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/Dies	Gina 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

I'm also playing at:

The Flower Challenge #87 - Use Gold

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #583 - Navy, White & Gold

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #81 - AG Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Winter Blues

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/Dies	SSS 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
Ink	Delicata 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"

I'm also playing at:

Make My Monday Challenge - Oh! Christmas Tree! Or Forrest Trees.

The Paper Players #669 - Christmas

Inkspirational #304 - Add Glitter

Krafty Chicks #692 - Anything Goes

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/Dies	Momenta 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

I'm also playing at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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. 

I'm also playing at:

 Less Is More #497

Inkspirational #303

CAS On Friday - Christmas

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

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/Dies	Papertrey 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

I am playing at:

Tic Tac Toe #236

Middle vertical row

Krafty Chicks #691 - All Occasions

Inkspirational #303 - Seasonal

Autumn - Thanksgiving

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/Dies	Hero 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

I'm also playing at:

Inkspirational #303 - Seasonal

Krafty Chicks #691 - All Occasions

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #582

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make It Sparkle

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/Dies	Papertrey 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"

I'm Playing at:

November Stencil Fun - Optional Theme of Leaves

TGIF #447 - Gratitude

The Card Concept #201

Clean & Layered

NBUS #56

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/Dies	Craft 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

Im playing at:

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #235

Vertical Row on Right

The Male Room #180 - Feathers

Can You Handle The Pressure - AG With Optional Twist of Turkey/Thanksgiving

Inkspirational #303 - Seasonal

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Thanks/Thanksgiving

Shopping Our Stash #509 - Emboss Like A Boss

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/Dies	Winnie & 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

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes

Triple B Challenge - November

Gather

 

The Four Seasons Challenge

Fall Season - November 2023

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/Dies	Hero 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