Meadow Bush Happy Birthday

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. This time, we have an Inspired By Words Challenge where the words are :"There are always flowers for those who want to see them." 

We are sponsored by Altenew. They are offering a $15.00 store credit to our challenge winner who will also be invited to join the Time Out Design Team as Guest Designer for a future challenge. We are so pleased to have Arlene Rose of Sunday Stamper Papercrafts as our Guest Designer. Arlene is a wonderful card maker and a frequent player at Time Out. Check out her wonderful make for the challenge HERE.

Altenew is so well known for its florals. Our Design Team really went to town and made some fabulous things with Altenew products. I chose their Meadow Bush stencils & dies in shades of purple. 

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see what Arlene and the Design Team have created to inspire you. I can't wait to see your project in the gallery.

Remember, we allow links to a total of 5 challenges including ours. We also need you to tell us in your post, how you were inspired by the quote. Check out the rules in "how to play" on the sidebar of the challenge blog. 

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Altenew Meadow Bush stencils & dies Altenew Label Love stamps A Colorful Life Designs Marvelous Masks Rectangles
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Various PTI, Altenew and Distress Oxide Inks VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
Embellishments	Sequins (unknown brand)
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Waffle Flower Grip Mat  My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Black foam tape (brand unknown) WOW Clear Embossing Powder WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool

I'm also playing at:

Stencil Fun Challenge - June

Inkspirational #317

Life Is Magical

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. This time, we challenge you to be MAGICAL. 

We are sponsored by Picket Fence Studios. They are providing a $25.00 store credit to our challenge winner who will also be invited to join the Time Out Design Team as Guest Designer for a future challenge. We are so pleased to have Carol McFarland of Saw it. Had to Make It for her second appearance this month as our Guest Designer. Carol is a wonderful card maker an a frequent player at Time Out. Check out her wonderful make for the challenge HERE.

There's nothing like a unicorn to conjur up some mgic, so I went to my go-to unicorn stamp set for my card. Some stamping, Copic coloring, stenciling and die cutting and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see what Carol and the Design Team have created to inspire you. I can't wait to see your project in the gallery.

Remember, we allow links to a total of 5 challenges including ours. We also need you to tell us in your post, how you were inspired by the quote. Check out the rules in "how to play" on the sidebar of the challenge blog. See you in the gallery!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Flora & Fauna Unicorn Magic Stamps & Dies Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle Dies A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger Stencils
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments	Wink Of Stella
Other	Various Blending Brushes Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting &     Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool SSS Foam Squares

I'm also playing at:

The Daring Cardmakers - M is for...

Magical

Krafty Chicks Challenge #717 - All Occasions

MyTime To Craft #534 - Super Cute

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge May 2024 - AG Fantasy with Option of Unicorn

JUGS Word Week 726 - Garden

 

Time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. I am your host for Word Week and I have chosen GARDEN as our word. Jenny Martin of My Paper Epiphany is our Guest Designer for the Month of May. 

I took the word quite literally this week, and I created a garden scene with the wonderful set of vegetable garden themed stamps from Paper Smooches. Oh how I miss that company! I stenciled the clouds then added a torn piece of textured cardstock for the dirt. I stamped and colored the veggies, garden tools and bee, then paper pieced the boots. I added the punny sentiment and heat embossed it in white and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Jenny  and the rest of the Design Team. Get crafty with your stash and join us in the gallery! I can't wait to see how our players are inspired to play.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Paper Smooches Green Thumb A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger Stencil
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments
Other	Simon Says Stamp 3D Foam Squares Brutus Monroe Alabaster 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 My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4"

I'm also playing at:

Inkspirational #315 - Seasonal

Spring

Day of the Month Card Club #63

Vappu - Finnish Spring Festival

Anything Goes - Spring Theme

Little Red Wagon #755 - Create Your Own Background 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use Die Cuts

How Did I Get So Lucky??

 

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls where we are challenged to use stencils on our projects. Bobby is our host.  With St. Paddy's Day fast approaching, I went with a gnome and some shamrocks and a promise to myself to mail the cards I make to my Irish family members for this fun occasion! The Design Team and our wonderful Guest Designer, Denise Morgans, have made some wonderful cards to inspire your stencil loving hearts. Head on over the the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and see what they have created to inspire you, then grab a cuppa and some stencils and join us!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Simon Says Stamp Large Gnome Die A Colorful Life Designs Shamrock Spray Stencil Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Die
Cardstock	80# Neenah Solar Crest Recollections 110# Black Cardstock
Ink	Distress Oxide Inks - Various Greens
Embellishments
Other	Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Waffle Flower 8.5x8.5 Grip Mat Bearly Art Precision Glue Waffle Flower 1/16" Foam Strips

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #704 - All Occasions

Together

 

It's time for a new and very special challenge at Time Out. October is typically Breast Cancer awareness month, at least here in the US, where there are pink ribbons everywhere... and pink everything else from socks to pasta to blenders and dishes... you name it. While as a breast cancer survivor myself I am very grateful for the fundraising for research, there are so many other cancers and illnesses that need attention, awareness and research as well. Our challenge is to create cards of encouragement, friendship and support for those we know and love who are dealing with any illness.

We are sponsored by Jane Beljo of Jane's Doodles who created a digital image for our Design Team and our challenge participants to use for their projects if they so wish. This is not mandatory by any means. 

To use Jane's digi, all you have to do is click, save and resize as you wish for your creation. It would be wonderful to see how our players use Jane's wonderful image. Please feel free to share your story as it relates to our challenge as well.

Challenge winner will have a choice of 3 digital images from Jane's website.

We are so pleased to welcome Jaydee of Stampin! with Jaydee as our Guest Designer. Like most of us, Jaydee has several loved ones who have been affected by cancer, and her card for this challenge reflects them. Please stop by Jaydee's blog and see the wonderful card she created with Jane's digi for this challenge. Her story is so beautifully expressed as well.

My card is in honor and memory of my mother, father, two sisters, a niece three aunts and several close friends, and in support of another sister and friends who are still here. Together, we have endured breast, ovarian, lung, pancreatic, colon, brain cancer and lymphoma in addition to fibromyalgia, epilepsy and mental illness.  There are not enough colors in the rainbow for all the health issues that people struggle with. For me and for those I have walked beside, cards of friendship, encouragement, love and support are welcome - not words of advice, or assurances like "everything will be OK" because it isn't always. Less is more when it comes to that.

I hope you will consider playing with Jane's digi, and if not, that you will take Time Out to play with us and help to fill our gallery with love.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Jane's Beljo's Custom Digi Image for Time Out Essentials By Ellen You Should Know stamp set Simon Says Stamp Chunky A2 Scalloped Rectangles
Cardstock	80# Neenah Solar Crest Gina K Ocean Mist base weight card stock
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean DO Inks Copic markers
Embellishments
Other	A  Colorful Life Design Cloud Edger Stencil My Favorite Things Drifts & Hills 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 Adhesive-backed Fun Foam

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #683 - All Occasions

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Stencil Fun Challenge - Optional Theme of Fall

MIUCB #67 - AG + Optional Make Your Own Background

Have a PAR-fect Day

Today is the start of CAS Week at Just Us Girls. It is also my last week to be with The JUGs Design Team as Guest Designer. What a wonderful group of crafters to work with! They have been so warm and welcoming and I have really enjoyed my time with them. Thank you all from the bottom of my art for having me!!

With regard to my card, though my stash seems as deep as the deep blue sea, it does not contain anything sports-oriented... well, that is not entirely true. There's that fabulous swimmer/diver die. Hmmmm - I forgot about her. Anyway, one of my sons has recently fallen in love with golf and his birthday is coming, so I decided to make my sports-themed card for him. Since I now know how to use them, I went in search of a golf-themed digital stamp. I found this little Golf Gnomie on Etsy at PinkGemDesigns, printed him out, colored him with Copics, then set him in a CAS design with a strip of Tartan Plaid paper. I made my  sentiment strip on my computer and popped up on the right side... and it's a wrap! Thanks so much for coming by today!

Now please head over the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see what the DT has created for your inspiration. Get sportive and creative and play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #682

Inkspirational #299

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Golf Gnome Digital stamp by PinkGemDesigns
Cardstock	110# and 80# Neenah Solar Crest Night of Navy BasicGrey june bug 6x6 patterned paper
Ink	Mowed Lawn and Tumbled Glass DO Inks Copic markers
Embellishments
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger Stencil My Favorite Things Drifts & Hills Stencil My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Circle Stax Die Various Blending Brushes Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Bearly Art Precision Glue Waffle Flower Double Sided 1/16" Foam Strips Black adhesive backed fun foam

I Believe I'll Go Fishing

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. This time, we have an inspiration photo to spark our imagination and creativity. Scroll down below the challenge badge to see an enlargement of the Inspiration Photo to see all the detail. It's a camping scene, but there are so many details that you pull from the photo for your creation as well. There's a banjo and drum, canoe, do you see that wonderful striped rug? There are green hills, a lake, leaves of gold, Autumn colors... so much from which to choose.

We are generously sponsored by Lawn Fawn.

Challenge winner as chosen by the Time Out Design Team will receive a $25.00 gift voucher from Lawn Fawn and an invitation to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

We welcome Trina Pham of Phamtastic Design as our Guest Designer. Trina is an incredibly talented  paper crafting artist. Her coloring is swoon-worthy and her designs are so inspiring. Please take a stroll through her blog and take in the sights!

I was stumped on this one as I was trying to find something camping themed in my stash and I had nothing. Sometimes though, I take things too literally with inspiration photos. There is so much to be had in this scene like musical instruments - the banjo and drum, that wonderful striped rug and its colors, the fall colors, the canoe, lake, hills...

I found this digital stamp by Dina Kowal on Etsy that looked perfect for my project, but I am not adept at layering digis, and I was dubious. I decided to challenge myself to learn how to do this. After many attempts, I was successful - even without my 20-something sons around. I layered, added color with DO inks, added a tree line and clouds with stencils from A Colorful Life Designs, and I was good to go. Kinda makes me want to go fishin'.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that Trina and our Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

NBUS#54

Digi Stamp Set and Tree Edger Stencil

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Fishing Scene Digital Stamp Set byDina Kowal (Etsy)
Cardstock	80# Neenah Solar Crest 100# Neenah Solar Crest Papertrey Ink Pinefeather Stripe Patterned Paper
Ink	Various Distress Oxide Inks Copic Marker Y26
Embellishments
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Tree Edger #3 and Cloud Edger Stencils Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper Wink Of Stella Brush - Clear Sponge Daubers Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Bearly Art Precision Glue Post It Removable 2" Masking Tape

High Tides Good Vibes

Hello and welcome to my blog! I am so pleased to be here today and throughout the month of September as Guest Designer for Just Us Girls Challenges. I am grateful to have this wonderful opportunity to design with this lovely and talented group of crafters whose work I enjoy and admire so much.

Now on to my card... This is a departure from my current style. This is a lot of layers for me, though it just seemed to work with what I had in mind. The challenge colors of aqua and apricot made me think of sea and sun which led me to this gorgeous stencil and sentiment from A Colorful Life Designs. I die cut the circle, popped it up and mounted it on a square card base to  which I adhered patterned papers in the challenge colors. I tried out some embellishments, but in the end, less was more. My card was complete.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and see what the Designers have created for your inspiration. Come play with us! We can't wait to see what you come up with.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	A Colorful Life Designs Chasing The Sun Stamps Spellbinders Fluted Classics Circles Dies Spellbinders Nested Squares Dies
Cardstock	80# & 110# Neenah Solar Crest Sunny Studios Dots & Stripes 6x6 Paper Pack
Ink	Versa Clair Various Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Sun & Surf Stencil Various Blending Brushes WOW 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" Fun Foam

You Are The Author

 It's Time for a new challenge at Time Out. This time, we are inspired by the words: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

To me, this quote speaks of not wasting time with regret. If you didn't do it before, it's never too late to do it now. With Inspired By Words challenges, you can interpret the quote, or choose words or images for inspiration like "tree" or "plant"... it's up to you. The canvas is yours. 

We are generously sponsored by Varada Sharma. There will be 2 challenge winners - one drawn at random, and one chosen by the Time Out Design Team. Each will get a $15.00 gift voucher to spend at Varada Sharma's store. Our winner chosen by the Design Team will also be invited to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

We welcome Jennifer K Elliot of LIVE.CRAFT.REPEAT and kraftercises on Instagram as our Guest Designer. Jennifer is a very talented crafter who uses lots of critters in her designs, has fab coloring skills, and loves to play challenges. Click the links above to visit her blog or Instagram. You are sure to be inspired!

Our quote immediately brought the wonderful tree image from the March 2021 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit to mind. I had not yet inked it up (shame on me), so it was a carpe diem opportunity. I thought the sentiment (from the same kit) worked perfectly with the words.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that Jennifer and our Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Hero Arts MMH March 2021 Stamps & Dies Pinkfresh Studio Essentials Stitched Scallop Rectangle Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Gina K Pure Luxury heavy base weight card stock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger Stencils My Favorite Things Drifts & Hills Stencil Blending brushes 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:

Krafty Chicks #679 - Anything Goes

NBUS #53

My Time To Craft #515 - Use Die Cuts

The Sisterhood of Crafters #515 - Make A Scene

You're So Cool!

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #240 is a theme challenge where we are challenged to be "sportive". I must say, that I had never heard of this word before, and so I had to Google to find a definition. It's a little hard to read on our badge, so here it is:

spor·tive¹

adjective

1. 1.

   playful; lighthearted.

   "Sir John was in sportive mood"

   Similar:

   playful

   lively

   full of fun

   fun-loving

   high-spirited

   spirited

   in high spirits

   jolly

   merry

   lighthearted

   blithe

   gleeful

   frisky

   exuberant

   perky

   skittish

   sprightly

   coltish

   jaunty

   prankish

   frolicking

   romping

   capering

   full of beans

   frolicky

   frolicsome

   gamesome

   blithesome

   frolic

   wanton

   ludic

   Opposite:

   solemn

   staid
2. 2.

   relating to, interested in, or good at sport.

   "Britain's architectural and sportive heritage"

This offers us a lot of creative opportunity!

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs. Winner will receive a $25 store credit and an invitation to Guest Design with Time Out for a future challenge.

We are joined by Carol McFarland of Saw it. Had to Make It. Carol is a very talented maker with such a great eye for color and design. I love Carol's work and am always inspired by it. Please treat yourself to a stroll through her blog and you will surely be inspired too!

I used Newton's Summer Treats stamps & Dies for my card. Newton is so playful, lively and spirited in whatever Newton does. I gave Newton a popsicle theme, but honestly, it's a bit too busy for my liking. I think the pop would have popped if I used a color for the background. Blue perhaps? I ran out of time so I went with it... Maybe I will make it again.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Newton's Nook Newton's Summer Treats stamps & dies Concord & 9th Bags & Tags SSS Dot Scallop Border Die MFT Sunny Skies Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar White 80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Daffodil Delight Carta Bella Beach Days 6x6 paper Pad
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers Tumbled Glass DO Ink
Embellishments	Newton's Nook Twine
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger 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 SU Dimensionals

I'm also playing at:

Make My Monday #202 - Summer Theme

Inkspirational #291 -  Seasonal

The Four Seasons Challenge - AG Summer

Never Before Used Schtuff #51

Newton's Summer Treats Stamps & Dies, SSS Dot Scallop Border Die, C9 Bags & Tags Dies