Challenge #158

Hi All

Our challenge today is a special challenge....to see why you can read further down.

But let's see what it is first:

We want to see a card that has lots or just a touch of purple on it.

And we have included our optional twist of 'Friendship'

If you take up our twist then you have chance of winning a prize of $25 from our super sponsor CAS-ual Fridays-we will do a random drawer for this prize from all our twisters!

The winner of the DT votes will get the chance to be our Guest Designer in a future challenge!

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is the very talented Kavya. Her cards are outstanding. If you haven't seen her blog then pop on over to Handmade by Kavya and we are sure you will come back a fan! We are delighted you are joining us Kavya x

Why a Special Challenge?

Today is Epilepsy Awareness day and we want to help raise awareness of this condition.

Purple is the colour for Epilepsy and a purple ribbon represents Epilepsy.

Epilepsy is a complicated condition that is often misunderstood. Many see seizures in the media as convulsive seizures but there are many types of seizures-many are silent and you wouldn't even know they were happening!

Rather than us explain Epilepsy in detail to you-take a look at this link to find out more. 

Also Sandie, our team leader, has epilepsy and she tells you her experience of living with this condition here-so visit her blog if you want to know more.

Plus there is a hop going on to raise awareness of Epilepsy with some super Guest Designer and some prizes along the way. Friketa is organising this-pop on over and hop along!

We chose 'friendship' as our 'optional twist' as we thought it would be nice to send a purple card to a friend to make them smile-especially now in this challenging time for us all. Goodness we all need love and care now and as a crafting community it would be great for us all to send a card to a friend-just this small gesture would help us all get through this time and we will!

Now lets see what inspiration Kavya and the Design Team have for you:

Kavya

Anita

Jill

Using sponsor product  Peaceful Garden

Gerrina

Using Sponsor stamps Powerfull words and retired Sands of time

Stephanie
Using Sponsor product Hope Ribbon

Shauna

Using sponsor products Mon Ami and Be stamps and the Bubble Box die

Sandie

Using sponsor product-retired but similar ones are in the Encouragement and Support

Lisa



Now it is your turn to join in the fun and add some purple to your cards....we all need some love now!

You have until 5pm GMT 8th April to play!

Take some Time Out!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Reminder #157

Hello friends!
We are here today to remind you about our special 6th Birthday Anniversary Challenge!

Find the link-up challenge HERE.

We challenge you to create projects inspired by our theme of BIRTHDAY!

As an optional twist, we have that you can use die cutting or fussy cut an item on your project.

 Our sponsor for this challenge is Stamplorations

 

Stamplorations is offering an amazing prize for this celebratory challenge...
Everyone who plays and uses our optional twist of die cutting/fussy cutting will be entered into a random drawing to win a $40 gift voucher to the Stamplorations online store!

Now let's see what our guest designer Christine and the Design Team have made for this challenge:

Christine
Using sponsor products Bloomdala Bliss Masks ARTplorations Stencil and celebrate builder stamps-retired




Anita




Joyce
 Using sponsor products Layered Cake Bake

Kim
 Using Sponsor Products - Party Mates

Nonni
Using Sponsor Products Bloomdala Bliss and Pocket Blooms (sentiment)

Ishani
Using sponsor product - Trendy spring bloom dies

Shona
Using Sponsor Products Dogwood Large Stamp set and Balloons and Banners Stamp set

This challenge is open through 5pm BST on March 25th.

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Winners #156

Today we are going to announce the winner of our recent photo challenge!

However, you can find our current challenge HERE.

Our photo challenge was sponsored by Altenew!

Our top pick and the winner of the $20 gift voucher is:

Ana A.

Congratulations Ana! We loved your beautiful card!
  You can contact sandiesandie16@gmail.com with the subject line "Time Out Challenge Winner" for your prize. Additionally, we would also like to invite you to be Guest Designer for a future challenge. Sandie will be able to give you details about the guest designer spot.

Here is the badge for your blog:

And now for those who got Honors at taking Time Out:

Harris




Milla




Sentimentally Sue




Priyanka
 

Congratulations!

Here is our badge for your blog:

Remember to join us in our current BIRTHDAY challenge!

 Our awesome sponsor for this challenge is Stamplorations

 

This challenge is open through 5pm BST on March 25th.

We would love to see you in the gallery if you are not already there!

Challenge #157 - Birthday

Hello friends! We have a very special challenge starting today...
It is our 6th Birthday Anniversary!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who makes this challenge so special. First of all, thank you to everyone who plays along with us! Whether you are playing with us for the first time or if you have been entering our challenge for years, we love seeing how our challenges inspire you and we are honored to visit your sites.  Second, we would like to thank all of our AMAZING sponsors. We love your products and we love being able to share them with the greater crafting community!  Lastly, we want to give a shout out to our design team because they work behind the scenes to create inspiration and to fulfill the administrative work that goes into keeping this challenge up and running. Thank you to everyone who helps make this challenge successful. We are thankful and excited to be celebrating another year!


Now to the challenge -
We challenge you to create projects inspired by our theme of BIRTHDAY!

As an optional twist, we have that you can use die cutting or fussy cut an item on your project.

 Our sponsor for this challenge is Stamplorations

 

Stamplorations is offering an amazing prize for this celebratory challenge...
Everyone who plays and uses our optional twist of die cutting/fussy cutting will be entered into a random drawing to win a $40 gift voucher to the Stamplorations online store!

Additionally, our design team will vote on a winner who will be asked to be the Guest Designer for a future challenge.

This week we have a guest designer, Christine!
  Be sure to visit her page and show some love.

Now let's see what Christine and the Design Team have made for this challenge:

Christine
Using Sponsor products Shaker Balloons 3 oval dies, Baa Baa Stamp set, Tribal Triangle Stencil, Merry Go Round Stencil




Sandie
Using Sponsor Products Happy Flower Stencil, Birthday Word Die, Pierced Curly Frames




Shauna
Using sponsor  Prim Triangles stencil, Big Owls stamp set, and Double Stitched die




Anita




Stephanie
Using Sponsor Product - Bloomtangled #2 Cover Plate Die




Lisa
Using sponsor products Frames & Flowers and City Girl




Gerrina
Using sponsor product In bloom Darling Dog Roses




Jill
Using sponsor product Bloomtangled #1 Cover Plate Die

This challenge is open through 5pm BST on March 25th.
We look forward to seeing what you create!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Reminder #156

Hello everyone...

We are here to remind you there is still time to join in our current challenge-you can enter this challenge HERE

Be inspired by any part of this photo for your card/project

This challenge is sponsored by Altenew

First up is a card for our amazing guest designer 

Maria F.

and now for more inspiration for our amazing Time Out design team

Lynn

Shona
using sponsor products Thanks Die, Spring Shower Cover Die, Frosted Garden Stamp Set, and Create a Wreath Die Set

Joyce
using sponsors products Best Mom and Ori Kami

Ishani

using sponsor product Celebrations

Kim

Nonni
Using sponsor products Wallpaper Art Stamps and Dies

You have until Wednesday, March 11th to join us!

Winners #155

Hello Crafty Friends...

It's time to announce the winners from our Inspired by Words challenge "It's your birthday....", however you can link up to our current challenge here

This challenge was sponsored by Uniko!

The winner of our prize and Top at Taking Time Out is:

Lee Ann Barrett




Congratulations Lee Ann!
Contact Shauna at creatingwithpapertx@gmail.com for information about being a guest designer at Time Out, within one week.

To redeem your prize please contact Bev at bev@uniko.co.uk, within one week. Please use the subject line 'Time Out Winner'

Here's the badge for your blog



And now for those are taking honors at Time Out!

Ashwini



Kavya



Rosi



Claire




Congratulations!

Here's the badge for your blog



You still have time to play along with our current challenge...



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