Thinkin' of You

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! Time Out Challenge #160 is a photo inspiration. What an awesome photo with so much to take from to create awesome projects.

We are generously sponsored by Uniko. Challenge winner will receive an in stock stamp set of their choice. Our Guest Designer is Ana. Ana's designs are so wonderful. Please take a stroll through her blog. You are sure to be inspired by her work. 

To create my card, I used 2 PTI sets that I have had in my stash for many years - On My Couch and On My Couch Additions. I created a little scene with an embossed frame that is totally inspired quite literally by the photo. It was so fun to put together.

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

I'm also playing at:

 Addicted To Stamps And More #386 - Anything Goes

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Create a Scene

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

New Digs

I needed a card for a dear friend's daughter who just moved into her first "grown up" apartment (after  college). I ran across THIS card which was one of the Inkspirational Top Picks for their Chair Photo  Challenge #209. I CASE'd it with a few changes like using a black card base, greenery in the vase, wonky stitched border. Copic coloring and sentiment, but I kept the arrangement the same. Thank you Sky, for the inspiration.

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

You Are Killin' It

Think of bokeh, airbrushed backgrounds, etc

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is Out Of Focus. Think of bokeh, airbrushed backgrounds, etc.

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is our February winner - Helen of Helen's Craft Haven. Helen has a wonderful, eclectic card making style. She has made 2 fantastic cards to kick off our "Out Of Focus" challenge. Please head over to her blog and leave her some love.

For my card, I stamped an image from Stampin Up that is long retired - Extreme Guitar - over a background stenciled with Altenew's Warp Speed Stencil. The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti Oh My Goodness set.

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:

AAA# 162 - Made In Minutes

Using optional twist of a stencil

Little Red Wagon #544 - Mix 'Em Up

Used products from Stampin' Up, Altenew, Reverse Confetti and Avery Elle Wonky Stitches die.

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Kids Cards

Addicted To Stamps And More - Clean & Simple #384

Eat Sleep Read

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! The theme for Time Out Challenge #159 is an Inspired By Words Challenge - "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need". 

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook. Challenge winner will receive a $25.00 credit toward purchases at the Newton's Nook store.

Here are the supplies I used for my card:

Cat In Bookshelf Digital Stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs

Book Lovers Digital Stamp Set Graciellie Designs

Tim Holtz Bricked Layering Stencil

MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags

Copic Markers

PTI Soft Stone Die Ink

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

Bunny Family 4

I used Oh Bunny stamps and dies to make a family Easter card this year as I had some time to do It. I love the images in this set. The funny thing is that my twin sons are way taller than me and one is a little taller than my very tall husband. The scale is a little off, but you get the picture... LOL. I also used Paper Smooches Botanicals 3 stamps and dies, Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangle Stackable dies, and MFT Fishtail Flags Die-namics. I made and mailed a bunch of these to send Easter smiles from a distance.

I'm playing at:

Watercooler Wednesday #266 - All About Occasions

Fusion - Gnomes

Inspire. Create #066 - Easter

Inspire Create

Global Design Project #235 Spring / Easter