Top Picks Challenge # 280 - Word Prompt - GOLD

 Thank You to all played in our GOLD challenge - the finale for 2022.

As always, choosing which cards to highlight is difficult because you're all so talented. But...choose we must.

Here are our Top Picks:

Joanne

We're swooning over Joanne's gorgeous detailed snowflake; so pretty paired with gold.

Cheryl

Cheryl's gold, red and black tags are showstoppers! 

Kate

Kate's gold trees and sentiment are lovely set atop a tartan stage.

Congratulations to our Top Picks. Please take your badge.

Wishing you a most HAPPY New Year! May 2023 be filled with peace, joy and love for all!

See you in a week to introduce the new designers and challenge format.

Challenges start January 14, 2023.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the INKSPIRATIONAL Team

 

The Inkspirational team wishes you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. May you be blessed with peace, joy and love this festive season and throughout 2023.

We'll be returning on January 14th, 2023 with two new designers and new challenges.

We hope you'll join us then! 

Top Picks - Challenge #279 - Paper Piecing

 Current Challenge # 280 - GOLD - HERE

Thank you to everyone who played in Challenge #279 - Paper Piecing

Here are our Top Picks:

Jolanda

Deborah

Lesley

All three of our Top Picks have shown incredible talent and creativity with their paper-piecing!

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #280 - Word Prompt - Gold

 

Welcome back to Inkspirational, where our word prompt for the next two weeks is GOLD! Let's see some shimmer and shine in the gallery! 

PLEASE NOTE: The design team will be taking a much deserved break to recharge their creative batteries once this challenge closes. We'll be back in January...stay tuned for details!

Inspiration from the team:

Marlena

Pia

 

Carol

We're looking forward to a gallery filled with GOLD!

Thank you for joining us.

We're sorry that we may not be able to comment on cards that are uploaded to galleries where we have to register to comment (eg Splitcoast Stampers), or where word verification is enabled. When we can view your card, however, we will still consider it for our top picks.

Top Picks Challenge #278 - Photo Challenge

  Current Challenge # 279 - Technique Challenge - Paper Piecing - HERE

Thank you to everyone who played in Challenge #278 - Photo Challenge - Snow Globe

Here are our Top Picks - and because we're in the festive season, we have FOUR Top Picks this week! 

All cards captured elements of the Snow Globe photo wonderfully!

Julia

Nancy

Carole J

Karen

Congratulations to our Top Picks!

Please join us next week for our Word Prompt Challenge, which will be our final challenge for 2022.

Inkspirational Challenge #279 - Technique Challenge - Paper Piecing

 

Welcome back to Inkspirational, where our Technique Challenge is Paper Piecing. Fussy cutting, inlaying paper pieces with die cuts...as long as you have 'pieced' paper, you're good to go!

Inspiration from the team:

Marlena

Pia

Carol

Looking forward to seeing your *Paper Piecing* artistry in the gallery!

We're sorry that we may not be able to comment on cards that are uploaded to galleries where we have to register to comment (eg Splitcoast Stampers), or where word verification is enabled. When we can view your card, however, we will still consider it for our top picks.

Top Picks - Challenge #277 - Designer's Choice - Fireworks

 Current Challenge # 278 - Photo Challenge - HERE

Thank you to everyone who played in Challenge #277 - Designer's Choice - Fireworks 

Here are our Top Picks:

Cindi

Cindi's patterned paper and 'light up my life' sentiment make for a wonderful fireworks-themed card!

Carol

Carol's cards are lovely; so cool how the die cut mimics fireworks!

Julia

Julia's pinwheels transform wonderfully into fireworks! So pretty!

Congratulations to our Top Picks!

Inkspirational Challenge #278 - Photo Challenge

 

Welcome back to Inkspirational, where we're inviting you to draw inspiration from this beautiful wintry photo. Create a snow globe or select from elements inside...the choice is yours. Excited to see what you'll bring to the gallery!

Inspiration from the team:

Pia

Marlena

Carol

We're sorry that we may not be able to comment on cards that are uploaded to galleries where we have to register to comment (eg Splitcoast Stampers), or where word verification is enabled. When we can view your card, however, we will still consider it for our top picks.

Top Picks - Challenge #276 - Imagine

  Current Challenge #277 - Designer's Choice - Fireworks - HERE

Thank you to everyone who played in Challenge #276 - Word Prompt - Imagine.

Here are our Top Picks:

Julia

Julia's 'black magic' technique is a perfect canvas for her imagination-theme sentiment.

Pinky

Pinky's flowers and floral panel create a lovely frame for her imagine sentiment.

Deb

How adorable is Deb's pairing of the 'imagine all the possibilities' sentiment and mom/baby image.

Congratulations to our Top Picks!

Inkspirational Challenge #277 - Designer's Choice - Fireworks

 

Welcome back to Inkspirational, where our much loved, deeply missed Lindsey had selected Fireworks as her Designer's Choice. Let's light up the gallery with our cards/projects in memory of our sweet friend. 

NOTE: If you don't have fireworks images in your stash, no worries! Create and share a card *inspired* by fireworks...New Year's, 4th of July, Canada Day, true love (grin)...lots of possibilities! See Carol's card below as an example.

Here's inspiration from the team:

Marlena

Pia

Carol

Inspired by Harry Potter's Weasley twins' Wildfire Whiz-Bangs

We're sorry that we may not be able to comment on cards that are uploaded to galleries where we have to register to comment (eg Splitcoast Stampers), or where word verification is enabled. When we can view your card, however, we will still consider it for our top picks.

Top Pick - Challenge #275 - Technique - Use Stencils

 Current Challenge #276 - Word Prompt - Imagine - HERE

Reminder about our Design Team call; if you're interested, please add DT after your name.

Thank you to everyone who played in Challenge #275 - Use Stencils.

Here are our Top Picks:

Lorraine A

How cute are these little artist critters; the stenciled splatters are such fun!

Izzy

Izzy's pretty stenciled gerbera is a perfect landing site for her lovely butterfly.

Donna W.

Donna's 4-piece layered stencil makes for one spook-tacular Halloween card! 

Congratulations to our Top Picks!

Inkspirational Challenge #276 - Word Prompt - Imagine

 

We're still looking for some new design team members.  If you're interested ,please add DT after your name when you enter your card into the gallery.

Welcome back to Inkspirational, where we our word prompt for the next two weeks is IMAGINE. 

Here's inspiration from the team:

Marlena

Pia

Carol

We're sorry that we may not be able to comment on cards that are uploaded to galleries where we have to register to comment (eg Splitcoast Stampers), or where word verification is enabled. When we can view your card, however, we will still consider it for our top picks.

Top Pick - Challenge #274 - Photo Challenge

Current Challenge #275 - Technique Challenge - Use Stencils - HERE

Reminder about our DESIGN TEAM CALL: Here

Thank you to all who played in Challenge #274 - Photo Challenge. All the entries are beautiful! 

Here are our Top Picks:

Hannelie

Hannelie's card is an elegant, delicate take on the inspiration photo...and the vellum butterfly is positively gorgeous as the star of the stage

Bobby

Bobby's heat embossed white flowers on the vellum are beautifully delicate; a clever twist of "lace."

Vicki

Vicki's card captures the delicacy of the photo wonderfully - and she even has a matching book to go along with it.

Congratulations to our Top Picks!