Cheers On Your Birthday

 There's a new challenge at Time Out starting today. It is an "Inspired By" Challenge where we are challenged to create a project featuring "A Favorite Drink".  There are so many ways to go with this. Think warm or iced coffee or tea, champagne, lemonade, latte, water, cocktail, mocktail, matcha, bubble tea... and the list goes on. 

Whatever inspires your project, please be sure to tell us about it in your post. We can’t wait to see what you create!... use your imagination and come play with us!

We are generously sponsored by our Design Team Member Carol McFarland with a wonderful hand made Beverage Bag for our winner. Thank you, dear Carol, for offering this fun prize to our Challenge Winner!

We are joined by Joanne James of The Crafty Owl as Guest Designer, and winner of Challenge #309. Check out her FABULOUS card on the Time Out Challenge Blog where you can link to Joanne's blog and get all the details of her creation. 

I can't say I have a favorite drink, but I can say that I love to drink from beautiful glassware. If it is a cocktail, iced tea, mocktail or anything else, I LOVE to drink it from a beautiful glass. That made me pull out my new-to-me BetterPress Classy Glasses Press Plate. I inked it up with silver metallic ink, then stenciled it with the coordinating stencil. I added a BetterPress sentiment that was popped up with 3 extra die cuts, and my card was complete.  

Please head on over the the Time Out Challenge Blog and join us in the gallery. Create something featuring a favorite drink on your project! I can't wait to see where your imagination takes you!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	BetterPress Classy Glasses Press Plate BetterPress Cheers Sentiments
Cardstock	LCI Cotton Paper for BetterPress Hero Arts Hero Hues Layering Paper
Ink	Lisa Horton Silver Shine Metallic Pigment Ink PTI Dye Inks - Lavender Moon, Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders BetterPress Letterpress System Spellbinders Classy Glasses Stencil Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

I'm also playing at:

Allsorts Challenge #850

17th Birthday Challenge

Addicted To Stamps & More #518 - Birthdays

The Male Room Challenge #210 - Food and/or Drink

AAA #85 - 7h Birthday

Music Speaks

There 's a new challenge at Time Out starting today with a theme of Playing Music. There are so many ways you can interpret this theme! You might be inspired by playing an instrument, listening to the radio or recorded music, singing, sheet music, a favorite song, or even music from a film — anything connected to music is welcome.

Whatever inspires your project, please be sure to tell us about it in your post. We can’t wait to see what you create!... use your imagination and come play with us!

We are generously sponsored by Gina K. Designs with a $25.00 store credit for our winner. Thank you, dear Gina K, for your continued support of Time Out Challenges!

We are joined by Cindy Chiu of Escape To Stamping as Guest Designer, and winner of Challenge #308. Check out her FABULOUS card on the Time Out Challenge Blog where you can link to Cindy's blog and get all the details of her creation. 

The other day I ran across THIS video by Laurafadora and used her SSS Spring Birds card as inspiration for my card for this challenge. I used Guitar Hero Stamps from Funky Fossil Designs (retired) and created a slimline card with a row of rainbow colored guitars.

Please head on over the the Time Out Challenge Blog and join us in the gallery. Create something with a musical theme for your project! I can't wait to see where your imagination takes you!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Funky Fossil Guitar Hero Stamps (retired) MFT Fishtail Flag Die-nam-ics
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Gina K. Black Onyx Cardstock SSS Rainbow Splash Buttercream Cardstock
Ink	VersaMark
Embellishments
Other	WOW Clear EP Ranger White Super Fine 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 3M foam tape

I'm also playing at:

A Cut Above May 2026 Challenge

AG - Use at least One Die Cut

Colorful Options May 2026

Option 3 - Rainbow

Happy Birthday Tommy!

I made this card for a sweet 6 year old in our family whose birthday is tomorrow. He loves all things art, so we got him a bunch of grown up art supplies chosen with the help of my art teacher friend who I love. She is the coolest Art Girl in the world! I was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #734, and also by a post on Instagram about Paper Smooches former owner Kim (Hughes) Mraz collaborating with Honey Bee Stamps. Who knew? It's so wonderful to see her back in the card making world. So I went through my Paper Smooches stash and came up with this card for this special little ginger who is dear to my heart. The sentiment is a little heady for a 6 year old, but his parents save these handmade things and hopefully he will revisit it some day with a smile.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Paper Smooches Birthday Sampler, I Heart Art,  and Spreading Sunshine Stamp Sets, Easel Die. Spellbinders Torn Paper Edges Die.
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock STAMPlorations Mixed Media Card Fronts
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Various PTI Inks Diane Davenport Mermaid Markers
Embellishments
Other	WOW Clear Embossing Powder 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 SSS Foam Squares

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday #325 - AG

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #291

Bottom Row

Creative Artiste Challenge #126