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Saturday, 4 April 2026

Top Picks Challenge #363 and Reminder Post - Challenge #364 - Word Prompt - CAS (Optional Twist: E is for...)

Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, April 10 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #364 - Word Prompt - CAS, with the Optional Twist of *E is for...* - found HERE. Currently, we have 20 beauties in the gallery. If you've joined us already, thank you (and please feel free to join again); if you haven't, we'd love for you to do so.

Second, we had 20 wonderful entries for our March Mood Board. We very much enjoyed seeing your various interpretations.

As always, narrowing down our Top Picks was a challenge. Your creativity, craftsmanship and thoughtful interpretations make the process both inspiring and delightfully difficult.

Our Top Picks:

Cassandra

Cassandra's card is a work of art featuring the 6 prompts suggested on the main challenge blog. Her combination of embossing, water colouring, horseshoes + clovers makes this a most striking "lucky" card.

Kathy S.

Kathy has created a delightful, fun die-cut filled card for her dog, who's birthday is on St. Patrick's Day. She clearly drew plenty of inspiration from the mood board.

Arnoldo

Arnoldo's Easter eggs - designed for his grandsons - draw from several elements of the mood board: green, repeating shapes, botanicals and artistic backgrounds. We're sure his grandsons will be smiling all over their faces when they receive these personalized eggs. Treasures, for sure!

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Saturday, 28 March 2026

Inkspirational Challenge #364 - CAS - Optional Twist - "E is for..."

Welcome to Inkspirational; we’re delighted you’re joining us!

For the next two weeks (March 28 – April 10), we invite you to play along with our CLEAN & SIMPLE (CAS) challenge, featuring the optional twist: E is for… Think Easter, eggs, envelopes, engagement—anything that begins with the letter E.

Why this twist? Easy! We’d love to see your clean and simple creations shine in more than one place. ✨ If you’re playing along with the optional theme here, consider also linking your card at the AAA Card Challenge. Beginning Sunday, their theme is E is for …; a perfect match, right! A reminder: theirs is a must, ours is optional.

Sharing your card in two galleries is a wonderful way to connect with a wider community—and you might just discover a new favorite challenge - next to ours, of course - along the way!

Optional Twist: E is for...Easter, evening, engagement, envelope, eggs...

Inspiration from the Design Team:

To help you out, here's what we'll be looking for on your Clean and Simple designs:

✅ One main focal point

✅ Lots of OPEN space (doesn't 'have' to be white)

✅ Minimal Layers

✅ Minimal Embellishments

Looking forward to seeing your CAS cards in the gallery, with or without the twist! Remember: if you do the twist, share over at AAA Cards, too.

We'll be back on Saturday, April 4th with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #363.

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The Link will be open until Friday, April 10 @11:59pm (GMT)

Saturday, 21 March 2026

Top Picks Challenge #362 and Reminder Post - Challenge #363 - Visual Prompt - March Moodboard

Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, March 27 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #363 - Visual Prompt - March Mood Board - found HERE. Currently, we have 11 beauties in the gallery. If you've joined us already, thank you (and please feel free to join again); if you haven't, we'd love for you to do so.

Second, we had such fun admiring all 47 of your stencil sensations for Challenge #362: Word Prompt - USE STENCILS (Optional Twist - Plaid). I know my stencil wish list has some new additions after seeing what you've created.

As always, narrowing down our Top Picks was a challenge. Your creativity, craftsmanship and thoughtful interpretations make the process both inspiring and delightfully difficult.

Our Top Picks:

Gerrina

Gerrina's stenciled background is a beautiful stage for her pretty fairy. The colours...swoon!

Milla

Milla's stenciled flowers are stunning, making for an eye-catching, delightful card.

Esther

Esther's journal pages feature lovely stenciling and an array of wonderful images. So incredibly pretty!