Inspired By IB172 Happy Retirement

Sending and delivering hugs, one card at a time...

We look forward to seeing how the photo inspiration will inspire your paper hug this week!

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                                                                   How are you inspired? 

                   Retirement? Sandals? Colors? Theme? Sketch? Hearts? Palm trees?                                                                                         Sunglasses?

We welcome your submissions for this challenge until Wednesday, May 5, 11:55pm pst. The winner of each challenge

 will be announced on the 

Sunday after the new challenge opens.

Here is how our IB team was inspired this week:

Cindy Beach

Michele Ferguson

Lisa Elton

LeAnne Pugliese

Danni Reid

Silke Ledlow

This week's sketch

(You can use any shape to create the elements in the sketch, for additional questions regarding sketch, please see sidebar)

Danni Reid

Now we'd love to see your cards, layouts, or projects and 

how you were inspired this week.

Winners...Inspired By Wrap Me Up in Spring

    We are back with winners from Inspired By Challenge: Wrap Me Up In Spring

Join us on Instagram  Please use hashtags #inspiredbylaurel #inspiredbychallenges!

The challenge gallery is filled with 

so many fun ideas for 

  Sending and delivering paper hugs. 

 Each week it gets harder and harder to choose just two winners, so this week, we broke our own rules and created co-winners.

  

The co-winners, chosen by a DT member, of the Wrap Me Up In Spring challenge, are Kailash and Holly  The DT selecting winners this week said she couldn't pick between the two because "they are both so fabulous".  And here are the two cards, with absolutely gorgeous bouquets!  Their gorgeous cards, featuring these incredible bouquets are going to wow their recipients like they have our dt.  Thank you for inspiring us this week!

Happy Mother's Day by Kailash

Happy Birthday by Holly

Congratulations Kailash and Holly, the bouquets are gorgeous!

 The honorable mention, chosen by a DT member, of the Wrap Me Up in Spring challenge is this stunning card from Kelly.  Her gorgeous die-cut card is so fresh and springy, such a forever bouquet for a lucky recipient!  Thank you for inspiring us this week!

We can't wait to see more of your cards!

We hope you'll join us in this week's challenge: I Woof Celebrating

Inspired By IB 171 I Woof Celebrating

Sending and delivering hugs, one card at a time...

We look forward to seeing how the photo inspiration will inspire your paper hug this week!

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                              How are you inspired? Dogs? Colors? Theme? Party? Celebration? 

We welcome your submissions for this challenge until Wednesday, April 28, 11:55pm pst. The winner of each challenge

 will be announced on the 

Sunday after the new challenge opens.

Here is how our IB team was inspired this week:

                             

                                                     Cindy Beach

Lisa Elton

Michele Ferguson

Silke Ledlow

Danni Reid

This week's sketch

(You can use any shape to create the elements in the sketch, for additional questions regarding sketch, please see sidebar)

Now we'd love to see your cards, layouts, or projects and 

how you were inspired this week.

Winners...Inspired By Spring Is Sweet

    We are back with winners from Inspired By Challenge: Spring Is Sweet

Join us on Instagram  Please use hashtags #inspiredbylaurel #inspiredbychallenges!

The challenge gallery is filled with 

so many fun ideas for 

  Sending and delivering hugs. 

Oh the gallery and all the delicious treats and flower (it is always so hard to pick just two) we are inspired!

The winner, chosen by a DT member, of the Spring Is Sweet challenge, is this delicious, and festive cupcake card from Caroline.  This is too sweet to be low-calorie, but she has indeed baked up the most perfect cupcake.  Thank you Caroline for the inspiration, delicious and tempting!

What is better than ONE cupcake?  A box of them!  The honorable mention, chosen by a DT member, of the Spring Is Sweet challenge is this boxed cupcake card from Amy.  Her use of circle and stitched dies to create her box of delish treats is so so inspiring!  Thank you for tempting our sweet "teeth" Amy!

We can't wait to see more of your cards!

We hope you'll join us in this week's challenge: Wrap Me Up In Spring

Inspired By IB170 Wrap Me Up in Spring

  Sending and delivering hugs, one card at a time...

We look forward to seeing how the photo inspiration will inspire your paper hug this week!

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             Who wouldn't love a beautiful bouquet of flowers right now?

Will you choose roses, or wild flowers?  Or maybe just the colors?

We welcome your submissions for this challenge until Wednesday, April 21, 11:55pm pst. The winner of each challenge

 will be announced on the 

Sunday after the new challenge opens.

Here is how our IB team was inspired this week:

Michele Ferguson

Lisa Elton

Silke Ledlow

LeAnne Pugliese

Cindy Beach

This week's sketch

(You can use any shape to create the elements in the sketch, for additional questions regarding sketch, please see sidebar)

Danni Reid

Now we'd love to see your cards, layouts, or projects and 

how you were inspired this week.

Winners...Inspired By I Carrot About Spring

    We are back with winners from Inspired By Challenge: I Carrot About Spring

Join us on Instagram  Please use hashtags #inspiredbylaurel #inspiredbychallenges!

The challenge gallery is filled with 

so many fun ideas for 

  Sending and delivering hugs.  

Oh the gallery and all the gorgeous Spring Colors, we are inspired!

The winner, chosen by a DT member, of the I Carrot About Spring challenge is this gorgeous card from Bobby.  Her layout of Starry Flowers are so beautifully perfect for the challenge and her coloring is so detailed and wonderful.  Congratulations Bobby!

The honorable mention, chosen by a DT member, of the I Carrot About Spring challenge is this stunning card from Melanie.  Her card is so elegant with her oranges against black with the added gold touches, so lovely!  Congratulations Melanie!

We can't wait to see more of your cards!

We hope you'll join us in this week's challenge: Spring is Sweet

Inspired By IB169 Spring is Sweet

              Sending and delivering hugs, one card at a time...

We look forward to seeing how the photo inspiration will inspire your paper hug this week!

                                                                                                       

                       

                         

  How are you inspired? 

 cupcakes? petite flowers? colors? spring? flower arrangement? 

We welcome your submissions for this challenge until Wednesday, April 14, 11:55pm pst. The winner of each challenge

 will be announced on the 

Sunday after the new challenge opens.

Let's see what the team has made to inspire you, shall we?

                                                                       Cindy Beach

Michele Ferguson

Silke Ledlow

Lisa Elton

 

LeAnne Pugliese

Danni Reid

This week's sketch

(You can use any shape to create the elements in the sketch, for additional questions regarding sketch, please see sidebar)

Now we'd love to see your cards, layouts, or projects and 

how you were inspired this week.

Winners...Inspired By spring into color

    We are back with winners from Inspired By Challenge: Spring Into Color

Join us on Instagram  Please use hashtags #inspiredbylaurel #inspiredbychallenges!

The challenge gallery is filled with 

so many fun ideas for 

  Sending and delivering hugs.  

Oh the gallery and all the gorgeous Spring Colors, we are inspired!

The winner, chosen by a DT member, of the Spring Into Color challenge is this ADORABLE Easter card from Kelly.  Her card is filled with dainty tulips and spring flowers and all things Springy, inspiring indeed!  Congratulations Kelly!

The honorable mention, chosen by a DT member, of the Spring Into Color challenge is this gorgeous wreath of spring flowers from Kailash.  Congratulations Kailash!

 

We can't wait to see more of your cards!

We hope you'll join us in this week's challenge: I Carrot About Spring

Inspired By 168 I Carrot About Spring

  Sending and delivering hugs, one card at a time...

We look forward to seeing how the photo inspiration will inspire your paper hug this week!

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                                                     How are you inspired? 

 Spring? carrot? colors? flowers? Easter? Spring/Easter puns

We welcome your submissions for this challenge until Wednesday, April 7, 11:55pm pst. The winner of each challenge

 will be announced on the 

Sunday after the new challenge opens.

Let's see what the team has made to inspire you, shall we?

Cindy Beach

Michele Ferguson

Lisa Elton

LeAnne Pugliese

 

Silke Ledlow

Danni Reid

This week's sketch

(You can use any shape to create the elements in the sketch, for additional questions regarding sketch, please see sidebar)

Now we'd love to see your cards, layouts, or projects and 

how you were inspired this week.