Inkspirational Challenge #339 - Mood Board - Decorated Eggs

Welcome to Inkspirational; we're delighted you're joining us.

For the next two weeks, we invite you to draw inspiration from the decorated eggs image you see below.  Since Easter falls on April 20th, it makes complete sense that you may want to create a card/project with an Easter theme or Easter vibe. Alternatively, you may lean towards colours, ovals/shapes or even the intricate designs on the eggs. Perhaps the sprig of greenery catches your eye. Plenty of opportunities in this rather simple board...and we can't wait to see what you'll share in the gallery. 

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

Marlena

Carol

Pia 

Looking forward to seeing how the Mood Board inspires you.

The Link will be open until April 25 @ 11:59pm (GMT).

We will be back on Saturday, April 19, with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #338.

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Top Picks Challenge #337 and Reminder Post - Challenge #338 - Word Prompt - Sentiments - Use 2 or More

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, April 11 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #338 - Word Prompt - SENTIMENTS - Use 2 or More - found HERE.

**Second, Challenge #337 had a small number of entries with each and every one a Sports-themed delight. As always, selecting Top Picks is difficult but three in particular caught our eyes.

Our Top Picks:

Betta Scrap

 

Betta's marathon-themed explosion box card captures many aspects of her running friend's passion. Absolutely fabulous!

Julie

Julie's silhouette golfer certainly speaks to 'sport' and works wonderfully as a retirement card. 

Judy

From the images, to the colouring, to the shaker element, Judy's basketball card is most certainly sports-themed. 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #338 - Word Prompt - Sentiments - Use 2 or More

Welcome to Inkspirational; we're delighted you're joining us.

For the next two weeks (March 29 - April 11), we invite you to join us for Challenge #338 , where our Word Prompt is SENTIMENTS. Please notice the underlined S.at the end of the word because we want to see 2 or more SENTIMENTS on your cards/projects. Easy, right? Right!

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

Marlena

Carol

Pia 

 

We're looking forward to seeing your Two or More Sentiments cards/projects in the gallery.

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

We will be back on Saturday, April 5th with a Reminder Post and Top Picks from Challenge #337.
 

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1. Diny	2. Renate	3. Arlene R.	4. Birgit
5. Nancy Leppek	6. Cheryl E.	7. Jo	8. SmilynStef
9. Christy S.	10. Jane	11. Jane	12. Linda W (SB)
13. Uschi	14. ~DEANNE~	15. Bernadet	16. The Crafty Den
17. Deborah Wheeler	18. Bonnie Klass	19. Jolanda J.	20. Vivian Foo
21. Deb Horst	22. Spring girl	23. WhoIsTracy	24. ~DEANNE~
25. Bettascrap	26. Lesley K	27. Allisa	28. Deb Horst
29. Nance Salkeld	30. Joanne James	31. Silke	32. Tanya H
33. Deb Horst	34. Esther	35. Debbie M	36. Deb Horst
37. Vivian Foo

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Top Picks Challenge #336 and Reminder Post - Challenge #337 - Designer's Choice - SPORTS

   Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, March 28th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #337 - Designer's Choice - SPORTS found HERE.

**Second, Challenge #336 closed with 42 wonderful Clean and Simple entries, some of which included the 'twist' of using eye-catching transfers/ephemera/rub-ons.  As always, selecting Top Picks is difficult but we narrowed the field to three delights.

Our Top Picks:

Susan

Susan has created a lovely 'twinchies' scene, paired with two trees. An eye-catching clean and simple card, indeed.

Tenia

Tenia's happy hugs tag is ever so sweet and plays wonderfully in creating a CAS design.

Maria

Maria's trio of pompom-tails bunnies couldn't be more adorable! Clean, simple and sweet.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #337 - Designer's Choice - Pia - SPORTS

Welcome to Inkspirational; we're delighted you're joining us.

Time to launch a Designer's Choice Challenge. For the next two week, Pia invites you to "play" along with a totally fun challenge: SPORTS.  From sky-diving to lawn bowling, as long as you feature a sport, you're 'on par' with the challenge. Okay...enough trying to "score some points" with silly puns!

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

Pia 

Carol

Marlena

We're looking forward to seeing which sports you'll showcase on your cards/projects.

It's sure to be an A-Game gallery! 

The Link will be open until Friday, March 28th @ 11:59pm (GMT)

We will return on Saturday, March 22 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #336. 

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1. Bettascrap	2. Arlene R.	3. Jo	4. JulieP
5. Deb Horst	6. Helen	7. Atelier-W/Au fi	8. Silke
9. Judy V

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Top Picks Challenge #335 and Reminder Post - Challenge #336 - Clean and Simple

  Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, March 14th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #336 - Clean and Simple (optional twist: use Stickers/Ephemera/Rub-Ons) found HERE.

Our talented Pia has created another CAS card as inspiration; her wintery white background is a wonderful stage for her silhouette sledders. 

  

Pia

**Second, Challenge #335 closed with 23 wonderful Mood Board inspired entries. Your creativity in translating elements of the photo into paper projects is ever so inspiring.  As always, selecting Top Picks is difficult but we've come up with three.

Our Top Picks:

Esther

Esther's beautifully inked bloom and pretty background of patterns and text is an eye-catching take on the mood board.

Pauline

Pauline's snowdrops, paired with the pretty with the inky blue and splatter background, make for a beautiful take on the mood board.

TK

TK's beautifully inked flowers, shimmery panels and outline hexagon are a lovely take on the mood board.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #336 - CAS (Optional Twist - Use Stickers, Rub Ons or Ephemera)

Welcome to Inkspirational; we're delighted you're joining us.

We're starting off March (can you believe it!) with a Clean and Simple (CAS) Challenge with the optional twist of using stickers or rub-ons or transfers or ephemera.  

To help you out, here's what we'll be looking for with your Clean and Simple designs:

✅ One main focal point
✅ Lots of OPEN space (doesn't 'have' to be white)
✅ Minimal Layers
✅ Minimal Embellishments

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Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia  

Used a Rub-On

Marlena

Used a sticker

Carol

Used a rub-on/transfer

Pia 

 Nonni - On Break

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The Link will be open until March 14 @ 11:59pm (GMT)

We will be back on Saturday, March 8th with a Reminder Post and Top Picks from Challenge #335.

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1. Milla	2. Johanna @ LHC	3. Hilary	4. Gerrina
5. Becca S	6. SmilynStef	7. Becca 2nd entry	8. Susan aka rainy
9. Karen Mead	10. Darlene Pavlick	11. Silke	12. ~DEANNE~
13. Joanne James	14. Deb Horst	15. Jolanda J.	16. Bettascrap
17. Christy S.	18. Arlene R.	19. Rosemary D	20. Fran Wing
21. Maria	22. Deb Horst	23. Birgit	24. Helen
25. Nancy E	26. Liz Williams	27. Bobby	28. Helen
29. Jane	30. Atelier-W/Au fi	31. Helen	32. Gerrina
33. MortiCraft	34. Susan B	35. Mummylade	36. JanR
37. Esther	38. Tenia Nelson	39. Deborah Wheeler	40. Cathy R
41. Diny	42. Kathyk

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Top Picks Challenge #334 and Reminder Post - Challenge #335 - Mood Board

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, February 28th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #335 - Mood Board found HERE.

**Second, Challenge #334 - our collaboration challenge with Colour Hues - closed with 70 Red and Pink wonderfully creative entries, covering a wide range of expressions of love. As always, selecting Top Picks is difficult but we've come up with four favourites.

Our Top Picks:

Michele

Michele's cute couple is beautifully coloured; pairing them with the pretty heart and cross-stitched embossing folder makes for a card that has us smiling brightly.

Donna

Donna's gradient ink-blended hearts makes for a card filled with colourful love.

Annette

Annette's inked and stamped corners are beautiful; a pretty corner stage for her delicate heart wreath and foliage.

Papierelle

Papierelle's watercoloured + Brusho hearts, layered to form an eye-catching dimensional flower, is a lovely 20th Anniversary card for her husband. 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #335 - Mood Board

Welcome to Inkspirational; we're delighted you're here.

After spending the first half (already!) of February playing with red and pink (and plenty of hearts!) in our previous challenge, we're turning to a different palette and images for the second half of the month, as shown in the Mood Board below.  Aqua, teal, blues, purples, woodgrain, florals, letters, spools of thread, bowls, plates, patterns...plenty of selection to spark your creativity.

                                   

Reminder: please remember that mood boards are created as 'inspiration,' offering multiple avenues for you to explore. We're excited to see your interpretations. 

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Marlena

Julia

Carol

Pia 

The Link will open until Friday, Feb. 28 @ 11:59pm (GMT).

We'll be back on Saturday, Feb. 22 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks from Challenge #334.

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1. Henriët	2. carol gill	3. PiaK FI	4. Birgit
5. Arlene R.	6. Rosemary D	7. Susan aka rainy	8. Esther
9. Joanne James	10. Karen M	11. Christy S.	12. Julia Sager
13. Pauline C	14. Jane	15. I Card Everyone	16. Deborah Wheeler
17. TK	18. Bettascrap	19. Bobby	20. Bonnie Klass
21. Annie H	22. Deb Horst	23. Jolanda J.

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Top Picks Challenge #333 and Reminder Post - Challenge #334 - INKSPIRATIONAL and COLOUR HUES COLLABORATION - Red and Pink

Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, February 14th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #334 -Inkspirational + Colour Hues Collaboration - RED and PINK - HERE and HERE. (NOTE: The Colour Hues link -closes on February 14th @ 9:00 am EDT).

Please be sure to add your card to BOTH galleries.

**Second, Challenge #333 closed with 41 fabulous snowy entries; we had no idea that snow would be such a draw - and showcased in such a wide variety of ways. As always, selecting Top Picks is difficult but we've come up with four frosty favourites.

Our Top Picks:

Stef

 Steph has created a beautiful snowy design with her pretty layered snowflakes, tag and blue bloom die cuts.

Papierelle

Papierelle's snowboarding moose looks pretty confident, cool and stylish as he tackles the snowy slopes. Such a fun card!

Crafty_whoistracy

Tracy's little snowmen are darling, especially placed on the postage stamps backgrounds.

Valerie

Valerie's beautifully coloured, talented skating giraffe is certainly enjoying the frozen snow of the ice rink. An all-around delight. 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.