TIME OUT Challenges: 2026

Thursday, 29 January 2026

Winners #304 - All That Glitters

Hello friends of Time Out! Welcome back, and we extend a very warm welcome to newcomers to Time Out Challenges! We are here to announce the winners of Challenge #304, our first challenge of 2026 that had the theme of "All That Glitters". We are sponsored by Gina K. Designs with a generous offer of a $25 Store Credit to the Gina K. Designs store for our winner as chosen by the Design Team. Our Challenge Winner will also receive an invitation to join the Time Out Design Team as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

There were many wonderful projects in the Gallery. It was so much fun to see how our participants incorporated glitter, sparkle and shine in their designs. Thanks to all who took Time Out to play with us.

And now for our winner...

#33 - Verena

Congratulations on your win Verena! We absolutely loved your fabulously artistic creation and the way you incorporated that wonderful metallic element your design. 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. With your win, you are also invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge. When contacting Stephanie, please let her know if you are interested. We'd love to have you!

The Honorable Mentions go to these talented card makers:

#29 - Greta

#27 - Stef

Such wonderful and inspiring work 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 one week. We are looking for projects inspired by a favorite card making technique. 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, including our challenge guidelines. Check out the inspiration from the Time Out Design Team and link your project HERE. Happy Crafting!

Thursday, 22 January 2026

Challenge #305

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 February 4th. This time it is an Inspired By challenge and it is... A favourite card making technique

Card making techniques involve various methods to add texture, dimension, and unique looks, including stamping techniques (heat embossing, two-step, rolling, stamping off), coloring methods (watercolor, blending brushes, marker techniques, crayon resist), texture additions (dry embossing, paper kintsugi, faux finishes like silk/metal), interactive elements (gate folds, easel cards, card spinners), and background effects (Gelli printing, tissue paper, ink smooshing) for creative papercrafts. The list goes on and on...

Please choose one or more of your favorites for your project, and BE SURE TO NAME IT/THEM IN

YOUR POST.

Our wonderful sponsor, Top Flight Stamps, is generously offering a $25.00 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner as chosen by the design team, who will also get an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by Gundi of Papierelle, and winner of Time Out #300 as Guest Designer. Gundi is a very talented crafter and a frequent player at Time Out. It is a joy to have her with us as Guest Designer.

"Hello I'm Gundi (papierelle) from Germany. Even as a small child, I was very creative and loved crafting, painting, and trying my hand at many other handicraft techniques, but my passion is card making. I still love painting too, especially watercolor painting. I'm very pleased to be able to support the Time Out team as a Guest Designer for this challenge."

This is Gundi's wonderful Challenge Card. Gundi chose Mixed Media as her favorite technique. Isn't her card gorgeous? Check out all the details HERE.

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Bobby

Ink Smooshing

Deepti

Stenciling

Carol Mc

Using Coordinating Stamping/Stenciling/Die Cutting Sets

Helen

Colouring / Dimension

Ishani

3 D Embossing and Die cutting

Jaydee

Ink Blending

Jenny

Colouring with Prismacolor Pencils

Kate

Interactive

Nancy

Clean & Simple and Rainbow Colours

Stephanie

3D Embossing with Vellum

Fantastic inspiration from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Now it's your turn to Take Time Out to Craft! Before linking up below, please read How to Play from the sidebar. Please note that at Time Out, we only allow linking five challenges combined, one of them being ours. Thank you and Happy Crafting!

Thursday, 8 January 2026

Challenge #304 - All That Glitters

Hello, friends of Time Out. Happy New Year, and 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 hope you enjoyed your holiday festivities, and that you are ready for a crafty trip around the seasons with us at Time Out.

Before we begin with our first challenge of 2026, we have some very exciting news to share. With this challenge, we welcome Jaydee of Stampin' with Jaydee to our Design Team! Jaydee is an incredibly talented crafter with a keen eye for design and color. She is a woman of many interests, she is a world traveler and an all around lovely person. She has been a frequent participant in our challenges and we are so excited to have her with us as a Design Team Member. Please join us in welcoming Jaydee to our Time Out family.

Now on to our first challenge of 2026 which opens today and runs through January 21st. It is a Theme challenge in which the theme is "ALL THAT GLITTERS".

We are challenged to use glitter, glitter paper, foil, rhinestones, metallic inks, or other shiny embellishments on our projects. Focus on making sparkly, glamorous creations.

Our wonderful sponsor, Gina K 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 Heather Heroldt of Handmade by Heather, and winner of Time Out #299 as Guest Designer. Heather is a very talented designer and a frequent and loyal Time Out participant. We always love to see her work in the gallery, and we greatly appreciate her support. Treat yourself to a stroll through her BLOG for some wonderful inspiration!

Here is a little bit about Heather and her crafting journey in her own words;

"Hi, I’m Heather from sunny Scottsdale, Arizona! I first got the stampin’ bug about 15 years ago, and haven’t looked back, lol. I love to make cards the most, and to teach others how to let their creativity shine! I’m so honored to guest at Time Out Challenges this round!"

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