Hogs and Kisses

 

I was perusing my challenge list today and there were two that inspired me to make this card. I am still working on cataloging all of my card making supplies (it's been 2 years and I am still chugging along😱) and the challenge inspirations made me think of these NBUS PTI Stamps and dies. Ahem. From 2012!

The challenges are:

Cupcake Inspiration #612 - For The Love Of Pigs

AAA Cards Challenge #284 Sketch

Pigs - obvious element for Cupcake Inspiration, but I loved the idea of 3 pigs in a progression of pinks for the AAA sketch. I am smitten with the card I came up with. Super CAS and fun.

I have to send this one to NBUS too. Thirteen years is a long time to wait to be used!!! Holy Moly! Screaming in the last 6 hours of the challenge...

NBUS #71 - February 2025

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	PTI On The Farm stamps & dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry  DO Inks Versa Clair Nocturne
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards
Other	Blender Brush Sizzix Sidekick Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Happy 11th Birthday Time Out!

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. This one is extra special as it celebration of our 11th birthday. It opens today and runs through March 12. Time Out Challenges was started 11 years ago by the Dynamic Duo of Sandie Munro and Nonni Niskanen. There has been so much amazing art here over the years. We have had many different and fabulous designers, guests, sponsors and countless, wonderful participants from all around the world. We are still going strong. Thanks to all through these 11 years, and happy birthday to us!

To celebrate, we have stepped out of our "regular" rotation schedule with a "CASE the Designer Challenge" which we do once a year. This year our muse is the incredibly talented Donna Mikasa of

3 umbrellas which is filled with the magic of her wonderful artistry. Do treat yourself to a stroll through Donna's blog. You can't help but be inspired!

We are generously sponsored by Gina K Designs, and our Guest Designer is Jacinda of LazzieJ's Crafting Corner and winner of Time Out Challenge #278. Check out all of the details on the Time Out Challenge Blog HERE.

I attended a fabulous class with Cheiron Brandon on Saturday that was all about gelli printing. It was 5 hours filled with wonderful people, wonderfully messy art and lots of lifting each other up, all in a yurt! Oh how wonderful it was! My card is composed of a piece of one of my gelli makes of the day, a piece of Washi tape, a die cut from the class supplies and a Reverse Confetti Cover Plate. I love the way my CASE card turned out. I had the joyful experience of working with Donna Mikasa in the process of presenting this challenge, and I am immensely grateful that she joined us as our muse for this challenge.

 Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog where you can see what Jacinda and the rest of the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge

Favorite: Feminine or Masculine Theme (and why)?

I prefer making feminine cards because most of the cards I make are for women/girls so it is my comfort zone. I like to push myself out of those bounds, but given the choice, I pick feminine.

Love Enclosed

 

Another Valentine made with snippets. The embossed stitched hearts background is cut from one of a few embossed panels that were a given to me by my dear friend, Michele after I gushed about hers that she used in a card she posted way back in the way back. She sent me several embossed panels (this is the last one) and then I finally found the EF online. YAY! I just love it! I used a stencil for perfectly placed circles, then cut them out with a SU circle punch I have had for a VERY long time. (Neglected stuff) SSS  came out with a die that does just this, and I was thrilled that I could easily do this without a purchase. Fear not, SSS. I will be making many more purchases in its place. LOL.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Spellbinders January 2022 Glimmer Hot Foil  Club of the Month Kit (sentiment) Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Die Stampin' Up 3 Heart Punch
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Echo Park 6x6 Love Notes Paper Pad
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black (inside)
Embellishments
Other	A Colorful Life Design 6 Circle Shadow Stencil American Craft Stitched Love Spun Embossing Folder Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Waffle Flower Grip Mat My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

I am playing at:

Neglected Stuff Challenge Kick-Off

SU Heart Punch, SU Circle Punch

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #264

Diagonal - Bottom left to top right

Heart, Die Cut, Love Sentiment

Double D Hearts Challenge

Colorful Options February 2025

OX and XO

 

I saw THIS card by Julia Aston and immediately knew I had to CASE it and send to my 2 nieces who are huge cat lovers. They foster and always end up with one more cat than they intended. Both nieces have a cat that looks a lot like these. I colored them with Copics and fussy cut them. I gave them a patterned paper background then popped them up on a die cut panel and then the card base. After I took the photo, put the cards in the mail and upon looking at them in my post, I realized that I glued the XOXO on the first one upside down. This makes me twitch a little because I am such an XO person, not an OX person. I wonder if my niece who got this one noticed? In any case, I LOVE these and thank Julia for the inspiration.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Tim Holtz Snarky Cats Pinkfresh Mini Slimline Essentials Die Set
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Red Mirror Card Echo Park 6x6 Love Notes Paper Pad
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments	Lawn Fawn Black Tie Single Cord
Other	Tim Holtz Sizzix Lucky Love3D Impresslits      Cut and Emboss Folder Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press DU Dimensionals

I'm playing at:

Make My Monday #245 - Love

NBUS Challange #71

Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz Snarky Cat Cling Stamps

Sisterhood of Crafters - Red or Pink

Little Red Wagon #794 - Red Alert!

Double D Hearts Challenge

Joe's Valentine

 

A Valentine for DH... I love the way this turned out!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Hero Arts Love & Florals SSS You Wafer Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Echo Park Love Notes 6x6 Paper Pad Ebony Black 100 lb. Essentials By Ellen Card PTI Ocean Tide Card
Ink
Embellishments	Lawn Fawn Twine
Other	Penny Black Triangle Pattern Embossing Folder Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/2"

I'm playing at:

Can You Handle The Pressure February 2025

Make My Monday - Love

Little Red Wagon #794 - Red Alert!

Try It On Tuesday - Romance

Word Power Challenge February 2025

Envelope Purse Valentine

This card was inspired by THIS card by Laura Bassen. I CASEed the design, and changed all of the details. The jury is out on the paper I used for that little purse and the brown ribbon, but it is growing on me. I may make it again with different papers... we shall see.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	SSS Envelope Purse Die CZ Design Love You Wafer Die SSS You Have My Heart Wafer Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Patterned Paper scraps
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments	Hero Arts Heart Gem Satin Ribbon snippet Doodlebug Designs Tiny Paperclip
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Spellbinders adhesive squares

I'm playing at:

Word Power February 2025

Tic Tac Toe #264

Diagonal - Bottom Left to Top Right

Heart, Die Cut, Love Sentiment

The Card Concept #214

Clean & Layered - Inspired by the colors, hearts and Valentine feel

Shopping Our Stash #541 - Thrice As Nice

A Valentine For My Pen Pal

 

 I made this for my pen pal, Olivia. She is the sweetest, brightest, funny little girl who loves to do - well,  everything. She is a bright spot in my heart. I have only met her once when I visited friends I haven't seen in 25 years. She is the granddaughter of these friends.  I love to send her cards. This one came together largely from things in the snippets box and other neglected stuff!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Essentials By Ellen All Inside Essentials By Ellen Bear Wear 2 Paper Smooches Love SU Real Red
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest SSS 6x6 White Glitter Paper
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Memento London Fog VersaFine Claire Nocturne Various DO Inks
Embellishments
Other	MFT Drifts & Hills Stencil Alcohol Ink & Watercolor Snippets 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

I'm playing at:

Color Hues #103 - Pink & Red Collaboration

Inkspirational Challenge 334 - Red & Pink

Color Throwdown #826

Neglected Stuff Challenge Kick-Off 

Bear Wear Stamps & Dies. Love Die, die cuts

Wishing You Joy

 

Time Out Challenge #282 opens today. We have a special Photo Challenge where the inspiration photo is is a picture of the prize for our challenge winner.   

We are generously sponsored by Kim Heggins.  Kim is a former Time Out DT Member and owner of Running Stitch Designs, Kim's ETSY Store from which she sells her marvelous handmade bags. For this special yearly challenge, Kim's handmade bag is both the inspiration AND the prize. 

Running Stitch Designs

We are joined by Arlene Rose of Sundaystamper Papercrafts, and winner of Time Out #277 as our Guest Designer. Meet Arlene and check out her awesome Guest Designer creation on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

My design is totally inspired by Michele Ferguson's cards in THIS post. She was inspired to try this by a friend who saw a post with a card made with this design... and I followed suit. Click HERE for a link to the original tutorial by Debbie Henderson. I did have some difficulty with the measurements, and it took me way too long to get it "publishable", but in the end I love the design and am glad I did it. It's easy to see that I took the fabric colors in Kim's bag and went from there.

 Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog where you can see what Arlene and the rest of the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Sunny Studio Holiday Style Stamps Pinkfresh Studio Folk Edge Circles
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Memory Box Poinsettia Garland 6x6 paper pad Waffle Flower Seasons Greetings 4 1/4x5 1/2  paper pad
Ink	Versa Claire
Embellishments	Hero Arts Felt Poinsettias & Leaves Pinkfresh Studio Metallic Pearls
Other	WOW Clear Embossing Powder 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

Im also playing at:

Love Those Pretty Papers February 2025

Krafty Chicks Challenge #755 - Christmas

Tic Tac Toe #263

Center Vertical Column

You Have My Heart

 A Valentine for my son Jon, made with scraps and other bits and pieces . I had this wonderful scrap of paper that was the perfect size for a top folding card front. I placed it over the panel of embossed stitched hearts (thanks again, Michele) and I ran it through my Platinum Plus. It came out perfectly! I had the die cut sentiment waiting for a place to live, and I thought it looked so great here. So simple. I love when big sentiments work like this.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	SSS You Have My Heart Wafer Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Echo Park 6x6 Love Notes Paper Pad SSS 6x6 White Glitter Cardstock
Ink
Embellishments
Other	American Craft Stitched Love Spun Embossing Folder Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

I'm playing at:

Word Power February 2025

Double D Hearts Challenge

A Valentine For My Orange Loving Friend

 This is a Valentine for someone very close to my heart who has a thing about the color orange. I pulled out my Waffle Flower Postage Collage stencils, stamps & die and went to Orangetown. The photo does not do the gold Lunar Paste diamonds justice, but they look marvelous IRL!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Waffle Flower Postage Collage Love Stamp Set & Postage Collage Blocks Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Various Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments	Ranger Simon Hurley Gold Rush Lunar Paste
Other	Waffle Flower Postage Collage Rose Stencil  Postage Collage Coloring StencilSpellbinders 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

I'm playing at:

Festive Friday #FF0177 - Valentines

red, gold, hearts, love sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Love Is In The Air

February 2025 Stencil Fun Challenge