Time out Challenge # 239 (Photo Inspiration)

  Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we want you to be inspired by a photo.  There are so many fun elements to inspire you in this photo, but I went really simple and chose to make a CAS card using a pineapple stamp.

See! I told you it was CAS! I was taken by the metallic pineapple. I don't have rose gold ink, so I compromised with Delicata Golden Glitz Ink.  Is there a Rose Gold Ink? It's hard to get a good pic of metallic colours, but I wanted to show the shimmer, so please excuse the brightness. 

Stamp: Concord & 9th Pop Art Pineapple

This winner of our challenge will win a $25 credit from our generous sponsor - Picket Fence Studios and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

  Our incredibly talented Guest Designer this week is Joyce from Cards by the Sea

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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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 LITTLE STAMPERS WATERCOLOUR CHALLENGE MARCH '22

 Hi there! It's time for another challenge at HLS Watercolour Challenge.

I'm still playing with my Daniel Smith Watercolors and painted this scene using Concord & 9th Stamps. 

You can see more inspiration from the design team over at our HLS Challenge Blog It's always Anything Goes so we look forward to seeing all your watercolour creations in the gallery.

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52 CHRISTMAS CARD THROWDOWN Feb '22 Technique

  It's the last 52 CCT challenge for January and our host Andreja wants to see 'REAL STITCHING' on our cards for our Technique Theme. 

To begin, I made a light wash with Distress Oxide. Next I stamped the snowflake and used silver thread to stitch the pattern. 

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Prismatic Snowflakes; Concord & 9th Yuletide Ornament

I hope you'll visit the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog to see what the rest of the team created with these colours and then be inspired to join in the challenge!

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CAS Mix Up Jan '22 Reminder

 Hi there. Just popping in to remind you about our current CAS Mix Up Challenge. It's a Watercolour Challenge this month. I'm hosting and I've asked you to keep it loose!

Ha ha1 I've just realised my card looks like our logo1 Maybe we should use that as a theme some time! 

I used a stamp from a brilliant Concord & 9th stamp set called City Stacks. I added colour to the stamp with Karin Markers,  spritzed and then stamped. Then I added a wash of water to the paper and let the colours blend, with just a bit of help from me!  So easy and fun. 

You can find more amazing inspiration over on the CAS Mix Up Blog from our  Designer Team.  We hope you'll be inspired to join the challenge.

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Christmas Baubles, Snowflakes and Sweater

Hey there Crafty Friends! 

 I was very excited to get this Concord & 9th bauble stamp and inked it up as soon as possible. I also played with some die-cuts to make some other cards.  I'm sharing them all in the same post to save you from having to make too many comments!

I stamped all the elements with white ink and embossed with Liquid Platinum EP.

I coloured the bauble with Altenew Metallic Paints.

Stamps: Concord & 9th Yuletide Ornament

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:-

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Here's another card just for fun...

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and now for a Snowflake card ........

I painted the die-cut with Altenew Metallic Paint and whilst it was still wet, I sprinkled it with

Wow Sparkling Snow Embossing Glitter. 

Stamp: Newton's Nook Whispering Pines

Die: Kaisercraft Snowflake Border

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

Snowflakes, Free (Embossing), Winter

Theme: It's Snowtime

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Finally a Christmas Sweater card inspired by Festive Friday Challenge...

I embossed the sweater on white card with the die and trimmed. Then I die-cut  in red and layered over the embossed white sweater. 

Dies: Kaisercraft Christmas Sweater, Penny Black Rectangle

Stamp: Uniquely Creative O' Christmas Tree

Paper: DCWV

I'm sharing my card at the following:- 

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52 CHRISTMAS CARD THROWDOWN (OCTOBER COLOUR)

 Hi Crafty Friends.  Majda is our host for October at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge.

The second challenge of the month is always a  colour challenge.  Majda has given us a fun colour combo for this month. I 'm sure you'll like it and hope you join us!

I stamped the girl and her cozy outfit, colouring with Zig Markers and cutting with co-ordinating dies. The kraft panel had window die-cut and the was dry embossed. I swiped white ink over the raised bits and embossed. The sentiment was then stamped and white embossed. 

Stamps: Concord & 9th Winter Wear; Papertrey Ink Sentiment

Embossing Folder: Stampin Up Falling Snow

Die: MFT Peekaboo Window

I hope you'll visit the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog to see what our fabulous  Design Team have created with these colours.  Looking forward to seeing your cards in the gallery:)

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

ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE

'V' for Vocabulary (Use words)

Any Occasion

MAKE IT MONDAY

EMBOSS (I've double embossed)

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Seize the Birthday - Surprise Guest #5

   Hello there Crafty Friends! I'm back again with my last card as Surprise Guest at Seize the Birthday Challenge. I've had lot's of fun over the last weeks and appreciate the honour. The theme for this challenge is 'CAKES' but the themes are always optional, so you can enter any card, as long as it's a Birthday Card.

I wanted the cake to take centre stage so I kept the background white, although I coldn't resist adding texture to make it more festive! I hope I didn't go to far:)

The cake was coloured with Zig Markers and I used the sentiment from the same stamp set. 

Concord & 9th Eat Cake & Celebrate

Die: Reverse Confetti Diagonal Scallops Cover Plate; Penny Black Full Bloom & Stitched Stacker

I hope you'll visit  Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the design team and then join in the challenge with us. 

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Seize the Birthday - Surprise Guest #3

   Hello there Crafty Friends! I'm back again with my 3rd card as Surprise Guest at Seize the Birthday Challenge. The theme for this challenge is 'PASTEL COLOURS' but the themes are always optional, so you can enter any card, as long as it's a Birthday Card.

Pastel colours, made me think of little girls, so I made a card for my Great Niece.

I've had this pretty embossed card in my stash forever, so I was happy to use it. 

I coloured the bunny and balloon with Zig Markers and also stamped the sentiment with the same marker. 

Stamps: Uniquely Creative Whimsy Bunnies; Concord & 9th Eat Cake & Celebrate

Die: Penny Black

I hope you'll visit  Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the design team and then join in the challenge with us. 

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Monogram Card

 I have been resting my arm/shoulder for the last few days, but today I wanted to challenge myself to make a one layer Monogram card for the Less is More Challenge today.

I pulled out some  old stamp sets to create this card. I stamped with Delicata Gold and coloured with Karin Markers. I added Liquid Pearls to the centre of the flowers. 

Stamps: Neat & Tangled Hand Stitched; Concord & 9th Sophisticated Script

I'm sharing at the following challenges:-

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CAS Mix Up April '21

   Hello there. It's April already and it's time for a new CAS Mix Up Challenge!

This month is a Mixed Media themed challenge. Linda is our host and the prompt is 'Paper Piecing'. There are some links to video tutorials on the CAS MIX UP blog. Please be sure to keep your card designs Clean and Simple and include one other Mixed Media element.

Inused the very popular Concord & 9th Hello Lovely stamp and various patterned papers. 

I stamped the image 3 times and fussy cut each layer. I actually left out the smaller parts of the image, because it would have been impossible to fussy cut and it also made my card more CAS. 

The sentiment stamp is from CASual Friday Stamps. I added some sequins for my extra element. 

Tip: Cut right on the line and use a black marker to colour the edges

We have the talented Bonnie from Paper Crafter at Large as our Guest Designer this month and you can see her card  and more inspiration at our blog.

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52 Christmas Card Throwdown March Theme

   Hi there! I'm back with another card for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. This week Goga, our host,  wants us to make a Slimline card. Have you tried  this trend yet? At first I wasn't that convinced, but I bought a few products in case I changed my mind and I'm really glad I did, because they are definitely growing on me!

I think this striped die is quite festive and very suitable for Christmas. 

I coloured the images with Copic Markers.

Stamps: Concord & 9th Stocking Stuffers

Dies: Concord & 9th Stocking Stuffers, Pink Fresh Fancy Diagonal Stripes

Here is a link I found helpful, the first time I made a slimline card, because you don't need any special dies or stamps.

I hope you'll visit the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog to see what the rest of the team created with this theme and then be inspired to join in the challenge!

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Twofer Our Choice

 Hi there. Today I had a bit of free time, so I took the opportunity to make some cards for the Twofer Card Challenge. This month we get to choose our own prompt - what fun! I chose 'Leaves' as my prompt.

Stamps: Concord & 9th Beautiful Branch

Stamplorations Sentiment on first card and Butterfly on second card.

I chose to use watercolour medium for both cards.

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

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