tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19472679211873936562024-03-05T01:18:38.948-05:00My Life in PaperJill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-7058122658987622982022-12-01T02:00:00.021-05:002022-12-01T02:00:00.206-05:00TIME OUT #228 - Wintery or Holiday Theme<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is the last <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT Challenge</a> for the year and it is also my final challenge as a TIME OUT DT. I have really enjoyed the last seven years as a DT member - I have always loved our challenges and I hope to continue as a player for future challenges :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our challenge this fortnight is perfect for the season - we are challenging you to create something wintery or seasonal:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxOAa79l_atYP60xSPmGweZUkGqZIbIeHm6lFw55rbx7-M9hW7NfLifhhf_B4taa98KO3bobqRXBKKEXFYsgUrpLKpzOrPgWm0XbPL6XTQcHsKVPt40FmiKqNLwpbd8lqlblX098g3vBhxfvC30nPozVKRLXv4ToJykt-uMJQ0U6M99uEJbZR5hE7I" width="242" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our sponsor for this challenge is <a href="https://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/">Newton's Nook </a>who are offering the challenge winner a $25 gift voucher :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="320" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xgzhknNlog-vwzTiuS4qqKhY6c0PdQHBruyixVbDkkVLDYNSi-68cuGSQ2ny4DBmwhVmS6P6-3yqhmM1XMHAsyJQ_oQ095EtMMZQkYPlJUJsPJeau6rU0G3_u--9-nPg-rB6CBVAmE8ejLOGisl5SQa0O1qfEUz2H7nWaeSmOhlCKdYFeMjA54vc=w200-h108" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />When I saw this Riley and Company background die, I knew I it would make a wonderful wintry holiday card. I used 5 different soft colours of glitter paper and some inlaid die-cutting to put the card together. The sentiment strip is foiled from Spellbinders<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrn03RhQWgIk_YmATQJ8W4-494w5kLaP3JnnMulHlIJsRle64Xxy6ebDoUBHh97CDMFRQPjPluI7z7QVArpqynAF3-5R9KN0yl7GInc0p1p2xSSMULYDY4gHSTDDUv3guRI25XNS-uyLmqVcTJujzcRqkDWXjaNLE6A8_2VyfmLuoBXZ1I8PX7pAV/s694/2022nov15-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="694" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrn03RhQWgIk_YmATQJ8W4-494w5kLaP3JnnMulHlIJsRle64Xxy6ebDoUBHh97CDMFRQPjPluI7z7QVArpqynAF3-5R9KN0yl7GInc0p1p2xSSMULYDY4gHSTDDUv3guRI25XNS-uyLmqVcTJujzcRqkDWXjaNLE6A8_2VyfmLuoBXZ1I8PX7pAV/w400-h400/2022nov15-2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-47634444862165565362022-11-17T02:00:00.005-05:002022-11-17T02:00:00.211-05:00TIME OUT#227 - Photo Inspiration<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We have another wonderful<a href="https://wenigoderviel.blogspot.com/"> TIME OUT </a>challenge for you this fortnight - my favourite type of challenge - a photo inspiration challenge:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://wenigoderviel.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia4HWwXuoKwVzBytGVTh4VdZuumBaY3NjTruJgacLCWDt91ZkO5ZvbDthWoS5uskKC3prJEv8mkkcu40wrydzDWZ79Ks-nL3vvBH3HNPF02Qib8qMY1TN-vMOx5V2eJ6C7cgKJLbbD9z8P8o6RbBAYRWH0G-6XvpnN9v8zI4b5yNYKDntnJwewVegl" width="242" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our sponsor for this challenge is our very own Kim and her Etsy shop - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/RunningStitchDesign">Running Stitch Design.</a> She has created this beautiful bag not only as our inspiration photo but also as the prize for the winner of this challenge! Isn't that fabulous!<br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For my card, I decided to focus on the critters in sweaters - I don't have any stamps of dogs wearing sweaters - so I went for the next best thing - cats wearing sweaters! And I took advantage of the situation to create another holiday card.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBwxoB8KQiT4-QvILO15KCToj_BTHQIEMN0lXqN-5APQFmWdUGRCrr4DV13Z6ZhjUX3WQzqx2Ljww65vsnlnG0r5yUN_vTfecszwBj0XfL-Cc8xcKk-B69Jdxpn-EMB8efzDZZ-KtgeZJvDlxr4BJI6FmYKdW1iiKeuZtObw2KjVuGop0SooN_KXm/s592/2022nov15-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBwxoB8KQiT4-QvILO15KCToj_BTHQIEMN0lXqN-5APQFmWdUGRCrr4DV13Z6ZhjUX3WQzqx2Ljww65vsnlnG0r5yUN_vTfecszwBj0XfL-Cc8xcKk-B69Jdxpn-EMB8efzDZZ-KtgeZJvDlxr4BJI6FmYKdW1iiKeuZtObw2KjVuGop0SooN_KXm/w400-h400/2022nov15-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I used the Simon Says Stamp critter sweaters stamp and die set to create the three cats in sweaters - I used emboss resist and then ironed off the clear embossing powder after inking them. The background was also created using iron-off emboss resist using Simon Says Stamp Lots of Snowflakes. The foiled greeting and curve cut were created with some Spellbinders Kit of the Month products.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our Guest Designer for this challenge is <a href="https://wenigoderviel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sidan of </a><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://wenigoderviel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">wenig oder viel</a> who was the winner of challenge #224 - we are thrilled to have her join us for this challenge :)</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></span></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-62890848386392137532022-10-20T02:00:00.012-04:002022-10-20T02:00:00.216-04:00TIME OUT #225 - Thankful<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We have a seasonal challenge for you this fortnight at <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT </a>- we are challenging you to be thankful.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjwaxAEHa6FJPtxtA9FOVxf4uazqF0zFIS3yxE9JSeMyGHaDY3Jq20O315Rginj0qQvd406RJg21PxkDpSs-GUk4_AFW8RXiJVJgozWkjVheWhyoS1srZzauTjYEhEk6ddYqUMKQTAzrXmDFQhqs6qBS4BWFgMyWXMH-22bSzeWp_YoAevA5XqxT9I=w319-h320" width="319" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And we are thankful to have such a wonderful sponsor for this challenge - <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/">Lawn Fawn</a> is offering the challenge winner a $25 gift voucher to their store :)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="221" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi15E4CROyXQ0JodzRFU4Z-pBYA3oghW2ZjqyDlWlTFwrY0BeZPOqnWp_6K4fOX1EU4rlscTTJZI42tM8mwx_kbqSTtD3YQaMBtO62_3L-8flXhjZgZsteErtlHg6-VS04I7zF7bUPihuQjncPl_tAmP2fZGUi9e6PYG27zwZA-D8b9AOufVwnt5mRU=w200-h147" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I had a hard time figuring out what I wanted to do for this card so I turned to my collection of backgrounds and die cuts to see if I could put together something interesting - and this is the result:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lJtVUJueq6Wz2wDeZ98_0fKzvZyS-XeIcQwJ36e1YESA26JI5xvyiqP8TYIh5Jc1JttOIVr5ZohK_Sfg243JugZ18RnG3ASPyhYD9uH_WBhD1ej8ZRMoMc8dFVMlFcjgnSlcUgBpsHbAwrs-evqeTwRag6ll-mteOjufNk10Gs9AwarXujovyDAe/s664/2022oct19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="664" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lJtVUJueq6Wz2wDeZ98_0fKzvZyS-XeIcQwJ36e1YESA26JI5xvyiqP8TYIh5Jc1JttOIVr5ZohK_Sfg243JugZ18RnG3ASPyhYD9uH_WBhD1ej8ZRMoMc8dFVMlFcjgnSlcUgBpsHbAwrs-evqeTwRag6ll-mteOjufNk10Gs9AwarXujovyDAe/w400-h400/2022oct19.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The items salvaged from my ever-growing pile of half-made stuff were the panel (embossing paste using an older Memory Box stencil) and the leaf die cuts (using a SSS die and some card stock "painted" using Nuvo shimmer powder). I added an extra die cut from vellum, some pearls, and a layered Honey Bee die cut greeting to finish the card. Oh - and foam tape - lots of foam tape!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></p><p><br /></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-10458056651644074952022-10-06T02:00:00.042-04:002022-10-06T02:00:00.206-04:00TIME OUT #224 - Cancer Awareness - Frienship - Encouragement<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT </a>challenge this fortnight is our annual cancer awareness-friendship-encouragement challenge. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5XGqRqYmu6u68yXyTkwBkLm-fVanv1R-lrSoOQ-c_nMJuoBtS0Y12Z_8CevhLR9hbhixvprsV7mqhZIWZPt8WzqkBQZRGliY5BXb9VesNm9vCexL8DUky31rOiijePFmhO7Hkh49pFab248-B-1g-a-j4nMhEnDPcpmwVbVWZWStnx0ftKj8-9nOS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="319" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5XGqRqYmu6u68yXyTkwBkLm-fVanv1R-lrSoOQ-c_nMJuoBtS0Y12Z_8CevhLR9hbhixvprsV7mqhZIWZPt8WzqkBQZRGliY5BXb9VesNm9vCexL8DUky31rOiijePFmhO7Hkh49pFab248-B-1g-a-j4nMhEnDPcpmwVbVWZWStnx0ftKj8-9nOS" width="239" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our sponsor for this challenge is CAS-ual Friday Stamps - they have been a wonderful sponsor of this challenge every year but, sadly, this will be the last year as they have made the difficult decision to close their shop this year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I kept my card fairly simple for this challenge - I used an Altenew stamp/stencil/die combo for the floral - the pink is symbolic for the challenge. The mandala die cut is from Honey Bee Stamps and the greeting is from Simon Says Stamp. A few pink pearls for the finishing touch</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllq1BT4dqDfYM3HqV6f9r4W6cIjcP3yYxKKID-pUN1SH8BMh2kH-pWYI-xTu0vBRA9rUh1Em-PflYijNrR1BezdaH3D5RkotG9aXCk9D7lKbJabUU4caLHmwRG2DJijC0UYkMgZjHCYelmBrzSgfqTbGZh7B6uA-hmm4kE8H6wHccy5e64pUnrmKl/s646/2022oct5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="646" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllq1BT4dqDfYM3HqV6f9r4W6cIjcP3yYxKKID-pUN1SH8BMh2kH-pWYI-xTu0vBRA9rUh1Em-PflYijNrR1BezdaH3D5RkotG9aXCk9D7lKbJabUU4caLHmwRG2DJijC0UYkMgZjHCYelmBrzSgfqTbGZh7B6uA-hmm4kE8H6wHccy5e64pUnrmKl/w400-h400/2022oct5.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our guest designer for this challenge is <a href="https://papersweetness.blogspot.com/">Elizabeth from Paper Sweetness</a> - she is a regular<a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/"> TIME OUT</a> player and has guest designed with us several times as well. We are thrilled to have her join us again for this special challenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jill</span></div>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-46609765695421728432022-09-08T02:00:00.045-04:002022-09-08T02:00:00.223-04:00TIME OUT #222 - Inspired By Words<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT Challeng</a>e this fortnight is to be inspired by this wonderful Maya Angelou quote:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Try to be the rainbow in someone's cloud"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwZGdW5lnxBezB24SGfHK3NQDaKJmzJDvMpg8c3207dDZ67y4SCLMwshcn2HpBKp5AsVGX90cNUyjzQPTaTtASmB0llPH6e4G9z-7JsfFnrBx4V1qbkS-mOgxmD28ytU7WmCT2OR1JvTA_WibPydpA3Z7b46yeX84Aafta6TlwgJHfXSLTkYG_tONu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="320" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwZGdW5lnxBezB24SGfHK3NQDaKJmzJDvMpg8c3207dDZ67y4SCLMwshcn2HpBKp5AsVGX90cNUyjzQPTaTtASmB0llPH6e4G9z-7JsfFnrBx4V1qbkS-mOgxmD28ytU7WmCT2OR1JvTA_WibPydpA3Z7b46yeX84Aafta6TlwgJHfXSLTkYG_tONu=w320-h319" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our sponsor for this challenge is<a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/"> Lawn Fawn</a> who are offering the winner a $25 store credit :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-ZMqSMEFN03B-r3OwswXDxGt_WkYLjseOMlh9xGz4CLSYlJrlG6X1UO_IvBpiXhNj7FqBMvu_6LSIKXAFs70RQ2luIoJq-QAX2N3_g7rsjKCXah5gPisDJkySXYFk3V4SBIxTsVt_g4vc1mvPcXpqG4IFZRYwF-OMGnHgWn2UUPSofNmBzkq2EUcf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="221" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-ZMqSMEFN03B-r3OwswXDxGt_WkYLjseOMlh9xGz4CLSYlJrlG6X1UO_IvBpiXhNj7FqBMvu_6LSIKXAFs70RQ2luIoJq-QAX2N3_g7rsjKCXah5gPisDJkySXYFk3V4SBIxTsVt_g4vc1mvPcXpqG4IFZRYwF-OMGnHgWn2UUPSofNmBzkq2EUcf=w200-h147" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For my card, I used a rainbow die from Memory Box and backed the negative space with double sided adhesive sheet so I could put some (very old) glitter from my stash to good use. To keep the glitter theme going (check out the sentiment from YNS if you are wondering why!) - I die cut some MFT clouds from Lawn Fawn white glitter paper and popped them up with some foam tape. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ln7og-bQxPwcZCsP2F17fNo8e5gEpop-QkFzIRRXKgvBzmcLhnQGxBzV78LTnVheTa0qe1bw5iYb5sFWeEY3bnNTgjaTtmUPmGvob5Y9bozu77sh7MAsRbZpwpIMG03Kv0X_gwnvCdvS30ha0yvGX6c7ZBMIqiqyEMeHVIlMESqqbpEloNV0dCON/s621/2022sept7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ln7og-bQxPwcZCsP2F17fNo8e5gEpop-QkFzIRRXKgvBzmcLhnQGxBzV78LTnVheTa0qe1bw5iYb5sFWeEY3bnNTgjaTtmUPmGvob5Y9bozu77sh7MAsRbZpwpIMG03Kv0X_gwnvCdvS30ha0yvGX6c7ZBMIqiqyEMeHVIlMESqqbpEloNV0dCON/w400-h400/2022sept7.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our guest designer for this challenge is <a href="https://franmadeinoregon.blogspot.com/">Fran from Franmade in Oregon</a> - we are so happy to have her join us :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-1170111417186388152022-08-25T02:00:00.001-04:002022-08-25T02:00:00.198-04:00TIME OUT #221 - Festive<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> This fortnight at <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT</a>, we are challenging you to be festive!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinGqrNqndgGY7Yi3-W6GH_5VPbxJGx9zsaJ-wIq5661QF1--RZGpH6rS2R7FNtvCa18g4958G_9zmOO-IeuF0o7AuhYzw54enrcAF8i8RIgNEdB2zjo1hzQbnN6kYLPJPF2y5rIz1-2_btpwpL7J8ZcB2jPjTjCN89rO3lagqLKaphlDpopNH2b8u1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="320" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinGqrNqndgGY7Yi3-W6GH_5VPbxJGx9zsaJ-wIq5661QF1--RZGpH6rS2R7FNtvCa18g4958G_9zmOO-IeuF0o7AuhYzw54enrcAF8i8RIgNEdB2zjo1hzQbnN6kYLPJPF2y5rIz1-2_btpwpL7J8ZcB2jPjTjCN89rO3lagqLKaphlDpopNH2b8u1=w320-h319" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are thrilled to have <a href="https://birchpressdesign.com/">Birch Press Design</a> joining us as a sponsor - they are offering the winner a $20 store credit :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://birchpressdesign.com/ltQgmepLUXNmIz7zWt4UEixEph-TI6J57UovqbCV3gISyazqvNEexTrtcQ95BQDJnEn49Z4DGfgeS6-PuERW5anDcmLNHXedfgxO7-yLB691ZMjvjLEp9llSnz9r2mO7xQrAYIzVJ1QLHGG_9sxN4QyDL1s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="200" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7u32b3y2IBLKVL9QQMw_RoMD2NZXtoltQgmepLUXNmIz7zWt4UEixEph-TI6J57UovqbCV3gISyazqvNEexTrtcQ95BQDJnEn49Z4DGfgeS6-PuERW5anDcmLNHXedfgxO7-yLB691ZMjvjLEp9llSnz9r2mO7xQrAYIzVJ1QLHGG_9sxN4QyDL1s=w200-h195" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Holiday cards are my favourites to make - and I had to have this new Spellbinders die set - combined with some hot foiling and lots of dimension - I love it! I also hot foiled some MFT snowflakes in Opal foil in the background to create a shiny tone on tone look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOfzonW8evT2DHSB6fkZHYVgF9DXC887bBQpA5dJTp0SJMpTHPW71rDR9OF1L9HBM2HWvj0ApOB9BZLEZUZ7HD7kE1eGwJJPsZxkSRcjCbOtjfFeghh98bB8nJkt7sqr03EBcEnEoiiNbvnuXNBew20H5gyRuNssLiE2ShKV9HgaRQpjXBGtAj6tr/s673/2022aug24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="673" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOfzonW8evT2DHSB6fkZHYVgF9DXC887bBQpA5dJTp0SJMpTHPW71rDR9OF1L9HBM2HWvj0ApOB9BZLEZUZ7HD7kE1eGwJJPsZxkSRcjCbOtjfFeghh98bB8nJkt7sqr03EBcEnEoiiNbvnuXNBew20H5gyRuNssLiE2ShKV9HgaRQpjXBGtAj6tr/w400-h400/2022aug24.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Thanks so much for stopiing by!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-65629428522369299972022-08-17T20:16:00.002-04:002022-08-17T20:16:52.092-04:00TIME OUT #220 - Make Your Own Background<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT</a> challenge this fortnight is all about the background - we are asking you to create your own </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqW-OsCUhX1di3-iwiTxKcg-oJQLevOWvqIlCCkeWL1TDYTalIBvafMXk7SbyNEwHnwohPIeuzjIkF6Cl1h3DD2GAV1_ux-lOs8mGMSfFIcyoUf8E_mRoyoDy7LhngXuMhzt23taVQuD2UNIKVKTW-DI7dok8KzQph4J7VvckoemcgX5brW8SrzvZA" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our sponsor for this challenge is <a href="https://stamplorations.com/digital-stampshttps://stamplorations.com/digital-stamps">Stamplorations </a>- they are offering a $25 gift voucher to their digital store :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/digital-stamps" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="320" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3iw8ijfL9u9BQM_yttUWk1mQridoE6SZkCVFErN3dNLJf7Vo0-FxWWCdCYR-eFXNDyTOwsls1KROP5c7HqxNeEU-X2zQRDsdBs5Zw03pdvJCfXrVeUnfd3lEnqCFFNHCXGuR70Df-UxhjFm4bOn_tbsCesjKdTzRgzOu3uhiIQLohbiz3G1FRfht2=w200-h123" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am in the holiday card-making spirit - these are my favourite cards to make. This card is actually one that I mass produced last Christmas but I never shared it and I thought this was the perfect challenge to do so. The birds are Hero Arts Bird Words (love this set!) - I stamped them once in grey and then stamped them again in Versamark directly over top so I could add some Perfect Pearls and create some shine on them. The holly and berries are also from the set - the berries were embellished using a sparkly pico embellisher to add a little bit of dimension. The greeting strips are from Gina K - they are pre-printed but I foiled them using my Minc in red - to add even more shine to the card.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRnK77-oSCT3Dmjr5NwHlrEV-H2dDNTTkCp_xxlNjN-ogfNWCa0_aukFAzHTeZbLGHv2IeNRK--Wm_BVcjDJmKWYE6dpJ8CXJ0gUzs_CJ6fCoEjexoZiunAbHYuQYLSJT7yUOF5imXF1EidReB-_xRxPe8wvrjKPpzwJCn7mH8VU0qp-WFGcR-0zg/s388/2022aug10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="388" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRnK77-oSCT3Dmjr5NwHlrEV-H2dDNTTkCp_xxlNjN-ogfNWCa0_aukFAzHTeZbLGHv2IeNRK--Wm_BVcjDJmKWYE6dpJ8CXJ0gUzs_CJ6fCoEjexoZiunAbHYuQYLSJT7yUOF5imXF1EidReB-_xRxPe8wvrjKPpzwJCn7mH8VU0qp-WFGcR-0zg/s320/2022aug10.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our guest designer for this challenge is the very talented <a href="https://desertdiva-hannelie.blogspot.com/">Desert Diva, Hannelie</a> :)<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></div>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-63046155986523750172022-07-28T20:14:00.000-04:002022-07-28T20:14:02.784-04:00TIME OUT #219 - Photo INspiration<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love photo inspiration challenges - definitely my favourite type of challenge and we have a great one for you this week at <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjIgXYpffuKML2Q2jcJKbuj4b5hujhBRVRQN1qNa9yEqQszf_2AEvelkAigISdp4fYBxEQD00f4djvqSaCtPkXt2Uwrn1DZETctJN0hiRJ4GiV6DdsRsa7I7TmpklRh_aqiSd1bniyRdx5m5z42zXtMo3TU4IdVhuniHyjXLAQDGD3isX1DILNtrNM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="320" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjIgXYpffuKML2Q2jcJKbuj4b5hujhBRVRQN1qNa9yEqQszf_2AEvelkAigISdp4fYBxEQD00f4djvqSaCtPkXt2Uwrn1DZETctJN0hiRJ4GiV6DdsRsa7I7TmpklRh_aqiSd1bniyRdx5m5z42zXtMo3TU4IdVhuniHyjXLAQDGD3isX1DILNtrNM=w320-h318" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Our sponsor for this challenge is a new one - we are so lucky to have <a href="https://www.varadasharma.com/shop">Varda Sharma</a> joining us as a sponsor :) They have a wonderful shop and will be offering the challenge winner 2 $15 gift vouchers to their store :)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When I first looked at this photo, I thought about watercolouring or ink blending a sunset scene and then using some silhouette stamp - but then I looked at my desk and spotted some MFT floral circle dies that I just had to have but still haven't used - and I thought it might be fun to go in a different direction. I created my "sunset" scene behind each of the silhouette circles by using coloured card stock strips. I pulled the colours from the photo - light blue, orange, yellow, pink, and dark blue - I never would have put these colours together but somehow they worked (see why I love inpiration photos!). I kept the rest of the card very simple - an MFT white embossed greeting on a strip of the same dark blue that I used behind the image and a few droplets to embellish.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN38-id0OrE4gRtflo8oKD8-fsAUy7Mni8ZIrPsdPUJhBnxAhVwsGEm4EGI9UDMUTvzYxe2Oz0lZ1_xA8oVWTmCgbkAz1Bl7ERo0FOiDAR4i8v2RP_uNXdx4aGctYtrZLaEPYQmvfsKDzkOu6DM8TYLtB0lNsbORckOK70xU_74OCFswUQNKaCri-P/s701/2022july28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="701" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN38-id0OrE4gRtflo8oKD8-fsAUy7Mni8ZIrPsdPUJhBnxAhVwsGEm4EGI9UDMUTvzYxe2Oz0lZ1_xA8oVWTmCgbkAz1Bl7ERo0FOiDAR4i8v2RP_uNXdx4aGctYtrZLaEPYQmvfsKDzkOu6DM8TYLtB0lNsbORckOK70xU_74OCFswUQNKaCri-P/w400-h400/2022july28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are very lucky to have Deepti from Handmade By Deepti join us as GD for this challenge. Deepti is a regular player (and winner!) and we are always so inpired by her creations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks for stopping by!<br />Jill</span></p><p><br /></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-89564614801644755462022-06-30T17:46:00.000-04:002022-06-30T17:46:10.595-04:00TIME OUT #217 - Kind<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> The <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT challenge</a> this fortnight is all about kindness</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="366" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAijHJ7A-0FQjpZ3yPeW-hEY19LFWhVcBGECn9NB1vfE1nNwuCVO5S83ZX5aRmNhQuuDcDt_93gy6skXzeWzMrgt8a5NDr71yP2E1c4yO7K8FfhcV9CfZeJ7sc7eYBJiA7rV8VsjkSiYF3DPY7z20YEP2xTuYseS7fRgzj7ETvhR8YUZfqm5zUteVb" width="239" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />We have the perfect sponsor for this challenge - a very kind company <a href="https://www.cas-ualfridaysstamps.com/">CAS-UAL FRIDAY STAMPS</a> has agreed to provide the challenge winner with a $25 store credit :)</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cas-ualfridaysstamps.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="1060" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirZrHTklPpxHoP892oO9K45_kze1vENwpfV3CEIBGTkzBdDvNj1Jzwyj-p0kVp-iDCw3oXIOqIgrIjUdYw-Z0DZdJa0bnPOlWkZ6lSnOisp4wliYuklIKv8T-ZefeHDLd4g52vujociweoa-CLtTgMHF4A5Cpupmf3qwjJ4mJDY4_uYaLGr_eNXuO1" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />I chose to focus on the sentiment for the kind theme for this challenge - and I created this very simple card using Concord & 9th Silhouette Print stamps.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7cjtZWlC1ClUAIOWSde8P5ALhxH8cqv0vAyc_HiiAVPhZQyeM8ZwN-PKnQfgoUJLjzGE3PYC-yiUChZ0B8s7l3lLN8JaWxQE-qXAtvgO7rViGPylEAW96IaxuMqhYh_JuAEQcW6ILf-YtDCTZt1_wQXT7b4rYg-aWtPjTdF_bzrW6JxQp_SrT499/s676/2022june30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="676" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7cjtZWlC1ClUAIOWSde8P5ALhxH8cqv0vAyc_HiiAVPhZQyeM8ZwN-PKnQfgoUJLjzGE3PYC-yiUChZ0B8s7l3lLN8JaWxQE-qXAtvgO7rViGPylEAW96IaxuMqhYh_JuAEQcW6ILf-YtDCTZt1_wQXT7b4rYg-aWtPjTdF_bzrW6JxQp_SrT499/w400-h400/2022june30.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our guest designer for this challenge is<a href="http://sundaystamperpapercrafts.blogspot.com/"> Arlene from Sunday Stamper Papercrafts</a> - we are thrilled to have her with us :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></p><p><br /></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-1406109089122941642022-06-03T15:22:00.003-04:002022-06-03T15:22:24.791-04:00TIME OUT #215 - Photo Inspiration<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> We have a new photo inspiration <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT Challenge</a> for you this fortnight:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="320" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4x8R2-sahfydLwiOTwtnj0PhwxnlZ7omiDtQcX0VWmlo8py1nuryBfHpjznDJH2IOL5AmGDuLfb3lfK16VuF8pmLvG5vCrh5t-MqK220oqbLpqjumURciB5QMLtc8RQkUUMSmc2O13Aal-78_cr8PliQwGKPnO9KfXNo5ilKBDFsbHk45PRqIE2gz=w320-h318" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are so lucky to be sponsored by <a href="https://stamplorations.com/digital">Stamplorations</a> for this challenge - they are giving the winner a $25 gift voucher to their <a href="https://stamplorations.com/digital">digital store</a> :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqUNGc77jE-gYmXAcWgflha8LWp-l-t16ZS5tItTjC9befY7tM306wwkr9xaAkyEGHrmtGxL1EJIlNtAg-U0q4OOPjECKwKvsD_J7kD8W92U-G5oA9J8oZGRKhzSYBDuEROO1cEkD2IjUbGvftus7HrH4LgGJjPbhZum5HUDKJhkgHA-l0cEexfDLo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="447" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqUNGc77jE-gYmXAcWgflha8LWp-l-t16ZS5tItTjC9befY7tM306wwkr9xaAkyEGHrmtGxL1EJIlNtAg-U0q4OOPjECKwKvsD_J7kD8W92U-G5oA9J8oZGRKhzSYBDuEROO1cEkD2IjUbGvftus7HrH4LgGJjPbhZum5HUDKJhkgHA-l0cEexfDLo=w200-h123" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I had trouble getting my mojo going for this challenge but I really did love the triangle artwork on the wall of the photo and I knew I wanted to use that. As is often the case, my final design ended up being very different was from what I started with. I did some inlaid die cutting with an older SSS die and some watercoloured panels. I added a reverse foiled sentiment (love that solid foil plate!) for an extra bit of shimmer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebVAUhts0DC6OG4QkGb3110uw0F3Zaz5F_bAiv5Be3dRNWUk5ef-xtCIV5qN76uT60I3n7qrVrK2jfHAhumypoAtiRGqrklGMrJrJZq4etzLiN7Ya5BEKlnxqcqvYn7mvH8k9i9iXeGS039gzRP6_IRosvExawDQUYqgwyv7_qlrFrFh481gq_d6G/s563/2022jun3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebVAUhts0DC6OG4QkGb3110uw0F3Zaz5F_bAiv5Be3dRNWUk5ef-xtCIV5qN76uT60I3n7qrVrK2jfHAhumypoAtiRGqrklGMrJrJZq4etzLiN7Ya5BEKlnxqcqvYn7mvH8k9i9iXeGS039gzRP6_IRosvExawDQUYqgwyv7_qlrFrFh481gq_d6G/w400-h400/2022jun3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are thrilled to be joined by <a href="https://www.handmadebydeepti.com/style=">Deepti from Handmade by Deepti </a>as our guest designer once again - her designs are always inspiring so make you stop by her blog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-6470977108724691232022-05-19T02:00:00.031-04:002022-05-19T02:00:00.199-04:00TIME OUT #214 - Inspired By Words<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We have agreat <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT Challenge</a> fo you this fortnight - some inspiring words from one of my husband's favourite actor/comedians - Steve Martin:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="319" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXWrPEtbJnQ1SZr6ZIsEn-ROBsQYUP-9yPXFLp00CbNpD_Gg86HCkqB4JjAb64KpxOk8kupfa2pjn_9XuSgwRrCxl0KbdBhlKwCr25tbxcRdlbepZBsCqoVEUSQCHuzKUxAIaik6EIeXzDDJsbylSptsEhUb4SlRAv8cqd_1fDwMYgthcdLbuLNUUu" width="239" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are so thrilled to have <a href="https://www.cas-ualfridaysstamps.com/s/shop">Cas-ual Fridays Stamps</a> sponsoring us for this challenge by offering the winner a $25 store credit :)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cas-ualfridaysstamps.com/s/shop" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="320" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0UDf5DVJt2XSSIVbfkYbczEd-vZl0bLlGgjxf4Po5jRrP61rjWi5C5gfayfsgjsjIN5lIQhTZZdDr0Mb-b3KHRT06wc_LcytZZuEnM8Erxt3VV6MowM8IZpdtj_LvR9pyW3o8gm2JsdH7CFf_s_yGXMbx1z3-Mv2E_kn9jBjdCD4ioZqYtpIHxuYE" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I decided to focus on the sunshine part of the quote - and the overall feeling of it - which I associated with hope. I love this Hero Arts My MOnthly Hero kit and I thought it would be perfect for the challenge. I can't take credit for the design of this card - I was really inspired by <a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/video-stained-glass-technique-with-december-my-monthly-hero-kit">Channin Pelletier's card here</a> using a stained glass technique for the die cut. I used a sparkly pico embellisher to fill in the work and I used the yellow sparkle embossing powder that came with the kit fo rthe sun rays - so there is some sparkle in this design even though the picture doesn't capture it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_mfnqwbQ-Txndli9WbodErOpVfMFZ56nCkyY1ul_AGZOM--oHkbL1NHMi_rS4yWUtrkHCdyR3T9fN75I-5L2yp43C1Q4VYulm3UfVMuILdsIVDNTqGp91NijkzmxVuGQewRNULhI1aCw_jZfII9ggAwr1XqoAVdAwlJpxgoDBqFxqRcR3uyMHJkD/s649/2022may18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="649" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_mfnqwbQ-Txndli9WbodErOpVfMFZ56nCkyY1ul_AGZOM--oHkbL1NHMi_rS4yWUtrkHCdyR3T9fN75I-5L2yp43C1Q4VYulm3UfVMuILdsIVDNTqGp91NijkzmxVuGQewRNULhI1aCw_jZfII9ggAwr1XqoAVdAwlJpxgoDBqFxqRcR3uyMHJkD/w400-h400/2022may18.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are so happy to have <a href="http://phamtasticdesign.blogspot.com/">Trina Pham of Phamtastic Design</a> joining us this week - her designs are gorgeous and sure to provides oodles of inspiration.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-17858840935074512242022-05-05T02:00:00.003-04:002022-05-05T02:00:00.210-04:00TIME OUT #213 - Vacation<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With summer coming soon, we have the perfect <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT Challenge</a> to get you in the mood to enjoy it - a vaction theme challenge!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNW68tOnXbezIpiM2BnZpksmpMEbmTQfQEcgVNbFDFDY-OyuEo--mSZuOjSq0sCUp4i0Ibs2SYzfbNxPbIGMTyXXojE1edLC5Zbw-z_--t0lT6WgQcTGgryCRKQRozmpRv0bXRLq3gLslGwR8APGRIYW9vHGl_Ztx6pYxheXmJibnlw4Bw6KlQJCNs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNW68tOnXbezIpiM2BnZpksmpMEbmTQfQEcgVNbFDFDY-OyuEo--mSZuOjSq0sCUp4i0Ibs2SYzfbNxPbIGMTyXXojE1edLC5Zbw-z_--t0lT6WgQcTGgryCRKQRozmpRv0bXRLq3gLslGwR8APGRIYW9vHGl_Ztx6pYxheXmJibnlw4Bw6KlQJCNs" width="240" /></a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are thrilled to have<a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/"> Lawn Fawn </a>sponsoring us again for this challenge - generously offering the winner a $25 gift voucher :)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="221" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuot3I43bYlkLVp0tuAYeCTXuXfcTZgrgphV4LbT9YewJECsoXcmjLjTVR-6lguw6kyuZe4uYLn9gvSW5Ks6ViLZG5qFC2FwXBzvygdnxU9thsjwM9r1YfSMNEqoGtezs13RTEg3r5ILqVDZhh23vA6oPxaTrFD4GoEH4AQE8AoEQCM1qH6H34d2gL=w200-h147" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I always think of travel when I think of vaction - so I created a simple card using iron-off emboss resist, and ink blending using an older Clearly Besotted set. The greeting is from Neat & Tangled.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoPYJFI_jX5wZmlkIzXQ9YZ8gol0-UTP--A1o9mOXP7zZzMw2GvtMTN4bJhX2c1S_gznYIEGyiXzumeVFdKf53S7yk2kcuL_f1kK8e6y9vxwsMbKbb-nZDVFMmQmQmiQ_8M7C-mTOp3VWGcIgKVj-azi9uCO08L9fBbLHngW4FXSU3uBsnd-UR-yP/s833/2022may4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="833" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoPYJFI_jX5wZmlkIzXQ9YZ8gol0-UTP--A1o9mOXP7zZzMw2GvtMTN4bJhX2c1S_gznYIEGyiXzumeVFdKf53S7yk2kcuL_f1kK8e6y9vxwsMbKbb-nZDVFMmQmQmiQ_8M7C-mTOp3VWGcIgKVj-azi9uCO08L9fBbLHngW4FXSU3uBsnd-UR-yP/w400-h400/2022may4.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="text-align: left;">We are so lucky to have the amazing <a href="https://mariekeslaats.blogspot.com/">Marieke</a> joining us as a GD this week - her work is so amazing!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jill</div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-60957876993858979862022-04-21T02:00:00.006-04:002022-04-21T02:00:00.199-04:00TIME OUT #212 - Spring<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We have a new Seasonal challege for you this fortnight at <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT</a> - we want you to be inspired by Spring!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG1eh3Z3oVGjRSzglKfWGQQ9_2kC2-3VQtZWmA_WKiJan-jasR0LfBdjdnbvdDtP1tuiKg2-Zt0AbC513C1eWANixDczw8YWfxh29t_nsLo-UzvYQSq7Zf2Co6bjr2uxaISvp3oWvXJ8JXwLtLHKE6VOG1xIvEC3466hjWBHJGFcyOAgSl9cv7Z1dU=w320-h320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are very lucky to have <a href="https://www.poppystamps.com/">Poppystamps</a> joining us again as a sponsor - they are offering the winner a $15 store credit :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.poppystamps.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="320" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCybshR6Q_ounBwfQLiCyltgF_Y3gMdoSAsaYzdKLX2Y6YUaaS8e4_TLV60WP8ybZxDc7oWGh1444mPHxBDNYrx96i63diu7xxd5XR8nu6DY7z-djTT1fx1ricD1rq__UytjkQnwjWjFkx0KzTXrGdF_ACpsda3mqVgNi54Ig5msCaTo-2lFrerHFo=w200-h191" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When I think of Spring, I think of the mix of seasons - and the first blooms peeking up from the ground in the snow. That is what is was like here 2 days ago - the crocuses are out but we still got 5cm of snow!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I embossed a Simon Says floral background stamp in Liquid Platinum embossing powder and then practised some watercolouring in some Springtime colours - with a few splatters added for the snow effect :) The die cut greeting is from Concord & 9th.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicABrq6wZnMFTlSOVnt_do5vSfvyFu7yFYofQkmlNki1eCEo_y4Kq9Q2vROCA8gTFxegD6ubCxyZx8DdR7jq6P_ilrlY2gFpTNhP2vHyHAPTlZ-Vtp3mkdFEeqrKNVPupyp5ZXRKxXE9KKZIrHxyobEWCdXKyE4mUASy4ifOaaYK0nd1ADShME2cPh/s651/2022apr20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="651" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicABrq6wZnMFTlSOVnt_do5vSfvyFu7yFYofQkmlNki1eCEo_y4Kq9Q2vROCA8gTFxegD6ubCxyZx8DdR7jq6P_ilrlY2gFpTNhP2vHyHAPTlZ-Vtp3mkdFEeqrKNVPupyp5ZXRKxXE9KKZIrHxyobEWCdXKyE4mUASy4ifOaaYK0nd1ADShME2cPh/w400-h400/2022apr20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br />Our talented guest designer for this challenge is <a href="https://scrapatheltenkelt.blogspot.com/">Asa J of </a><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://scrapatheltenkelt.blogspot.com/">scrapat helt enkelt</a> - we are thrilled to have her join us!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></span></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-467687836578805142022-04-07T02:00:00.038-04:002022-04-07T02:00:00.203-04:00TIME OUT #211- Photo Inspiration<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> We have a beautiful phto to inspire you this fortnight at <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT Challenges</a>:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiByfDIpU495MpKNqCACwyomailKocp7SbcVIubypCy3qNHcRgVvtwnp7GG3lJctdBtIdEXWJvZbNyNL_T1YU9IofUoZzQ6Ma3K0TsB70QOuwE0Zl-XJstIutJX3upVzTPP_JLHL3CjKNIdHCMlAPJoira9mEPEP4K_NagAs_CW_qSTB4FPTGGrJ4bt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="319" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiByfDIpU495MpKNqCACwyomailKocp7SbcVIubypCy3qNHcRgVvtwnp7GG3lJctdBtIdEXWJvZbNyNL_T1YU9IofUoZzQ6Ma3K0TsB70QOuwE0Zl-XJstIutJX3upVzTPP_JLHL3CjKNIdHCMlAPJoira9mEPEP4K_NagAs_CW_qSTB4FPTGGrJ4bt=w398-h400" width="398" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are very lucky to have <a href="https://www.poppystamps.com/">Poppystamps</a> as our sponsor for this challenge - they are generously offering the challenge winner a $15 gift voucher for their store :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.poppystamps.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvXRoZlZ7ka3-NTLmVTv-Q48QFNTWc8DF7v7E__nG6GC8XoF46T4pwfioCJ1ZiRQbLgMKhucR1p6X0v5mHD_8LOmEeskjQ8G14O6Q5yYgwPfy4movM7mPHE9CRIHHrw_sOdy6LzWV4LQAFzRCHa10OvfN-iBYahAERZfhJMNbyFPDK-EHFzWac3p8-" width="251" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I took my inspiration from the trees in the photo and used the "Through the Trees" stamp from Pinkfresh Studios. Stamp once in light green onto light blue cardstock, then rotated 180 degrees and stamped again in dark green. I wanted to see whether I could apply hot foil to an image stamped on coloured cardstock and it worked well. Bothe the frame and the greeting are from Spellbinders and were hotfoiled onto the image using copper foil. Really pretty in real life :) </span></div></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyI3q3UrxWsvU_odtgx_MqZdyFKYaVl47ZJhRzYtKhA-UW9LJahmI5tbm4Yh39lPhul3-kkfaAphMnDtRuVBh0J7Zq0w0ZPZc0qBEjirSMtFq7hXs3bdVOqUlSZBdivpFFhRe1JKCnrPE_JI8JTeog-g6TOMkABPwOXIMBnmSEH45DpIQvvX0_MIuO/s720/2022apr6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyI3q3UrxWsvU_odtgx_MqZdyFKYaVl47ZJhRzYtKhA-UW9LJahmI5tbm4Yh39lPhul3-kkfaAphMnDtRuVBh0J7Zq0w0ZPZc0qBEjirSMtFq7hXs3bdVOqUlSZBdivpFFhRe1JKCnrPE_JI8JTeog-g6TOMkABPwOXIMBnmSEH45DpIQvvX0_MIuO/w400-h400/2022apr6.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are very lucky to be joined by <a href="http://mypapertales.blogspot.com/">Lisa from My Paper Tales</a> as a guest designer :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></div>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-82064301024802493612022-02-24T02:00:00.029-05:002022-02-24T02:00:00.210-05:00TIME OUT #208 - it's Our Birthday!!!!!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> It's our<a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/"> TIME OUT </a>Birthday - come and celebrate with us!!!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="320" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1uiWQ2xPvtgi06GnRfPiUwO6ubYDXL7ngHika1EdM2q4CApzxeJ9Nei34A3JzYh-im3B63gMvPWEqWANr7D6UH60yd3dzNR2JrbHplC6XrH6ajTIk71SOQ5SXSeuckjB3shbR22XaJQ-4o7xu_H0PNEs4QjStQOFqJX_otmTAk3aqYIHuUXrqahI8=w320-h319" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We have a bunch of our favourite former teammies joing us for this challenge - as well as a whole bunch of amazing sponsors:</span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNEGzp32ohFZD1vZMvu8xv37e--762euoE4XpM5JI4qV-SGwIBBnOJK6G-CKv0hC6hB8OqeBblDxwkRdMHW4798o5iuQzgWdmr5Qfbgc5S2cZC6W5pnmySPwV_L027w2JGk69g_aXAK78NKOCimPChgDcUy-BU0qL0d1HnGMSwlwETK-wS0efow6Mt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="320" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNEGzp32ohFZD1vZMvu8xv37e--762euoE4XpM5JI4qV-SGwIBBnOJK6G-CKv0hC6hB8OqeBblDxwkRdMHW4798o5iuQzgWdmr5Qfbgc5S2cZC6W5pnmySPwV_L027w2JGk69g_aXAK78NKOCimPChgDcUy-BU0qL0d1HnGMSwlwETK-wS0efow6Mt=w320-h319" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexSyberiaDesign" style="color: #9900d0; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Alex Syberia</a> -$15 store credit</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://altenew.com/">Altenew</a>: $20 store credit</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.cas-ualfridaysstamps.com/">CAS-ual Fridays:</a> $25 store credit</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/">Lawn Fawn: </a> $25 store credit</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/">Newton's Nook: </a> $25 store credit</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/">Stamplorations: </a> $25 store credit</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://birchpressdesign.com/">Birch Press: </a>$20 store credit </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.poppystamps.com/">Poppystamps:</a> $20 store credit</span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Since it is our birthday, I dedcided to make two cards to celebrate :) I used our products from one of our sponsors - <a href="https://altenew.com/products/polish-papercuts-3d-die">Altenew Polish Paper Cuts</a> to create these two fun birthday cards:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU7vypdDQEP7mzWGPSt-1HCm0BzqZ-4PkhtADq-TpM4SxTCpeWYPf1mevl1c8-fub_6k8cWeDiZ4ZntZpLC_ug3tgjc7bKHtvHx2cnFKlkjWlWOAGQ15TAaF_K0Fd92mVZsaW9guTwv9KSZL68oCQbjbJYorvV9DdmEgyAgHVWB7yKVQzGtQUIseBL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="970" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU7vypdDQEP7mzWGPSt-1HCm0BzqZ-4PkhtADq-TpM4SxTCpeWYPf1mevl1c8-fub_6k8cWeDiZ4ZntZpLC_ug3tgjc7bKHtvHx2cnFKlkjWlWOAGQ15TAaF_K0Fd92mVZsaW9guTwv9KSZL68oCQbjbJYorvV9DdmEgyAgHVWB7yKVQzGtQUIseBL=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><br /><p></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-80655423338125232862022-02-10T02:00:00.013-05:002022-02-10T02:00:00.209-05:00TIME OUT #207 CASE CHallenge<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I was so excited for this <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT challenge</a> - it is the first CASE challenge we have done in a few years - and the card we are CASE-ing was created by the incredibly talented,<a href="https://icardeveryone.blogspot.com/2022/01/time-out-guest-designer.html"> Michele Ferguson from I Card Everyone</a> :) Isn't it a beauty!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUw-7rZN-EYuNLyMr_UvjwVr5Hor2FFFIJpc2e_Tvj6Vj6aoAaHUoKGDQ9dFAxg9nSnzQpNqkbaSFJbUqPzq3SjMyiq460t4_J-PKHZEtALcae0Y3uOm4R3F1TRMHNQ0AO10I04Fo5f6lYHgWKoXUthAU9XKRyu6TH6nwKjoCEvVZWGlVkp7aljMkB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="306" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUw-7rZN-EYuNLyMr_UvjwVr5Hor2FFFIJpc2e_Tvj6Vj6aoAaHUoKGDQ9dFAxg9nSnzQpNqkbaSFJbUqPzq3SjMyiq460t4_J-PKHZEtALcae0Y3uOm4R3F1TRMHNQ0AO10I04Fo5f6lYHgWKoXUthAU9XKRyu6TH6nwKjoCEvVZWGlVkp7aljMkB=w245-h320" width="245" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Our sponsor for this challenge is <a href="https://stamplorations.com/">Stamplorations</a> who are offering the winner a $25 gift voucher to their store :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img alt="" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="320" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO8bg5Pp3sk5uqYCvzjL6dToGuGeYWPmaD8eBxbv9Mz2lLRZxzm1ImZbDK8H2BCKLcHHmK6jFUxOodhJj1dhnC_dH6L9BcOmVMsi0Y0gGGz02TcDuTIJ1UoOy1Raysu9NAGaUMqc6mTp9wXma-WSJRe0dkG5u5tFO5phA4xJ4iKL6LmXUPMNuc7NCf=w200-h123" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQkW9K20R1rC0A8e7tqlv2sTIed4O6l-Xtwl_jBaxn-tNqTFxKNiVAlMOVQu2bI_5PCqMZ90AKYYUUsC3WO5gmL7b0DQg5eUvBgi5lmvbnaOBVpPhg3V9oWhqr5hVvCo5oA8EgEuru_xc6GqqsOcdkiCRDbjY2tI13L6yUu4uld1A37UPvNgzwJRYe=w320-h320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">For my CASE, I used the same card design and colours but I added the colours to the inside of the heart instead of behind it. I used Altenew's All The Hearts to stamp the hearts and the corresponding die to create the panel onto which I had already glued some rays.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBIB_NybabnZR0903ekaDMbJp5Q2PqA8RNRMqHQJAJ85_UmCq0aWQPPifDxt8E-5w56zmfmEtRZVgKp8rBm6pPRW35aOY9Rowj2ELt_AVGCqAzofzMApAKXrp9ILi-mVNkaSRRrCPoDZ2955cUkNsmE8COmiDY8P28gIdHmFZ1auSRVV6tZ1pTpuRv=s706" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="706" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBIB_NybabnZR0903ekaDMbJp5Q2PqA8RNRMqHQJAJ85_UmCq0aWQPPifDxt8E-5w56zmfmEtRZVgKp8rBm6pPRW35aOY9Rowj2ELt_AVGCqAzofzMApAKXrp9ILi-mVNkaSRRrCPoDZ2955cUkNsmE8COmiDY8P28gIdHmFZ1auSRVV6tZ1pTpuRv=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Our Guest Designer for this challenge is <a href="https://experimentswithcardmakingetc.wordpress.com/">Ashwini from Experimenting with Cardmaking.</a> Ashwini is a regular TIME OUT player - we love seeing her creative designs in our gallery and are thrilled to have her join us for this challenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Jill</span></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-83830467698365732032022-01-13T02:00:00.044-05:002022-01-13T02:00:00.202-05:00TIME OUT #205 - In Love<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our challenge this fortnight at <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT</a> is perfect for anyone making their Valentine's Day cards - or anyone who just wants to celebrate love :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="320" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqx34F6j0pF4EitoQfuLvuv6_EdbqPaZH29rMW81xdohijWOLVrYdR1g8u1HUhWw0F5J-Jam8W5QJqOwHhBZyMy-ZIidCypxMd08RHtEhN6vC3DTWes3b0xJJ5QzpZeeR6L5F0sEQ80Ig/w320-h252/image.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our challenge is sponsored by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AlexSyberiaDesign">Alex Syberia Design </a>- the winner gets a $15 gift voucher to her store and when you see her amazing designs, you will definitely want to win :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AlexSyberiaDesign" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQuV4ryqIQPaozXzVsMkzXbnRdwBTwlBwcBd5KsZ8moRfgvKEGZz8_AtOQk01H571H8qGqxNT0O4gwLL8lm7U5jDQFkiqcPP4qMlWviKFgWI0uwEcZ1u6O2rKs4HyCXXTKBTUdp36RN8/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For my card this challenge I used the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1046842315/love-u-digital-stamp-giraffe?click_key=936434cfa5d49f7f266070e85e9ac2e1e50543c3%3A1046842315&click_sum=344ec6a5&ga_search_query=love%2Bu&ref=shop_items_search_1">Alex Syberia Love U digi </a>- so adorable. I flipped the image on my computer (love that you can do this with digital images!) before printing it and colouring it with Copics. I used some Christmas Red Stickles on the glasses for some fun sparkle. The greeting was stamped - it is from MFT - and soooo perfect for this image!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW3ueVk5WrO8EVYjxhRVaaFNnbeMEUz_J5k7-jWTmioPXtb1GDixXcstKY4ixy7_E-ao-yVsd8S59bsvfBEZS6QQvildGmWotpznCSmKKk37vXZGkq_tRHkMzQUsfI16wRKlfT_xyJjwEq8pJy32Y1Q3URreDdq-Tdu89cak_uPmY86k7_Q5lOfBf0=s725" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="725" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW3ueVk5WrO8EVYjxhRVaaFNnbeMEUz_J5k7-jWTmioPXtb1GDixXcstKY4ixy7_E-ao-yVsd8S59bsvfBEZS6QQvildGmWotpznCSmKKk37vXZGkq_tRHkMzQUsfI16wRKlfT_xyJjwEq8pJy32Y1Q3URreDdq-Tdu89cak_uPmY86k7_Q5lOfBf0=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are thrilled to have <a href="http://mustesormi.blogspot.com/">Milla from Mustesormi </a>joining us again for this challenge as our guest designer. Milla is a regular TIME OUT player and her gorgeous cards have been selected as the winner on several occasions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-37481462120065126392021-12-31T17:21:00.002-05:002021-12-31T17:21:20.612-05:00Waffle Flower December 2021 Challenge<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Just popping in really quickly to share this card I created for the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/december-2021-challenge-link-party">Waffle Flower December</a> challenge of winter birthdays.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/december-2021-challenge-link-party" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ50OvV6RWJpMn2TsXcpbLAsOPfX3HB-Y6OXN1cmunonV5PO2fTEJP6vqzcwH2NC4Fmj9V2Kq6zmXZ01jykQew0mlRHrIplc0Lwk-9DaVV3EXNIkmCIn_8xEKIwXPxY1NiS-cxiVX1eC8/" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">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:</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc8uyORYQMwIFBeevvWS9IIDSzuF79_fJ3J1kehDC3alIOnap1Q_eZqjHGeTHh3Ljz3hVPuUIN3mnazcJQPEMivUGKgojD38merApym84Au9hTOA5VY9etxM3Px77veN4HcumSdjCTgdpQ0KlUMp3bDkLa6UQAmFST4-WEUR1QW3yIBTnXnEPlItIt=s645" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="645" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc8uyORYQMwIFBeevvWS9IIDSzuF79_fJ3J1kehDC3alIOnap1Q_eZqjHGeTHh3Ljz3hVPuUIN3mnazcJQPEMivUGKgojD38merApym84Au9hTOA5VY9etxM3Px77veN4HcumSdjCTgdpQ0KlUMp3bDkLa6UQAmFST4-WEUR1QW3yIBTnXnEPlItIt=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Jill</span></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-13312675183911240892021-12-30T02:00:00.002-05:002022-01-03T08:53:27.397-05:00TIME OUT #204 - New!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Our final <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT</a> challenge for 2021 is the perfect one to welcome in the new year - we challenge you to be NEW!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is a perfect challenge for us to introduce our two new design team members as well :) We are so happy to have <a href="https://nancyscreativemess.blogspot.com/">Nancy</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rt_beingmom/">Aarthi</a> join our team.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="318" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTByuybPJfNPNtzchZGahKhM0ZBImodBhQqKMKWjGyCS6PtlrdRWcTiwEmGvjg59NVfTUtTA3TUEzXHRuxT_zVRYxd3YuTgiLMI9AbL_4Uay9ARuFcrKELkzUWN6NmruAdQkMqr7SssPQ/" width="239" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our sponsor for this challenge is <a href="https://www.uniko.co.uk/">Uniko</a> who are generously offering the challenge winner an in stock stamp set of their choice :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.uniko.co.uk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="93" data-original-width="320" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5KlCDKiRKFOw4IV3ggaUy3tTHqtcwv2uj8C53n6gRpjU4zWuuJsMBYNfQeb_pgTm2mYUMUxfUp2N62ML32O4UlRlMbfaubiJY-ieJPoII2uxnUsdmQwcDRta9CmNI3zTHTZ8F_AYoFo/" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">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. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3s-y_sICqAjNgmp5dOdPem0bewmg0D1xPE8ZpIFCBBJWtkeHjaOfM2-YuPe_dcmC5iERNsMwSHKiJcJ5FMmgNCh23j_IjGffIs1r7IEpXvNGiGlpM7I6W8QigDJRoncx4BNTh_zTUhYLId9rseNEjIdmVlxEb64hNYXFNJca1iHpzXDuuUy7eaEP6=s709" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="709" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3s-y_sICqAjNgmp5dOdPem0bewmg0D1xPE8ZpIFCBBJWtkeHjaOfM2-YuPe_dcmC5iERNsMwSHKiJcJ5FMmgNCh23j_IjGffIs1r7IEpXvNGiGlpM7I6W8QigDJRoncx4BNTh_zTUhYLId9rseNEjIdmVlxEb64hNYXFNJca1iHpzXDuuUy7eaEP6=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are thrilled to have <a href="http://simply-one-of-a-kind.blogspot.com/">Chrissie from Simply One of a Kind</a> joining us as our guest designer for this challenge - her clean and simple designs are always so inspiring :)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I will also be entering this card in the current Hero Arts Stay Craft Challenge - circles</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/stay-crafty-with-hero-challenge-30" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1510" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EPrnIEsfdPDaASWwlFhg9Bg3_mSq2MWpSehFIBq1UJOzaJWI-YZUx9KA8nhVb4zkpk0VEdhkJoQZSFt-ooztaH7P4LqaZmKKAJDJjV7dXwPnLqDOpbxhg-nPK3NP_AlSB0y9zTjrHBw/" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/">Simon Says wednesday Challenge - It's Time to Party!</a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></p><p><br /><br /></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-32506717166636183482021-12-28T16:36:00.002-05:002021-12-28T16:36:40.115-05:00Pinkfresh Studio December 2021 Challenge<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Just popping in to share a couple of very last minute entries for the <a href="https://www.pinkfreshstudio.com/blogs/card-making-challenges/december-2021-challenge">Pinkfresh December challenge</a>...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinkfreshstudio.com/blogs/card-making-challenges/december-2021-challenge" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2N8tUZsIOm0YdTA6G6ohO7EhlRPoQoXE5gpHshxkI6dVOh_KZAfCh3y3mCd2kzPe__e56BTZw_Iid4QAwSjlYJNE4rOL6IQ_f86-UPGhmuDKfq-O5HH2RfeSHF066kOUftLFTwct62I/w400-h400/image.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">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.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnrzVl2dDeUy0FNunw8DkNvz3dJ5cCHppiETfuHp02aS9c0DLeQnPcsQVi4sD4PvddRZ-xI-CoBGHZRzQxFNeZ-iz2v1vtzi3iH4yEpXxBkWgaO9oZ3Ip5_ennkGfAv6QvnP4T21_3DxlGO60cAYhkC1QBC_Uw8D_QL3MYulxlM2in76NLbOHwRX0M=s870" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="870" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnrzVl2dDeUy0FNunw8DkNvz3dJ5cCHppiETfuHp02aS9c0DLeQnPcsQVi4sD4PvddRZ-xI-CoBGHZRzQxFNeZ-iz2v1vtzi3iH4yEpXxBkWgaO9oZ3Ip5_ennkGfAv6QvnP4T21_3DxlGO60cAYhkC1QBC_Uw8D_QL3MYulxlM2in76NLbOHwRX0M=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">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.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrugxgUzq_1CaDONl8qC0uzUxYJTXzVpqJJcK8UKoCmuyJwQ0M8lZOaa7JkQ5e7UEcOWJlOYiUMQ_qAZeV_7EkFb6t8EzRCqvztiI7P3F9l230WGNLHYSKx2JZkTwzBCmG1PUIqi97engyTwdVY8IMV30X7Ygm4FiiBzmZMIWz_KiMqh_tdwOy8ibi=s882" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="882" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrugxgUzq_1CaDONl8qC0uzUxYJTXzVpqJJcK8UKoCmuyJwQ0M8lZOaa7JkQ5e7UEcOWJlOYiUMQ_qAZeV_7EkFb6t8EzRCqvztiI7P3F9l230WGNLHYSKx2JZkTwzBCmG1PUIqi97engyTwdVY8IMV30X7Ygm4FiiBzmZMIWz_KiMqh_tdwOy8ibi=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Jill</span><br /><p><br /></p></div>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-2891716011360567462021-12-16T19:53:00.001-05:002021-12-16T19:53:24.907-05:00TIME OUT #203 - Inspiration<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">How are you inspired? That is what we are asking you this fortnight at <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT Challenges</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1Hy1D6_iaQPgxCCTBWhaETMVwjRFeuuceysFrIXxzxF48DBx1NkJx_-fPKKFJulpjVqf4unB9AzQR6c33JDFad0XL5DqEzH8EY2_rGCMTby7_xnIQZkv8OHpQV68-LE1RmuOHOcXgrI/w319-h320/image.png" width="319" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our incredible sponsor for this challenge is <a href="https://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/">Newton's Nook</a> who are generously offering the challenge winner a $25 gift voucher to their store :)</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="320" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtI0GSgJQwGtObWXYHhuBZdTKv4uhShBt-s4SWEPYdyf593FYJgFLF5nXQCKlB9A0QmWm3QEKvJetpD_kuC4SDZORdLiXuzlobGkuscett2ZfjCAZ38ujMQ2M61rDZHGuFzHXqVajWrIM/w200-h108/image.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">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:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9wxe0goP7ZW6gScGIaHNdCVp13ArsnMlC5ecAUyq5UE9CH7HR-YL0z-74TGza7YFKp8M5a7bsXuL3cMNqjs52A9VV8f4wYQ4L5C2GkiOw2zweB7ZinBpDknjYePHc5kUsOeN17cy3Yk2PcGteoI_lE8r37jjd44etPhaJXXA1fOr1yM0qk_Be_Hcl=s641" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="641" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9wxe0goP7ZW6gScGIaHNdCVp13ArsnMlC5ecAUyq5UE9CH7HR-YL0z-74TGza7YFKp8M5a7bsXuL3cMNqjs52A9VV8f4wYQ4L5C2GkiOw2zweB7ZinBpDknjYePHc5kUsOeN17cy3Yk2PcGteoI_lE8r37jjd44etPhaJXXA1fOr1yM0qk_Be_Hcl=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">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!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip24qf9BDcBHsoz8JIsiix3ppJGwIvtbvTlfI_1l__xf8s0ElimWSt3ZuGV4sO0N5xsEuNpRFMWcSsPB-T5kTcCyxHUMeJ0s-vO90HzA08k_21V722cLL4eiRb7mafA-Wg7HXfbxw5rPPIV_C1mwjYeelpJR-pkPWKutuluWI1Pgp3jB-Gy_6BtMCH=s632" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="632" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip24qf9BDcBHsoz8JIsiix3ppJGwIvtbvTlfI_1l__xf8s0ElimWSt3ZuGV4sO0N5xsEuNpRFMWcSsPB-T5kTcCyxHUMeJ0s-vO90HzA08k_21V722cLL4eiRb7mafA-Wg7HXfbxw5rPPIV_C1mwjYeelpJR-pkPWKutuluWI1Pgp3jB-Gy_6BtMCH=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our guest designer for this challenge is <a href="https://mystampspaperandink.blogspot.com/">Cindy from Stamps, Paper and Ink</a>. Cindy won Challenge #200 with her gorgeous design and we are thrilled that she is joining us or this one.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-34408045501647890332021-12-02T02:00:00.040-05:002021-12-02T02:00:00.200-05:00TIME OUT #202 - Photo Inspiration<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Hi friends :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT </a>challenge this fortnight is a seasonal photo challenge... if you haven't started your holiday cards yet, this photo will definitely inspire you to:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1651" data-original-width="1647" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpLNoDQPZoitxK6nfQ25-rKYlZsMuKkWi5WNV-jw8Vzp19XsGFHvkv9F9SrUvnJDn0Kl-Xcsyije_L815MoPTyAvd9KIvIv_SgApOnqmYkh805iDLOuTBEwQiHGeRM9ZUCo7Iv3L0yS4/w318-h320/image.png" width="318" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Our sponsor for this challenge is <a href="https://stamplorations.com/">Stamplorations</a> who are generously offering the challenge winner a $25 gift voucher to their store :)</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="320" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja02nnRFVAH2fCbYondHv1Kr5LHCFNM3TL7E3PkTGiU_2bcBOwzdRykW-aidNZ2cMkhxVz65w1iYVsloIVxBw5pvceWZLqiUp9-WDL5g9kzCiUEcllhHMF1kP-vkf5hkbzq2RATPymqvM/w200-h123/image.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">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.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_jEpMrwWjGZDJgnKAsdgrwF8I7b-p_8VGAQ6FYh8_l6vrVo93F-oJ0kOmoX57wVFCAfabjBNdW3kWiKla3zDP-pauNZGNPhjX5U7w4BaeyoYbQV0FxR-Bm9ttmN_ySrtv8HDF-tTQq8/s615/2021dec1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_jEpMrwWjGZDJgnKAsdgrwF8I7b-p_8VGAQ6FYh8_l6vrVo93F-oJ0kOmoX57wVFCAfabjBNdW3kWiKla3zDP-pauNZGNPhjX5U7w4BaeyoYbQV0FxR-Bm9ttmN_ySrtv8HDF-tTQq8/s320/2021dec1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our Guest Designer for this challenge is <a href="https://bitsandpiecesdesigns.blogspot.com/">Bobby from Bits and Pieces</a> - 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 :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-46430587584693487432021-11-30T11:47:00.001-05:002021-11-30T12:03:35.344-05:00Monthly Challenges - Gina K Designs, Waffle Flower, Hero Arts<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Getting these done just under the wire for a few monthly challenges :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">First is the <a href="https://ginakdesigns.com/2021/11/02/november-2021-monthly-mix-challenge/?v=3e8d115eb4b3">Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge</a> entry:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I used the Playful Penguins and the sentiment strip from the Joyful Holiday card kit for my design. I couldn't decide which penguin to use since they are all so sweet -I created a slimline card so I could use 3 of them. The sentiment from the kit was die cut and foiled in pewter foil (I love that these can be foiled!). </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47lh5J5jexWKgNN6pxFogMlt0ZI79gMpaa23R5CYLLB3Gv7yzAGIfhn8y6ljJckstdLszJ7wtUeuBHb8RwVO5xsTgO99L9BcjLb-1ofXtT-apl1uAClpBcIRsXgjFT5G_3v6h2fGUbRo/s725/2021nov30-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="725" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47lh5J5jexWKgNN6pxFogMlt0ZI79gMpaa23R5CYLLB3Gv7yzAGIfhn8y6ljJckstdLszJ7wtUeuBHb8RwVO5xsTgO99L9BcjLb-1ofXtT-apl1uAClpBcIRsXgjFT5G_3v6h2fGUbRo/w400-h400/2021nov30-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Next is the </span><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges" style="font-family: helvetica;">Waffle Flower November Challenge </a><span style="font-family: helvetica;">- Most Wonderful Time:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAeC7nJ9vMN8zt6ABzsZGh0J6ImLL3NVB97TzAchXAAxw4qX0He43q3_SNvY6MjyQPNLP51fQYkemd2OsiwBUOtZblQqgmbJqbGFNSc0LOh8VKeiqQrNBRjphSF1IOuoLepkCHj53bZI/s683/2021nov30-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAeC7nJ9vMN8zt6ABzsZGh0J6ImLL3NVB97TzAchXAAxw4qX0He43q3_SNvY6MjyQPNLP51fQYkemd2OsiwBUOtZblQqgmbJqbGFNSc0LOh8VKeiqQrNBRjphSF1IOuoLepkCHj53bZI/w400-h400/2021nov30-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I really loved how the host, <a href="https://galachko.blogspot.com/2021/11/christmas-bottle-tags-diy-waffle-flower.html">Galina, used her slim line dies to create a wine bottle tag</a> - such a creative idea and I had to give it a try. I love these layered mittens from the Warm Hands stamp set and thought they would make a great focal point for the tag - especially against a snowy background :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Finally, my entry for the H<a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/stay-crafty-with-hero-challenge-29">ero Arts Stay Crafty Challenge</a> where the theme is holiday tags:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wrYJygUX3tG7q5-Pu2xq0uc_qe4JOx5pgqgy6bfX7DrgFd1gvKVCsODFVdMd3hTEcT0qVFuWsoAkKkj6ZpqMwMmwpFBfsMo8tLuz0cXz9vFNk4m4-2j_QEMALI5FR3VxjlRA4Xu3Gbo/s683/2021nov30-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wrYJygUX3tG7q5-Pu2xq0uc_qe4JOx5pgqgy6bfX7DrgFd1gvKVCsODFVdMd3hTEcT0qVFuWsoAkKkj6ZpqMwMmwpFBfsMo8tLuz0cXz9vFNk4m4-2j_QEMALI5FR3VxjlRA4Xu3Gbo/w400-h400/2021nov30-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I fell in love with the November MMH kit and scooped it up as soon as it was released :) The tags I created were very inspired by<a href="https://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2021/11/many-holiday-tag-ideas-discount-code.html"> Jennifer McGuire (here) </a>- I love the white on kraft tags that she made and I did the same thing using an older Impression Obsession background stamp. I also used an older Hero Arts set - Irreverent Elf Messages - for the sentiments. I love how these sentiments pair so well with the critters from the kit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ginakdesigns.com/2021/11/02/november-2021-monthly-mix-challenge/?v=3e8d115eb4b3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="530" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik80PQj3oSp_Ohh6x9ViiXnVamHKGr2kLBcxx3g7nkWz36AyYnQHWSohtAOs8H7LuUfSeQCUks8rAct1hlRA7m-jBjXvHEyaVsUg4KXRvrdvYZIsPqjwTzZh_oYnxfP6JWk2GhKBIFk_k/" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7bxGhSoGgiHASkkxr2-_i98paUHW-cLYLYEMvsrLQ3vEIu2AqcWqCYlDUw7xOuePu3Nn93bbGoHrz7yjdU6Y5hGxO_z848Dec7zTFEUYlBWWz3y6zV9oOP-VY1VgXU5itwQdrx30tbU/" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/stay-crafty-with-hero-challenge-29" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1510" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8cuRwW7T1ZDktX4YXZdz-a732C2hpGf1TwMoXm6Yacemnn2Gk3t3e0MB_GILren_ZR38ky1i55BEWH9iqltBnWf61yUxCmr0ktgg8YhDmm6qf20SN97yaMbUKjlwUOgbSwAAOq9IuQM/" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I will also enter these projects in <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge</a> where Anything Goes :)</span></div><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-79984728370081539222021-11-04T20:05:00.003-04:002021-11-04T20:05:31.096-04:00TIME OUT #200 - Precious<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Our <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT challenge</a> this fortnight is a theme - we want to see how you are inspired by "Precious"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPQAgD1lcwog31Zoq0RyvNzQfKlkM466u43vhBQceKkvNqbCbkFJEdSIQPCs5E-Lpbk1Bi1eE2v4Oc51k97ZKcgKeK4FQU3ZXlbTjPTob4IfxED3MsnEa8wIq2pzT7QVjumyRdU9cknU/w320-h320/image.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Our sponsor for the challenge is <a href="https://stamplorations.com/">Stamplorations</a> - they are generously offering the challenge winner a $25 gift voucher to their store :)</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="447" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimm3uCAtApMwh9-nTTOeOBAHEvK7k6k2xP0SrItGPmSEjcY1yDcWx-Yc4Y-Fg8hYsoK4exxD_9p3SKDheSisqodEMhOX3XHuLc9jQIR3mIDsnwiGNLZvUq1iJXmwuQPbONnPXVzB3wJ18/w200-h123/image.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I took the interpretation quite literally - a precious gem! I used a Winnie & Walter die to create a shaker card with some micro beads (I wish I had used more of them since my shaker is looking a little sparse!)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAM7oCgfF3QphLEQe_DNSQadak2hafxaUXmZMMy-nouP4G0ewRBBV90o3vf7gkpVEK5dEzoXNDNmJ55WpQiOJYMmDES8w9BZbJ2m24XugfAJkPaQHdCCwfxH0j72zCFwbb7vyfjPokMqk/s484/2021nov3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="484" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAM7oCgfF3QphLEQe_DNSQadak2hafxaUXmZMMy-nouP4G0ewRBBV90o3vf7gkpVEK5dEzoXNDNmJ55WpQiOJYMmDES8w9BZbJ2m24XugfAJkPaQHdCCwfxH0j72zCFwbb7vyfjPokMqk/w400-h400/2021nov3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our guest designer for this challenge is <a href="https://mindmypaper.com/">Kinjal from Mind My Paper</a> - we are so happy that she decided to join us after she won Challenge #197.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jill</span><br /><br /></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947267921187393656.post-2147274904934443832021-10-21T02:00:00.001-04:002021-10-21T02:00:00.230-04:00TIME OUT #199 - Down To Earth<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> We have a great theme for our <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">TIME OUT</a> challenge this fortnight - we want you to get "down to earth". How will this theme inspire you?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our sponsor for this challenge is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AlexSyberiaDesign?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1045044603">Alex Syberia Design</a> - the winner will receive a $15 gift voucher to her store where she sells an amazing selection of digital stamps and cut files :)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/gQHYUExgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn5p8mbybUtM6mXSyVi47MP4oMdIWYhyphenhyphenTV9ZNT6A1a8zMeio9xSKYY8j8MODaAY5uk53Hb4vJswmH8hiqr7dry1ciuJ2lbNVqJcD8Fx4LlgGxQhOkjT7gQM3Wqy0bh6rDvT-I26wBonY/w320-h320/image.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I took the words "down to earth" very literally - and used <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1045044603/all-star-bouquet-digital?ref=shop_review">this design from Alex Syberia</a> that incorporates a shoe and flowers - two things that you can find on the ground ;) I printed the image onto 80# Neenah Solar White (this is the thickest card stock my printer can handle), Copic coloured it and fussy cut it. I kept the rest of the card very simple adding a Hero Arts wood frame die cut (stacked up) in matte silver card and a silver greeting from W Plus 9. Just a few sequins to finish the card....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZ21tF-BJxRpPFKLsF1geyNVIchz77c7AxP5ppyTfdji7nk56mKIfSjvIbkhsQeZWVmgymgqe4t5DeJ934rM5nRpGK7gGgYTAozC4Upad6SxjggQDNE68ZvTYD6bQo6f8sxfNYyX-sWg/s727/2021oct20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="727" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZ21tF-BJxRpPFKLsF1geyNVIchz77c7AxP5ppyTfdji7nk56mKIfSjvIbkhsQeZWVmgymgqe4t5DeJ934rM5nRpGK7gGgYTAozC4Upad6SxjggQDNE68ZvTYD6bQo6f8sxfNYyX-sWg/w400-h400/2021oct20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our guest designer for this challenge is <a href="https://papersweetness.blogspot.com/">Elizabeth from Paper Sweetness</a> - Elizabeth has been a regular TIME OUT player for many years and has guest designed with us several times in the past. We are thrilled to have her join us for this challenge :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks for stopping by!<br />Jill</span></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jill Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293187307903476675noreply@blogger.com3