Time Out #134 - Playful

Hi friends!  This week over at the Time Out blog, we are challenging you to be playful!

 

We are sponsored by Winnie & Walter for this challenge, and they gifted me this very Dog-Gone Cute stamp set.  I'm not a great scene creator, but I channeled Nichol Spohr as inspiration.  I commented on one of her videos that she is the queen of scenes.  I started by sponging some clouds in the background with some blue ink (hard to see in the photo).  I stamped, colored and die cut all the images.  I added the grass on the bottom and continued to add the elements.  The thought bubble and butterflies are on dimensionals.  I added shimmer to the clouds and butterflies.  The sentiment is part of one from another stamp set.  I think this looks playful!

 

You can see more from the Time Out design team and our guest for this challenge, Nancy, on the Time Out blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Dog-Gone Cute (Winnie & Walter), Funny Food (SSS)

Paper:  Recollections white, Neenah solar white, garden green

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, GinaK amalgam, berrylicious (MFT), copic markers

Accessories:  Dog-Gone Cute dies, stitched rectangle die (MFT), cloud trio dies (PTI), fresh cut grass die (MFT), spectrum noir shimmer, dimensionals 



Just Us Girls #483 - Trend Week

Hi everyone!  The Trend Week challenge over at Just Us Girls is Off the Edge!  Carol has chosen this trend and it's so fun!

 

My mother-in-law's 85th birthday is the day after Easter, and we are having a surprise party for her today.  I made this card for her.  I stamped, die cut and colored this floral bouquet with copic markers twice.  I place it on the card in opposite corners off the edge and cut off the excess.  Then I added the die cut numbers and sentiment along with some Nuvo drops.  There is also shimmer on the flower centers.

 

You can see more from our JUGs design team and April guest on the JUGs blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Cottage Corsage (C. Pooler), Birthday Greetings (GinaK)

Paper:  Recollections white, daffodil delight

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, GinaK amalgam ink, copic markers

Accessories:  Cottage Corsage die, Nuvo drops, spectrum noir shimmer, dimensionals, craft foam 



Time Out #133 - Theme Challenge

Hey friends!  It's time for a new Time Out challenge.  This week is our theme challenge, and the theme is embellishments.  We want you to use two or more embellishments on your card.  Not a difficult challenge, huh?

 

We are sponsored by Birch Press Designs, and they sent me this beautiful stitched maple circle frame die to use.  I love it because there are so many parts that you can use together or separately (you'll see that from the design team who used this same die!).  I started by playing with some alcohol inks that I've had forever.  I have added to my collection and recently purchased the alcohol pearls too (haven't used those yet)!  I went with some fall-ish colors because of the maple leaf design.  I created the alcohol design on alcohol ink cardstock, let it dry completely and then die cut the design from it and also from white cardstock.  Then I inlaid all the pieces.  I did this because the circles are so delicate.  This way, they stayed nice and circular, if you know what I mean!  I added the sentiment on white cardstock also and it looked too bland, so I sponged some ink on it to make it stand out.  Since the challenge is to use two or more embellishments, I added the jewels and a double twine bow to the stem of the leaf.  Now I'm not gonna lie...I was so concerned about using the sponsor die that I didn't pay attention to the challenge!  At first I only added the jewels, then at the end realized I needed another embellishment!  The twine bow seemed the most natural choice and I do like it!

 

You can see more from the Time Out design team and our guest for this challenge, Andrea, on the Time Out blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Birthday Greetings (GinaK)

Paper:  Recollections white, alcohol ink cardstock, really rust

Ink:  Rusty hinge (distress oxide), alcohol inks: dandelion, butterscotch, terra cotta, lettuce, blending solution

Accessories:  Stitched maple circle frame (Memory Box), stitched rectangle (MFT), sentiment labels (MFT), twine, jewels, dimensionals



Just Us Girls #482 - Word Week

Hello!  This week Nancy chose the word "houses" for the Just Us Girls Word Week challenge.  I loved it!

 

I went looking through my stamps and found this NBU stamp.  I stamped it onto Neenah cardstock with GinaK amalgam ink and colored it with copics.  I added some shimmer to many parts of the image.  This was a very simple card to create.  I didn't have room for a sentiment on the front, so I can use this for any occasion and stamp something appropriate on the inside. 

 

You can see more from the JUGs design team and our new guest for April, Christine, on the JUGs blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  The Artful Stamper

Paper:  Recollections white, Neenah solar white, daffodil delight

Ink:  GinaK amalgam, copic markers

Accessories:  Spectrum noir shimmer, craft foam