Tuesday 13 September 2016

Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop

Hi everyone!
We here at TIME OUT are very proud to be one of the 18 challenge blogs taking part in Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop, woo hoo! In this blog hop Altenew is giving you plenty of inspiration and a chance to win prizes too! 





How to participate in this super fun event and have a chance to win? Leave a comment on all the challenge blogs participating in the blog hop! Altenew is giving away $35 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on October 17th, 2016. There's also a special offer at Altenew shop: Free gift with orders over $50 now through September 16.



Here's the hop order! 

Nonni, co-owner of TIME OUT Challenge, has made two cards to celebrate this blog hop. If you want to read details about Nonni's cards, visit her personal blog here.

Altenew products used: Beautiful Day stamp set + for sentiment Ori Kami stamp set

Altenew products used: Peony Bouquet stamp set + for sentiment  Beautiful Day stamp set

We hope you feel inspired now and want to create something with your own Altenew products! 

Below is a linky tool, open until October 5th: link up your projects made with Altenew products and you could be featured at Altenew blog! 5 projects from the entries are chosen and featured on the Altenew blog on October 17th.

So, to wrap things up:

Comment on all the blog hop blogs on the list, including ours, for a chance to be one of the 5 winners receiving a $35 gift certificate to Altenew store!

Create something with your Altenew products and link up below and you and could also be featured at Altenew blog!

Happy hopping and creating! Next stop on the hop is Color Throwdown Challenge .

Oh, and pssst... Don't forget to check out the current TIME OUT Challenge here. :)


141 comments:

Sabrina said...

Both cards are absolutely fantastic!!!

SusanME said...

These are just Beautiful!! Thanks!

Debbie Rumpza said...

So beautiful! Love the grey flower.

Karthikha said...

Lovely cards!

Marcie Lovett said...

Beautiful cards!

Susie Sonnier said...

Nonni, WOW! LOVE the cards. Just so beautiful!

maria f. said...

Just love those slightly colored peonies on the polka dot paper!

Unknown said...

I love these cards. They are beautiful. Hard to pick a favorite.

Jean Arizona said...

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

Dee Earnshaw said...

lovely card. LOVE the design you have created:)

Bunny Dobbie said...

Such great card designs! What an amazing modern colour pallete.

Louise said...

Love the gray!

Thordis said...

Such a beautiful cards. Thanks for the inspiration :)

JanM said...

Your cards are so different! I love the way you used your colors and the stamps! Thank you!

Karen R said...

Lovely cards, so many different techniques and styles. Happy hop!

Kathy Thisted said...

Love your first cards definitely a card to case but the second one gave me an ah ha! moment. Never thought of stamping on printed paper. So much fun!

Jeano said...

Very soft and soothing designs.

Sandra Heitman said...

Gorgeous cards

A. Rose said...

That black yellow and grey...fantastic!

Unknown said...

Love it!!! Both cards are so pretty and unique

Verna Angerhofer said...

Beautiful cards. I especially love how the one stamped on the pattern paper looks!

Lynn Dalby said...

Lovely Cards, I like the darker colouring.

Jo said...

Beautiful cards and great inspiration, THX
Best of success to the new Altenew challenge blog :D
jojosspot.wordpress.com

Macimbalo said...

Your cards are stunning! Thanks for the inspiration!

SD pooja said...

Awesome coloring on both the cards.. different color than usual pretty ones.

Ode to Paper said...

Great cards! I love the colour combos!

Sue D said...

Gorgeous floral cards!

Esther said...

So stylish! I love the grey and yellow combination of the first card, so contemporary and gorgeous, and the cool colours and clever stamping on patterned paper of the second card. Fab! Esther (Less is More DT)

Jillhq said...

I love the colors you chose! Thanks for the inspiration!

Nikki said...

Fantastic cards. Love your color choices.

Jo Williams Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator said...

Wow... both of these cards are stunning! I really love the gray and yellow combo .... so soft and gorgeous together!
Hugs,
Jo
♥ Jo's Scrap Shack ♥

Eloise said...

Love the cards and these Altenew stamps.

pcm said...

so soft and lovely!

Donna Hawkins said...

Wonderful cards and love the color choices!

CraftyNatalie said...

Lovely samples.

eliza said...

I like the subtle color scheme on both these cards.

Vannessa said...

Pretty cards!

Janet D. said...

Love, love, love the cards!

Cynthia Cole said...

Lovely cards!

Nota Bene said...

I just discovered your blog through the blog hop. These cards are so beautiful!

K$ said...

As I've mentioned on other blogs, the Beautiful Day stamp set is my favorite, but I've never seen one quite like this one! I love the gray flower with the lemony yellow surrounding it. Absolutely gorgeous!

Linda Kunsman said...

these cards are gorgeous!! And the more I hop around the more I need Altenew stamps to play along:)

Betty said...

beautiful cards with 2 of my favorite stamp sets from Altenew

craftjunkiesc said...

Both cards are gorgeous. I very much love he grey shading on the first card.

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

Love your different colour combos. Great inspiration. So happy to see your challenge on the blog hop. Congrats!

Pam said...

Oh my goodness the colors you used! Such beautiful techniques! Wow.

Marilyn said...

Beautiful inspirations. Fantastic hop. Thank you.

Melissa L. said...

Gotta love all the Altenew goodness!

Carmen said...

Kind of unique, I would have never consider colouring a flower gray, however I love the effect,

Marsha said...

Love these gray tones.

Laura P said...

wow! the b&w one is soo beautiful

Pat said...

Lovely cards

Anonymous said...

Oh my what beautiful cards. I have just begun using some of the gray tones in my flower stamps. You have inspired me to try some more and color around the image for a soft background. Thanks for sharing.

stampwithsandy said...

Such beautiful cards and what a fun blog hop this is! Loaded with inspiration!

Helen said...

Beautiful cards giving so much inspiration. Using grey for flowers is something new to me and I'm loving it!

jules said...

I absolutely love the first card and how the gray is highlighted by the soft glow of yellow behind!

Natalie said...

Awesome job on your cards! They are adorable.

Lisa Petrella said...

Beautiful cards! Love the layouts and the attention to detail!

stephanie said...

I really like the gray colors on these....

Unknown said...

elegant cards!!!

Ceal said...

Pretty cards, I love to play in challenges and have found some new ones thanks to this hop

Sheila H said...

Love how you used the grey ink - so unique!

Mom and wife. said...

Love your card, so pretty.

Susie Moore said...

What absolutely beautiful cards !!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

I am just wowed by the beautiful projects here.

StirYourCreativity said...

Lovely cards. I specially loved the flowers on the PP.

Leanne said...

Beautiful cards!

Nandini said...

Both cards are really beautiful and really different.

LauraJane:) said...

So elegant in gray!

Arianna Barbara said...

Beautiful cards!!!

Marcia said...

Lovely cards!! Great ideas!! Thanks for the inspiration!!

Pam said...

Gorgeous cards!

@JoyceCasaldi said...

Very pretty! Love the grey, and less is more feel. More perfect for mailing cards to case!

Diane Jaquay said...

Stunning cards by Noni!!!

Pat said...

I adore these two very different cards Nonni. I love the grey toned Peony so beautifully shaded with just a little green in he leaves and the lightly blended yellow, and the patterned paper which you have stamped on to works wonderfully and the colours are perfect. x

MelissaF said...

Wow, beautiful floral cards, love the gray and yellow combo, soft and pretty!

Sherri said...

fun challenges. nice cards

bev p said...

Ok, I am on official overload here. So much fun, but I need to go create something, too!!!! Thanks so much for challenging me.

newscrapper said...

I love all the amazing cards and inspiration!!

Nora Noll said...

Oh wow!! Totally stunning cards! Thank you for the inspiration!

Shirley N said...

Both cards are just stunning. Great inspiration!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Fantastic blog hop! Loving all the pretty projects and challenges! Lovely cards! Those flowers are so pretty!

Gwen said...

Love these floral stamps!! Great designs!

Claire said...

Stunning cards Nonni - the colouring in the first one is just beautiful!

Donna said...

Both of the cards are just beautiful! Love the colors!

Rebecca Ednie said...

So pretty. Love these stamps!

Handcraftedbyhelen said...

Both great cards, I'm not sure I can pick a favourite

Theresa's Studio said...

Love your beautiful cards! What great color combos.

Mary-Anne V said...

These cards are all so pretty!

Sue McRae said...

Fabulous cards! Love the fun polka dots!

Chrissy Larson said...

Love these cards! Awesome challenge!

Maureen Reiss said...

Such Pretty cards!!

Margarita Navarro-Rivera said...

Love the gray colors of your first card and the gray and blue combination of your second card!

Sarah M said...

Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing!

Marianne said...

Gorgeous. Love the greys!

Marsha S said...

Gorgeous cards! Love the color combo!

Egret said...

The grey is really interesting here.

~amy~ said...

Gorgeous cards!

Kathy Krug said...

Fabulous designs with Altenew stamps.

kittykat3308 said...

Beautiful cards

Kathleen

Sherry Butcher said...

both cards a just perfect. Love the colors, the stamps and your take on them. Thanks for sharing.

TracyM #6773 said...

GORGEOUS cards!!!
The colours, flowers and designs are DELIGHTFUL!!!
Looking forward to learning more about your challenges, hoping to join the creative fun:)

Satori said...

Fabulous, unique approach and colour choices for floral cards!

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

Love that the flowers are used in non traditional colours. Beautiful cards.

Dana said...

gorgeous card!! Love how you colored on pattern paper!!

Kleri said...

Gorgeous cards!

Connie MacFarlane said...

Gorgeous cards! The grey flower is stunning and I love the way you stamped and coloured on the patterned paper - fabulous!

Georgee said...

Love, love these cards, especially the one on the one patterned paper. I want to try this!

Heather said...

Ooo . . . Nonni, these cards are stunning! I really love the second with the flowers stamped on the patterned paper.

Denise Bryant said...

Beautiful cards! Love the flowers over the print!

loulou said...

Fantastic cards. Great colouring on the grey flower and I really like the stamping and colouring over the polka dot patterned paper.

Mary Holshouser said...

The cards are wonderful.
Love the shading on the dark rose.
thanks for sharing

Sherry Butcher said...

Great cards with the new stamps. Love the roses. Thanks for sharing.

Barbara said...

Beautiful cards and well done. I'm a big fan of Altenew designs.

Unknown said...

So beautiful. Looking forward to this.

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Loving the grays in the flowers!

Elle Kay said...

I love the beautiful soft yellow behind the flower! I'm glad I found this challenge blog too! Thanks!

Super Stick Chick said...

Love the beautiful Altenew cards with the pretty soft grays. I also love your challenge blog, didn't know about it before this hop, but I'll be back:)

Unknown said...

Love the stamped flowers on the dotted paper.

Bobby said...

I love the one stamped on patterned paper. What a unique look.

TK said...

Beautiful cards, I'm especially drawn to the layered stamping over the polka dot background!

Maria - Ivyleaf Crafts said...

Wow what stunning cards I love the shading on the beautiful day card xx

Carol Ric said...

Gorgeous cards.

Erum Tasneem said...

wow wow wow! love!!!

Monika Reeck said...

wooow Nonni stunning card
so adorable coloring yaay
I adore both of them

Kathy Mc said...

Oh my, Nonni, both cards are absolutely stunning! What a fun hop with oodles of inspiration.

Tracy said...

pretty cards, and I love the concept of this blog hop, thanks for being part of it. Also, love learning about new challenges!

Carey Nusbaum said...

Awesome cards! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!

Christy Designs said...

Both of them are gorgeous !!
Love the great coloring and designs

Greta said...

I love Nonni's style & both of these cards are gorgeous! Glad you participated in the Altenew Blog Hop!

NM said...

Beautiful cards !!!

Unknown said...

Love the mix of gray with blues and yellows.

Deepti Aggarwal said...

Beautiful cards..love the grey flower..so unique and different..

Norine said...

Love them all really like the gray one

Jean said...

Lovely cards! Great colors!

FeM said...

Awesome cards.

Preeti D. (aka Dutt Preety) said...

v pretty cards

Keti's Projects said...

Gorjuss cards. Great work from DT.

Taunya Butler said...

Love visiting here - I am always impressed and inspired!! Thanks for hosting a wonderful challenge!!

D.Ann C said...

They're both so beautiful!!

Kleri said...

Beautiful cards!