Inkspirational Challenge #321 - Word Prompt - Woodland

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

Our Word Prompt challenge for the next two weeks is: WOODLAND.  A dictionary definition describes woodland as an area covered with woods, trees and/or shrubs. While a 'woodsy' card/project is a fabulous fit, we also encourage you to consider wider  (and possibly even more 'fun') definitions.

• How about the flora (wildflowers, mushrooms, etc), and fauna (forest creatures - bears, moose, deer, bunnies, hedgehogs, snails...) that can be found in woodlands. Baby nurseries/cards are often fabulous sources of woodland inspiration.
• Or, perhaps the  'magical' beings that inhabit woodlands: fairies, elves, gnomes, ogres? 
• What about activities that occur in/around woodlands: outdoor skating, sledding, nature walks?

With these as just a snippets of ideas, it's time to turn the challenge to the Design team and to you.

Design Team inspiration:

Julia

Carol

Marina

Marlena

Pia

Nonni

Looking forward to seeing where your Woodland wanders take you! 

The Link is open until Friday, Aug. 9th 2 11:59pm (GMT).

We'll be back next Saturday, Aug. 3, with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #320.

Top Picks Challenge #319 and Reminder Post - Challenge #320 - Designer's Choice - Feature Products from 2 or More Companies

 Welcome to our two part post.

First, a reminder that you have until Friday, July 26th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #320 -Designer's Choice - Feature Products from 2 or More Stamp Companies - found HERE. 

Second, Challenge #319 - Use Stencils - closed with 46 stencil sensations. Thank you for embracing our challenges with your creativity and enthusiasm.

Our Top Picks:

Henriet

Henriet's stenciled bubbles, sea objects and layered water, along with her die cuts and shells, are a wonderful combination for her art journal page. Definitely a stencil delight.

Ellie

Ellie's stenciled pink sunset and marsh scene are a lovely stage for her stately herons. 

Stephanie

Stephanie's summer postage collage card calls for a number of stencils and she's used them wonderfully in creating her 'stamps.'

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #320 - Designer's Choice - Feature Products from 2 or More Stamp Companies

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

Our lovely teammate, Marlena, has selected *Feature Products from 2 or More Stamp Companies* as her Designer's Choice. Since many of you already mix-and-match various companies' products on a regular basis, so this will be second nature for you.  Any theme, any occasion, any style...just be sure to follow the prompt.

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Marlena

Pia

Julia

Carol

Marina 

Nonni

We're looking forward to seeing which companies you've decided 'play nicely' together.

The Link will be open until Friday, July 26th @ 11:59pm (GMT).

We'll be back next Saturday, July 20, with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #319

Top Picks Challenge #318 and Reminder Post - Challenge #319 - Use Stencils (Optional - Use Paste)

  Welcome to our two part post.

First, a reminder that you have until Friday, July 12th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #319 -Use Stencils (Optional - Use Paste) - found HERE. 

Second, Challenge #318 - Mood Board - closed with 16 wonderful entries featuring an array of thoughtful, inspired interpretations. Thank you, again, for embracing our challenges with your creativity and enthusiasm. Again, difficult to select winners, but...we did!

Our Top Picks:

Rachel D.

Rachel drew inspiration from the circles, colours and textures from the mood board to create her delightful nautical-themed card.

Lee Ann

Lee Ann's bright yellow flowers and hues of blue background is a beautiful mood board inspired card.

Jane

Jane's inspiration taken from the letters, single flower and motivational message found on the mood board translates into a wonderful card.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #319 - Use Stencils (Optional: Use Paste)

Welcome to Inkspirational; we're delighted that you're joining us for our end-of-June challenge. Hard to believe we're at the half-way point of the year already! 

*Use Stencils* is our inspiration for the next two weeks and, if you want to jazz up your stenciling, we've included an optional twist: Use Paste. Colours, design, occasion - the choice is yours, but please incorporate stencils.

 

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

I used the Paste Option

Pia

Carol

 Marina

Nonni

Marlena

Looking forward to your stencil sensations filling the gallery.

Before signing off: Happy Canada Day long weekend to our Canadian players. Hope you'll have opportunities to celebrate on July 1st! 

The Link will be open until Friday, July 12 @11:59pm (GMT)

We will be back next Saturday, July 6th with a Reminder Post and Top Picks from Challenge #318.

Top Picks Challenge #317 and Reminder Post - Challenge #318 - Mood Board

 Welcome to our two part post.

First, a reminder that you have until Friday, June 28th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #318 -Mood Board - found HERE. Reminder: Mood Boards have multiple entry points - colours, images, textures, the 'vibe,' etc. - so select what catches your eye, create and share.

Second, Challenge #317 - FRAME - closed with 49 wonderful entries featuring an array of frames of all shapes, sizes and styles. Thank you, again, for embracing our challenges with your creativity and enthusiasm. Again, difficult to select winners, but...we did!

Our Top Picks:

Ashwini

Ashwini's delightful pencil-colour critters tucked into pretty frames make for an eye-catching design; we all agree that this work of art should be framed!

Silke

Silke's scalloped edge frame is beautifully adorned with the sweet little bird and lovely flowers. Definitely frame-fabulous.

Kate

Kate's Dogwood Rose panel, in soft, muted colours, makes for a lovely framed-forward card.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #318 - Mood Board

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

Our mid-June (already!) inspiration for the next two weeks comes from the Mood Board you see below. 

Remember that mood boards have multiple avenues for you to explore: colours, images, textures, designs, shapes, the 'vibe'...and that's just a start. One element or a combination of several: the options are plentiful.  Let us know what caught your eye; we're excited to see your interpretations. 

Adapted from: https://picsandcheesecake.blogspot.com/2014/05/dt-lifepaperscrapbook-may-mood-board.html

Inspiration from the INK Team:

Pia

Julia

Marlena

Carol

Marina 

z

Nonni - joining us next week with a Reminder Post card

Looking forward to seeing your takes on the Mood Board in the gallery.

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

We'll be back on Saturday, June 22nd, with a Reminder Post and Top Picks from Challenge #317 - FRAME. 

Top Picks Challenge #316 and Reminder Post - Challenge #317 - Word Prompt - Frame

Welcome to our two part post.

First, a reminder that you have until Friday, June 14th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #317 - Word Prompt - Frame - found HERE.  At the time of writing this post, we have 21 fabulous entries! Thank you to those who have joined us! Let's keep those frames coming!

For more inspiration, Nonni has created this delightful, smile-making, frame-filled card:

Second, even though the numbers were low for Challenge #316 - Spotlight Technique, closing with 13 entries, this is a case where quality certainly outdid quantity. The cards shared were top-notch, making for very difficult decisions in choosing which ones to highlight. A huge Thank You to those who shared their creativity. As much as we wish we could put all of you in the *spotlight*, we do have to narrow down to three.

Our Top Picks:

Nancy

Nancy's stylish card caught our eye, with her modern flower, colours and design/placement choices. So very pretty.

Rachel

We're dazzled both by the pretty autumn scene Rachel created and the techniques she used to do so. Her spotlight panel is an eye-catching delight.

Caroline

Even though Caroline claims she's 'not good at colouring', we disagree: her colouring is fabulous, especially for this sweet image! Her spotlight technique offers a wonderful work-around for stamps that we may find intimidating to colour. 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #317 - Word Prompt - Frame

Happy June 1st...and a warm welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #317. Wonderful to have you joining us.

For the next two weeks, our word prompt inspiration is FRAME.  Easy-peasy, right. Your frames can be any shape, size or style; as long as you have something surrounded by a frame, you're good to go.

 

Design Team inspiration:

Marlena

Julia

Pia

 Marina 

Carol

Nonni - joining us next week in our Reminder Post

*****

Looking forward to seeing plenty of FRAMES filling the gallery!

The Link will be open until Friday, June 14th @ 11:59pm (GMT)

We'll be back next Saturday, June 8th, with a Reminder Post and Top Picks from Challenge #316 - Spotlight Technique.