Time Out: Thanks for Everything

I'm back for a reminder post for the current challenge over at Time Out!  The challenge is a theme challenge to be use embellishments on your card.  I also love a touch of twine and a few gems here and there so I immediately new what I'd add to the card.

Our sponsor is Birch Press Designs and I've used this fabulous Stitched Maple Circle Frame die that they sent to me.  It is a lot of fun.. I used the middle maple leaf but could use it for some many other things.  Be sure to pop on over to their blog to take a look at all of their fabulous stamping goodies!

And be sure to pop on over to Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win some amazing goodies!  And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer Andrea for gorgeous inspiration as well!  You will be sure to love her CAS designs!

Time Out: Happy Birthday to You

I'm back for a reminder post for the current challenge over at Time Out!  The challenge is a theme challenge to be inspired by the gorgeous inspiration photo above. At first I was going to go for the butterfly inspiration but I quickly changed to the stripes and flowers (a definite go to for me). I made two cards with the same theme:  which one do you like better?

Our sponsor is Altenew - they have the most incredible multi-layer stamps.   Be sure to pop on over to their blog to take a look at the inspiration their design team has using their gorgeous stamps.

We'd love to see how you are inspired by the photo.  Come on over to  Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win some Altenew goodies!  And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer Bobby for gorgeous inspiration as well!  I have been a long time fan of Bobby and you will love her gorgeous CAS designs!  So happy to have you designing with us Bobby!

Time Out: Happy Birthday!

It's a really exciting challenge over at Time Out as it is our 5th birthday!  Sandie and Nonni have done an amazing job keeping the challenge fresh and inspiring for the past five years!  I'm so thankful to be part of the team for the entire time.  So of course our challenge is to a birthday challenge!

Our sponsor is Stamplorations and Sherry has been so so generous to offer a $50 gift certificate to the winner!

We'd love for you to join us in our birthday celebrations!  Be sure to pop on over to Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win some amazing goodies!  And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer Kara for gorgeous inspiration as well!

Time Out: Happy Birthday

I'm back for a reminder post for the current challenge over at Time Out!  Our challenge is a word challenge: Unique! I love the Catherine Pooler stamps we got for our challenge - I love sentiments so (Simply Stated Set) very much so I used the sentiment for my card along with repeating the flower - I thought it was fun to have one unique colored flower.

As I mentioned earlier, our sponsor is Catherine Pooler who has amazing stamps, inks and dies. You won't be disappointed having a shopping trip there!

And be sure to pop on over to Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win some Catherine Pooler goodies!  And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer Elizabeth for gorgeous inspiration as well!

Time Out: Birthday Wishes

I'm back the current challenge over at Time Out!  Our challenge is a word challenge: Unique.   I love the Catherine Pooler stamps we got for our challenge...so many fabulous sentiments. I used both CP Stamps (Spot on Stamp Set) and CP inks.  The inks are so vibrant and fabulous.  

As I mentioned earlier, our sponsor is Catherine Pooler who has amazing stamps, inks and dies. You won't be disappointed having a shopping trip there!

And be sure to pop on over to Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win some Catherine Pooler goodies!  And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer Elizabeth for gorgeous inspiration as well!

Time Out: Celebrate

I'm back for a reminder post for the current challenge over at Time Out!  The challenge is a theme challenge to be retro!  I had this fun shimmery paper which is really hard to see (it is the red background).  Paired with a fun die background I thought this made a fun retro card!

Our sponsor is the fabulous Funky Fossil Designs.   Sarah has absolutely stunning stencils and gorgeous cards to inspire you. Be sure to take a look.

And be sure to pop on over to Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win three incredible stencils form Funky Fossil!  And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer xx for gorgeous inspiration as well!

Time Out: Happy Birthday

I'm back for the new challenge over at Time Out!  The challenge is a theme challenge to be retro.  My dear cousin, Sandie, sent me this fabulous stencil from Funky Fossil:  Arrowhead so it was absolutely perfect to play along. I never seem to have enough birthday cards (get ready to see a lot over the next several challenges) and I decided to ink up this stencil for a retro feeling guy's birthday card.  

As I mentioned, our sponsor is the fabulous Funky Fossil Designs.   Sarah has absolutely stunning stencils and gorgeous cards to inspire you. Be sure to take a look.

And be sure to pop on over to Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win three incredible stencils from Funky Fossil - thank you, thank you, thank you Sarah for being so generous!  You can check out her Etsy store here.

And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer Esther for gorgeous inspiration as well!

Time Out: You're My Person

I'm back for a reminder post for the current challenge over at Time Out!  Just in time for Valentine's Day we have this fun inspiration photo for you to play along with!  I loved that cake and I hard the perfect dies to be inspired by it for the challenge. This card is most definitely going to my hubby.

Our sponsor is Stamplorations - be sure to pop on over to take a look at Sherry's amazing collection of stamps!

And be sure to pop on over to Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win some amazing goodies!  And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer Conil for gorgeous inspiration as well!

Time Out: Throw Your Hands in the Air

Happy Friday Eve!  I'm back for a reminder post for the current challenge over at Time Out!  I loved the fabulous sentiment and I think you can tell how I was inspired for the challenge!

Our sponsor is CAS-ual Friday Stamps.  I love Michele's stamps - and she has a ton of gorgeous inspiration for you. Be sure to pop on over!

And be sure to pop on over to Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win some fabulous CAS-ual Fridays goodies!  And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer Claire's blog for gorgeous inspiration as well!  You'll be sure to love her whimsical style!

Time Out: Endless Love

Happy new year my friends!  I'm back for a reminder post for the first challenge of the year over at Time Out!  The challenge is a theme challenge to be loving!  A perfect time to make a card for my hubby!

Our sponsor is Birch Press designs and if you have not seen their amazing dies, be sure to pop on over to their blog to take a look!  They are incredible.

And be sure to pop on over to Time Out to play along with us and gain the change to win some of Birch Presses amazing goodies!  And be sure to pop on over to our guest designer Jane's blog for gorgeous inspiration as well!

Time Out: Celebrate

Happy Thursday my friends!  I'm back with a reminder post over at Time Out!  We're relaxing after a fabulous time with lots of family celebrating Christmas!  And this challenge prompt is absolutely perfect for this time of year: Celebrating with family & friends.

Our challenge sponsor is the awesome Stamplorations. There are so many gorgeous sentiments and stamps for sale. Be sure to pop on over and take a look!  

I also wanted to share the negative I made of the card above.  Had to get some birthday cards in my stash so this was the perfect card to play along!

Be sure to come on over to Time Out and play along with us - we'd love to see your creations and for you to have a chance to win the goodies from Stamplorations!

Time Out: Joy

Welcome back to the reminder post about the challenge over at Time Out!  At the end of September I went on a crafty retreat and cased this gorgeous card from my dear friend, Laurie. I thought it was the perfect card to play along with for this challenge.

Our sponsor for this fabulous challenge is Uniko. Bev has so many gorgeous stamps...be sure to pop over and take a look at her shop.

Our guest designer is the oh so talented Chrissie!  We're so happy to have her playing along with us! I hope that you have time to come play along with us at Time Out!

Time Out: Joy to the World

Welcome back to a new challenge over at Time Out!  I'm in all out Christmas card production over here so this challenge is perfect for me!  I love the theme of Joyful for the current challenge and we hope you are inspired to play along!

Our sponsor for this fabulous challenge is Uniko. Bev has so many gorgeous stamps...be sure to pop over and take a look at her fabulous shop.

Our guest designer is the oh so talented Chrissie!  We're so happy to have her playing along with us! 

I hope that you have time to come play along with us at Time Out!

Time Out: You are Incredible

Happy Thursday! It's time for the reminder post over at Time Out.   I am having fun playing along with gorgeous new stamps from Erin Lee Creative. I was lucky enough to try these when I was at my stamping away weekend and now they are on sale so I've been able to use them again!

This is the challenge where we have an optional 'one layer twist'. If you use this twist you have a chance of winning a $20 certificate from our wonderful sponsor Happy Little Stampers.

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Joanna. Please be sure to stop by and check out her gorgeous work.

Pop on over to Time Out to play along with us!

Time Out: Merry Christmas

Welcome back to our reminder post for our current challenge over at Time Out!  Be sure to pop on over to the Time Out blog and take a look. It looks amazing!

Our sponsor for this gorgeous inspiration photo is Altenew. I was able to borrow this stamp set while I was at a crafty retreat a few weeks ago. Loved getting to use it and made several of these cards for my Christmas card stash!

I hope that you have time to come play along with us at Time Out!

Time Out: Merry Christmas

Welcome back to our current challenge over at Time Out!  We have a new look at Time Out  and it looks amazing!  Clean, crisp design with a pop of dazzle!  Be sure to pop on over to the Time Out blog and take a look. It looks amazing!

Our sponsor for this gorgeous inspiration photo is Altenew. They have so many gorgeous stamp sets to choose from!  Be sure to pop over and take a look.

I hope that you have time to come play along with us at Time Out and check out our amazing guest designer Mughda. You will absolutely adore her cards!

Time Out: Gratitude

Welcome back for another challenge at Time Out!  We have another fabulous sponsor for this challenge: Stamplorations.  For those of you know me, you know how much I love sentiment stamps and Stamplorations has fabulous sentiment stamps.  For this card, I used the Stamplorations set Gratitude is the Blossom.

We hope you are inspired to play along with us at Time Out!   And to win a fabulous prize from Stamplorations!

Time Out: Thanks a Bunch

Welcome back for another challenge at Time Out!  We have another fabulous sponsor for this challenge: Stamplorations.  For those of you know me, you know how much I love sentiment stamps and Stamplorations has fabulous sentiment stamps.  For this card, I used the Stamplorations set Big Greetings.  

We hope you are inspired to play along with us at Time Out!   And to win a fabulous prize from Stamplorations!

Time Out: Merry Christmas

Welcome back for another challenge at Time Out!  We have an amazing sponsor for this challenge:  Winnie & Walter.  I'm so lucky that I have met W&W's fabulous owner, Shea, twice and have been able to stamp right next to her twice. She is a gem and oh so generous!  She let us all purchase stamps for this challenge and I picked up the In the Word:  Merry stamps and coordinating dies.

I picked up on the theme of colourful by adding small pops of color to my white on white card.

We hope you are inspired to play along with us at Time Out!   And to win a fabulous prize from Winnie & Walter!

Time Out: Merry Christmas

Welcome back for another challenge at Time Out!  We have an amazing sponsor for this challenge:  Winnie & Walter.  I'm so lucky that I have met W&W's fabulous owner, Shea, twice and have been able to stamp right next to her twice. She is a gem and oh so generous!  She let us all purchase stamps for this challenge and I picked up the In the Word:  Merry stamps and coordinating dies.

I picked up on the theme of colourful using all different shades of pink for my card.  I made about 20 of these as I really need to get going on my Christmas cards.

We hope you are inspired to play along with us at Time Out!   And to win a fabulous prize from Winnie & Walter!