Top Picks Challenge #342 and Reminder Post - Challenge #343 - Mood Board

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, June 20th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #343 - Mood Board - found HERE.

**Second, the gallery was filled with 58 Celebrate cards, which really made us celebrate!.  Narrowing the field to three Top Picks is, as always, a challenge...

Our Top Picks:

Doreen

What a sweet little gnome, Doreen, surrounded by pretty flowers and delivering a bouquet of colorful, birthday balloons. A wonderful celebration card, indeed.

Karen

Karen's black sunflowers make for a lovely frame; a wonderfully eye-catching style for her fabulous birthday sentiment.

Wendy

Wendy's Gus & Gertie are flying off to celebrate a lucky person's birthday. Those two are definitely adorable.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #343 - Mood Board

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

For the next two weeks (June 7 - June 20), we invite you to draw inspiration from the sewing/fabric themed Mood Board below.  Plenty of inroads to explore: colours, patterns, textures, elements, the 'vibe'...and that's just a start. 

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Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia Aston

Pia 

Carol

Looking forward to your Mood Board-inspired cards/projects filling the gallery.

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The Link will be open until June 20th @ 11:59pm (GMT).

 

We'll be back on Saturday, June 14th with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #342.

Top Picks Challenge #341 and Reminder Post - Challenge #342 - Word Prompt - Celebrate

  Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, June 6th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #342 - Word Prompt - CELEBRATE - found HERE.

**Second, the gallery was filled with 19 HOT-themed cards.  Narrowing the field to three Top Picks made us break out in a sweat (LOL) but...we managed.

Our Top Picks:

Fran

Fran's fabulous sun image is definitely HOT!

Arlene

Arlene's HOT card made us laugh; that sentiment is fabulous!

Pauline

Pauline created a beautiful sun-drenched meadow for her pretty Lavinia images. 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #342 - Word Prompt - Celebrate

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

For the next two weeks (May 24 - June 6), our Word Prompt challenge is CELEBRATE. Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, new homes/pets/jobs, accomplishments...plenty of occasions to celebrate - and we hope you'll do so with us!

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Marlena

Julia

Carol

Pia 

Looking forward to your CELEBRATE cards/projects filling the gallery.

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The Link will be open until June 6th @ 11:59pm (GMT).

 

We'll be back on Saturday, May 31 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #341.

Top Picks Challenge #340 and Reminder Post - Challenge #341 - Designer's Choice - HOT

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, May 23 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #341 - Designer's Choice - HOT - found HERE.

**Second, the gallery was filled with 63 (that's sixty-three folks!) fabulous Seasonal cards. As always, narrowing the field to three Top Picks is a challenge - so we're going with FIVE.

Our Top Picks:

Denise (The Crafty Den)

Denise's spring flowers are beautifully arranged; perfect for her Mother's Day card.

Diny

Diny's beach-themed card is delightful; we know her 12-year-old-grandson will love it.

Margreet

Margreet's snowman is delightful, especially paired with his wintery words and snowy background.

Renate

Renate's Hanukkah card strikes a delightful balance between whimsical and pretty.

Lee Ann

Lee Ann's rainy day card is thoughtful and sweet.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #341 - Designer's Choice - HOT

 Welcome to Inkspirational and thank you for joining us.

For the next two weeks, Marlena has selected HOT as her Designer's Choice inspiration. Hot weather, hot beverages, hot foods, hot locations, hot colours, hot product trends, hot images (fire, sun, fashion)...plenty of directions to take this one.

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Marlena

Julia

Carol

Pia 

We're looking forward to seeing some HOT creativity in the gallery!

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The Link will be open until Friday, May 23 @ 11:59pm (GMT)

We will be back on Saturday, May 17, with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #340.

Top Picks Challenge #339 and Reminder Post - Challenge #340 - Seasonal

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, May 9 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #340 - Seasonal - found HERE.

**Second, the gallery was filled with 24 wonderful interpretations of Challenge #339's Mood Board. As always, narrowing the field to three Top Picks is a challenge.

Our Top Picks:

Trina

Trina's bunny and eggs make for an adorable card; a charming take on the mood board.

Maria

Maria's shaker captured colours/shapes from the mood board in a fun fashion.

Hanneke

Hanneke's trio of eggs, nestled atop an embossed background, is a delightful CAS take on the mood board.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #340 - 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 quick description of the challenge:

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

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Marlena

Julia

Carol

Pia 

What season + occasion will you share with us? 

Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.

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The Link will be open until Friday, May 9 @ 11:59pm (GMT)

We will be back on Saturday, May 3 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks from Challenge #339.

Top Picks Challenge #338 and Reminder Post - Challenge #339 - Mood Board - Decorated Eggs

  Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, April 25 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #339 - Mood Board - found HERE.

**Second, the gallery was filled with an assortment (37, to be precise) of cards featuring delightful images and the required prompt of using Two or More SentimentS. Indeed, we couldn't narrow the field down to three Top Picks, so we went with four!  

Our Top Picks:

Jolanda

Birgit

Deborah

Allisa

Fabulous cards; fabulous two or more sentiments!

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

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.

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.