For The Love of Spring

Happy April showers snow and all!!!  Rachael here bringing you another month and another color challenge.   As we head into the Lilac Bloomin’ Season, I have chosen a delicious palette of Purples, Mauve, Blush and a hint of Green to inspire your creativeness.  I find the Lilac flower enchanting with its myriad of shades that gracefully announce the arrival of Spring. So, let your imagination run wild and experiment with different textures, patterns, using hues of purples / white or use all the colors from our inspiration board.   This color challenge is always a perfect opportunity to unleash your creativity and create something truly unique. Our creative team created absolutely gorgeous layouts that just may inspire you!

Katie has provided this fabulous freebie for this challenge.

This color palette has inspired  Guest Creative Team Member Jane (Jane_Bond7) to  create this stunning layout featuring photos from a baby shower, I absolutely adore the incorporation of sparkles, clusters, and the exquisite balloon accents.

Jane  has used the following supplies for her layout: Canvas Color Mix Paper Pack 26, Star Glows 1, Surf Lagoon Scrapbooking Kit, Party Time Element Pack, Darling Baby Element, Malene Element Pack, Candid Element Pack, Finley Scatterings, Art Options Mini Mix 24, Golden Starburts 1, Big Bottom Vintage Frames 1, Beloved Element Pack, Beloved Element Pack, My Baby Element Pack, Hamilton Mini Kit, Krafty Love Element Pack, Kerava Scrapbook Kit, Black, White and Plum Kit, Bexley Element Pack, Birthday Balloons-Freebie

Guest Creative Team Member Penny (PennyH) has crafted this stunning layout for our challenge, skillfully using brushwork to enhance her photos. The array of purple flowers adds a delightful touch, making this layout truly gorgeous!

Penny has used the following supplies: Layer Works 2229, ARToptions Mini Mix 11

Creative Team Member LoriAnn (Imaggs)  whipped up  this amazing layout with gorgeous garden green frames, amazing clusters, brushwork and mix of elements. This is a stunning and cohesive design.

Lorie Ann  has used the following supplies for her layout: Arctic Whites Paper Pack 02, Filmstrip Frames Supersized 01, Spectrum | Gardenia Ephemera Plus Pack, Summer Gardens Element Pack, Torn Ephemera 01

Creative Team Brenda,  (bbe)  meticulously crafted her layout utilizing a photo grid layered template to showcase a vibrant collage of patterned papers and a fabulous photo capturing the essence of her granddaughter.

Brenda has used the following supplies: ARToptions Plum Grove Scrapbook Bundle, ARToptions Avesta Scrapbooking Bundle, Love Letters Printable Pocket Cards, Frosted Fun Solids Paper Pack, Photo Grids 12×12 Layered Templates 03

I  (myssp) Using  a favorite photo of Ms. M,  designed this layout with this dreamy color palette as my inspiration by incorporating painted brush strokes and the watery lace masks to create a captivating backdrop. To add a touch of spring, I adorned it with watery brushes for greenery and coordinated word art and embellishments that exude the essence of the season.

My supply list includes: Layer Works 1295, Watery Lace Stamp Pack, ARToptions Rouge Alpha, Blendable Layers 136, Watery Foliage 27, Color Swatch Lavender Filmstrips and Frames, Color Swatch Lavender Ephemera, Layer Works 1881, Watery Typecast Sentiments 15, Curated Studio Mix Scrapbooking Kit 19, Big Bottom Lift Classic Frames 03, Spectrum | Gardenia Wishing Bubbles, Spectrum | Gardenia Chipboard Words, ARToptions Spice Ephemera, Instant Artsy: Scribbles-n-Scratches 01, Vellum Sentiment Strips 01, Textured Whites Paper Pack 03

Thanks to our team for creating absolutely fabulous inspiration, I absolutely love them all.   You can also find the details and a list of  their layouts on their posting in the gallery.

I can’t wait to  see your layouts in the Gallery as well, please post them in the Color Challenge Gallery and don’t forget that if you make your page with 100% KPD product you can earn shopping rewards with the challenge rewards program.

Keep track of the challenge pages you complete in the April Challenges Participation Sign-in Thread in the forums.

Wishing you a month filled with much Blessing!

Rachael – (myssp)