Challenge #276 - Cozy

      Hello, friends of Time Out. Welcome back! If you are a newcomer to Time Out Challenges, we extend a very warm welcome to you. We're glad you are here.

We have a new challenge for you starting today where we challenge you to be COZY. There are many ways to go with this one: a cozy room, nook, cottage, comfortable; a cozy relationship between 2 people; a padded cloth to keep a teapot warm; a snuggle, fireplace, blanket...  Where does your imagination take you when you think cozy? What makes you feel cozy? or how do you make someone or something cozy??

Please get cozy in your craft space and create something cozy for the gallery. We can't wait to see what you come up with.

Challenge #276

Our wonderful sponsor, Newton's Nook is generously offering a $25 store credit to the challenge winner as chosen by our design team. Our winner will also be invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by Kerry Parkinson of Kerry's Papercraft and winner of Time Out #271 as our Guest Designer for this challenge. Here is a little bit about Kerry's crafting journey in her own words:

"Hi, I’m Kerry Parkinson. I began my crafting journey when my daughters were young and I discovered scrapbooking, then from there progressed to stamping and card making, which I’ve enjoyed now for over 15 years. My style for most of that time would probably be called clean and layered, but in the past few years I’ve been experimenting more with clean and simple, shabby chic and mixed media."

This is Kerry's wonderful take on our "COZY" challenge. 

You can get all the details on Kerry's blog HERE.

And now for some inspiration from the design team!

Bobby

Deepti

Greta

Helen 

Ishani

Jenny

Kate

Nancy

Stephanie 

Wonderful work from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Now it's your turn to Take Time Out and Craft! This challenge runs until 5 PM GMT Wed 20th of November. Before linking up below, please read 'How to Play' from the sidebar. 

Do note that at Time Out we only allow 5 challenges combined, one of them being ours! 

Thank you and happy crafting!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners #274

Hello friends of Time Out. Welcome back, and we extend a very warm welcome to newcomers to

Time Out Challenges!

We are here to announce the winners of our previous challenge where we had a fun coffee themed photo for your inspiration. Thank you everyone who played along! 

Our winner receives $25 store credit to Newton's Nook store. Thank you so much Newton's Nook for your generosity! 

Our winner is:

Ellen C.

Congratulations on your win Ellen! We loved your fun card with all of the cute details! 

Please grab your Winner's Badge from the tab beneath our Blog Header and and display it proudly on your blog and/or other social media.

Please contact Stephanie at slan(dot)zal(at)verizon(dot)net within one week with "TO WINNER" in the subject field for details on how to claim your prize. With your win, you are also invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge. When contacting Stephanie, please let her know if you are interested.

The Honourable Mentions go to these fabulous card makers: 

Christine

Arlene R.

Carol

Kathy A.

So fun and creative work from everyone, I'm sure you agree! 

Ladies, please grab your Honors Badge from the tab beneath our Blog Header and and display it proudly on your blog and/or other social media.

Our current Baking/Sweet Treats theme challenge is still running for about one week. If you haven't played along yet, this is your reminder to Take Time Out and Craft... And join us HERE! 

Challenge #275 - Theme Challenge

Hello friends of Time Out. Welcome back! If you are a newcomer to Time Out, we extend a very warm welcome to you. We're glad you are here.

We have a sweet, delicious and fun challenge for you with a theme of Baking/Sweet Treats that opens today and runs through November 6th. Think cookies, chocolates, pumpkin pies, scones, Lamingtons,  Bienenstich Kuchen, Piparkakku, Gulab jamun, Mattentaart, Butter Tarts, ice cream... the list goes on ad infinitum!

What strikes your fancy? Which multinational celebrations and holidays or other occasions do you celebrate with dessert? We can't wait to see your take on our theme in the gallery.

Challenge #275

We are generously sponsored by Lawn Fawn with a $25.00 store credit for our challenge winner as chosen by our Deign Team. Thank you, Lawn Fawn! Our winner will also get an invitation to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

We are joined by Claire Apostoloff of Life on the Scrap Heap, and winner of Time Out #270 as Guest Designer. Claire is a wonderful paper crafting artist and a frequent player at Time Out. Here is a little bit about Claire in her own words:

"My love of all things inky has only grown stronger over the last 15 years - I really get quite grumpy if I haven’t had a bit of craft time for a few days! I’ve got a clean and simple style and enjoy colouring with Copics but I've branched out recently to include some mixed media which I’m really enjoying."

 This is Claire's sweet challenge card. You can check out all the details on her blog HERE.

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Bobby

Greta

Helen 

 

Ishani

Jenny

Kate

Nancy

Wonderful work from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Now it's your turn to Take Time Out and Craft! This challenge runs until 5 PM GMT Wed 6th of November. Before linking up below, please read 'How to Play' from the sidebar. 

Do note that at Time Out we only allow 5 challenges combined, one of them being ours! 

Thank you and happy crafting!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners #273 - IBW Autumn

Hello friends of Time Out. Welcome back. If you are new to Time Out, we extend a very warm welcome to you. We are so glad you are here

We are here to announce the winners of our previous challenge where we were to be inspire by these words:

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

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

~Vincent Van Gogh

Huge thanks to everyone who played along! We love seeing how you interpret the challenges and seeing them in the gallery.  

Our Challenge Winner will receive $20 store credit from PoppyStamps, who we thank so very much for their support and generosity!

 

And now, without further ado, we announce our Challenge Winner:

 Verena

Congratulations on your win, Verena! We loved your fabulous CAS card with your beautifully colored and embossed leaves against that wonderful gray textured background.

Please grab your Winner's Badge from the tab beneath our Blog Header and and display it proudly on your blog and/or other social media.

Please contact Stephanie at slan(dot)zal(at)verizon(dot)net within one week with "TO WINNER" in the subject field for details on how to claim your prize. With your win, you are also invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge. When contacting Stephanie, please let her know if you are interested.

The Honorable Mentions go to these card makers: 

Trina

Julia

Such wonderful and inspiring work from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Ladies, please grab your Honors Badge from the tab beneath our Blog Header and and display it proudly on your blog and/or other social media.

Our current, Photo inspiration Challenge is still running for about one week. If you haven't played along yet, this is your reminder to Take Time Out and Craft... And join us HERE! 

Challenge #274 - Photo Inspiration

Hello friends of Time Out. Welcome back! If you are a newcomer to Time Out, we extend a very warm welcome to you. We're glad you are here.

We have a new, super fun challenge for you that opens today and runs through October 23rd. This time it is a photo inspiration challenge but you can also use it as a coffee themed challenge. The photo was taken by our Blog Owner, Nonni Niskanen, when she visited New York City in 2023. The sign was outside a coffee shop and we thought it was really funny, and the second thought was that it would be a great photo inspiration challenge at Time Out. So here we are.

Challenge #274

This enlargement will help you to see some detail:

You could creat something coffee themed. You could also be inspired by some elements in the photo AND coffee. There are details in the photo that may inspire you like the easel, blackboard, cityscape. street, sidewalk, outdoor dining... and do you see the safety come in the background on the right?? Let your imagination guide you. Our Guest Designer and Design Team had some brilliant inspiration to share. Check out their projects below.

Our wonderful sponsor is Newton's Nook generously offering a $25 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also get an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We welcome Heidi Kunkel of Heidi´s kreative Seite
 and winner of Time Out #269 as our Guest Designer for this challenge. Heidi's cards are full of wonderful detail, fabulous coloring, lovely layers and marvelous creativity. Do treat yourself to a stroll though Heidi's blog where you can't help but be inspired.

Heidi tells us a bit about herself and her crafting journey:

"Hello lovelies, my name is Heidi and I live in a small town near Bremen in Germany. Since my childhood I have been creative and have done a lot of handicrafts and painting...in my youth I knitted and crocheted a lot...at some point I also started with Hardanger...I started designing cards in 2006 and stamping in 2010. I love designing cards or small sets with a card and gift wrap, preferably personalised for the recipient, with the date of the occasion and the recipient's name. It can be both cute and non-cute cards... The design is the first fun and the second is the smile and joy of the recipient."

This is Heidi's wonderful Challenge Card. Check out all the details HERE.

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Nonni

Stephanie 

Bobby

Deepti

Greta

Helen

 

Ishani

Jenny

Kate

Nancy

Wonderful work from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Now it's your turn to Take Time Out and Craft! This challenge runs until 5 PM GMT Wed 16th of October. Before linking up below, please read 'How to Play' from the sidebar. 

Do note that at Time Out we only allow 5 challenges combined, one of them being ours! 

Thank you and happy crafting!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners #272 Snarky

Hello friends of Time Out. Welcome back, and we extend a very warm welcome to newcomers to

Time Out Challenges!

We are here to announce the winners of our previous challenge where we challenged you to be 'Snarky'. Thank you everyone who played along! 

Our winner receives $25 store credit to Funky Fossil Designs store. Thank you so much Sarah at Funky Fossil for your generosity! 

Our winner is:

Tenia

Congratulations on your win Tenia! We loved your CAS card, the artsy background is so beautiful and that funny cat just made us laugh!!

Please grab your Winner's Badge from the tab beneath our Blog Header and and display it proudly on your blog and/or other social media.

Please contact Stephanie at slan(dot)zal(at)verizon(dot)net within one week with "TO WINNER" in the subject field for details on how to claim your prize. With your win, you are also invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge. When contacting Stephanie, please let her know if you are interested.

The Honourable Mentions go to these fabulous card makers: 

Ionabunny

Fran

A. Rose

So fun and wonderful work from everyone, I'm sure you agree! Ladies, please grab your Honors Badge from the tab beneath our Blog Header and and display it proudly on your blog and/or other social media.

Our current, fall-themed Inspired by Words challenge is still running for about one week. If you haven't played along yet, this is your reminder to Take Time Out and Craft... And join us HERE!