Thank You

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! With Time Out Challenge #163, we are challenged by the words "Let us be grateful to the people that make us happy. They are the gardeners who make our souls blossom."

We are generously sponsored by STAMPlorations.

Challenge winner will receive a $25 and will be asked to be the Guest Designer for a future challenge.

Our Guest Designer is the wildly talented Trina Pfam of Phamtastic Designs. Trina's work is truly fantastic. Please do yourself a favor and visit her blog for some awesome inspiration!

My card is very much inspired by THIS card created by Michele Ferguson. She makes me buy all kinds of things like that wonderful Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag die that I used for my card. I smooshed several Distress Oxide inks on to Bristol Paper, then stamped images from STAMPlorations Beautiful You set. I die cut the inked and stamped area with the tag die, and added the sentiment and the ribbon. I mounted the tag on textured card stock, then on to a black card base.

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

I'm also playing at:

STAMPlorations Anything Goes Challenge

Watercooler Wednesday WWC274 - AG With a Feminine Twist

Global Design Project #243 - Floral

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Favorite Technique

Smooshing

Krafty Chicks Challenge #510 - Stamp Act

Use any stamp you have on your project.

{PIN}spirational Challenge #264 - Photo Challenge

Darnell's Never-Before-Used-Schtuff Challenge #15

Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag Die and STAMPlorations Beautiful You Stamps

Love You To Pieces

It's that time of year when love is in the air! I recently participated in a teacher auction at the school in which I work. Teachers were asked to come up with something for parents to bid on as part of a fundraiser. I offered a card making class which was won by a mom of a crafty seventh grade girl. She and four of her friends got to make 3 cards designed by yours truly. I did the class today. The prep was sooooooo much work, but the girls loved it. This is one of the three. It was inspired by THIS card by my teammate at Time Out, Lisa Kind.

We used Funky Fossils Designs Four Hearts Stencil and Simon Says Stamp Hey Love stamps to create this valentine. This one is going to my husband.

I'm playing at:

The Card Concept #128

I took my inspiration for my clean and layered card  from the black/white/red/kraft color scheme, hearts and stripes.

The Male Room #129 - Heart You

Die Cut Divas - Hearts and Flowers

Always Fun Challenges #149 - Love/Valentine Day

Fusion - Valentine

PINspirational #257

Bwahaha!

Well, this is the most layered card I have made in ages, but I love it. My style has become so much more on the CAS side of things, but the current
Inspired By Table Runner Challenge

and THIS card by Her Royal Craftiness, Michele Ferguson, inspired me to take out my stash of Halloween papers and go to town. I used a variety of dies from Reverse Confetti, Lawn Fawn, Sizzix and Poppy Stamps to create this fun card. I love the inspiration! 

I'm also playing at:

Poppy Stamps PSC#61 - Enchanted

Always Fun Challenge #134 - Halloween

{PIN}spirational Challenge #250

Daring Cardmakers - Make It Spooky

Shopping Our Stash #407 - Halloween

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Fall/Autumn Colors