TIME OUT #205 - In Love

Our challenge this fortnight at TIME OUT is perfect for anyone making their Valentine's Day cards - or anyone who just wants to celebrate love :)

Our challenge is sponsored by Alex Syberia Design - the winner gets a $15 gift voucher to her store and when you see her amazing designs, you will definitely want to win :)

For my card this challenge I used the Alex Syberia Love U digi - 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!

We are thrilled to have Milla from Mustesormi 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.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

Waffle Flower December 2021 Challenge

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

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #204 - New!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

Pinkfresh Studio December 2021 Challenge

 

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

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

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #203 - Inspiration

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #202 - Photo Inspiration

 Hi friends :)

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

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

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

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

Monthly Challenges - Gina K Designs, Waffle Flower, Hero Arts

 Getting these done just under the wire for a few monthly challenges :)

First is the Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge entry:

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!).  

Next is the Waffle Flower November Challenge - Most Wonderful Time:

I really loved how the host, Galina, used her slim line dies to create a wine bottle tag - 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 :)

Finally, my entry for the Hero Arts Stay Crafty Challenge where the theme is holiday tags:

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 Jennifer McGuire (here) - 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.

I will also enter these projects in Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill