TIME OUT #156 - Photo Inspiration

It is time for my favourite type of TIME OUT challenge - a photo inspiration challenge - and another fabulous photo chosen by Sandie:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Altenew - who are offering a $20 gift voucher to the challenge winner :)

I chose to focus on a few different elements of the photo to create my card - the blue background (I did a blue watercolour wash), the circular plate on the wall (I used the Altenew Frilly Frame die to create a white and silver glitter frame), and the flowers in the vase (I used the Build A Flower Chrysanthemum for my bloom). I put all the elements together, added a greeting and a few sequins and this is the result:

Our guest designer this week is Maria from Reislingmama - her creations are so delightful and we are thrilled to have her join us :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #155 - Inspired By Words

We have a special challenge for you this fortnight at TIME OUT, as we are celebrating our sponsor, Uniko Stamps, Birthday month and also recognizing Random Act of Kindness Day on February 17th - we thought these words would be perfect to inspire  you:

Uniko is generously offering the winner of the challenge a clear stamp set of their choice :)

I was inspired by the "kindness" and the "confetti" and I created a design of butterflies flying out of an envelope like confetti. The butterflies are from the Uniko stamp set: English Country Garden Butterflies and the envelope was hand drawn. Everything was coloured with Copics and the Hero Arts greeting was also stamped and Copic coloured. I added some Nuvo shimmer pen to the butterflies and the coloured part of the sentiment letters for a subtle finishing touch before adhering the panel to a blue card base. 

We are lucky to have Sue from Sentimentally Sue joining us this challenge - make sure you check out her work before you take some TIME OUT to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #154 - Affectionate

Our challenge this fortnight at TIME OUT is a perfect one to get into the mood for Valentine's Day - we are challenging you to be affectionate:

Our sponsor for this challenge is CAS-ual Fridays Stamps - they are generously offering the winner of the challenge a $25 gift voucher to their store :)  

I decided to use some CAS-ual Fridays products for my card this week - I just adore the new Ever After sentiment set and wanted to use the big scripty sentiment as the focal point of my card. To make it stand out a little bit more, I heat embossed it using some HA purple sparkle embossing powder (close up shown below the card pic). I wanted to add something to the background but not distract too much from the sentiment so I used one of my favourite techniques: tone-on-tone die cuts. I die cut some white hearts using the Heart Board Fri-Die and adhered them to frame the sentiment. I then mounted the card panel on a shimmery purple card base for fun.

Apologies for the lighting in the pics - it is that time of year that seems to be very challenging to get it just right.

Our guest designer for this challenge is Mugda from Craftomania - we are so happy to have her join us!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Jill

TIME OUT #153 - Wardrobe Inspiration

We have such a fun challenge for you at TIME OUT - we are asking to create a project based on an item from your wardrobe :)

This challenge is sponsored by Poppystamps - they are offering a random entry a $20 gift voucher - how great is that?!

Despite the inspiring challenge theme, I wasn't feeling super creative but I ended up focusing on my winter toques (what can I say - I am Canadian and it is winter!) - I have two that I wear; one is a white and grey Icelandic style and the other is a pink and white one with a big pompom. This stamp set from W Plus 9 let me create a mash-up of my two toques :)

I did a blue water colour wash for the background and then heat embossed (optional twist) the large MFT greeting. I die cut the hat and mittens and popped them up - along with a few snowflake embellishments from Hero Arts.

I can't wait to see how the rest of the DT was inspired - along with our wonderful GD, Lise Mariann who is joining us for this challenge.

Make sure you take some TIME OUT to join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #152 - Photo Inspiration

Our first TIME OUT challenge of the year is my favourite type of challenge- a photo inspiration :) Check Out this wonderful picture to see how you are inspired:

Our incredible sponsor for this challenge is Funky Fossil Designs - I just love all her stencils and now she has added stamps to the collection so if you haven’t checked out her products,you should definitely take a look.

I was inspired by the vertical striped plate in the photo and Funky Fossil’s Four Hearts Stencil was perfect to recreate it on my card. I die cut a white rectangle panel and sponged some light red ink through the solid heart stencil. I then created my own red glitter paste using clear embossing paste and a lot of red glitter. I lined up the vertical striped heart stencil over the solid image and applied the paste.

I wanted to keep the focus on the big heart so I kept the rest of the card simple with a grey stamped Simon Says sentiment and a few small red hearts cut from some glitter card that I had in my stash. The panel was mounted on a grey card base. I created a matching red envelope with a white glitter embossing paste heart as well.

We can’t wait to see how you will be inspired by this challenge so take some TIME OUT to join us :)

Thanks so much for stoppihng by!

Jill

TIME OUT #151 - Inspired By Words

It is our last TIME OUT challenge of the year and we are asking you to be inspired by the following words:

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

I decided to focus on the encouragement feel of the quote to create an encouragement card. I started by sponging some distress inks onto the card panel before repeatedly stamping an older Stamplorations stamp (Subway Art Builder) across the background in Versamark ink. To make it a little bit more special, I brushed some Perfect Pearls on the wet Versamark ink to add some shimmer - I love the way it catches the light. I finished off the card by adhering the panel to a SSS Doll Pink card base and adding a stacked SSS "you" die cut paired with a white embossed sentiment on black card stock.

Our amazing guest designer for this challenge is Helen from Moments Of Crafting - we are thrilled to have her join us for this challenge :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #150 - Merry & Cheerful

We have a great seasonal challenge for you this week at TIME OUT - we are challenging you to create Merry & Cheerful projects.

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is Uniko who are offering the winner a free in-stock stamp of their choice :)

For my card, I used the Let It Snow stencil to create a resist background which I then inked in a few shade of blue. I die cut the background using a Your Next Stamp die. I heat embossed the Big & Bold Merry stamp in silver embossing powder on vellum and fussy cut it out. Both the panel and the greeting were adhered with foam tape for dimension and I added some sparkly gems to the centres of the snowflakes for a finishing touch.

While I was playing with the stencil, I also decided to create another background using DecoFoil paste and teal coloured foil. I sponged a few shades of distress ink and finished off with an Ellen Hutson die cut greeting cut from white glitter paper.

We are lucky to have Angie from Cimbacreativefun joining us as our Guest Designer this week so make sure you stop by her blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill