Welcome to our next challenge - The Colour Suite challenge! For a couple of years former design team member Summer Fullerton created beautiful "Colour Suites" for us. You can see all the beautiful Colour Suites she designed on our website here. These are timeless so we asked a few of our designers to choose their favourite Colour Suite and create a card based on that. Here are their cards...
Lisa Dickinson's Colour Suite inspiration:
And her card...
“I love to whip up a card with the scraps left on my desk after a layout! Just take scraps of paper and punch circles from them. Ink the edges of each circle with a slightly darker ink. Layer over the front of a card and top with a sentiment die cut." ~ Lisa
Laura Vegas' Colour Suite inspiration:
And her cards:
"I used the February 2013 Colour Suite in creating these two cards. It always makes sense to me to create at least two cards at once, since I have all of the supplies out and can work assembly style. I started by picking out two large flower stickers in different colors, and then picked out my patterned papers in the coordinating colors from the Colour Suite. By distressing the edges of my patterned paper blocks and flower stickers, and machine stitching around the edges before adhering to the card base, it added a lot of texture, with little effort." ~ Laura
Nancy Damiano's Colour Suite inspiration:
And her card...
"I chose the February 2014 Colour Suite! Adding rows of hand stitching gives this card a bold pop of color and texture. The arrow points the receiver in the right direction and underlines the sentiment!" ~ Nancy
CHALLENGE #2
Now it's your turn! We would love for you to create a card based on one or more of our Colour Suite inspiration palettes found on our website HERE. You can either post the image of your card on our Facebook page, or on Instagram (follow us @sctmagazine) or by sending it to us by email at [email protected] with "WCMD - Colour Suite Challenge" in your reference line. If you are posting online be sure to use the hashtag #wcmd2015 and tag us at @sctmagazine by October 9th. We will select one winner for each of today's challenges to win a fun "SCT surprise box!"
Of course, we also have prizes even if you don't take this hour's challenge!
11:00 AM GIVEAWAY
Prize 1 from Doodlebug Designs:
"We are so happy to be a part of Scrapbook & Cards Today world card making day give-away!! We love the magazine and the wonderful people behind it! We are excited to offer our new Clipart Clipboard and Daily Doodles calendar system! The lucky winner will be prepared to start the new year in style!"
Prize 2 from Taylored Expressions:
"Happy World Card Making Day from Taylored Expressions! To celebrate we’ve got a very merry prize pack that includes our brand new Watercolor Panels, Matched Build A Scene Christmas paper collection and Sequins, our Holly Embossing Folder, and our Roly Poly Penguin die set. Craft, create, and share joy!"
Prize 3 from Stampin' Up!
"The Watercolor Wishes Card Kit from Stampin' Up! includes preprinted cards for the perfect artistic look without the mess. Includes supplies for 20 unique cards in 3 sizes and an exclusive stamp set. Make one when you need it, or make them all and use them later!"
Prize 4 from Chameleon Pens:
Not one but two five packs of the amazing Chameleon Pens! If you have not seen them in action you must as they are amazingly versitile. So much you can do with just one pen!
Amazing prizes right?! Please be sure to leave all our sponsors a little love note and a "thank you" on their Facebook pages today! They love hearing from you!
For an opportunity to win our 11:00 AM prize package just leave a comment below by October 9! Super easy! All winners from today's event will be chosen and posted next Saturday, October 10th! Good luck!
Please join us at 1:00 pm today for a sketch challenge! That leaves you enough time to create a card from this hour's challenge right? :) See you then!
~ Catherine
Another great challenge and wonderful prizes.
Will have to move aside card from the first challenge and get started on this one.
Posted by: Cathy | October 03, 2015 at 11:06 AM
WOW!! So many awesome color suites to choose from!! Now to decide which one I am going to go with! Maybe I will go for a few of them! Who knows?!?!
Lots of amazing prize packages too!!! Fingers crossed that I might see my name on one of them when winners are announced!! See you soon!
Posted by: barbara macaskill | October 03, 2015 at 11:08 AM
Oh those Chameleon markers! I have been dying to try them!
Posted by: Sarah | October 03, 2015 at 11:09 AM
What an awesome challenge! I love being able to pick the color pallette that best fits the card I will be making! Thanks to the sponsors for the wonderful prize packages! What generosity! Also, thanks to Summer Fullerton and the SCT team for this great challenge and inspirational sample cards! WCD is so much fun!
Posted by: Carey Nusbaum | October 03, 2015 at 11:11 AM
Love Nancy Damiano's colour suite choice and card. Another great giveaway, too, TFS!
Posted by: Anneke C | October 03, 2015 at 11:11 AM
I've been watching the videos on those super cool Chameleon pens!!!! Love love love! I look forward to doing this challenge. I always enjoyed Summer's colour suites and referred to them quite often to get inspired. I've also taken a class with Summer and Kimber at one of the Crop & Creates - one of my most memorable and fun days ever! Thank you for the "suite" giveaway!
Posted by: Kelly Plamondon | October 03, 2015 at 11:13 AM
More wonderful prizes and a great challenge too!
Posted by: CarolN | October 03, 2015 at 11:13 AM
Great challenge and awesome prizes. Thanks to all who are making this day a special one. I love all the cards posted.
Posted by: RUBY M | October 03, 2015 at 11:16 AM
Superb prizes giveaway from all the generous sponsors, thank you so much!
Posted by: heaney | October 03, 2015 at 11:17 AM
I just love seeing how people are inspired by a mood board for there cards 😊
Posted by: Nicky | October 03, 2015 at 11:18 AM
I love Colour Suites! I think I'll use the same one as Lisa Dickinson otherwise I might spend the rest of the day trying to decide which one! The prizes are fantastic. Thank you for the challenges today...it takes a lot of effort to put them together and then getting so many prizes. We are so lucky to have the opportunity to take part in such a wonderful experience.
Posted by: Lynne F. | October 03, 2015 at 11:19 AM
Wow, three awesome companies and prizes! Thanks and Happy World Card Making Day!
Posted by: Amy Cooley | October 03, 2015 at 11:23 AM
This would be a great addition to my stash...thanks so much for the awesome sponsors this weekend love you guys SCT
Posted by: JoAnn H | October 03, 2015 at 11:23 AM
ooohhhh....now to choose a color palette-fun challenge! those pens look SO interesting-would love to try them-thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: rkokes | October 03, 2015 at 11:26 AM
Love all the inspiration especially Lisa's card and color choices!
Posted by: Gale | October 03, 2015 at 11:26 AM
Wow! I really like this collection of prizes! I especially love the kit from Stampin' Up! and the Chameleon Pens! Winning either of these prizes would be a great way to celebrate World Card-making Day!
Posted by: Denise Ward | October 03, 2015 at 11:27 AM
So much fun! You can clearly see the inspiration in each of the cards shown here, and I can't wait to make one! A big THANK YOU to all the sponsors who are offering such great prizes. Good luck everyone!
Posted by: Kristi H. | October 03, 2015 at 11:28 AM
Using colour suites is an interesting idea to try in my card making. These are all great prizes being offered thank you.
Posted by: Pamela Morton | October 03, 2015 at 11:29 AM
What amazing prizes! I am always so happy when it is WCMD! There is so much creativity being shared and really great prizes too!
Posted by: Angela A | October 03, 2015 at 11:29 AM
all the cards are so great! but I think I like Laura's the best! and what great prizes too!
Posted by: Theresa Kane | October 03, 2015 at 11:38 AM
Great challenge. I already picked my color scheme, Dec.
Posted by: Mandi Holmes | October 03, 2015 at 11:38 AM
Love all the colour suite choices! So smart to keep the designs simple and use up those scraps. Thanks for the chance to win such great prizes!
Posted by: Elizabeth | October 03, 2015 at 11:40 AM
So much fun with color! Love that stack of overlapped circles. Usually when I am done a project I have the scraps all from a particular paper pack or color family, so I really need to give this technique a try!
Posted by: Gramma Dee | October 03, 2015 at 11:40 AM
Wow, what amazing prizes. I will get on to making a card with the color combos.
Posted by: Cindy Groh | October 03, 2015 at 11:42 AM
I am just blown away by the inspiration, talent, generosity and fun of the day! That clipart board is super cute and would look amazing in my new office at work! Just sayin'...good luck one and all!
Posted by: Katie G | October 03, 2015 at 11:43 AM