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 It's Time for a new challenge at Time Out. This time, we are inspired by the words: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

To me, this quote speaks of not wasting time with regret. If you didn't do it before, it's never too late to do it now. With Inspired By Words challenges, you can interpret the quote, or choose words or images for inspiration like "tree" or "plant"... it's up to you. The canvas is yours. 

We are generously sponsored by Varada Sharma. There will be 2 challenge winners - one drawn at random, and one chosen by the Time Out Design Team. Each will get a $15.00 gift voucher to spend at Varada Sharma's store. Our winner chosen by the Design Team will also be invited to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

We welcome Jennifer K Elliot of LIVE.CRAFT.REPEAT and kraftercises on Instagram as our Guest Designer. Jennifer is a very talented crafter who uses lots of critters in her designs, has fab coloring skills, and loves to play challenges. Click the links above to visit her blog or Instagram. You are sure to be inspired!

Our quote immediately brought the wonderful tree image from the March 2021 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit to mind. I had not yet inked it up (shame on me), so it was a carpe diem opportunity. I thought the sentiment (from the same kit) worked perfectly with the words.

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

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Hero Arts MMH March 2021 Stamps & Dies Pinkfresh Studio Essentials Stitched Scallop Rectangle Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Gina K Pure Luxury heavy base weight card stock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger Stencils My Favorite Things Drifts & Hills Stencil Blending brushes 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-1/8" 3M foam tape

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #679 - Anything Goes

NBUS #53

My Time To Craft #515 - Use Die Cuts

The Sisterhood of Crafters #515 - Make A Scene

Best of the Best

Time Out #197 begins today, We are challenged to be inspired by the words above. The challenge runs from Thursday, September 23rd to October 5th.

We are generously sponsored by Altenew.

Challenge winner will receive $20.00 gift voucher and will also be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

For my card, I stenciled my favorite flower with The Crafter's Workshop Mini Joyful Sunflower with Distress Oxide inks and die cut the stenciled panel with Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangle Dies. I added a sentiment from Thank You For Being A Friend from Essentials By Ellen embossed in white on black card stock and die cut with a Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Die and my card was complete. 

 

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:

The Card Concept #160 - Sunny Sunflowers

Inspired by the sunflowers in a clean and graphic style.

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Stencils

NBUS Challenge #30

My never used sunflower stencil from TCW.

Krafty Chicks #578 - All Occasions

Welcome Little One!

 

Less Is More Challenge #438 begins today with a Baby theme.

Hannelie Bester of Desert Diva, extremely talented paper crafter and our January winner, has joined us as Guest Designer. Treat yourself to a stroll for some incredible inspiration. You are sure to be delighted.

When contemplating a design for baby creation, the Hanging Out stamp set from Papertrey Ink immediately came to mind. I reached deep into my stash, pulled this one out, stamped it and heat embossed it with clear EP.  I die cut the stamped panel with a Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangle, attached it to my card base, and my card was complete.

 

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what Hannelie and the Design Team have 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:

Watercooler Wednesday #310 - All About Occasions

Krafty Chicks #549 - Stamp Act

Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes

Friends Like Us

 

The theme over at Inspired By Challenge is "Heart Your Cat-titude". I love these cat-themed images from Waffle Flower's Flora Cat Play stamp set. When I saw this challenge, I pulled out the stamp set and my Zigs and voila! Is that little mouse the cutest?

I'm also playing at:

The Paper Players #530

I flipped the sketch.

ATCAS - Animal

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes

Thank You For The Beautiful Ways You Touch My Life

 

Time Out Challenge #182 begins today. It is our 7th Birthday celebration! Can you believe it?? Our challenge runs from Thursday, Feb 25, 2021 to March 10, 2021. Our wonderful sponsor is STAMPlorations. Challenge winner will receive a $40.00 gift voucher for the STAMPlorations store.

Our Guest Designer this week is Karen of Random Reflections. Karen is a crafter and photographer and her work is very colorful and often in a CAS style. Treat yourself to a visit to her wonderful blog, and show her some love. You will be full of inspiration after your visit.

To create my card, I used the Shower of Flutters ARTplorations Stencil and applied Distress Oxide ink all around it. I spattered the panel with Heidi Swapp's Gold Color Shine. I then added the sentiment from STAMPlorations Beautiful You stamp set. I die cut the inked panel with Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangle Dies and mounted it on a black card base. Although the sentiment is not a birthday one, it reflects how meaningful it is to me to belong to this design team, and especially to thank Sandie Munro for inviting me to join years ago. She quickly became a very dear friend, and for so many reasons, I am so pleased and proud to be a part of this design team.

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

I'm also playing at:

Watercooler Wednesday #310 - All about Occasions

Krafty Chicks Challenge #548 - All Occasions

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge

Aloha

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! Time Out Challenge #168 is an inspiration photo, and it is right up my alley! See the enlarged pic below for all of the wonderful details to choose from.

We are generously sponsored by Uniko, a wonderful partner and supporter of Time Out. Our Guest Designer is Enna, winner of Time Out Challenge #164. Enna is an incredibly talented card artist with mad coloring skills. Check her out on Instagram for some major inspiration!

The surfboard really caught my eye in the photo. I pulled out a dear old friend from my stash - Verve's Relax stamp set (2008). I used 2 of the 5 surf board images from the set to create a pattern for my background, colored them with Copics, and added a coat of Glossy Accents to make them shine. I then stamped, colored and fussy cut the wave and palm tree, mounted them on a rectangle along with the sentiment, and my card was complete.

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

I'm also playing at:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Summer Memories 

Arty Divas #28 - Anything Goes

Retro Rubber #141 - Anything Goes

Verve stamp set, circa 2008

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Masculine

Stamping Sensations - Masculine

Thanks

There's a beach theme over at Moving Along With The Times. I love to play with that theme whenever I can!

To make my card, I used Funky Fossils SeaShells Stencil and Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Inks. I added some water droplets. The sentiment is die cut with a die from SSS Summer Greetings.

Moving Along With The Times #120 - At The Beach

The Card Concept #138 - Summer Fun

My inspiration was the overall theme and the shells around the candle.

Little Red Wagon #556 - Summer Fun

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Stenciling

Make My Monday #125 - Use Stencils

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