Welcome back to another fun challenge at Colorful Options. Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who entered last month’s challenge. We had so many wonderful entries it was hard to pick our winners.
This October, let’s celebrate the vibrant energy of orange! We invite you to unleash your creativity with this warm hue or any combination that inspires you. Let your imagination soar—where anything orange goes! Whether it’s the rich tones of fall or the playful spirit of citrus, we want to see what “orange” means to you.
If orange isn’t quite your style, don’t worry! You’re also welcome to join us with a rainbow-inspired craft. The sky’s the limit, so let your creativity shine!
So what did I create for this challenge…..
Well, erm, I have to confess that I cased my card (is that another word for copied?) from the very talented, creative, and downright funny Michele Ferguson from I Card Everyone. After seeing her wonderful card, I went out and bought the two sets of dies she used to make it, and that isn’t the first time that has happened. Michele has “enabled” me on many occasions to splash the cash on crafting supplies. So let’s have a look….
I used the beautiful Bird of the Mountain and Orange Blossom die sets by Altenew which were coloured using a variety of Distress oxides. I’m not sure about the cover plate I think it may also be Altenew. I think both die sets work beautifully together so thank you once again Michele.
September was such a rollercoaster month for my family and I due to one thing or another and the creative juices really dried up until I found out that I had won a couple of challenges one at The Flower Challenge and the other at Inspiration Station so that bucked me up no end and helped me move forward.
We hope you will join us at Colorful Options this month the Design team have created a bevy of beautiful cards to delight and inspire and we also welcome the very talented Trina from Phamtastic as Guest Designer.
I’m linking up with
AAA colourful Themed Challenge
NBUS as both die sets have never been used before.
Wishing you all a fabulous week and look forward to catching up with you all.
Marie
baileyrosy 
Such a gorgeous card and the bird is absolutely beautiful!
Hugs
Carol
Thank you so much Carol
A beautifully created card with your pretty bird!! I too at times have let Michelle influence me with her creativity as she is very talented!! Anyhow, your pretty card is fabulous!!
Thank you so much Diane
🧡🧡🧡 Such a beautiful card! Love the more sofer use of the color orange. Clearly, Eden & I went the opposite route. 🤣 I hope you have a great week, Marie! Cheers, Makira
There are so many possibilities with your mood board. Thank you for your lovely comment
Perfectly ‘CASE’d’ for a beautfiul card design! I have to agree, Michele is an inspiration and she has been known to enable me just a little (wink)!
Look who’s talking!! xx
You are both enablers !!! and thank you to you both for being so
CASE away, my friend!! YOU have taken that design and brought it to new heights! I love every. single. detail – even that wonderful, debossed background!
At this very moment I’m like a crazy lady scaring the robins from our flowering crab that is LOADED with ‘berries’ we hope will bring entice our favored Cedar Waxwings… hey, there’s another bird who might inspire ME to use that gorgeous bird die again!
Your gorgeous colorboard may have me playing along – orange is a favorite color of mine [especially with grey – and pink!]
=] Michele xo
You are far too kind Michele. Would be lovely to see one of your amazing card in our gallery at Colorful Options
I’m working on one now! x
yep, Michele is a great inspiration. Your card is beautiful!
Thank you so much Vicki
You’ve added your own special touch to this fabulous card Marie, I love the bird, the orange and the flower in the birds mouth. Absolutely beautiful. Hope all is well. x
Thank you so much Faith I’m getting there September was a very diccicult month .Hope all is well with you
So very tweet. Beautifully coloured in the soft tones. Wonderful CASEing.
Thank you so much Trina
Congratulations on your well-deserved wins, Marie! I love your sweet bird and the lovely blossom branch! And I know what you mean about Michele. She is an incredible card designer and enabler! Then again, I think you are, too!! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
Thank you so much for your kind words Darnell.
Oh wow – that’s fabulous!
Thank you so much Deborah
Very pretty card.
Thank you !
Very pretty! Thanks for playing along with us at AAAColourful!
Thank you Nancy