THE THEME FOR DECEMBER 2011 IS.........

HOLLY!!

I just love Holly - I simply can't get enough of it at Christmas time. I love all the holly patterned papers, tableware, garlands, and other holly imagery I see everywhere! So I thought it would be an awesome idea for our December challenge!!

Your task is to create a stamped project featuring holly. The stamp itself doesn't have to be holly - you just have to use a stamp and some holly on your design. As always, you can make whatever you like! SCrapbook page, card, ATC, bookmark - whatever takes your fancy!

If you'd like to learn more about Holly, click here.

The deadline for this challenge is midnight (AEST) on 31st December 2011. Once your challenge entry is uploaded to your blog/website/flickr page etc, leave a direct link to the entry here in our linking feature (just press the "add your link" button and away we go!):

Please make sure you link DIRECTLY to your challenge entry, and include a pic in the thumbnail - links that link to full blogs or flickr accounts will be removed.

If you have any problems using the linking tool, please let me know!

Happy stamping!!

~Sarah~

THE THEME FOR OCTOBER 2011 IS.......

ORANGE, GREEN, AND PURPLE!

I thought it was time for a colour challenge again, and this time I've chosen an interesting one!! With halloween on the way, I'm seeing lots of Orange, Green, and Purple paper ranges popping up! I think it's such an unusual colour combination, but one that could be used for all sorts of projects from the scary to the downright beautiful!

So - your task is to create a stamped project using the colour combo of Orange, Green, and Purple! You may also use neutral colours of white, black, and brown.

Since I'm late posting the challenge this month, I'm leaving it open until midnight 12th November 2011 - so you have plenty of time to give this one a go!


Pop your entry on your blog/flickr page/website, then leave a link here using the linking tool. Too easy!



Please make sure you link DIRECTLY to your challenge entry, and include a pic in the thumbnail - links that link to full blogs or flickr accounts will be removed.

If you have any problems using the linking tool, please let me know.



I can't wait to see what you create!

Now go and get inky!!

~Sarah~

THE THEME FOR SEPTEMBER 2011 IS.......

EYELETS!!

Your task is to create a stamped project featuring eyelets.

Hi everyone!

Hands up if you've got a BUNCH of eyelets sitting at home collecting dust? I know I do! Eyelets were big in scrapbooking and cardmaking a number of years ago, and they seem to go in and out of fashion every once in a while. I bet every single one of you have eyelets in your stash!

So lets blow the dust off them and put them to use!!

You can use any size, any colour, any shape of eyelets that you like - and as many or as few as you like! As always your project can be anything at all - as long as you use at least one stamp.

The deadline for this challenge is midnight (AEST) on 30th September 2011. Once your challenge entry is uploaded to your blog/website/flickr page etc, leave a direct link to the entry here in our new linking feature (just press the "add your link" button and away we go!):





Please make sure you link DIRECTLY to your challenge entry, and include a pic in the thumbnail - links that link to full blogs or flickr accounts will be removed.

If you have any problems using the linking tool, please let me know.

Ready, set, go!

~Sarah~

Introducing the new look challenge!

Hello stampers!

As you may or may not already know, I have decided to run Inkurable a bit differently from now on! We'll still be having monthly challenges, but instead of me uploading every entry onto the blog myself, it will now be up to you to add your entry to your blog/website/flickr page etc and leave a link here so we can all go and have a look at your awesomeness.

I'm trialling this new linking feature for the rest of this month, and if it goes well then we'll continue with it into the future! It's a really exciting change that will make it easier to see all the entries at a glance, and will hopefully send lots of new blog readers your way. It's a win win for both of us!

Please note - all the usual Inkurable rules still apply - it's just the way we view the entries that is changing.

So to get us started, and to familiarise ourselves with the new feature, we'll do a quick sketch challenge!

Here is your sketch, thanks to PageMaps:

Imagine the inky goodness!!

Your task is to create a stamped project based on the sketch above. It is up to you how you interpret the sketch - feel free to use it as is, or rotate the sketch to suit your card.

As always, any project is fine! Cards, Scrapbook pages, Canvases, Jewelery items, whatever you like! You are also free to use any products/mediums/techniques that you like. Just don't forget to use at least one stamp! :)

The deadline for this challenge is midnight (AEST) on 31st August 2011. Once your challenge entry is uploaded to your blog/website/flickr page etc, leave a direct link to the entry here in our new linking feature (just press the "add your link" button and away we go!):





Please make sure you link DIRECTLY to your challenge entry, and include a pic in the thumbnail - links that link to full blogs or flickr accounts will be removed.

If you have any problems using the linking tool, please let me know.

One winner will be drawn at random to receive a mystery prize! And I'll send a little something to the first person to submit their entry using the new feature. :)

Now go and get inky!!

I look forward to seeing what you create!

~Sarah~

Orange, Black and White ATC's!

Hi everyone!

Recently we held an ATC swap as part of Inkurable's 3rd Birthday celebrations. In honour of Inkurable, the theme was Orange, Black, and White!

This swap was most definitely one of my favourites - every time I opened the mail I was gasping with delight! Such a talented bunch of stampers you all are!

The ATC's have all found their way to their new homes, so I can now share the complete collection with you! Feast your eyes on these:

Awesome, huh?!

Thank you to everyone who participated in this swap! We'll definitely be doing more ATC swaps in the future, so watch this space for more info!

Have an inky weekend!

~Sarah~

*** WINNERS FOR THE JUNE 2011 SPOTS, DOTS, AND CIRCLES CHALLENGE! ***

Thank you to everyone who gave the June Spots, Dots, and Circles challenge a go!

We had 21 fabulous entries! Of those 21, 10 were from Australia and 11 were from international players. A huge effort in June - well done everyone!

Before I announce the winners, let's have another look at all the spotty, dotty, circular goodness:

What a great bunch of inspiring projects!

Here are the lucky winners and the prizes they have won:

MAJOR PRIZE (Aus resident only):

The winner is......SHIRLEY HENRY! I just loved all the spots, dots, and circular elements on Shirley's canvas - a lot of thought and work went into creating her entry. Shirley has won this great set of Playing Cards stamps, courtesy of Darkroom Door:

INKURABLE NEWBIE PRIZE (Aus resident only):

In June we welcomed 2 new players to the blog! Unfortunately there can be only one winner, so I have chosen DONNA HOURIGAN! Donna's card had so many different spots, dots, and circular elements - representing the challenge theme to the extreme! Well done Donna! Donna has won a $25 GIFT VOUCHER to spend at The Stamping Queen!

INKURABLE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE:

This month's International winner is SUE RODDIS from the UK!! Sue's awesome art journal page just blew me away - so much effort went into creating her page, and I just loved every bit of it! Sue has won the gorgeous My Mind's Eye Lost and Found "Adore" stamp set, thanks to Tarisota:

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!!

I hope you enjoy your prizes!

~Sarah~

*** WINNERS FOR THE MAY 2011 FOOD CHALLENGE! ***

Well it's about time huh! LOL!

Thank you to everyone who took part in May's Food Glorious Food challenge - as always there were lots of gorgeous inky projects to inspire us all.

There were 13 entries all up. Of that 13, 9 were from Australia and 4 were from international players.

Let's take a minute to refresh our memories and check them all out again:

Great work everyone!

You've waited long enough, so without further ado, here are the winners and their prizes:

MAJOR PRIZE (Aus resident only):

Congratulations goes to LIZZY HILL! I just LOVED your gorgeous birthday card - the vintage colours and the personal images came together so well to create your card! You have scored yourself these gorgeous My Mind's Eye Portobello Road "Boy" stamps courtesy of Tarisota!

INKURABLE NEWBIE PRIZE (Aus resident only):

Unfortunately no newbies entered the challenge in May. However I have chosen someone who is fairly new to the blog and has never won a challenge before instead. So - congratulations goes to BELINDA ACHATZ for her great scrapbook page about her favourite coffee! Belinda is the lucky recipient of a background stamp of her choice thanks to Darkroom Door!

There are 16 background stamps for you to choose from in the Darkroom Door range - this pic shows only 4 of them:

INKURABLE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE:

Congratulations goes to ELLIE KNOLL from The Netherlands! Your ATC was great - lots of layers and techniques! You have won these "Leave Memories" stamps by Debra Cooper, PLUS an assortment of papers, courtesy of our friends at The Stamping Queen!

WELL DONE LADIES!!

I hope you all enjoy your new goodies!

Stay tuned for the winners of June's Spots, Dots, and Circles challenge. :)

~Sarah~

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!

Hello stampers!!

I've been enjoying my "Long Service Leave" from the blog but I've missed you guys! Thank you to everyone who has left comments or emailed me to say that you're missing the challenges or just to say hello - I really appreciate all of your support! I'm really glad to hear that you all still love Inkurable!

This week I'll be catching up on some Inkurable Housekeeping, which includes announcing the winners and prizes for the May and June challenges, and implementing the new-look format for the blog. Once that's done we'll do an easy challenge to get back into the swing of things and test out the new format!

I can't wait to get inky with you guys again!

Watch this space!

~Sarah~

The last Spots, Dots, and Circles entries!

Hi stampers!

Our Spots, Dots and Circles challenge is now officially over! Thank you to everyone who took part!

I have a couple more entries to share that hit my inbox before deadline.

First up we have an art journal page that was created by Jan Smith from the UK. Here's the first page:

And here's the 2nd page:

Jan says:

"I drew my mermaid and coloured my pages with water soluble wax pastels, watercolour pencils, promarkers, gesso and acrylic paint. I used some bubble wrap with gigantic sized bubbles, to stamp the circles (bubbles) on to the background, then coloured them with some watercolour pencils. I then stamped my Crafty Individual (CI294) stamp randomly over my pages (I chose this stamp because of its assorted circular shapes). I did this by individually inking the images on the stamp with a whispers pen".

 

"I also used a papermania medallion stamp around the edge of my pages, and highlighted some of the stamping with white pen. Distressed with more acrylic then added a quote".

Beautiful work Jan!

Last but not least we have this card that was created by Robyn Wood:

Robyn says:

"I embossed the front using Sizzix Flourish & Dots embossing folder – it is perfect as a background and needs no further embellishment. This was layered with a darker colour cardstock and mounted onto a tent folded card base. The greeting is new one by Hero Arts and it has been layered over a scalloped diecut (Eyelet Circle by Spellbinders). The dear little girl is a My Favourite Things stamp and I have coloured her with Copics. Her top is paper pieced from some pattered paper. It went so well with the cardstock colours and the pattern was perfect".

Gorgeous work Robyn!

This is the part where I usually say "stay tuned for the next challenge!" however I have decided to take a break from the challenges this month while I catch up with things and commence shaking things up a bit! There are big changes coming to Inkurable, so watch this space for more info! In the meantime there will be plenty to see here while I catch up on announcing winners and prizes etc etc, so don't run away!

Oh, and if you're not already a member of our Facebook page, then check it out here! All the latest news and updates hit there first, so make sure you "like" Inkurable Stampers on Facebook to keep up with all the goss. :)

STAY INKY!!

~Sarah~

Running in circles!

Hi stampers!

Ack - what a busy time of year! I feel like I'm running in circles - which is quite appropriate for this month's challenge! LOL! I hope you've all found some bargains in the end of financial year sales. :)

I have some more new entries to share with you today.

First we have this tag that was created by Giovanna from Italy:

Gio says:

"I cut the paper doll form a template I found here. I stamped it with Katzelkraft stamp. I cut the bodice from a piece of copper metal. I glued to the body of the paper doll along with two pieces of lace to make the skirt. I decided to put a big butterfly sticker instead of the head. I stamped the sentiment from a Tim Holtz plate, and added a piece lace and some fibers".

Great work Gio!

Next we have this card that was created by Karen Daley from Canada:

Karen says:

"I started with a sheet that I'd sprayed with glimmer mist and stamped on the bird image (Hero Arts). I embossed it in black and bleached out selected portions, and coloured some back in with pencil crayons. I added some white paint circles using the open end of a sponge dauber to apply the paint. The background is Tim Holtz patterned paper, with a strip from the patterned side and the larger piece from the mottled side. I stamped the Paris postage cancellation on the mottled piece with Milled Lavender ink and embossed the sentiment in black (both stamps Stampers Anonymous)".

Gorgeous work Karen!

Next we have this tag that was created by Marjie Kemper from the USA:

Marjie says:

"My circles are chipboard circles that I stamped. I ran some of them through the Vagabond using a dot matrix embossing folder by Tim Holtz. The little brad I made with a Chatterbox brad maker kit - loved that the frame itself was dotted!".

Great work Marjie!

That's it for today - I'll be back tomorrow with more!

~Sarah~