Hot Diggity Dog!

 

Time Out Challenge #227 begins today. This time we have a photo inspiration challenge. Our sponsor for this challenge is one of our very own designers, Kim, of RunningStitchDesign! Challenge winner will receive the handmade bag that is the inspiration for our challenge.

Here is an enlargement of the photo. 

When I saw Kim's bag, I immediately thought of the Clever Sausage stamp set by Julie Ebersole. I was inspired by a card Julie made and took it in another direction for my card. My cityscape is from Kat Scrappiness backed with holographic paper from Sizzix. I paper pieced dog's sweater and set him on his skateboard with his celebratory balloon. This could be a card for a variety of occasions.

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!

I'm also playing at:

My Time To Craft #495 - Transportation

Path Of Positivity Challenge #106

Anything Goes Positive with a twist of

celebrate the simple things in life

This Calls For Mimosas!

Time Out Challenge #221 begins today. This time we are challenged to be festive.

We are generously sponsored by Birch Press Designs!

We welcome Gail Gross of Greetings From Gail, and winner of Time Out Challenge #218 as our Guest Designer.

I built my festive design around Avery Elle's Mimosas (retired) stamp and die sets. I stamped the floral image from the stamp set with Memento Cantaloups Dye Ink to create my background. I die cut that piece with Lawn Fawn's Scalloped Rectangles and mounted it on a SU Basic Gray card base. I stamped the champagne glasses with Memento London Fog Dye Ink, colored them with Copics and die cut them. I added some Wink Of Stella to the champagne for a little sparkle. I used Simon Says Stamp Dome Arches dies and SU Apricot Appeal card stock as a frame and to ground the glasses. The sentiment is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear EP.

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

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #626 - All Occasions

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Frame It

NBUS #41

Simon Says Stamp Dome Arches Dies

The Best Time Of Your Life

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #174 is a theme challenge of Festivals with an optional twist of adding shimmer or glitter. We are sponsored by CrafTangles. Their products can be purchased at here. A random winner using the twist will receive a $20 discount at the Craft Tangles Store.

For my card, I used Mama Elephant's Around We Go set that I have had for years and never used. I stamped over a blended ink background and added a sentiment on a banner. I embossed the fire works With silver embossing powder.

Please hop 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!

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #532 - Stamp Act

Retro Rubber Challenge #147

Mama Elephant's Around We Go stamp set is about 6 years old and retired now.

Rainbow Card Challenge #23 - Sparkling Sapphire

Inkspirational #225 - Night

Daring Cardmakers - Fireworks

Let's Celebrate

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! Time Out Challenge #164 is a Photo Challenge (see above). What fun inspiration!

We are generously sponsored by Funky Fossil Designs.

Our winner will get a £15 (British Stirling) gift voucher to spend in their amazing store.

Plus the winner get's the chance to be our Guest Designer in a future challenge!

Our Guest Designer is Sathya of Paperie Expressions.  Sathya's art is unique and gorgeous. Treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for some awesome inspiration.

To create my card, I used the Banners and Bunting stencil from Funky Fossil Designs to create a celebratory party look in rainbow colors. I used tiny make up brushes to get into the small areas of the stencil. The sentiment is from Winnie and Walter - The Party. It's a fun card, and can be used for multiple occasions.

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

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday #193 - Anything Goes

Watercooler Wednesday #276 - Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

Day Of The Month Card Club #16 - Repeat

Crafty Cardmakers #259 - Masculine

Let's Celebrate

Time Out Challenge #143 is up and running. This time, we are challenged to be inspired by the words: "It takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow". Our wonderful sponsor is Winnie and Walter. Challenge winner will receive a $25.00 gift voucher for the Winnie and Walter store.

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Arlene of Sundaystamper Papercrafts. Arlene is a very talented paper crafter with a CAS style. Do treat yourself to a stroll through her blog. Her creations are wonderful. Don't miss this opportunity to be inspired, and please leave her some love.

To create my card, I concentrated on the word rainbow. I painted rainbow colors on a piece of watercolor card stock, die cut it with a die from Winnie and Walter's Goldie Trim Cutaways, and mounted it on a piece of linen cardstock die cut with a Lawn Fawn scalloped rectangle die. To finish it off. To complete it, I added a sentiment from Winnie and Walter's The Party. 

Please head over to the Time Out Challenges Blog to see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Play with us to share your creation, and for a chance to win a prize from Winnie and Walter I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I'm also playing at:

Watercooler Wednesdays #236 - All about Occastions

Addicted To Stamps And More #356- Anything Goes

SSS Monday Challenge - "S" Is For

Squiggle!

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

SSS Work It Wednesday - Celebrate

Happy Little Stampers August Challenge - Anything Goes With Dies

Time To Party

This is my second (reminder) card for the current Time Out Challenge, which is:

This card is a huge departure from my usual style, but I thought the background definitely qualified for "wild" and with that came the party aspect of things. Winnie and Walter was kind enough to sponsor our challenge and provide some stash for our Design Team to create and inspire for this challenge. I used sponsor products In a Word: Party Cutaway and Goldie Trim Cutaways in creating my card.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and see what our Guest Designer, Darnell of djkardkreations, and the rockin' Time Out Design Team have came up with for your inspiration. Then get wild and create something to share in our gallery.

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes

Cards In Envy - It's Birthday Party Time!

Cheers

I am very excited to announce that this is my first post as a Design Team Member of Creative With Stamps! You can meet all the new and standing members of the Creative With Stamps Design Team HERE. I think it's cool that my first post with CWS is on the 2nd Anniversary of their first challenge. The theme for this challenge is CAS + Sentiment.

Our sponsor is:

A winner will be cosen at random to receive 3 images from Pattie's ETSY Shop. 

For my card, I went with celebratory balloons using the Balloon Duo Simply Stencil from Neat & Tangled and Distress Oxide inks. The balloon strings are from Winnie & Walter's The Party. The sentiment is a die cut from Hero Arts MMH December 2016 Card Kit.

Our Guest Designer is the lovely and talented Kim Heggins of Cupcakes, Cards and Kim. Kim is a wonderful card artist, and if you haven't had the pleasure of viewing Kim's work, you really should  go for a stroll through her blog. Prepare to be delighted!

Please head on over to the Creative With Stamps Challenge Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Join in the celebration and link up your creation in the gallery for a chance to win.

I'm also playing at:

Just Us Girls #434 - CAS

Clean & Simple Stamping - Fall To Layout #63

SimonSaysSyamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Yeah Baby!

Time for a new game at Time Out Challenges! TO #86 is a Theme challenge: Celebrations - with the optional twist of One Layer. Our wonderful sponsor is CASual Fridays Stamps. A random winner of a $25.00 gift voucher will be

selected from those who go for the twist on their creation.

TaeEun of Rainbow In November is Guest Designer for this challenge. Her work is incredible. Treat yourself to a visit to TaeEun's Blog. You can't help but be inspired.

I wanted to twist. As I was looking for some inspiration, I came upon THIS post by Jennifer McGuire. I decided to use her design, but instead of die cutting the sentiment panels, I masked them to achieve the one layer effect. The result was a happy accident. 

I masked the areas where the sentiments would be stamped, inked CAS-ual Friday's Full On Floral background stamp with VersaMark, and heat embossed with white EP. I wanted to cover the entire card front with the floral background, so I stamped again and applied three Brusho colors. I loved the way the color turned out, but I was concerned about the line on the right side that was created when I stamped the second time. Then when I lifted the masking paper, I saw that some of the watercolor had seeped under the mask. At first I was frustrated with these two "mistakes", but after stamping the sentiments (Casual Fridays Woot Woot - retired) and adding the sequins, I ended up being quite pleased with my wonky creation.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog, and be inspired by the awesome Design Team creations. See where your creativity takes you, link up and play with us at Time Out!

I am also playing at:

Simply Irresistable Challenge - Emboss Resist Technique

AAA Cards Game #92 - Resist Technique

ATCAS - CHEERS

The Flower Challange - Anything Goes

Virginia's Blog Party - Share Your Summer Creations

Happy Little Stampers June Watercolor Challenge

Anything Goes with optional twist of Mask