Our New Design Team Members!

Today is a very special day here at TIME OUT Challenges as we are here to introduce you to our new Design Team members. All the original team members are still with us but we have 4 new fabulous crafters to introduce to you. All of these new DT members are outstanding designers and we are so happy that they have agreed to join us at TIME OUT Challenges.

Why not grab a cuppa and take some TIME OUT to visit their blogs and say hi!

And here they are:

Anita
Her blog is My Papercraft World

Hello ... bonjour ... I’m Anita in France ... and in blogland, my home is at My Papercraft World.  Like many of us, I’ve crafted in one way or another since I can remember and got seriously into card making nearly two years ago, when I started my blog.  My style is mainly clean and simple ... sometimes quirky, sometimes graphic, occasionally whimsical.  I’m blessed to live in a wonderful part of the world … south west France ... where I spend most of my waking hours working on our long term house renovation project.  I’m thrilled and delighted to be joining such a great group of super talented crafters on the Time Out Design Team ... and am looking forward to seeing how you’re inspired by our fortnightly challenges!

        Elizabeta

Her blog is Elizabeta Kushner

"I live in Croatia. It is a small but beautiful country where scrapbooking and cardmaking are just beginning to become popular. When I am not working, studying or serving in my church, I love to read, meet new people, make cards, work in the garden, or watch movies with my husband."

Sarah

Her blog is Funky Fossils Designs

Hi there - I’m Sarah and I am delighted to be joining the talented DT here at Time Out!  I live in Yorkshire and am the mum to two fab boys, aged 9 and 11.  I also work full time so don’t have much spare time but spend every minute I can get playing with my stamps and ink.  I have been crafting for a couple of years but only started blogging this March – it has been great to make lots of friends across the world who share this hobby!  I love CAS designs but also like to get my fingers inky and try out lots of techniques so I guess that my style is still evolving.  I love challenges as a way of sparking my creativity and am on the DT over at A Blog Named Hero too.  I look forward to taking Time Out with you and being inspired by all of your creations!

Shona
Her blog is Twine Around

Hi everybody, my name is Shona and I'm a card-making addict!! I'm also a stay-at-home mum to Phoebe (9yrs) and Max (7yrs) and married to forgetful Dave. We live in a small town called Blenheim in New Zealand. I have 2 golden retrievers, love gardening and I'm very addicted to Peanut M&M's. I only started crafting last year and started my blog in Sept 2013 which has been the most amazing adventure. My style is mainly CAS with more and more stamping creeping in.  I was so surprised and honoured to be asked to join the Time Out Design Team. They are such wonderful women and so creative with their projects. I'm looking forward to hopefully inspiring you for each challenge and visiting your own blogs to see what you create. I'm so excited!!!!


We are so pleased these lovely Ladies have joined our Design Team and their first challenge will be next week so we hope you will note that in your diary and see what they have created for you to inspire you to take that valuable TIME OUT to craft with us!

Winners #12

It's time to announce the winners of challenge #12 where we CASEd the fabulous Anita! I hope you'll have time to read the whole post today: in addition to the winner and honourable mentions this post has more to it too! So, without further do...

Top at taking TIME OUT is 

Loll

Congratulations, Loll! We loved the way you CASEd Anita adding your own personal twists. We'd like to invite you as a guest designer to a future challenge so lease contact Sandie at sandiesandie16 @ gmail. com (without the spaces) within a week if you are interested! Here's your badge:

This time the Honourable Mentions (in no particular order) go to 

Jill

and

Michele

Congratulations, girls! Here's your badge:

Before showing you some inspiration for our current challenge Inspired by Words "If music be the food of love play on" I want to let you know that there will be some very, very, very exciting news here at TIME OUT Challenge blog tomorrow! Do pay us a visit and you'll understand what I talk about! ;) 

Then to the inspiration cards for the current challenge.

Bev

Lynn

Sandie

Gerrina

Shery

Aren't these cards amazing? I'm sure you'll want to take TIME OUT and join us here! Before starting your crafty TIME OUT this weekend, remember to pop by here tomorrow and you'll hear the latest TIME OUT news! Happy crafting!

TIME OUT Challenges #13

Hello to all of you that love to take TIME OUT to craft. We know you enjoy and little challenge to inspire you and we are hoping this week we are going to do just that!

It is time for our 'Inspired by Words' challenge and we decided to go all thespian and use a quote from Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night'

'If music be the food of love play on'

For this challenge you can use the whole phrase to create your project or just pick on one or more words. For example you might choose to use food, love or perhaps music. How about combining 2 of the words...food with love, love with music? The possibilities are endless.

For this challenge we are joined by the very creative Rosemary, our Guest Designer. Check out her blog Hey There...rosigirl, we guarantee you will be inspired!

And now lets take a look at what Rosemary and the DT have created to inspire you:

Rosemary

Lynn



Bev



Sandie



Dawn



Lisa



Nonni



Gerrina



Shery

Now how will Shakespeare's words inspire you?

Don't forget to check out  'how to play' on the right hand sidebar before linking up your card. You have until the 10th September 5pm GMT to play along.

Enjoy taking TIME OUT!

An InLinkz Link-up

Winners

We are here to announce the winners of our theme challenge:

Celebrations with the optional twist of Butterflies

This challenge was sponsored by STAMPlorations who offered us 2 prizes chosen by random.org. The winners of these are:

#35 Rahmat-using the optional twist
and
#24 Kim M-using STAMPlorations stamps.

Congratulations ladies! Contact Shery at sheryruss@gmail.com to choose your prize.

And now for the winners of this challenge chosen by out DT.

Top at taking TIME OUT

is

Poppaeacards



Congratulations Christine. We'd love you to join us as a guest designer in a future challenge. Please contact Nonni at korttikarkuri @gmail.com within a week if you are interested! Here's your badge:

and here are our crafters who got

Honours at taking TIME OUT

#9 Jane

#38 Deepti

Congratulations Ladies and here is your badge

You still have time to enter our 'CASE' challenge here. We are CASEing the fabulous crafter Anita. If you need a little extra inspiration check out these cards our DT have made for you:

Shona-our Guest Designer

Gerrina

Shery

Sandie

Bev

Now it is time for you to kick back and take some TIME OUT and join in with us.

Enjoy!

Challenge #12 CASE With Your Own Twist

 Hello you all who like to take TIME OUT and craft!

We have another CASE With Your Own Twist Challenge for you... And the designer we are CASEing is Anita! We are thrilled to have Anita providing us inspiration... But before looking at her card, let's read her greetings!

Hello ... bonjour ... I’m Anita in France ... and I’m blessed to live in beautiful south west France.  I’ve crafted in one way or another since I can remember and got seriously into card making nearly two years ago, when I started my blog.  My style is mainly clean and simple ... sometimes quirky, sometimes graphic, occasionally whimsical.  I’m thrilled and honoured to be contributing a card to be CASEd at Time Out this week ... and am so looking forward to seeing how it inspires you!  Can’t wait to see you in Monsieur Linky’s gallery!  

Now, the card we are CASEing... Here it is! 

You can be inspired for example of the layout, the colors, the techniques Anita used, the white space, the die cut sentiment... Many possibilities! Don't forget to read all the card details from Anita's blog My Papercraft World and leave her some love. :)

Let's see how our DT members and our very talented Guest Designer Shona from Twine Around have CASEd and Twisted Anita's card. 

Shona

  

Lynn

Sandie

Bev

Lisa

Dawn

Nonni

Gerrina

Shery

Now it's your turn! We are pretty relaxed here at TIME OUT but please check out the rules from the sidebar before linking up your card. The challenge runs until Wed 27th of of August 5 pm BST. I hope to see you taking TIME OUT and CASEing Anita!

An InLinkz Link-up

Winners #10

Hi TIME OUT friends!

We are glad so many of you are playing along here at TIME OUT although July is a busy month for holidays... But what would be a better way to relax than crafting? It's the perfect TIME OUT!

I'm here to announce the winners of our previous challenge. Without further do...

Top at Taking TIME OUT is

Rosemary

Congratulations, Rosemary! We'd love you to join us as a guest designer in a future challenge. Please contact Nonni at korttikarkuri @ gmail. com (without the spaces) within a week if you are interested! Here's your badge:

Then the honourable mentions!

Shirley-Bee

and 

Shona

Brilliant cards, ladies! Here's your badge:

I'm sure you'll agree that Rosemary, Shirley-Bee and Shona rocked the Home Sweet Home Challenge! 

Before I go I have the joy to show you inspiration cards from some of our DT members... Our current challenge, "Celebrations with Optional Twist Butterflies" is still running for about a week here. Let these beautiful cards make you in the mood for celebration cards... Then take some TIME OUT and join us! 

Lynn

Lisa

Gerrina

Sandie