#tgifc560 Inspiration Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! We’re so happy to have you creating with us again this week as we dive into a beautiful Inspiration Challenge. Our photo features a stunning tiered cake adorned with soft florals, delicate details, and glowing candlelight—an image that feels romantic, elegant, and full of celebration. You might be inspired by the gentle color palette, the floral accents, the lace-like textures, or the overall feeling of a special occasion. Whether you create a card, scrapbook page, wedding or anniversary project, or even elegant packaging or décor, we can’t wait to see how this lovely inspiration comes to life through your creativity. Be sure to share your projects with us here and we would love if you share on your socials too! Tag us @TGIFChallenges.

As always, thank you so much to all those that participated in last week's challenge, and a HUGE CONGRATS to our WINNER - 

Cynthia Stevenson

Take a look at what our Design Team came up with - 

Tami Hewlett

Bree Renwick

Melissa Seplowitz

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 1/22/26

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC561
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 1/23/26
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc559 Sketch Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! We’re excited to dive into a brand new Sketch Challenge this week, and this one is clean, modern, and full of creative potential. 

The sketch features a bold central panel with a striking diagonal element, layered neatly on a larger background—perfect for showing off patterned paper, color blocking, or even a dramatic stamped or ink-blended design. You can keep the layout crisp and graphic or soften it up with texture, embellishments, and layers. This sketch works beautifully for cards, but it would also shine on a scrapbook page, a framed piece of décor, or even handmade packaging. However you choose to interpret it, we can’t wait to see how you make it your own!

We loved all the creative cards last week! Thank you all so much for sharing with us! Big congrats to our challenge winner - 

Cynthia Stevenson

Ready to see what our Design Team did with this sketch? Take a loook!!!

Bree Renwick

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 1/15/26

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC559
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 1/16/26
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc558 Color Challenge

Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends—and welcome to our first challenge of 2026! We’re so excited to kick off January creating right alongside you. This week’s Color Challenge features a beautifully cool and calming palette of Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate, and Highland Heather. This wintery trio feels like a quiet snowfall—soft blues, gentle grays, and a hint of lavender drifting through the season. It’s perfect for frosty holiday cards, serene winter scrapbook pages, elegant tags, or even cozy packaging and décor as we settle into the new year. However you choose to use these colors, we can’t wait to see your creative spin!

Thank you all for wrapping up your creative 2025 year with us at TGIF Challenges! We've loved seeing your projects week after week. Congrats to our final challenge winner of 2025 - 

Now, take a look at how our Design Team played with this gorgeous combo!

Bree Renwick

Tami Hewlett

Melissa Seplowitz

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 1/8/26

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC558
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 1/9/26
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc557 Inspiration Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! We’re so happy to be creating alongside you again this week. Our latest Inspiration Challenge is all about the breathtaking beauty of the Northern Lights, with their glowing bands of cool color dancing across the night sky. If you happen to have Stampin’ Up!’s Light of Aurora Suite, this is the perfect opportunity to pull it out and let it shine—the colors, imagery, and textures were made for capturing this magical moment. That said, everyone is welcome to play along! Use what you have in your stash to recreate the mood, colors, and luminous feel of the inspiration photo. Whether you blend inks, layer vellum, add shimmer, or keep things clean and simple, we can’t wait to see how you bring this stunning scene to life.

Thank you for sharing all of your inspiring projects last week. 

Congratulations!

Sandra Strobel

Now, let's see what our amazing Design Team created!!!

Tami Hewlett

Bree Renwick

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 1/2/26

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC557
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 1/2/26
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc556 Theme Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! There’s nothing we love more than creating together during the coziest time of year. This week’s Theme Challenge is all about Holiday Treats, inspired by a warm and inviting photo featuring two cups of hot cocoa topped with fluffy whipped cream and cookies scattered all around. While the main idea is to create fun and festive treat holders, feel free to take your inspiration from any part of the photo—the colors, the cozy winter vibes, the sweet treats, or the feeling of sharing something special. Whether you make packaging, tags, cards, or another paper craft entirely, we can’t wait to see how you bring this delicious inspiration to life.

Thank you all so much for participating in last week's sketch challenge!

We think you'll love last week's winning card as much as we did!

Congratulations 

Su Mohr

From our Design Team!

Bree Renwick

Dani Dziama

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 12/25/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC556
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 12/26/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc555 Sketch Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! 

We’re so excited you’re here for another week of crafty fun. This time we’ve got a Sketch Challenge that practically dances across the page—swirling shapes flowing from the top left corner down to the bottom right. Whether you choose snowflakes, flowers, hearts, stars, or anything your imagination dreams up, this sketch is full of movement and charm. And don’t forget those cute little accents tucked into the opposite corners—they’re the perfect spot for a sweet detail or pop of sparkle! While this layout is wonderful for cards and scrapbook pages, we’d love to see what else you create… maybe a notebook cover, a framed décor piece, or even festive packaging. Let your creativity swirl right along with the sketch and show us what you make—tag us @TGIFChallenges so we can share the creative love!

Thank you all so much for playing along every week! We absolutely adored all of your great Color Challenge projects!

CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER:

Christy Stanford

 

Take a look at what our talented Design Team created for you this week!

Tammy Wilson

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 12/18/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC555
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 12/17/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc554 Color Challenge

Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! 

We love kicking off a new month with a Color Challenge, and this week’s trio is bursting with festive cheer: Real Red, Coastal Cabana, and Granny Apple Green! This bright, joyful palette feels perfect for the holidays—think playful Christmas cards, merry scrapbook pages, handmade ornaments, treat packaging, or even small decorative gifts. But it’s just as wonderful for any happy occasion! Whether you’re crafting a cheerful card set, adding pops of color to your memory keeping, or creating festive wraps and tags, these colors are ready to make your projects shine. We can’t wait to see what you dream up—tag us @TGIFChallenges so we can spread the cheer! 

Thank you all so much for sharing your beautiful card sets with us last week. No small feat during this busy season!

As always, it was hard to choose a win

ner - 

CONGRATULATIONS TO - 

Christy Stanford

Our Design Team had an absolute BLAST with this color challenge - take a look!!!!

Tami Hewlett

Bree Renwick

Melissa Seplowitz

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 12/11/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC554
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 12/11/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc553 Theme Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! 

We’re so happy you’re here with us for another week of creating and sharing—your projects truly brighten our community! This week, we’re mixing things up with a Card Set Challenge. Our inspiration features a simple, beautiful set of Christmas cards, but you can design a coordinating set for any occasion—birthdays, thank-yous, encouragement, or even a “just because” bundle to brighten someone’s day. Keep it clean and simple or play with patterns, textures, and techniques… the joy of a card set is seeing how the pieces come together as a collection. We can’t wait to see what kind of set you dream up this week. Tag us @TGIFChallenges so we can inspire others as well!

Thanks for all of your amazing projects last week! That sure was a fun challenge!

Congrats to our challenge winner - 

Cassandra D

Alright - ready to see what the team came up with this week? Well, take a look!

Elizabeth Price

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 12/4/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC553
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 12/5/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc552 Inspiration Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! We’re so grateful you’re here creating with us each week—it’s such a joy to see your projects fill our feed with inspiration! This week’s Inspiration Challenge is all about celebrating gratitude and the abundance and warmth of the season. The photo features a beautiful autumn cornucopia resting on a wooden picnic table, overflowing with fruits and surrounded by pumpkins—a true symbol of harvest and gratitude. You might be inspired by the rich fall colors, the textures of nature, or the cozy, thankful feeling it evokes. Create a card, a tag, or even something special for your holiday table, like a name card or centerpiece. However this photo inspires you, we can’t wait to see your creations—be sure to share them with us on socials and keep the seasonal creativity flowing in our TGIF community!

As always, we are so grateful for all of your participation each week.

Congrats to our Challenge Winner - 

Su Mohr 

Ready to see how our Designers were inspired? Take a little peek!

Tami Hewlett

Bree Renwick

Melissa Seplowitz

Wendy Weixler

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 11/27/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC552
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 11/28/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc551 Sketch Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! We’re so happy you’re here with us for another week of inspiration and creativity. This time, we’ve got a Sketch Challenge that’s full of layers and possibilities! The design features a vertical panel on the left, a playful diagonal square in the center, and a main focus layer on top—just waiting for your creative touch. Try mixing in a little texture with embossing or stitched details, add some softness with a layer of vellum, or let Designer Series Paper take center stage. It’s the perfect sketch for showing off your favorite patterns and accents, and there’s plenty of room to make it your own. Whether you go bold and bright or soft and subtle, we can’t wait to see how you bring this fun, layered sketch to life and share your projects with our TGIF community!

Thank you for sharing all of your inspiring Color Challenge projects last week.

After much deliberation, we decided that the winner is - 

Rachel Traudt

and now to check out our Design Team's fun inspiration!

Elizabeth Price

Wendy Weixler

Ashley Van Camp  |  Design With Ink

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 11/13/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC551
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 11/14/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)