Thursday, March 5, 2026

Wish I Was There

 

A new challenge starts today at Time Out! We are celebrating our 12th birthday! You can read all about it HERE on the Time Out Challenge Blog. 




In recent years, we started a tradition of celebrating our birthday at Time Out by with a "CASE The Designer" challenge. We choose a fabulous designer from our crafting community to be our Muse. That person designs a card in celebration of our birthday. This year, the lovely and very talented Stef Perry is our Muse. The challenge is to create a card inspired by her gorgeous card which you can link to on her blog HERE. Your card can be for any occasion, not necessarily a birthday card. It just has to be inspired by Stef's card. Please explain in your post how you were inspired by her project.

Waffle Flower Crafts is our generous sponsor offering a $25.00 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also get an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.



We are joined by Verena Shapiro of Simple Stamper on Instagram, and winner of Time Out #303 as Guest Designer. Verena is a frequent player at Time Out. She has a wonderful sense of color and design and we are so pleased to have her with us as Guest Designer again. 

For my card, I used Altenew Tranquility Rose Stamps, Stencils & Dies with the Royal Brocade EF in the background influenced by Stef's floral design with a wonderful embossed background. Happy Birthday Time Out! I joined the Design Team in October of 2016 and I am so happy to celebrate our 12th birthday.

Please head on over the the Time Out Challenge Blog and join us in the gallery for our Birthday Celebration. Create something inspired by Stef's card to celebrate with us! We can't wait to see what you come up with to celebrate with us!

Project Details
Stamps/DiesAltenew Tranquility Rose Stamps, Dies & Stencils
Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Dies
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
 Ink VersaMark
Altenew Red Cosmos & Green Valley Dye Inks
Embellishments
Other Gold EP - unknown brand
WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool
SSS Medium Gold Splatter
CZ Design Reverse Birthday Sentiment Strips
Altenew Royal Brocade 3D EF
Spellbinders Platinum Plus
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press
Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4"
Waffle Flower 1/16" Foam Strips

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Happy Birthday, Friend


Time Out Challenge #307 opens today and runs through March 4th. It is a special Photo Challenge. We are generously sponsored by Kim Heggins of Running Stitch Designs, and a former Time Out DT Member. 

Running Stitch Designs
 
For the past several years, Kim has donated one of her marvelous handmade bags for this special yearly challenge as both the inspiration AND the prize.  


This enlargement of the inspiration photo provides more detail.


Our Challenge Winner, as chosen by our Design Team, will receive Kim's Handmade Bag as a prize, and will also get an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by the Marvelous Michele Ferguson of I Card Everyone, and winner of Time Out #302 as Guest Designer.  Michele is an incredibly talented designer with a keen eye for design and color, and a great sense of humor.  Be forewarned that a stroll through Michele's BLOG will may cause a little swooning and will surely leave you inspired.

When I was thinking about my design for this challenge, I wanted to use 2 designer papers - one striped and one other with some kind of dots in it. I chose papers from an Authentique  6x6 paper pad from 2013 with a Bee theme. I love the way the 2 papers I chose go together. I went with vanilla cardstock for the card base. I used my newly acquired Plaque Slides Love and Friendship Stamps & Dies from SSS for a simple sentiment. My project need a little zhuzh, so I used another new SSS die to add interest, some twine for the label, and a few Pinkfresh Matte Silver Metallic Pearls.

Project Details
Stamps/DiesSSS Plaque Slides Love & Friendship
SSS Winsome Branch Die
Cardstock    Gina K Pure Luxury Pure Ivory  Card stock
Authentique Be(you)tiful 6x6 Paper Pad
 Ink VersaMark
VersaFine Onyx Black
Embellishments Pinkfresh Matte Silver Metallic Pearls
Other WOW Clear EP
WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool
Spellbinders Platinum Plus
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press
Spellbinders Foam Squares

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Friday, February 13, 2026

A Valentine Hug for Jon

 


This is my Valentine for my youngest son (by 8 minutes). I made cocktail Valentines for most of my family this year... this is due to those awesome Spellbinders Happy Hour Dies! I have been having so much fun with them. Jon loves an Old Fashioned. I think this is a funny drink for the young these days - that drink has been around forever and is suddenly in revival mode. Google tells me that popular lore credits its creation to a bartender at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1881, inspired by distiller James E. Pepper.
Project Details
Stamps/DiesSpellbinders Love on the Rocks Dies
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
SU Real Red
SU Brushed Silver
Various scraps
 InkWild Hone DO Ink
VersaMark
Embellishments
Other Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Dies
Brutus Monroe Alabaster Ultra Fine EP
Simon Says Stamp Falling Hearts EF
Spellbinders Platinum Plus
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press
Spellbinders Foam Squares
Waffle Flower Foam Strips

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Joe's Valentine

 


And my last Valentine of the year - for my husband, Joe. More fun with Spellbinders Love On The Rocks! We love to go to Happy Hour at this wonderful bar/restaurant by the sea called Black Eyed Susan's. One of their Happy Hour special cocktails is called Flora & Fauna made with cucumber juice and garnished with Rosemary served in a glass much like this one. The strawberry garnish on mine is wrong, but I did not have a die for an orange, so it had to do.Very refreshing! He will love this card.

Project Details
Stamps/DiesSpellbinders Love On The Rocks Dies
BetterPress Cheers Sentiments Press Plate & Dies
Spellbinders Christmas Cocktails Dies
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
SU Real Red and Brushed Silver
Various scraps
 Ink VersaFine Onyx Black
Twisted Citron, Lost Shadow and Pumice
Stone DO Inks
Embellishments
Other BetterPress System
SSS Falling Hearts EF
Spellbinders Platinum Plus
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press
Spellbinders Foam Squares
We R Memory Keepers Layer Guides

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Luv You So Much

 




I made lots of Valentines this year, and am pleased to have gotten them in the mail. I paid more to ship some chocolates than I paid for the chocolates themselves, but I sure did love the contents of those packages, especially the cards. The two cards above are completely inspired by THESE cards made by laurafadora. I used a different background, ink, edges and papers, but I used Laura's wonderful design for my cards. This was a NBUS stamp & die set for me, so I was glad to give it some love.

Project Details
Stamps/DiesSSS Circle Sentiments Stamp & Die Set
Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Dies
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
SU Pretty In Pink, Cameo Coral, Melon Mambo,
Regal Rose, Pink Passion, Groovy Guava
 Ink VersaFine Onyx Black
VersaMark
PTI Vintage Cream
Embellishments
Other WOW Clear Embossing Powder
WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool
AALL & Create Stencil #134
Spellbinders Platinum Plus
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press
Spellbinder Foam Squares

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Top Row - Hearts, Die Cutting, Red/Pink


Valentine Hugs & Kisses

 


While visiting blogs of friends, I came across THIS gorgeous card made by Marcia Hill. I so loved it.  I have been feverishly making Valentines and when I saw it, I decided right then and there I had to make it. First I had to get my hands on some "velvet paper". I found this on Amazon and it was available for overnight delivery. It's actually meant to be used as a liner for things like drawers and jewelry boxes, but it worked perfectly here and looks and feels like velvet. I used a different Embossing Folder and sentiment but otherwise made Marcia's card. I just love it. Thanks, Marcia for the wonderful inspiration!

Project Details
Stamps/DiesSpellbinders Nestabilities Classic Heart and
Scalloped Heart Dies.
Hero Arts Library Card Stamp Set
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
SSS Matte Gold Cardstock
 Ink VersaMark
Embellishments Pinkfresh Gold Metallic Pearls
Other SSS Falling Hearts 3D EF
Brutus Monroe Alabaster White EP
WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool
Tenalleys Self Adhesive Felt Sheets
Spellbinders Platinum Plus
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press
SU Dimensionals
We R Memory Keepers Layer Guides

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Greg's Valentine

This is a valentine for one of my twin sons. It is really a perfect card for him. There is so much about him to love.

Project Details
Stamps/DiesCZ Design Noted Heart
Cardstock    110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
SU Riding Hood Red
 Ink DO Inks: Pumice Stone, Victorian Velvet, Fired
Brick
VersaMark
VersaFine Onyx Black
Embellishments
Other SSS Falling Hearts 3D EF
Brutus Monroe Alabaster Ultra Fine EP
Ranger Silver Fine Detail EP
WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool
Spellbinders Platinum Plus
Scor-Pal Score Board
Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
MISTI Stamping Tool
My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press
Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/2"
White Self Adhesive Fun Foam
Waffle Flower Foam Strips

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Pink, Gray, Ink Blending, Die Cuts, Love Sentiments, Hearts