Aloha

 

It's Moodboard Week at Just Us Girls. We are hosted by Vicki and joined by Colleen Begley, our Guest Designer for the month of April. 

The photo in the center of the moodboard called to me as did the Trinity Stamps Island Oasis die which I have owned for quite some time and never used (NBUS). I ink blended the sky, placed the die cut panel atop of it then stamped a couple of seagull silhouettes in flight. I white heat embossed the sentiment and placed that panel on to a rainbow themed piece of Honey bee patterned paper. I attached that panel to a white card base.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Colleen 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	Trinity Stamps Island Oasis Die SugarPea Designs Pineapple Paradise Hero Arts MMH Kit June 2018
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Essentials By Ellen Ebony Black 100# Cover Cardstock Honey Bee Stamps Team Tie Die Cardstock
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Distress Oxide - Fossilized Amber, Abandoned Coral, Saltwater Taffy, Tumbled Glass VersaMark
Embellishments
Other	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" White Fun Foam

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Krafty Chicks #712 - CAS

Let The Magic Happen

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. It's a very special Photo Inspiration in which Sarah Gray, owner of Funky Fossil Designs, is both our sponsor and our muse for this "CASE The Designer" challenge. Sarah is a former Design Team Member of Time Out, and we are thrilled that she agreed to create an inspiration piece for our players to CASE.

If the word "CASE" is nor familiar to you, it means "copy and share everything". When you CASE someone's card, you have the designer's permission to be heavily inspired and influenced by their card... However the idea is not to completely recreate the card but to be inspired by it. 

Here's a closer look of the card Sarah has made for us to CASE. You could for example CASE the layout of the card, be inspired by of the theme of Sarah's card, use her colors or similar style or images... Many possibilities! 

Our wonderful sponsor is Sarah's own company,  Funky Fossil Designs.   They're generously offering a £25.00 store credit.

We are joined by Carol McFarland of Saw it. Had to Make It., and winner of Time Out #253 as Guest Designer. Please do yourself a favor and visit Carol's blog. She is a fabulous designer and you are sure to be inspired!

I used Funky Fossil image and sentiments for me card. I swiped a few distress ink pads in the colors from Sarah's card, onto the large splatter circle from Inkylicious and sprayed water on it. I stamped the amber color around the edges, then pressed it to the white cardstock. I then stamped the image of the woman and the sentiments and heat embossed them with clear EP. I mounted the white panel on black cardstock and my card was complete.

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

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Funky Fossil Designs She Is Fierce & Musings Inkylicious Splatter Circle
Cardstock	110 lb. Neenah Solar Crest Neenah Solar Cres 80 lb. Recollections 110 lb. Black Cardstock
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Various Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments
Other	WOW Clear Embossing Powder WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool 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"

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Krafty Chicks #701 - Stamps

Happy Birthday, James!

 

Time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. It's Anythig Goes Stencil week. I CASEd myself with this one. I recently made an A2 card for an 8 year old which you can see HERE. I loved it so much, that I made it again, changing it to a slimline design and using a different sentiment that I heat embossed with silver EP. This one was made for my 13 year old nephew who is such a wonderful kid. I will put some cash inside and he will be thrilled because he is learning about investing, and that is what he will do with his gift. That just makes me smile. Me? I would spend it immediately on craft supplies!

Please head on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see what our fabulous Guest Designer, Stef Perry, and the rest of the Design Team have made to spark your creativity. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps, Dies, Stencils, Embossing Folders	Winnie & Walter Avery Elle Neat & Tangled Pinkfresh Studio
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Night of Navy Mirror Cardstock
Ink	Memento Lindon Fog VersaMark Various Blue Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments
Other	SU Silver 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-3/4" Waffle Flower 1/16" Foam Strips

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Stencil Fun January Challenge

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Winter Blues

Snow Beautiful

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out, and this time around, it is an Inspired By Words challenge. Our inspiration is a haiku poem by Matsuo Basho, one of the most famous Zen poets of Japan, who alerts us to the neglected beauty and interest of everyday life. The poem is entitled Winter Solitude.

Winter solitude -

In a world of one colour

the sound of the wind.

Matsuo Basho

We are generously sponsored by Stamp Simply. The Stamp Simply Store is one stop shop for beautiful papers, ribbon, stamps, embellishments and supplies enabling you to simply create cards, altered items and scrapbook pages. Challenge winner as chosen by our Design Team will win a $25.00 store credit and an offer to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

For my card, I used Stamp Simply Snowflake Blessings Border Strip clear stamp set. I embossed the border with silver embossing powder on navy cardstock. I popped the border strip on to White Lava Holographic Cardstock that had been dry embossed with Simon Says Stamp Snowflake Visions embossing folder. I die cut the smallest of Pinkfresh Folk Edge Circles from Soft Sky cardstock, stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set, popped it up on the card front, and my card was complete.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and see what Fran and the Design Team have come up with to inspire you. I am excited to see how the poem is interpreted. Please remember that in order to be considered for the win, linking to other challenges is limited to 5 including ours. Our challenge rules are listed on the sidebar of the challenge blog. I hope to see you in the gallery!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Stamp Simply Snowflake Blessings Border Strip Pinkfresh Studio Folk Edge Circles
Cardstock	110# Neenah Solar Crest SU Night Of Navy and Soft Sky Your Paper Insider White Lava Holographic Cardstock
Ink	VersaMark VersaFine Majestic Blue
Embellishments
Other	Ranger Silver 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 Bearly Art Precision Glue Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" 3M foam tape SU Dimensionals

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Sparkle And/Or Shine

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Sparkle & Shine

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Icy Cold

Sparkly Christmas

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. For Challenge #253, we challenge you to be SPARKLY. This is our final challenge of 2023. We will be taking the rest of December off, then we will return with a new challenge on January 4th, 2024. Wishing you a beautiful holiday season, however you celebrate it, and a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

I used my new Gina K. Holiday Tapestry stamp set to create my card. I love everything about this beautiful and versatile set. Christmas and Hanukkah sentiments are included.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Gina K Designs Holiday Tapestry
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Night of Navy
Ink	VersaMark
Embellishments	A Colorful Life Designs Flat Sequins
Other	Ranger Queen's Gold Embossing Powder Brutus Monroe Alabaster Sparkling Embossing Powder  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 WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool

I'm also playing at:

The Flower Challenge #87 - Use Gold

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #583 - Navy, White & Gold

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #81 - AG Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Winter Blues

Happiness Is A Walk On The Beach

As I was perusing the challenge blogs, I saw this one from As You See It, and decided to play.

As You See It #301 - Swift Seashells, is a speed stamping challenge with the theme of seashells. Create your project in under 10 minutes. I also wanted to participate in Color Throwdown #748 where the colors are red, blue and brown.

Color Throwdown #748

My card is very simple with a white heat embossed image of a row of seashells on Kraft cardstock, with a sentiment that has a sandy font stamped in blue, and some red and white twine around the top tied in a bow. It was done in 8 minutes and 27 seconds.

I'm also playing at:

AAA Cards #242 - Everything Beach

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Chocolate Baroque - Seaside Dreams Gina K - Ocean Minded
Cardstock	Gina K Base Weight Kraft
Ink	VersaMark Versafine Majestic Blue
Embellishments	Twine - source unknown
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool

Read. Relax. Repeat.

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #236 is a Theme Challenge in celebration of World Book Day. The enjoyment of reading books is celebrated on World Book Day on April 23 in over 100 countries, and  on the first Thursday in March in the UK. It’s a day to celebrate the privilege of being able to read, so head to the library or curl up on the couch and just be a bookworm!

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook. Challenge Winner will receive a $25.00 store credit and an invitation to Guest Design with the Time Out Design Team for a future challenge.

We welcome Trina Pham as our Guest Designer. Trina's work is so inspiring. Do yourself a favor and head over to her blog and have a look. You are sure to be inspired!

I rarely use stickers in my card making, but this New ton was the inspiration for the design of my card. As I thought about how to use it, I got the idea to mimic the background of the sticker sheet. I inked the SSS Falling Hearts stencil and some colored card stock to get that effect. To give the background some texture, I stamped the card base with VersaMark and heat embossed it using the Hero Arts Book Stacks Background Stamp and my card was complete.

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	Hero Arts Book Stacks Background Stamp Altenew Rounded Rectangles Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Pale Plum, Gina K. Turquoise Sea
Ink	PTI Plum Pudding, VersaMark
Embellishments	Newton's Nook Books Sticker
Other	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" 3M foam tape WOW Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool SSS Falling Hearts Stencil

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Little Red Wagon #700 - Layers

Make My Monday #198 - Frame It!

A Is For Adorable - Anything Cute

April Stencil Fun Optional Twist Patterns

Poinsettia Thank You

 

Time Out #204 begins today, We are challenged to create a project with the theme of "New". So much room for interpretation there. Since it is New Year's Eve that is certainly an option, but there are so many other places to take it.

The challenge runs from Thursday, December 30th to Wednesday, January 12th. We are generously sponsored by Uniko.

Challenge winner as chosen by our Design Team will receive an in-stock stamp set of their choice from the Uniko store. In addition, our winner will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

With this last challenge of 2021 and "new" as the inspiration, we introduce and welcome our two new design team members. We are so happy to have Nancy and Aarthi join our team.

Also joining us for this challenge, we have the incredibly talented Chrissie Stokes of Simply one of a Kind. Chrissie was our Winner of Challenge #201. She is the co-founder of Less Is More Clean and simple challenge, and the Queen of Clean and Simple card making. Treat yourself to a stroll through Chrissie's blog and you will be sure to get your creative juices flowing!

My card is all about new crafting goodies from 4 different sources. Altenew's Perfect Poinsettias 3D embossing folder, Waffle Flower's Layered Poinsettia Die, Nordic Frames Die from The Greetery and sentiment from SSS CZ Designs All The Thanks stamps and dies.

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!

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Double D Challenges - Lots of White

NBUS #33

ModSquad Challenge - What's New?

Your Kindness Is Contagious

It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.

Today's festivities are in celebration of World Kindness Day, which takes place on November 13th. The challenge runs from October 15th - October 25th.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. To create my card, I used WPlus9's Kind Soul stamps. I stamped my image and heat embossed it with clear EP. Then I blended Fossilized Amber, Seedless Preserves and Spiced Marmalade distress Oxide Inks over the card front, then spattered it with water, then with gold Color Shine. The sentiment stamps and die cuts are from Honey Bee Stamps Kindness sets. I die cut the word kindness four times with white card stock, stacked them and added a layer of gold. The rest of the words are stamped and heat embossed with gold EP.

I used flowers, embossing and shimmer from the inspo list. 

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Jaydee

Diane Evans

Joanne James

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Krafty Chicks Challenge #583 - All Occasions

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

We're Here For You

 

Time Out #198 begins today, We are challenged to create something to acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness Month and making a friendship or encouragement card with an optional twist of pink. The challenge runs from Thursday, October 7th to October 20th.

We are generously sponsored by CASual Fridays Stamps.

A $25.00 gift voucher will be given to a randomly drawn winner. Challenge winner as designated by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

To create my card, I used a white 110# card base. I popped up a gel print panel that was die cut with Spellbinders Rectangular Hemstitch Dies on which I stamped and heat embossed the Hope Ribbon from CASual Fridays along with a sentiment from the same set. I placed a tiny punched heart and old SU punch in in the middles of the ribbon image. That was it. Sadly, I have several people I can send this to at the moment. I am a survivor myself, and I can't tell you how much hope filled cards meant to me when I was sick.

 

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 #580 - Stamp Act

4-Seasons Challenge #49 - Think Pink