TIME OUT #178 - Life in the CIty

Our final TIME OUT challenge for 2020 is a fun one - we want to see projects focused on Life in the City using an optional twist of blending or sponging.

Our sponor for this challenge is Birch Press Designs - they are offering the winner of a random draw a $20 gift voucher to their store :)

We have gone into another lockdown so we definitely won't be ringing in the new year in the city - it will be sushi and champagne at home to celebrate leaving 2020 behind us :)

For my card, I decided to use the (older) Mama Elephant Sightseeing stamp set since it makes me think of the city. I also decided to make it into a slider card - I think this might be the first slider card that I have made so it took some time to figure it all out. I did do the optional twist of sponging a cloudy background behind the bridge (hard to see in the light of the photo) using the MFT mini cloud stencil and some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The road was created using some border stamps from my stash.

And the slider reveal....

Our guest designer for this challenge is the fabulous Joy from Handcrafted By Joy - we are thrilled to have her join us :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy new year!

Jill

TIME OUT #177 - Photo Inspiration

I can't believe that we have reached our (almost) last TIME OUT challenge of 2020! This fortnight, we are challenging you to create a project inspired by this lovely festive photo:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Stamplorations :)  - they are generously offering the winner of the challenge a $25 gist voucher!

I took my inspiration from the colour scheme and the crystal snowflakes on the bak of the chairs in the photo. I used a mandala (not quite a snowflake) die to cut the design from a panel of taffy cardstock and then backed it with a double sided adhesive sheet so I could inlay some sparkly glitter. I added a couple of Winnie & Walter greetings, a few die cut pine needles, and some crystals to complete the desing. 

Our guest designer for this challenge is the talented Vicky from Crafting Clare - we are thrilled to have her join us :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #176 - Inspired By Words

For our TIME OUT challenge this fortnight, we are asking you to be inspired by the following (possibly seasonal!) words: 

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

I have to admit that I had a hard time with this challenge - I am on a holiday card roll and I don't have any holiday supplies that really fit those words. I finally dug into my stash and came up with this older Clearly Bessotted phone stamp to play on the words "rings" and "bell". I stamped the phones in a few different colours. I added some enamel dots to the centres of the phones as a fun accent. I finished the card with a big Hero Arts die cut in a silver foil.

Our guest designer for this challenge is Jenny from My Paper Epiphany - she is a regular TIME OUT player and we are thrilled to have her joing us for this challenge so make sure you stop by and check out her amazing design.

Thanks fo stopping by!

Jill