Biggest challenge

My biggest challenge always seems to be the creative side of cookie decorating.  Trying to come up with a design, THEN trying to figure out the colors you want to use.  I can decorate a cookie, but these two things send me over the edge.  That is why I love the link party challenges that are out there.  They help me to challenge myself into being creative.  Well I guess as creative as my mind will allow.

Georganne over at LilaLoa has had some very inspiring challenges for me since the first of the year.  The first one being the black and white challenge where I created this:

This months challenge is to "Sketch It".  Yep, that's right........draw.  Well let me tell you, I have a hard time drawing a stick figure, let alone anything else.  But hey, a challenge is a challenge. 

I grabbed some paper and a few cookie cutters and traced out my cutters on the paper.  I then did just what she asked, I sketched, erased, sketched, erased....well you get the point.  Now I have to go out and purchase a jumbo size eraser.

Honestly, once I got going, it was just plain unbelievable what my hand was doing.  Once I had my design, the next feat was choosing my colors.  Ughhhh For me this is the worst!!!  I have discovered this wonderful site called Colourlovers.  They have zillions of color pallets.  **sigh** my dream come true.  Now if I could just find that site that tells me how to MIX my Americolor gel into the colors I need, I would have it made.  Mixing colors is my least favorite thing to do.  I must have been absent when they taught the color wheel in school.  I know red + yellow = orange and blue + red = purple. Beyond the basics?  I'm lost. So if there is anyone that would like to teach me this art of science please let me know :)  

Oops, got a little side tracked.  Let's get back to the drawing.  Want to see what I did?  Do you? Do you?  

Watcha think for this wanna be artist?  No Picasso, but this will do.  

Here is the end result in cookie form:

If you want to see what everyone else is sketching and linking up, click here.

I have already started on my next project and I can't WAIT to share it with you.  Keep an eye out, it will be up soon.