Diva Inspiration Challenge #115

I am loving this week's trip back to my childhood - that's where I went when I saw this week's Diva Inspiration Challenge. I always loved gumball machines and sadly never had one of my own, but my cousins had one and I saved my pennies for when we would go over there and visit. I remember the cool feeling I'd get when I got two gumballs in one turn. The gum flavor never lasted long enough, but it was a treat I always looked forward to. Treat yourself to a sweet challenge this week!

To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:

Maria
Carol
Katy
Robin
Ann


Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or public gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to a public gallery, be sure to put DivaIC115 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

Color Challenge #3 -- Sweet!

Hello everyone! It's Tuesday and that means it's time for another Color challenge at Utah Divas International. Look at these caramel and chocolate apples! Don't they look AMAZING! These provide our color inspiration for this week -- Concord Crush, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla -- Yum!!!


It's easy to play along! Just create your project, upload pictures to your blog or other public forum, and then leave your linking information at the bottom of this post. We can't wait to see what you create this week!

Scroll down to see the beautiful Inspiration projects that the Design Team has created for you this week. And don't forget to go to their blogs and leave them a little love. They really enjoy hearing from you!

Sharon Field

Patty Chenail

Monika Davis

Maxine Conrad

Liz Miller

Gretchen Barron

Dawn Pritchard

Brandy Cox

diva sketch challenge

After last week's 'evil' sketch, I was told by one of the team members that this week's sketch was 'pleasant.' HaHa! I'm still trying to figure out what was evil about it. Anyway, enjoy your time as you browse the creations of the team today.

Adriana
Barbara
Becky
Ruthie
Tammy
Tiffany
Carol.

Diva Inspiration Challenge #114

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I grew up mostly on these cereals and remember these certain boxes. How fun to look back at the different designs. I don't know if you're like me, but I feel this week's inspiration picture is really stretching my creativity and where to go from here. A few directions in which to go could be color, quilting, focus on one of the boxes or even create a collage. I am interested to see which direction you all go in!

To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:

Maria
Carol
Katy
Ann
Jeannette

Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or public gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to a public gallery, be sure to put DivaIC114 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

UDI Color Challenge #2

Hello everyone and welcome to a new Color Challenge on Utah Divas International! We have a fun and playful combo for you today -- Real Red, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron and Regal Rose. Our inspiration was taken from this fabulous pair of shoes that we found online at Kohls.com.

Our blog Mom and Mentor, Maxine Conrad, is crazy about shoes ... and handbags ... and clothes ... and bling ... and .... So Max, this one is for YOU! Have fun playing along, everyone! We hope you are inspired by the inspiration cards created by the Design Team and then invite you to play along by creating your own project and leaving a link on the linking Tool at the bottom of this post. We're waiting to see what you come up with!

Monika Davis

Elizabeth Miller

Sharon Field

Max Conrad

Dawn Pritchard

Patty Chenail

Gretchen Barron

diva sketch challenge

We have an easy sketch this week after the wacky ones for previous weeks past. Good. Has everyone settled back into their fall routine? The cooler weather is a much welcome change and I hope you are enjoying it as well. Please stop by each of our featured blogs to see how they each interpreted the sketch this week.
Adriana
Alisa
Barbara
Becky
Ruthie
Tammy
Tiffany
Carol.

Diva Inspiration Challenge #113

Wow - how breath taking and inspiring is today's picture?!? Not only creatively, but spiritually too. I love looking at the clouds when they are so defined and fluffy and even looking beyond them to imagine where they lead. I hope you are able to get the creative thoughts going on this one. :)

I also have some exciting news - we have a new member to our Diva Inspiration Team!! Please welcome Jeannette. Our team is enriched by another very talented Diva. Jeannette shares her love of stamping, photography and cupcakes!

To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:

Maria
Carol
Katy
Robin
Ann
Jill
Jeannette

Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or public gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to a public gallery, be sure to put DivaIC113 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

Welcome to a Brand New UDI Feature -- Our Weekly Color Challenge!

Hello everyone and welcome to the very first Color Challenge on Utah Divas International! We hope you'll be inspired by the luscious colors and beautiful inspirational artwork provided by our Design Team each week. And we hope you'll play along, create your own wonderful projects using our weekly color combinations, and come back to give us a link so we can see your creations! Spread the word ... invite your friends ... come and have fun with beautiful color!

As you can see, this week's challenge was inspired by this absolutely gorgeous and rich looking bedding that I found at Nieman Marcus online. Isn't it wonderful! The colors are so rich and luxurious and I was instantly inspired to use them as this week's UDI Color Challenge. Now remember, this is a color challenge. We provide the inspiration photograph so that you can see how inspiration is found everywhere. You don't need to try and create the look or even the feel of this gorgeous bedding. But you do need to use this week's colors ...Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz and Pretty in Pink! The rules are easy. You can add either Whisper White or Very Vanilla to the mix but you must use all the colors in the challenge.

You'll find great inspiration in the photos below created by our Design Team! You can see how different they all are and yet all use the same colors. By clicking on each DT member's name, you can go directly to their blog to find out more about how they created their beautiful projects and the products they used. And while you're there, you might want to share a little love by leaving them a quick comment.

And at the very bottom of the post, you'll find an opportunity to share your own creation by providing a link. We do hope you'll play along with us. And we hope that you are inspired by this week's Color Challenge!

Gretchen Barron

Dawn Pritchard

Liz Miller

Monika Davis

Max Conrad

Sharon Field

Patty Chenail

diva sketch challenge

Good Morning! It's been a beautiful week in SW Michigan. The weather has been perfect and it makes it so easy to stamp when you're not sweating to death. I hope you've got some fun plans for the weekend, but in the mean time please see what our team has created for you today.

Adriana
Alisa
Becky
Ruthie
Tammy
Tiffany
Carol.

Diva Inspiration Challenge #112

How creative can you get with this week's inspiration? So many thoughts run through my head when I saw this week's picture. I have a weakness for brand new crayons in the box, so much so that I can't help myself during back to school time when crayons are everywhere and cheap! I also have a 3 year old daughter who loves to color. She will follow me around the house with her coloring books and crayons and plant herself wherever I stop. And then a not so enjoyable event - opening the dryer door to see a crayon melted all over the entire load *sigh*, or the artwork of the 3 year old all over my cabinets and walls. :)
Whatever memory or thought these crayons may stir up, one thing for sure - they are very colorful!! I hope you have a wonderful time creating this week!!! :)


To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:

Maria
Carol
Katy
Robin
Ann

Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or public gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to a public gallery, be sure to put DivaIC112 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

diva sketch challenge

September is here and we are having a few days respite in the weather. It actually feels like October and I'm lovin' it. Hopefully our friends on the east coast are 'weathering' Earl. I also heard that there was an earthquake in California this week. I think I'm glad I'm kind of in the middle of the country. Anyway, there is a wacky sketch this week for the team to play with so without further ado please head on over to your favorite blog and get started. The links are here and each person also has a link to the next team member. Have a great holiday weekend.


Adriana
Barbara
Becky
Ruthie
Tammy
Carol.

Diva Inspiration Challenge #111

Can you believe September is already here?!? I swear the time is just flying by!
I want to share with you our newest talented member of the Diva Inspiration Challenge Team - ANN FITTON. Ann is very talented and was even a runner up for Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Award. Please be sure to make her feel welcome. :)
This week's bit of inspiration are apples. So let me ask you, what can apples do for you?
To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:

Maria
Carol
Katy
Robin
Jill
Ann

Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or public gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to a public gallery, be sure to put DivaIC111 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~