Winners #312 - Photo Inspiration

Welcome back, and if you are new to Time Out, we are delighted to have you join us! 

We are here to announce the winners of Time Out Challenge #312, a Photo Inspiration. Our gallery was full of beautifully inspired cards based on our sunrise/sunset photo. Thank you to all who played for your beautiful work! We really appreciate your participation.

Our wonderful sponsor, DoodlebugsWA, is generously offering a $25.00 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.

The blending of colors in your cards was both beautiful and unique. There were lots of silhouette designs that we enjoyed.

Our winner is...

Kathy

This beautifully blended scene with the silhouette of a simple meadow and the beaming sun really caught the team's eye. The butterfly adds the meaning of new life to the card. Congratulations on your win Kathy! 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 from Doodlebugs! A huge thanks to them for sponsoring our challenge!

And now we have some Honorable Mentions for these wonderful cards, shown in the order they appeared in the gallery.

Stef

What a lovely sunrise Stef created! The pretty garden and butterflies silhouette is showcased in front of her beautiful colors.

Jolanda

This pretty CAS silhouette with pastel colors is a sweet hello card for someone to enjoy. 

Heather

The beautiful silhouette of the city on this card is backed by this gorgeous sky, mountains and bright moon. Great sentiment too!

Our current challenge is still running for about another week. We are looking for projects inspired by "playing music." If you haven't already played, we encourage you to take some Time Out to craft and play with us. We look forward seeing your projects in the gallery! You can read all challenge details, check out the inspiration from the Time Out Design Team and link your project HERE. Happy Crafting!

Challenge #313

Hello, friends of Time Out! Welcome back! And if you are new to Time Out Challenges, we extend a very warm welcome to you — we’re so glad you’re here.

Our newest challenge begins today and runs through May 27th. This time around, we have a theme challenge:

Playing Music

There are so many ways you can interpret this theme! You might be inspired by playing an instrument, listening to the radio or recorded music, singing, sheet music, a favorite song, or even music from a film — anything connected to music is welcome.

Whatever inspires your project, please be sure to tell us about it in your post. We can’t wait to see what you create!

Our wonderful sponsor,  Gina K Designs, is generously offering a $25.00 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 are joined by Cindy Chiu of Escape To Stamping as our Guest Designer for this challenge. Cindy's project received Honorable Mention for Time Out #308 and we were so happy that she was willing and able to join us as Guest Designer for this challenge.

This is what Cindy has to say about her crafting journey:

"Hello, my name is Cindy Chiu.  I am a transplanter from Hong Kong, and have been living in Montreal, Canada for over 50 years.  Before I retired, I was a programmer/system analyst working in field of pulp and paper industry.  I stumbled across Rubber Stamping while shopping for a gift 30 years ago, and I fell into that rabbit hole ever since.  In beginning I was only making Christmas cards, life was busy with a full time job and 2 young children.  But now I have more time to make cards for multiple occasions and have ventured into art journaling too.  My dear hubby is my biggest fan!  I have to admit I am addicted to this wonderful hobby!  Thank you Time Out Challenges for inviting me to the Guest Designer for this challenge."

This is Cindy's fabulous Challenge Card. Check out all the details HERE, and while you are visiting, leave her some love.

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Carol Mc

Helen

Ishani

Jaydee

Jenny

Kate

Stephanie 

Bobby

Deepti

Fantastic inspiration from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Now it's your turn to Take Time Out to Craft!

Here are some details to keep in mind (See full list of rules on challenge sidebar):

• Upload your project using the Inlinkz below by 5:00 GMT (London), 12:00 Noon EDT (New York) on Wednesday, May 27th.
• Be sure your link is a direct link to your NEW project, not just a generic link to your blog. No back linking.
• Be sure you are actually following the challenge theme and explain in your post how your project fits the challenge. 
• Per our challenge rules, combining of challenges is limited to a total of 5, including ours. A total of 5 entries per challenge is allowed.

Thank you and happy crafting!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners #311 - Pick 2

Welcome back! And if you’re new to Time Out, we’re delighted to have you join us.

Today, we are excited to announce the winners of Time Out Challenge #311 - a “Pick 2” Challenge where participants were challenged to select two (or more) words from the list—earth, rain, pastel, hope, tree, and bloom—and incorporate them into their projects.

This challenge was especially meaningful as it was sponsored by Shery Russ of STAMPlorations, who has recently reopened her business after a four-year closure due to health issues. We’re so happy to have her back! Our entire Design Team had the pleasure of using her products in their projects. You can view the challenge and their creations HERE. We encourage you to join us in welcoming Shery back and to explore her new line of papers, subscriptions, and sale items HERE.

We were blown away by the creativity in the gallery—so many beautiful interpretations of the prompts! It’s always inspiring to see the unique directions makers take. Thank you to everyone who took Time Out to play along with us.

And now, on to our winner…

Cindy

Congratulations on your win, Cindy! We absolutely loved your fabulous mailbox themed card using those wonderful Spellbinders products. Your color choices are terrific and the decorated envelope is an added bonus. 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 from STAMPlorations. Huge thanks to Shery Russ for sponsoring us.

The Honorable Mentions go to these talented card makers in the order they appeared in the gallery:

#3 SherriS

This is such a perfect and personal card for your son and his new fiancee as they begin their wedding story. The cherry blossoms are beautifully done, and the sentiment could not be more fitting for this happy occasion.

#14 - Stephanie

The recipient of this wonderful card is sure to be encouraged and uplifted. Love the way you used the washi in your teriffic design. The pastel umbrellas and your sentiment is so fitting.

#56 - Diana

Your card is just gorgeous with your wonderful design, color choices and unique, handcrafted elements, especially the flowers.

Such detailed and beautiful projects from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Crafters, 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 challenge is still running for about another week. We are looking for projects inspired by "sweet treats".If you haven't already played, we encourage you to take some Time Out to craft and play with us. We look forward seeing your projects in the gallery! You can read all challenge details, check out the inspiration from the Time Out Design Team and link your project HERE. Happy Crafting!