A Kazillion Thanks

Time Out Challenge 190 begins today, It is a photo challenge with the inspiration being the very cool photo below.

Here's a closeup:

I love those bright stripes and the juxtaposition of the plants in the picture. I feel like I have seen this place in Jamaica or Mexico. I'm imagining beyond this little building is blue Caribbean water. Maybe some cerveza inside??

Our uber-talented and incredibly witty Guest Designer for this challenge is Cornelia Wenokor of Stempel Spas. Cornelia's work is always fabulous and often makes me crack up right out loud. Please treat yourself to a visit to her blog for some awesome inspiration and a few giggles. You will be so glad you did.

The challenge runs from Thursday, June 17th to Wednesday, June 30th. Our wonderful sponsor is Uniko Stamps. Challenge winner will receive one in-stock stamp set of their choice.

To create my card, I used the Water Color Stripes stencil from A Colorful Life Designs with a variety of inks to mimic the stripes. The flower pot is from Altenew's Be Strong stamps and dies. It was stamped, colored with Copics and die cut, the greenery is from Pinkfresh Studio Curvy Leaves standalone die set. I adhered the pot and leaves to a Spellbinders Hemstitched Circle die, backed it with a circle cut from terracotta colored card stock, popped it up and placed it on the card front. To complete my card, I die cut one of the sentiments from CZ Design Gratitude Reverse Sentiment Strips with Pink and Main Sentiment Strips, and popped it up with foam tape.

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

I'm also playing at:

Watercooler Wednesday #318 - All about Occasions

May Peace Fill Your Soul

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! Time Out Challenge #166 - We challenge you to be PEACEFUL.

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs. The challenge winner will receive a $25.00 store credit to spend in the Newton's Nook store.

Our Guest Designer is Sue of Sentimentally Sue, a wonderful designer whose creations are always so wonderful, fresh and creative. Treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for some awesome inspiration.

Now on to my card - nothing brings me more peace than the sea. I love to sit on the beach and watch the waves crashing and listen to the sounds of the sea's song to sooth my soul. It brings me joy and peace and happiness like nothing else. So for this challenge prompt, I chose to use this gorgeous WAVE layering stamp set from The Ton. I stamped the layers in three shades of blue on watercolor paper. I added a sentiment from PTI's Peaceful Garden, heat embossed it, popped it up and adhered it. I mounted the wave panel on SU Night Of Navy card stock, and my card was complete.

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

I am also playing at:

Double D Challenges - Let's Go To The Beach

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Ink It Up!

Moving Along With The Times #120 - At The Beach

You Are Kind

I created this card for CAS(E) This Sketch #377.

Using another Quarantine purchase from Pinkfresh Studio and some old friends from my stash, I stamped and colored the wonderful images from Lush Greenery and colored them with many shades of green, blue-green and yellow-green Copic markers. I die cut the panel with a Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Two die. The sentiment is also from the same set - half of it stamped and die cut with Pink and Main Sentiment Strip Dies, and the other half die cut and adhered with adhesive. I love the way it turned out.

I am also playing at:

NBUS #15 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Lush Greenery stamps 

You Are Full Of Magic

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS. Our Code Word for ATCAS Challenge #183 is SILHOUETTE. Vicki is our hostess!

We have a wonderful Guest Designer with us for this challenge - Jane Taylor of Purplejet Loves Crafts. Jane is a very talented and prolific paper crafter. Her style is largely CAS, and her designs are amazing. She dabbles in all sorts of other crafts as well. Treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for a real treat.

I am thrilled with this card that I made for a dear friend who is always comforted by Mary Poppins when she needs a lift. God knows, we all need a lift these days from all that is happening in this world and on so many levels.

To create my card, I stamped the moon with all three images from Altenew's To The Moon with PTI Soft Stone and Altenew Evening Gray and Morning Frost inks. I then die cut it with the smaller circle die from the matching die set. I die cut the black panel with the moon die and inlaid the die cut moon. I used a sponge dauber to create the halo effect of the moon with Picket Fence Distress ink. I then stenciled Mary Poppins from JB Cookie Cutters with VersaFine Black Onyx ink. I mixed some glitter powder with embossing paste and applied it to the card base using Tim Holtz's Speckles Stencil. Finally, I stamped a sentiment from Gray Muse's You Grow Girl and die cut it with a Pink and Main Sentiment Strip die and popped it up. I adhered fun foam to the balck panel and then adhered that panel to a while Neeneh Solar White 110# card base.

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful inspiration pieces the Design Team has created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for a future challenge. Happy crafting!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

I am also playing at:

Darnell's NBUS Challenge #13

All stamps and Mary Poppins stencil are all new to me, and never before used "schtuff".

Addicted To Stamps And More #386 - Anything Goes

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Create a Scene

Lucky To Have Each Other

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is Scribbles, Drips and/or Splats. 

To create my card, I used a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor card stock, wetting the bottom right corner generously. I sprinkled it with Brushos and moved the color around a bit by blowing on it. I die cut the heart from Neenah Solar White 80# card stock using Sizzix Scribbles and Splat die set. I added a sentiment from SSS, and die cut it with a die from Pink and Main Sentiment Strip Dies. I also splattered a bit of gold Heidi Swap metallic spray in the bottom right quadrant.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and for a chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog. Good Luck!

I'm also playing at:

Inkspirational #211 - Paint Splatters

Addicted To Stamps And More #386 - Anything Goes

Love You

I love this photo inspiration at Inspired By...  Spring Is Here Challenge. I came up with a design that I really loved for this challenge with some quite old and some some new supplies. The wreath was a wood mounted rubber stamp that I removed from the wood block. Using my MISTI, colored it with SU markers using light and dark pinks and greens (ancient and still fabulous) about a third of the image at a time, and stamped. I used the matching die to cut out the wreath. I stenciled the stripes, and added the sentiment. I just love the way it turned out.

Here are the supplies that I used:

Memory Box Mercer Rose Wreath wood mounted rubber stamp

Memory Box Mercer Rose Wreath craft die

Stampin' Up markers applied direct to stamp

SSS Tiny Words Encouragement stamps

Pink and Main Sentiment Strip Die

SSS Diagonal Stripe stencil

PTI Soft Stone Ink

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

I'm also playing at:

The Flower Challenge #43 - Spring/Autumn

Little Red Wagon #544 - Mix 'Em Up

I used supplies from 6 different companies.

Always Fun #158 - Clean And Simple

Team You

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS. Our Code Word for ATCAS Challenge #183 is ANIMAL. Jaydee is our hostess!

For my card, I stamped this adorable image from Picket Fence Studios' Stand In The Sunshine, colored it with Copics and die cut it with the matching dies. I stenciled a small area of the card base with Tim Holtz's Woodgrain stencil using Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink, and placed the die cut on top of it popping it up with foam tape. The sentiment from SSS CZ Design Simple Sentiments 02 is heat embossed, die cut with a Pink & Main Sentiment Strip die, and popped up with foam tape.  

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful inspiration pieces the Design Team has created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for a future challenge. Happy crafting!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

I'm also playing at:

Perfectly CAS - Die Cuts

Alphabet Challenge - A is for Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas - All About Animals

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Kids Cards

Addicted To Stamps And More #384 - Clean & Simple

Love

Happy New Year!!!! What better a way to start a new year and a new decade than with a new challenge at Time Out!! Time Out Challenge #152 is a photo inspiration challenge that is full of LOVE. And how appropriate because what the world (desperately) needs now is love, sweet love...

Our sponsor is Funky Fossils Designs. Challenge winner will receive a £15 gift code (British Sterling) to use at the Funky Fossils Shop.

I went for a pretty literal interpretation here as I so often do with photo inspirations... I foiled one of the hearts from Funky Fossils Four Hearts stencil with Deco Foil Pink Melon foil. It looks black in my photo, but it is a lovely shade of pink IRL. I used Tim Holtz's Bricked layered stencil with Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Ink for the background. My LOVE banner was made with Thin Fish Tail banner dies from Pink and Main, Cole's ABC dies from Lawn Fawn and some baker's twine.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and see what our marvelous DT has created to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Die Cut Divas - New Things

My new Pink and Main Fish Tail Banner Dies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New

My new Pink and Main Fish Tail Banner Dies