Inkspirational: May 2024

Saturday, 25 May 2024

Top Picks Challenge #315 and Reminder Post - Challenge #316 - Designer's Choice - Spotlight Technique

Welcome to our two part post.

First, a reminder that you have until Friday, May 31 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #316 - Designer's Choice - Spotlight Technique - found HERE. Thank you to those who have joined us. Let's keep the beautiful makes coming!

For more inspiration, Carol has created this card:

Second, Challenge #315 - Seasonal - closed with 61 delightful entries. It's clear that this challenge is definitely a fan favourite! Thank you for sharing your creativity with us; as always, it's hard to select top picks when the gallery is filled with delights.

Our Top Picks:

Trina

Trina's colouring breathe beautiful life into her snowpeople; such a sweet, pretty winter card.

Carol

Carol's postage collage card captures summer wonderfully, including fries and seagulls.

Jenny

Jenny's weekender purse is packed with everything needed for a summer's day on the beach. So pretty, especially with the 'boardwalk' background.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Saturday, 18 May 2024

Inkspirational Challenge #316 - Designer's Choice - Spotlight Technique

Welcome back to Inkspirational; glad you're joining us.

For our Designer's Choice Challenge, our lovely Pia invites us to use the SPOTLIGHT TECHNIQUE on our cards/projects. You're likely familiar with this technique, but just as an in-a-nutshell refresher, at the basic level it involves 'spotlighting', with colour, portions of a black and white image. Of course, many variations exist in showcasing what you're spotlighting so...be creative with your choices.

As always, the Inkspirational designers have wonderful inspiration for you:

Carol - Reminder Post (card is also here).

Amazing cards, all - and we know yours will be as well.

The Link will be open until Friday, May 31st @11:59pm (GMT)

We'll be back on Saturday, May 25 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #315.

Saturday, 11 May 2024

Top Picks Challenge #314 and Reminder Post - Challenge #315 - Seasonal

Welcome to our two part post.

First, a reminder that you have until Friday, May 17th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #315 - Seasonal - found HERE. Thank you to those who have joined us. Let's keep the beautiful makes coming!

Our design team member, Pia, is sharing extra Seasonal inspiration today. Her wintry scene - complete with a dashing, skating snowman and framed within a fir tree stencil - is lovely.

Second, Challenge #314 - Mood Board - closed with 33 fabulous interpretations of the mood board. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us.

Our Top Picks:

Lesley

Lesley's pretty pastel card is a lovely take on the Mood Board; guaranteed the person receiving it will feel much better.

Rachel

Rachel's card is charming; a delightful take on the Mood Board.

Nance

Nance's ink swiped and gold dotted background is definitely inspired by the mood board. Celebration happening all over this smile-making card.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Saturday, 4 May 2024

Inkspirational Challenge #315 - Seasonal

Welcome back to Inkspirational; thank you for joining us.

For the next two weeks, we invite you to draw inspiration from our SEASONAL-themed Challenge.

Here's a reminder of what this challenge entails:
We invite you to consider the four seasons - Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter - and create cards/projects based on occasions + images that are quite 'specific' to those seasons.
For instance:

Spring: Mother's Day, Easter, flowers, etc.
Summer: summer vacations, school's out, weddings, beaches, Fourth of July, Canada Day, etc.
Fall: harvest, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Remembrance Day, etc.
Winter: Christmas, Hanukkah, winter activities.

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

Marlena