Inspiring Stand Outs for Challenge #20

Well, a big thank you to all who played along with this week's challenge!  I loved your interpretations of the photo - many had a camera, most used the colours, quite a few used some kind of glimmer to represent the flash - and all the results were wonderful.

Also, a huge thanks to Melinda Everitt for taking time in her busy schedule to be our Guest Designer this week.  Melinda has chosen her Inspiring Stand Out:

Melinda chose #2 by Wendie at Monkey loves Oliver - "The random stamping and all of the colors really make such a striking card!"

And I'm choosing #9 Estelle at Scrap of Me - She was inspired by several different aspects of the photo, and cleverly created a card that while nothing like the photo - it beautifully captures the colour, the glimmer, the shape of the flash and the white background - gorgeous!!

Ladies - please go ahead and grab our badge to proudly display on your blog!

Congrats to the winners, and another thanks to all who played along this week!  We will be back in an hour with a brand new challenge!  Challenge #21 goes live at 5am Pacific.

Inspiring Stand Outs

Thank you all so much for joining us this week for the Inspired by Challenge #18.  We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects. These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog.

 

Kristie Goulet 

A special thank you to Kristie Goulet for being our Creative Guest this week! 

Both Kristie and I have chosen our stand outs!

Kristie's Choice: Ardyth

I absolutely love Ardyth's take on the Inspiration photo. Her water colored blooms are so stunning.

Lesley's Choice: Juhi

I loved the mix of the bold stripes and the delicate blooms on Juhi's card

These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out badge this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog!

Congratulations ladies and thank you to everyone who played along with us this week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new challenge!  

The next challenge goes live at 5:00 am PST.

Inspiring Stand Outs for Challenge #17

Thank you all so much for joining us this week for the Inspired by Challenge #17.  We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects. These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog.

A special thank you to Lisa Elton for being our Creative Guest this week! 

These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out badge this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog!

 Lisa's Choice:

#12 Coralynn

Coralynn captured the delicate feel of the inspiration photo with her beautiful peony. The frilly petals and touch of sparkle are feminine and lovely!

Tracey's Choice:

#14 Michele Henderson

 

I love how Michele was inspired by the lavender and the tea reminding her of the lavender tea she drank when she lived in China. Her beautifully watercoloured stitched squares picked up the colours of the inspiration photo.

Congratulations ladies!

Challenge #18 goes live in one hour at 5:00 am PST

Inspiring Standouts for Challenge #16

Thank you all so much for joining us this week for the Inspired by Challenge #16!  We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects.  These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog.

A special thank you to Cheri Burry for being our Creative Guest this week! 

Both Cheri & I have chosen our stand outs:

Cheri's choice:

#10 Bonnie Sharp!

"I love the layout, and how everything pops against the white background!"

Karen's choice:

#15 Wanda Cullen!

Wanda's soft green watercolour background and pops of vibrant blue really captured the texture of the building, and her stencilling mimicked the cobblestones in the photo - beautiful!

Congratulations ladies and thank you to everyone who played along with us this week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new challenge!  

The next challenge goes live at 5:00 am PST.

Inspiring Stand Outs for Challenge #14

Thank you all so much for joining us this week for the Inspired by Challenge #14.  We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects. These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog.

A special thank you to Amy Rohl for being our Creative Guest this week! 

Both Amy and I have chosen our stand outs!

Amy's Choice

Jennifer Willis- http://jenniferwills.blogspot.com/2016/05/let-your-dreams-take-flight.html

Jen's mix of layered clouds, sentiment strip and background layer is the perfect scene for that adorable red plane! I adore how she combined so many sweet details and keeps her card clean and sweet. Congratulations, Jen!

Lesley's Choice

Katie Brooks- http://kbstamps.blogspot.ca/2016/05/787-inspired-by-little-things.html

I fell in love with Katie's adorable card! I love the simple yet striking design with the cut out star and the clouds. The twine and sentiment at the top made the perfect finishing accent! And it is monochromatic blue! SO pretty!

These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out badge this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog!

Congratulations ladies and thank you to everyone who played along with us this week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new challenge!  

The next challenge goes live at 5:00 am PST.

Inspiring Stand Outs for Challenge #13

Thank you all so much for joining us this week for the Inspired by Challenge #13.  We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects. These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog.

A special thank you to Amy Kolling for being our Creative Guest this week! 

Both Amy and I have chosen our stand outs!

These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out badge this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog!

Amy Kolling's Choice

Estelle

Estelle's card is just perfection. The inlaid pieces so closely resemble the inspiration photo. So simple but yet so incredibly stunning!

Lesley's Choice

Jennifer Willis

I adore how Jennifer's designer paper choice mimics the ripples in the water and her clean and simple design is both graphic and bold. Wonderful work, Jennifer!

Congratulations ladies and thank you to everyone who played along with us this week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new challenge!  

The next challenge goes live at 5:00 am PST.

Inspiring Standouts by Weekly Stand Outs for week #12 from Tracey

Thank you all so much for joining us this week for the Inspired by Challenge #8.  We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects. These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog.

A special thank you to Lynn Magnan for being our Creative Guest this week! 

Both Lynn and I have chosen our stand outs! 

These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out badge this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog!

Lynn's Stand Out for the week!

Alexandra

I love how her coloring captured the softness of the inspiration photos. So soft, delicate and absolutely beautiful.

Tracey's Stand Out for the week!

Mac Mable

I just love the way the Mac used the noline technique to watercolour her beautiful magnolia's with both ZIG clean color brush markers and Gansai watercolours. The way she placed the image creates fabulous movement across across the card and the sentiment is tucked it to just the right place. Congratulations Mac!

Congratulations ladies and thank you to everyone who played along with us this week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new challenge!  

The next challenge goes live at 5:00 am PST.

Inspiring Stand Outs for Challenge #11

Hello Inspired by fans!  It's Karen here to bring you our Inspiring Stand Outs for challenge #11!  We had such a fabulous collection of pink, girly, cupcake goodness in our gallery this week - thanks to all who joined us by playing along.

Our chosen artists for this week can grab the badge here, and post it on their blogs!  A huge thank you to Miriam Prantner for being our Inspiring Guest Designer - be sure to visit her blog to see how inspiring all her work is!

Miriam chose #15 Nancy Penir as her stand out: 

I love how Nancy used the tulle to create a wonderful texture to her background.  I also love how her dies frame her panel, and the use of the big number candle dies.  It adds a bit of whimsy to a very elegant card.

Karen chose #6 Mac Mable as her stand out: 

 I love the simplicity of this card, and Mac Mable managed to incorporate both the cupcake and tiara perfectly - along with a little bling.  The subtly stencilled background is the perfect foil for the cupcake that she created with embossing paste!  Beautiful!!

Our next challenge goes live at 5am Pacific - hope you can join us!

Inspiring Stand Outs for Challenge #9 from Lesley

Thank you all so much for joining us this week for the Inspired by Challenge #9. Lesley here! We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects. I was blown away by all the gorgeous cards created! Thank you!

Nancy Leppek

A special thank you to Nancy Leppek for being our Creative Guest this week! 

Both Nancy and I have chosen our stand outs!

These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out badge this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog!

Nancy's Choice: Nancy Penir

This was so tough! The cards are gorgeous! I love Nancy Penir's card! This is stunning and beautiful and any other adjective I can think of! The flowers are so vibrant and have so much detail, the two toned sentiment looks fabulous too! I think you did a great job capturing the photo, Nancy!

Lesley's Choice: Tae Eun

Tae Eun's card was a real stand out for me this week. The gold embossing, mixed with the vibrant colours made this card so elegant and unique. I love the spray of colour and the scripty font of the sentiment. 

Congratulations ladies and thank you to everyone who played along with us this week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new challenge!  

The next challenge goes live at 5:00 am PST.

Inspiring Standouts by Weekly Stand Outs for week #8 from Tracey

Thank you all so much for joining us this week for the Inspired by Challenge #8.  We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects. These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog.

A special thank you to Stephanie Klauck for being our Creative Guest this week! 

Both Stephanie and I have chosen our stand outs!

These are the submissions that have earned a special Inspiring Stand Out badge this week. Please go ahead and display the badge on your blog!

Stephanie's Stand Out for the week!

Karren J

I love the pop of colour on Karren's succulents against the grey and black background and the added Wink of Stella on the succulents almost looks like water... cool effect.

Tracey's Stand Out for the week!

Betty Wright

I love how Betty created a beautiful mixed bouquet that mimics both the flowers and the succulents from the inspiration piece. Her two toned and inking and having some of the elements popped up adds such dimension! 

Congratulations ladies and thank you to everyone who played along with us this week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new challenge!  

The next challenge goes live at 5:00 am PST.