You're So Cool!

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #240 is a theme challenge where we are challenged to be "sportive". I must say, that I had never heard of this word before, and so I had to Google to find a definition. It's a little hard to read on our badge, so here it is:

spor·tive¹

adjective

1. 1.

   playful; lighthearted.

   "Sir John was in sportive mood"

   Similar:

   playful

   lively

   full of fun

   fun-loving

   high-spirited

   spirited

   in high spirits

   jolly

   merry

   lighthearted

   blithe

   gleeful

   frisky

   exuberant

   perky

   skittish

   sprightly

   coltish

   jaunty

   prankish

   frolicking

   romping

   capering

   full of beans

   frolicky

   frolicsome

   gamesome

   blithesome

   frolic

   wanton

   ludic

   Opposite:

   solemn

   staid
2. 2.

   relating to, interested in, or good at sport.

   "Britain's architectural and sportive heritage"

This offers us a lot of creative opportunity!

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs. Winner will receive a $25 store credit and an invitation to Guest Design with Time Out for a future challenge.

We are joined by Carol McFarland of Saw it. Had to Make It. Carol is a very talented maker with such a great eye for color and design. I love Carol's work and am always inspired by it. Please treat yourself to a stroll through her blog and you will surely be inspired too!

I used Newton's Summer Treats stamps & Dies for my card. Newton is so playful, lively and spirited in whatever Newton does. I gave Newton a popsicle theme, but honestly, it's a bit too busy for my liking. I think the pop would have popped if I used a color for the background. Blue perhaps? I ran out of time so I went with it... Maybe I will make it again.

Please head 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!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Newton's Nook Newton's Summer Treats stamps & dies Concord & 9th Bags & Tags SSS Dot Scallop Border Die MFT Sunny Skies Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar White 80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Daffodil Delight Carta Bella Beach Days 6x6 paper Pad
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers Tumbled Glass DO Ink
Embellishments	Newton's Nook Twine
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger Stencil 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 SU Dimensionals

I'm also playing at:

Make My Monday #202 - Summer Theme

Inkspirational #291 -  Seasonal

The Four Seasons Challenge - AG Summer

Never Before Used Schtuff #51

Newton's Summer Treats Stamps & Dies, SSS Dot Scallop Border Die, C9 Bags & Tags Dies

Pineapple Thanks

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #239 is a photo inspiration challenge - photo above. I thought long and hard about this one, and in the end, I zeroed in on that copper pineapple on the top shelf of this cart. I embossed mine with copper EP, die cut it and placed it on pineapple patterned paper. My sentiment is hot foiled in silver, which "mirrors" the top shelf of the cart. For my layout, I used the FMS Sketch that closed on 5/22, but I loved the sketch so I used it even though I could not enter this card in that challenge.

We are generously sponsored by Picket Fence Studios. Winner will receive a $25 store credit (which must be used within 90 days of the winners post). 

We are so excited to welcome Joyce Merhrberg, our former teammate and winner of Time Out #236 as Guest Designer for this challenge. Joyce is such a talented card artist with a largely CAS style. She especially loves cityscapes, dogs, books and scenes. Take a stroll through her blog or Instagram and be prepared to be inspired!

Please head 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:

Krafty Chicks #665 - All Occasions

Allsorts Week 729 - Absolutely Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	SugarPea Designs Pineapple Paradise Stamps & Die Pinkfresh Studio Fancy Script Words Hot Foil Plate & Die
Cardstock	80 lb. Neenah Solar White Cardstock SU Soft Suede Carta Bella Beach Day 6x6 Paper Pad
Ink	VersaMark
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Scrapbook.com Smart Craft Glue Ranger Copper Embossing Powder Polka Dot Ribbon - unknown source Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper SSS 3D Foam Squares WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool

Color Hues Happy Birthday

I love these colors and am so happy I had a little time to play in my craft room today. I smooshed 3 orange Distress Oxide inks on to a piece of watercolor paper, then sprayed it with Color Shine. When dry, I die cut it with Concord & 9th's Potpourri Die. I cut it a second time from SU Basic Gray and glued the two together slightly askew. I glued the die cuts to  Basic Gray card base and added a foiled, die cut sentiment from my snippet box. To finish I glued some bling from Gina K and my card was complete.

I'm also playing at:

Inkspirational #290

Inspired by top left shades of orange and gray

Double D Challenge - Flowers

Triple B May Challenge

Blooms

Little Read Wagon #706 - Flora or Fauna

Flora

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Concord & 9th Potpourri Dies Pinkfresh Studio Fancy Script Words Hot Foil Plate & Die
Cardstock	SU Basic Gray Neenah Solar White 80 lb. Cardstock Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock
Ink	Carved Pumpkin, Dried Marigold and Wild Honey DO Inks Heidi Swapp Peach Color Shine
Embellishments	Gina K Angel Aura Rhinestones
Other	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 SSS 3D Foam Squares

Believe In Yourself

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #238 is an Inspired By Words challenge where the words are "Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends."

We are generously sponsored by Varada Sharma. We will have 2 winners - one chosen by the Design Team, and one chosen at random. Winners will receive a $15.00 store credit to shop at Varada's store.

This time we welcome Greta Hess of GG Creations, and winner of Time Out #235, as our Guest Designer. Greta really captured the essence of our quote so beautifully. Do take a stroll through Greta's blog and treat yourself to some wonderful inspiration.

I used Varada's 12 Point Mandala image, and Copic colored it in rainbow colors. The sentiment is from a stamp set that was a collaboration between Hero Arts and Honey bee called You Are Amazing. I thought it went perfectly with the quote. I heat embossed it in gold (though it looks black in the picture), gave it a black mat, mounted that on a white card base, and my card was complete.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Varada Sharma 12 point Mandala Background Hero Arts & Honey Bee You Are Amazing
Cardstock	Neenah Solar White 80 lb. cardstock Neenah Solar White 110 lb. cardstock Recollections 110 lb. Black cardstock
Ink	VersaMark Copic markers
Embellishments
Other	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 Sookwang 1" scor-Tape WOW! Dual Speed Heat Tool Silly Winks sticky back foam sheets Wink Of Stella Gold Embossing Powder

Please head 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:

Colorful Options - Rainbow-Inspired

Color My Heart Color Dare #547 - Rainbow Colors

Inspiration Station #49 - Photo Inspiration

My card is inspired by the rainbow colors in the photo.

Hope Your Birthday Is A Splash!

 

I have been very busy trying to get my stash weeded, inventoried and cataloged. I have not been creating very much as I am trying to get this enormous project behind me, but today I was checking out my favorite challenges. I just had to drop everything and play at Just Us Girls where the current challenge is to CASE one of the designers. ALL of the cards are fabulous, but when I saw Carol Mc's card, I knew right where I had to go. 

This is Carol's card. I absolutely LOVE it!

I was inspired by her multicultural women on floats in fashionable bathing suits and hats. What a fabulous take on Time Out's Fashionable Challenge too! I used Avery Elle's Splash stamps and dies to float my women friends on their donut tubes in a lovely pool with water compliments of MFT's Perfect Pool Water Stencil. I used Pretty Pink Posh's Grid Stencil to create a patio around the pool. I had a blast making this, and I just love the way Carol inspired me with her creation.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Avery Elle Splash stamps & dies Photoplay A2 Round Rectangle dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb Neenah PTI Soft Stone
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic Markers VersaMark PTI Soft Stone
Embellishments	Little Things Raindrops by Lucy's Cards
Other	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 WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Pretty Pink Posh Grid Stencil MFT Perfect Pool Water Stencil

I'm also playing at:

 Seize The Birthday #260 (no twist)

The Paper Players #638 - Tic Tac Toe

Bottom left to top right - sparkle (on donut floats), die cuts, dry embossing

Allsorts Challenge #726 - One For The Girls

Too Glam To Give A Damn

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #237 challenges us to be FASHIONABLE. Think clothing, design, color trends - even food fashion. Let your imagination run free!

We are generously sponsored by AALL & Create.

Challenge Winner will receive a $20.00 store credit and an invitation to Guest Design with the Time Out Design Team for a future challenge.

We welcome Arlene Rose of Sunday Stamper Papercrafts and Winner of Time Out #234 as our Guest Designer for this challenge. Arlene is a very talented crafter with a style that is often CAS. She has awesome coloring skills. Please visit her blog for some great inspiration. She would welcome your comments on her creations!

I stepped waaaaaay out of my comfort zone on this one when I decided to go with a mixed media creation to showcase AALL & Create's Fashionable Miss Dee. She just cracks me up and was the perfect image for our challenge. I used powdered inks, stencils, Lunar Paste and white ink to create my gel print background. I die cut and foam mounted the background on 110lb cardstock. I stamped, colored and popped up Miss Dee and the sentiment, and my card was complete.

Please head 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!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	AALL & Create Miss Dee Waffle Flower A2 Layers Dies Pretty Pink Posh Wonky Stitched Rectangles
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 90lb. Neenah Cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black VersaFine Onyx Black VersaMark Brushos & Ken Oliver Color Burst inks Inkon3 Atelier Shark Tooth White ~ Artist Grade Fusion Ink
Embellishments	Recollections Gold Pearl Stickers Ranger Ink Simon Hurley Silver Lining
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool WOW Heat Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" Waffle Flower 1/16" Foam Strips WOW Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool A Colorful Life Designs Groovy Flowers Stencil AALL & Create Stencil Bursts #13 UNIMEIX Ink Blending Brush Gel Press 5x7 Gel Printing Plate

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #661 - All Occasions

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make Your Mark

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

The Dream Factory - Miami Vice and/or Freaky Friday

Masculine and/or Feminine

Read. Relax. Repeat.

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. Challenge #236 is a Theme Challenge in celebration of World Book Day. The enjoyment of reading books is celebrated on World Book Day on April 23 in over 100 countries, and  on the first Thursday in March in the UK. It’s a day to celebrate the privilege of being able to read, so head to the library or curl up on the couch and just be a bookworm!

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook. Challenge Winner will receive a $25.00 store credit and an invitation to Guest Design with the Time Out Design Team for a future challenge.

We welcome Trina Pham as our Guest Designer. Trina's work is so inspiring. Do yourself a favor and head over to her blog and have a look. You are sure to be inspired!

I rarely use stickers in my card making, but this New ton was the inspiration for the design of my card. As I thought about how to use it, I got the idea to mimic the background of the sticker sheet. I inked the SSS Falling Hearts stencil and some colored card stock to get that effect. To give the background some texture, I stamped the card base with VersaMark and heat embossed it using the Hero Arts Book Stacks Background Stamp and my card was complete.

Please head 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!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Hero Arts Book Stacks Background Stamp Altenew Rounded Rectangles Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Pale Plum, Gina K. Turquoise Sea
Ink	PTI Plum Pudding, VersaMark
Embellishments	Newton's Nook Books Sticker
Other	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" 3M foam tape WOW Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool SSS Falling Hearts Stencil

I'm also playing at:

Little Red Wagon #700 - Layers

Make My Monday #198 - Frame It!

A Is For Adorable - Anything Cute

April Stencil Fun Optional Twist Patterns