TIME OUT CHALLENGE #237 Fashionable

 Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge. This week we challenge you to be FASHIONABLE!

I used some wonderful stamps from The Ton Stamps and Kaiserkraft Designer Paper to create my 'Fashionable' card. I did a bit of Paper-piecing with the books to add more definition and inked the edges of all the paper. 

The white paper has a lace embossed pattern which adds even more glamour!

This winner of our challenge will win a $20 credit from our generous sponsor - AALL Creates and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

You can see more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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THE CARD CONCEPT #194 Spring Banquet

 It's time for another challenge at The Card concept. The theme is Spring Banquet and I'm sure the beautiful  photo will spark your creativity, or if not, you can make a card using the colours or just whatever the theme means  to you.

As you can see, I was inspired by the picture and the colours to make a fairly CAS Mixed Media Card. 

I masked off the edges and the centre strip of a white panel and stamped background in white ink and when dry, I sponged the coloured ink.  Then I stamped the nest and sentiment. 

From memory, I think the background stamp is from Prima, but it is in my mixed media box at my other house. (I must remember to record the detail when I make cards!!!).

The nest stamp is from Wplus9 and the sentiment from Hero Arts. 

The dies are oldies from a Papertrey Ink kit. 

Remember, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point for inspiration. Will it be the colours, the overall theme, the texture, the actual items and/or something else that will inspire your card? 

I hope you'll visit The Card Concept Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team has created and will be inspired to play along in the challenge with us. 

Choose a design style (or combine styles), create a card, and in your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge.

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Watercolour Flower Background

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I'm sharing another card for The Flower Challenge, which is all about background stamping. I used a Penny Black Cling Stamp again. 

I used a mix of Distress Ink and Distress Markers and lots of water to stamp and blend. When dry, I die-cut the background and inked the edges. I added some splatter with yummy Windsor Newton Gold ink.

To finish, I stamped the sentiment and matted the panel with Aubergine coloured card and and a white card base. 

Stamps: Penny Black At Grace; Clearly Besotted Simply Quilled

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Spots & Stripes

 Hi there Crafty Fiends! I've just returned from a fun weekend away with a 'When I'm 64' party which was lot's of fun, so I haven't been crafting, but here is an oldie which fits the bill for the theme at Inkspirational Challenge. 

This is an Artsy take on the theme. I used a stencil for the stripes, but with the monoprint method using Karin Markers and spritzing with water. Then I stamped the flower and fussy-cut. I painted a swatch of wash on the white card and then subtly stamped some tiny spots, a leaf and some script. When dry I stamped the sentiment and black outline leaves. 

The Flower stamp is from Gina K and I think the sentiment is from Altenew. 

I'm also sharing at...

optional theme - Patterns

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Altenew Water-colouring Book

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I was very lucky to win an Altenew Watercoloring Book last year and I've been enjoying playing with it when I don't feel like stamping or thinking about card design, but simply colouring.  

I used Altenew Artist Watercolor paints. 

I was very inspired by Joy's beautiful photo of a red rose, so I'm sharing my card over at the Altenew Inspiration Challenge. 

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Playing with Stencils

Hi there Crafty Friends. Last week while wascat our Beach House I was feeling very relaxed and inspired and made lots of cards. These are some of the cards I made using Stencils.

I used Altenew Hill Blossom Stencil & Die set and Altenew One-Go Birthday Greetings for this CAS card. I didn't even add a splatter! 

Here is another card using the same supplies plus Altenew Versatile Vases. 

I used yellow glitter pen for the stamen and it looks great IRL, but doesn't show up too well in the photo. The colours were inspired by CAS Colours & Sketches, but sadly I missed the deadline. 

Next up are a couple of cards using Altenew Blooming Flower Bed Stencil Set (3 in 1) and Altenew One-Go Birthday Greetings.

I also used a new to me die - Altenew Fancy Enjoy  and on the second card I added some texture with the Altenew Organic Linen Embossing Folder. The arch die is from The Greetery. 

My last card uses a Stamplorations stencil and then I stamped over that with  Kaisercraft Background Script and Delicata Gold Ink.

The Rectangle die is from The Greetery and the sentiment die is from Spellbinders. 

I'm sharing my 3rd card at the following challenges:-

So what do you think? I hope you can see how versatile Stencils can be and that I may have inspired you. 

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Floral Bouquet & Colour Challenge

 Hello there Crafty Friends. This is my second post today. See my Penny Black Saturday challenge post here.  

Now I have a couple of floral cards to share. Firstly inspired by Pinkfresh Studio Challenge ...

I stamped the image on watercolour paper and coloured with Karin Markers blended with water. 

I used an old favourite Memory Box die for the background.

Stamps: Pinkfresh Studio Floral Vase 

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio Floral Vase; Memory Box Pietra Tiles

I'm sharing my card at the following challenges:-

Next up I have a card inspired by the colours at Global Design Project...

I used one of my favourite Stampin up bundle set and various inks, plus Nuvo Shimmer powder. 

Stamps: SU Artistically Inked

Dies:SU Artistically Inked; SSS sentient; The Greetery Frame

I'm sharing at the following challenges:-

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PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE REMINDER APR'23

 It's the thirdSaturday of the month, so I'm here to remind you about this month's  Penny Black Saturday Challenge! 

Our theme is always Anything Goes or if you prefer the optional twist is to make a 'FUNNY' card.

I remembered I had some sentiment stamps that are quite funny, so I made 2 masculine cards ...

I used a Penny Black 'Enlightened' Background Stamp  and PB 'Birthday Love' for this card and various shades of green ink. 

This time I used patterned paper and a stamped background from my stash and a sentiment from the same set as above. 

If you'd like to be considered for a guest designer spot for a future challenge, please add 'GDT' after your name on the link-up...and remember to check back to see if you've been chosen!

 You can see more inspiration from our talented  DT at our blog. I hope you are inspired and have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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Time Out Challenge #236 World Book Day

 Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we are celebrating World Book Day. 

My card utilises a stamp set I was gifted by my friend Jenny, who was de-stashing. This seems like the perfect time to use it!

I used paper from Kaisercraft and Uniquely Creative 'Read Past your Bed-time' to create this cozy paper-pieced scene. 

This winner of our challenge will win a $25 credit from our generous sponsor - Newton's Nook and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

You can see more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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The Card Concept #193A/B New Arrival or Busy Bee

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for the second challenge challenge of the month at The Card Concept,  which means we post 2 photos and you can choose which photo you prefer, or you could create two separate cards, one for each photo! 

I love both photos, but I've made his and hers baby cards as I will be needing them soon. 

I used a discontinued stamp set from Uniquely Creative for both cards. I also used old stash of patterned paper and chipboard letters. 

I used a beautiful Embossing Folder from Spellbinders for this card

I was inspired by the cute animals to create Clean & Layered Cards

Remember, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point for inspiration. Will it be the colours, the overall theme, the texture, the actual items and/or something else that will inspire your card? 

I hope you'll visit The Card Concept Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team has created and will be inspired to play along in the challenge with us. 

Choose a design style (or combine styles), create a card, and in your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge :-)

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Colour Brief - Kraft & Peach (and white)

 Hi there Crafty Friends.  I was inspired to play along with Color Hues Challenge, because I felt it really was a challenge to get this combination just right. I decided to avoid black to make the card softer. I tried several versions and this was my favourite result...

I haven't used this stamp for ages! I stamped the image 3 times - Antique Linen and brown sugar embossing powder on white, white on Kraft card and White on patterned (peach) paper. I did a bit of fussy cutting and layered the 3 stamped images on a Kraft card base. To finish I stamped the sentiment and splattered some peach Gouache. 

Stamps: Concord & 9th Hello Lovely; Altenew Sentiment

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Happy Easter

 Happy Easter to all my Crafty Friends! I started  this card last year, but just put it together and added a sentiment today.

I'm sorry I forgot to record the name of the bunny stamp, which belongs to a friend. The sentiment is from Art Impressions.

I'm sharing my card at the following challenges:-

Spring/Easter Critter

STAMPING SENSATIONS

Anything Stamped

WE LOVE STAMPING

Anything Stamped/Real Animals

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Easter Crafting

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I hope you're all enjoying the Easter break. I've been at our Beach House for the last few days and have felt more inspired, so I've made a few cards. 

My first card is for the Altenew Inspiration Challenge. This month's challenge is hosted by Joy D'Souza and she used a beautiful picture she took of a rose to inspire us...

I used lots of Altenew products to create this card. I stamped the leaves from Altenew Botanical Illustrations and gold embossed on vellum and fussy cut. The flowers from the same set were stamped with Altenew Ink and coloured with Altenew Artist Watercolor Paints. The white card was embossed with Altenew Gem Pattern 3D Embossing Folder. The sentiment is from Altenew One-Go Birthday Greetings.

I'm also sharing this card at the following:-

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My next card was inspired by the prompt at The Flower Challenge, which is to make Background Stamping and Flowers the focus. I created a Garden Scene with Penny Black Cling Stamps.

I used Karin Markers direct to the starts and spritzed liberally before stamping. 

Stamp sets: Penny Black Trailing, Penny Black Farm Fresh, PB Sprinkles and Smiles

I also used som tiny Stampin up flower stamps and a butterfly stamp from Darkroom Door

I'm also sharing this card at the following challenges:-

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE 

IN THE SPRING GARDEN 

                                       Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - April Challenge

Anything Goes 

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This card is for Less is More Challenge ...

I used a gorgeous artsy stamp from AALL Create and Zig Markers for this card. Hopefully there's enough white space!

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:-

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One more card to share and it is for The Global Design project where we get to 'CASE' (CASE = Copy And Selectively Edit) a beautiful card from Anne Alexander...

I made a watercolour background with Nuvo Shimmer Powders, similar to Anne's colours and die-cut the panel. Then I used die-cut flowers instead of stamping and added a stamped sentiment. 

The flower dies and sentiment stamp are from Stampin Up. 

I hope you like my take on Anne's card

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