52 Weeks of Creative Memory Keeping – Challenge 11
Scraplifting Color Combinations for Inspired Layouts
Welcome back to my journey through 52 Weeks of Creative Memory Keeping! This week, Challenge 11 is all about color—the kind of color that wakes up your creativity, makes your photos pop, and brings a brand-new energy to your layouts. I’m thrilled to share the process behind my challenge entry – Scraplifting a Color Combination.
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Welcome to Challenge 11 – Scraplift a Color Combination
Color is the language of emotion in memory keeping. For this challenge, the objective was to find a layout with a color scheme you love and reinterpret that magic on your own page. After some delightful searching, I settled on a palette that instantly made me think of autumn warmth and blue-sky wonder.
The inspiration came from Ali Edwards’s “Chocolate Cake” layout (which I discovered in Creative Keepsakes Award-Winning Scrapbook Pages). Her playful mix of orange, yellow, and blue struck just the right balance between vibrancy and harmony.
Challenge –
Scraplift a Color Combination – Find a layout with colors that inspire you and challenge yourself to adapt that color scheme to your own creation.
Tips for This Challenge –
- Balance Your Colors – Use your dominant color for about 60% of the layout, secondary color for 30%, and accent color for 10%.
- Research – check out scrapbooking websites, magazines, books etc. to find color combinations that catches your eye
- Choose your photo – After selecting your photo, look for scrapbook layouts with colors that complement it.
My Project –
Lately, I’ve been focusing on my Project Life, so for this challenge I created a 6″ × 4″ pocket page card.
The perfect subject was a photo I snapped last fall at Nalls Farm Market—a display of pumpkins so huge, they looked like something out of a fairy tale. Each autumn, I’m drawn to these giant gourds, marveling at their size and the effort it must take to nurture them. This picture, bursting with orange, was just waiting for a backdrop that would let it shine.
I haven’t yet completed my journaling for the gigantic pumpkins. I’m still deciding what to say about these huge beauties!
Products Used –
- Stamps –
- This Little Life by In A Creative Bubble for Studio Calico
- Stamps Are Fun January 2025 by Ali Edwards
- Cardstock –
- Bo Bunny – Double Dot Designs – Powder Blue Stripes
- Wild Asparagus – Green / Teal Floral
- Yellow
- Stamp Ink –
- StazOn – Black
- Classic Stampin’ Up – Only Orange
- DMC Floss – Yellow
- Orange Buttons
Reflections from the Craft Table
There’s something magical about scraplifting a color combination. It pushes you to look at familiar supplies with fresh eyes and experiment outside your comfort zone. For me, the orange, yellow, and blue palette brought my fall memory to life, reminding me that sometimes, inspiration can be borrowed and transformed into something uniquely your own.
There’s no right or wrong approach to this challenge—the goal is simply to explore creative ways to incorporate meaningful text into your memory keeping projects. Have fun experimenting with different techniques and discovering your unique style!
Share Your Creation
Have you ever tried scraplifting a color combo? I’d love to see what you’ve created for the 52 Weeks of Creative Memory Keeping – Challenge 11. Drop a comment below with your favorite color stories or tag me in your next memory keeping adventure. I’d love to see what you’ve created for the 52 Weeks of Creative Memory Keeping – Challenge 11.
Share your project and tell me about your creative journey—what sparked joy, what led to “aha!” moments, and what fun discoveries you made while crafting.
Join me next week for Challenge 12 of our 52 Weeks of Creative Memory Keeping journey. Next week we will explore Scraplift a Layout Shape! I’m thrilled to see what we’ll create together!
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