Inkspirational Challenge #364 - CAS - Optional Twist - "E is for..."

Welcome to Inkspirational; we’re delighted you’re joining us!

For the next two weeks (March 28 – April 10), we invite you to play along with our CLEAN & SIMPLE (CAS) challenge, featuring the optional twist: E is for… Think Easter, eggs, envelopes, engagement—anything that begins with the letter E.

Why this twist? Easy! We’d love to see your clean and simple creations shine in more than one place. ✨ If you’re playing along with the optional theme here, consider also linking your card at the AAA Card Challenge. Beginning Sunday, their theme is E is for …; a perfect match, right!  A reminder: theirs is a must, ours is optional.

Sharing your card in two galleries is a wonderful way to connect with a wider community—and you might just discover a new favorite challenge - next to ours, of course -  along the way!

Optional Twist: E is for...Easter, evening, engagement, envelope, eggs...

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

Marlena

Pia

Carol

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

✅ One main focal point

✅ Lots of OPEN space (doesn't 'have' to be white)

✅ Minimal Layers

✅ Minimal Embellishments

Looking forward to seeing your CAS cards in the gallery, with or without the twist! Remember: if you do the twist, share over at AAA Cards, too.

We'll be back on Saturday, April 4th with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #363.

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The Link will be open until Friday, April 10 @11:59pm (GMT)

Top Picks Challenge #362 and Reminder Post - Challenge #363 - Visual Prompt - March Moodboard

  Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, March 27 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #363 - Visual Prompt - March Mood Board - found HERE. Currently, we have 11 beauties in the gallery. If you've joined us already, thank you (and please feel free to join again); if you haven't, we'd love for you to do so.

Second, we had such fun admiring all 47 of your stencil sensations for Challenge #362: Word Prompt - USE STENCILS (Optional Twist - Plaid). I know my stencil wish list has some new additions after seeing what you've created.

As always, narrowing down our Top Picks was a challenge. Your creativity, craftsmanship and thoughtful interpretations make the process both inspiring and delightfully difficult.

Our Top Picks:

Gerrina

Gerrina's stenciled background is a beautiful stage for her pretty fairy. The colours...swoon!

Milla

Milla's stenciled flowers are stunning, making for an eye-catching, delightful card.

Esther

Esther's journal pages feature lovely stenciling and an array of wonderful images. So incredibly pretty!

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #363 - Visual Prompt

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

For the next two weeks (March 14 - 27), we invite you to draw inspiration from the mood board below. The 6 featured images offer a wide range of possibilities to explore:

Various shades of green

Geometric patterns or repeating shapes

Botanical touches like leaves or natural textures

Painty or artistic backgrounds

Encouraging, uplifting, bold sentiments 
St. Patrick's Day Vibe ✨🌿🎨

Hopefully one - or several - of these ideas will capture your creativity.

 

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

Marlena

Pia

Carol

We're excited to see how the Mood Board inspires you!

The Link will be open until Friday, March 27 @ 11:59pm (GMT)

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We'll be back on Saturday, March 21 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #362.

Top Picks Challenge #361 and Reminder Post - Challenge #362 - Use Stencils (Optional Twist: Plaid)

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, March 13 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #362 - Word Prompt - Use Stencils (Optional Twist: Plaid) - found HERE. Currently, we have 27 beauties in the gallery; lets see if we can double - or even triple - that in the next week! 

Second, we had such fun admiring all 31 of your delightful takes for Challenge #361: Visual Prompt - February Collage. Thank you, again, for joining us. 

As always, narrowing down our Top Picks was a challenge. Your creativity, craftsmanship and thoughtful interpretations make the process both inspiring and delightfully difficult.

Our Top Picks:

Celeste

Celeste's card stole our hearts with its delightful take on the patterned hearts/colours from the moodboard.

Birgit

Birgit has certainly captured colours and images from the collage with this dainty, pretty-in-pink card. 

Karen

Who can resist Karen's sweet bear with his bouquet of flowers, inspired by the moodboard? Adorable! 

Jolanda

Jolanda's design and choices of images are a clean, eye-catching take on the mood board. 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #362 - Word Prompt - USE STENCILS (Optional Twist - Plaid)

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

For the next two weeks (Feb. 28 - March 13), we invite you to play along in our popular "USE STENCILS" challenge, with the optional twist of PLAID.

Optional Twist: PLAID

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Pia

Julia

Marlena

Carol

We're looking forward to seeing your stencil sensations - with or without the optional twist - in the gallery.

The Link will be open until Friday, Mar. 13th @ 11:59pm (GMT)

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We'll be back on Saturday, Mar. 7 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks from Challenge #361.

Top Picks Challenge #360 and Reminder Post - Challenge #361 - Visual Prompt - February Collage

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, February 27 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #361 - Visual Prompt - February Collage - found HERE. Currently, we have 15 beauties in the gallery; lets see if we can double - or even triple - that in the next week! 

Second, the gallery of 45 cards/projects for our Word Prompt – XOXO made our hearts smile. Who knew that hugs-and-kisses could be expressed in such a wide variety of ways. Thank you, again, for joining us. 

As always, narrowing down our Top Picks was a challenge. Your creativity, craftsmanship and thoughtful interpretations make the process both inspiring and delightfully difficult.

Our Top Picks:

Nancy

Nancy's pretty shaker mug, hearts and overall design is a lovely XOXO creation.

Carol

Carol's honeycomb heart and floral background are ever so pretty, especially with the sweet XOXO tag.

Nancy 

Nancy's grumpy kitty made us laugh; a fun way to share Xs and Os.

Jo

Jo's hugs-and-kisses background is a lovely backdrop for her chameleon, who changed colours to match his surroundings. Clever and definitely XOXO-worthy! 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #361 - Visual Prompt - February Collage

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

We're continuing to 'spread the love' here for the next two weeks (Feb. 14 - Feb. 27) with inspiration coming from the variety of love/Valentine-themed images in the collage below. Rainbows, hearts, gnomes, Cupid's arrows, postage stamps, bouquets, the 'love' vibe...so much to capture your imagination.

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

 Pia 

Marlena

Carol

We're looking forward to a gallery filled to bursting with your collage inspired cards/projects.

The Link will be open until Feb. 27th @ 11:59pm (GMT).

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We'll be back on Saturday, Feb. 21 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #360.

 

Top Picks Challenge #359 and Reminder Post - Challenge #360 - Word Prompt - XOXO

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, February 13 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #360 -Word Prompt - XOXO - found HERE. Currently, we have 23 beauties in the gallery; lets see if we can double - or even triple - that in the next week! 

Second, the gallery of 64 cards/projects for our Visual Prompt – SHADES OF BLUE brought us so much joy!  Thank you to everyone who took part; your enthusiasm and talent are what make these challenges so special and we’re continually amazed by the ways you bring a single prompt to life. 💙

As always, narrowing down our Top Picks was a challenge. Your creativity, craftsmanship and thoughtful interpretations make the process both inspiring and delightfully difficult.

Our Top Picks:

Laurie

Laurie's beautifully composed card, with its pretty layers, texture paste and shades of blue - both subtle and bright -  certainly caught our eye.

Papierelle

Papierelle has combined various shades of blue to create a cozy, inviting nook. 

Bobby

What can we say but: Bobby's card is an awesome take on the challenge image. Talk about WOW! 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #360 - Word Prompt - XOXO (Hugs and Kisses)

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

We're celebrating the the first two weeks of February, the month of love, with a Word Prompt challenge: XOXO. Those little symbols of 'hugs and kisses' are perfect for expressing love, friendship, Valentine's Day and...well, all things heartfelt.

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Pia

Marlena

Julia

Carol

We're looking forward to a gallery filled to bursting with XOXO-inspired cards/projects. 

The Link will be open until Feb. 13th @ 11:59pm (GMT).

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We'll be back on Saturday, Feb. 7 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #359.

Top Picks Challenge #358 and Reminder Post - Challenge #359 - Visual Prompt - Shades of Blue

  Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, January 30th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #359 - Visual Prompt - SHADES OF BLUE - found HERE.

**Second, the gallery of 40 cards/projects for our Word Prompt - SHINE/SHINY brought us so much joy!  You certainly made the first challenge of 2026 stellar with your variety of shiny elements and techniques.  As always, narrowing down our Top Picks was a challenge…but the kind we love to have.

Our Top Picks:

Stephanie L.

Stephanie's snowflake shaker, with the pretty background and shiny sequins, is lovely. 

Bobby

Bobby's embossed snowflakes, against the deep blue background, make for a shimmery, shiny wintry wonderland.

Kate

Kate's iced donuts are a delightful take on "shine". We'll take a couple dozen of these tasty delights, please! 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #359 - Visual Prompt - SHADES OF BLUE

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

We're inviting you to shake off the January blues and dive into a little creative escape with us! For the next two weeks (Jan. 17 - 30), we’re celebrating shades of blue, drawing from the palest of soft skies to deep, velvety navy - and everything in-between.  Plenty of possibilities and we're excited to see the beautiful blue creations you’ll share with us! 💙 

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Pia

Marlena

Julia

Carol

 

Looking forward to seeing how Shades of Blue inspire you! 

The Link will be open until Friday, Jan. 30 @ 11:59pm (GMT)

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We'll be back on Saturday, Jan. 24 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #358.

NOTE: If you choose to use *only* shades of blue and white on your cards, please consider adding your creations to Color Hues Challenge #125. I (Carol) am the hostess for this particular challenge and we'd love to have you share your creativity with us here - and there.