Sunday, February 1, 2026

Colour Hues Challenge #126 - Red and Pink - Calendar Love (Concord and 9th, Better Press Calendar)

Hello,

Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #126 where Julie B invites us to play with hues of Red and Pink for the next two weeks. Perfect combination for Valentine's Day, which is coming quickly, as well as a wide variety of occasions/images.

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

An old Concord & 9th set pairs with a new Spellbinders' Better Press Calendar plate on my card. 
Simple! 

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Please head over to the main blog to enjoy fabulous inspiration from our guest designer and my teammates.
Looking forward to seeing how Red and Pink inspire you.

The challenge will be open until February 14th @ 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.

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AAA Card Challenge #307 - Colour Challenge - Thank You Decorative Tiles (Pigment Craft Co., Spellbinders)

Hello,

Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #307 where we have a Colour Challenge to inspire you for the next two weeks.  

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I captured the colours through a collection of small die-cut tiles, paired with itsty-bitsy die-cut images and assembled them grid style. Simple!
 
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Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my talented team.
Looking forward to seeing how these colours inspire you.

A reminder that we're looking for Clean and Simple designs; you can find the description of what that means here

Thank you for dropping by!

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AAA Birthday Challenge #82 - Slimline - Coffee Happy Birthday (SSD, WF)

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Welcome to AAA Birthday Challenge #82. This month, we invite you to create slimline/mini slimline birthday cards. Whatever your style,  slimline designs are a wonderful canvas for showcasing stamps, stencils, die cuts, patterned papers, ephemera and, of course, birthday sentiments. Once again, let's celebrate birthdays in style! 🎉

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

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My kraft based mini slimline features coffee-themed ephemera from Simply Stated Design, paired with a birthday sentiment from Waffle Flower.  A few enamel dots and...done. I have a coffee-loving friend who, I hope, will enjoy receiving this card as much as I had fun creating it. 

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Please head to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my talented team.
Then, join us with a SLIMLINE/MINI SLIMLINE birthday-themed card of your own. 
Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.

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Friday, January 30, 2026

Inkspirational Challenge #360 - Word Prompt - XOXO (Hugs and Kisses) - Tic-Tac-Toe XOXO (MFT, Better Press Calendar)

Hello,

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #360.  We're celebrating the the first two weeks of February, the month of love, with a Word Prompt challenge: XOXO. Those little symbols of 'hugs and kisses' are perfect for expressing love, friendship, Valentine's Day and...well, all things heartfelt.

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An oldie but goodie collection from my Favourite Things came out to play for this challenge. I love that the tic-tac-toe images and accompanying sentiments are timeless.  My new Better Press Calendar plate for February just seemed like a good pairing. Hope you agree. 

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Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my amazing team.
We're excited to see how XOXO inspires you! 

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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Just Us Girls Challenge #808 - CASE a DT Week - Unique Creative Bohemian Escape - Happy Birthday

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #808, where it's CASE a DT Week. We make any style/occasion of card we want and you draw inspiration from one of our cards to create a version of your own. Please share in your description the card you CASE-d and the features that caught your eye.

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My card showcases papers and ephemera from Uniquely Creative, an Australian based company whose products I'm fortunate to find in a local Alberta craft store. This collection, Bohemian Escape, is absolutely lovely. Should you choose to  CASE my card - and thank you so much if you do -  you have plenty of options: Spring theme, butterflies, florals, books, typewriters, birthday, patterned papers, ephemera, soft colours. 

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Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my teammates.
Looking forward to seeing whose card you'll CASE.


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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Just Us Girls Challenge #807 - Stencil Week - Wishing You the Best Day (BetterPress Society Golden Bloom)

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #807 - Stencil Week. Bobby is our lucky hostess for this challenge.

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 We're delighted to have Laurel Seabrook joining us once again as our January Guest Designer.

Today, my January 2026 Better Press Society Golden Bloom plate, stencils and dies are making their debut. Such pretty blossoms - and so easy to either press or glimmer. I have close to a year's worth of Society plates to play with...getting a start with this one. For this version, i used only one ink: Fossilized Amber.

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Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from Laurel and the rest of my team.
Looking forward to seeing your stencil sensations filling the gallery.


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Sunday, January 18, 2026

AAA Card Challenge # 306 - Follow My Lead - Follow Francesca - Sending Warm Wishes Coffee (SSD Coffee Ephemera)

Hello,

Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #306 - Follow My Lead. The 'lead' we're following is Francesca, who's pretty card you'll see below. 

A reminder that we're looking for Clean and Simple designs; you can find the description of what that means here

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Here is Francesca's card; our inspiration for this challenge.
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My card follows Francesca's in having three related/similar images set overtop a background. My background stamp is a collage of coffee-themed words; my images are ephemera from Simply Stated Design. I arranged them suggest a flow: coffee beans + a coffee grinder = a delicious beverage.

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Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from our guest designer and my teammates, then bring your interpretations of Francesca's card to the gallery.
Looking forward to seeing you there.



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