Gratitude

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Time for a new challenge at Time Out. The theme for Challenge 118 is Home Sweet Home: A photo inspiration challenge with a homey twist!  

You have until September 26th at 5:00 PM BST to enter.

Our sponsor is Poppy Stamps. Challenge winner gets a $20.00 gift voucher. Poppy Stamps Design Team is joining us for this challenge. You can see the projects created by their designers HERE.

Our Guest Designer is Angie. Angie is such a wonderful, talented crafter. Her work is sure to inspire you so please visit her blog and get a wonderful dose of inspiration.

For my card, I die cut a background that I had made with Distress Oxide inks with Poppy Stamps Floral Stem Collage die. I paired it with some linen textured green paper, and mounted the die cut panel on vanilla cardstock. The sentiment is an old wood mounted rubber stamp from Hero Arts.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I can't wait to see how you are inspired as you post your card in the gallery!

I am also playing at:

Fusion Citrus Challenge - Colors in the photo.

Muse 282

City Crafter Challenge Blog #429 - Fall Colors

CAS On Friday #141 - Flowers

The Flower Challenge #24 - Anything Goes

Aloha Emily!

This is the back of my grand niece Emily in this adorable bathing suit (Land's End) last summer. The minute I saw it, I saw a card. It only took me a year to actually make, but I was inspired by the current CCCB challenge to finally do it. I can't wait to send it to her!

City Crafter Challenge Blog #421 - Pineapples

To create my card, I used Reverse Confetti's Big Stripes Cover Plate and Sugar Pea Designs Pineapple Paradise stamps.

I'm also playing at:

ATSAM #301 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use A Die Or Punch

Lucky

ATCAS Challenge #131, hosted by Jaydee, has begun.
The Code Word is Luck/Lucky.

Challenge Sponsor is:

Winner will receive a $20 voucher to spend at the Happy Little Stampers Store.

Guest Designer for this challenge is Wendy R. of Cartai. Wendy is a wonderful designer with a crisp, clean style. Give yourself a treat and take a stroll through her blog. You'll be so glad you did.

Are you feeling lucky today? Take a look at the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team on the ATCAS Challenge Blog, then create a luck/lucky themed card. Link it up in the gallery and try your luck at winning a prize from the Happy Little Stampers Store.

I'm also playing at:

CAS-UAL Fridays #194

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters - CAS

City Crafter Challenge #401 - Die Cuts

Love How You Brighten My Day

Time Out Challenge #104 is up and running. 

Our Guest Designer is Marieke. Marieke is an incredibly talented papercraft artist, and her coloring is absolutely magical. Please  treat yourself to a stroll through her blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Poppystamps. Challenge winner will receive a $20 gift voucher to spend at the Poppystamps Store which is a delight to visit and is packed with top quality goodies-take a look here. The Time Out Design Team has created some awesome inspiration for you. Head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and check it out. Play with us for a chance to win!

I went with a BOLD LOVE die cut (Poppystamps Sentiments Of Love stamps and Little Halo Love die) and a CAS design. It goes with the Time Out theme, and also the CAS theme of the new Poppystamps Challenge for March.

On this first of every month, a new challenge with a central theme is introduced  on the Poppy Stamps blog. The March theme is "Clean And Simple". You can get all the details HERE. If you have some Poppystamps Products, make a CAS card, and link up to their challenge for a chance to win more prizes.

I'm also playing at:

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - CAS

City Crafter Challenge #401 -Die Cuts

Believe

This card was born of items from my new Christmas stash, some experimenting with watercolor backgrounds and my new Kuretake Pearl and Starry paints, and a wonderful combination of challenges for inspiration.

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts Holiday Florals Bold Prints Cling, SSS Believe.
Accessories: SSS Believe dies, SSS Rose Gold Embossing Powder, PTI Banner Die, Kuretake Gansai Tambi Pearl & Starry Water Colors, Fun Foam.
Paper: PTI Limeade Ice, Tim Holtz Destress Watercolor Cardstock, DCWV Foiled Cardstock.  
Ink: VersaMark.

I'm Playing at:

City Crafter Challenge #390 - I Believe In Santa Claus!

WWC147 - Anything Goes

Muse: Christmas Visions #90 - Anything Goes

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Jingle Belles - Baby It's Gold (Or Silver Or Copper) Outside

CAS(E) this sketch #249

Christmas Card Throwdown #23 - Pick A Previous Challenge From 2012 or 2013

I chose CCCT23 - February 2012 Colors: Red, Green & Gold

I Can Smell Autumn

It's Thanksgiving weekend here in the US. It is by far my most favorite holiday - all about gratitude and sharing and taking time out to breathe and enjoy. I'm sneaking in with one more autumn themed card before the onslaught of "all Christmas all the time". I did a watercolor wash with autumn colors, added some splatters and stamped this wonderful image from Stampendous Pen Patterned Leaves embossed in gold. The sentiment is from So Suzy. I love the way it turned out.

I'm playing at:

City Crafter Challenge Week 389

Cards In Envy - It's Only Paper

Make Waves

I simply can not get enough of this mermaid tail from Julie Ebersole's Mermaid's Tail set from Ellen Hutson... I don't think I have ever used a single stamp more than I have used this one! This time I embossed the tail in gold on the card base, and die cut the top panel placing the aperture over the embossed tail.  I had used the stencil for another card. Afterwards, I left the distress inks on the stencil, sprayed it with water, and pressed it to a panel of watercolor paper. I love the soft, "foamy" effect. This card was made for a friend who needs a lot of support and encouragement right now. I just love the sentiments included in this set, and I thought these that I stamped on the inside were just perfect.

I'm playing at:

Inkspirational #141

City Crafter Challenge #375 - No Flowers

CAS-ual Fridays #180 - Friendship