Sunday, April 30, 2017

Extra, Extra - Read All About It


The Color My Heart Color Dare design team is excited to announce some big changes to the Color Dare . . . Changes that we think you'll be excited about!  

First and foremost, we are still a Color Dare and will post a new challenge weekly. We have decided to follow the lead of Close to My Heart and concentrate on the colors of a featured paper pack monthly from the May-Aug, 2017 Seasonal Expressions.

The paper packet is not required to participate 

If you have the Paper Pack some of the design papers can be used as long as they are colors listed in the Color Challenge for that week.  

Inspiration for each of our color challenges during the month will lead up to using the full palette of the paper packet for the last challenge of the month. If you don't have the exact colors, just use the closest ones you have.  

Our rules will still be to create a project using (Only and All) colors on each Week's Color Challenge Posting.  Please refrain from adding additional colors to our weekly challenge. The design team reserves the right to remove links that do not follow these rules.  

MONTHLY SNEAK PEEK  

Hope you find this exciting ... we will display on the right-hand Side Bar the current month's Paper Pack which you can click on and it will give the Sneak Peek of the future Color Challenges for that month so that you can start creating; but can't link up until the challenge goes live.  

Also, on the side bar will be each month's Feature Paper Pack, however, Sneak Peek of the Weekly Challenges will not be available until that month goes live.  

  
SPECIAL MAY CHALLENGE

The Color Dare Design Team is excited to announce a special hop for the month of May!  Join us as we celebrate Live Beautifully, Close to My Heart's special paper packet and stamp set in honor of National Scrapbook Month. 

You will have an entire month to create and no limit to the number of entries.  
You can submit, cards, scrapbook layouts or home decor items "Anything Goes"... Additional detail will be provided in a Post on Monday, May 1st.  


For those that also participate in each of the weekly challenges there will be an additional random draw for a package of Glitter Paper of your choice. 




INTRODUCING THE BUDDY PROGRAM


We are starting a new "Buddy Badge" to introduce your friends and followers to the Color Dare.  Let them know that you don't have to be a consultant to participate in our weekly Color Dare Challenge. 

We'd love to see more participation and this is where you come in. We know that YOU already LOVE us, but what about your crafty friends? When you and a buddy enter the Color Dare together you'll pick up a special badge to proudly display on the side bar of your blogs. Just let us know who you brought to the Color Dare and we'll send you and your buddy a link to that special badge.

Help us Color the World!

Don't forget about our current challenge:

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Friday, April 28, 2017

Color Dare #241--White Daisy, Lemon, Raspberry and Willow

Thanks to all the talented crafters who participated in last week's Some Kinda Wonderful challenge. We are so happy to have you sharing your art in our gallery!

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge where we invite you to use the specified Close to My Heart colors to create something that you like. (Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!) This week we are challenging you to use all and only these colors: White Daisy, Lemon, Raspberry and Willow.


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Here is some inspiration from our awesome Design Team. If you have a chance please stop by our blogs to see how we made these projects and leave a comment.


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Now it's your turn. Take some time this week to create a project using these colors. If you don't have the exact colors, just use the closest ones you have. Next, take a picture of it and upload it to your blog. Make sure you include our link and challenge picture in your post. Then link your post to our site, using the link to your post, not your blog. See our sidebar for complete rules. Most importantly, have fun! We look forward to visiting your blogs and commenting.

Don’t have a blog?  You can still enter by posting your photo to our Facebook page here.  Next you would copy the URL and then copy that into the Linky tool below.  You could also post your photo in one of your Pinterest boards and then copy and paste the URL into the Linky tool.  If you do post from Facebook or Pinterest please tell how you made your card in the comments section.


Monday, April 24, 2017

Winners - Color Dare #239

Thank you to all our participants in sharing your artwork 

Winners of Color Dare #239

We had challenged you to use Slate, Canary, Eggplant and White Daisy 

and all cards were so inspiring 




Our Diamond Award Winner is:   Francine Davis  
Peek-a-Boo Slider Card with Tutorial Link to Dawn's Stamping Thoughts


Our Emerald Award Winner is:   Jean Chaney  
Handsome Masculine Card w/Textured Cattails, Duck and Bright Background 



Our Ruby Award Winner is:   Tammy Nyenhuis  
Beautiful - Majestic Sunflower diecut from CTMH Flower Market 



Our Sapphire Award Winners:  Melanie R
Great Distribution of Color Challenge with Butterfly on Flight


* * * Congratulations to ALL our Winners * * *

Please stop by the Award Winner's Blogs and leave them some love about their fabulous creations and be sure to grab your Blog Badge found under the Blog Badges tab at the top of this post

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This week we are challenging you to use colors from the Some Kinda Wonderful paper packet. They are: Black, Glacier, Pacifica, Whisper, White Daisy, Lemon, Raspberry and Willow. Our usual challenge is to use "all and only" the featured colors, however, eight colors to combine are quite a challenge! So, for this challenge we are asking you to use at least 4 of the colors (excluding the neutrals) without adding new colors from the Some Kinda Wonderful palette:




PLEASE COME BACK AND BRING A FRIEND


This Challenge closes at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time on 

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Hopefully you are able to find some time to play along with us 

and be a WINNER here.

You could be eligible for Random Gift Draw 
at the end of this month
News Flashes this week for upcoming May Challenges 
and Sneak Peeks to be Announced Soon


Have a great day

Friday, April 21, 2017

Color Dare #240--Some Kinda Wonderful Colors

Thanks to all the talented crafters who participated in last week's Slate, Canary, White Daisy and Eggplant challenge. We are so happy to have you sharing your art in our gallery! 


Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge where we invite you to use the specified Close to My Heart colors to create something that you like.  (Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!)  This week we are challenging you to use colors from the Some Kinda Wonderful paper packet. They are: Black, Glacier, Pacifica, Whisper, White Daisy, Lemon, Raspberry and Willow.  Our usual challenge is to use "all and only" the featured colors, however, eight colors to combine are quite a challenge! So, for this challenge we are asking you to use at least 4 of the colors (excluding the neutrals) without adding new colors from the Some Kinda Wonderful palette: 

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Here is some inspiration from our awesome Design Team. If you have a chance please stop by our blogs to see how we made these projects and leave a comment.

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Now it's your turn. Take some time this week to create a project using these colors. If you don't have the exact colors, just use the closest ones you have. Next, take a picture of it and upload it to your blog. Make sure you include our link and challenge picture in your post. Then link your post to our site, using the link to your post, not your blog. See our sidebar for complete rules. Most importantly, have fun! We look forward to visiting your blogs and commenting.

If you do share a Some Kinda Wonderful project with us you may also share it in these two other Close to My Heart themed challenges:  
     Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge April                       (ends 4/30)
       Between the Folds--Some Kind of Wonderful                (ends 4/24)
     Heart 2 Heart--What a Wonderful World                         (ends 4/30)

Don’t have a blog?  You can still enter by posting your photo to our Facebook page here.  Next you would copy the URL and then copy that into the Linky tool below.  You could also post your photo in one of your Pinterest boards and then copy and paste the URL into the Linky tool.  If you do post from Facebook or Pinterest please tell how you made your card in the comments section.

Monday, April 17, 2017

Winners - Color Dare #238

Thank you to all our participants in sharing your artwork 

Winners of Color Dare #238

We had challenged you to use Peacock, Willow and White Daisy




Our Diamond Award Winner is:   Becca Whitham 
Stunning Mother's Day Card with great dimension


Our Emerald Award Winner is:  Steffi H  
Beautiful...CAS with Embossed Background 


Our Ruby Award Winner is:  Francine Davis   
Great Layout with Lots of Cricut Die Cut Embellishments


Our Sapphire Award Winners:  Tammy Lubick
Handsome Masculine Card - CAS Watercoloring and Splattering 

* * * Congratulations to ALL our Winners * * *

Please stop by the Award Winner's Blogs and leave them some love about their fabulous creations and be sure to grab your Blog Badge found under the Blog Badges tab at the top of this post

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There is still time to play along in this week's challenge using Canary, Eggplant, Slate and  White Daisy

PLEASE COME BACK AND BRING A FRIEND



This Challenge closes at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time on 

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Hopefully you are able to find some time to play along with us 

and be a WINNER here.

You could be eligible for Random Gift Draw 
at the end of this month
Watch for our News Flashes for upcoming May Challenges 
and Sneak Peeks to be Announced Soon


Have a great day

Friday, April 14, 2017

Color Dare #239--Slate, Canary, White Daisy and Eggplant



Thanks to all the talented crafters who participated in last week's Pacifica, White Daisy and Willow challenge. We are so happy to have you sharing your art in our gallery! 


Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge where we invite you to use the specified Close to My Heart colors to create something that you like.  (Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!)  This week we are challenging you to use all and only these colors:  Slate, Canary, White Daisy and Eggplant.



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Here is some inspiration from our awesome Design Team.  If you have a chance please stop by our blogs to see how we made these projects and leave a comment.



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Now it's your turn. Take some time this week to create a project using these colors. If you don't have the exact colors, just use the closest ones you have. Next, take a picture of it and upload it to your blog. Make sure you include our link and challenge picture in your post. Then link your post to our site, using the link to your post, not your blog. See our sidebar for complete rules. Most importantly, have fun!  We look forward to visiting your blogs and commenting.

Don’t have a blog?  You can still enter by posting your photo to our Facebook page here.  Next you would copy the URL and then copy that into the Linky tool below.  You could also post your photo in one of your Pinterest boards and then copy and paste the URL into the Linky tool.  If you do post from Facebook or Pinterest please tell how you made your card in the comments section.