Top Picks Challenge #344 and Reminder Post - Challenge #345 - Designer's Choice - Three of the Same

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, July 18th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #345 -Designer's Choice - Three of the Same- found HERE.

**Second, the gallery was filled with 45 stencil sensations. The variety of stencils and techniques you shared have certainly served as inspiration for us. Narrowing the field to three Top Picks is, as always, a challenge...

Our Top Picks:

Denise

Denise's blackout technique really makes her stencil and sentiment pop. Eye-catching! 

Carol

Carol has selected a cool, whimsically geometric stencil to ink with summer colours. Fresh and pretty. 

Vicki

Vicki's stenciled center panel design is a pretty background for her silhouette flowers and birthday sentiment.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #345 - Designer's Choice - Three of the Same

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

For the next two weeks, Nonni invites us to use THREE of the SAME for her Designer's Choice challenge. Your three - be they stamps and/or die cuts and/or colourss and/or a trio of cards/tags or whatever you decide - can be identical or similar; the design team have shared their interpretations in a variety of ways.

 

Design Team Inspiration:

Marlena

Julia

Carol

Nonni

Pia 

What three of the same will you be sharing with us? 

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The Link will be open until Friday, July 18 @11:59pm (GMT).

We'll be back on Saturday, July 12 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #345.

Top Picks Challenge #343 and Reminder Post - Challenge #344 - Use Stencils (Optional Twist: Geometric)

  Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, July 4th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #344 - Use Stencils - found HERE.

**Second, the gallery was filled with 12 wonderful mood board inspired cards; not a huge number but the quality makes up for quantity with a dozen clever, creative cards.  Narrowing the field to three Top Picks is, as always, a challenge...

Our Top Picks:

Carolyn

Caroline's card captures the colours - and indeed, some of the shapes - of the mood board wonderfully. 

Kerry

Kerry's seagulls are smile-makers; a delightful take on the colours from the mood board.

Carol Mc

Carol's zesty citrus card is a clever take on the shapes and colours inspired by the mood board. The acetate front panel adds an eye-catching touch. 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #344 - Use Stencils (Optional Twist - Geometric)

 June 21 - July 4

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

Our popular Use Stencils Challenge - with the optional twist of Geometric - begins today, June 21, and runs until July 4th. The hardest part of this challenge: deciding which stencils you want to showcase. Stencils have come a long way, especially with the ever-evolving layered versions. We're looking forward to seeing the inky delights you'll dazzle us with over the next two weeks.

Optional Twist: Geometric

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Marlena

Julia

Pia 

Carol

We're looking forward to a gallery filled with your stencil sensations!

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The Link is open until July 4 @ 11:59pm (GMT)

We'll be back on Saturday, June 28 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #343.

 

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.