TIME OUT #160 - Photo Inspiration

I hope everyone is staying safe right now - and maybe getting in a little bit of crafty time. If you are looking for some inspiration, we have a great challenge at TIME OUT - we are asking you to create a project inspired by this bold photo:

 

Our challenge is sponsored by Uniko who are offering the winner an in stock stamp set of their choice :)

For this challenge, I was inspired by the fabric on the back of the chair so I pulled out one of my most used stamp sets, English Country Garden Butterflies from Uniko. I stamped the butterflies in a grid pattern across the whole card paneland the coloured the background with a yellow Copic. I finished the card with a die cut greeting from Honey Been (black cardstock on vellum). I debated adding Nuvo drops or sequins but I finally decided to leave it just so.

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Ana from Ana Artdiary - we are thrilled to have her join us :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #159 - Inspired By Words

We have some wonderful words to inspire you to create at TIME OUT this fortnight:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Newton's Nook who are offering the winner a $25 store credit :) - they have a wonderful selection of stamps of Newton with books but unfortunately, I don't have any in my stash so I opted to use a NBUS Ton stamp set called Haute Books to create my library inspired scene. I wanted to create a softer look on this card so I stamped in grey ink and I coloured with my Prismacolours (I don't do a lot of pencil crayon colouring). I also used a soft colour scheme - they don't show up very well in the photo lighting - and I highlighted with silver-gold with the Sakura sparkle pen and the Wink of Stella glitter pen (again- doesn't show in the photos but I love how it catches the light IRL!)

I hope you find some inspiration from these words and find some TIME OUT to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

Quick Share - Baby Card

Just a quick share today a card that I made on the weekend using some of the goodies that I recently picked up from the Concord & 9th mega sale. I had my eye on this Furry Friends stamp and die set for quite a while so I was very happy when it arrived in the post.

I wanted to fit as many critter heads as possible onto the card so I used a long card base and envelope that I had in my stash from an old Studio Calico card kit (measurement is 4 x 9 1/4 in case you were wondering). The frames were all die cut three times from heavyweight cardstock and glued together and the critters were popped up with foam tape. The greeting is from MFT.

I will link my card to the following challenges:

The Card Concept - I think you can see how I was inspired by the picture ;) - the design style is clean and layered

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Jill

TIME OUT #158 Purple

We have a very special challenge this fortnight at TIME OUT, we are recognizing Epilepsy Awareness by asking you to create projects that feature the colour purple. You can read more about the significance of the colour purple on our main blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is CAS-ual Fridays Stamps- they are offering a $25 gift voucher to a random entry that includes a friendship theme (our optional twist for the challenge). 

For my card this week, I decided to go with a lot of purple. I used a purple card panel and used the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Peaceful Garden leaves to stamp across the bottom in various shades of purple. I stamped the last layer in white pigment ink and then brushed on some Perfect Pearls when the ink was stil wet to give it some shimmer.Unfortunately, the colours really faded 24 hours after I stamped them (I don't usually stamp on coloured card stock so this took me by surprise) so you can barely see the lightest layer of leaves now and it is overall a little bit more washed out than I was hoping for. Next time, I will definitely start with darker ink colours!

Our guest designer for this challenge is Kavya so make sure you stop by and check out her blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jill

TIME OUT #157 - Birthday Theme

I can't believe TIME OUT is celebrating 6 years! I have been with the team for five years now - and that time has just flown by! Our challenge this week is all about birthdays:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Stamplorations, very appropriate since they have supported TIME OUT since the beginning :) Stamplorations is giving a $40 gift voucher to one of the random entries in this challenge who include die cutting or fussy cutting as part of their design.

For my card, I decided to do both die cutting and fussy cutting using the Bloomtangled #1 Cover Plate Die (side note - I just love the Bloomtangled series of stamps and dies). I die cut the panel twice from plain white cardstock and then carefully cutaway the top part of the design. I coloured one of the cut panels with Copics and then laid the second cut panel on top to create an inlaid die cut effect. I mounted the panel onto a kraft card base that I had already added gold foil pressed Birthday sentiment.

Our guest designer for this challenge is Christine from Experiments in Craft - make sure you check out her fabulous designs.

Thanks so much for stopping by and take some TIME OUT to celebrate with us!

Jill

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