Color Combo Challenge #91

(09/29-10/05)

Please welcome our Guest Designer this week, Linda Harrison!

Linda Harrison’s love for design, color, photography and story-telling all unite to form her passion for scrapbooking and paper crafting. Linda has been creating in some form or another since she was a child. In 2005 she took her creating to another level when she began doing freelance work in the craft industry. She has since designed for a variety of manufacturers and had her work published in several publications. In 2007, Linda was inducted into the Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame and in 2008 she released her first scrapbook idea book, Starting Points. When she’s not creating, Linda enjoys filling her days with fun times with her family, reading, and enjoying the beaches in her hometown of Sarasota , Florida .

Linda, I just love how you use color, thank you so much for being here, it is truly an honor!! Get a closer look at Linda and her designs on her blog!!

Now let's play!! Linda's choice of colors were hot pink and kraft.
Can't wait to see what you create with these colors!

Color Combo #91black - hot pink - kraft - white
(courtesy of Belinda Venables)

Now for some inspiration!
Check out these fabulous pages from our designers!!!

(Click on the layouts for a larger image)
(Click on the names for a link to their blogs)

Linda's page

Janet's page

Delphine's page

Nikala's page

Belinda's page

Debbi's page

Amanda's page

Lilly's page

THE PLAYERS GALLERY

Color Combo Challenge #90

(09/22-09/28)

Please welcome our Guest Designer this week, Michelle StClair!

I love to scrap, watch General Hospital, Survivor, American Idol, and all HGTV shows.

I also love my husband of 13 years - Mike. We have 2 sons. Nathan is my sweet innocent autistic 9 year old. He loves Webkins, controlling the van a/c, clocks, archery, and memorizing dates. Andrew is my darling 6 year old. He is trying but very smart for his age. And he tries hard to stay on green at school.

I have been scrapbooking for 9 years. I have been published in Scrapbook Trends, Memory Makers Magazine, Paper Crafts and Simple Scrapbooks. I am the design team coordinator for Tinkering Ink. I am also a design team member at Keeping Memories Alive (scrapbooks.com) and the Back Porch Memories kit club.

Michelle, so great to have you here! Thank you so much! Get a closer look at Michelle on her blog!!

Now let's play!! Michelle's choice of colors were red and gray.
Can't wait to see what you create with these colors!

Color Combo #90gypsy red - marshmallow - powder blue - deepest gray

Now for some inspiration!
Check out these fabulous pages from our designers!!!

(Click on the layouts for a larger image)
(Click on the names for a link to their blogs)

Michelle's page

Janet's page

Belinda's page

Delphine's page

Nikala's page

Lilly's page

Janelle's page

Debbi's page

Amanda's page

Suzanne's page

THE PLAYERS GALLERY

Color Combo Challenge #89

(09/15-09/21)

Please welcome our Guest Designer this week, Nicole Eshelman!

First off, thank you so much for allowing me to join in this week!!! There is nothing more inspiring than a FABULOUS color combination, as I'm sure quite a few of you would agree!!

I have been "enamored" by this hobby for just a little over six years now. However, my scrapbooking has been quite a bit more concentrated over the last two years since I left my corporate job to stay home with my two kids, Ashlyn and Cooper. They are most often the subjects of my layouts. I am an "everyday moment" kind of scrapper and I really enjoy capturing photos that tell about our daily lives. The little things are always what I want to remember most. I am most definitely a simple scrapper...with a passion for "white-space" and embellishments!!!

I have been published in Scrapbook Trends and I am looking forward to seeing my first assignment with BHG Scrapbooks, Etc. in print this coming January. I have the privilege of designing for Scenic Route as well as Paper Posies monthly kit club. I hope you enjoy my take on this color combo!!!

Nicole, your pages are always so great, I love each and every one of them. I am so happy to have you here this week, thank you ever so much! Get a closer look at Nicole's work at her Two Peas gallery, awesome stuff!

Now let's play!! Nicole wanted to play with aqua and butterscotch.
Can't wait to see what you create with these colors!

Color Combo #89aqua - butterscotch - baby blue - fever pink

Now for some inspiration!
Check out these fabulous pages from our designers!!!

(Click on the layouts for a larger image)
(Click on the names for a link to their blogs)

Nicole's page

Janet's page

Nikala's page

Belinda's page

Delphine's page

Lilly's page

Amanda's page

Debbi's page

Suzanne's page

THE PLAYERS GALLERY

Announcing our Newest Designers!!!

Can I say I am thrilled beyond anything? I am so happy to finally announce the newest additions to our design team. Please give a HUGE welcome to:

Nikala O'Brien

Belinda Venables

Delphine Paslin

What can I say about Nikala? Her work is outstanding! If you look through her gallery all her pages are done so beautifully and there is so much love there. Her photographs are just as stunning. Here are a few words from Nikala:










Hi I’m Nikala and I live in Brisbane, Queensland Australia where the sun is almost always shinning and the weather warm. I’ve been married to my husband Jason for 9 years and together we have Harrison 7 and Charlotte almost 5. My love of scrapbooking began with the birth of our son. My mum presented a scrapped album of his first 12 months to us on his first birthday. Coming from a Graphic Design background with a love of art and photography…it was the most precious and perfect gift. So then I began, scrapping at night, reading magazines for inspiration, visiting scrap stores as often as the grocery store and surfing the net of my favorite scrap blogs. In the past two years I’ve been fortunate enough to be apart of two design teams in Australia, one in New Zealand and was chosen as an Elite Team 2008 member for “For Keeps Creative Scrapbooking” magazine which has also led to teaching at conventions in my hometown and Sydney in late October this year. Scrapbooking is so much more than a hobby to me, it’s become part of my life…..it’s my therapy. My other love and obsession apart from my family, is my photography. Almost three years ago I took the plunge and began Toffee Photography where I specialize in maternity, children and families. So if I’m not scrapping or taking photos, I’m buying clothes that match pattern paper or vice versa…sad, but oh so true!

I was thrilled when Janet asked me to join Color Combos Galore and I look forward to getting to know everyone better and the challenges ahead.


Belinda Venables lives in Barmera, S.A, Australia. She just joined the American Crafts Design Team and was recently published in Scrapbooks, etc magazine. I noticed Belinda creating her gallery at Two Peas last month, I was just blown away. I love that she uses both kraft and white cardstock, and I just love how she uses color. Her pages are fantastic! Here are a few of her words:







I was first introduced to scrapbooking by my sister nearly 5 years ago, just after my first daughter was born. I have always loved taking photos and creating so I knew this was the hobby for me. Before I knew it, scrapbooking was a part of my daily life and soon turned from a hobby to an addiction, and here I am today! I love everything about it! I love that I can have 'me time' to sit and create beautiful pages. I love shopping for gorgeous products and then going home and using them all. I love sharing with others and having them share with me. Most of all I love that I can scrapbook little moments in time that can be handed down to my children and their children. My favourite scrapping subjects would have to be my two beautiful children Madelin (5.5) and Makenzie (2). The thing I love to scrap the most is little things they say and do, so we can look back on them together in years to come.


I discovered Delphine through the color challenges. Her pages were fascinating to look at, all the layers and textures on every page she made was magnificent. I have never seen her work before but I definitely think she is a wonderful artist. Here she is:









My name is Delphine, but I often go by the nickname Delph57 on the web. I'm from France where I live with my husband and our two children, Chloé and Nathan. I started scrapbooking in January 2005 and scrapbooking has been very important in my life since.

I’m very happy to be a designer in french and international design teams as La Boit à Scrap (a french online scrapbooking store), Au dela des Cimes (a french paper brand), Scrap Idées ( a french sketch inspiration blog) and Say it in Scrap ( a US challenge blog). I've also been published in french magazines : Esprit Scrapbooking and Idée de Scrap.


Congratulations ladies and welcome to the team! We are all excited to have you join us and can't wait for the next challenge! On the left sidebar in the Designers section, you can click on their names for a link to their Two Peas Gallery and below their photos are links to their blogs. Take a look at their work, it's pure eye candy!!!

Color Combo Challenge #88

(09/08-09/14)

Please welcome our Guest Designer this week, Layle Koncar!

Layle Koncar is the Marketing Director for Scenic Route . She began scrapbooking 11 years ago with the birth of her first son and jumped at the chance 2 years ago to take on scrapbooking as a ‘real job’ at Scenic Route after leaving her job running a software company. She's been teaching for the last 4 years and truly enjoys connecting one on one with other scrapbookers and sharing the passion for this crazy hobby!! Her work has been published in Creating Keepsakes, Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc., Memory Makers, Paper Crafts, Legacy, Scrapbook Trends, Paper Trends and Pinecone Press. She authored and contributed to the book Memory Art and is a regular contributor to Paper Crafts books and special issues. In addition to scrapbooking, she LOVES interior decorating, skiing, reading, traveling, shopping, going to flea markets and spending time with her hubby Nick and her 2 rambunctious boys Jack and Sam.

What an honor it is to have you here with us this week Layle! Thank you ever so much! Get a closer look at Layle and her work on her blog!

Now let's play!!
Can't wait to see what you create with these colors!

Color Combo #88aquamarine - pale turquoise - deepest brown - goldenrod

Now for some inspiration!
Check out these fabulous pages from our designers!!!

(Click on the layouts for a larger image)
(Click on the names for a link to their blogs)

Layle's page

Janet's page

Debbi's page

Janelle's page

Amanda's page

Suzanne's page

Lilly's page

THE PLAYERS GALLERY