Color Inspiration #53

by Kristina Werner on May 23, 2009

in Color Inspiration

Color Inspiration #53

Happy weekend, all! We’re continuing with reader-submitted photos, and this week the photo is from Anthonette Chavez. Isn’t this little guy so cute?! I took the bright colors from the little toy he’s holding. :)

So the colors this week are black, red (like a true, real red), pacific blue, sun yellow, and white. Have fun!

I just wanted to thank you all for participating each week. I’m so overwhelmed and humbled that so many of you would find this little color challenge helpful. And please do continue to submit your cards and pages and other creations. I love seeing them.

I also need to thank each of you who alert me when there are spam submissions. It helps so much! I’ve been able to delete the links more quickly because of all of you. If you find a spam link, please contact me and let me know. Thanks! :)

If you’d like to send a picture in to be considered for a Color Inspiration Challenge, read the details here.

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Join us: Make a card/scrapbook page/whatever in the colors above. Color Inspiration virgins, please read the Color Inspiration FAQ first.

Deadline: Wednesday, May 27 at 7:00 pm MT.

Grab this week’s swatch-only image. (If you’re having trouble saving the swatch-only image, try right-clicking on the link and then on “open in new window”).

Reader submissions for Color Inspiration #53:

1. Karina
2. Agus Yornet (Arg.)
3. Kelly Jo
4. Crafty Girl (Karin Hoag)
5. Dunia
6. Arielle~ SnappyStamper
7. Susanne Nilsson
8. Gloria*
9. Kay McNeill
10. Nadia
11. Ronnie Crowley
12. Brandi (Yankee Belle)
13. Angela D (mrslfd3)
14. Kimberly Trevino
15. Brit Swiderski
16. Angela Fehr
17. Giò
18. SmilynStef
19. Travelingmama
20. Sharnee Torrents :0)
21. Amy Fleming NZL
22. Kelley Eubanks
23. Tracey Old NZL
24. Tanja Hartmann
25. Amanda Winkelman
26. Rose D
27. cria
28. Shannon Holbird- Australia
29. Sheila (Spain)
30. Natascha
31. elana k
32. Joan – PR
33. ANge KeLLy
34. uglybadseed
35. Yapha
36. Rosemary D
37. Rosemarie Diehl
38. Denise T.
39. Janet Strain
40. Dana F.
41. Jenyfur
42. Maureen L
43. Myran
44. Blair Moch
45. Kokie Larson
46. RobbynW
47. Tanja
48. Schnusoel
49. Linda Beeson
50. Amy, Ottawa, Canada
51. Patti MacLeith
52. Heather Ruwe
53. Julie Leblanc (Kewlstamps-n-more)
54. Lisa A.
55. Dotty
56. Traci Garzelli
57. Sharlene M – NZL
58. Naomi
59. KatieTurtle
60. Patty Chalas
61. Kim Jackson
62. Sue Bone
63. Lisa Harrolle
64. Sheila H
65. Vicky P (Greece)
66. Michelle Scott
67. Sarah from the UK
68. Ellen Woodbridge
69. Marlene (Malaysia)
70. Kara
71. Leila
72. Brooke
73. Tammy W
74. Jo
75. Heidi Myers
76. ~Andrea Thompson ~
77. Isabelle Lefebvre
78. Beth C.
79. Vera
80. Kristin (Stampin’ Fanatic)
81. Stacey Schafer
82. Catherine T.
83. Linda L
84. Louise
85. Virginia L.
86. Kirsty Brown
87. Debbie
88. Laura
89. Ms. Aaron B
90. Rachael NZ
91. Winter Sims
92. Chloe
93. Tara Kieninger
94. Heidi Myers
95. Muriel
96. Kathy V.
97. Bunnys Mom
98. Mimi
99. Karine
100. Madhvi
101. Kelly in Canada
102. Marian, Studio M
103. Jennie
104. Michelle T. (AUS)
105. Alice W.
106. Windy
107. Susan Joyce
108. Marisa G
109. Anthea
110. Mona L. Pendleton
111. Jane
112. Angie Tieman
113. Mae Collins (AUS)
114. Dori S.
115. regan
116. Randee E
117. Catherine (TheDancingPear)
118. Julie Davison
119. Carol Dunstan
120. Savitri
121. Maryann T.
122. Amy O
123. Brenda Weaver
124. Aime
125. Sally Little
126. Elizabeth Goliber
127. Anthonette
128. Nellie M.
129. Odette
130. Stacy
131. Jaded
132. Suzanne
133. Pernilla TJ (Sweden)
134. Ivette- Sunshine Florida
135. Lydia Jackson
136. Terrie – Paperologizt
137. Terrie – Paperologizt vs2
138. Barbara M
139. Rachel Sztonyk
140. Amanda @ Stampin’ Style
141. Holly NZL
142. LinaK (Sweden)
143. Ashley C. Newell
144. Caroline Colgan
145. Sankari Wegman
146. Sara Hayes
147. Nora Griffin
148. Deb Rymer
149. Cathy
150. Dana Gustafson
151. Sue Lelli
152. Jennifer G
153. Becs Attwood
154. dannisdoodles
155. Erika in CA
156. Antonia
157. Chrissy Lux
158. Dreena Guptill (canada)
159. SMK
160. Jennifer Engle
161. Trisha
162. Dawn W.
163. Julie Batta
164. Brit Swiderski
165. Nancy McKinney
166. STEPHANIE C.
167. Elise
168. Jennifer Spuehler
169. MissKoolAid

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{ 45 comments }

Kadee May 23, 2009 at 10:30 am

I think the swatch only image is of last week’s colors…just thought you’d like to know :-)

Kristina Werner May 23, 2009 at 11:16 am

It’s fixed. Thanks for letting me know. :)

Brooke Stockman May 23, 2009 at 11:54 am

Antoinette little son is adorable.. What great color choice for Kids and Masculine cards.. Which I had a robot stamp or paper…

Happy Holidays
Brooke

elana k May 23, 2009 at 2:53 pm

Love this combo and that cute patootie.

But ack! I accidentally put the wrong link…please delete Kristina and I will repost later. Thanks! :)

Angela Fehr May 23, 2009 at 4:47 pm

This was fun to do despite my lack of correct colours! Doing your challenges has motivated me to put all my paper craft projects on their own blog, rather than hijacking my mommy life blog! I’m at 30+ posts already!

Sharnee May 23, 2009 at 8:30 pm

Such great colours!! And yes that little boy is sooo cute!!!
Always a pleasure Kristina, enjoy your weekend!!
Smiles Sharnee :0)

Tracey Old May 23, 2009 at 9:43 pm

Fantastic colours. I always look forward to see what you are going to pick.

Tanja Hartmann May 23, 2009 at 10:12 pm

Yeah, for the first time I had time to play with this challenge … Love the colors. Thanks Kristina, for being such an awesome inspiration.

Sheila May 24, 2009 at 3:56 am

The truth, I don´t like this colors, I have a big problem with this kind of colors (bright primary colors) I just don´t know how to work with them that´s why I never use them, this time was a huge challenge for me.

Yapha May 24, 2009 at 10:13 am

Great colors for this weekend! Thanks so much for doing this every week!

Blair Moch May 24, 2009 at 1:33 pm

Once again, colours I would never put together on my own, but I LOVE them! Thanks so much for doing this week after week!

Lisa Harrolle May 24, 2009 at 8:57 pm

Wow, this is really a challenge for me this week. I’ve been putzing around on and off all day on this card and it’s just not coming together. I don’t know why but I’m really having a difficult time with this one. There’s a lot of great entries already though. I’m very impressed.

Sarah Hodgkinson May 24, 2009 at 9:06 pm

Linda Beeson just pointed out your blog today to us. I am sure that the Core’dinations design team will be frequent visitors. Thanks for the great inspiration!

Patty May 24, 2009 at 9:30 pm

I love this combination very much, is bright and shine!!!

thanks for the opportunity!!

Hugs,

Sue Bone May 24, 2009 at 10:41 pm

Great colour combo. I revamped a layout I started about 4 years ago and it’s now finished!!

Brooke May 25, 2009 at 10:55 am

Thanks for doing these challenges! This was the first one I participated in and it was so much fun!

Jo May 25, 2009 at 1:23 pm

I’ve really enjoyed this challenge – I was a bit worried by the colours, but have loved how bright and fun the finished card looks!
Thanks Kristina, enjoy the holiday, Jo x

Louise May 25, 2009 at 3:18 pm

Thanks Krisitna, enjoyed this challenge. I feel motivated to give it another try – we’ll see whether I have the time. Cute little man and little robot!

Mona Pendleton May 25, 2009 at 11:01 pm

Thanks for the challenge! I really had fun with the colors. I thought they were perfect for a Memorial Day/4th of July card.

Regan May 26, 2009 at 6:43 am

these were hard…where or where di Mr Linky go?

Angi May 26, 2009 at 7:18 am

Cute photo for the color swatch! Just stopped by to see the submissions for this week’s challenge, but I don’t see Mr. Linky!

(Thanks for the color inspiration challenges. I’m sure it’s a time consuming process. I really appreciate being able to stop by your blog when you’ve posted your faves. Always a bright spot in my day!)

Randee E May 26, 2009 at 8:16 am

Would like to submit my challenge . . .Is Mr. Linky down?!?!?

Jolee May 26, 2009 at 8:22 am

I’m not a fan of the bright primary colors, so it will be interesting to see what I come up with. It will be interesting to see what others come up with too.

Megan May 26, 2009 at 9:14 am

Mr. Limky is MIA…hope he comes back soon so I can post my submission.

Julie Davison May 26, 2009 at 9:17 am

Looks like I’m not the only one who can’t find Mr. Linky. Here’s my card:
http://juliedavison.blogspot.com/2009/05/say-it-with-scallops-series-day-6.html

Dawn May 26, 2009 at 10:39 am

Is Mr. Linky down? I can’t find it!

Vera May 26, 2009 at 11:12 am

After reading Mr. Linky’s blog entry this morning, I thought I’d better link my card in a comment as well. Interesting color combo, Kristina!

http://www.verastamps.com/2009/05/25/rock-on-dude/

Savitri May 26, 2009 at 3:10 pm

I’m not sure what’s going on but I submitted my link earlier, it was there, and now it’s missing. I tried doing it again but it’s not working… it acts like it’s submitting but it’s not there.
Here’s mine:

http://www.scrapbit.com/2009/05/26/one-more-week/

Anthonette May 26, 2009 at 7:20 pm

Mr. Linky seemed to work just now…I see my name on the list. Here’s my card just in case:
http://chavezdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/05/hi-everyone-with-inspiration-like.html

Nellie May 26, 2009 at 7:36 pm

Seems to be working now, but here is my card just in case!

http://nelliemaeii.blogspot.com/2009/05/color-inspiration-challenge-53.html

Sankari Wegman May 27, 2009 at 7:56 am

Hi Kristina – Mr. Linky still seems to be working – but in case it isn’t -here is my card entry: http://sunnysankari.blogspot.com/2009/05/kw-color-inspriation-53-you-are-cutie-u.html

Cathy May 27, 2009 at 11:00 am

Mr. Linky says I’m #149, but just in case, here is the link to my entry. Thanks!

http://catscraftcorner.blogspot.com/2009/05/puppy-love.html

Erika May 27, 2009 at 3:19 pm

Thanks for the challenge! Great teacher cards with those bold colors! It appears that Mr. Linky is working…mine posted as #155. Thanks, Kristina!

Chrissy L May 27, 2009 at 4:19 pm

Mr. Linky seemed to be working, so I added my submission. Here’s another link if needed :-) Thanks for the great challenge!
http://cmhdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/05/kristinas-color-challenge-53.html

Dreena Guptill May 27, 2009 at 4:53 pm

This one almost killed me….lol.

The printer also exploded ink all over my photos and I put them down on my page before i noticed the mess….

http://prairiepaperie.blogspot.com/2009/05/80s-called-and-they-want-me-back.html

Mr. Linky SEEMS to be working fine, but I’m following the crowd and going with the flow.

THank you for the challenge, it really did stretch me creatively.

Nancy McKinney May 27, 2009 at 7:41 pm

Hope my link works. Love pacific blue!
http://cardworthy.blogspot.com/2009/05/bluebirds.html

Steph May 27, 2009 at 8:12 pm

This inspiration was exactly what I needed to finish designing my husband’s birthday invitation. I was stuck colors and then voila! I see this post and my problems are solved! Thanks for inspiring all of us :)

http://stephsidestory.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/birthday-invitation-inspiration/

Stephanie

Elise May 27, 2009 at 8:36 pm

Hello, Kristina! Now I see the chaos! My name keeps popping off the list, so just in case, I’m going to try (I’m technically challenged to begin with!) to leave a link to my offering for your fun color challenge:

http://mamacowcreations.blogspot.com/2009/05/it-was-just-magic-matter-of-time.html

Adriel May 28, 2009 at 1:51 am

Anthonette told me to put my link in the comments even though I’m a bit late in posting… these colors were a challenge!

http://twohappystampers.blogspot.com/2009/05/from-adriel-so-im-late-in-getting-this.html

Thanks!!

Andrea L - EnchantINK May 28, 2009 at 3:00 am

Hi Kristina
I found this one a little difficult … but … Here is my entry for the challenge!

http://andrealowcock.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/kwerner-colour-inspiration-53-blog-candy-offer/

Hugs, Andrea

Sarah Martina May 28, 2009 at 8:13 am

Eeek… the challenge isn’t closed is it???

NinaB May 28, 2009 at 9:28 am
Deanna May 28, 2009 at 11:06 am

Hey, I read yesterday that the challenge was extended to the 29th so I did it last night… :(

http://deespapertree.blogspot.com/2009/05/kwerner-color-inspiration-53.html

Kristina Werner May 28, 2009 at 11:35 am

It said “deadline unknown” yesterday until I knew that Mr. Linky was working correctly again. Once I knew it wouldn’t bomb out again, I went back to the original deadline of last night. Sorry about the confusion. :)

Kelly Marie May 28, 2009 at 11:36 am

I missed out on the challenge because I thought I had another day to procrastinate :). I guess not!

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