Inspire.Create.Challenges: September 2017

Inspire.Create.Challenge #001

Hello!

Welcome to Inspire.Create.Challenges! I am SO excited to release our first challenge.
We will be coming to you every other Wednesday with a new challenge based around either a Colour Combination, Sketch or Theme, and we would LOVE to see your creations too.
Enter your contribution to our challenge using the link at the end of this post. We will select a winner for each challenge, and will announce winners before the start of the next challenge!

For this first challenge I thought we would use our Challenge Colour Combination! So, here are what the fabulous Design Team have created in Basic Grey, Calypso Coral and Whisper White!

Guidelines

Entries must be along the challenge theme and please create new projects
Link your entry directly to the blog post or other gallery
Ensure you mention Inspire.Create.Challenges in your blog post and link back to us
When you enter don't forget to request to be one of our Inspire.Create.Challenges Pinterest Board Collaborators. Drop us a message HERE!
We reserve the right to remove any links that do not comply with our guidelines
Challenge will close at 10PM on 3rd October. We are based in the UK, to convert this time to your own time zone see our Schedule

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 4th October 2017

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Introducing... Kate Bolt

Hello there.... Welcome to Inspire.Create.Challenges!

Over the next 10 days I will be introducing the 10 fabulous Design Team Members, before our first challenge goes live on the 20th September 2017!

Hi, My name is Kate. I’m married to Jim and have three lovely children. One of whom is shortly flying the nest to go to university. We are blessed to live in the Buckinghamshire countryside right near a beautiful lake where our dog loves to be walked. I am a registered neonatal nurse but my creative outlet and now full time passion is papercraft. I have been crafting for years, starting out as a scrapbooker, dabbling in various other crafts along the way such as crochet and quilting but have always come back to paper craft which is my passion. I love all things colour and ink and have a weakness for stationery! Since joining Stampin Up in 2016 it has become a huge part of my life, I love it and I am building a team of my own. I hold weekly Coffee and Cards, teach classes, hold crops and retreat days as well as posting regularly on my blog and You Tube channel. I hope to inspire others to create !

Kate's creations can be found ... http://www.inkstampshare.ink/

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Check back again tomorrow to meet the next member of our team!
See you then.

Introducing... Nature Gibner

Hi! My name is Nature. I am a Canadian Stampin' Up! demonstrator, currently residing in Thornhill, Ontario. I am mom to an active, happy, curious little boy who was stamping before he could walk (seriously). I have worked as a Child & Youth Counsellor at a local hospital for the past 11 years.

I am an avid papercrafter and have been since I was a little girl. I was first introduced to Stampin' Up! at a Christmas card making class in 2015.

After my maternity leave I went back to work 2 days a week and was looking for a way to generate supplemental income and help support our family while at home. That’s when I made the decision to become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. I could share my love of crafting with others while helping to support my family. Win win!

My favourite parts of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator are being able to use my creativity while building a business and hearing how much others love and appreciate receiving a handmade card. It's a fun way to make a difference!

You can find more of Nature's creativity at http://www.inkninspiration.com/

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Introducing... Sarah-Jane Rae

I'm a mum of three, wife of one and passionate papercrafter! I regularly design for Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine, have a blog and I also run cardmaking classes in Southampton/the New Forest. I have always been a crafty person but what I love about cardmaking is that you can create a whole card in a short amount of time (mostly!). They are also mini works of art that are achievable for just about everyone with just a little inspiration! My other hobbies include thrifting for vintage bargains, diy, travel and I also enjoy a little sewing, here and there, although I don't have too much spare much time for much more ;-) I am really looking forward to designing for Inspire, Create Challenges as I often find a "theme" helps get the creative juices flowing. I hope you enjoy the challenges too!

Sarah-Jane's creations can also be found at http://cardsandacuppa.blogspot.co.uk/

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Introducing... Denita Wright-Smee

I was invited to a Stampin' Up! Workshop in September 2011. Karen Farquhar, who is my Upline, said to me 'You will love it!' Yes, Karen was right; I loved the Workshop (I still have the card we made that night) and 6 months later I joined and I am now an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

My family are my biggest supporters and our boys; Harrison and Finnlay, love to get busy stamping and punching with cardstock too. And my very patient and gorgeous husband, Andrew, is my Number 1 fan!

I am a Registered Nurse (by day) and a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator when I make the time. I have always loved to create and Stampin' Up! has given me the opportunity to get crafty and it has become my therapy of sorts.

I have beautiful customers, and I can call them my friends. I have made lifelong friends through Stampin' Up! and I am truly grateful I went to Karen's Workshop.

You can find more of Denita's creativity at http://denitawright.blogspot.co.uk/

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Introducing... Britney Vanderlaan

I'm Britney Vanderlaan. I'm an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator as well as a drum and sound tech. I'm a night owl and enjoy creating in the evening. I live in North Carolina, USA but was born and raised in Florida.

My favorite current Stampin' Up! color is Berry Burst from the In-Colors 2017-2019. My favorite retired color is Coastal Cabana! I prefer standing while crafting. I enjoy sipping Sweet Tea while creating and having music play in the background.

You can find more of Britney's creativity at https://hopepapercreations.wordpress.com/

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Introducing... Liz Yuille

Hi, I'm Liz Yuille from Old Stables Crafts. Looking at the company I am in here, I've not been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for very long, but have been a crafter for more years than I care to remember. I can be found on YouTube most days, but if you are after slick, professional looking videos, don't come and find me, because that just isn't my style, organised chaos is a bit nearer the mark! You can find me at Oldstablescrafts.co.uk, YouTube.com/c/lizyuille and across most social media.

I live down a muddy lane in Oxfordshire with my husband and our three cats. I used to have a really serious job in London, until I realised that life playing with paper and ink was much more my style. I hope you enjoy the inspiration you find here and look forward to seeing your projects.

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Introducing.... Anna Sposato

Hi my name is Anna. I’m 44 years old and I live smack dab in the middle of Germany On my day job I sew and sell bags and accessories for kids and babies.
I’ve always been an crafter with a love for all things paper and fabric. Two years ago while searching for new creative outlets I stumbled over Stampin’ Up! and it didn’t take long to get me hooked after my first order. I first joined as a hobby demo but soon decided to share my creations and love for the products and build a business. So far it’s been an amazing experience and a great decision as I have found an great and lovely team of fellow crafters. I'm really excited to be on the Inspire. Create. team and look forward seeing all the wonderful creations.

You can find more of Anna's creativity at http://annaspaperbox.de/

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Introducing.... Emma Goddard

I’m Emma based in West Sussex (UK), I am married to Steve and we have one child (Joshua - 8yrs) who particularly loves to help out on my Facebook Lives & look after my class attendees. I have always loved doing crafty things ever since I can remember & not a lot has changed except I have a lot more stuff!!

I found Stampin' Up! by attending a workshop and knew straight away I needed to sign up. I joined when Joshua was only 2 months old and started sharing with my friends straight away, I held informal classes and coffee morning which have developed into the monthly class schedule I still run today.

I love the face to face teaching at classes and seeing people learn something new.

You can find more of Emma's creativity at http://www.coastalcrafter.com/

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Introducing .... Hannah McCurley

My name is Hannah and I am the challenge coordinator.
I have been a Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator for just over 3 years (my Stampiversay is the 1st June), and I am passionate about paper craft. I am a scrapbooker originally and turned to card making to use up my scraps..... and it spiralled from there! I now make mountains of cards every month, and rarely get chance to do any scrapbooking at all..... although I am trying my Wedding Album finished before my 5th wedding anniversary (3 years to go!)
You can find me at www.stampinbyhannah.co.uk and as StampinByHannah on most forms of Social Media and YouTube.

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