Time Out #99...Reminder...Welcome Little One

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is

New Beginnings with the optional twist to use your Christmas stamps for this Non-Christmas theme.

I used PTI Jungle Buddies stamps and dies to make this baby card.  There is just something about giraffes that say 'new baby' to me.

While I was at it, I made a second card in a different color scheme.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is PJ (Patty), so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge. Happy Little Stampers is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #98...Reminder...Peace On Earth

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  We have this photo to inspire you.

I was inspired by the red and green color scheme, the holiday theme, the stockings, and the wood.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Sarah, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Uniko is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #97...Reminder...Thanks Ever So Much

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is inspired by words.

I stamped the butterfly from PTI Ever So Much and then water colored it.  I stamped the sentiment on vellum and stuck it dead center on my card.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Izzy, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  STAMPlorations is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #96...Reminder...Happy Birthday

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is a 

CASE with your own Twist challenge

We have this beautiful card to case from Michele of I Card Everyone.

I was inspired by the diagonal of the pattern and sentiment and by the die cut word that was half white.  My twist is that I used patterned paper, rather than stencil and ink, and I made a birthday card rather than a thank you card.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Bobby, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Michele also CASEd herself, and has a stunner to inspire you on her blog.  Happy Little Stampers is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #95...Reminder

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is:

Sympathy (with the optional twist of distress)

I chose to make a sympathy card using one of my favorite floral sets from PTI, called Forget Me Not.  I stamped some bloom clusters directly on my card, and some on die cuts which I adhered with foam tape for dimension.  I decided not to use any distressing on my card.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Sue, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Happy Little Stampers is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #94...Reminder...Belated Birthday Wishes

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  We have this photo to inspire your card.

I was wishing I had a seahorse in my stash, but since I didn't have one, I focused in on the brown branch in the very back of the photo and just went with that.  

My card is so very simple, with a single die cut branch adhered to a textured card front panel.  I thought it would work well as a masculine birthday card.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Janet, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Stamplorations is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #93...Reminder...Hope

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is breast cancer and/or friendship.  I used the same Word Ribbon Stamp set from CASual Friday Stamps.

I kept my design similar to the card I made last week, but reversed the color of the word ribbon and background.  

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Yulia, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  CASual Friday's Stamps is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #93...Hope

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is breast cancer awareness and/or friendship.  Our sponsor is CASual Friday Stamps and they were kind enough to send me this awesome Word Ribbon Stamp set.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Yulia, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  CASual Friday's Stamps is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run for two weeks.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #92...Reminder...Spread Joy

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is inspired by the following quote:

“Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers.”~Robert Henri

I was inspired to pull out these darling hummingbirds who are flying around the flower and spreading joy.  

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Carol, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Happy Little Stamper is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #91...reminder...Happy Birthday to You

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is a CASE challenge, and we have this stunner from Beverly Brown to inspire us.

I was inspired by the colorful stripes and the simple black stamped design.  I used a stamp from Watercolor Wonder to created stripes in colors similar to the inspiration card.  Then, I stamped one of my favorite ME happy birthday images right on top.  This card was quick and easy, but I tried several other things that didn't work in the end before settling on this design.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Lucie, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Uniko is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #90...Reminder...Happy Birthday

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is:

Autumn with the optional twist of Speed Stamping

I must admit that the optional twist of speed stamping slipped my mind as I made my card.  This card actually took forever.....I am happy with how it turned out, but I sort of wish I took advantage of the twist.

This card involved quite a bit of stamping, masking and coloring.  Just like these mice, I am eagerly awaiting the cooler weather of fall.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Elaine, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge. Happy Little Stampers is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #89...Reminder...Bon Voyage

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  We have this photo to inspire you.

I was inspired by that great big map on the wall, the idea of travel and also to use a masculine color scheme.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Trina, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  STAMPlorations is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #88...Reminder...Sending You a Little Sunshine

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is inspired by words, and we have this quote from Roald Dahl to inspire us.

'If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely' 

I pulled out Hello Sunshine from PTI and stamped just a quarter of a sun right over my quote.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Toni, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #87...Reminder...Happy Birthday

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is a CASE challenge, and we have this amazing card by Cornelia to inspire us.  

I was inspired by that adorable crazy bird, the background behind the bird, and the way Cornelia did her sentiment.  Although I have the same bird stamps, I decided to use my crazy dogs for this card.

I stamped and colored my pup, and then masked him off to stamp the woodgrain mat background behind him.  I stamped my sentiment on a piece of scrap card stock, and then cut it out and adhered it with foam tape.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Pooja, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Happy Little Stamper is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

Thanks for Visiting