Hey peoples,

Well I have to say it is so good to be back here at my crafty desk, on Maisie Mac viewing all your fabulous entries to this past weeks Sketch challenge!

I had a big reality check the past couple of days as I have been struck down with a nasty case of Tonsillitis! On wednesday I was starting to get through all that washing, and unpacking when I came down with a nasty migraine! I then got the chills and the sore throat. I took myself off to the doctors and yep it was tonsillitis again! I only had this just before we went on our trip and then to get it three days after being home was a real shock. Anyway I am slowly on the mend, I have pretty much slept for two full days, and still have quite the woosy head, but hopefully the antibiotics kick in and I recover quickly etc…….just when I am dying to get in and start stamping with my new booty ey?

Thanks for all the comments on my new embarrassingly huge stash of crafty goodness too….. I can really see that it is what excites you all, and yes I too can’t wait to see what I can do with it all! just gotta get better first!

Okay so it is back to me picking the challenge winners each week seeing as I am home again! It was interesting to read the DT girls posts on who won each week…..AND to read that they all found it really hard to pick winners! I struggle with this week in, week out as you guys are all so talented! This week was no different either!

This weeks Inkspirations Sketch Challenge winner is the fabulous stamper Helen! Helen made two creations and both were as adorable as the other……. here they are!

Creation 1….

Creation 2…..

Then this weeks Honourable mention goes to Claire Dauncey. This was Claire’s first time playing the challenges and I really loved her choice of stamps, and her watercolouring is gorgeous too!

So there you have this weeks winners…… Helen will be joining us as our Guest Designer next week, and I am sure she will dazzle us with her stamping brilliance!

Get ready for the next challenge later today and another very exciting announcement too!

See ya peeps!

Hey peeps!

Time for challenge fun! We have a sketch for you all this week, and a video too! I hope you have fun with this one.

Here is your sketch to work with:

Here is my challenge creation:

And here our Guest Designer, Kim Badelt’s Fabulous creation for us all!

Last of all here is the video for you all……another Copic Marker tutorial on highlighting and sidewalks…..

Here is the inspiration from the Design Team! Be sure to give them some comment LOVE too!

Teneale

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

Lee Pelosi - June Guest Designer

Want to play along? - here are some guidelines.

If you would like to play along, all you need to do is follow the directions:

1. Make your creation following the challenge ie, sketch, colour, or inspiration image.

2. Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, with a direct link back to the post on this website, so that others viewing the post will know where the challenge has come from, and it is courtesy to do so.

3. Then come back to this post so that you can add your name and link in the InLinkz below.

You have until the Thursday the 17th June midnight to get your entries linked.

I will be announcing the winner and honourable mention on Friday the 28th June in the afternoon.

Good afternoon peeps,

Are you ready for a new fun challenge? I hope so!

This week we have a fun new colour combo for you all, which I hope you will love! I enjoyed putting my creation together, and have done a fun 3-D item for you this week, which I will all explain in the video.

Okay so the colours this week are:

Nice to get some Kraft happening, it certainly is a popular colour at the moment!

Here is my creation for you all….

I created a little card box that will hold some cards, or even Kit Kats, or both! It is super easy and only uses one sheet of A4 cardstock, so not expensive to make at all. You can whip these up in no time at all! This is the front of your box when it is closed, and here is a picture of it all open….

Here is the video for you all….

Here is the inspiration from the Design Team! Be sure to give them some comment LOVE too!

Teneale

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

Lee Pelosi - June Guest Designer

Want to play along? - here are some guidelines.

If you would like to play along, all you need to do is follow the directions:

1. Make your creation following the challenge ie, sketch, colour, or inspiration image.

2. Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, with a direct link back to the post on this website, so that others viewing the post will know where the challenge has come from, and it is courtesy to do so.

3. Then come back to this post so that you can add your name and link in the InLinkz below.

hey challenge hungry peoples!

We have fun and exciting announcements today about the Inkspirations Challenges. I have had you all hanging since last week, but today is the day peeps…… changes are happening.

Okay so I am just going to give you the changes in bullet point……

• Inspiration challenges are now gone……yes it seemed the people were finding these a bit hard and were not too inspired to play along. So we thought we would drop them and stick with what we all do best, the Sketch and Colour challenges.
• The challenge numbers will be going up numerically so it is far less confusing for everyone
• We will now be using inlinkz rather than Mr Linky, as it is more reliable, and you also get to see the front image of each persons creation. Also that way since you can view them that way, I won’t be doing the slide show each week….one less job to stress about on Fridays
• Now this is the fun part. Each week when a Inkspiration winner is picked, by myself or one of the DT the winner will have the opportunity (if they wish) to be the following weeks Guest Designer. So if you win and want to play along you will be given the sketch or colours ahead of time and then have your sample, posted below mine when we do the new challenge announcement post the following week. That way you all get to be stars and get rewarded for playing and winning. I love this idea, and am really looking forward to seeing lots of people being creative stars amongst the Inkspirations DT each week!
• The last challenge for each month is going to be hosted by one of the DT girls over on their blogs. So you can pop on over there, and link your creation, but that is not all!!! Each time one of the DT girls hosts a challenge, they are going to mix it up a little by adding their own challenge ‘EXTRA”! . So you may have to work with buttons, tearing, vintage…..who knows, only the hosting DT knows, and will announce the winner on their blog the following week… and wait there is more. If you win this DT challenge you get to receive that DT persons card design sent to you right to your mail box. Now who doesn’t like to receive happy mail ey?
• Another new change is that I hope to post a video each week with some tip, or stamping technique, etc… with my challenge sample each week. I am hoping this won’t be too hard to do, so am giving it a go. Should be lots of fun, and great for the visual learner too!

Here is the inspiration from the Design Team! Be sure to give them some comment LOVE too!

Teneale

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

Want to play along? - here are some guidelines.

If you would like to play along, all you need to do is follow the directions:

1. Make your creation following the challenge ie, sketch, colour, or inspiration image.

2. Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, with a direct link back to the post on this website, so that others viewing the post will know where the challenge has come from, and it is courtesy to do so.

3. Then come back to this post so that you can add your name and link in the InLinkz below.

You have until the Thursday the 1st June midnight to get your entries linked.

I will be announcing the winner and honourable mention on Friday the 2nd June in the afternoon.

I hope you get to play along and i look forward to seeing your creations!

ETA: If you have come to link up your creation and notice the InLinkz has shut down, please just add your link in the comments section and I can check it out from there. Sorry everyone, I am not too sure why it shut down on the 1st rather than the 3rd! Thanks!

Hey Peeps!

It is so good to be back here. I wish I could say it is on my Maisie Mac, but it isn’t! Nope still working on hubby’s dinosaur of a computer, which decided yesterday to not want to go on-line and would let me do anything on it! I feel like I must be working on a different electro pulse or somthing as everything electrical i touch these days doesn’t want to work or stops working!

I have been told that my computer will be all fixed and ready to go on Monday but I am not holding my breath on that one. The amount of promises that have been offered only to then be broken is beyond belief! I am praying that it will have it by Monday and I can get into some sort of routine with posting again! I have so many projects to photograph and show you along with two fun tutorials, but I need that computer so I can edit the photos. This old baby doesn’t have any editing software, so yeah it is impossible to show you photos etc…… Ah well, I will get there eventually, meanwhile your patience with me is getting really tested huh??!!

Okay so I have managed to get this weeks challenge up and ready for you all, although I wont have my sample for you all. I have made a super cute creation, and can’t wait to share it with you…….just have to wait till Monday and I will add it to the post then.

So here are your colours to work with this week:

Here is my colour inspiration for you all!:

Be sure to get lots of inspiration from the fabulous DT girls too!

Here is the inspiration from the Design Team!

Teneale

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

Want to play along? - here are some guidelines.

If you would like to play along, all you need to do is follow the directions:

1. Make your creation following the challenge ie, sketch, colour, or inspiration image.

2. Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, with a direct link back to the post on this website, so that others viewing the post will know where the challenge has come from, and it is courtesy to do so.

3. Then come back to this post so that you can add your name and link in the Mr. Linky!

You have until the Thursday the 20th May midnight to get your entries linked.

I will be announcing the winner and honourable mention on Friday the 21st May in the afternoon.

I hope you get to play along and i look forward to seeing your creations!