With Brave Wings

Time Out #196 begins today, We are challenged to be BRAVE. The challenge runs from Thursday, September 9th  to September 22nd.

We are generously sponsored by Funky Fossil Designs.

Challenge winner will receive £15 gift voucher and will also be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

Our guest designer for this challenge is Rahmat Gouse of Cards And Cooking Corner. Rahmat is also the winner of Time Out Challenge #193. Rahmat is an incredibly talented card artist. Please visit her blog and soak up the inspiration you are sure to experience.

For my card, I started with a gel plate background that I created a while ago. I used Funky Fossil She is Fierce stamp set with heat embossing and Copic coloring. Her wings are made from a stamp and die from Stampendous with some ink blending with PTI inks. I love the way this turned out, though is is quite a departure from my style of late. 

 

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

I Was A Mermaid

This card is a CASE of Kristina Werner's Mermaid card in THIS Video. I used completely different products than Kristina did, but I mimicked her design and coloring of the mermaid tail. I do think this sentiment is perfect for me because I believe it to be true. LOL.

Supplies:

Stamps~Inner Mermaid by Julie Ebersole, Sentiment by Impression Obsession.

Ink~VersaFine Onyx Black; VersaMark.

Accessories~PTI White Filigree Detail Embossing Powder; Wow Under The Sea Embossing Glitter; Nuvo Ocean Sparkle Embossing Powder; Stampendous Kaleidoscope Sparkly Embossing Powder;  Picket Fence Mermaid Scales Stencil; Ranger Round Ink Blending Tool; Purple Tape, Embossing Buddy; Fun Foam Sheets; Pinkfresh Studio Stitched Banner Dies.

I'm playing at:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Ocean Or Beachy

Double D Challenges - Let's Go To The Beach

Moving Along With The Times #120 - At The Beach

Your Friendship

Time Out Challenge #132 is up and running. This time it's a Home Sweet Home Challenge with the picture on the badge above as the inspiration. Our challenge is sponsored by Altenew. A random winner will be chosen to receive a $20.00 gift voucher to the Altenew Store. Awesome!

Our wonderful Guest Designer is Bobby of Bits and Pieces Designs. Bobby's work is absolutely wonderful.  Please treat yourself to a stroll through her blog. You will surely be delighted!

When I looked at the photo, I zeroed in on the two butterfly prints and decided to mimic one of them using Pen Pattern Butterflies Cling Stamp Set by Stampendous. I chose a  sentiment with a friendship theme (Altenew Best Buds set), and I began to think about this butterfly symbolizing me, and the missing one symbolizing the recipient of this card. That is a little out there, but it is what I was thinking. Then I thought that maybe it just looks like a butterfly gone wrong, but I did put a lot of thought into the significance of this creation. LOL.  

Please head over to the Time Out Challenges Blog to see what Bobby and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. Play with us to share your creation, and to have a chance to win a prize from Altenew. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I'm also playing at:

ATSAM #334 - CAS

SSS - Anything Goes

I Can Smell Autumn

It's Thanksgiving weekend here in the US. It is by far my most favorite holiday - all about gratitude and sharing and taking time out to breathe and enjoy. I'm sneaking in with one more autumn themed card before the onslaught of "all Christmas all the time". I did a watercolor wash with autumn colors, added some splatters and stamped this wonderful image from Stampendous Pen Patterned Leaves embossed in gold. The sentiment is from So Suzy. I love the way it turned out.

I'm playing at:

City Crafter Challenge Week 389

Cards In Envy - It's Only Paper

A Happy Hello

Time for a new challenge at Time Out Challenges! This time the theme is "Home Sweet Home" - photo inspiration with a homey twist! 

Here is the inspiration photo for Time Out #85:

There are so many wonderful things focus on in this photo, but that beautiful hummingbird caught my immediate attention. I also incorporated many of the colors in the photo. I love all things tropical.

Ashwini is our Guest Designer for this challenge.

Happy Little Stampers are our sponsors with $15 gift voucher for the winner.

Come play with us! The Design Team has come up with some wonderful inspiration to get you started. Check out their projects, and then create something of your own to link up to the gallery and play for a chance to win.