Once Upon A Palette - Fairy Tale Coloring Challenge
✨ ONCE UPON A PALETTE
A Fairy Tale Coloring Challenge
Creative collaboration with Jordy Colours
Step into a world of fairy tales, imagination, and color storytelling with Once Upon a Palette — a creative coloring challenge designed to inspire intentional, mood-driven coloring through carefully curated color palettes.
This challenge invites you to slow down, explore storybook atmospheres, and experiment with color harmony while coloring fairy tale–inspired pages alongside a like-minded creative community.
✨ To get started, be sure to watch Jordy’s introduction video, where she explains the rules and structure of the challenge in detail:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbCwdN8KoDg
When sharing your finished pages on Instagram, please use the hashtag relevant for the month.
For example, for January’s Rapunzel page, use #ctfjan2026 and tag @JordyColours so your work can be seen and celebrated within the challenge community.
Be sure to follow Jordy Colours on Instagram (@JordyColours) to stay up to date with the monthly prompts and hashtags, as these will change throughout the year.
🎨 What’s Included in the Challenge
You’ll receive a free printable collection of color palettes created to support fairy tale themes — from whimsical and magical to dark, mysterious, and enchanted.
🎨 What’s Included in the Collection
This collection includes a complete set of fairy tale–inspired color palettes for the entire year, created to support the monthly prompts of the Once Upon a Palette – Fairy Tale Coloring Challenge.
Each palette card is thoughtfully designed to be both inspiring and practical, featuring:
- ✨ a reference illustration for visual direction
- 🎨 a curated color palette
- 🖍️ a swatch chart to record your best color matches
- 🔄 a complementary color section to help expand compositions with confidence
These palettes are meant to guide storytelling on the page, rather than dictate exact color choices — supporting freedom, creativity, and personal expression.
🧚♀️ Who Is This Challenge For?
This challenge is perfect for:
- Adult colorists who love fairy tales, fantasy, and story-driven pages
- Creatives who enjoy working with color palettes and mood
- Anyone looking for a friendly structure without pressure
- Colorists who want to explore color harmony in a playful, supportive way
Whether you color cozy fairy tales, dark folklore, enchanted forests, or whimsical characters, this challenge is designed to adapt to your style.
📄 Product Details
- ✅ Printable color palettes (PDF format)
- ✅ A4 & US Letter sizes included
- ✅ Suitable for colored pencils, crayons, markers, mixed media & digital coloring
- ✅ Designed for repeated use across multiple pages
After purchase, you’ll receive an email with your download link.
Simply click “View Content” to access all files.
If you experience any issues with downloading, feel free to contact me directly at joannacolorsstone@gmail.com — I’m happy to help.
📥 How to Access the Challenge for Free
To enjoy the Once Upon a Palette challenge for free, simply enter “0” in the price box at checkout. Once completed, you’ll receive an automatic email containing your download link.
If the email doesn’t appear right away, please check your spam or promotions folder, as automated emails sometimes land there. When the collection is expanded in the second half of January, you’ll be automatically notified by email — no new purchase or action will be required.
If you experience any issues with access or downloads, feel free to contact me directly (joannacolorsstone@gmail.com) and I’ll be happy to help.
🌙 Creative Transparency
Please note: the reference illustrations in this product were created with the assistance of AI tools and then carefully curated and refined as part of my creative process. This approach allows me to explore rich thematic color combinations in depth while keeping the focus on palette design, storytelling, and usability.
This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.
All sales are final — no returns or refunds.