TIME OUT Challenge #3

Hello all you lovers of your crafty TIME OUT!

You sure did blow us away last week with your fabulous entries. It is going to take us ages and a lot of head scratching to decide who we are going to choose as our winners!

Lets move on to our new challenge. This week we have our Theme challenge with an optional twist. The theme is:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

with the optional twist of a Masculine Birthday.

You can choose any kind of Birthday you want or you can choose to make a Masculine Birthday card and twist along with us!

Each Theme Challenge we have prizes and this week we are sponsored by the fabulous Uniko Studios owned by our very own DT member Bev

Hey TIME OUT Challenge Fans! Uniko Studio is super happy to be sponsoring the TIME OUT Challenges this year. As you may or may not know Uniko Studio is a small company based in the North east of the UK. The company is run solely by myself (Beverley Brown) and I design all the products along with running the business and all the day to day business activities it involves! I have been making handmade cards and playing with paper crafts for well over 15 years now. It was while I was at university studying a BA (Hons) in Surface Pattern Design the concept of Uniko Studio was born and I decided to combine my passion for paper crafts & stamping with design and launched the business back in February 2011. Uniko Studio specialises in high quality photopolymer stamps manufactured here in the UK, digital downloadable patterned paper collections and we have just started to branch out into matching & stand alone 100% steel dies. Our products can be purchased through the website www.uniko.co.uk and I offer FREE Worldwide Shipping on all orders over £50. A small selection of our products are also available at www.iheartpapers.com for those of you across the pond! 

http://www.uniko.co.uk/

For those using the optional twist you could win a £15 gift voucher to Uniko Studio (randomly selected)

And our winner chosen by the DT members will win this stamp set:


and this die set

This week our Guest Designer is Beverley of The Sweetest of Peas. Beverley won our very first challenge and we are so pleased she has joined us the week. Please make her welcome and show her some love!

And here are our cards:

Beverely-our Guest Designer.

using Uniko Stamps and with the twist

Sandie

using Uniko Studio stamps and the optional twist.

Lynn

using the optional twist

Shery

without optional twist

Bev

 using Uniko Studio stamps but without the twist

Lisa

without optional twist

Nonni

using the optional twist

Gerrina

using the optional twist

Dawn

using optional twist

Now it is your turn to take some TIME OUT and create a paper crafting project following the Happy Birthday Theme with the optional twist of a Masculine Birthday.

We are pretty relaxed here at TIME OUT but do check 'How to Play' on our right hand side bar.

Link up your project by Wednesday 23rd 5pm GMT

An InLinkz Link-up

Winners #1

It is time for us to announce the winners of our very first challenge here at TIME OUT. But before we do we would like the thank you for all your support. We were overwhelmed with the number and standard of entries. It was very hard to choose our top picks.

We will start by announcing, in numerical order, who got

Honours at TIME OUT

#6 Tracy

#12 Darnell

#14 Poppaeacards

#37 Anita

Congratulations and please grab the badge below for your blogs (also found at the top tab)

And now for our winner and the person who we all thought was 

Top at taking Time Out

and the winner of the prizes from our sponsors

and

#34 Mac Mable

Congratulations Mac Mable! We would also love you to be a Guest Designer for us. Please contact Sandie at sandiesandie16@gmail.com within 5 days for details of your prize and GDT.

Here is your winner's badge (also found at the top tab)

There is still time to enter our Home Sweet Home challenge with this photo to inspire you:

If your mojo needs a little waking up-here are few cards from our DT that were inspired by this photo:

Lynn



Bev




Shery
Shery has 2 very different cards here to show you there are so many ways to be inspired by this photo!





Gerrina

Take TIME OUT and link up here, you could be our next Guest Designer!

Challenge #2

Wow, what a fun fortnight we had with our first ever challenge! Thank you everyone who took TIME OUT and joined us. Remember to check the prize winners and honourable mentions next Thursday! Now it's time for

Home Sweet Home 

Home Sweet Home is our photo Inspiration challenge with a homely twist! The inspiration images gain influence from home decor but the way you interpret the photo is up to you! Here's the photo... 

photo source: House Decorating Ideas

...And now let's see what the DT has created for your inspiration! 

Lynn

Sandie

Bev



 Lisa

Nonni

Dawn

Shery

 

Gerrina

Now it's your turn to take some TIME OUT and create a paper crafting project inspired by our Home Sweet Home Photo!

We are pretty relaxed here at Time Out but do check 'How to Play' on our right hand sidebar.

Link up your project by Wednesday 9th of April 5 pm GMT.

An InLinkz Link-up

Have you taken TIME OUT to join in the fun!!

You still have nearly a week to take TIME OUT and join in our 'Inspired by Words' challenge 

 

Dancing in the Rain

You can create any paper crafting project that is inspired by these words. 

Does the mojo need a little boost? Here are a few cards from some of our Design Team to hopefully inspire you and show you different ways you to interpret 'Dancing in the Rain'

Gerrina

Sandie

Lisa

Dawn

Nonni

I bet you have a few ideas now! You have until Wed 27th March 5pm GMT to join in. For the challenge post with the link tool,  scroll down or click here.

TIME OUT to craft my friends!

And if you don't want to miss out on our challenges become a follower and/or subscribe by email to TIME OUT CHALLENGES. 

Challenge #1

The day has come for us to welcome you all to our very first challenge. We have been taking so much TIME OUT preparing for this day that we are just going to get straight to the point.

This fortnight we want you to be...

Inspired by words:

This is the challenge where we give you a quote, a popular saying or inspirational sentence to inspire you to create. And this week we have this very popular saying for you:

Dancing in the Rain

What does this inspire you to create? So many things come to mind and our Design Team have some great examples of how you could interpret this. But before we show you these we want to let you know what you could win!

This week we are not only offering our winner a Guest Design spot but we also have 2 fabulous sponsors!

Prize: one product from the store.

Hello from Avocado Arts!  We are so excited to be sponsoring TIME OUT challenges this year!  Avocado Arts offers high-quality, clear, photopolymer stamps and coordinating digital die cuts.  I fell in love with clear stamps because you can "SEE" what and where you're stamping.  My passion for crafting and creating inspired me to launch my own stamp company in May, 2011. Our stamp sets are clean and graphic with a touch of whimsy, style and flair.  We have new releases each month and our images are interchangeable. Each set has coordinating images and sentiments that are timeless and versatile. Also, as an added benefit, elements from each set are sized so they will work with past and future stamp sets.  Shop anytime on our website www.avocadoarts.com or join our club and receive our newest release at a discounted price. 

FREE SHIPPING on all orders throughout March along with FREE stamp sets for orders over $30 and also for joining our club this month!  We would love to have you join in the Avocado Arts FUN!

Prize: £10 gift voucher.

The newly re-opened Make the Day Special Stamp Store is a one stop shop for all those hard to source US stamp and die brands, but as we are based in the UK you buy without the fear of customs and handling charges.   We currently stock Avery Elle, CAS-ual Friday's Stamps, Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant, Newton's Nook, Papersmooches, Unity and Wplus9 with new brands coming very soon.   Our aim is to bring you all the best of the US straight to your doorstep at competitive prices with customer service that is second to none.

 Stop by and check out our new ranges at http://www.makethedayspecial.co.uk

Lets see what our Design Team has created to inspire you.

Lynn

Sandie

Nonni

Bev

Nonni's second card

using Avocado Arts Stamps

Dawn

Lisa

Gerrina

Shery

Now it is your turn to take TIME OUT and create a paper crafting project inspired by

Dancing in the Rain

We are pretty relaxed here at Time Out but do check 'How to Play' on our right hand sidebar.

Link up your project by Wednesday 26th March 5 pm GMT.

Design Team Members 2.0 !

Hi friends and followers of TIME OUT Challenges!

Last week we met Bev, Lisa,  Gerrina and Dawn and today it's time to learn about our challenge blog creators Nonni and Sandie along with the 2 DT members Lynn and Shery who have been with us from the beginning. You've already seen some of our cards in the challenge introduction posts -let's have have a closer look at the ladies behind the cards now!

Nonni from Korttikarkuri- Runaway Cards

"I got hooked on card making when planning my wedding invitations a couple of years ago and started blogging in July 2012. I love blogland with all the inspirational card makers and challenges! I like various styles from CAS to vintage and in general I like beautiful, feminine and cute things -give me some floral images or cute characters and I'm happy to color them in with my Copics! I also like to learn different techniques and being a quite ambitious person I try to improve my skills all the time."

Sandie from London Days

"Hi there! I'm Sandie and I am passionate about making cards. I started crafting a few years ago and once I started I couldn't stop! My style is Clean and Simple. I am happiest when I have created a card with just stamp and ink and lots of white space, although you will see some bling and the odd ribbon now and then. When I am not crafting, I like to walk, grow my own vegetable, and watch movies. I live in London and I love to explore all that it has to offer!"

Lynn from the Mango Boys and Me

"Hello there!  I'm so thrilled to be on the Time Out Design Team. I'm from Loveland, Ohio (just north of Cincinnati).  I'm a mom to four boys, Ryan, Jonathon, Collin and Marcel. I am married to my high school sweetheart, Pat. I work full time and I absolutely love creating cards. Creating is the best relaxation!  I've been blogging since July 2009 and love this wonderful community of crafters!"

Shery from One Layer Cards

"I'm a mixed media girl who fell in love with card-making. I love

creating one layer and CAS cards with a touch of artsy, and I often

mix different media in my projects -- watercolors, inks, Gelatos,

gesso, markers, alcohol inks, acrylics, etc. I'm a writer and editor

by profession, and I have recently become a stamp artist/designer."

Here we are, all set to start the challenges next Thursday the 13th of March! Remember to take TIME OUT and craft, people!