Challenge #317

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 that opens today and runs through July 22. This time it is a Theme challenge, and the theme is:  

Water

Think ocean, lake, pool, bathtub, rain, fountain, in a glass, sprinkler, river, etc.Any way you want to interpret the word!

Our wonderful sponsor is our own Design Team Member, Jaydee. She is generously offering Pinkfresh Studios Berries & Blossoms Stamp, Die & Stencil Bundle as the prize for our Challenge Winner.

An invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge will also be extended to our Challenge Winner.

We are joined by Kathy Asper of myasperations, and winner of Time Out #312 as Guest Designer.  Kathy is a frequent player and big supporter of Time Out. Kathy's cards are quite unique, and she loves to decorate the inside of her cards as well. Do treat yourself to a stroll though her BLOG and you are sure to be inspired!

Here is what Kathy has to say about her creative journey:

 "Hello, my name is Kathy Asper. I’ve loved to draw, color, fussy-cut, and create since I could hold a pencil! I was introduced to rubber stamps in 1996… and they quickly became my favorite therapy! In 1999 a friend and I opened a small stamp and scrap store in South Dakota, and I soon learned that stamping people are my favorite kind of people! I’ve been blogging since 2017 and love how challenges like Time Out encourage me to try new techniques, themes, tools, and more. Plus, I am always inspired by the beautiful cards and other creations that the challenge DTs and other stampers post!"

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

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Nancy

Stephanie 

Bobby

Deepti

Carol Mc 

Helen 

Ishani

Jaydee

Jenny

Kate

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, July 22nd.
• 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.

Thank you and happy crafting!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners #315 - Pick 2

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 #315 which was a Pick 2 Challenge where the word prompts were: Vacation, Summer, Camping, Sun, Water and Ice Cream. The gallery was loaded with wonderful creations and we thank all who participated! As always, we greatly appreciate your taking time out to craft and join us in the gallery!

Newton's Nook is our generous sponsor offering a $25.00 Store credit as the prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also be invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge!

Huge thanks to Newton's Nook for their continued support of Time Out Challenges!

It was hard to choose among all of the creative entries, but choose we must.

Our winner is...

#32 Jane 

Picked water and vacation

Congratulations, Jane. We absolutely loved your fabulous vacation themed card with its great design, images and color. Love the sun, water and luggage. Every detail is wonderful! 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. Huge thanks to Newton's Nook for sponsoring our challenge!

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

#7 Cynthia

Picked water, sun and summer

What a super fun underwater scene! Such great coloring and wonderful detail like the liquid glaze you applied to the goggles and the Stickles to the bubbles!

#18 Joanne James

Picked summer and water

This fabulous card was made with so much imagination. Love all of the colorful, beachy elements and the fabulous way you crafted the word "seas". 

#25 Inkami

Picked water and summer

The background is so wonderful and the octopus swimming around in that wonderful die cut is so special. Fabulous design, color  and take on our words!

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 "a favorite beverage". 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 #316

 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 that opens today and runs through July 8. This time it is a Photo Challenge. This fabulous photo was take by our own Design Team Member, Carol McFarland. There are many fun elements to choose from!

Challenge #316

This enlargement will help you to see more detail:

Photo Credit - Carol McFarland - 7/2025 - Florida

Lawn Fawn is generously sponsoring us with an offer of a $25.00 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also receive an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

For your project, you can take inspiration from the entire picture, or just pick one or a few things as your starting point. For example you can pick stripes or the glass of iced tea, the pool or make it about summer, or focus on the trees and sky... Use your imagination. Whatever your choice, please tell us in your post, how you were inspired by the photo.

We do not have a Guest Designer this week.

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Stephanie

Bobby

Deepti

Using Lawn Fawn - Critters in the sea

Carol Mc

Helen

 

Ishani

Jaydee

Jenny

Kate

using Lawn Fawn Scripty Aloha

Nancy

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, July 8th.
• 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. 

Thank you and happy crafting!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners #314 - A Favorite Beverage

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 #314 which was an "Inspired By..." Challenge where we were challenged to include a favorite beverage on our project. Our gallery was full of wonderful drink-inspired cards that included coffee, tea, cocktails, lemonade and the list goes on... Thanks to all for sharing your wonderful creations! As always, we greatly appreciate your participation.

Our generous sponsor is our own DT Member, Carol McFarland, who donated this very fun beverage bag that she made by hand as the prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also be invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge!

Now it is time to announce our winner! It was hard to choose among all of the creative entries, but choose we must.

Our winner is...

#21 Heather Heroldt

Congratulations, Heather. We absolutely loved your fabulous wine-themed card with its wonderful design, great color scheme and varietals. Love the scalloped and deckled edges on the top and middle panels too. 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.

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

#17 Jane Taylor

We loved your signature CAS design and the tropical feel of your ink blending, setting the stage for that fabulous cocktail image!

#20 Monika Skinner

Love that cup of coffee surrounded by beautiful flowers, fabulous sentiment and your fun scribbled edges.

Such creative 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 our "Pick 2" Prompts. 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 #315

 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 that opens today and runs through June 24. This time it is a Pick 2 challenge where we are challenged to  pick at least 2 of the six given cues and incorporate them into our projects. You may pick more than 2 but you must pick at least 2. Our cues this time are: Vacation, Summer, Camping, Sun, Water and Ice Cream.

Our wonderful sponsor, Newton's Nook Designs, is 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 are joined by Sherri Schmidt, winner of Time Out #310, as Guest Designer. Sherri is a talented card maker and a frequent player at Time Out. She posts her work on Flickr as Sherrisonline. Even if you are not a Flickr member, you can still view her gallery. Sherri's designs are fun and her style is eclectic. Do treat yourself to a stroll through her gallery for some great inspiration. 

Here are a few words from Sherri with regard to her crafting journey:

"Hi! I’m so happy to be Time Out’s guest designer again. From originally making Christmas cards with little more than cardstock, an X-Acto knife, and glue sticks, I am now totally obsessed with die cutting and all the things I can easily cut out. Thanks to the online card making community, though, I have learned to do so much more—and my tools and supplies have consequently increased, exponentially! I love Time Out challenges because they help me use my supplies in new ways and create cards I never would come up with otherwise."

This is Sherri's wonderful Challenge Card. She picked sun and water for her creation. Check out all the details HERE.

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Bobby

Summer, Beach, Water

Carol Mc 

Vacation, Water, Sun

Helen 

Ice-cream, Summer, Sun

Ishani

Summer, Water, Sun (screen)

Jaydee

Summer, Sun, Water

Jenny

Summer, Sun, Ice Cream

Kate

Nancy

Water, Summer, Sun

Stephanie 

Summer, Water

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, June 24th.
• 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. 

Thank you and happy crafting!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners #313 - Playing Music

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 #313 where the theme was "Playing Music". Our gallery was full of wonderfully music-inspired cards that included musical instruments, caroling, specific songs, artists, records, tapes... Thank you to all for sharing your wonderful creations! As always, we really appreciate your participation.

Our generous sponsor, Gina K. Designs is 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.

It was hard to choose among all of the creative entries, but choose we must.

Our winner is...

 #1 Pam

Congratulations, Pam. We absolutely loved your fabulous music themed graduation card with its CAS design, black & white color and little dashes of red and the silver. 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. 

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

#7 Helen

These little critters are so adorable especially the little one hanging from the trombone! What a fun birthday celebration they are having!

#4 Arlene

Love the variety of instruments here and the texture of the ink on watercolor paper. The pink card base is perfect. Your sentiment is wonderful and your card is sure to encourage your musical granddaughter.

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 "a favorite beverage". 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!