Muse: July 2013

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Muse Challenge #27 - Voting Results

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Tracey's pretty flowers inspired a gorgeous garden of creation this week!

Now, here are Your Top 3 Featured Members!

#13 Marybeth

#20 Lucy F

#22 Deanna Jean

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And your Honorable Mentions!

#19 Lisa

#5 LindaS

#14 Barb Ghigliotty

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Muse Challenge #27 - Voting Closed

Voting for Challenge #27 is now closed.

Results will be announced today (Tuesday) at noon.

Thank you for participating!

Monday, July 29, 2013

Muse Challenge #28

click here to vote for last week's challenge before Tuesday at 8:00 am EDT.

Five Mondays in July means another week with a guest designer! This mom of 4 boys is really sweet and frankly, I think she must have given up sleep - she's everywhere in blogland with her clean and simple designs as well commenting and providing encouragement to the rest of us. And she works full time!

You're free to draw your inspiration from any of the elements of this week's Muse card. For example, design/layout, color combination, pattern, texture, image, style, embellishment and technique. Be creative and make a card that reflects your own personal style and flair.

Now here's your Monday Muse, Lynn Mangan

We can't wait to see your unique take on this week's card!

Here are the 3 simple rules:

Use the Muse card as inspiration, explain your interpretation and link back to Muse.
Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
Vote for 3 of your fellow member's submissions that you find inspiring.

The InLinkz will close and voting will begin at 8:00 am next Monday. Please don't forget to come back and vote for 3 of your fellow member's submissions.

Our new challenge will begin at 9:00 a.m.on Monday.

Voting ends on Tuesday at 8:00 am.

The results of voting will be announced at noon on Tuesday.

To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

An InLinkz Link-up

Muse Challenge #27 - Voting Reminder

Voting for Challenge #27 is now open!

Don't forget to vote for your favorite submissions here.

Remember that voting is open to everyone - whether you participated in the challenge or not. Voting is anonymous and private.

Please scroll down to the post below. Click on the little heart in the top right corner of the thumbnail of your selection. You're allowed 3 votes. Once you've voted the hearts will turn red. Only you can see who you voted for.

Voting will close on TUESDAY at 8:00 am EST.

Voting results will be announced Tuesday at 12:00 EST

and our new challenge begins today at 9:00 a.m. EST.

While you're waiting for the new Muse challenge to start, why not head over to Jackie's new blog and check out her latest challenge - it's a colour challenge and there are lots of opportunities to play along (and a prize to be won!)!

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Muse Challenge #27 - Reminder

There's still time to play with this week's Muse Challenge!

The deadline is Monday morning at 8:00 am (EDT)

Even if you can't play along, don't forget to come and vote for your favourite 3 entries - Monday 8:00 am to Tuesday at 8:00 am.

Our next challenge will start on Monday at 9:00 am.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Muse Challenge #26 - Voting Results

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You certainly had a lot of fun with Marion's adorable shaped card! Lots of owls and other fun creatures! And this week, we have a very special Honourable Mention to a first-time participant who is showing that she's got a ton of talent already, at the age of 6! Congratulations, Izzy! We hope you'll come back and play again with us!

Now, here are Your Top 3 Featured Members!

#10 Karen M

#1 Kim Heggins

#16 Judy1223

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And your Honorable Mentions!

#8 Izzy 6 years old

#5 Maria

#19 Janet Swanlady 21

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Muse Challenge #26 - Voting Closed

Voting for Challenge #26 is now closed.
click here for this week's challenge

Results will be announced today (Tuesday) at noon.

Thank you for participating!

Monday, July 22, 2013

Muse Challenge #27

Click here to vote for Muse Challenge #26 before Tuesday at 8:00 am EDT.

This week's Guest Designer is no stranger to you. You seem to like her work. A LOT! Her work is often featured in our Voting Results posts. I've had the pleasure of getting to know her a little through some design team work and she is super sweet AND extremely talented!

You're free to draw your inspiration from any of the elements of this week's Muse card. For example, design/layout, color combination, pattern, texture, image, style, embellishment and technique. Be creative and make a card that reflects your own personal style and flair.

Now here's your Monday Muse, Tracey McNeely

We can't wait to see your unique take on this week's card!

Here are the 3 simple rules:

Use the Muse card as inspiration, explain your interpretation and link back to Muse.
Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
Vote for 3 of your fellow member's submissions that you find inspiring.

To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

An InLinkz Link-up

Muse Challenge #26 - Voting Reminder

Voting for Challenge #26 is now open!

Voting will close on TUESDAY at 8:00 am EST.

Voting results will be announced Tuesday at 12:00 EST

and our new challenge begins today at 9:00 a.m. EST.

Thank you for participating!

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Muse Challenge #25 - Voting results

Well, Therese's flamingos certainly inspired lots of creativity this week! All that brightly coloured plumage (and a few other clever interpretations, too!)

Here are Your Top 3 Featured Members!

#23 Tracey McNeely

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#29 Janet Swanlady 21

#18 Jenny M

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And your Honorable Mentions!

#22 Karen M

#4 Cherry_Fiona

#9 Keke

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Muse Challenge #25 - Voting Closed

Voting for Challenge #25 is now closed.

Results will be announced today (Tuesday) at noon.

Thank you for participating!

Monday, July 15, 2013

Muse Challenge #26

This week's Muse has 'owl' you'll need for a ton of fun inspiration!

You're free to draw your inspiration from any of the elements of this week's Muse card. For example, design/layout, color combination, pattern, texture, image, style, embellishment and technique. Be creative and make a card that reflects your own personal style and flair.

Now here's your Monday Muse, Marion Vagg

We can't wait to see your unique take on this week's card!

Here are the 3 simple rules:

Use the Muse card as inspiration, explain your interpretation and link back to Muse.
Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
Vote for 3 of your fellow member's submissions that you find inspiring.

To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

An InLinkz Link-up

Muse Challenge #25 - Voting Reminder

Voting for Challenge #25 is now open!

Don't forget to vote for your favorite submissions. Click HERE to vote.

Remember that voting is open to everyone - whether you participated in the challenge or not. Voting is anonymous and private.

Please scroll down to the post below. Click on the little heart in the top right corner of the thumbnail of your selection. You're allowed 3 votes. Once you've voted the hearts will turn red. Only you can see who you voted for.

Voting will close on TUESDAY at 8:00 am EST.

Voting results will be announced Tuesday at 12:00 EST

and our new challenge begins today at 9:00 a.m. EST.

Thank you for participating!

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Muse Challenge #25

There's still time to play along with this week's Muse challenge!

The challenge will close and voting will start on Monday at 8:00 am EDT!

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Muse Challenge #24 - Voting Results

Click here for this week's Muse challenge.

Don't you just love it when a Muse takes us in lots of different directions? I do! What a lot of creativity we saw this week! Different colours, shapes, textures, even a non-card project (our first?) - you're all so talented!

Now, here are Your Top 3 Featured Members!

#18 Jacquie

#33 Anita (in France)

#22 Cindy Brumbaugh

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And your Honorable Mentions!

#12 Casey

#19 Lyndal

#21 Virginia

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Muse Challenge # 24 - Voting Closed

Voting for Challenge #24 is now closed.

Results will be announced today (Tuesday) at noon.

Thank you for participating!

Monday, July 8, 2013

Muse #25

Don't forget to vote for your favourite 3 participants in last week's challenge HERE. Deadline for voting is Tuesday at 8:00 am.

Our next Muse card makes me think of Miami. The bright colours and those flamingos standing in the cool water....

You're free to draw your inspiration from any of the elements of this week's Muse card. For example, design/layout, color combination, pattern, texture, image, style, embellishment and technique. Be creative and make a card that reflects your own personal style and flair.

Now here's your Monday Muse, Therese Calvird

We can't wait to see your unique take on this week's card!

Here are the 3 simple rules:

Use the Muse card as inspiration, explain your interpretation and link back to Muse.
Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
Vote for 3 of your fellow member's submissions that you find inspiring.

To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

An InLinkz Link-up

Muse Challenge #24- Voting Reminder

Voting for Challenge #24 is now open!

Don't forget to vote for your favorite submissions.

Remember that voting is open to everyone - whether you participated in the challenge or not. Voting is anonymous and private.

Please scroll down to the post below. Click on the little heart in the top right corner of the thumbnail of your selection. You're allowed 3 votes. Once you've voted the hearts will turn red. Only you can see who you voted for.

Voting will close on TUESDAY at 8:00 am EST.

Voting results will be announced Tuesday at 12:00 EST

and our new challenge will begin today at 9:00 a.m. EST.

Thank you for participating!

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Muse Reminder

There's still time to play along with this week's Muse Challenge!

Remember our new deadline is Monday at 8:00 am.

Voting starts on Monday at 8:00 am and continues until Tuesday at 8:00 am.

Voting results posted at noon on Tuesday.

New challenge is Monday at 9:00 am.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Muse Challenge #23 - Voting Results

Click HERE for the current Muse challenge.

Well, despite a slow start on the voting, we had a great turn out. I'm so sorry about the confusion, my friends - I didn't realize that Inlinkz had made that change, and yesterday was a holiday, so I wasn't even home to fix it right away! Thanks to those who stepped in with guidance and advice.

But what a great turn out we had for Anita's Muse card! I'm so glad that the extended challenge time allowed more people to play along! We certainly saw tons of creativity!

Now, here are Your Top 3 Featured Members!