Inkspirational Challenge #332 - Reminder Post - Designer's Choice - Pretty Quilt

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Popping in today with a reminder that you still have a week to play over at Inkspirational Challenge #332 - Designer's Choice - Pretty Quilt.

Last week, I shared this 'quilt' using Concord & 9th's Pinwheel Quilt coverplate and dies: 

With the leftovers from the four patterned papers, I was able to create two more quilt cards: 

I had a blast with this challenge; hope you do, too!

Looking forward to seeing your pretty quilt in the gallery!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #757 - WORD Week - Masculine - Hockey Thanks (Photoplay)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #757, where our lovely hostess, Sue, has selected *Masculine* as our Word Week inspiration. 

We're delighted to have Annette Elias joining us as our January Guest Designer.

I don't have much by way of masculine products (or the creativity to stylize what I have with a masculine vibe) but, I do have Photoplay's It's A Hockey Life in my stash. My sister-in-law needs thank you cards for my nephew's coaches so I've cobbled together this one to add to her stash.

Looking forward to seeing your masculine-themed cards/projects in the gallery.

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Inkspirational Challenge #332 - Designer's Choice - Pretty Quilt - LOVE Pinwheels Quilt (Concord and 9th)

Hello,

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #332 - our first "official" challenge of 2025. We have a full slate of new challenges planned; hopefully you, our wonderful players, will be as excited and inspired by them as we are. 

For the next two weeks, Julia's Designer's Choice Challenge is: PRETTY QUILT. Who doesn't love to curl up under a cozy quilt, especially when we're enveloped in the chilliness of winter or just need a comforting cuddle? Perhaps you have a special handmade quilt that evokes fond memories of the person who made it for you. We invite you to take the concept of PRETTY QUILT and translate it into a card/project. 

One of my 'plans' this year is to shop my stash and, in trying to decide on how to approach this challenge, I re-discovered my Concord & 9th's Quilt Pinwheel cover plate + dies. I selected four styles of patterned papers from a pad in my stash and set about making my pinwheel quilt blocks. Fiddly work, but I'm happy with the results. Of course, I had some 'fabric' left over, so you may see another card (or two) down the road.

Please head over to the main blog to see my amazing team's Pretty Quilts. While you're there, check out Julia's link for card quilt tutorials on Youtube.

Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery!

Also sharing at:

Cut It Up Challenge #320 - Anything Goes

 

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Just Us Girls Challenge #756 - Use a Die - Anything Goes - Happy 2025 - (Hero Arts, Waffle Flower, ASD)

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Happy New Year!

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #756, where you'll notice a few changes. Launching today is Use A Die Challenge, which replaces our former Colour Challenge. While this week the theme is anything goes, future Die challenges might be specific.  [It is totally up to the Hostess.]  We hope you like this new challenge, especially given the wide variety of dies many of us have in our stashes. Let's give our dies the starring role on the stage! 

A new month also means a new Guest Designer; joining us for January is Annette Elias. Please head to the main blog to see her wonderful card, as well as those from my teammates.

My New Year's card features several dies: Hero Arts Classic Numbers, Waffle Flowers Snowflake Background and a sentiment from Alex Syberia Deisgns' Midnight Blooms. Lots of shimmer and shine on this one! 

Looking forward to seeing your dies delights in the gallery!

Also sharing at:

Time Out Challenges - Challenge #279 - Theme: Beginnings

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Color Hues Challenge #101 - Red and Kraft - Warm Wishes Radiating Snowflake (Pinkfresh Studio) and Just For You Reindeer (SB Felt Stitching)

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Happy New Year! May 2025 bring you an abundance of all things wonderful and joyous!

Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #101, where our lovely hostess, Sheri, invites us to use hues of Red and Kraft as inspiration. This is a pretty combination for Valentine's Day, which will be here in a blink, as well as a variety of other occasions. 

We're delighted to have Stephanie S. joining us as our Guest Designer.

We're having a few days of snow and cold weather in my part of Alberta over the next few days, so featuring a card with a snowflake just seemed appropriate. That, and the fact that I'm not quite ready to move on from winter-themed images yet.  Pinkfresh Studio's Radiating Snowflake and Festive Grid cover plate have come out to play; joining them is a sentiment from Alex Syberia Design's Midnight Blooms.

And, just for fun, I made a paper version of my Spellbinders' Felt Stitched Reindeer. Let's just say he was easier to make with paper than he was to stitch with felt. LOL! 

Looking forward to seeing how Red and Kraft inspire you!

The challenge will be open until January 14th @ 9:00 am EDT.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

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Inkspirational Challenge #331 - Reminder Post - Use Stencils - One More Week!

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Popping in with a Reminder Post and card for Inkspirational Challenge #331 - Use Stencils.  This is a three week challenge, closing on Jan. 3 at 11:59pm (GMT).  You still have a week to play along with us!

A second helping of the Pinkfresh Studio Holiday Magic set...told you I loved this collection (and I still have a few more versions)! 

Looking forward to seeing your stencil sensations filling the gallery!

Happy New Year! May 2025 be filled with all things that bring you joy!

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Inkspirational Challenge #331 - Use Stencils - Wishing You A Magical Holiday (Pinkfresh Studio - Holiday Magic)

Hello,

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #331.

Before I share my card, a bit of housekeeping to attend to:

First: this will be our wrap-up challenge for 2024. To give our team a bit of a break - and you, our wonderful participants, more playing time - it will run for THREE weeks rather than the usual two. If you receive new crafting supplies as Christmas gifts, be sure to share them with us! 

Second: things will look a bit different for us in 2025 as our wonderful teammate, Marina, has decided - after being part of Inkspirational for the past 12 years - to step down. I don't even have words to express how deeply - and on how many levels - she will be missed. Her creativity, her support and encouragement, her insights...those gaps will be felt for a very long time. She's assured us that she'll continue to play in challenges, so we'll keep her at her word! Marina...the door is always open. We love you!

Our challenge for the next three weeks is: Use Stencils. No twists; just embrace whatever stencils are catching your fancy of late and dazzle us with your inky delights. 

A few months ago, I fell head-over-heels for Pinkfresh Studios' Christmas in July collection. This set - Holiday Magic - is ohmystars lovely! Even though I've had the press plate, dies and stencils for a while, today marks their first 'official' showing. The press plate glimmers beautifully (I used silver foil); the stencils, align and ink wonderfully; the dies cut like butter.  So happy to have invested in this rather timeless set.

Please head over to the main blog to see the beautiful cards created by my wonderful teammates, then play along with us.

See you in the gallery!

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