Challenge #322

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 September 30. This time it is an Inspired By challenge. We are looking for projects that feature:

Seasonal Colors Where You Live

We are a global Challenge. In general, it is (almost) Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and Spring in the Southern Hemisphere. In the US, weather is still summery in many places, though pumpkin season is already in play. Our challenge to you is to incorporate the colors of the season where YOU live into your project.  Please explain in your post why you chose the colors you did.

Gina K is our wonderful spoansor, 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 Donna Phelan of Crafting By The Beach, and winner of Time Out #317 as Guest Designer. Donna is a talented maker and a frequent player at Time Out. Take a stroll through her BLOG and be inspired. You will be so glad you did.

Here is what Donna has to say about her crafting journey:

"Hi, Donna Phelan here from Olde Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I started card making way back in 2007, when one late night I actually happened upon Gina K making cards on a video. And as they say, the rest is history!  I have come a long way since that night, thankfully....my card making has evolved--into nothing particular so I have always considered myself 'eclectic' in the card making world.  I do love layers and seeing just how much I can put on a card base. lol  I'm an avid gardener and have done so many other crafts, but my love is in card making (and a little scrapbooking on the side).  Make em and send em....JOY all over!"

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

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Helen 

Ishani

Jaydee

Jenny

Kate

Nancy

Stephanie 

Bobby

Deepti

Carol Mc

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 blog sidebar):

• Upload your project using the Inlinkz below by 5:00 GMT (London), 12:00 Noon EDT (New York) on Wednesday, September 30th.
• 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 #320 - Photo Inspiration

Welcome back. 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 #320 which was a Photo Inspiration Challenge with a beautiful photo taken by one of our Design Team Members, Kate Lesh.  

There were some really wonderful and clever interpretations in the gallery. We thank all who participated! As always, we greatly appreciate your taking time out to craft and join us!

Our generous sponsor, Top Flight Stamps offered 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 Top Flight Stamps 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...

#1 - Rita Wright of cardsbyrita on Instagram

Congratulations, Rita. We loved your wonderful take on our Inspiration Photo. That cover die is gorgeous as is your inking, your rainbow colors and the white inlaid design. The baker's twine is a wonderful touch and the elegant sentiment is the perfect finish. 

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, and let her know if you are interested in joining us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

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

#3 -  Leanne

Your design is so unique. That scrunched paper showing through the die cut is absolutely fabulous! What a great take on our photo!

#7 Poydan

Your card is absolutely gorgeous. Love the gold arches and the view through that marvelous arched window. Your creation is beautifully inspired by our photo.

#11 Julia Aston

We loved your very clever take on our photo. Love this wonderful card and that it was the windows in our photo from which you took your inspiration. 

#18 Arnoldo

Such a great take on the cathedral windows in our inspiration photo! The Quilted Stained Glass Window Die was the perfect choice for your beautiful card.

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 Mother Nature. 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 #321

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.

🎬 NEW THEME CHALLENGE: THE MOVIES! 🍿

Our newest challenge opens today, September 1st, and runs through September 16th!

This time, we’re diving into the world of The Movies. 🎥✨

For your projects, take inspiration from anything movie-related—from a specific film to movies in general, from the theater experience to the magic behind the scenes on a movie set.

Think about:

🎞️ Your favorite movie

🎭 A beloved character

🍿 Things you’d see in a movie theater

🎬 The behind-the-scenes world of a movie set

✨ Your favorite animated film

❤️ A live-action classic

🎄 A favorite holiday movie

👻 A spooky favorite

🌟 Or anything else that makes you think, “That belongs in a movie!”

You get the picture! 😉

We can’t wait to see where your creativity takes you. So grab your popcorn, let the opening credits roll, and bring on the movies! 🍿🎬

IN YOUR POST, PLEASE BE SURE TO DESCRIBE HOW OUR THEME INSPIRED YOUR PROJECT

Our wonderful sponsor, STAMPlorations, 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 Kim Heggins of kimheggins on Instagram, Cupcakes, Cards And Kim in blogland and winner of Time Out #316 as Guest Designer. Kim is a former member of the Time Out Design Team, and we are thrilled to have her designing with us for this challenge. In addition to card making, Kim is a talented seamstress who makes quality handmade bags bags using fabulous fabrics. For several years now, Kim has donated one of her fabulous bags as a prize for our Challenge Winner where the inspiration is the bag that she made and donated as the prize. We look forward to that very fun and special challenge each year.

Here is what Kim has to say about her crafting journey:

""I am a retired preschool teacher and live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have been crafty since I was very young. I started scrapbooking when my daughter was 4 and eventually that turned into card making but I do still love to scrapbook. Now that I am retired I have been traveling a bit and love getting back in it and using my supplies for both card making and scrapbooking."

This is Kim's wonderful Challenge Card. Her card is inspired by the movie, Cinderella. Check out all the details HERE.

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Ishani

Jaydee

Jenny

(Inspired by Julie & Julia)

Kate

Nancy

~taking a break~

Stephanie 

Using Sponsor Products Nostalgic #1 Cut Out Sheets,  Nostalgic #1 Clear Stickers and Alpha Chroma Collage Papers

Bobby

Deepti

~taking a break~

Carol Mc

 

Helen 

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 blog sidebar):

• Upload your project using the Inlinkz below by 5:00 GMT (London), 12:00 Noon EDT (New York) on Wednesday, September 16th.
• 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 #319 - Pick 2

Welcome back. 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 #319 which was a Pick 2 Challenge where we were given 6 word prompts and we had to pick at least 2 for our projects! The prompts were:

Monochrome, Geometric, Floral, Stitching (faux or real), Birthday and CAS.

Participation was high, and the gallery was loaded with wonderful creations inspired by a combination of 2 or more of the word prompts. We thank all who participated! As always, we greatly appreciate your taking time out to craft and join us in the gallery!

Our generous sponsor, Newton's Nook offered 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...

#15 - Ashwini Rao - Birthday & CAS

Congratulations, Ashwini. Your experiment with your Faber Castell Polychromos pencils on colored card stock yielded fabulous results. The images you used are adorable, your punny sentiment is purr-fect, and your coloring is nothing short of amazing. 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, and let her know if you are interested in joining us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

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

#7 - Milla - Floral & CAS

Your CAS design and incredible coloring are just wonderful. The die cut set on the circle of blue looks fabulous. The matching blue base frames your design beautifully. 

#26 - Deborah - Monochrome & CAS

We loved your monochromatic, CAS design. Love the circular frame, multi-directional swimmers and fabulous sentiments. What a fun card, despite your fish aversion!

#29 - Trina - CAS, Floral & Birthday

Your card is beautifully designed and colored, Trina. Those purples are marvelous and the splatters  embellishment your lovely flowers beautifully.

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 Mother Nature. 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 #320

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 September 2nd. This time it is a Photo challenge. We have a gorgeous photo taken by our Design Team Member, Kate Lesh, to inspire your creativity.

This enlargement shows some detail of this beautiful set of cathedral windows.

Photo Credit: Katherine Lesh - Inside Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia - 

                                            Barcelona, Spain - September 15, 2025

Our wonderful sponsor is Top Flight Stamps, generously offering a $25 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also be invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by Jane Taylor of Purplejet and winner of Time Out #315 as Guest Designer for this challenge.

Jane is a frequent player at Time Out and very well known in the card making community for her wonderful CAS designs. We are so pleased to have her designing with us as. Do treat yourself to her Instagram Gallery for tons of inspiration and creative ideas.

Here is what Jane had to say about her crafting journey:

"Hi everyone! I'm super delighted to be guesting at Time Out for this challenge. I've been playing along with their challenges for a few years now. You may know me from the AAA challenges. I run two of them and am on the DT for the third and a couple of other challenges too. My go to style is CAS, but I dabble with all genres and enjoy trying new ideas.

I'm a 'been doing it all my life' kind of crafter and have tried most things over the years.  I still get very excited when I rediscover or find something new and always try to adapt it to use my stash - well that's the plan anyway! Huge thanks to Time Out for this opportunity. I was totally inspired by the colours of the photo and I really hope you like my card!"

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

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Jaydee

Jenny

Kate

Nancy

Stephanie 

Bobby

Deepti

Carol Mc 

Helen 

Ishani

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, September 2nd.
• 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