It's time for our first challenge of 2024 at Time Out! We have planned a great year ahead with super fun and creative bi-weekly challenges, our 10th birthday celebration and many wonderful sponsors. For our first challenge of the new year, we challenge you to be... NEW.
You can take this in many different directions, but I went with "New Year". And I do know that this is 2024 and not 2025! I was not ready with nearly enough Christmas cards this year, so I decided to make New Year cards. When that did not happen, I decided to make this New Year card for next year. If I am going to be honest, I will tell you that my champagne bottle was stamped, cut and colored for 2022, and it never got to the post office, so I re-did the label for this bottle for next year and made this card. I vowed to do a Christmas challenge every week this year so I am ready in December. We will see how that goes. LOL.
We are generously sponsored by Gina K. Designs. Challenge Winner will get a $25.00 store credit and an offer to join the Time Out Design Team as a Guest Designer for a future challenge.
We are joined by Cynthia Olheiser of Stampin' In Alaska as Guest Designer. Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to check out Cynthia's wonderful, then take some Time Out to play with us.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps/Dies | Pretty Pink Posh Happy New Year Mama Elephant Lunar Sayings Just Rite Alpha Numeric stamps |
| Cardstock | 80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest Recollections 110 lb. Black Cardstock |
| Ink | Memento Tuxedo Black VersaMark Copic markers |
| Embellishments | Cosmic Shimmer Gold Treasure Metallic Gilding Polish |
| Other | Ranger Superfine White Embossing Powder Pretty Pink Posh Fireworks Stencil Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Scor-Pal Score Tape-3/4" 3M foam tape |
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Love the festive background and definitely love the vintage champagne! :) I should do the same as you, I don't want to be short of Christmas cards in 2024 either... We should give ourselves some challenges to keep us going!! Let me know if you want to do this! :) xxx Nonni
ReplyDeleteNow that is some inspiration for all of us to start early :D and when I read about 2022, I was thinking.. thank God I am not alone,LOL. I have PHDs too :P
ReplyDeleteLove the sparkly background and the festive feel with gold, Stephanie.
Stunning background and I love the champagne bottle ! You sound like me - I made NY cards because I didn't get Christmas cards sent and now I haven't sent these 😩!
ReplyDeleteLet's hear it for 'good intentions' YAY!!! We all have them, Stephanie, and I think planning ahead is just as good!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a celebration going on here on your fabulous card!
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What a wonderfully fun celebration card Stephanie! Love the idea of starting for next year! I hope you reach your goal! It’s good to hear other stories of cards that didn’t get finished!!
ReplyDeleteLove that you're getting ready for next year Stephanie - nothing like being prepared! And I love the texture and sparkle of the embossed fireworks behind this brilliant champagne bottle! Hugs, Kate!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful New Year's card Stephanie!!! That sentiment is awesome! I think your fireworks background is the one I have been eyeing at PPP and now in gold it has pushed me over the edge to buy it. Thanks. (wink)
ReplyDeleteSo Beautiful, Stephanie. I love your metallic gold background so much. This is a perfect New year's card. Hugsxx Deepti
ReplyDeleteJust love your festive New Year's card, Stephanie! Good for you keeping that bottle so you could just change the label & use it for next year! Thanks for welcoming me to the TO team! I'm very excited to have joined you!
ReplyDeleteThose fireworks in the background are so festive, Stephanie. And we all know champagne gets better with age. lol I did start with a Christmas card every week at a challenge and it worked for me. Hope it will for you too.
ReplyDeleteI love the pop of colour on the dark background! Perfect!
ReplyDeleteFestive and fabulous no matter what year is on the bottle!
ReplyDeleteFun story about 2025 and also your bottle image. I hear you about beeing prepared **lol** LOVE your card. The golden background looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us @ Little Red Wagon this week and we hope to see you back again often in 2024 !
Imke ~ MY CRAFTY PLACE
A fantastic card. Thanks for joining is at Alphabet Challenges. Caz.DT
ReplyDeleteFabulous card - the background looks amazing. I did do a double take on the date on the bottle!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at The Alphabet Challenge.
Helen x
DT