Time Out Challenge #258

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We are back with an Inspiration Photo for Challenge #258. It’s Leap Year, and our new challenge opens on Leap Day! We thought it fitting to have some leaping inspiration in the form of a frog!

We are generously sponsored by Lawn Fawn. Our challenge winner will receive a $25.00 Lawn Fawn store credit and an offer to Guest Design at Time Out for a future challenge.

After loooking through my stash, I found a frog stamp set from Katzelkraft. It hadn’t been used before.

After stamping the frog and watercolouring with Distress inks, it was fussy cut and covered with Glossy Accents to give him some shine.

I also found a pretty Lilly Pad stencil from Artistcellar. I inked a piece of green card with Evergreen Bough ink, then brushed some ink over the lilly pads with some greens. Finally the panel was sprayed with Glimmer Mist.

The panel was then added behind a MFT stitched rectangle frame made from the back of a coffee box. Love that kraft colour. The ‘Hello” die is from Avery Elle was added along with the frog.

The sentiment is from MFT- Sunshine & Friendship stamp set.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas – Anything Goes

Pixie’s Snippets Playground Challenge #474

(PB Saturday Challenge) – Sending Hugs

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I’m back with a reminder for the the February Challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  The theme  is  Anything Goes (Optional – Wings).

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome

I chose PB – Tulip Queue stamp for my card which was watercoloured.

The sentiment was using a new favourite die – hugs edger. I decided to try something different and after ink blending the bottom panel, I cut the ‘hugs’ and then sprinkled the background section with water to add some interest, then clear heat embossed the word 4 times so it was really raised and shiny. It was then put back together and added to the bottom of the card front.

The butterflies were from the ‘Happy Together’ and ‘Flutterby’.

‘Sending’ comes from the Sending Wishes stamp set.

It was finished with by adding string to the bottom.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Stamping Sensations February Challenge – Animals, Birds and Creatures or Anything Goes

We Love Stamping February Challenge – Anything Goes

Allsorts Card Challenge – Week 768 – Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations February Challenge – For Someone You Love / A Special Friend

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – February Challenge

Time Out Challenge #257

I was thrilled to have my card chosen as Winner of Newton’s Nook, Inky Paws Sketch Challenge. Thank you so much to everyone at Newton’s Nook. I love playing with their fun images.

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Wow!!! Today we begin a new and special challenge with which we celebrate Time Out’s 10^th Birthday!!!

For this challenge we have so many great sponsors:

So I hope you'll join the fun!!

For my card I decided to use a new set from our sponsor -Newton’s Nook – Birdhouse Greetings. Such a cute set I won recently!

After cutting 2 Stitched Banner Dies from Paper Rose, I stamped and Distress watercoloured the images before adding them to the panel. 

The senetiments are from the same set.

The cloud stencil is fromMFT.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

(PB Saturday Challenge) – Hugs – enjoy your day!

Hello and welcome

It’s time for the the February Challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  The theme  is  Anything Goes (Optional – Wings).

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome

I chose PB – Avairy stamp for my card. 

After stamping on kraft card, I enjoyed using my Prisma coloured pencils for this image.

The sentiment started with a kraft ‘hugs edger’ diecut on a white background.

The extra sentiment is from PB – Heartfelt stamp set.

I always love the look of white and kraft.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday #276 Kraft and Another Color

Allsorts Challenge – Anything Goes

Cut it Up Challenge #296 ~ This Makes Me Happy

Time Out Challenge #256

I would like to say a huge thank you to the team over at Stay Crafty with Hero for selecting my card as Winner of their  Stay Crafty with Hero – January 2024 Challenge – everything old is new again! I am thrilled!

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Here is the new challenge over at Time Out Challenges! – Inspired by Words.

CASE The Designer Sarah Gray – former Time Out DT Member and owner of Funky Fossil Designs.

Our wonderful sponsor is Funky Fossil Designs.   They’re generously offering a £25.00 store credit which must be used within 90 days.

I had lots of ideas around with this fun design and I finally decided on some butterflies.

After adding some ink smooches and adding a little light stamping with HA – Friends text stamp and some circcles form HA – Mixed Design Borders to complete my corner background.

The butterflies from HA – Antique Engraving stamp set were black heat embossed and watercoloured before being fussy cut.

The sentiment stamp and die came from HA – Flowers and Bees set.

I was happy with the way it turned out. A great CASE challenge. 

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

 Stay Crafty with Hero – January 2024 Challenge – everything old is new again!

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes