Time Out Challenge #263

Hello and welcome

It’s time for our new challenge over at Time Out! It’s a “Theme Challenge”! So there are lots of chances of fun with “Alphabet Magnet Day” !

Our wonderful sponsor is Altnew They’re generously offering a $15.00 store credit.

My background features Altnew -Enchanting Vines embossing folder, using the debossed side.

The sentiment die is SSS – Paper Hugs.

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 – Use a Die

Die Cut Divas May Challenge – Monochromatic

Wednesday Inspiration Challenge – Feminine

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – May Challenge Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes – Weeks #647-648

(PB Saturday Challenge) – Happy Birthday

Hello and welcome

A new month and time for the May Challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  The theme  is  Anything Goes (Optional – Pastel Colours).

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome.

Today I decided on a circle card for something different.

My card features PB – Winsome Wreath stamp watercoloured with Distress inks.

The circle panel was cut and had soft pink ink blending around the edge and sparyed with Perfect pearls shimmer spray.

The sentiment is from PB -Lovely Birthday Cut Out die set, coloured soft pink and covered with layers of Wink of Stella to give it a shine.

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 – Feminine

Just Add Ink #700…Add Shimmer or Shine!

Double D Challenge – Pretty Florals for Mum

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – May Challenge Anything Goes

The Flower Challenge #91 – Colour Your Flower

Cut It Up Challenge Guest Designer – #303- Add a Sentiment

Hello and welcome

I am thrilled to be Guest Designing for the current Cut It Up Challenge #303 -“Add a Sentiment”.

My card features Altnew Painted Blooms Die Set. After die cuttinng I added some light ink blending to the centres, some edges and buds, to add a little more to them.

The background features Altnew Basic Plaid 3D embossing folder.

Altnew Sweet Sentiments Dies set was used as the sentiment.

Please head over to Cut It Up! blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the wonderful Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join the 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 – Feminine

Double D Challenge – Pretty Florals for Mum

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – May Challenge

Gem of a Challenge – Wk 9 Anything Goes Card Making & Paper Craft Scrapbook challenge

The Flower Challenge #91 – Colour Your Flower

Time Out #262

I would like to thank the team over at Newton’s Nook for selecting my card as Winner of their colour challenge. They have a wonderful range of amazing ‘goodies” to play with.

Hello and welcome

It’s time for another fun “Photo Inspiration” challenge over at Time Out!

 This is a very special photo of a handmade bag made by our wonderful sponsor, Kim Heggins of Running Stitch Design. Kim is a friend, supporter and former DT Member of Time Out. She has a variety of handmade bags in different sizes, shapes and fabric in her ETSY Shop. This is one of her fabulous handmade bags as both the inspiration AND the prize for this challenge. How cute?

Looking through my dog images I fell in love with this new Newton’s Nook image from the “Sky High Celebrations” set. It was copic coloured and fussy cut. Wink of Stella added some shine to the balloons.

The background features Mama Elephant Tri Window Cover die.

I created the background with ink blending and some watercolouring for bushes along the horizon.

The sentiments are from Newton’s Nook sets: Cocktail Mixer and Birdhouse Greetings .

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 for this fun photo inspiration.  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:

Inky Paws Challenge – Colour Challenge

Cut it Up Challenge #302 – Starts with a ‘B’

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

PIP Challenge 2416

(PB Saturday Challenge) – No 1 Dad

I want to thank Linda for selecting my card as her favourite over at Die Cut Divas – The Die Cut Divas’ favorites -Linda – I got a big smile from her star shaker

Hello and welcome

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

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome

This week my card features PB – Number 1 stamp. I thought I’d get in early for Father’s Day or a masculine birthday.

After copic colouring, it was die cut with Pinkfresh Ornante Banner set.

I added a blue edge to the smaller banner along with some ribbon.

Designer paper was added to the cardfront before adding the frames.

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:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #465 – Die Cut &/or Stencil

Stamping Sensations April Challenge – Anything Goes

We Love Stamping April Challenge – Anything Goes

Passion for Markers Challenge – Use a die

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – April Challenge

Time Out #260

Hello and welcome

It’s time for our new challenge over at Time Out!

Our wonderful sponsor is Lawn Fawn They’re generously offering a $25.00 store credit.

My card uses a stamp from our Sponsor – Lawn Fawn. It is Birthday Before and After – just perfect to match some pretty striped paper.

I used MFT – Stitch Triple Peek-a-boo die for the main panel and used a smaller circle die for the 3 circles so I could place them where I wanted.

The images were stamped, Distress watercoloured and added back into the panel, except for the present chick that was fussy cut! I added a little glitter to the images too.

To add to the fun, I made the middle circle into a shaker! I do love a shaker card and it works so well with a fun birthday card!

I’m entering in Lawn Fawn’s challenge as I always think “Happy Birthday” is one the happiest and most well known song ever!! Little ones learn it very early in some form! 🙂

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 using stripes. 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:

Die Cut Divas – Anything Goes

We Love Stamping Challenge – Feminine inspiration / Anything Goes

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Cut it Up Challenge #300 ~ Happy Birthday!

LAWN FAWNATICS CHALLENGE 169 – INSPIRED BY A BOOK, MOVIE OR SONG ( Happy Birthday!!)

Allsorts Challenge – Weeks 773/4 – Anything Goes

Time Out Challenge #259

Hello and welcome

Our new challenge is Birds of a Feather.  It is a special collaboration challenge with Just Us Girls Challenge Blog!

By entering the linky tool below you will automatically also join Just Us Girls Challenge! 

Your project will gain twice the visibility… You will double your chances to be chosen as a design team favorite and your project may be showcased in one of the challenge blogs. Whether you join from Time Out or from Just Us Girls, you have a chance to win $25.00 store credit to Waffle Flower Crafts. 

When I saw the theme “Birds of a Feather”, I thought of the old proverb: “Birds of a feather flock together!” It made me think of long lasting friendships between those who tend to share similar interests, personalities, views or tastes.

So my card features this fun Art Impressions stamp – Crazy Friends!! (It has been sitting unused till today! ) These girls certainly look like they enjoy time together!! For that reason I decided to make a shaker – one of my favourite cards!! The image was copic coloured and fussy cut.

The card front was cut with MFT stitched frame and MFT Stacked Star die.

The sentiments were from some of my very old favourites from There She Goes stamp company.

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 when you think of “Birds of a Feather!”  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:

We Love Stamping March Challenge – Feminine

Die Cut Divas March Challenge – Anything Goes

PIP Challenge 2410

Wednesday Creative Inspiration Challenge March – Anything Goes

NBUS Challenge #60

(PB Saturday Challenge) – have a Fabulous Birthday

Hello and welcome

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

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome

This week my card features PB – Happy Together stamp set which has lots of pretty little florals.

After stamping it was Distress watercoloured using Blueprint Sketch and cut with a diamond die. An ink blended panel was used down the side with a smaller panel blended and stamped with the flowers in the same colour. Aanother piece was used to add a blue frame to half the diamond.

The sentiment is from PB – Sprinkles and Smiles set stamped in blue, heat embossed and fussy cut.

I love blue and white together.

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

Wednesday’s Creative Challenge – For a Friend

Tic Tac Toe Challenge – 242 – (Floral, Embossing, Favourite Colour)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge – Anything Floral Goes

Time Out Challenge #258

Hello and welcome

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

Hello and welcome

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