Winners and DT Favorites: Challenge No. 47

Welcome, bloggers! We had a fantastic turnout with 194 entries last week!

We use Random.org to pick our winners. Our sponsors last week were  Gerda Steiner Designs with THREE digis for ONE lucky winner and Inky Impressions with THREE images and ONE sentiment for a second lucky winner!

For Gerda Steiner Designs, Random.org chose:

#97 Doreen's Dream

Please put IDCB Winner No. 47 GSD in the subject line.

For Inky Impressions, Random.org chose:

#146 Jeanette

Please put IDCB Winner No. 47 II in the subject line.

Congratulations! Please send an email to inspirationdestinationcb@gmail.com within 7 days. We will provide you with info on how to collect your prize. Help me out a little, please. I get so confused when someone emails me with the subject line 'Winner'! Ssooo, please, being specific helps so much! :) Be sure to grab our badge from the right side bar to proudly display on your personal blog! Thank you so much for playing along with Inspiration Destination!

Now for our DT Favorites! These participants were each handpicked from 194 entries! 

Team members who participated in the challenge each selected a favorite and here they are: 

Billie's favorite is #123 Annie and here's why in her own words: Journals always interest me and how they are made into art journals. I love everything about these two pages. The background and wording and the image is just perfect. This journal really makes me smile. I love it.

Diane's favorite is #85 Patty Sue 2 and here's why in her own words: The coloring is gorgeous. I love the color combo used on the hair...very original and beautiful.

Dianne's favorite is #110 Elizabeth H and here's why in her own words: Beautiful card love the colours and fabulous image and layout xx

Ivy's favorite is #98 Shell Shearer and here's why in her own words: Eye-catching, liking those embossed clouds, they’re beautiful!

Julie's favorite is #4 Asha and here's why in her own words: I'm drawn to the cards because of the dog image, but the story she told pulled at my heart strings. I've lost my best furry friends. I know how bad it hurts. Sometimes art in their honor is great therapy. Asha gets my vote this week for her wonderful cards to her two beloved 4-legged friends.

Lynn's favorite is #124 Sara S and here's why in her own words: I love the CAS design and the sentiment sure made me smile

Michelle's favorite is #75 Tammy A and here's why in her own words: love the bright colours and how she made her own backing paper.

Tracey's favorite is #78 Pippa and here's why in her own words: gorgeous colouring & cute brill layout

Wendy's favorite is #129 Susan Kennedy and here's why in her own words: I love this card, she has coloured it beautifully and the layout is just great.

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Congratulations and well done! Please grab our DT Favorite badge from our side bar to the right.

Thank you for joining our challenge last week and we hope to see you again! 

Be sure to join us for Challenge No. 48 being sponsored by  All Dressed Up with TWO images for ONE lucky winner and Just Inklined with a $10 GC for a second lucky winner!! Thank you so very much for choosing to play along with us! 

Ema

Anything Goes Challenge No. 48

Welcome to this week's challenge at Inspiration Destination! We have two wonderful sponsors this week! We have All Dressed Up with TWO images for ONE lucky winner and Just Inklined with a $10 GC for a second lucky winner!

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ALL DRESSED UP

Hi I am Wendy Burns I live in Nottingham UK with my husband and two children who have been the inspiration behind the characters, in particular my daughter who has kept me up-to-date with blogging and trends. I work predominantly within the textile children’s wear market, fashion and interiors.
I trained as a textile designer and although my work is digital based, I love to retain that hand drawn /sewn feel which I hope comes across in my artwork.
Digital stamps is a new challenge for me and the opportunity to work with the All Dressed Up Team and has been very exciting, in particular the creative way my characters have been given individual personalities by the designers.
All Dressed Up is a newly launched blog with an enthusiastic team who are passionate about stamping. The coordinators Anne Lise and Bettina along with an amazing design team are also known as The Dressy Girls.
We have a friendly Facebook page, regular blog posts, tutorials, challenges and freebies. The stamps can be purchased from the Etsy shop which is updated on a monthly basis.
We really are friendly bunch and would love to see your creations so please feel free to contact us and visit the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog.

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BILLIE
using: a little me time

DIANNE
Using Just So Cool

IVY
Using Just So Cool

JULIE

using Just So Cool

LYNN

using A Little Me Time

MICHELLE

using Just so cool

 TRACEY
using just-so-cool

WENDY

using A Little Me Time

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JUST INKLINED

Just Inklined produces inky stamps (clear polymer stamps that you ink up) and printy stamps (digital stamps that you print out). That's why we're the inky, printy stamp company!

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BILLIE
Using: Psalm

DIANE
Using Golden Retriever on Guard

DIANNE
Using Ballet Point

IVY

Using Singing in the Rain

LYNN

using Room with a View

MICHELLE

 using Burlesque

TRACEY
using robin-post-box

WENDY

using Robins

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Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog is an anything goes, weekly challenge blog and you have until Tuesday, midnight, CST to link up with us! xx

Winners and DT Favorites: Challenge No. 46

Welcome, bloggers! We had a great turnout with 195 entries last week!

We use Random.org to pick our winners. Our sponsors last week were Bugaboo with SEVEN digis for ONE lucky winner and Fresh Brewed Designs offering a $10 GC for a second winner!

For Bugaboo, Random.org chose:

#56 Kevin

Please put IDCB Winner No. 46 Bugaboo in the subject line.

For Fresh Brewed Designs, Random.org chose:

#103 Natalie K

Please put IDCB Winner No. 46 FBD in the subject line.

Congratulations! Please send an email to inspirationdestinationcb@gmail.com within 7 days. We will provide you with info on how to collect your prize. Help me out a little, please. I get so confused when someone emails me with the subject line 'Winner'! Ssooo, please, being specific helps so much! :) Be sure to grab our badge from the right side bar to proudly display on your personal blog! Thank you so much for playing along with Inspiration Destination!

Now for our DT Favorites! We've got quite a few gals out on holiday so there weren't many picks this week! These participants were each handpicked from 195 entries! 

Team members who participated in the challenge each selected a favorite and here they are: 

Amy is on holiday this week
Billie's favorite is #83 Clair C and here's why in her own words: Santa colors are fantastic love the snow on the noel and really awesome vintage looking Christmas

Dianne's favorite is #70 Crafty Vicky and here's why in her own words: Fabulous image and great project xx

Ema's favorite is #68 Granne and here's why in her own words: What a fun, fun Halloween card! I love the design, colors and fantastic image!

Ivy is unavailable
Lynn is unavailable

Michelle's favorite is #38 Mary Marsh and here's why in her own words: I like that the card is made with hexagonals and no image.

Tracey is on holiday this week

Wendy is still on holiday and I am still pea green with envy! lol

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Congratulations and well done! Please grab our DT Favorite badge from our side bar to the right.

Thank you for joining our challenge last week and we hope to see you again! 

Be sure to join us for Challenge No. 47 being sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs and Inky Impressions! Thank you so very much for choosing to play along with us! 

Ema

Anything Goes Challenge No. 47

Welcome my crafty peeps! We're so happy to have you join us here at Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog where it's ALWAYS anything goes! We've got two wonderful sponsors this week. We have Gerda Steiner Designs with THREE digis for ONE lucky winner and Inky Impressions with THREE images and ONE sentiment for a second lucky winner.

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GERDA STEINER DESIGNS

Originally from Germany, the love of my life brought me to California, where I'm a busy mom of three boys and a hyper Border Collie Mix dog at day and a secret doodler at night. Creating Stamps is a wonderful way to share the giggles I get out of cute drawings. Seeing the designs transformed by so many talented cardmakers is just amazing and I'm so grateful for that.

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BILLIE
using: watermelon kid

IVY

Using Baby Shower

JULIE

using Nerdy Kitten

MICHELLE
using Nerdy Kitten

 WENDY

using Baby Shower

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INKY IMPRESSIONS

We are a family owned art rubber stamp company that has been in business since June of 2009. We are located in the United States in Northeastern, Ohio. We are proud to say that all of our rubber stamps are made right here in the U.S.A. We are dedicated to providing crafters around the world with some of the cutest rubber and digital stamp designs.

 When Inky Impressions originally opened our doors in 2009, we only offered rubber stamps. However, after a few years and many requests from our customers, we opted to offer some of our designs in digital format. All digital stamp images are sent out at 300 DPI. Opting for digital images allows you more freedom to play with image. You can resize it, flip it and print it in any color you choose.

As for our rubber stamps, each and every stamp made is “extra deep etched” on quality red rubber for a crisp impression every time! All Inky Impressions rubber stamps are sold with EZ mount cling and come to you on a laminated 4” by 6” color card. This color card allows the customer to have a coloring reference when using the image.

Inky Impressions offers many girl and boy characters, however, our main characters are LiLi, Angelica, Nicholas and Christopher. These characters are cartoon drawings of our children.

I would like to share with you the story of how Inky Impressions was born. When I first started crafting, I would typically use die cuts and stickers, but eventually started using rubber stamps to create some of my page layouts. I have always loved the cute style! And as you probably know, finding a cute little girl or little boy stamp back in 2002, consisted of a stick figure rubber stamp that was wood mounted. It worked for the time being, but after many years, I felt the need to bring exactly what I had envisioned to life….. This is when we decided to take that leap and go for it! With much excitement, we had the website built and Inky was born. I am very proud to say that Inky Impressions was the first rubber stamp company in the world to offer characters with realistic features.

Being a stay at home mommy and wife has allowed me the opportunity and the time to devote to Inky Impressions. Without the support of my family and friends, my dream of Inky Impressions would not have been possible. I can’t even begin to express how excited I am to share my dream with you. We are devoted to you, our customers, so please feel free to share your artwork that is made with our stamps, or to just drop us a line to say hello!

BIG HUGS!

Nicole

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BILLIE
Using: Spunky scooter Lili

DIANE
Using Angelica At The Hop 

 DIANNE

Using Angelica At The Hop + Sentiment

IVY

Using Scooter Lili

LYNN

using Scooter Lili

MICHELLE

using Scooter Lily

 TRACEY

using Angelica At The Hop

WENDY

using Scooter Lili

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Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog is an anything goes, weekly challenge blog and you have until Tuesday, midnight, CST to link up with us! xx