Celebrate The Joys Of Christmas

Time Out Challenges has a whole new look and we are so excited to present it to you today with the start of Challenge #122. It's a Home Sweet Home Challenge where we present a photo inspiration to start your creative juices flowing. The photo is GORGEOUS and full of options from which to be inspired!

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Mughda of Craftomania. Mughda is passionate about crafting and incorporates quilling and other crafts into her wonderful cards. Please take a look at her blog. You are sure to be inspired!

Our sponsor is Altenew. 

A $20.00 gift voucher will be given to the challenge winner.

Here is a close up picture of the inspiration:

To make my card, I concentrated on those awesome red pillows. I die cut the SSS Alicia Snowflake in white glitter paper, inlaid it on red card stock and finished it off with an silver-embossed sentiment from Altenew's Build  Flower: Poinsettia on a black stitched banner.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations of the Design Team. Join us in the gallery for a chance to win.

I am also playing at :

Freshly Made Sketches #362

The Holly And Ivy Christmas Challenge #40 - Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps and More - Holiday

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up #47

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #4 - Anything Goes

Hugs

Creative With Stamps Challenge #32 is up and running with the theme of FEATHER.

For my card, I used the largest feather image from Papertrey Ink's Feather Finery set. I stamped it in 3 fall shades using my MISTI. After stamping with color, I stamped again with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with clear EP. I heat embossed again with the detail stamp that goes with the feather using gold EP.  It's hard to see that detail in the picture, but it does add depth and interest. I used matte gold cardstock to die cut, stack and inlay the word "hugs" (die from STAMPlorations), added a few sequins, distressed the edges and attached that panel to my card base. 

Challenge Sponsor is MHK Designs. 

Challenge winner will receive their choice of 3 MHKDesigns.

Please head on over to the Creative With Stamps Blog, check out what the Design Team has come up with to inspire you, and play along with us.

Happy crafting!

Merry

The October Challenge is up and running at Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge. The theme is Anything Goes, and the twist is: ribbon. For my card, I stamped and heat embossed all of the snowflakes from Happy Little Stampers Let It Snow on kraft paper. I die cut the word "merry" using a die from Concord and 9th and added SU ribbon from my stash. 

Please head over the to Happy Little Stampers September Christmas Challenge and see what the Design Team Has created for your inspiration. Play with us for a chance to win a $20 coupon to spend at the Happy Little Stampers Shop! Check out all the details HERE. If you use stamps by Happy Little Stampers, and you are chosen as the Random Winner, your prize will be doubled!

I'm also playing at:

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up #46 - Anything Goes with optional theme of "Gear Up For Winter".

The Merry Christmas Challenge Sep 15 to  Oct 14 - Anything Christmas

Hello!

When I saw the AAA Cards Challenge #109 today, I was immediately drawn to it. The challenge is to  use die cuts ONLY, and of course keep it CAS. I immediately got my thinking cap on. I just got this new die from Concord & 9th and I decided it had everything I needed. I then looked for a color scheme inspiration, found the Just Us Girls Color Week challenge #428, and decided to go with it. It needed a little more umph, so I added the Hero Arts 12 Point Stars Infinity die behind the main image/die. I like the way that it affects the whole composition of the card.

I am also playing at:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Add A Die Cut

Addicted To Stamps And More #279 - CAS

Dahlia Happy Birthday

Time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #102 is a Home Sweet Home Challenge - a photo inspiration with a homey twist. I focused on the color scheme using gold and copper metallic inks along with black and dry embossing. The "happy" is die cut from copper metallic glitter paper, popped up on three layers of black, and inlaid into the stamped panel. I debated on whether to use gold or copper for the sentiment, but on the advice of my favorite in-house card critic (my 18 year old son, Greg), I went with the copper. It was very hard to capture the copper embossing on the little black banner in the photo, but it really looks great IRL.

The challenge runs from February 1 to February 14. Head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog for all the details and to check out the awesome cards that the DT created for your inspiration. Guest designing with us for this challenge is the awesome and talented Trina of My Crafting Closet. Trina is a wonderful designer with a mad coloring and ink blending skills. Visit her blog, her work is sure to delight and inspire you.

Our sponsor is STAMPlorations. A winner will be drawn at random to receive a $15 gift voucher to spend at the STAMPlorations store.

See where the inspiration photo takes you, take some Time Out to create, and join us in the gallery. I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Paper~Neenah Solar White 110#, Antique metallic gold cardstock from Hero Arts Monthly Kit December 2016, American Crafts Glitter Paper Pad, Gina K Pure Luxury Black Onyx.

Ink~Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz and Celestial Copper, Versafine Onyx Black, VersaMark.

Stamps and Dies~Concord and 9th Turnabout Dahlia stamp and die and Happy Card Frame Dies, PTI Wet Paint stamps and dies, Winnie and Walter The Big The Bold and The Happy stamps.

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Goes

Autumn Wishes

Time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #90 is up and running with a theme of autumn with the optional twist of speed stamping. Get the details HERE.

Happy Little Stampers is the challenge sponsor. The winner will be chosen at random from those entrants who twist, and will receive a $15 gift voucher to the Happy Little Stampers Store.

Elaine of Craft-E-Place is Guest Designer for this challenge. Elaine is such a talented artist - you will love a visit to her blog!

I dry embossed a piece of watercolor paper and then sprayed it with some autumn colors. Then I sprayed it with glimmer mist for some shine and put it aside to dry. I did some more die cutting and embossing and put this card together in 8 minutes and 5 seconds (not counting the drying time). I am really pleased with the way it turned out. 

So please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog, see the awesome inspiration that the Design Team has created, and leave them some love. Think Autumn, and try your hand at a quick make and link up your creation in the gallery for a chance to win. Have fun!

I am also playing at:

Simon Says Stamp - Add A Sentiment

Just Us Girls #406 - Shine

Shiny gold "autumn" die cut, and over all shine on embossed panel.

Masked Poinsettias

The May Christmas Challenge is up at Happy Little Stampers, and this time the "twist" is masking. I did the twist, and here is what I came up with. I masked the panel on the left on Bristol Paper, embossed the (Happy Little Stampers) poinsettia  images with white EP and colored them with Zigs. "Merry" is die cut, stacked and inlaid. I really love the way this one turned out.

Do go over to the Happy Little Stampers May Christmas Challenge, check out the wonderful DT creations for some inspiration. Stay on top of your Christmas card-making by entering your Christmas creation, with or without the twist, in the HLS May Christmas gallery. 

Challenge winner will receive a $15.00 credit for the Happy Little Stampers Store.

I am also playing at:

CAS Watercolor Challenge
Poinsettias

The Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge
Bottom horizontal row-Pink, Leaves and Flower

Creative With Stamps Challenge #14
Poinsettias

Supplies Used

Stamps - Happy Little Stampers Christmas Joy, Winnie & Walter The Big, The Bold and the Merry

Ink - VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black 

Paper - Strathmore Bristol, Gina K. Pure Luxury Black

Accessories - MISTI. Winnie & Walter The Big, The Bold and the Merry Dies. Ranger Multi Medium Matte Glue, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, Zig Watercolor Brush

Congratulations, Tim!

I made this card for a very special young man - the son of a dear friend who graduated from the  University of Scranton in 2014. This is a (very) belated graduation/congrats on your new job card. LOL. At the time, my boys also had a graduation and I never got around to making a card for Tim. He is the rare young adult male who appreciates my cards, so I love to make them for his special occasions.  He has been searching for a job in his field for 2 years, and he finally just landed a great job in his field, at a great company. I finally set to work on a congratulations card for him.  Better late than never! I LOVE the way it turned out.

I sprinkled Brushos on some heavy watercolor paper, then I sprayed it with Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist. I then embossed fireworks from The Ton's Pyrotechnics set in silver with gold detail. The Paper Smooches sentiment is die cut and inlaid. The entire top panel is popped up on white fun foam. 

I am linking this card to the following challenges:

Challenge # 109 Create Your Own Background

TAKE A LEAP INTO THE UNKNOWN

Touchy Feely 

Add some texture to your creations!

Thanks for coming by. Have a great day!