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Hawaii Day 2025

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Hey everyone! Colorful Options is celebrating Hawaii Day!

I have created a card and envelope as my design team contribution.

Over at the Colorful Options Challenge, play along with the colors of our Hawaii Day Inspiration Board, or choose a color from the monthly challenge that you enjoy, or blend the two together. So many Options!!!

This challenge will run alongside our regular monthly challenge from Sunday 8/10 through Saturday 8/16.  

Make sure you join in on the blog or on Instagram for your chance to win a gift certificate of your choice (Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com, or Amazon). Visit the challenge to check out the amazing creations from the talented Design Team. You can’t win without entering! Come join the fun!!

I did add a few items to this set to make a mail mix. My thought is to send a “bouquet in an envelope” to help spread a little cheer. The tuck-ins include a floral post card, a cheery blossoms cachet, a packet of forget-me-nots, and a flowering butterfly.

Wishing all the entrants good luck! Have fun, everyone!

This is the Way – May 2025

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another month of exciting challenges!

For the Park Hopping My Happy Place challenge, I have created a card and envelope set for you to enjoy. I’m back to working with some very simple mixed media. Stencils, paint, foundry wax — and then… some fun.

The buttons, trading card, and sticker are “tuck-ins” for this set. Do you like to add any “extras” when you send cards? Let me know in the comments below. 😁

This month, we are excited to announce a collaboration between the Colorful Options Challenge and the Park Hopping My Happy Place Challenge! If the current month’s theme isn’t your style, don’t worry! You have the freedom to select any theme inspired by theme parks.

Remember, Park Hopping My Happy Place embraces an anything-goes philosophy, which means you can draw from a wide range of inspirations beyond just the inspiration of the month; the inspiration photo serves solely as a launching point. For those seeking further inspiration, check out the inspiration page for more ideas, themes, and IPs.

Make sure you join in on the blog or on Instagram for your chance to win a gift certificate of your choice (Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com, or Amazon). Visit the challenge to check out the amazing creations from the talented Design Team. You can’t win without entering! Come join the fun!!

At Park Hopping My Happy Place, you have until Saturday, May 31st, 12:00noon US CST time, which translates to 6:00am on Sunday, June 1st in the UK or 7:00am on Sunday, June 1st in CET.

If you’re looking to recreate this set, here’s what you’ll need:

Wishing all the entrants good luck! Have fun, everyone!

Pi Day 2025

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Hey everyone! Colorful Options is celebrating Pi Day!

I have created a group of small gift cards with envelopes for this challenge.

Over at the Colorful Options Challenge, play along with the colors of our Pi Day Inspiration Board, or choose a color from a pie that you enjoy! 

This challenge will run alongside our regular monthly challenge from Pi Day Friday 3.14 through Thursday 3.20.  

Make sure you join in on the blog or on Instagram for your chance to win a gift certificate of your choice (Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com, or Amazon). Visit the challenge to check out the amazing creations from the talented Design Team. You can’t win without entering! Come join the fun!!

If you’re looking to recreate these cards, here’s what you’ll need:

  • Papers: Arteza water color paper, White White by Fabriano, copy paper for the envelopes
  • Distress Sprays in Lumberjack Red, Picked Raspberry, Saltwater Taffy
  • Distress Mica Stain in Fortune Teller
  • Distress Spritz in Picked Raspberry
  • Stencils from my stash
  • Hero Arts White embossing powder
  • Distress Embossing Ink
  • Gina K flower stamps
  • embellishments: charms, Kreinek thread, eyelets

Wishing all the entrants good luck! Have fun, everyone!

March 2025

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another month of exciting challenges!

I have created a palette of rainbow cards for you to enjoy this month. I’m back to working some very simple mixed media today.

Over at the Colorful Options Challenge, there’s a stunning photo inspiration board celebrating the color green. If this month’s color isn’t your style, join me with a rainbow-inspired project instead.

Make sure you join in on the blog or on Instagram for your chance to win a gift certificate of your choice (Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com, or Amazon). Visit the challenge to check out the amazing creations from the talented Design Team. You can’t win without entering! Come join the fun!!

You have until Friday, March 28th, 11:59pm US CST time, which translates to 5:59am on Saturday, March 29th in the UK or 6:59am on Saturday, March 29th in CET.

If you’re looking to recreate this card, here’s what you’ll need:

  • Papers: Arteza water color paper, colored paper & vellum from the stash
  • Distress Watercolor Pencils
  • Liquitex Ivor Black
  • Sizzix Dies Shadowscript #2
  • Tim Holtz Ideology Small Talk
  • Tim Holtz Sizzix 3D embossing folder Texture Fades

Wishing all the entrants good luck! Have fun, everyone!

Let It Snow

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Happy November, crafters.

We are celebrating SNOW over at the Park Hopping My Happy Place.

My card takes it’s primary inspiration from the colors of the inspiration board this month. The theme itself is postcards/mail inspired by Owl Post in Hogsmeade at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

If the theme of snow doesn’t ignite your creativity, don’t hesitate to draw inspiration from another theme that resonates with you from a theme park.

Make sure you join in on the blog or on Instagram for your chance to win a gift certificate of your choice (Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com, or Amazon). Visit the challenge to check out the amazing creations from the talented Design Team. You can’t win without entering! Come join the fun!!

For the Park Hopping My Happy Place, you have until Saturday, November 30th, 11:59pm US CST time, which translates to 5:59am on Sunday, December 1st in the UK or 6:59am on Sunday, December 1st in CET.

If you’re looking to recreate this card, here’s what you’ll need:

  • Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock
  • Distress Oxide: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire
  • Stampers Anonymous, TH: Festive Collage, CMS459
  • Embossing Folder,Sizzix: Texture Fades

Wishing all the entrants good luck! Have fun, everyone!

Peace & Joy to All

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Hello crafters, I’m back with another fun, square-shaped card! It seems like my creative mojo has taken a square turn—sometimes, that’s just how inspiration strikes!

Lately, I’ve been diving into the world of collage art, following some incredible artists on YouTube. Honestly, I find this technique quite challenging; it often ends up looking like something I made in kindergarten! 😂

So, when Mr. Wheel picked collage as yesterday’s project, I was thrilled to embrace the challenge. For this card, I drew inspiration from a beautiful journal page by MaremiSmallArt. Let’s get crafting!

Here is a list of the products I used if you want to also try your had at collage:

  • Azteca watercolor paper, paper from the stash: green
  • Distress Oxide Paint: Lumberjack Red, Mowed lawn, Lost Shadow
  • White & clear Gesso
  • Liquitex Soft Body Acrylic: Unbleached Titanium, Titanium White, Ivory Black
  • Distress Collage Medium
  • Disstress Oxide Archival in Rustic Wilderness
  • Washi Tape: TH, red&white from the stash
  • Tim Holtz Sticker Book: Postmarked
  • Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz: Tiny Text Christmas CMS 424, Grunged CMS402
  • Tim Holtz Ideology Collage Paper: Christmas/Noel

Feel free to follow along with Maremi in the link above, or read on for my description.

  1. Prepare Your Base: Cut a watercolor panel to a 4.5-inch square.
  2. Create Your Collage: Tear the notes page and Ginger Toffee descriptions to your desired size, then glue them onto the panel using collage medium.
  3. Add Decorative Elements: Layer on pieces of washi tape and stamps or stickers as you like.
  4. Highlight the Poinsettia: Tear the collage paper to isolate the poinsettia, then adhere it with collage medium. Allow everything to dry completely.
  5. Blend Your Colors: Start blending your background using Unbleached White, Titanium White, Lost Shadow, and Mowed Lawn paints. Let this layer dry.
  6. Enhance the Poinsettia Leaves: Use Lumberjack Red, Ivory Black, and Mowed Lawn paints to enhance the leaves of the poinsettia.
  7. Add Some Texture: Once the paint is dry, create a splatter effect with white paint and allow it to dry again.
  8. Finish with Details: Using archival ink and a round stamp, add some details and stamp your sentiment.
  9. Layer Your Card: Finally, ink the edges of your card, center your sentiment, and assemble the layers.

Challenges entered:

Autumn Vibes

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another exciting challenge at Park Hopping My Happy Place!

We were thrilled with all the fantastic entries for our September challenge and can’t wait to see your creativity for this month. As always, our challenge is open to any theme park-inspired creation.

This month’s inspiration photo features Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party and the beautiful fall decorations throughout Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando. With the fall season just beginning, the oranges and pumpkins were a perfect match.

My color palette & theme are directly inspired by this month’s inspiration board.

Make sure you join in on the blog or on Instagram for your chance to win a gift certificate of your choice (Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com, or Amazon). Visit the challenge to check out the amazing creations from the talented Design Team. You can’t win without entering! Come join the fun!!

For the Park Hopping My Happy Place Challenge, you have until Wednesday, October 30th, 11:59pm US CST time, which translates to 5:59am Thursday, October 31st in the UK or 6:59am on Thursday, October 31st in CET.

If you’re looking to recreate this card & envelope, here’s what you’ll need:

  • Azteca Watercolor Paper,black paper from the stash
  • Stampers anonymous: Pumpkin Head CMS309, Tiny Frights CMS468, Holiday Postmarks CMS 323
  • Waffleflower stamp die
  • Distress Oxide Archival Ink in Black Soot
  • Distress Inks: Spiced Marmalade, Crackling Campfire
  • Ranger white embossing powder with Tuskineno’s Embossing Ink

Wishing all the entrants good luck! Have fun, everyone!