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.