52 box of Crayons Color Challenge, the first color

Softpaw's 52 Box of Crayons Color Challenge info!!

I thought I'd release the first color a few days before I make my post with it on the 2nd when this officially starts. So anyone wanting to start on this can get a jump on it! So, with out further adieu .here it is!

Almond

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239, 222, 205

I'll be showing off my choice of outfit and reveling next weeks color on January 2nd! And each Wednesday after that! I can't wait to see what everyone does!

Don't forget I've created a Flicker group and anInworld group for it.

You'll be able to keep up with my Crayon posts as I'll Actually be tagging these ones as Crayon, there is a link in the sidebar to them!



And if you want to try your hand at a weekly color challenge a bit harder then mine, check out Sookie Triellis' Twisted Color Challenge! What makes it twisted? You have to use TWO colors!

My Color Challenge

As The wonderful Luna's two years worth of color challenges are over and she is justifiably not doing a third round, a few bloggers are starting their own. It was fun, gave us something to post each week and challenged us to step out of our color safety zones. We hated to see it go!

I would now be among those bloggers starting their own! I thought what I could do to make mine different. And settled on a favorite of mine. CRAYONS!

Every color I am going to use is a color of Crayola Crayons.

I'm calling it the 52 box of Crayons Color Challenge.

I've got a good, wide selection of colors picked out. Some I liked the color, some I liked the name of the color. There will be however, two colors that are NOT crayons, and I will explain why I changed and used those colors when I get to them. They are for specific dates and are special colors I wanted to use despite not being a crayon.

Unlike the other challenges, and Luna's own, mine will be posted on the Wednesday of each week. Why then and not Sunday? Due to my Renaissance Faire Schedule I have MANY weeks where I will not be HOME on Sunday to post. So, I figured Wednesday will work for me!

Which means my first color will be posted on January 2nd!

I've created a Flicker group and anInworld group for it.

I know its a long shot but if any designers want the colors, I have the whole year planned out so just ask and I'll shoot you them!

Join in if you want to! I hope some do!

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Another 52 weeks of color - Week 52

Week Fifty Two: Amazon

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Outfit Nomine Ameno Gown Apple - 4 SLURL
Hair !!Calico Creations!! Isis 2 SLURL
Pose *~*HopScotch*~* Sculpted Gown Poses SLURL
SimDescent of Christmas Spirit SLURL




So, here we have it, The last 52 weeks Of Color, not only of the year, but of the whole thing. Unless some one picks it up or I do it on my own! Which I am pondering. I just have no idea how to get the random color names and such.

I wanted something epic and amazing for this last color. And found it while searching for it. This dress by Nomine is a limited edition gown. I forget how many but there are not THAT many of them on the grid. So with that, plus its just a STUNNING show stopper of an outfit, I felt it was the perfect gown to end this on.

For the location, I pondered just using the same photo sphere and simple background I used on my epic catch up post when I started this. Then I went naaann..and found a unique sim with still a bit of a Christmas theme to it. I had planned to post this a LOT sooner then today! The sim build called Descent of Christmas Spirit in the destination guide fit the bill perfectly.

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A weirdly surreal sim, it has many nooks and crannies to explore. some only able to be accessed by the teleport pads located at each location. It was done up for the Holidays in a way that still fit with the sim. Very unique and beautiful in its way. It took me a lot longer to explore then I had anticipated so thusly this post coming so late!

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Click here to see all of my photos. I took a LOT.

Now to figure out what to do with myself with this challenge over!

And Thank you Luna. For hosting this Challenge, You made me break out of my comfort box in what to wear in SO many ways!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY!!!!

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Santa's Helpers

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Christmas Countdown December 24th!

ONE MORE SLEEP TILL CHRISTMAS!!!

Winter Magic

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Christmas Countdown December 23th!

Last Minute Shopping!

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Christmas Countdown December 22th!

Happy Winter Solstice!

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Christmas Countdown December 21th!

Reindeer games

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Christmas Countdown December 20th!

Another 52 weeks of color - Week 51 ~ Reflections of Christmas

Christmas Countdown December 19th!

Week Fifty one: Madder Lake Deep

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Outfit Vita's Boudoir Christmas Carol Baroque Gown SLURL
Hair Period hairstyle and accessory: Louise SLURL
ParasolVita's Boudoir Christmas umbrella SLURL
Pose *MP* Geisha Umbrella (Model Poses) SLURL SLURL
Simpetit pas SLURL




The color is in the outfit..uh..someplace :P

The image is not post processed at all other then cropping. I love that water reflection trick so much!

The sim is a pretty lil holiday winter sim I saw on Honour Mcmillan's page. Very very pretty!!

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You can see all my photos of it at this link

Gingerbread dance

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Christmas Countdown December 18th!

I was out of town..thus..the lateness

Coco by the fireside

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Christmas Countdown December 17th!

Decorating the tree!

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Christmas Countdown December 16th!

In memory

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A home we go!

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Christmas Countdown December 15th!

A personal note, I shot Yesterday, today and tomorrows images all at once, as I knew tonight I would be to busy to do a shoot. But, When I get a break soon today will have a second image to memorialize those who's lives where tragically lost today in in Connecticut and China.

Please keep the families of those that lost their young ones in your hearts and minds this Holiday season.

The perfect tree

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Christmas Countdown December 14th!

St Lucy Day

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Christmas Countdown December 13th!

Poinsettia's in the snow

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Christmas Countdown December 12th!

Peppermint winter

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Christmas Countdown December 11th!

We are Lights

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Christmas Countdown December 10th!

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☆。Happy Hanukkah!
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Another 52 weeks of color - Week 50 ~ Christmas Gold

Week Fifty: Gold

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Outfit LMD Holly Gold SLURL
Jewelry *TJ* Holly & Roses SLURL
Hair !!Calico Creations!! Akeelah 1 SLURL
On Adar
Outfit Tuxedo supreme Green G&T Creations SLURL
Pose Oomph! - Behold the Light candle Prop Pose Marketplace
SimFrosty Night 2012 SLURL





Normally today would be an image for Hanukkah, but I had the images for today’s color/countdown taken before I realized it was the start of Hanukkah, so that will be tomorrow.

I wanted Adar in on this one, It just felt right. I went with a more metal version of gold then the SHADE gold. I like it better. I believe I did the same with silver in last years challenge. And found an outfit for both of us that has lovely touches of gold in it.

For the sim I found a lovely Christmas Build on Leroy that was just perfect! All shimmering and gold! I did not however like the chosen wind light and just switched it to midnight. I think the effect is much better. Its nice romantic spot to visit, and has a dance machine we hopped onto.

Tell you what, getting a good shot of a couple dancing when they both have wings NOT EASY! I tried though!

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Getting the post I wanted was fun as well. It's no build so I could not use the pose I wanted! We even tried using the animations and lining him up. No go. Could not get into place. So I got him a candle pose I had as well and used that! Played with some wind light, then went back to midnight and used a "face light" and got the shot I wanted! bwee! The none cropped version is nice as well.

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A small warning, there is a gift ball thingy at the place, on a two minute timer. Adar and I both got several glob gifts, which are pretty and I even tried to use them in the shot. but if there are not many folk in the build, you will get a TON of them! However it is still a lovely place to snag a few photos so it may be worth it, plus HEY free pretties!

All my shots

Over the River

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Christmas Countdown December 8th!

Ringing through the night.

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Christmas Countdown December 7th!

Dancing around the tree

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Christmas Countdown December 6th!

And since we've no place to go..

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Christmas Countdown December 5th!

Kitties in the snow

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Christmas Countdown December 4th!

White Christmas

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Christmas Countdown December 3rd!

Another 52 weeks of color - Week 49 ~ Ice Princess

Week Forty Nine: Cotton Candy

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Outfit ::MCB:: Northern Ice Princess - Pink - Fiber Carbon CaseMarketplace only
Hair>TRUTH< Festive Geri - old group gift SLURL
Pose Embody Pose F ICE PRINCESS 1 SLURL
SimTimeless Photography & Ice Skating SLURL




Today’s post brings a double duty as both my Christmas Countdown image and this weeks color challenge! And look for the first time in MONTHS the color challenge is Ready on Sunday!!

Pink is not a color most folks think of when it comes to Christmas, its more a spring color after all, but it CAN be made to be Festively Christmassy! I knew with this color I wanted a skating outfit and found a sweet one with snowflakes. It shows more of my butt then I like but eeh...it's covered by virtual "fur" anyway.

Then I found a lovely sim, that I will likely use again for other countdown posts. It was covered in fun pose props all over! And is very much into the holiday season. I took a few scenery shots and you can see those at this link and has a store on it. Which I forgot to go into this time but will be going back. And if you like skating in Secondlife this is a GREAT place for it! Lots of room to zoom about with your hud or hop onto a few pose balls they provide. Singles and couple skates are available.

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Nanny Nay can't get me!

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Christmas Countdown December 1st!

Another 52 weeks of color - Week 48

Week Eight: Tangelo

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Outfit [K~*~S] Irridae - Short & Knee Length Dresses (Pumpkin)SLURL
Hair !!Calico Creations!! Dina SLURL
Pose aDORKable Poses: Pinwheel SLURL
Sim Renaissance Faire Isle SLURL




I kinda half did this weeks color. I was out of town..again, over the weekend, Trip to my parents. Got back on Tuesday. Then Wednesday I was just lazy about getting this up.

The sim I chose is nice, its a year round Renaissance faire..kinda.. As someone that works at Ren faires it could be worse it could be better. BUT anyway, its got some nice stores and a hunt is going on right now.

I didn't take many photos but what I did are here

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Saturday is the start of December, which is the start of my annual holiday image a day Advent I do. Which means The color posts WILL BE ON TIME this month! But I have not decided yet if I will combine them with the holiday image or not. Some I may some I may not. And you'll be seeing more of Adar for the holiday images. I found some nice outfits for him! Turlock however fussed at me for taking him out of his Iron Lantern outfit in the thanksgiving image :P so no holiday images of HIM bah!

For the countdown images, If I do them for the 52 weeks, or show more then just the one photo, like explore the sim, they will have style credits, but if its just the one image, No credits, but if you see something you want to know about, ask away! I'm just lazy and don't feel like remembering all that info for posting EVERY day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Hope those of you that are Celebrating today have a wonderful Feast!

I got my husband and friends together for this shot! That's Me. Ambrose, Adar, and Turlock OUT of his Green Lantern armor! And Ambrose Supplied the feast!

Another 52 weeks of color - Week 47

Week Forty Seven: Barley Corn

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Outfit Sylph Silks ~GOLD~ by Caverna ObscuraSLURL
Hair !!Calico Creations!! Aaliyah SLURL
Pose Bilo Sari Pose: Kathak SLURL
Sim The Kingdom of Sand SLURL




Had some issues finding an outfit for this weeks color. Till I remembered I never picked up this outfit by Caverna Obscura and that it would be a great fit. Even if its more the trim on the corset then the rest of the outfit :P I LOVE the touches of bright blue on it!

And it needed a fitting setting, so I put in Desert into the destination guide search and it took me to the Kingdom of Sand. A role playing sim on an adult region. I did not see any adult activities but then I wasn't looking. And didn't go down EVERY street and alley!

The build is amazing and breathtaking, do grab a visitors tag and go exploring just for the build! And if your into this sort of RP it looks like a great system. Very immersive and well done. So check it out!

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You can see all my photos at this link

Another 52 weeks of color - Week 46

Week Forty Six: Juniper

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Outfit BlakOpal Burlesque Silk Shrug Set - PurpleSLURL
Mimikri - Luca Dress juniperSLURL
Hair ::Exile:: Wide Awake: SLURL
Pose . Infiniti . - Oh My Stars - Pose Set SLURL
Sim Tim's Dreams @ MetaLES SLURL


HAH look I went someplace and didn't half do this one! I'm feeling less stressed right now with less to do so Secondlife is more appealing! Woot!

For Juniper I explored an art sim by Romy Nayar, who also created the Magic frogs build I went to a while back. Tim's Dreams is an eclectic mix of vignettes that are meant to be the dreams of a little boy named Tim. Some scary, some beautiful, and some just weird.

My favorite was the fisher of stars

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And the one I found the creepiest was the baby cooker

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Though the one that reminded me of the Child Catcher from Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang was a close second!

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You can see all my photos at this link