Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog: March 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Winners and DT Favorites: Challenge No. 78

Welcome, bloggers! We had a fantastic turnout with 163 entries last week!

We use Random.org to pick our winners. Our fabulous sponsors last week were Bugaboo Digi Stamps and Sassy Studio Designs.

For Bugaboo Digi Stamps, Random.org chose:

#6 Gail Lett

Please put IDCB Winner No. 78 Bugaboo in the subject line.

For Sassy Studio Designs, Random.org chose:

#149 Sara S

Please put IDCB Winner No. 78 SSD in the subject line.

Congratulations! Please send an email to IDCB.Winner@gmail.com within 7 days. We will provide you with info on how to collect your prize. :) 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 163 entries!

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

Billie's favorite is #63 Debbie and here's why in her own words: Lovely card. Great layout, paper choices and image. The sentiment is perfect. Very well thought out card and brings comfort.

Dianne's favorite is #90 Lisa and here's why in her own words: Beautiful colours fabulous design and great image xx

Ema's favorite is #88 Lucy Patrick and here's why in her own words: What a cute masculine card, beautifully colored and wonderful attention to detail! xx

Joanne's favorite is #102 Made by Helen and here's why in her own words: love the colours and the composition of this beautiful card.

Michelle's favorite is #146 Natalie K and here's why in her own words: Love the colours and the idea of an Easter tag for a bottle. The background is so fun, too.

Patricia's favorite is #83 InvisiblePinkCards and here's why in her own words: I love the design and the background she created. Very colorful and pretty.

Tracey's favorite is #28 Nancy and here's why in her own words: love this pony & the stunning mane.

Wendy's favorite is #42 Vannessa Hasty and here's why in her own words: the background is amazing and just a fabulous card (and I, Ema, have to add that the coloring is just mind blowing! Love all three... there's no way I could have picked a favorite!)

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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. 79 being sponsored by Cute as a Button and Fresh Brewed Designs! Thank you so very much for choosing to play along with us!

Ema

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Anything Goes Challenge No. 79

Welcome to this week's anything goes challenge at Inspiration Destination! We are all so happy you could find time to join in on our fun!

Our fabulous sponsors are Cute as a Button with two digis and Fresh Brewed Designs with a $10 gift card!

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CUTE AS A BUTTON

Welcome to my little corner of cyberspace. I'm Francesca and live in Rancho Cucamonga, California. I have four wonderful children, 2 granddaughters and a very understanding and godly hubby who I have been married to for almost 30 years now.
I’m the Owner/Artist/Designer of Cute As A Button Stamps. I’ve been a crafty, artsy kind of girl since the age of 4, like forever! My dream has always been to have a career in the creative arts. I have worked both in the non-profit and in the legal corporate world for over 30 years before opening Cute As A Button Stamps, which is now my full time gig. I have been diagnosed with several debilitating sicknesses and was also laid off from work in 2013,. I needed to find something that had no start up costs and could help support my family, thus, Cute As A Button Stamps was opened in 2013. We have grown and now have over 300 Digi Stamps, and will be offering rubber stamps, card toppers and more items very soon.
I am also an ordained minister and have been in ministry for over 27yrs and have traveled the earth sharing the Gospel of Jesus. There is nothing I love more than going about My Father's business and showing others how much He loves them and has a purpose and plan for their lives.
I am excited to share my artwork with the community and love to draw images that come to mind throughout my day and share them with you. I am not only humbled but honored to see the beautiful works of art this community makes with my images. I am so blown away and in awe of the creativity of such wonderful people.
I have such a supportive family who has been behind me since the get go. My hubby, kiddos, grandchildren, and my travels are constant inspiration for my images.
I love a life where I can make others happy but support my family and keep them happy at the same time! I’m so thankful to God for all the blessings and that thru all the unnamed obstacles during this journey.
I invite you to become a follower of my blog. I plan for great things to share with everyone. I am sure you won't want to miss any of the fun challenges we have planned. You are welcome to hang around so we can get to know each other.
All of our designs are done by owner/artist Francesca Lopez. You can visit her Challenge blog at Cute As A Button Challenge.
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BILLIE
using: Shy

DIANNE
Using Shy

EMA
using Love Song

JOANNE

using Good Soil

MICHELLE
using Shy

TRACEY
using shy

WENDY
using Good Soil

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FRESH BREWED DESIGNS

If you are looking for some freshly brewed inspiration, then you have come to the right place. Fresh Brewed Designs is a small on-line company that has been offering a wide variety of digital images and rubber stamps since November 2010, designed to meet the needs of paper crafting addicts everywhere. With over 30 categories to choose from and several new additions to the store monthly, our range of products is expanding all the time. Whether you are looking for one of our uniquely designed coffee inspired images or something entirely different, you are sure to find something to please. We’d also love for you to visit us over on our blog where inspiration is always percolating. We have a digi release at least once a month as well as a monthly rubber stamp release and blog hop.
Owned and operated by Heather Dennis, loving wife and mother to two home-schooled children, you can always expect personalized service.
At Fresh Brewed Designs we always have a fresh pot of creativity brewing. So stop by and join us for a cuppa whenever you want!
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BILLIE
using: Granny's beach chair

MICHELLE
using Could you be any sweeter cupcakes

PATRICIA
using Fresh Brewed Friends

WENDY
using Necking Giraffes

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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

Sunday, March 27, 2016

DT Member - Introduction

Hi all and Happy Easter! I hope you have a blessed day worshiping and spending time with loved ones.

I'm here today to introduce one of our newest DT members!

We're so excited to have Geesje (Engelchen) join our little family! I hope you will make a little time to welcome her to Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog!

Here's a little something Geesje would like you to know about her:

Hello, I am Geesje…. ( engelchen).

I am crafting from the time a was a little girl. When I was a bit older I learned cross stitching. I did make a lot cross stitching and lots of other things.

The first Christmas card I did make was also a cross stitch card. Now I make different cards.

Love stitching on cards, but also 3d and scrap-cards.

I am happy to have this hobby, love to colour the digis and to make after that a card from it.

Love working with die-cuts.

I enjoy walking (and ride a bike) in the nature and taking photos.

At home, I read a nice book ( if I have time).
I love it to be a part of this team.

Thank you.

Geesje

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Winners and DT Favorites: Challenge No. 77

Welcome, bloggers! We had a fantastic turnout with 212 entries last week!

We use Random.org to pick our winners. Our sponsors last week were Pattie's Creations with THREE digis and Polkadoodle s with a £9/$15 USD digi voucher!

Random.org chose:

#30 Julie O

Please put IDCB Winner No. 77 PC in the subject line.

Random.org chose:

#2 Beebeebabs

Please put IDCB Winner No. 77 Polkadoodles in the subject line.

Now for our DT Favorites! These participants were each handpicked from 212 entries!

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

Billie's favorite is #153 RoRa and here's why in her own words: cute tag, great image and flowers with violin charm. Great color choice.

Dianne's favorite is #80 Elena F and here's why in her own words: Just love the gorgeous Bookmark fabulous image and colours xx

Ema's favorite is #27 Julie O and here's why in her own words: What a super cute image and the coloring is just fabulous! I love the bright, happy colors.

Joanne's favorite is #110 Lynne and here's why in her own words: I love the simplicity of the card and the lovely embossing. And the saying is great.

Michelle's favorite is #186 Donna Mundinger and here's why in her own words: I like the image and how it is coloured.

Patricia's favorite is #201 Amelia B and here's why in her own words: I love her CAS card. It is very elegant and I love how she colored the leaves.

Tracey's favorite is #10 Debra and here's why in her own words: what a lovely cute shaker card fab image.

Wendy's favorite is #202 Popsicle Toes and here's why in her own words: I love this image and the colouring is just beautiful, Donna

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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. 78 being sponsored by Bugaboo Digi Stamps and, for the first time at IDCB, Sassy Studio Designs! Thank you so very much for choosing to play along with us!

Ema

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Anything Goes Challenge No. 78

Welcome one and all! We're so glad you could join us for yet another week of fun and easy anything goes! Don't you just love that? I do! :D

Our fabulous sponsors this week are Bugaboo Digi Stamps and, for the first time at IDCB, Sassy Studio Designs! How exciting! An old favorite and a new sponsor! What a great time to join in on the fun with us!

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BUGABOO