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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

CMCC#52 - Colour Me... One!

Wow, can you believe it, Colour Me...! is 1 already! I feel like we should be dressed up all fancy-like and smashing a cake.

Well, there may not be a cake, but there certainly is a lot of pomp, under the circumstance! We have have a fun challenge for you all, and we've brought back some ladies to help us celebrate our anniversary. Get ready to be inspired!


OK, so what's your challenge? You get to choose any of the past 51 colour combos to get your craft on (you can check out all past challenges here). We can't wait to see which one was your favourite!


PRIZE ALERT! 
To be eligible to win some fun and fabulous prizes, all you have to do is enter a project.
The winner will be selected using a random number generator. 


November 2014 Guest Designer
CMCC#12 - Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Coastal Cabana


Design Team #2
CMCC#9 - Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Real Red, Smoky Slate


Co-Creator
CMCC#39 - Bermuday Bay, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight


Design Team #2
CMCC#5 - Designers Choice


May 2014 Guest Designer
CMCC#16 - Pistachio Pudding, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral


March 2014 Guest Designer
CMCC#30 - Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Gold


Design Team #1
CMCC#26 - Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip


Design Team #1
CMCC#6 - Wisteria Wonder



Design Team #2
CMCC#39 - Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight

CMCC#42 - Island Indigo, Soft Sky, Crisp Canteloupe


June 2014 Guest Designer
CMCC#43 - Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Elegant Eggplant, Crisp Canteloupe


August 2014 Guest Designer
CMCC#5 - Designer's Choice


Co-Creator
CMCC#12 - Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Coastal Cabana


Now it's your turn!!


Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Top Picks for CMCC#51!

Thank you to all those who took the time out of their busy holiday schedules to play along with our last colour challenge of 2014! We hope that you all had a nice holiday and are ready to ring in the new year!


Be sure to check back tomorrow for our very special 1 year anniversary challenge! 
Can you believe it has been 1 year already?! 


Time to check out the Captivator this week as chosen by Sherrie!



Tanja

Sherrie's Pick: What an amazing card to round out this year! I love how Tanja captured the essence and whimsey of the holidays with this fabulous shaker card.  Congrats Tanja!



Monday, December 29, 2014

Meet Design Team #3!

It's time to say hello to the lovely ladies who will make up Design Team #3, who will encourage and inspire you for the next 6 months! Please give them a round of applause and stop by and visit their blogs to learn even more about them.


My name is Angel Johns. I am a wife to Chris and a stay at home mom to my two boys (14 & 4). We live in north Georgia and love spending time together.I have been paper crafting for almost 20 years. Scrapbooking was my first passion but card making and stamping has taken over my life the past few years. I love in, stamps, paper, color, texture and trying out all the new trends. 

Being part of a design team helps push me out of my comfort zone and I can't wait to join this Colour Me...! team every week to create for you. I am very honored to be a part of this team! Happy Crafting!


Hi! My name is Jenny Engelke and I'm from a small community in the NE corner of Montana. I'm a mom to three boys (18, 16, and 19( and have been married to my amazing husband, Alan, for almost 21 years. I was introduced to Stampin' Up when I was pregnant with my oldest son, and decided to make my own baby announcements and I was hooked from there. I've dabbled in scrapbooking, and other forms of crafting, but card making has been my passion. I became a Stampin' Up Demonstrator two years ago and have enjoyed it tremendously!


Hi, it's Julia! I'm the crafter behind a little project I like to call 'z2 crafts' I am a self proclaimed member of Hogwarts' Hufflepuff House, reality TV junkie, and guacamole enthusiast. For the first eighteen years of my life, I thrived on the pursuit of my very own KitchenAid stand mixer. Once I crossed that milestone off my list, I did some wandering, a little soul searching, and stumbled upon card making when I crafted baby shower invitations for my sister. I was immediately hooked and the rest is history. 

I'm thrilled to be joining the Colour Me...! Design Team! I can't wait to pay it forward by spreading the challenge's positive energy and encouraging other paper crafters.


Hiya! I'm Katie Brooks (aka kbstamps) from Seattle, WA. I am a mom to a beautiful 7 year old girl name Sophie and have a wonderful husband named Jeremy. I work full time in the HR field. I have had a love for arts/crafts all of my life, it was passed to me by my parents. I've tried so many things, but making cards is my fave as I can easily share it with those I love! 

I really enjoy playing in challenges, it's a fun way to be inspired and see through the eyes of others, which is why I'm thrilled to be a part of the Colour Me...! Design Team! So lucky to be here with all these talented folks!


Hi everyone! My name is Sandy Mathis. I live on beautiful Long Island, New York, which is known for it's gorgeous parks and beaches. I'm a wife and mom to three adult kids and one fur child, a kitten named Oliver. I've always loved crafts of all sorts by I am totally addicted to paper crafting. I love blogging and participating in challenges and feel so fortunate to have made so many amazing friends along the way who share the same passion. When I have time, some of my other interests include cooking, jewelry making, gardening, reading and biking.

I am so excited to be one of the newest designers at Colour Me...!


Hi there, my name is Tanja and I live in Germany with my wonderful husband, two children - Finn (7) and Emily (4) - and four cats: Tapldi, Simba, Finnja and Cookie. I am addicted to stamping and paper crafting for a while now and I decided to start my own blog in February 2014. I love to try new techniques and to create little scenes. My favourite colouring mediums are pencils and watercolors and I also adore the whole range of Distress products. 

I am delighted to join this fantastic challenge as a Design Team Member and I really hope that you will get inspired by my projects. 


Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Colour Us... Thankful!

**To see the current challenge, please click here or scroll down**

Hayley and I wanted to thank our wonderful designers from Design Team #2 in a special way. Each of these ladies (as well as the 5 Featured Designers we have had over the past 6 months) has helped shaped Colour Me...! into what it is today. 

We each CASEd two Design Team member cards from previous challenges to honour them and thank them for their tremendous contribution. 

THANK YOU!!


Tara CASEing Claire
See Claire's original card here


Tara ~ Oh Claire, you're so sweet and cheerful all the time and it's been such a pleasure having you on the team and creating with you! I always love your layered cards - you always have such great textures and patterns on your cards. Thank you so much for being such a wonderful part of our team! xo

Hayley ~ Claire you have been such a pleasure to have on our team. Your cards have truly inspired me to keep switching up my style. You craft to the tune of your own drummer and I like that about you :) Sure hope you will continue to play along with us in the New Year! Thanks again!


Hayley CASEing Joanne
See Joanne's original card here

Hayley ~ Joanne it has been so nice getting to watch your creativity grow over the past 6 months. I love how you mix up your crafting from cards to 3D projects at the drop of a hat. Never know what to expect over at The Crafty Owl and that is part of the fun! Hope you too will continue to play along with us when you have a chance :) Thanks a bunch! 

Tara ~ Joanne, I always loved checking out how you used the challenge colours each week - you were always thinking outside the box, and I love that! You're so talented, and such a wonderful part of the Colour Me...! team! Thank you!! xo


Tara CASEing Julia 
See Julia's original card here

Tara ~ Julia, I love your designs and am always amazed by what you come up with. It was so great to look back on all your creations over the past 6 months - girl, you've got talent! Thank you for being part of the Colour Me...! design team (and for all your great videos!). xo

Hayley ~ Julia I am a HUGE fan of your CAS designs (but also fun when you pop out a few clean and layered designs too!). Wonderful idea to add tutorials to your blog, super fun to watch you create and share :) We would be delighted to have you playing along with us in the coming months. Thanks for joining us!


Hayley CASEing Sherrie
See Sherrie's original card here

Hayley ~ Sherrie your projects have been sooo neat to watch them evolve and I totally love how you add in posts with delightful recipe and fun posts about your family :) Colour Me...! will always be happy to see you in our gallery! Thank you for being a part of our team :)

Tara ~ Sherrie, you are so kind and it's been so wonderful getting to know you and creating with you! You have such a great style, with always something a little unexpected (which I love!). Thank you for your contributions and for being such a wonderful part of our team. xo


And a big 'hip hip hooray' for our Featured Designers!

July - Anja Curvers at Scrappietoo
August - Stephanie Keats at Steph's Shoebox
September - Holly Endress at Hollybeary Creations
October - Jen Mitchell at I Create
November - Anita Bowden at Neet & Crafty

But the fun isn't over yet!

Here is some really good news... Ready? Design Team #3 is going to blow your socks off :) Want to meet them?! Come back on Monday and we'll introduce you!

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

CMCC#51 - Colour Me... Merry!


Welcome to the Colour Me...! Challenge Blog. Each week we will have a creative colour challenge for you to get crafty and show us your best greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, etc. Only the colours we indicate may be used for your project. Neutrals such as black, gray, white, vanilla, skin colours and kraft are also welcome. 

**This is our last challenge of 2014! We will be leaving the linky open for two weeks**

This week we are using
 Baked Brown Sugar, Always Artichoke and Real Red... have fun!



Before we get too much further, we (Hayley & Tara) want to take this opportunity to say a big 'hip hip hooray' and THANK YOU to our wonderful team that has been with us for the last 6 months. Claire, Joanne, Julia and Sherrie - it has been so great working with you and we've been SO inspired by your projects each week. We are going to miss you, and we hope to see you around the gallery!

We appreciate you gals so much! We have something special planned to say thank you, but you're going to have to wait until next week to see it :)

Please join us in giving these ladies a huge round of applause:


We will be back with our Featured Designer spots in the new year... Stay tuned!


Our challenge ends on Mondays at 12:00 pm (EST). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!
  1. Any type of crafty projects are welcome ~ greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, if it's crafty we want to see it!
  2. We ask that you only use the colours listed for your project and of course neutrals are always welcome.
  3. Feel free to combine us with up to 3 challenges (including ours), with the exception of other colour challenges.
  4. Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
  5. We reserve the right to remove any links if we feel any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, we are all here to have a good time!

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Top Picks for CMCC#50!

What wonderful Blue and Silver creations in the gallery this week! We are wishing all our friends here at Colour Me...! a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas Season!

And now for this week's Captivator, as chosen by Julia


Rosemary


Julia's Pick: Rosemary's CAS style shaker card with the crisp die cutting and sparkly bottom border is my favorite this week. Thanks for sharing your talent with us, Rosemary! Congrats!



Wednesday, December 10, 2014

CMCC#50 - Colour Me... Striking!


Welcome to the Colour Me...! Challenge Blog. Each week we will have a creative colour challenge for you to get crafty and show us your best greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, etc. Only the colours we indicate may be used for your project. Neutrals such as black, gray, white, vanilla, skin colours and kraft are also welcome. 

This week we are using
 Night of Navy and Silver... have fun!

How about some inspiration from the Design Team! 


We will be back with our Featured Designer spots in the new year... Stay tuned!

Our challenge ends on Mondays at 12:00 pm (EST). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!
  1. Any type of crafty projects are welcome ~ greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, if it's crafty we want to see it!
  2. We ask that you only use the colours listed for your project and of course neutrals are always welcome.
  3. Feel free to combine us with up to 3 challenges (including ours), with the exception of other colour challenges.
  4. Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
  5. We reserve the right to remove any links if we feel any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, we are all here to have a good time!