Inkspirational Challenge #219~Word Prompt: Face...Hey, Gorgeous

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First, a big thank you to all who embraced the 'odd' photo from our previous challenge; your creativity is awe-mazing!  Selecting Top Picks will not be easy...and that's a good problem to have!

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #291, where our word prompt for the next two weeks is FACE. Let's face it: this prompt has loads of possibilities, be it a face, the concept of a face, images 'facing' each other, the word face...and that's just a start! I'm sure we'll be dazzled by your takes.

Full on literal card for me, using the Foxy stencil from STAMPlorations with slimline dies and sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio.  I love this stencil; perfect for all kinds of girly cards...

My wonderful teammates have interpreted FACE in most delightful fashions. Please visit and leave them some love, which I know will be deeply appreciated:

Marina, Shauna, Pia, Marlena, Nonni, Lindsey

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #548~Trend Week...Blast Off...All Systems Are A Go (Die-cut a Window)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #548, where our sweet hostess, Bobby, has selected 'die-cut a window' as this week's trend. 

We're pleased to have Lisa Elton from mypapertales joining us once again. Enjoy gazing at and admiring her pretty multi-windows card, as well as all the clever creations by the rest of the team: Sue, Angie, Vicki, Ina, Bobby, Nancy, Lisa, Maria and Cécile. If you have a chance to leave comments, that would be a real treat.
I had several ideas for a window card but, after seeing the inspiration from MFT Summer School: Symmetry (Day 3),

I decided to switch directions and play with a new die that joined my collection:  Blast Off!  Nothing particularly uber creative here, as Stephanie used this Blast Off die for her instruction card, however, it's a 'first' for me, so that counts for 'original' on some level. The little window on my rocket is smothered with glossy accents for a glassy sheen. I had a blast with Blast Off...looking forward to a whole bunch more makes with it!

Looking forward to seeing your die-cut window creations in the gallery!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #547~Word Week: Travel...Reveal Wheel Car Critters

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August...already! 'Nuff said!

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #547, where our sweet Ina has selected 'travel' as this week's word prompt. I don't know if much travel has happened in your lives of late (zippo in mine...have stayed home since mid-February and plan more of the same for the next while), but...we can still dream right? A little armchair - or craft table - travel is good for the spirit!

Joining us as this month's guest designer is Lisa Elton from mypapertales. Her card is fantastic; after seeing it you'll be sooooo tempted to pack your suitcase and head off...somewhere! Please, enjoy gazing at and admiring her sweet card, as well as all the smile-making creations by the rest of the team: Sue, Angie, Vicki, Ina, Bobby, Nancy, Lisa, Maria and Cécile. If you have a chance to leave comments, that would be a real treat.

While I'm not inclined to travel, I have some adorable LF bears who are ready to hit the road in their cutie patootie car!  A trio of reveal wheel cards; again, when the supplies are out, might as well get on a roll! These little bears are darling; the one with the map...oh my stars!  So cute! I'm sure that they likely have a GPS on board, but nothing beats a good old-fashioned paper map *grin*

That little bear waving her arms is me...probably wondering why my husband turned 'that direction' instead of the 'other direction'! Fortunately, as the wheel is turned, the map does appear and the destination reached.

That's it from me; looking forward to where 'travel' steers you this week!

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Inkspirational Challenge #218~Photo Inspiration...Squid Shaker Birthday

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #218, where we have this whimsical, quirky photo to spark creativity!

At first glance, you may find the photo a tad 'odd' (which I certainly did) and a bit daunting as a prompt (which I also did), however...it is filled with a plethora of possibilities! Polka dots galore, tentacles galore, red/pink/white galore...and that's just a start. Sunglasses, a purse and pops of colour along the right edge are visible, too.  Loads of entry points!

As for me, I brought out my Studio Katia dots stencil, Under the Sea squid, Kobi gift and hat and the shell shaker die.  Put them all together and here's what happened....

Quirky and whimsical! I didn't add a sentiment, as the images make clear this squid is off to a birthday party! Such fun!

My wonderful teammates have interpreted the photo in most delightful fashions. Please visit and leave them some love, which I know will be deeply appreciated:

Marina, Shauna, Pia, Marlena, Nonni, Lindsey

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #546~Photo Week...Avery Elle Peek-a-Boo Fair and Jungle Pals

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #546, where our lovely Lisa has selected this amusement park photo for our inspiration.  We may not have opportunity to enjoy fairs and corresponding rides this summer but we can still have fun with our festival stamps and dies...or whatever sparks your imagination!

We're so grateful to have had Trina Pham as our July guest designer. Her cards have been outstanding and the one she created for her finale is no exception! Please, enjoy gazing at and admiring her sweet card, as well as all the smile-making creations by the rest of the team: Sue, Angie, Vicki, Ina, Bobby, Nancy, Lisa, Maria and Cécile. If you have a chance to leave comments, that would be a real treat.

Once again, I had a big ol' play date with my Avery Elle Fair and Jungle Pals sets! Their cuteness makes resisting them a challenge *grin* Hope you enjoy my critters enjoying their bumper car and ferris wheel rides!  They even treated themselves to ice cream!

That's it from me! Looking forward to seeing your photo-inspired cards/projects in the gallery!

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Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration: Inspired by Twofer Challenge Card #29~Butterflies...English Country Garden Note and Birthday

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Welcome to my Uniko Brand Ambassador post, where I'm defaulting to what I do in missing-mojo situations: drawing inspiration from other designers or, in this case, from challenges.  Today, my muse is none other than Twofer Card Challenge #29, where this month's theme is Butterflies!  A perfect opportunity to use the lovely English Country Garden stamps & dies to create two cards, with two different designs, for two different occasions.  

Here they are....

My first card features an alcohol inked background, with some gold alloy added for extra shimmer, as a canvas for a gold-embossed three-layer vellum butterfly. The sentiment, also gold embossed, is from Simply Said.

I am completely (as in totally, full-on) smitten with slimline cards, so I *had* to make one! Here, I prisma pencil coloured three butterflies, die cut and positioned them inside the circles, then added a birthday sentiment from Simply Said.

Here they are again...the shimmer of the alloy and pearlized inks is soooo pretty!

Hopefully, I've inspired you to use your Uniko butterflies in different ways, for different challenges/occasions! They really are wonderfully versatile!

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Playing in Challenges: Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #164~Z for Zebra and Seize the Birthday #195~Non-Neutral Card Base...Hey, I Think You're Fabulous and duo of Car Critter Happy Birthday

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We had a most wonderful Friday thru Monday this week, with the arrival of my brother's family, who we haven't seen since Feb. 14th. We had a blast with my niece and nephew: walks with Lily, bike rides and home-made pasta making with my husband, lots of crafting (my nephew - 8 - mastered my ScorPal and adhesive gun and put together 15 cards for me!), blueberry muffin baking...and much, much more. The days flew...and now they've left and we're back to our bubble of three. Hopefully, more visits, within shorter time frames, to come...

Anyway, dashing in to share some cards made for a couple of challenges.

First, for SOSS #164 - Z for Zebra I brought out my Uniko Zebra stencil, slathered it with black glitter gel, added a sentiment and done....a shimmery, glitzy card that, I hope, will brighten someone's day!

Second, Seize the Birthday #195 is asking for a non-neutral card base, so that's what I'm bringing to the party...

Lawn Fawn's Car Critters x two! Those cars and bears are beyond adorable! 

Laundry calls...Wishing everyone a wonderful day!

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