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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Winner and DT Favorites: Challenge No. 56

Welcome, bloggers! We had a fantastic turnout with 222 entries last week!
We use Random.org to pick our winners. Our sponsors last week was Rick St. Dennis sponsoring us and giving TWO digis to ONE lucky winner!
Random.org chose:
Please put IDCB Winner No. 56 - RSD 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 222 entries! 
Team members who participated in the challenge each selected a favorite and here they are: 
Billie's favorite is #193 Susan Zuzarte and here's why in her own words:  a fun twist to a wedding card. It just made me laugh. I love it.
Dianne's favorite is #38 Lisa J and here's why in her own words: Fabulous and awsome card xx
Ema's favorite is #36 Emma R and here's why in her own words: There were so many fun Halloween cards and gorgeous deep, rich colored fall cards, I thought I'd never find a favorite. But the flowers won me over on this one! I love the coloring and the dark hair is just fab!
Lynn is unavailable
Michelle's favorite is #30 Chrissy and here's why in her own words: I like the way she made her background and the dragonflies are fantastic. And thanks for the little tutorial too.
Tracey's favorite is #130 Diane and here's why in her own words: Love that cute image very pretty card!
Wendy's favorite is #32 Lynda Hall and here's why in her own words: I love the dramatic look of this card and the image and flowers are just fabulous.
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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. 57 being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps! Thank you so very much for choosing to play along with us! 

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Anything Goes Challenge No. 57

Hiya, crafty bloggers who like to craft! lol ;)
Welcome to this week's anything goes challenge! 
Don't forget to check out our DT call up at the top!
This week's challenge is sponsored by the fun, fun, fun Bugaboo Stamps
The prize is SEVEN digis for ONE lucky winner!
Let's get this challenge started!
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BUGABOO STAMPS
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using Goth-girl
 MICHELLE
using make it snappy You light up my life.

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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

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Winners and DT Favorites: Challenge No. 55

Welcome, bloggers! We had a fantastic turnout with 203 entries last week!
We use Random.org to pick our winners. Our sponsors last week were A Day for Daisies with a $12 GC for our first lucky winner,Fresh Brewed Designs, offering a $10 GC for a second winner and Cute as a Button with two digis for a third winner!
For A Day for Daisies, Random.org chose:
Please put IDCB Winner No. 55 - ADFD in the subject line.
For Fresh Brewed Designs, Random.org chose:
Please put IDCB Winner No. 55 - FBD in the subject line.
For Cute as a Button, Random.org chose:
Please put IDCB Winner No. 55 - CAAB 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 203 entries! 
Team members who participated in the challenge each selected a favorite and here they are: 
Amy's favorite is #59 Ginny and here's why in her own words: this is just so fun and cute! Love the colors and design. And I just love me some Crazy Birds!
Billie's favorite is #33 Cass and here's why in her own words:  sweet animal card and fun layout of the card. Great coloring.
Dianne's favorite is #48 Crafting Vicky and here's why in her own words: Gorgeous colours love the image for a fabulous Journal xx
Ema's favorite is #60 Luna Star and here's why in her own words: Fabulous Halloween card! Great use of traditional colors and what a fantastic image!
LYNN IS UNAVAILABLE
Michelle's favorite is #37 NannieFlash and here's why in her own words: I love the lots of details and the great bleutones.
PICTURE UNAVAILABLE
Tracey's favorite is #66 Dee Cards and here's why in her own words:  Love then layout very simply with the embossed background nice job!
Wendy's favorite is #2 Alicia Borowski and here's why in her own words:  I just love this image, it is so cute, and the colours and layout are just lovely.
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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. 56 being sponsored by Rick St. Dennis! Thank you so very much for choosing to play along with us! 

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Anything Goes Challenge No. 56

Welcome my fellow bloggers! Today is Anything Goes Challenge No. 56 at Inspiration Destination! Can you believe it? I can't! It's been such a blast! I've got lots of insane things going on in my life and there have been a few times I wasn't sure I'd be able to pull it off but I'm blessed with a wonderful... as I like to call them... 'Dream Team'! lol They've pulled it off for me when I knew I couldn't and I'm so grateful for this wonderful group of gals! I love them all! 
But I also couldn't do it without each and every one of you who comes back week after week! I am thrilled that you keep wanting to play along with us... and our little follower button just keeps growing and growing and it gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling whenever I see the number go up and up! :D
In case you think it's slipped my mind with all the madness in my life... no it has not... we've got a blogversary to celebrate and as soon as I can muster up the oomph for it... we'll get it on! :D So keep your eyes peeled! I'm thinking it will be fab!
Don't forget! We've still got our DT Call going on and you can check out all the details here. I've extended the call for a bit longer. I didn't do a good job of splashing the news all around so I'm gonna give it one last push and then we're done! :)
Oops! Got off the subject! lol Typical me! I'm here to invite you to join us for this week's challenge! We've got the awesome Rick St. Dennis sponsoring us and giving TWO digis to ONE lucky winner! Wish I could have me some of that! lol
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RICK ST. DENNIS
Designer of over 100 theatrical productions, Rick St Dennis (Donald McAfee) is also the author of 4 books on decorative painting and contributor to at least a dozen national magazines on crafts and art. He has taught design at the college level as well as seminars and classes across the USA and Canada. He is one of a handful of designers to have designed TWO productions of AIDA, Verdi's massive Egyptian opera spectacle. Currently living in the quiet beach community of Seal Beach, California he writes restaurant reviews and theater reviews between assignments for web designs, logos and creating art for local shows. Rick has appeared on such TV shows as Home Matters with Susan Powell, Aileen's Crafts and others. He was Crafts editor for Country Folk Art Magazine and sells his artwork nationally through galleries and shows. Among numerous awards he won a presidential commendation in 1976 for his contributions to the bicentennial year including the design of the west coast premier of William Grant Still's opera BAYOU LEGEND. His drawings and paintings are in the collections of Diana Ross, Sandy Duncan, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jacqueline Onnasis, among others.
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Check out these awesome makes by my 'Dream Team'... and this week... me as well... using fabulous Rick St. Dennis images!
using Noah
 TRACEY
Image by Rick St. Dennis
WENDY
using Deb Morning Goddess
and using  Haunted House Phantom Manor and Witch Head
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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

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Winners and DT Favorites: Challenge No. 54

Welcome, bloggers! I just want you all to know how much I appreciate each and every one of you who play along with us in our challenges! I have got so much stuff going on my in personal life that if I were to tell you, you'd swear I was making some of it up! lol Please understand, that although I've been lax in leaving comments, I do visit each and every one of your blogs and ooh and aah over every single project I see. Many weeks, I wish we could have all of you as favorites and winners! lol I am hoping to get back into the groove of things soon. I'm starting to pick up the pieces of my shattered life and hot gluing everything together.
Also, quick reminder! We're still having a DT Call! Tab up on top will tell you all about it! :)
Now onto the important stuff... we had a fantastic turnout with 197 entries last week!
We use Random.org to pick our winners. Our sponsors last week were Alicia Bel offering three digis for our first winner, Beccy's Place with either THREE digis or ONE set for our second winner and, finally, introducing Fabrika Fantasy offering THREE digis for our third winner!
For Alicia Bel, Random.org chose:
Please put IDCB Winner No. 54 AB in the subject line.
For Beccy's Place, Random.org chose:
Please put IDCB Winner No. 54 BP in the subject line.
For Fabrika Fantasy, Random.org chose:
Please put IDCB Winner No. 54 FF 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 197 entries! 
Team members who participated in the challenge each selected a favorite and here they are: 
Billie's favorite is #93 Nick and here's why in her own words: cute image, great color choices and the background works so well with the image. Oh and love the way she colored her hair.
Dianne's favorite is #148 Rora and here's why in her own words: stunning creation just love this transformation xx
Ema's favorite is #1 Lori and here's why in her own words: Wow! How fab! I love the dark colors, yet, the image is fun and colored beautifully!
Julie's favorite is #61 Red Obsession and here's why in her own words: Fall is my favorite time of year, and this card definitely speaks of Fall. I love the image, the card shape, and the colors.
Lynn is unavailable
Michelle's favorite is #55 Francesca and here's why in her own words: It is such special image and coloured so great. Also I like all the little details on the frame.
Tracey's favorite is #111 Francesca and here's why in her own words: what a pretty image love the autumn colours that have been used.
Wendy's favorite is #142 Jackie C and here's why in her own words: Beautiful colouring, the image is just gorgeous and love the layout.
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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. 55 being sponsored by A Day for Daisies with a $12 GC for our first lucky winner, Fresh Brewed Designs, offering a $10 GC for a second winner and Cute as a Button with two digis for a third winner!
Thank you so very much for choosing to play along with us!