Inkspirational: June 2023

Saturday, 24 June 2023

Top Picks - Challenge #291 - and Reminder Post - Challenge #292 - Designer's Choice (Embossed Background)

Hello,

Welcome to today's two part post.

First, our current challenge - Designer's Choice - Emboss Your Background - can be found HERE. If you haven't entered yet - or if you'd like to enter again - the link is open until Friday, June 30th @ 11:59pm (GMT). We'd be so pleased if you joined us and thank you if you already have done so.

Second, our first SEASONAL challenge appeared to be quite popular, with the gallery closing at 67 awesome entries! Thank you for embracing this theme with such enthusiasm. It was not easy to select three Top Picks so, for this go-round, we've chosen 4!

Our TOP PICKS for Challenge #291 are:

Carol

Carol's pretty rainbow coloured water ballerinas are certainly enjoying dancing in the water-stenciled pool. A summer delight, indeed.

Bonnie

Bonnie's vintage wreath, painted with distress inks, is gorgeous - and certainly pops against the pretty embossed background. Lovely Christmas card!

Esther

Esther's Vitamin Sea beach scene is pretty, inviting and incredibly creative. The bike, the wood plank fence, the beach/ocean...a work of Summer time art!

Fran

Fran's Halloween card is frightfully awesome, with its layered papers, cobwebs and raised panel that continues the design off the edge. A wickedly wonderful background for her star of the stage: the hound die cut.

Congratulations to our TOP PICKS; please take your badge.

Saturday, 17 June 2023

Inkspirational Challenge #292 - Designer's Choice

Hello,

Welcome back to Inkspirational; we're delighted you're here. For the next two weeks, our Designer's Choice challenge, selected by our wonderful Julia, is "Emboss Your Background." Embossing folder, heat embossing, stencil embossing...as long as you feature embossing on your background, you're good to go.

Let's see some fabulous inspiration from the design team:

We're looking forward to your Embossed Backgrounds filling the gallery.

The Link will be open until Friday, June 30, 2023 @ 11:59pm.

We'll be back next Saturday, June 24th with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #291: Seasonal.

Saturday, 10 June 2023

Top Picks - Challenge #290 - and Reminder Post - Challenge #291 - Seasonal

Hello,

Welcome to today's two part post.

First, we're beyond thrilled that you're embracing our new Seasonal challenge (found HERE) with such enthusiasm. At the time of writing this post, the gallery stands at 35 fabulous entries! If you haven't entered yet - or if you'd like to enter again - the link is open until Friday, June 16th @ 11:59pm (GMT). Bring on your seasonal sensations!

Our lovely, super talented Nonni has a reminder card to share; talk about gorgeous! Details can be found on her blog, here.

Second, we're delighted to announce the Top Picks for Challenge #290 - Moodboard. So many wonderful cards from which to choose; thank you for playing along with us. Here they are:

Ana

Ana's stencil is the perfect match to the mood board; a pretty landing spot for her lovely butterfly.

Tenia

Tenia's clock and florals are a lovely translation of the moodboard.

Jaydee

Jaydee's card is so pretty, drawing from a variety of the moodboard images.

Congratulations to our TOP PICKS; please take your badge.

Saturday, 3 June 2023

Inkspirational Challenge #291 - SEASONAL

Hello,

Welcome back to Inkspirational, where we're introducing a new challenge to our line-up: SEASONAL.

We invite you to consider the four seasons - Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter - and create cards/projects based on occasions that are quite 'specific' to those seasons.

For instance: Spring: Mother's Day, Easter, Flowers etc.; Summer: summer vacations, school's out, weddings, beaches; Fall: harvest, Thanksgiving, Halloween; Winter: Christmas, Hanukkah, winter activities. And how about your country's national day, too (Canada Day, Fourth of July, etc.).

These are just a few ideas to get you started; the team also has some fabulous inspiration for you.