You Amaze Me

Time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS: ATCAS #158: Code Word CONTRAST. Our Hostess with the mostest is Raga.

Our Guest Designer Kuni, is the winner of challenge #156. Kuni's designs are wonderful. They often feature animals, and her coloring is amazing. Do treat yourself to a stroll through her blog. You are sure to be inspired.

For my card, I die cut two butterflies from Papertrey Ink's Life Is Beautiful die set. I cut them in half, inlaid the pieces in opposite colors, put the two halves together and popped them up on a Lawn Fawn scalloped rectangle cut from PTI white linen paper. The sentiment is from SSS's You.

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful inspiration pieces Kuni and the Design Team have created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for a future challenge. Happy crafting!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

I'm also playing at:

The Alphabet Challenge - Clean and Simple (CAS)

Always Fun #107 - CAS

Challenge #156 - Butterflies

Anything Goes

Best Bud

Challenge #394 - OLC Buds or Petals

It's time for a new challenge at Less Is More. We are challenged to make a ONE LAYER CARD with the theme of BUDS or PETALS. use subtle colors.

Our fantastic February winner Anila of Novel Ideas Is our Guest Designer. Anila's creativity is so inspiring, and her wicked coloring skills are swoon worthy! Treat yourself to a stroll through her blog and leave her some love.

Our sponsor is Seven Hills Crafts.

For my card, I broke out my never used Altenew Best Buds set. How perfect for this challenge! I chose yellow as the color for my bud, as there is so much gorgeous yellow among the colors in this glorious, exploding spring. All inks on the flower and leaves are from Papertrey Ink. The sentiment is stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog, see what Anila and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and have chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog.

I.m also playing at:

Alphabet Challenge - Clean And Simple (CAS)

Challenge #494 - Everything's Coming Up...

Always Fun #107

Anything Goes

Make Some Noise!

Time Out Challenge #134 is up and running. This time, we challenge you to be Playful. Our challenge is sponsored by Winnie and Walter. Winner will receive a $25.00 gift voucher for the Winnie and Walter Store. Awesome!

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Nancy of Nananas Cardmaking. Nancy's style is fresh and clean and fun! Her designs are fantastic. Please visit her blog and leave her some love. We are thrilled to have her as Guest Designer for this challenge.

For my card, I created a scene with sponsor stamps and dies: Party On. I used the masking technique to create the scene, colored with Copics and did the background with Distress Oxide Inks. 

Please head over to the Time Out Challenges Blog to see what Nancy and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. Play with us to share your creation, and to have a chance to win a prize from Winnie and Walter. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I Don't Wanna

Time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS: ATCAS #157: Code Word HUMOUR. Our Hostess with the mostest is Susan.

Our Guest Designer Ma-Mi, is the winner of challenge #155. Ma-Mi's designs are wonderful. Do treat yourself to a stroll through her blog. You will be so glad you did.

To create my card, I started with a Ninah Solar White 110# card base. I die cut the top panel with a Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangle Die. I finally dug out Honey Bee's Blah Bunny who has been hibernating deep in my stash since I purchased him longer ago that I'd like to admit. I colored Bun with Copics, popped him up on a nice gingham blanket, added the sentiment  from Honey Bee's Blah Blah Blah, and that was it. Blah Bunny really, really cracks me up, so I thought he was perfect for the code word!

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful inspiration pieces Ma-Mi and the Design Team have created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for a future challenge. Happy crafting!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

I'm also playing at:

Inkspirational #184 - Pop It Up

Happy Little Stampers April Anything Goes With Dies Challenge

ATSAM #336 - Anything Goes

Daring Cardmakers - Bingo (Row 2 - Stamping, Paper, Die Cuts)

With Heartfelt Sympathy

It's time for a new challenge at Less Is More. We are challenged to use subtle colors.

Challenge #393 - Subtle Colours

Our sponsor is Sevin Hills Crafts.

https://sevenhillscrafts.co.uk/

Guest Designer: 

Milla - February Winner

I needed a sympathy card this week, so I decided to create my challenge card with butterflies using Paper Smooches Graceful Beauties. I just used three different butterfly images in soft shades on the left side of the card, and added the sentiment. Very simple, but it seemed very fitting for the person it is going to.

Please had on over to the Less Is More Blog, see what Milla and the Design Team have created for your inspiration, and play with us! I can't wait to see what you create!

With Gratitude

Time Out Challenge #133 is up and running. This time it's a Theme challenge with a twist: use at least 2  EMBELLISHMENTS, with a twist of one layer. Our challenge is sponsored by Birch PressDesign. A winner will be selected from those entries that include the one layer twist. The prize is a $20.00 gift voucher to the Birch Press Design store. Awesome!

Jeanne Jachna, one of the amazing designers for the Birch Press Design blog, is joining us for this challenge. Check out her stunning cards on her personal blog:  A Kept Life

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Andrea. Andrea plays with us often at Time Out,  and we are thrilled to have her as Guest Designer for this challenge.

For my card, I started with a Kraft card base. I used Sponsor Die Stitched Maple Circle Frame to cut the circle/leaf from a panel water colored with Distress Oxide Inks. I cut the leaf from Old Olive cardstock and inlaid it in the negative cut of the circle. I found this gorgeous piece of lace in my ribbon stash, and wrapped it around another piece of Kraft. I popped up the leaf/circle with foam tape on top of the lace, added some sequins and pearls, and heat embossed the sentiment in gold.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenges Blog to see what Jeanne, Andrea and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. Play with us to share your creation, and to have a chance to win a prize from Birch Press Design. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I'm also playing at:

ATSAM #336 - Anything Goes

Inkspirational #184 - Pop It Up

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - No Designer Paper

Happy Little Stampers April Anything Goes With Dies Challenge

Daring Cardmakers - Bingo (Column 1: Sequins, Stamping, Clean & Simple)

Fa La La

The April Christmas challenge is up and running at Happy Little Stampers. The theme is Anything Goes Christmas with an optional twist of NATURE. For my card, I always do the twist, but this time I may have stretched it a bit! My cute little deer is a creature of nature, and he is out in the snow. I'm not so sure how natural it is for cute little deer to stand on hind legs playing electric guitar, but hey! Why not? LOL! 

Please head over to Happy Little Stampers APRIL Christmas Challenge and see what the Design Team has created to inspire you. Christmas cards made throughout the year = less stress when Christmas rolls around in December. Be good to yourself and play with us!

Supplies:

Stamps: Memory Box Blitzen; Happy Little Stampers Mixed Christmas Sentiments

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Hero Arts Snowflake Confetti Fancy Die; Copic Markers