order of submission....

Betta, BettaScrap: #4

Wendylynn, Wendylynn's Paper Whim: #45

Tina, Treebug: #58

Don't forget to grab your badge!  We sincerely hope you proudly display it on your blog for everyone to see.

Your support means the world to us, and we truly appreciate it. Thank you once again for being a part of our community.