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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Sparkly Christmas


 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. For Challenge #253, we challenge you to be SPARKLY. This is our final challenge of 2023. We will be taking the rest of December off, then we will return with a new challenge on January 4th, 2024. Wishing you a beautiful holiday season, however you celebrate it, and a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

I used my new Gina K. Holiday Tapestry stamp set to create my card. I love everything about this beautiful and versatile set. Christmas and Hanukkah sentiments are included.

Project Details
Stamps/DiesGina K Designs Holiday Tapestry
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
SU Night of Navy
 Ink VersaMark
Embellishments A Colorful Life Designs Flat Sequins
Other Ranger Queen's Gold Embossing Powder
Brutus Monroe Alabaster Sparkling Embossing Powder 
Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
Bearly Art Precision Glue
WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Let Your Heart Sparkle




This card was born when I saw the latest Color Hues Challenge, AND when I saw THIS card and the gorgeous holographic cardstock it was made with. I had to have the cardstock, and I had to CASE SusanB's card. Instead of a snowflake background, I used Sizzix Christmas Tree Pattern 3D Embossing Folder. I applied Silver ink to the flat side of the Embossing folder before running it through my die cutting/embossing machine to add some silver to the paper. It is hard to see because the paper is very shimmery and did not take a lot of the ink, but I still love the way it looks. I (Glimmer) foiled many sentiments yesterday with silver foil, and now I have a bunch to use! I thought this one was perfect for this card. I know I will be making many versions of it. I bought 20 sheets of this White Lava Holographic Cardstock from Your Paper Insider. Check out their story and their wonderful products. Best Customer Service EVER!

Project Details
Stamps/DiesSSS Bliss Snowflake Die
CZ Design Merry & Bright Die
Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Die
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
SSS Matte Silver Cardstock
American Crafts Glitter 6x6 Paper Pad 
SU Regal Rose
 InkDelicata Silvery Shimmer Pigment Ink
Embellishments Pinkfresh Silver Metallic Pearl
Other Glimmer Hot Foil System & Silver Hot Foil
Sizzix 3D Textured Impressions Christmas Tree Pattern EF
Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
Bearly Art Precision Glue
Score Tape 1"


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Friday, December 1, 2023

Christmas Cardinal



It's time for a new Challenge at The Four Seasons. We have moved on to Winter. As always, we have a mood board for inspiration but you can create anything as long as it has a WINTER theme.

I was inspired by that plump cardinal sitting on the mailbox backed with all those lovely pines. To create my card, I used a newly acquired Cardinal die paired with an embossed background and hot foiled sentiment that had been sitting in my snippet box. 

Please head on over to the Challenge Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Then grab a cuppa, put on some music, and start creating! See you in the gallery!


Project Details
Stamps/DiesMomenta Cardinal Bird Dies
Spellbinders Mini Christmas Sentiment Strips Glimmer Hot
Foil & Die Set
Cardstock    Papertrey Ink Pine Feather Cardstock
SU Real Red
Colored Cardstock Snippets
80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
 Ink Bundled Sage Distress Ink
Embellishments Tiny black & gold enamel dots (source unknown)
Other Spellbinders Forevergreen Embossing Folder
Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
Bearly Art Precision Glue
SU Dimensionals


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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Rose Gold Snowflake




Just Us Girls Challenge this week was the perfect inspiration for me to use this sparkly snowflake that has been on my desk since last winter. I placed one of the Pinkfresh Folk Edge Circle dies around it, cut it out and popped it up with foam. I added a PTI sentiment from the depths of my Christmas stash, and my card was complete. 

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Project Details
Stamps/Dies
Papertrey Ink Think Big Favorites #20
Pinkfresh Studio Essentials Folk Edge Circle Dies
Gina K. Designs Mini Wreath Builder Stamp & Stencil Bundle
Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
 Ink VersaFine Clair Pinecone Ink 
VersaMark
Embellishments BoBunny Rose Gold Glitter Paste
Other WOW Clear Embossing Powder
WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool
Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
Bearly Art Precision Glue
Adhesive-backed Fun Foam

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Corny Thanksgiving


This card was made with a very special friend in mind... you know who you are!!!! She can be Kind Of Corny, and this card has her name all over it. She did receive it in the mail -  fashionably late but with most sincere wishes of thanks for our lovely friendship. Tis the season. I have made 2 Christmas cards so far... I am terrible at card sending.

The very funny thing about this card is, that my corny friend sent me a card made with the same stamp set. We have history here as you might guess. What a wonderful surprise it was to open her card just now. Same stamp set. Same oval hemstitch die.  I just love it! I was just waiting for her to receive mine before I posted this one. We both had a good laugh over this.

Project Details
Stamps/DiesPapertrey Ink Kind Of Corny
Spellbinders Hemstitch Ovals
Cardstock    110lb. & 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
 Ink Various Papertrey Ink inks
Embellishments
Other
Simon Says Stamp Fall Foliage Embossing Folder
Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Gratitude
Therm O Web Gina K. Glimmering Gold Foil
Amazon Laminator
Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
Bearly Art Precision Glue
Adhesive Backed Fun Foam


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Autumn - Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Christmas Shaker Card




Time Out Challenge #252 starts today with the Theme of Winter/Holiday. We are sponsored by Birch Press Design. Winner will receive a $20.00 Store Credit to the Birch Press Store, and will get an invitation to be a Guest Designer for a future Challenge at Time Out. 


TIME OUT IS ALSO HAVING A DT CALL! 
Please click HERE for details.

Our Guest Designer is Jen Elliot of Live.Craft.Repeat. Jen is a very talented crafter, and a frequent participant of Time Out. Do treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for some wonderful inspiration!

For my card, I dug very deeply into the depths of my stash and dug out the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2016 Kit. I've seen some snow globes out there lately that really inspired me, so I decided to make one. I always feel like I have to fiddle too much with shakers and all the bits find their way to the desk, floor, my hair... but I was bound and determined to get this one right. Most of what I used was from the kit, except the little bow die cut on the lower right, and the tiny star background which was stamped with VersaMark using a HeroArts Cling background stamp.

Gather your Winter/Holiday supplies and head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog for some awesome inspiration from our Guest Designer Jen and the Design team. Come play with us!!!

Project Details
Stamps/DiesHero Arts MMH October 2016 Kit
Pretty Pink Posh Twine & Bows Dies
Hero Arts Tiny Star Cling Background Stamp
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
SU Soft Sky
Ranger Distress Woodgrain Cardstock
 Ink Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Black Soot, Forest
Moss, Lumberjack Plaid, Brushed Corduroy
Versafine Onyx Black
Embellishments Beads & sequins from card kit
Other CZ Design Sentiment Strips Reverse Christmas
Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
Bearly Art Precision Glue
Waffle Flower 1/16" foam strips

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Monday, November 20, 2023

Thanksgiving Gratitude


A Thanksgiving card for my sister. I'm grateful to have you, LiLi. It's just you and me, Babe...

Project Details
Stamps/DiesPapertrey Ink Counting My Blessings Dies
Cardstock    80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
SU Always Artichoke & Bravo Burgandy
 Ink Candied Apple, Wild Honey, Brushed Corduroy, 
Aged Mahogany & Forest Moss Distress Inks
Embellishments A Colorful Life Designs Flat Sequins
Other Simon Says Stamp Autumn Splendor Stencil
Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
Bearly Art Precision Glue
Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4"


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Clean & Layered

SSS Autumn Splendor Stencil

A Turkey Should Be Dressed!

 


Thanksgiving is by far, my favorite holiday. This year is a tough one, as it is the first since my sister's passing in December. I wanted to make a card for my nieces that would lift them but nothing goopy. The feast will be at the house they grew up in and I know emotions will run high.  I thought this was perfect. 

Project Details
Stamps/DiesCraft Secrets Clear Art Stamps Thanksgiving
Pinkfresh Studio Fancy Oval Frame
Cardstock    Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury 120# Ivory Card Stock
 Ink Memento Rich Cocoa
Embellishments
Other Simon Says Stamp Forest Floor Embossing Folder
Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
Bearly Art Precision Glue
Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4"
Waffle Flower Foam Strips 1/16" Thick

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Time Out #251 - Photo Inspiration - Happy Birthday

 




It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. This is such a fun one that we have been doing for a few years now. It is a photo inspiration challenge where the photo is a handmade bag made by Kim Heggins of Running Stitch Design. Kim is a good friend and supporter of Time Out and a former Design Team Member. Winner of this challenge gets the bag as a prize. How cool is that?!


We welcome Ashwini Rao as our Gesst Designer. Ashwini is an very talented paper crafter whose design and coloring skills are remarkable. Be sure to check out her BLOG and leave her some love.


Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and see what Deb and the Design Team have created for our inspiration. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps/DiesWinnie & Walter The Party Stamp Set
Cardstock    SU Apricot Appeal, Riding Hood Red
Carta Bella Botanical Garden 6x6 Cardstock
 Ink VersaFine Onyx Black
Embellishments PTI Pinefeather Topnotch Twill 3/8" Tape
Other WOW Clear Embossing Powder
Wow Dual Speed Heat Tool
Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
Bearly Art Precision Glue
Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/8"
3M foam tape

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Gather

 




I am so thrilled to be here today as a new Design Team Member at The Four Seasons Challenge. As always, there is a mood board to get your creative juices flowing. but you can create anything you wish as long as it has a FALL theme. This is the third and last Fall Challenge of the year.

I wanted to use my new Curio Autumn Findings Dies from The Greetery. I decided to make a lovely Autumn wreath. Also the beautiful table setting on the mood board put me in mind of the "gather" hot foil plate & dir from Reverse Confetti, which had also not been used.

Head on over to the Challenge Blog and see the gorgeous inspiration the Design Team has come up with. Then get out your FALL supplies and join us! We can't wait to see what you create! 

Project Details
Stamps/DiesHero Arts Branch Wreath Fancy Die
The Greetery Curio Autumn Findings Dies
Reverse Confetti Gather Hot Foil Combo plate & die
Cardstock    80lb. Neenah Desert Storm
SU Confetti Cream, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede
Snippets from scrap box
 Ink
Embellishments
Other Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
Bearly Art Precision Glue
3M foam tape
Glimmer Hot Foil System