Waffle Flower December 2021 Challenge

Just popping in really quickly to share this card I created for the Waffle Flower December challenge of winter birthdays.

The lighting is not great for the photo :(  I used the Warm Hands stamps and dies to create the background and the Label Maker Sentiments for the greeting:

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #204 - New!

 Our final TIME OUT challenge for 2021 is the perfect one to welcome in the new year - we challenge you to be NEW!

It is a perfect challenge for us to introduce our two new design team members as well :)  We are so happy to have Nancy and Aarthi join our team.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Uniko who are generously offering the challenge winner an in stock stamp set of their choice :)

I decided to make a New Year's card for the challenge - but that is where the "new" theme ends for me - the supplies I used are all older ones. I clear embossed Hero Arts Artistic Circles onto a piece of white cardstock. I used the infinity circle dies to create stencils that I used to sponge different colours of Distress Inks over the various circles. I cut a strip from the panel before foam mounting it onto a purple card base. I white heat embossed the sentiment directly onto the card base - this is also from an older Hero Arts set. 

We are thrilled to have Chrissie from Simply One of a Kind joining us as our guest designer for this challenge - her clean and simple designs are always so inspiring :)

I will also be entering this card in the current Hero Arts Stay Craft Challenge - circles

And Simon Says wednesday Challenge - It's Time to Party!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

Pinkfresh Studio December 2021 Challenge

 

Just popping in to share a couple of very last minute entries for the Pinkfresh December challenge...

My first card uses the Ornate Poinsettia die - inlaid die cutting with some watercoloured pieces - splattered with gold. The Holiday Vibes is also from Pinkfresh.

The second card uses the Lush Vines cover plate hot foiled in gold and Copic coloured. The gold die cut sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #203 - Inspiration

How are you inspired? That is what we are asking you this fortnight at TIME OUT Challenges.

Our incredible sponsor for this challenge is Newton's Nook who are generously offering the challenge winner a $25 gift voucher to their store :)

I take my inspiration from so many places - one of them is designer paper. I had some old 12 x 12 designer paper that I wanted to use to make some fun envelopes - and I used the pattern to inspire the matching cards:

I die cut the squares from watercolour paper using a Memory Box die and then used some Distress Inks to watercolour them in colours taken from the design paper. I added some very fine splatter to the squares as well to mirror the design paper. The squares were popped up with foam and the card was finished with a gold foil die cut "thanks" and a gold embossed sub-sentiment. I had so much fun with this design, I made two!

Our guest designer for this challenge is Cindy from Stamps, Paper and Ink. Cindy won Challenge #200 with her gorgeous design and we are thrilled that she is joining us or this one.

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Jill

TIME OUT #202 - Photo Inspiration

 Hi friends :)

Our TIME OUT challenge this fortnight is a seasonal photo challenge... if you haven't started your holiday cards yet, this photo will definitely inspire you to:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Stamplorations who are generously offering the challenge winner a $25 gift voucher to their store :)

For my card, I took my inspiration from the red, white and kraft colour scheme (ok - so I added some blue!) and also from the fa la la la. The llama die it from Impression Obsession and the greeting (finished on the inside with "la la llama") is from Hero Arts. The snowflakes are from a few sets and embossed with white sparkle embossing powder.

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Bobby from Bits and Pieces - Bobby is a regular TIME OUT player and has guest designed with us several times in the past as well - we are so happy to have her join us again :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill