Top Picks Challenge #377 and Reminder Post - Challenge #378 - Clean and Simple - Optional Twist: Plaid

  Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, Oct. 23th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #378 - Word Prompt - Clean and Simple (Optional Twist: Plaid) found HERE.  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 54 entries (yes, 5-4) to celebrate Challenge #377 - Fall/Halloween Cupcakes visual prompt. We're thrilled that you responded so enthusiastically to the baked treats we shared with you.  Thank you! As always, selecting Top Picks is a challenge - but one we're delighted to have. 

Our Top Picks:

Trina

How cute are Trina's circles filled with both Fall and Halloween images inspired by the photo. A whole lot of fun happening all over her card.

Michele

What else to say about Michele's sunflower cupcake inspired card other than: WOW! Stunning star-of-the-stage!

Jaydee

Jaydee has clearly drawn her inspiration from the leaves cupcakes and the wreath she designed is fall-fantastic! Beautiful!

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #378 - Word Prompt - CAS - Optional Twist: Plaid

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

For the next two weeks (Oct. 10 - 23), we invite you to play along in our Clean and Simple (CAS) Challenge with the optional twist of PLAID.

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

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Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

Marlena

Carol

Pia

We look forward to seeing your CAS creations - with or without the twist - in the gallery.

The Link will be open until October 23 @ 11:59pm (GMT)

We will be back on Saturday, October 17 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks from Challenge #377.

NOTE: In the spirit of being supportive of other challenges, please consider heading over to AAA Cards Challenge and Simply Clean and Simple Challenge where CAS is their specialty. You'll see fabulous inspiration from their teams - as you do with ours. If you decide to join the AAA Cards Challenge, a new Colour Challenge begins on Oct. 11 and runs for two weeks.  At Simply Clean and Simple, the theme is always Anything Goes, with optional twists; they run for a month. If you share at either of these challenges, please be sure to share with us, too. 

Top Picks Challenge #376 and Reminder Post - Challenge #377 - Visual Prompt - Fall and Halloween Cupcakes

  Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, Oct. 9th at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #377 -Visual Prompt - Fall/Halloween Cupcakes found HERE.  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 33 entries to celebrate our Furry Friends for Challenge #376. Dogs, cats, bunnies, mice, hedgehogs, even a fuzzy monster made an appearance! You truly shared your creativity in selecting an assortment of delightful animals to be the stars of the show!  As always, selecting Top Picks is a challenge - but one we're delighted to have. Thank you, again, for embracing our challenge with enthusiasm! 

Our Top Picks:

Suzanne

Suzanne brought an entire gang of adorable furry friends to the challenge - and how cute are they howling out a friendly 'hello' to the lucky person receiving this card. 

Lynda/Loopylou

Lynda's Kitty Capers card is filled with an abundance of cute. She's certainly captured a variety of kitty antics beautifully.

Deanna

Deanna's layout showcases fabulous photos of those things that make her Saturdays special - and it was especially wonderful to see Zoe, her 'real' furry friend, stealing the show! 

Loll

Loll's paper snow drift and lightly inked sky creates a delightful background for her absolutely adorable winter bunny. The scarf and gifts add to the overall charm of her card.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #377 - Visual Prompt - Fall and Halloween Cupcakes

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

For the next two weeks (Sept. 26 - Oct. 9), we invite you to draw inspiration from the fabulous Fall + Halloween cupcakes image below. The Fall designs, with their warm autumn colours, pumpkins, plaid, leaves, sunflowers, acorns, mushrooms and cozy harvest details, and the "spooky" touches of the Halloween cupcakes, featuring ghosts, spiders, bats, black cats, ravens and moonlit skies, means possibilities galore. And check out the colours and textures, too.

With so much choice, we're excited to see where this prompt takes you! 

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

Pia

Carol

Marlena

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

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We'll be back on Saturday, Oct 3 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #376.

Top Picks Challenge #375 and Reminder Post - Challenge #376 - Word Prompt - Furry Friends

 Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, Sept. 25 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #376 -Word Prompt - Furry Friends found HERE.  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, while we only had 13 entries for Challenge #375 – Visual Prompt – Scrabble Tiles, the smaller gallery made selecting Top Picks even more challenging. Each and every card was amazing - and we thank you for joining us. We understand that sometimes a prompt may not speak to you as loudly as or appeal to you in the same fashion that others do. We hear you and will continue to strive to improve. 

Our Top Picks:

Caroline

Caroline's card is a delightful reflection of her grandson's four years spent at nursery; his 'home away from home.' Such a special card to celebrate this phase of his life's journey - and a wonderful take on 'home, love and family.'

Heather

Heather's card captures the 'games' and 'love' vibes of the mood board wonderfully.

Karen

Love and family definitely happening all over Karen's card.

Bobby

Bobby's card captures the essence of the mood board with her houses ('home') and lettered banner ('scrabble tiles'). Of course, her use of kraft is clearly a reflection of the image colours.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #376 - Word Prompt - Furry Friends

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

"Fur" the next two weeks (Sept. 12 - 25), we invite you to celebrate our FURRY FRIENDS Word Prompt. Lets bring out our images of dogs, cats, sheep, llamas, lions, tigers, monkeys, sloths, abominable snowmen - anything that's 'furry' -  and give them a starring role on our cards/projects.  

Inspiration from the Inkspirational Team:

Pia

Julia

Marlena

Carol

Looking forward to seeing your Furry Friends filling the gallery!

The Link is open until Friday, Sept. 25 @11:59pm (GMT)

We'll be back on Saturday, Sept. 19 with a Reminder Post And Top Picks for Challenge #375.

Top Picks Challenge #374 and Reminder Post - Challenge #375 - Visual Prompt - Scrabble Tiles

Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, Sept. 11 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #375 -Visual Prompt - scrabble Tiles found HERE.  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 50 entries for Challenge #374 – Word Prompt – Garden. Your creativity in sharing flowers, plants, veggies, gardening tools/attire certainly impressed us. As always, selecting Top Picks is a challenge but a good challenge to have.

Our Top Picks:

Milla

Milla's colouring breathes gorgeous life into her spray of freshly picked garden flowers. The framing is an eye-catching touch.

Lisa

Lisa's tomatoes and carrots are a sure sign of a garden harvest. A wonderful way to send 'seeds of joy."

Nancy

Nancy's circles of blooms and bees is nothing short of gorgeous. If you listen closely, I'm sure you can hear the bees humming as they gather nectar. Truly a card that speaks to the garden-theme of the challenge.

Donna

Donna's combination of patterned paper and gold-trimmed frame is a pretty backdrop for beautiful sunflowers. 

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #375 - Visual Prompt - Scrabble Tiles

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

For the next two weeks (Aug. 29 - Sept. 11), we invite you draw inspiration from anything you see in the visual prompt below: the Scrabble-style tiles, letters, numbers, words, colours, layout or even the idea of games and play. Use one element, combine several, or take the concept in an entirely unexpected direction.  Simply let us know what caught your eye and sparked your creativity.  

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

Pia

Marlena

Carol

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

We'll be back on Saturday, Sept. 5th with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #374.

Top Picks Challenge #373 and Reminder Post - Challenge #374 - Word Prompt - Garden

  Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, Aug. 28 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #374 -Word Prompt - Garden found HERE.  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. 

For more inspiration, check out Marlena's gorgeous reminder card! The flowers are stunning - and how sweet is the little giraffe, peeking through the window! 

Marlena

Second, we had 25 entries for Challenge #373 – Visual Prompt – Beach Vibe. You certainly transported us to sunny locales with  your creativity. 

As always, selecting Top Picks is a challenge but a good challenge to have.

Our Top Picks:

Francesca

Francesca's torn paper creates a wonderful illusion of a beach, complete with a trio of starfish to add to the summer vibe scene. So creative.

Urska

Urska's fun fold card opens up to reveal this beautiful view of a beach/ocean. I'm sure many of us would enjoy donning our swim suits and stepping into this scene.

Danika

Danica has created a wonderful beach scene inside her bottle. The embossed waves, the palm tree and twine around the bottle's neck add to the delight and whimsy of this fabulous summer vibes project.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Inkspirational Challenge #374 - Word Prompt - GARDEN

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

For the next two weeks (Aug. 15 - 28) we invite you to draw inspiration from our Word Prompt: GARDEN,  Flowers, plants, harvest, garden bugs, gardening tools...whatever you have that's garden-themed works for us. Let's get 'blooming'! 

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Julia

Pia

Carol

We're looking forward to seeing your garden-themed cards/projects filling the gallery.

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

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We'll be back on Saturday, Aug. 22 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #373.