IIC #109 - Distress It

Hello our faithful Inky friends, thanks for a great turnout last week and from those fabulous entrants, the randomly selected winner is

Sarah

And the top 3 chosen by Tanya are

Gunn-Eirill

Trisha Stanley

Veronica

Well done, please email Vicky at inky.impressions@hotmail.com to claim your prizes, by 29th May.  And don't forget to take your badge (tab at top of page) to wear on your blog with pride.

This week our very own Nicole is giving away a $10 certificate for Inky Impressions for one lucky winner, and there is as always a free digi for the each of the top 3!

The theme this week is

Distress It

This is an effect I love so I am really looking forward to seeing what you create this week, but if need a little inspiration, here are the DTs projects

Katie

Karen

Bettina

Danni

Audrey

Kerry

And our Guest DT
Helen

Amazing creations, I am sure you will agree!!  Do hop over and tell each member what you think of their card, they really appreciate it.

We can't wait to see all of your beautiful creations. It is not required to use an Inky image, however we would love it if you did. As a thank you, you will receive two entries into the prize drawings. To play along just follow the current theme, add the link to you creation below, and link back to us in your post. If you upload your creation to an on-line gallery please use keyword IIC109. You may combine your challenge with as many other challenges as you would like and you may enter as many times as you like as long as you follow the current theme. If you do not link back to us your entry will be deleted

Love and Hugs Vicky and the Inkettes

ICC 108 - Anything Goes with a twist (School)

Hello there crafters!!  What a fantastic turn out for last week, so much talent!!!  Fortunately random.org gets the final vote of the winner who is...

Eret

And our DT member Karen chose our top3 this week...

Tenee Todd

Jo Ann Atterbury

Barb Thompson

Congratulations!!!  Please email Vicky at inky.impressions@hotmail.com to claim your prizes !!  And don't forget to claim your winners badges - tab at top of page - to wear on your blog with pride.

This week the prize is a £10 gift voucher at Crafty Ribbons

and each of our top 3 will win a free Inky Impressions digi!!

So what is the theme for this week???

Anything Goes (with a School twist)

Anything goes, but if you add a school theme, you will get entered into the draw twice!  As will you if you use an Inky Impressions image or sentiment!!

Let's see what our fabulously talented team has come up with...

Tanya

Danni

Carrie

Katie

Vicky

Helen GDT

Amazing creations, I am sure you will agree!!  Do hop over and tell each member what you think of their card, they really appreciate it.

We can't wait to see all of your beautiful creations. It is not required to use an Inky image, however we would love it if you did. As a thank you, you will receive two entries into the prize drawings. To play along just follow the current theme, add the link to you creation below, and link back to us in your post. If you upload your creation to an on-line gallery please use keyword IIC108. You may combine your challenge with as many other challenges as you would like and you may enter as many times as you like as long as you follow the current theme. If you do not link back to us your entry will be deleted

Love and Hugs Vicky and the Inkettes

IIC #108 Mother's Day/For a Lady

Good morning Inky friends!!  I hope you have all been enjoying the sunshine as we have had it here in England!!  If not...well what better excuse to get some crafting done!!  We had some amazing entries in our Spots and Stripes challenge last week, it is so difficult to choose.  Luckily random.org chooses the winner, and this week it is

Sammibug

but the hard work of choosing the top 3 fell on me (Vicky) and I have chosen

Birgit

Nancy Parker

Papersniffer

Congratulations, please grab your badges (tab at top of page) and email Vicky to claim your prizes!!

Our challenge for this week is 

Mother's Day/For a Lady

All over the world we celebrate Mother's day on different dates, the UK one is gone - but I don't mind if my kids want to celebrate the US one as well :)  And unfortunately some of us no longer have our Mother's with us, so we have added For a Lady to make it fair!!

This week Inky's Momma, Nicole is offering another $10 gift certificate to our online store for one lucky winner!!  And each of the Top 3 will win a free digi stamp.

So here are the fabulous creations from our talented design team

Bettina

Danni

Audrey

Kerry

Karen

Vicky

GDT Helen

We can't wait to see all of your beautiful creations. It is not required to use an Inky image, however we would love it if you did. As a thank you, you will receive two entries into the prize drawings. To play along just follow the current theme, add the link to you creation below, and link back to us in your post. If you upload your creation to an on-line gallery please use keyword IIC106. You may combine your challenge with as many other challenges as you would like and you may enter as many times as you like as long as you follow the current theme. If you do not link back to us your entry will be deleted

Love and Hugs Vicky and the Inkettes

IIC #107 - Spots and/or Stipes

Hello all you lovely Inky friends!!  Thank you so much for playing along in last weeks challenge, the standard of entries was, as usual, amazing!!  It is so hard to pick top 3!

The winner (by random.org) is...

Lisa Lynn

And this weeks top 3, chosen by DT member Kerry, are...

Vanessa

Denimo

Mirella

Congratulations, please email me (Vicky) to claim your prize.  You can find your badge on the winners page - tab at the top of the page - please wear it with pride on your blog.

Now before we get onto this weeks challenge, I have to tell you that it is the end of term for our Inky DT and we are very sorry to be losing Babette, Lyndsey, Lydia, Fabi and Olivia.  We wish you all well in whatever you do next!!!  Staying on the team are Carrie, Tanya, Bettina, Karen, Audrey and Ria.  Kerry is staying and has been promoted to Tutorial DT Coordinator (and she will be handling sponsorship) and I (Vicky) will be staying on as DT Leader.

We are very happy to announce that we have 3 new members of the team, and they are

Danni

 who loved being our GDT for April so much she decided to stay!!!

Michele

&

 Katie

A huge welcome girls, we hope you love it here and can't wait to see your creations!!

So here it is - this weeks challenge!!!

Spots and/or Stripes

Another nice easy one for you, exactly what it says on the label, spots and/or stripes on your project.  The prize is a $10 girt certificate to spend in Inky's online store, and each of the top 3 win a free digi of their choice!  Here are the Inkettes creations...

Danni

Michele

Katie

Tanya

Vicky

Kerry

Ria

And our GDT for May

Helen

We can't wait to see all of your beautiful creations. It is not required to use an Inky image, however we would love it if you did. As a thank you, you will receive two entries into the prize drawings. To play along just follow the current theme, add the link to you creation below, and link back to us in your post. If you upload your creation to an on-line gallery please use keyword IIC106. You may combine your challenge with as many other challenges as you would like and you may enter as many times as you like as long as you follow the current theme. If you do not link back to us your entry will be deleted.

hugs Vicky and the Inkettes

Lizzie's Bundle of Joy - New Release

Hello

Today we are showcasing a super new release "Lizzie's Bundle of Joy" especially for Mother's Day (US).  We know you just going to love this cute little panda and her baby!!  She is available right now, as a digi stamp, from the Inky Store!!!

Some of the DT had a play around with her, and here is what they came up with...

Bettina

Vicky

Tanya

Karen

Audrey

Kerry

Danni (GDT for April)

Helen (GDT for May)

Gorgeous!!  Don't you think?  Please hop over to the girls' blogs and let them know how much you love their creations, they really appreciate it!!

Love 'n' Hugs the Inkettes

Inky Impressions #106 - Photo Inspiration

Hello and a huge thanks for everyone who took part in last weeks challenge, as always the standard of entries was amazing!!

The winner, chosen by random.org is

Sheryl Hare

And the top 3 chosen by DT members....

Jenny B

Sazzle

Rina Meyers

Congratulations, please email Vicky to claim your prizes and grab you badge (tab at top of page) to wear with pride on your blog!!

We are still having a DT call, but not your normal DT call , but it is a very unique kind of call.  We are looking to expand our current team of the Inspirational Inkettes!  With this part of the team, we are looking for girls who would like to showcase their works via Youtube, Facebook & any other social media networks that you may use.  What we are looking for are some ladies who can do coloring tutorials, template tutorials, and various other instructional videos.  If you truly enjoy making videos that might help teach your fellow crafters something new, then this might just be the thing for you! 

You will get stamps from both our rubber line & also our new digital line of stamps.  In addition to receiving stamps, you will also receive some of the following products:  flat back pearls, charms, rhinestone brads, twine, inky drops, mulberry flowers, etc. to be used in your videos.

If this sound interesting to you please contact Kerry.

Now onto this weeks challenge, the theme is photo inspiration

You may take any element of the photo you wish!  The prize is a $10 girt certificate to spend in Inky's online store, and each of the top 3 win a free digi of their choice!

Let's see what the DT have created

Kerry

Karen

Audrey

Vicky

And our Guest Designer

Danni

We can't wait to see all of your beautiful creations. It is not required to use an Inky image, however we would love it if you did. As a thank you, you will receive two entries into the prize drawings. To play along just follow the current theme, add the link to you creation below, and link back to us in your post. If you upload your creation to an on-line gallery please use keyword IIC106. You may combine your challenge with as many other challenges as you would like and you may enter as many times as you like as long as you follow the current theme. If you do not link back to us your entry will be deleted.

hugs Vicky and the Inkettes

Inky Impressions # 105 - Punches/Dies

Hello crafters!!!  Thanks to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge, fabulous entries as usual.  The winner of challenge #104 is

Steph

And the top 3 chosen by me, Vicky are

Jenn

Pauline

Janiel

Congratulations!!!  Please email me at inky.impressions@hotmail.com to claim your prize, and feel free to grab your badge from our winners page (tab at top).

Before we get onto this weeks challenge, we are having a DT call, but not your normal DT call , but it is a very unique kind of call.  We are looking to expand our current team of the Inspirational Inkettes!  With this part of the team, we are looking for girls who would like to showcase their works via Youtube, Facebook & any other social media networks that you may use.  What we are looking for are some ladies who can do coloring tutorials, template tutorials, and various other instructional videos.  If you truly enjoy making videos that might help teach your fellow crafters something new, then this might just be the thing for you!

You will get stamps from both our rubber line & also our new digital line of stamps.  In addition to receiving stamps, you will also receive some of the following products:  flat back pearls, charms, rhinestone brads, twine, inky drops, mulberry flowers, etc. to be used in your videos.

If this sound interesting to you please contact Vicky.

Now onto this weeks challenge, we would like to see you using your

Punches and/or Die cuts

This weeks winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend in our online store, and each of the top 3 will win a free digi.

You may enter any project that follows this theme.  We would love to see you using an Inky image or sentiment, but you don't have to.  

Let's see what the design team have created....

Kerry



Ria



Tanya J



Bettina





Olivia



Audrey



Lydia



Vicky

We are looking forward to seeing your creations!!!

Love and Hugs the Inkettes

Inky Impressions April's WISH BIG release...

Today is the 15th of the month and that means it is....

INKY IMPRESSION NEW RELEASE TIME.

And this time our Release is called WISH BIG and it has all do with Making Wishes.

You can view our release at the Inky Impressions Inspirational blog and if you leave your name in the linky overthere, then you make a chance on winning one of the new Character Digistamps and a Sentiment digistamp from this release.

Hope to see you there.