Challenge 235 - Photo Inspiration

Hello friends of Time Out.

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out, and this time it is a photo inspiration. See our challenge badge, and an enlargement of the photo below. 

Spring has sprung (well, I guess that depends on where you are in the world) and it's time to think flowers, sunshine, bike rides...  Use the entire photo, or zero in on one or some of the elements in the photo as your inspiration to create your card. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

We are generously sponsored by Doodle Bugs. Challenge Winner will receive a $25.00 store credit to use at the Doodle Bugs store and an invitation to Guest Design with the Time Out Design Team for a future challenge.

We welcome Toni Maddox of Frankie Helps Craft as our Guest Designer. Toni is a very talented card artist with an eclectic style. A visit to her blog is sure to inspire you!

We asked Toni to tell us a little bit about herself and her crafting journey. Here is what she had to say:

"My name is Toni and I live in the Pacific Northwest just a few miles north of Seattle. I've been card making since a former coworker introduced me to it way back in 2002. My style has evolved over the years as I've explored all sorts of products and techniques; you name it and I've probably tried it. In particular, I love creating scenes with little critters, supplemented with lots of die cuts."

And HERE is Toni's wonderful take on our inspiration photo:

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Bobby

Jenny

Kate

Elizabeth

(Using Doodlebug Designs Hello Fall set)

Nancy

Nonni

Gerrina

Stephanie

Ishani

Deepti

Amazing inspiration from our wonderful Design Team. Now it's your turn to Take Time Out and craft! This challenge runs until 5 pm GMT Wednesday the 12th of April. Before linking up below, please read "How to Play" from the sidebar. At Time Out we allow only 5 challenges combined, one of them being ours. Thank you and Happy Crafting! 

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Winners #233 - Elegant

Hello friends of Time Out!

Current challenge HERE

We are here to announce the winners of Challenge #233 where we were challenged to be Elegant. There were so many lovely, elegant entries. We thank you for taking Time Out to play with us!

Our Challenge was generously sponsored by Altenew, with a line of crafting supplies that is full of elegance! Our lucky challenge winner will receive a $25 credit to use at the Altenew store.

And now, the moment we've all been waiting for. Drumroll please!

Our winner is:

Trina P

Congratulations Trina, we loved your card! Please contact Stephanie at slan (dot) zal (at) verizon (dot) net within one week with the title "TO WINNER" for details on how to claim your prize. With your win, you are also invited to join us as a Guest Designer for a future challenge. When contacting Stephanie, please let her know if you are interested.

Here is our badge for your blog:

...and our Honorable Mentions in order of entry are:

Susanbcards

Deborah Wheeler

SentSue

Congratulations ladies, we loved your wonderful cards! 

Please grab our badge and display it proudly on your blogs:

Our current Inspired by Words challenge is still running for about a week HERE. Now it's your time to take Time Out and join us if you haven't already! We look forward seeing your cards and other projects in the gallery!

Challenge 234 - Inspired by Words

Hello friends of Time Out! 

For the next fortnight we have one of our Inspired by Words challenges for you! This is the quote:

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” —Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

 

Do remember that you can be inspired by the whole quote OR just choose one word or some words as your starting point. For example sun, hot, wind, cold, summer, winter, light and shade could be good options to play with! Our DT has made very inspiring samples for you, feel free to be inspired by their ideas as well! 

The winner of this challenge wins a $25 voucher to our generous sponsor Topflight Stamps. Our winner also gets called to guest design in a future challenge. 

This time we welcome Greta Hess of GG Creations, and winner of Time Out #231, as our Guest Designer. Greta really captured the essence of our quote so beautifully. Do take a stroll through Greta's blog and treat yourself to some wonderful inspiration. We love to hear about our Guest Designers in their own words so we can get to know them a bit. Here is what Greta had to say:

"What an honor to be a Time Out Challenges winner and to be guest designing with this talented team.  I’m a wife, doggy momma and retired nurse living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, USA.  About twenty-five years ago I discovered stamping at my local stamp store.  I'm pretty sure I kept them in business for the next year!  It was such a joy to find an artistic outlet that didn't require the ability to draw or color.  I like a variety of styles & techniques.  I'd have to say my favorite style is simple elegance.  Dry embossing, emboss resist & heat embossing have been around a long time and are still some of my favorite techniques.  Thanks to my paper crafting hobby, I now have friends all over the world.  One of hubby's retirement jobs is mailing all the cards I send!  I hope you'll find some inspiration in my card for this Inspired by Words Challenge."

HERE is Greta's fabulous card:

Here's some inspiration from our design team!

Deepti

Bobby

Jenny

Kate

Elizabeth

Nonni

Gerrina

Stephanie

Ishani

Amazing inspiration from everyone, I'm sure you agree! Now it's your turn to Take Time Out and craft! This challenge runs until 5 pm GMT Wednesday the 29th of March. Before linking up below, please read "How to Play" from the sidebar. At Time Out we allow only 5 challenges combined, one of them being ours. Thank you and Happy Crafting! 

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Click here to enter

Winners #232 - Happy Birthday Time Out!

Hello friends of Time Out!

Current challenge HERE

We are here to announce the winners of Challenge #232 - Time Out's 9th Birthday Celebration!! We had so many wonderful entries. Thank you so much for taking Time Out to party with us.

This challenge was sponsored by Newton's Nook with a generous $25 gift voucher for our winner. 

And now, without further ado, our winner is:

Toni

Congratulations Toni, we loved your card! So festive and fun, and perfect for our birthday! Please contact Stephanie at slan(dot)zal(at)verizon(dot)net within one week with "TO WINNER" in the subject line for details on how to claim your prize. With your win, you are also invited to join us as a guest designer for a future challenge. When contacting Stephanie, please let her know if you are interested.

Here is our badge for your blog:

And now for our honourable mentions:

Anita

Helen

Congratulations ladies, we loved your wonderful cards! Please grab our badge and display it proudly on your blogs:

Our current challenge is still running for about a week HERE. Now it's your time to take Time Out and join us if you haven't already! We look forward seeing your cards and other projects in the gallery!

Challenge 233 - Elegant

Hello friends of Time Out!

We are back with another fun challenge for you and it's time for us to "challenge you to be..."! This time we challenge you to be ELEGANT. There are so many ways to go with this: classy, beautiful, classic, art, people, floral, food... the possibilities are really endless!

We are generously sponsored by Altenew, whose line of crafting supplies is full of elegance! Our lucky challenge winner will receive a $25 credit to use at the Altenew store. How lovely is that!

Our challenge participants are always welcome to use any craft company(ies) they choose, but if you do have some Altenew products that inspire an elegant creation for our challenge we'd love to see them!

We welcome Nora Noll of A Creative Touch and winner of Time Out #230 as our Guest Designer. Nora's blog is full of colorful, creative and fun inspiration. Do treat yourself to a visit and leave her some love.

We love to hear about our Guest Designers in their own words so we can get to know them a bit. Here is what Nora had to say:

"Hello! My name is Nora and I live in Connecticut (Northeastern US). I have been married for twenty six years and have one daughter, Charlotte, who is twenty two. I have been crafting in some form my whole life. I have thrown pottery, beaded, done macramé, made doll clothes, decorative painting...and the list goes on. I started paper crafting in 1996 and I have never looked back. I don't have a particular style, just what I feel in the moment. I also use it as an outlet to relax. By day I work in Special education and so I often need a creative stress release when I get home. I want to thank Time Out Challenges for the chance to be the guest designer for this challenge!!"

Here is Nora's fabulous creation using Altenew's Decorative Enamels Die Set.

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team!

Ishani

Using Altenew - Jumbo Garden Pick die set

Deepti

(Using Altenew Adore you & Beautiful Day stamp set along with Connected 3D Embossing Folder)

Bobby

(Using Altenew Garden Rose CAF)

Jenny

Kate

Using Altenew Leaf Mix Die Set

Elizabeth

(Using Altenew Beautiful Quotes)

Nancy

Nonni

Using Altenew Vintage Garden Stamp Set 

Hello-die from Seasonal Blooms die set 

 and Watercolor Essentials 12 Pan Set

Gerrina

Stephanie

Using Altenew Magnolia Ballerina Stamp Set,

Nesting Slim Labels Die,

and Watercolor Essentials 12 Pan Set

Amazing work from the Design Team. I'm sure you'll agree! Now it's your turn to take Time Out and craft. This challenge runs until 5 pm GMT on Wednesday 15th of March. Before linking up below, please read the Challenge details, and "how to play" from our sidebar. Please note that we allow linking to only 5 challenges combined, one of them being ours.

Happy crafting! 

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