Inkspirational Challenge #340 - Seasonal - Happy Mother's Day Floral Heart

Hello,

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #340, where our theme for the next two weeks is SEASONAL.

Here's a quick description of the challenge:

We invite you to consider the four seasons - Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter - and create cards/projects based on occasions +  images that are 'specific' to those seasons.
For instance:

• Spring: Mother's Day, Easter, flowers, etc.
• Summer: summer vacations, school's out, weddings, beaches, Fourth of July, Canada Day, etc.
• Fall: harvest, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Remembrance Day, etc.
• Winter: Christmas, Hanukkah, winter activities.

These are just a few ideas to get you started; the team also has some fabulous inspiration for you.

For my SEASONAL card, I selected Spring. Images (obviously) are florals + Occasion is Mother's Day. This is the debut of my Floral Hearts glimmer plate, stencils and dies from This Calls for Confetti that I purchased from one of my favourite Canadian shops: Glitter and Ink. Simple to glimmer; simple to stencil. I may have a handful of these pretty hearts ready to be card-ified! 

I'm also sharing at The Dream Factory - Magnolia Challenge, where they're inviting us to create cards with  Flowers / Mother's Day. 

 

Please visit the main blog to see my teammates fabulous inspiration; then join us with your take on SEASONAL.

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #772 - STENCIL Week - Just Saying Hello Pond Collage Card

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #772, where our wonderful Ina is hostess for our popular Stencil Week. 

We're delighted once again to be joined by our April Guest Designer: Wanda Cullen.

Continuing with my obsession with all things Waffle Flower Postage Collage. This time, we're heading to the pond to watch the swans, frogs and fish. 

Please head to the main blog to see the fabulous cards created by Wanda and my incredibly talented teammates.

Then, get inky with your stencils and join us in the gallery!

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #771 - Moodboard Week - Happy Easter Eggs and Bunnies

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #771, where Elizabeth has selected a lovely Easter/Spring, rainbows, cake, spring wear, stripes and ovals - and so much more - mood board as inspiration this week.

Once again, we're delighted to have highly talented Wanda Cullen joining us as our April Guest Designer.  

Clearly, my inspiration comes from the lower right corner: the delightful array of decorated eggs. The black and white dotted one was the instigator. LOL! This marks the debut of my This Calls for Confetti Egg-cellent A2 Cover Plate Die, using assorted patterned papers, a bunny and sentiment from MCT, 

 

while my second card marks the debut of the accompanying stencil. 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from Wanda and the rest of my teammates.

Then, join us in the gallery with a mood board inspired project of your own.

Thank you for dropping by!

Color Hues Challenge #108 - Lilac and Aqua - Happy Birthday and Many More

Hello, 

Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #108 where our lovely hostess, Nancy, has selected hues of Lilac and Aqua as inspiration for the next two week. This pretty Spring combination can cover ever so many occasions.

 We're delighted to have Caroline joining us as our Guest Designer for this challenge.

Finally, finally, my Spellbinders Ampersand is making its debut and, after seeing how lovely it is, I'm wondering why I waited so long to give it a play! Simple foiling and simple pencil colouring makes for an easy card.

Please head over to the main blog to see outstanding inspiration from our guest designer and my teammates.

Looking forward to seeing how Aqua and Lilac inspire you!

The challenge will be open until April 29th @ 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.

Thank you for dropping by!

The Dream Factory Challenge #138 - Magnolia - Guest Designer - Happy Mother's Day Cosmos

Hello,

I'm thrilled and honoured to be the Guest Designer for The Dream Factory Challenge #138, where the theme/movie for April is Magnolia. Essentially, this means a month focused on flowers and/or Mother's Day. 

The Dream Factory team invite you to create any kind of handmade project:  card, art journal page, ATC, bookmark, mini album, canvas or 3D project.. So many choices, right!

For this challenge, I selected one of my favourite BetterPress plates - Cosmos Backdrop - foiled in gold and inked with distress inks. Although the design, overall, is simple, I love the impact it has with the varying sizes of flowers and leaves. The sentiment - adhered to vellum - is also from Spellbinders.

Please visit The Dream Factory Challenge blog to see in the incredible inspiration from the Design Team, then join us in the gallery with your own flowers/Mother's Day project.

Thank you for dropping by!

Inkspirational Challenge #339 - Mood Board - Happy Easter Bunny

Hello,

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #339 where we invite you to draw inspiration from the decorated eggs image you see below.  Since Easter falls on April 20th, it makes complete sense that you may want to create a card/project with an Easter theme or Easter vibe. Alternatively, you may lean towards colours, ovals/shapes or even the intricate designs on the eggs. Perhaps the sprig of greenery catches your eye. Plenty of opportunities in this rather simple board...and we can't wait to see what you'll share in the gallery. 

The Easter vibe of the image prompted my card: an older set from My Favourite Things. Such fun to give these images some attention; the bunnies really are adorable! 

Please head over to the main blog to see the fabulous interpretations by my wonderful teammates.

We're excited to see your takes!

Also sharing at:

Double D Challenges: Easter Challenge

Inspired By: Bunnies

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AAA Colourful Colourboard #14 and TIME OUT Challenge #286 - Pick Two - Thinking of You Art Deco Floral Arch

Hello,

Popping in to share my card for two challenges:

AAA Colourful Colourboard #14

 

TIME OUT Challenge #286 - Pick Two Challenge. My 'picks' are: arch, stencil and floral.

I've used my new PFS Art Deco Floral Arch collection (press plate, dies, stencils). Pretty and easy!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #770 - WORD Week: YOU - YOU are All Kinds of Amazing (Stamping Bella Bunny and Chicks)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #770 where our lovely hostess, Carol MC, has selected chose YOU as our Word Week inspiration. Thinking of you, For you, Thank you, You are the best, Love you, Miss you, Happy Birthday to You...are just a few of many ideas. To be in the running for winner/shout out recognition, please be sure your card features YOU as part of your sentiment. 

I'm sure YOU will enjoy this challenge as much as we - and our April Guest Designer, Wanda Cullen  did. 

In shopping my stash, I discovered an older Stamping Bella stamp/die set that was calling for attention. Coloured these cuties up and added PhotoPlay sentiments to complete the design.

Please head over to the main blog to see the delights created by Wanda and the rest of my talented teammates.

Then, create a card - featuring the word YOU - to share in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

The Dream Factory Challenge #137 - Fantastic Mr. Fox - For Someone Wonderful and I'm So Thankful for You Foxes

Hello,

The Dream Factory Challenge #137 is looking for a variety of critters inspired by the movie Fantastic Mr. Fox.

An older fox-themed stamp/die collection from my stash called my name - and I heeded that call. Two cards happened...

Obviously I needed a good colouring session! 

NOTE: Honoured to be selected as a Top 5 at The Dream Factory. Thank you so much! 

Also sharing at:

Simply Create Too Challenge #208 - Furry Friends

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Just Us Girls Challenge #769 - DIE Week - No Flowers - It's Your Day Unicorns

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Welcome to Just Us Girl Challenge #769, where our lovely hostess, Sue, would like you to use any kind of dies you like but NO FLOWERS. Let's give some of our non-floral dies a chance to shine on the stage.

 

A new month also means a new Guest Designer. We're delighted to have Wanda Cullen joining us for April; you'll be dazzled by her creativity.

Just a reminder: Our Use Dies challenge is not necessarily 'anything goes'; rather, the hostess may invite you to use - or, as in this case, not use - certain dies. Following the directions carefully ensures that your card/project is in the running to be selected as a winner or recipient of a shout out. 

Die cut unicorns - coloured with prismacolour pencils - are celebrating all over my card. I had a blast with this Alex Syberia Designs collection, so much so that another herd of these mythical creatures are waiting their turn for a showcase.  

Please head over to the main blog to see the wide variety of dies our guest designer and my teammates selected for their cards. 

Then, join us in the gallery with a project of your own. 

No flowers, though, please. LOL! 

Thank you for dropping by!

Color Hues Challenge #107 - Orange and Teal - You Are Simply Fabulous Blended Petals

Happy April! 

Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #107, where our wonderful Jules has selected hues of Orange and Teal as inspiration for the next two weeks. 

 

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

I went quite bold and dramatic with this combination. 

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

The challenge will be open until April 14th @ 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!

AAA Birthday Challenge ##72 - Mythical - Unicorns and Rainbow Happy Birthday

Hello,

Can you believe it's already April? Time flies! A new month means a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and, for Challenge #72, we invite you to create cards with a MYTHICAL theme. Dragons, fairies, unicorns, elves, gnomes...bring out your fantastical creatures for a wild birthday celebration!

We're delighted to have  Silke joiining us as our Guest Designer. 

I coloured a herd of unicorns from Alex Syberia Designs' Always Be Yourself collection, and selected a couple for my card. I've paired them with her Quicky Rainbow dies and a sentiment from Concord and 9th. You'll definitely see more unicorns from me soon; they're so much fun!

Please head over to the main blog for fabulous inspiration from our Guest Designer and my teammates. 

Then, join us in the gallery with a Mythical-themed card of your own.

Thank you for dropping by!