Inkspirational Challenge #347 - Mood Board - HUGS Love You to Pieces Butterflies (WF Focal Butterfly)

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Welcome Inkspirational Challenge #347 where we invite you to draw inspiration from the mood board below.

So many fun directions to go: dreamy colours, smooshing, splattering, circles galore... and the warm glow of that beautiful palette that creates a sunrise/sunset vibe. Whether you’re reaching for your stencils, stamps, dies, papers or watercolours, this board is sure to tap into your creativity.

Clearly, I was inspired by those gorgeous colours — and added a touch of splatter (thanks to a handy splatter stamp). The Waffle Flower Focal Butterfly and Overlapping Hugs sets did all the heavy lifting; I simply played along.

Please pop over to the main blog — my talented teammates have shared some truly amazing takes on the mood board.! Then, once something from the board sparks your creativity, design a card or project and link it up in the gallery. Can’t wait to see what you create!

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Color Hues Challenge #115 - Pink and Grey - Cat Silhouette Hello Friend (Waffle Flower)

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Welcome to a  new month - can you believe it's August 1st already - and a new challenge at Colour Hues. For the next two weeks, I invite you to use hues of PINK and GREY as inspiration. This combination covers a range of shades (from bold and bright to soft and whispery), images (flowers, birds and animals, abstract patterns, to name just a few) and occasions (birthdays, 'just because', seasonal greetings and so much more). I'm sure you'll find an abundance of ways to feature pink and grey on your cards/projects.

Remember you can use any hues of these two colors and neutrals are also welcome.

We're delighted to have Arlene, a previous winner, joining us as our guest designer. 

Even though I’m 100% a dog person (my mini schnauzer, Lily, is my heart!), I couldn’t resist the charming feline release from Waffle Flower a couple months ago. Today marks the debut of my new goodies — inspired by the talented Waffle Flower design team samples.

The background features a stenciled 'cat quilt' pattern, which was a breeze to create and adds just the right cozy touch. I paired it with a fluffy die-cut cat silhouette. And how could I resist the delightful little add-on details? The wind-up mouse, ball of yarn and whimsically “decorated” food dish are just too cute not to include.

So while dogs - or more specifically, Lily - still rule my world, these cats definitely captured my crafty heart — at least for today!

Please head over to the main blog to see the fabulous cards created by Arlene, our guest, and the rest of my talented team.

Looking forward to seeing how Pink and Grey will inspire you. 

The challenge will be open until August 14 @ 9:00am (EST).

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.

Thank you for dropping by!

AAA Birthday Challenge #76 - Sport - Hockey Happy Birthday (Photoplay)

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August 1st already...can you believe it! Of course, a new month also means a new challenge: welcome to AAA Birthday Challenge #76 where we're inviting you to create birthday cards featuring SPORTS. Everything - from team sports to solo sports to 'hobby' sports and so much more - is fair 'game' for the gallery (sorry...trying to be punny).

We're delighted to have Cathy R joining us as our Guest Designer.

My nephew plays hockey - defense, to be precise - so of course, I made my card with this sport and him in mind. Hockey images are such a challenge to find, so I'm fortunate to have found some by Photoplay. The puck, gloves, skates, player and 'defense' are stickers; I cut out letters from other stickers to cobble together the sentiment. Of course, the background is my much-loved Waffle Flower postage collage die.

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous cards from our guest designer and the rest of my team. Then, share your sports-themed birthday card with us; excited to see what you'll create.

The challenge is open until August 31st; plenty of time to join us.

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Just Us Girls Challenge #786 - CASE a DT - Classic Correspondence Happy Mail (Pinkfresh)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #786 - CASE a DT. All you need to do is:

• select one of the design team's card that catches your eye, be that the colours, images, layout, etc.
• recreate the card putting your own spin on it.
• let us know which card inspired you and the ways you made her version your own. 

I've used Classic Correspondence from Pinkfresh Studios for my card. 

That wee tag on the envelope string is just too cute!

I'd be honoured if my card inspires you, but don't decide until you've see the fabulous works of art created by my teammates. An array of beauties over on the main blog.

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Hello Sunshine - AAA Cards Challenge #295 - 1 + 1 (Simply Stated Designs)

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Popping in to share my card for AAA Cards Challenge #295, where the 1 + 1 challenge invites us to create a summer card with one of the following additional elements: activity, BBQ, colours, holiday. Fun concept! 

My Simply Stated Designs elephant is definitely in summer holiday mode, based on his outfit and his tropical locate.  Looks to me like some serious beach ball play is about to happen, too. 

Image: Simply Stated Designs

Postage Die - Spellbinders

Sentiment - Concord & 9th

Palm Tree - Waffle Flower

Hope my card brings you a smile. 

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Just Us Girls Challenge #785 - STENCIL Week - Enjoy Every Little Thing Today (Better Press Society - Tiles)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #785 - Stencil Week. Bring out your stencils and get them inky! 

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible Guest Designer this month: Donna Mikasa . Her creativity and talents have dazzled and delighted both the team and our players. You're the best, Donna! 

I've brought out my Better Press Society 'tiled' plate for another play.

Inspiration for my ink selections came from this Spellbinders Colour Deck card:

I think I came kinda-sorta close to a five colours match - and I had great fun in doing so! 

Please head over to the main blog to see amazing inspiration from Donna and my teammates.

Then, bring out your stencils, create a card/project and join us in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

Inkspirational Challenge #346 - Word Prompt - Birthday - Outta This World Happy Birthday Easel Card (Nadine Karen Designs, Simply Stated Designs)

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #346 where we have a super simple Word Prompt challenge to inspire you for the next two weeks: BIRTHDAY. You know how to do this so...Ready...Set...GO!

I've recently become a fan of Simply Stated Designs, an independent designer, based in my home city of Edmonton, Alberta Canada, who creates and prints an amazing array of patterned papers + ephemera + a whole host of other things. While I've been trying to limit my purchases of patterned paper, after seeing the range of products Chantel designs, I've thrown restraint out. the . door! Bring on the patterns, the ephemera, the kits...everything!

Speaking of kits - one of the Simply Stated Designs design team members - Nadine Karen Designs - curated a kit using elements from the Outta this World collection. I bought the kit, I followed the instructions and, in pretty short order, I had four fabulous alien/space themed cards. Assembling these cards was precisely what I needed to lift my recent creative slump. The bonus: I made my first easel card, which you see below.

Yep...they're a little scary, those aliens, but they're kinda cute, too.

Three more cards from the kit are bidding their time for a photo op.

If you're interested in learning more about and seeing more the ingenuity of Simply Stated Designs, you can visit them on Instagram here.

Please head over to the main blog to see delightful Birthday inspiration from my talented team, then join us in the gallery with a birthday card or three of your own. 

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Just Us Girls Challenge ##784 - MOOD Board - Just Inching By to Say... (Concord and 9th Snail Mail, Lovely Blossoms Turnabout)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #784 where I've selected the image below as our Mood Board inspiration this week. The photo is bursting with an assortment of summer images: flowers, ferns, fronds, leaves, cute little bugs and even an adorable wee snail. The colours and the scattered design might also catch your eye. Lots of possibilities...

Surprise...I didn't use Waffle Flower products for my card! LOL! 

Drawing inspiration from the colours, flowers leaves and little snail, I reached for two older Concord & 9th sets for my card: Lovely Blossoms Turnabout and Snail Mail.

A quick card to make - once the idea gelled.

 

Please head over to the mail blog to see the amazing cards created by Donna and the rest of my talented team.

Looking forward to seeing your takes on the Mood Board.

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Color Hues Challenge #114 - Yellow and Green - Sweet Cupcake Celebrate

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Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #11, where Bonnie invites us to play with the zesty, citrusy, fresh, summery hues of Yellow and Green for the next two weeks.

We're delighted to have talented  Von Marie joining us as our guest designer.

Yep...more Waffle Flower from me, this time in the form of a tasty (and large!) lemon frosted iced cupcakes baked in green liners and surrounded by green candles and banners. A sprinkle of yellow enamel dots round out my take on the combination. 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from our guest designer and the rest of my team.

Looking forward to seeing how Yellow and Green inspire you. 

This challenge will remain open until July 29th at 9:00 AM EST. 

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.

Thank you for dropping by!

Happy Birthday Wishes - AAA Colourful - Colourboard #17 and Seize the Birthday Challenge #309 (SB Better Press Society Tiles Plate)

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Popping in with my card for the following challenges: 

AAA Colourful - Colourboard #17

Seize the Birthday Challenge #309

I finally glimmered and stenciled one of my Better Press Society plates; I rather like the tile/mosaic style of this one. The glimmer foil reflects/diffuses the quality of the image - apologies for that but...I did my best. 

Distress ink combination: Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet

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Just Us Girls Challenge #783 - WORD Week - Water - Just A Note Happy Crabs (WF)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #783, where Vicki has selected Water as Word Week inspiration. Loads of choices with this one.

Once again, we're delighted to have Donna Mikasa joining us as our July Guest Designer.

I've been taking Spellbinders Colour Deck Card classes, via Zoom, with Glitter & Ink, a craft supplies retailer in Canada. One of our assignments was to select a deck card that had our less favourite colour combinations and create a project with that palette. 

Below is my assignment, featuring Waffle Flower's Happy Crabs and my 'stylized' version of water. It's a bit more bold and artsy than my usual style but...it's kind of grown on me. 

Just as a reference, here's the Colour Deck card that influenced my colour choices:

My recipe: Chiffon cardstock for flowers and shells; Coral - used Coral Reef ink (Pinkfresh); Sicily - used Sorbet ink (C & 9th); Blue Spruce - used Oceanside ink (C & 9th); Cosmic Sky - used Scuba ink (Simon Says). 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from Donna and the rest of my amazing team.

Looking forward to seeing how WATER inspires you.

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Inkspirational Challenge #345 - Designer's Choice - Three of the Same - You are Claw-some (WF)

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Welcome  Inkspirational Challenge #345, where Nonni invites us to use THREE of the SAME for her Designer's Choice challenge. Your three - be they stamps and/or die cuts and/or colourss and/or a trio of cards/tags or whatever you decide - can be identical or similar; the design team have shared their interpretations in a variety of ways.

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Just Us Girls Challenge #782 - DIE Week - Summer Things - Make It An Ice Cream Kind of Day (Colorado Craft Co.)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #782, where our wonderful hostess, Carol Mc, invites us to use dies that cut things specific to summer. Examples you might consider:  a sailboat, sunglasses, seagulls, sea creatures, flamingos, pool/pool floats,  beach ball/tote, flip flops, ice cream cones, summer drinks/fruits, lemonadefruit stand, watermelon, palm trees, vacation/travel items...

She's also including summery stamped images with matching dies as a choices for her challenge requirements.

We're delighted to have super talented, super sweet Donna Mikasa joining us as our July Guest Designer.

Guess what I chose: ice cream! 

I've had these Colorado Craft Co. images coloured for quite a while and this challenge seemed the right time to give them a showcase. 

Please head over to the main blog to see the fabulous inspiration from Donna and my teammates.

Looking forward to seeing which of your Summer Things DIES you'll feature in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

Color Hues #113 - Red and White - Happy Birthday to You (Address, Gift and Mini Postage Collage)

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Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends. I hope your day is filled with celebration, fabulous food and, of course, a marvelous fireworks display.

New month means a new challenge: welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #113 where our delightful hostess, Tracy, has selected...you guessed it...Red and White as inspiration for the next two weeks.  

We're delighted to have Kim Miller joining us as our guest designer.  

Given Canada is celebrating its 158th birthday this year, I though it fitting to create a birthday card to mark the occasion. Waffle Flower all the way, of course, both with the products and my card design, inspired by one of WF's designers. 

I also made this quick card with Photoplay stickers that I've had for quite a while. For the record, I am NOT a fan of gnomes but these guys still deserve a play date. 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from our guest designer and my incredibly talented team. Then, join us in the gallery with a Red and White creation of your own.

The challenge will be open until July 14th a 9AM. 

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.

Thank you for dropping by!