Inkspirational Challenge #338 - Word Prompt - Sentiments (Use 2 or More) - Yay You, Woo Hoo, WTG

Hello,

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #338 where our Word Prompt for the next two weeks is SENTIMENTS. Please notice the underlined S at the end of the word because we want to see 2 or more SENTIMENTS on your cards/projects. Easy, right? Right!

Lots of sentiments from me. The die cut words and sentiment strips are from PhotoPlay; the rainbow paper from Lawn Fawn (an oldie but a goodie).

Looking forward to seeing your SENTIMENTS sensations in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #768 - STENCIL Week - Sending Hugs and Good Vibes (Uniko Layered Posies, Perforated Paper)

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Welcome to our super fun Stencil Week for Just Us Girls Challenge #768. Vicki, as hostess, has the pleasure of selecting the winner this go-round. 

Once again, Jeanne Jachna joins us as our March Guest Designer; thank you for sharing your fabulous creativity and inspiration with us this month, Jeanne!

I've seen several crafters use perforated paper to create cards recently and, since I have a few sheets in my stash, I decided to give it a try (especially since I've made the decision 'not' to cross-stitch/stitch on paper any more). The texture of the paper worked a charm with my new Uniko Layering Picked Posies Stencil which, by the way, I absolutely LOVE!  

Please head over to the main blog to see the fabulous cards designed by Jeanne and the rest of the team.

Then, bring out your stencils, give them plenty of inky-love and share your artwork in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #767 - MOODBOARD Week - To A Wonderful Friend (Rub-ons)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #767 where our lovely hostess, Lisa, has selected a lovely Spring themed mood board as inspiration this week. Flowers, greenery, eggs, butterflies, a sweet lamb, cupcakes...so many wonderful choices to spark ideas.

Once again, we're delighted to Jeanne Jachna join us as our March Guest Designer.

A mood board *this* pretty sent me to my collection of rub-ons to find images that would do it justice - and I found them in a set of three butterflies.  Yes, I am a rub-ons fan!

Please head over to the main blog to see the wonderful creativity of Jeanne and the rest of my outstanding team. 

Looking forward to seeing how the mood board inspires you.

Thank you for dropping by!

Colour Hues Challenge #106 - Lemon and Lime - Wishing You a Beautiful Day Butterfly

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Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #106, where our lovely hostess, Julie, invites us to play with hues of Lemon and Lime for the next two weeks. Her combination certainly evokes the feeling of Spring, citrus fruits and a range of other images and ideas.

The wonderfully talented Michele (I Card Everything) joins us as our Guest Designer; we're delighted to have you showcasing your creativity with us, Michele!

My lemony butterfly has alit on a decorative shades of lime landing site. Simple...once the idea gelled!

Apologies for the rather muted photo; the colours are more vibrant in real life.

Please head over to the main blog to see the fabulous inspiration from my creative teammates, then join us in the gallery with a lemon-and-lime card/project of your own.

The challenge will be open until March 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!

Inkspirational Challenge #337 - Designer's Choice - SPORTS - Hockey Congrats

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It's Designer's Choice over at Inkspirational Challenge #337.  For the next two week, Pia invites you to "play" along with a totally fun challenge: SPORTS.  I'm looking forward to seeing an array of sports featured in the gallery.

 

A hockey-themed stencil + ephemera card for my hockey-playing nephew. In a few short weeks, he'll be heading to try-outs for a 2025-26 Winter team (I know...we're barely in to Spring!). Since I already know he'll be selected (nothing like a biased aunty, right!), so I'm ready with a Congrats card.

Please head over to the main Inkspirational blog to see fabulous sports-themed cards from my teammates.

Then, bring out your A-game and join us in the gallery!

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #766 - WORD Week - Green - Happy St. Patrick's Day

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #766, where our talented hostess, Bobby, has selected...you guessed it...GREEN as inspiration for Word Week. Green doesn't need to be only about colour; rather, consider a golf 'green or money or...whatever 'green' sparks for you.

We're delighted to have Jeanne Jachna joining us once again as our March Guest Designer.

Pretty easy to see how green inspired me...

Please head over to the main blog to see what Jeanne and the rest of the team have created, then join us with something 'green' of your own.

Thank you for dropping by!

Time Out Challenge #284 - Guest Designer for Theme Challenge - The Red Carpet - You Are Special In Every Way Polka-Dot Dress

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I'm especially delighted and honoured to be the Guest Designer for Time Out Challenge #284, where they've chosen The Red Carpet as their theme inspiration. 

Below, you'll see a collage featuring amazing fashion from Academy Awards through the years. The dresses...ohmyword! Gorgeous! Your project does not have to include clothing, however; you can draw inspiration from the colours, select images, the 'vibe'.  A plentitude of possibilities...but wait! There's more! You can also select your own favourite fashion photo and use that as inspiration; be sure to include that image in your post.

The beautiful flowy red dress (bottom right) caught my eye immediately and I set about trying to figure out how to replicate those lovely folds. I landed on a couple of origami sites which provided exactly what I was seeking. 

Even though following the videos and tackling the folds challenged my limited engineering skills, I'm fairly pleased with the results that you see in my 'dress' below. Yes, origami paper would have helped, but living in a small town makes that a challenge to find. I also have a limited selection of double-sided, light-weight patterned paper so...I did my best with what I had on hand. A heart die, three circles and a little strip of glitter: that's all I needed (and several practice sessions that wound up in the recycle bin!). My dress is attached to a layered oval die cut, then paired with a sentiment from Alex Syberia Designs and some black bling. 

This is definitely a hand-deliver card as the dress is quite 'poufy'! LOL!

This Time Out Challenge is sponsored by Picket Fence Studio. The winner will receive a $25 git certificate as well as in invitation to design for a future challenge. 

Please be sure to check out the beautiful inspiration from the Design Team on the Time Out blog.

Hope you'll play along!

Thank you again to the Time Out Team for inviting me to the party!

Thank you for dropping by!