Inkspirational Challenge #268~Word Prompt - Precious - Precious Painted Rose

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #268, where our prompt, for the next two weeks, is *precious.*  So many directions to explore...welcoming a precious baby, precious gems, precious metals...anything that you consider precious works for us!

Initially, I figured I'd use my Concord & 9th gems turnabout and die combo, but in rummaging through the bin, the Painted Rose caught my eye. On a whim, I googled 'precious flowers' and landed, as luck would have it, on Precious Rose! Perfect! One 'precious' rose; three 'droplet' enamel dots and a stenciled background from Photoplay! Easy...once I made the decision! 

Inspired by Precious Love Rose

Please check out how my team was inspired, then join us in the gallery with your something precious!

Marina, Pia, Marlena, Lindsey 

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Just Us Girls Challenge #638~Photo Week - Make It an Ice Cream Kind of Day!

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #638, where our fabulous hostess, Vicki, has selected this delightful pineapple beach scene as this week's inspiration. How cool are these sunbathing beauties, sporting their snazzy sunglasses and summery flowers! Adorable, right! 

Once again, Lucy G. joins us as our June guest designer. Thank you for sharing your fabulous creativity with us this month! Your card for this challenge is, as were all the others, wonderful! And speaking of wonderful, so too are the cards by my team! If you have a chance, please visit and leave them some love.

I've been having such fun with Colorado Craft Co.'s Ice Cream Day images: one set includes cats (which you'll see very soon); the other, the adorable mice, shown below. I decided to use them (because I don't have anything pineapple in my collection) in my translation of the photo. My three little mice are certainly enjoying their big ol' cones on the beach! Hope the sun doesn't melt their treats too quickly!  Once again, I followed Yana Smakula's no blend copic colouring. Such fun, especially with these whimsical Anita Jeram critters!  

Looking forward to how the photo inspires you!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #637~Color Week - Red, Blue, Yellow + one colour of choice...Happy Father's Day Super Hero

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #637, where our wonderful hostess, Elizabeth, invites us to play with BLUE, YELLOW, RED, plus one other color of your choice. Let us know the color you have added. The possibilities for this broad palette are endless.

We're delighted to have Lucie from LucieG Cards joining us as our June guest designer! Her  card and those of the design team are sure to bring you smiles.

 

I made a 'Superman' Father's Day card, using products from MCT and Uniko. A bit tricky to get the outfit just right, as the die is solid, but I think I dressed him kinda-sorta okay! LOL!

Looking forward to your  BLUE, YELLOW, RED and 'special' colour in the gallery!

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Color Hues Challenge #43~Blue and Green....Hello Frame Thank You So Much (Pigment Craft Co.)

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Welcome to our mid-June Color Hues Challenge, where our sweet Julie invites us to play with  hues of Blue and Green for the next two weeks. 

We're delighted to welcome Amy as our Guest Designer!

My rather vibrant card features a combination of stamps, stencils and dies from Pigment Craft Co. The floral frame is designed both for 'regular' cards as well as recipe cards. Haven't tried the latter yet, but I have the products to do so! On my many-things-to-do list for sure! 

Please visit my wonderful team, leave them some love, then join us in the gallery with your blue and green creations.

This challenge will be open until June 28th @ 9AM!

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge goes live.

The overall winner will have the opportunity to be a 

future Guest Designer!

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Perfectly CAS June 2022 Challenge~One Quarter...Flamingo "Life is all about Balance"

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Welcome to Perfectly CAS June 2022 Challenge, where we're inviting you to keep your design to one-quarter of your card. Tricky, right...but definitely do-able, as you'll see from my fabulous team's creativity! 

My fancy flamingo and sentiment are from Spellbinders/Becky Roberts Shopping Cart Too collection. The sentiment reads (because my photography is pathetic!): Life is all about Balance. Yes, yes it is! 

Please be sure to pop by my teammates' blogs, leave them some love, then play along with us!

Remember: we're sticking to one-quarter for this challenge.

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Inkspirational Challenge #267~Use a Digital Element...Marcia with a Cupcake (Kit and Clowder)

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #267, where we'd like you to use a digital element in your card/project. Digi stmap, digital die-cut, photo (now why didn't I think of that *palm smack on forehead*) or even a computer generated sentiment: anything digital goes

A while back, I was enrolled in Kit and Clowder's monthly pencil-colouring classes. I can't rave enough about how excellent a teacher Alyce is; she breaks down all the steps so well that, by the time you're done, you can step back and say " Wow! I did that?!"  The first image I coloured was this one - Marcia with a Cupcake. Followed the video (it was long but such a good investment in every way) to a *t*, ad this was the result. She's been sitting in my craftroom for a long time and this challenge offered opportunity to card-ify her.  I may need to take another class...or twelve! 

 

Please check out how my team was inspired, then join us in the gallery with your digital element! 

Marina, Pia, Marlena, Lindsey (taking a break) 

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Just Us Girls Challenge #636~Trend Week - Add a Moving Element...Best Dad Beer Mug and Ribbon (Spellbinder's Let's Dance)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #636, where Elizabeth, our wonderful hostess, invites us to add a moving element to our card/project. Spinner, wobblers, pop-up, even a dangling charm/gem...as long as something moves, you're good to go! 

Once again, Lucie from LucieG Cards joins us this month as our June guest designer! Check out her lovely card as well as all of the great inspiration from the design team.

Two Father's Day cards from me, both of which use Spellbinder's Let's Dance dies and Happy Dance sentiments. The name of the dies says it all: the dads' legs 'dance', as you can see on the second card! Super cute; super easy. I might be crushing over that big ol' mug of beer! 

Looking forward to seeing which moving element you bring to the gallery!

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HLS Anything Goes with Dies June 2022 Challenge~Strawberry Pie in Box Thank You (Spellbinders)

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Welcome to Happy Little Stampers June 2022 Anything Goes with Dies Challenge. Bring out your dies and have a play! 

I'm completely besotted with Spellbinders' Perfect Pie collection, which may be a bit weird for someone who's made a 'real' pie only once (and not successfully!). Pies remind me of my grandmother; her Saskatoon berry (hand-picked from trees on the farm), blueberry and rhubarb pies...so delicious! And when the local fair came around, her pies were winners...and sell outs! So, little wonder that I have a 'thing' for pies, even if they're made of paper!

Below, I've baked up a cherry pie, tucked it into a pie box and added a fork and knife so you can 'dive' right in to have a slice. And, I even found a sheet of cherry patterned paper in my stash! Fun, right! 

Looking forward to seeing your "die-namic" designs in the gallery

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HLS June 2022 Stencil Challenge~Anything Goes...Hello Friend (Pigment Craft Co.)

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Welcome to Happy Little Stampers June 2022 Stencil Challenge where Anything Goes. 

My card features Pigment Craft Co. products: the Latte Heart stencil and Dashing Sentiments. New goodies to play with, including Saltwater Taffy distress ink (the leaves just below the hearts); so pretty! I messed up with the stencils a couple times (operator error - aka ME), but once I had everything in the right order with the right ink, everything worked out wonderfully. The stencils are easy to use, that's a certainty!

Please check out the sensational stencil creations by the team, then join us in the gallery with yours!

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HLS June 2022 Christmas Challenge~Anything Goes (optional: Snow Globe)...Merry Christmas (Colorado Craft Co. Layering Sweater Bears)

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Welcome to Happy Little Stampers June 2022 Christmas Challenge, where Anything Goes. As always, we offer an option which, this month, is Snow Globe.

I've had Colorado Craft Co's Layering Sweater Bears for ages; time to give them a play. Their layered sweaters/scarves are easy to line up and don't these two polar bears look cute, snuggling! The face on the little one is adorable! Obviously, I made a shaker card and, around the frame, added some die cut snowflakes from Lawn Fawn. My 'snowglobe' with a twist.

Please check out the team's fabulous Christmas inspirations, then join us in the gallery!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #635~Word Week - Paintbrush...There is Beauty in Simplicity (Spellbinders Tulip Paintbrush)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #635, where our wonderful Lisa E has selected *Paintbrush* as this week's theme. Lisa's reason for selecting this prompt is lovely, so I'll just quote it here: "I think spring is the time of year when our world comes alive with beautiful colors. It's like God takes out His paintbrush and the earth is His canvas!" 

Talented Lucie, from LucieG Cards, joins us  our June guest designer! Welcome, Lucie! You'll delight in her card as well as those from the team!

Marking its debut is my Artful Etched Tulip Dies from Spellbinder's Paint Your World Collection. The entire collection is delightful, but I was especially smitten with this one. I paired it with a decorative ink-smooshed (I know...I actually did some smooshing!) oval from Pinkfresh and a TH sentiment that reads (because the photo didn't capture it well): "There is beauty in simplicity." So true! 

Looking forward to seeing how 'paintbrush' inspires you! 

Let's fill the gallery with an abundance of colour! 

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HLS June 2022 CAS Challenge~Hugs...Sending You Lots of Hugs (The Stamp Market)

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Welcome to Happy Little Stampers June 2022 CAS Challenge, where HUGS is this month's theme! Everyone needs a hug these days!

I brought out some products from The Stamp Market for my card! That little bear is sending lots of hugs...and love to go along with them! 

Looking forward to seeing how *HUGS* inspires you!

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Color Hues Challenge #42~Black and Yellow...YAY, You Did It (Concord & 9th Hooray Ribbon)

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How did June arrive so quickly! Time's a flyin'! First of the month means a new Colour Hues Challenge.  Hannelie has chosen Black and Yellow as our inspiration for the next two weeks. 

Bonnie Klass joins us as our guest designer; delighted to have her on board. 

Concord & 9th products for my card: the stars turnabout and the Hooray Ribbon stamps/die collection. I really need to use this set more often as it has some wonderful sentiments and additional designs. The yellow paper is from Cricut; so shiny! 

How will Yellow and Black inspire you?

This challenge will be open until June 14th @ 9AM!

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge goes live.

The overall winner will have the opportunity to be a 

future Guest Designer!

Thank you for dropping by!