The World Needs Your Gifts

Time Out #200 begins today, We are challenged to create a project inspired by the word "Precious". You could capture a precious moment, use a precious image, highlight a precious stone/gem... whatever comes to your mind when you hear the word "precious."

 The challenge runs from Thursday, November 4th to Wednesday, November 17th.

We are generously sponsored by STAMPlorations. The winner will receive a $25 gift voucher to the STAMPlorations Store!

Challenge winner as designated by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

Design Team Call

If you are interested in being considered for the Time Out Challanges Design Team, please add "DT" to the end of your name when you enter this challenge. 

Design team responsibilities would include:

• Creating two cards per month that follow the challenge theme.
• Commenting on the blogs of those who enter our challenge.
• Supporting our administrative team by helping with digital graphics/images.
• Post on your blog to promote the challenge and our sponsors.

 This design team call will be open for the duration of this challenge. If you have any questions related to the DT call, you can mail them to Nonni at nonniscards@gmail.com. 

When considering a design for my challenge card, the word "precious" immediately brought a (this) mother's love to mind. I love this wonderful image from Paper Smooches A Little Lovin' and went right for it. I stamped it and colored it with Copics. The clouds in the background are from the Cloud Edger Stencil from It's a Colorful Life Designs. I framed it with Spellbinders Hemstitch Circle dies. The background is done with Stampin Up's Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, and the sentiment is from The Gray Muse You Grow Girl.

I am certain this card will be going to one of my boys in the not too distant future.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #584 - Stamp Act

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Thinking of You

All The Treats

I am so excited to be here with my Guest Designer project for Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, where it's always anything goes - Halloween.

 

Here is the November mood board for some inspiration.

To create my card, I blended Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Seedless Preserves and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks on a piece of Neenah Solar White 80# card stock. After it dried, I spattered it with water, and after that dried, with Mr. Huey's Opaque White Color Mist. I used the Essentials By Ellen Birch Trees Cover Plate and Ebony Black Cardstock to die cut the trees and ground and affixed it to the blended panel. I stamped, Copic colored and die cut several images from Bear Ware 2 & 5 and arranged them in a Halloween scene. I added a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Halloween die cut with Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Dies and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge and check out the wonderful Design Team Creations. This is such a fun challenge where it is all Halloween all the time! Also check out the winners the and honorable mentions from October in the the November 1st post - so much great inspiration there too! Thanks so much Darlene and Diane for the opportunity to design for Two Old Bats! I had a great time making this card!

I'm also playing at:

Inspired By #193 - Friends Fall Together

Daring Cardmakers - Halloween Inspired

Krafty Chicks #583 - All Occasions

Little Red Wagon #625 - Outside

Use Your Stuff #434 - Halloween or Pumpkins

O is for Outdoors

This is Halloween November Challenge

May Your Christmas Be Filled With Joy

Less Is More Challenge #455 begins today. We are challenged to create a CAS card with the theme of 

Winter Whites.

I used Neenah Solar White and Buttercream card stock to create my card. I simply die cut the top panel of Neenah Solar white with the Penny Black Christmas Elegance Creative Die. I backed that panel with  buttercream card stock. I added a gold heat embossed sentiment from SSS Tiny Words Christmas Stamp Set and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.

LIM BLOG

LIM FACEBOOK PAGE

LIM INSTAGRAM

I'm also playing at:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #2 - Anything Christmas Goes

Krafty Chicks #583 - All Occasions

The Holly And Ivy Christmas Challenge #104 - Anything Christmas Goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #55 - Make One For A Loved One

Your Kindness Is Contagious

It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.

Today's festivities are in celebration of World Kindness Day, which takes place on November 13th. The challenge runs from October 15th - October 25th.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. To create my card, I used WPlus9's Kind Soul stamps. I stamped my image and heat embossed it with clear EP. Then I blended Fossilized Amber, Seedless Preserves and Spiced Marmalade distress Oxide Inks over the card front, then spattered it with water, then with gold Color Shine. The sentiment stamps and die cuts are from Honey Bee Stamps Kindness sets. I die cut the word kindness four times with white card stock, stacked them and added a layer of gold. The rest of the words are stamped and heat embossed with gold EP.

I used flowers, embossing and shimmer from the inspo list. 

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Jaydee

Diane Evans

Joanne James

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #583 - All Occasions

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Wishing You Peace & Joy

Time Out #199 begins today, We are challenged to create something with the theme of "Down To Earth". There's an optional twist of using Kraft card stock anywhere on your project.

 The challenge runs from Thursday, October 21st to November 3rd.

We are generously sponsored by Alex Syberia Design. The winner will receive a $15 gift voucher to her amazing store HERE! In the store you'll find beautiful digital stamps along with digital cut files. Do check out her amazing designs! 

Challenge winner as designated by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

I used Kraft card stock for my card. The main image is from a very old stamp set by Impression Obsession called Peace On Earth. The circle cuts are done with PinkFresh Essentials - Braided Circles. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #2

Christmas Anything Goes

If The Broom Fits

Less Is More Challenge #454 begins today. We are challenged to create a ONE LAYER (no layers) CAS card with an autumnal theme. 

I used Funky Fossil Designs Scribbbles stencil for my background and stamped the flying witch image from Picket Fence Studios If The Broom Fits stamp set on top of it. I then embossed with clear EP. The sentiment is from the same set, also clear embossed. 

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.

LIM BLOG

LIM FACEBOOK PAGE

LIM INSTAGRAM

I'm also playing at:

Two Old bats Halloween Challenge - October Anything Halloween

Tic Tac Toe #135

I used column #3 - purple, witch and (heat) embossing.

AAA Cards #200 - Celebrate

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Fall Mood Board Inspiration

National Cat Day

It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.

Today's festivities are in celebration of National Cat Day, which takes place on October 29th. The challenge runs from October 15th - October 25th.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. To create my card, I used Stampers Anonymous Snarky Cat Halloween stamp set to create a Halloween scene. The background is cut from a sheet of Halloween themed patterned paper from Creative Memories that has been in my stash for a very long time. I stamped, Copic colored and fussy cut the cat, pumpkin, broom and bat images and arranged them on the panel of patterned paper. I gave the bat a heavy coating of Wink Of Stella for texture and sparkle, and adhered that panel to a slimline die cut panel from Catherine Pooler's Essentials Slimline Dies 

I used cat, orange and texture from the inspo list. 

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Jaydee

Diane Evans

Joanne James

I'm also playing at:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - October Anything Goes

Inspired by - Fall

Fall theme, orange and dark colors, and sketch