Time Out Challenge #291 Photo Inspiration

   Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out and this time it is a 'Photo Inspiration Challenge.  It's a gorgeous photo from a fabulous Instagram a/c @romantheocean.

I stamped the shells with Distress Oxide Ink and embossed with Pearl Embossing Powder.

The images were then die-cut and placed on the co-ordinating dry embossed background.

To finish I added the die-cut sentiment and a bit of bling.

Stamps: Stampin Up 'Friends are Like Seashells'

EF: Stampin Up 3D Seashells

Die: Altenew Sweet Sentiments 

Our generous sponsor is The Frantic Stamper. The challenge winner as chosen by the Design Team will receive a  $20 Store Credit as a prize from The Frantic Stamper.

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

I hope you'll  have the opportunity to join in the fun and enter our challenge.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

Seize the Birthday #307 - Fancy Fold

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for another Seize The Birthday Challenge.

Barb is our host for this challenge and she wants us to include a 'FANCY FOLD' on our Birthday Card.   If you are not in to our "toppings" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I am very challenged by these types of cards, possibly because I have a problem with adhesives and fiddly things:) But I own a fun box card die from Lawn Fawn, so here is my attempt at Fancy Fold.

The pretty paper is from my unfinished stash and the stamp set is MFT Otterly Love You. I actually deconstructed an old card to get the stamped Otters. I used a MFT Die for the waves. The sentiment is from Altenew.

You can see more from our own talented Surprise Party Guest and the rest of the team at  Seize the Birthday Challenge blog.

I hope you'll find time to join us. Remember, the topping is optional, so if you prefer Anything Goes, that's fine,  so long as it's birthday themed. 

   Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

The Card Concept #218

 Welcome Crafty Friends. It's time for another challenge at The Card concept.  The theme is Summer Days and there's a gorgeous picture to spark your creativity. You can be inspired by the colours,the Theme or any element of the photo.

I used the Black Out Technique, but instead of black ink, I used Distress Oxide and Kraft cardstock, inking the debossed side of the card. 

Embossing Folder:- Stampin Up

Die: Altenew

I was inspired by the shells  and the colours in the photo, to make a CLEAN & LAYERED card.

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.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

Seize the Birthday #306 Use a Frame

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for another Seize The Birthday Challenge.

Ashwini is our host for this challenge and she wants us to include a 'FRAME' on our Birthday Card.   If you are not in to our "toppings" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I used Pinkfresh Decorative Frames Press Plate with Gold Foil - it worked beautifully!

The flowers and sentiment were also Hot-Foiled. 

You can see more from our own talented Surprise Party Guest and the rest of the team at  Seize the Birthday Challenge blog.

I hope you'll find time to join us. Remember, the topping is optional, so if you prefer Anything Goes, that's fine,  so long as it's birthday themed. 

   Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

Time Out Challenge #289 Inspired By Challenge

 Hi there Crafty Friends!  It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we want you to be Inspired by: Your Favourite Winged Thing.

The background was made with an Altenew Embossing Folder. 

I stamped the Stampers Anonymous Butterfly on a smooshed background (with some speckles of Brushos) and fussy cut the image. The leaves were die-cut from an inked panel.

Our wonderful sponsor is Lawn Fawn.  Our Challenge winner will receive  as a prize and an inviation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

You can see more inspiration from our GD and the rest of our DT at the Time Out Challenge blog

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE MAY '25 Reminder

 It's the 3rd Saturday of the month, so it's time to remind you about  Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  This month our theme is 'ANYTHING GOES' or Optional: 'MONOCHROME'. It's still Autumn in Australia, so I'm sharing a Fall themed card. 

This beautiful Cling stamp from Penny Black is called Golden.

I used Karin Markers direct to stamp and clear embossed. The image was coloured with the same markers. 

I then embossed the panel for some gorgeous texture. 

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 Design Team at our blog. 

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

                               Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

The Card Concept #217 Patriotic Decor

 Welcome Crafty Friends. It's time for another challenge at The Card concept. 

The theme is Patriotic Decor and there's a gorgeous picture to spark your creativity or you can be inspired by the colours and any element of the photo like I was.

I decided to use some of my patterned paper stash to make a 'quilt' pattern, like the runner in the photo. 

The papers are from Kaisercraft and all the dies and stamps are from The Greetery.

I was inspired by the pattern of the runner in the photo and the colours to make a CLEAN & LAYERED card.

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.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY #305 Flowers

 Hi there Crafty Friends!  It's time for another Seize The Birthday Challenge.  I am currently travelling around Europe, so this is a scheduled post.

Vicki is our host for this challenge and she wants us to create a Birthday Card with FLOWERS' as our topping this week. If you are not in to the "topping" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

A few months ago I purchased this and another gorgeous Press Plate from LDRS Creative. 

I'm definitely impressed by these plates (excuse the pun!). Something else I discovered is some beautiful Letterpress paper from my local Paper Shop. I think the plate is called 'Delicate Stems'.

You can see more inspiration at   Seize the Birthday Challenge blog.

I hope you'll find time to join us. Remember, the topping is optional, so if you prefer Anything Goes, that's fine,  so long as it's birthday themed. 

   Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

PENNY Black Saturday Challenge MAY '25

 Hey there Crafty Friends! It's the first Saturday of the month, so we have a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge up on the blog. 

Our theme this month is 'ANYTHING GOES or the optional twist 'Monochrome'.

I usually use this stamp to make Autumn cards, but I really love it in shades of green as well. I'll add a sentiment when I decide to use the card. 

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 have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

                               Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

Seize the Birthday #304 Stencilling

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for another Seize The Birthday Challenge.

Shirley is our host for this challenge and she wants us to include some 'Stencilling' on our projects.   If you are not in to our "toppings" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I had fun creating this card with  my favourite Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Translucent Foliage. I used stencils to colour the petals and then blended with some water and pearlescent powder. The sentiment dies are also from Altenew.

We have the lovely Leslie joining us as our Surprise Party Guest.

You can see Leslie's card and more from our own talented team at  Seize the Birthday Challenge blog.

I hope you'll find time to join us. Remember, the topping is optional, so if you prefer Anything Goes, that's fine,  so long as it's birthday themed. 

   Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

Time Out Challenge #287 Photo Inspiration

  Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out and this time it is a 'Photo Inspiration Challenge.' It's a fabulous photo taken by our teamie Kate at the KuKi Festival in Kehlen, Luxembourg. 

I was inspired by the gorgeous green shimmery costumes to create a fun underwater scene. 

The background stamp is from Hero Arts. Not sure of the origin of the dies.

I used Nuvo Shimmer Powders and Distress Oxide inks. 

Our generous sponsor is Uniko. The challenge winner as chosen by the Design Team will receive a  £25.00 Store Credit as a prize from Uniko.

We are so happy to have the incredibly talented Heather Heroldt of Handmade By Heather joining us as Guest Designer for this challenge. You can see Heather’s gorgeous card and more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

I hope you'll  have the opportunity to join in the fun and enter our challenge.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                           

Altenew Inspiration Challenge April '25

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I hope you all have a wonderful  Easter break this weekend.

 Here's a card I made previously, but never shared and I thought it would be perfect for this months Altenew Challenge.

I used Karin Markers applied to the stamp, spritzed and stamped. 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

Seize the Birthday #303 Layer It

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for another Seize The Birthday Challenge.

Nancy is our host for this challenge and she wants us to create a Birthday Card with lots of layers.   If you are not in to our "toppings" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I had lots of fun creating layers with Memory Box and Poppy Stamps dies/stamp.

I also dry embossed the background. 

We have the lovely Leslie joining us as our Surprise Party Guest.

You can see Leslie's card and more from our own talented team at  Seize the Birthday Challenge blog.

I hope you'll find time to join us. Remember, the topping is optional, so if you prefer Anything Goes, that's fine,  so long as it's birthday themed. 

   Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

Time Out Challenge #286 Pick Two

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. We've changed up our challenge themes this year and for this challenge we want you to Pick (at least) Two from the following:- Stencil, Floral, Spots, Arch, Water, Pastel.

I picked Stencil, Floral and Pastels

I used Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Magnolia & Blooms for my pastel flowers. A mixture of Distress Oxides and Altenew Inks were used. I used the Embossing Folder, Stencil and Die from the kit. 

The sentiment was made with an Altenew Hotfoil Plate and Die. 

I thought the textured light grey card stock would complement the pastel colours. 

Our Guest Designer this week is the lovely  Fran Wing of Franmade In Oregon.

You can see Fran's fabulous card and more inspiration from our  wonderful DT at the Time Out Challenge blog. 

Now it's your turn - I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

                    Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)