New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

We have a new challenge for you at Time Out Challenges! The challenge is a new type of challenge in our rota of challenges and we are calling it "Pick Two". We provide you with a list of 6 words and your task is to pick two (or more) words and incorporate them to your project! This time the words are:

Please head on over to our challenge blog for all the challenge details and lots of DT inspiration. Our winner will receive a gift certificate to Newton's Nook and will also be called to guest design in a future challenge. This time our talented guest is Marcia Hill. Make sure to check out her card and leave her blog some love! 

I chose Stitch, Layer, Heart and Love. I used a very old Concord and 9th heart shaped floral stamp and colored the image with Copics and colored pencils. I cut the panel in two faux stitched rectangles and raised the inner one up to create more dimension. The sentiment die is one of my favorites, it's from Textures by Lou Collins. 

Thank you for popping by! I hope to see you joining us, Happy Crafting! 

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for Time Out, where we have one of our Inspired by Words challenges for you.The quote for your inspiration is:

'As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, 

canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see'

Vincent Van Gogh

You could be inspired by the whole quote or just use one word or some words as your starting point. Using only words like "hands" or "canvas" can take your card to a very different direction than making an autumn inspired card! 

Our wonderful sponsor is Poppy Stamps. They're generously offering a $20 store credit to our challenge winner, chosen by the DT. Our winner also gets called to guest design in an future challenge and this time we are joined by Deborah Wheeler of Deborah's Crafty Blog. Do not miss any of the challenge details,  Deborah's elegant card or any DT inspiration, click HERE! 

I've made a fall inspired shaker card with a large maple leaf die from Concord and 9th. The background is an alcohol ink + foil background and my shaker elements are pretty sparkly too... So this card has a lot of shine! 

I hope to see you playing a long at Time Out, I look forward seeing what you'll create! Happy crafting! 

 

New Challenge at Time Out with Free Digital Image!

Hi friends!

We have our annual special challenge at Time Out where we want to acknowledge not only cancer but all chronic illnesses that affect us and/or our loved ones... Greetings of friendship and support are so important during such hard times of life.  

Our sponsor Jane's Doodles has generously donated a free digital image for us all to use. It's not mandatory to use the image for the challenge, but we'll love to see what you come up with if you decide to use it! Notice how these cute critters have ribbons on their chests? I decided to color my ribbons pink for breast cancer awareness. 

The sentiment stamps from Concord & 9th were perfect for showing support and standing by a friend in need. 

My card is very simple: I've printed out the digi, colored the image with Copics and stamped the sentiments. I cut a quick mask to ink a pink hill for my critters to stand on. Two die cut small hearts and gold splatters embellish the card. 

I hope to see you joining us at Time Out! 

All the challenge details and lots of more DT inspiration HERE. 

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for the new challenge at Time Out where we have a quote for your inspiration this time:

I was obviously inspired just by one word, "rose", but remember you can be inspired by the whole quote too or choose several words as your starting point. 

If you come from our challenge blog you might have noticed that me and my DT buddy Jill are both using the same image -we actually had a crafting date in Zoom and created our cards in the presence of each other. That was a lot of fun and we plan to have more of such dates too! I wanted to attempt no line watercoloring which I find pretty scary... I was thinking it would be nicer with a friend... And also that I would not give up so easily if I had some company!! My plan worked and I did complete the image (I was super slow though, Jill was able to complete her whole card in the same time as I just did the coloring lol!) and made the card. I tried to go for a short of shabby chic CAS feel with the design. Hope you like!

Please head on over to our challenge blog for all the challenge details and prize information from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. Our winner also gets to guest design for us and this time we are enjoying of the card art of Jen Willis. 

Thank you for popping by! 

I'd like to join: 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

 

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for the new challenge at Inkspirational where we are inspired by this fun photo:

I chose the black and white floor, also the squares on it... And then "white" flowers with touches of color from the balloons. The background card I used is a recycled menu from a wedding I attended some years back -it had this fun stripy backside and I couldn't help myself, I had to take it with me from the wedding! I think I stole my date's menu too. :) I knew there would come a time I could use it in my card making and here we are with the slimline cards being trendy and this was the perfect size! :) 

The flower is by Concord and 9th and I've water colored it. The sentiment, simply stamped, is by Colorado Craft Company. It's really jumbo sized -perfect for the slightly wider size of the slimline if you ask me! Also I find some of my jumbo sized sequins work for slimlines but not so well for regular a2 card bases -happy to get some use out of them as well. :)

Please head on over to our challenge blog for all the challenge details and lots of more DT inspiration! 

Challenge at Time Out Challenges!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for our new photo inspiration challenge at Time Out. Here's the inspiration photo:

I was inspired the sea elements and the pinks, blues and greens. I used an Alex Syberia Design digital stamp along with sentiments (gold heat embossed) from Concord and 9th. My coloring is made with Copics and gel pens + I added some paint splatters too. Hope you like!

All the challenge details are found in our challenge blog as well as fab DT inspiration from our regular team members and guest designer Enna. I absolutely love Enna's card making and am thrilled she is joining us! 

I'd like to join:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Midsummer Blues

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Summer Memories

Stamping Sensations: Make it Masculine ( I think the nautical theme is perfect for a guy! And I have only guys who can handle color pink in my circles lol) 

Thanks for popping y and happy crafting! 

 

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

HI guys!

I'm here for our new challenge at Inkspirational! I've had to miss the last couple of challenges at Ink due to the busy life of real life duties but now I'm back. :) This time we have a photo inspiration for you:

I've been inspired by the leaf in the front of the photo. I used a Concord and 9th leaf die to cut a stencil for myself and used Memento and Distress inks through it to create the leaf. I added some paint splatters, stamped the sentiment (also Concord and 9th) and added some clear drops -I think they look a bit like water drops. :) Hope you like!

I'd like to play along:

AAA Cards: One layer with the option of autumn

Please head on over to our challenge blog for all the challenge details and more inspiration from the design team! 

New Challenge at Less Is More!

HI friends!

I'm here with my DT card for the new challenge at Less is More:

The month of September is sponsored by the amazing Visible Image. Play along for a change to win a fun prize and to be called in as a guest designer! All challenge details and more DT inspiration in our challenge blog HERE. 

I've made a super CAS card with a CASual Fridays Sentiment stamp and Concord and 9th heart die. The sentiment is stamped with black Versafine and then heat embossed with clear powder. I took the photo on a very grey day so the colors are a bit off, sorry... But the base is crisp white and the heart is true red! :) Hope you like and thanks for popping by! 

New Challenge at Less Is More!

HI friends!

I'm here with a short and sweet post for Less Is More (we go live in 5 mins so better keep this short lol!) to promote our new challenge 'Use Small Images'. We hope to see images less than 2 inches of diameter in your cards! My Chocolate Baroque squares (a magazine freebie some years ago) is about 1,5 inch. I did some repetitive stamping and colored the images with Copics and gel pens. The sentiment is by Concord and 9th. Hope you like!

Please visit our challenge post for more DT inspiration and all the challenge details. We are sponsored by Skull and Cross Buns! Happy Crafting! 

Time Out Challenges Reminder!

Hi friends!

I'm here to remind you of our 5th birthday challenge at TIME OUT! I can't believe we already turned 5... My life has turned upside down (and even several times!) during these 5 years... It's good to have some stability in your life though... So I'm very grateful to Sandie for keeping this challenge blog going! 

To celebrate TIME OUT and our fabulous leader Sandie I wanted to make a card with her on my mind. This card has a lot to do with her: I've received the Concord and 9th flower stamps from her as a gift and also the Winnie and Walter sentiment die cuts are from her... I know she likes my coloring and also I tried to keep my design CAS for her taste... So I hope she likes this!  Love you hon! 

All the flowers are simply stamped and colored in with Copics on kraft. I've added some gel pen details + splattered white and gold paint on top. 

The challenge is Inspired by Words:

The winner will receive an amazing $50 gift voucher to STAMPlorations store! Please have a look at all the details and more DT inspiration from our challenge blog HERE. This time Kara joins us as guest designer! LOVE LOVE LOVE the floral card she made for our reminder post, don't miss it! 

I'd like to join:

The Flower Challenge: Anything Goes (my 3rd entry)

Thanks for popping by and happy crafting!

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

Hi friends!

We have a new challenge for you at Inkspirational! This time it's a photo inspiration, have a look:

So cute, right? I was inspired by the white & pink -color combo, the heart-shaped cookies and the bold sentiment on them. I used a Concord and 9th die for the heart and the die cut Winnie and Walter sentiment is a pressie from my good friend and fellow Ink team mate Sandie. :) The heart is inked with distress inks and I added splatters of water, pearl white water color and white acrylic paint on it. A very simple CAS card! 

Have a look what the rest of the Ink design team created from HERE and I hope to see you playing along! 

I'd like to join: 

Crazy for CAS: Dies

CASology: Smile

A hug always brings a smile to your face! 

Time Out Challenges Reminder!

Hi friends!

I'm here to remind you of our current challenge at TIME OUT where we challenge you to be:

We are sponsored by Birch Press Designs and as always we also have a fabulous guest designer... This time it's the CAS-loving Jane and if you are not familiar with her work, you are in for a treat! 

In my card I'm using an AMAZING floral cluster by Concord and 9th. I bought this last fall but this is the first time I colored it (I used Copics) and it was so enjoyable! I ended up adding lots of glitter detail with Stickles and I couldn't resist some white gel pen too. The sentiment stamp, perfect for this challenge I think, is from the same set. Some light inking and stenciling for the background. 

I hope you'll now head on over to our challenge blog for more inspiration! I look forward seeing what you'll create. 

I'd like to enter:

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Use Something New (this stamp for me!) 

Crafting with my friend Milla!

Hi friends!

Some days ago me and my crafting buddy Milla decided to create together although we have not been physically in the same place (we do meet sometimes and craft all days long but this time we didn't). We chose a stamp we both have and made a card with it... Interested to see how different the outcome would be! The stamp we chose is Hello Lovely by Concord & 9th -something we both find a bit tricky to color in. Since I wanted this to be pretty nice, having this "challenge" with Milla and all... This is my fourth attempt! :) I'll not bore you with all the details of what went wrong with the 3 first cards... At least I'm quite happy with this one! This is such a fun image to color if you count out the small flowers (that I colored in with light blue), they somehow don't behave! :) And well, masking this is a pain as well... In this final version I masked only the biggest flowers and leaves and decided I would use so dark Copic colors for the small flowers and branches that they would cover the blue background ink I laid before coloring in the flower. I've added a detail photo so you can see how this looked after taking the mask off -the small flowers and the branches are covered with blue ink but it doesn't matter for the final coloring. Hope you like and thanks for popping by! 

I'd like to enter:

Stamping Sensations: Fabulously Feminine

Simon Says Monday challenge: Something New 

(first time using this sentiment stamp + first time making a "challenge" with my friend!) 

New Challenge at Less Is More!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for our new recipe challenge at Less is More:

Dimension is one of my favorite "spices" to add to clean and simple card making so I just love this recipe of ours! I'm happy to be back at Less Is More after a break for one whole month -I've moved house and my crafting supplies have been out of reach. Slowly getting back into the swing of things! 

The month of October is sponsored by Uniko. Play along for a chance to win a fabulous prize... And for a chance to be called to guest design for us! Our guest designer this time is Claire and her card is full of great ideas for dimension -don't miss it! 

My card is created with dies by Concord and 9th and Winnie and Walter. As soon as I saw this glorious leaf die from Concord and 9th I knew I had to have it. I love the large size and the detailed look! I cut the leaf from orange card and gave it ombre ink blending for more dimensional look. I also spashed some golden water color on it for sparkle. I've popped up the white pierced rectangle (cut with Winnie and Walter die) and the sentiment banner with fun foam for extra dimension. The sentiment is heat embossed with white powder for subtle extra dimension! Hope you like! 

I'd like to join:

Crazy for CAS: Fall in Love

CAS-ual Fridays: Inspiration photo

CAS on Friday: Fall or Halloween

I hope you'll visit our challenge blog for more DT inspiration! Thanks for popping by! 

New Challenge at Less Is More!

Hi friends!

We have a new challenge for you at Less Is More:

Let me apologize for the bad quality of my photo, I hope you can see all my stripes... I lost the memory card of my camera and I couldn't do much editing or anything with this pic that I just took with my phone. :( 

In July our sponsor is Seven Hills Crafts, make sure to play along in all of our challenges for a chance to win! 

All elements of my card are simply stamped, this was a super quick one layer to make! In addition to stamping my only extra detail is in the veins of the heart-shaped Concord and 9th leaves -I went over the stamped lines with a Sakura glitter gel pen for little something extra. The shine looks lovely IRL but this is just the worst photo ever! :( The background stripes are stamped with a Prima background stamp. 

I hope you'll now head on over to our challenge blog and then visit my lovely team mates! Happy crafting! 

TIME OUT Challenges Reminder

Hi friends!

I'm here today to remind you of our current challenge at TIME OUT Challenges where we are inspired by this gorgeous Home Sweet Home photo:

So much to be inspired by here! If you however need some ideas, have a look at the rest of the DT cards HERE. As always we also have a fabulous guest designer and this time we are happy to have Ksenija joining us. She is for sure one of the most talented card makers in bogland and her blog is filled with inspiration on how to make the most of our crafty stash! Absolutely love Ksenija's work.

I was inspired by the wall paper. I chose kraft card as a base for my Concord & 9th flowers. I colored the flowers with Copics and added white gel pen details. The floral panel is cut with a W+9 die. This is such a girly photo to me and I wanted to use a girly die! :) I also die cut a plain circle to raise my die cut Winnie and Walter sentiment a little bit. Hope you like!

I'd like to join:

Your Next Stamp Challenge #90: Colors

That's Crafty Challenges: A stitch in time (mine is faux!) 

My 3rd and therefore final entry to this challenge. :) 

Tuesday Throwdown: Create your own background

Color Inspiration Monthly Link Up #34 Anything Goes (hand colored images)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

This TIME OUT challenge is sponsored by Happy Little Stampers with a $20 gift voucher to their store. Play along for a chance to win! Happy crafting!

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

Hi friends!

We have a new, fun challenge for you at Inkspirational:

As always, our DT has made several inspiring samples for you, don't miss any of them, click HERE! This time the wonderful Sarah, one of my favorite bloggers and a DT buddy at Less Is More, is our guest designer, yay! Welcome to Ink, Sarah!

I immediately thought about children playing when I saw our word prompt and was then inspired in a couple of ways:

*First I had a good play with Brushos and white acrylic paint to create a background -to me splattering is as close to child like playing I know! :) 

*I also love to color in, which is something kids also like to do... Hence the word "color" in my sentiment. :)

I've die cut the Concord & 9th heart twice -once from the brusho sheet I made and once from white, square card. I've created the pattern with the two pieces. It was actually not at all fiddly or time consuming because I for once remembered to use Stick It to back my pieces before die cutting them! 

I left this without embellies -I was thinking it could be a good Valenitine's card for example and not so many guys are into sequins and stuff. :) 

Hope you like and thanks for popping by! 

TIME OUT Challenges Reminder!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my reminder card for the current TIME OUT Challenges 4th birthday challenge:

I'm using stamps from our fabulous sponsor Concord & 9th, the stamp set I'm using is called

You Are Here

I'm inspired by the word "love" in our quote: the flower cluster in my card is in a shape of a heart and surely the sentiment is for a beloved friend!

I've heat embossed the image with white powder on kraft (neenah) card and colored it with Zigs and and old Wink of Stella pen, filled with water. This gives the coloring a lovely shine. I was surprised how well the kraft card stock handled water -I was very light handed and maybe that helped but I got only minimal warping. I'm really in love with kraft card at the moment! I embellished the card with white and black paint splatters. The sentiment, simply stamped, is from the same stamp set.

I hope you'll  now head on over to our challenge blog and see what our DT members and talented guest designer Claire have made for your inspiration!

I'd like to join:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Floral Frenzy

The Flower Challenge: Anything Goes

Calling All Sistahs March Challenge: Both photo and colors, just a more pink version! :)