Winners #282 Photo Inspiration

 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 #282 where our photo inspiration was a unique bag by Running Stitch Design. 

The purse will be sent as a price to our challenge winner so this was a very special challenge indeed!  Thanks so much for joining in the fun with so much wonderful creativity and enthusiasm.  Do check out what  Running Stitch Design has on offer in their Etsy store.

  Running Stitch Design

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Now let us introduce the winner. It is...

Heather

Congratulations on your win, Heather! We loved your take on the bag -we could really see many elements from the design in your card!

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.

The Honorable Mentions go to these fabulous card makers:

Wendy

Jane

Karen

Such wonderful and inspiring work from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Wendy, Jane and Karen, please grab your Honors Badge from the tab beneath our Blog Header and display it proudly on your blog and/or other social media.

Our current challenge where we are celbrating our 11th birthday with a CASE challenge is still running for about one week. If you haven't played along yet, this is your reminder to Take Time Out to craft... and join us HERE! See you in the gallery!

Challenge #283 - Time Out's 11th Birthday: CASE The Designer

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 March 12. This is a special challenge in celebration of Time Out's 11th Birthday!!!! Woo hoo! Happiest Birthday to you, Time Out! It all started 11 years ago by the Dyamic Duo Sandie Munro and Nonni Niskanen. There has been so much amazing art here over the years. We have had many different fabulous designers, guests, sponsors and countless, wonderful participants from all around the world. We are still going strong, thanks to all through these 11 years. Thank you so much, and happy birthday to us!

 We have stepped out of our "regular" rotation schedule with a "CASE the Designer Challenge" which we do once a year. This year our muse is the incredibly talented Donna Mikasa of 3 umbrellas which is filled with the magic of her wonderful artistry. Do treat yourself to a stroll through her blog. You can't help but be inspired!

Challenge #283

Here is a closeup of Donna's card and you can link to it on Donna's blog HERE..

For this challenge, we'd like to see cards for any occasion that are inspired by Donna's lovely creation above. CASE is an acronym for "copy and selectively edit". In other words, draw inspiration from Donna's card and make it your own. Please explain in your post, how you were inspired by Donna's card.

Our wonderful sponsor, GinaK Designs, is generously offering $25.00 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 welcome Jacinda of LazzieJ's Crafting Corner and winner of Time Out Challenge #278 as our Guest Designer. Here are a few words from Jacinda about her craft:

"Hi. I'm Jacinda. I've always made cards here and there since I was a kid, but I became more invested around 2016 when it became a fun hobby that's continued since. I love creating something meaningful and personal for others. Card making has become an exciting and creative way to express my thoughts and love in a way that is hard to do in person. I love being able to challenge myself in trying new ideas and finding inspiration around me."

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

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Nancy

Stephanie 

Bobby

Deepti

Carol Mc 

Helen 

Ishani

Jenny

Kate

Wonderful inspiration from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Now it's your turn to take Time out to Craft. This challenge runs until 5 pm GMT on Wed the 12th of March. Before linking up below, please check out "How to Play" from the sidebar. 

Do note that at Time Out we only allow 5 challenges combined, one of them being ours! Thank you and happy crafting! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners #281 - Pick 2

 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 #281 - a brand new challenge in our rotation called Pick 2. It was a great success as we had 96 fabulous entries. It was so much fun to see how our players incorporated the cues. Thanks so much for joining in the fun with so much wonderful creativity and enthusiasm.    

Our winner receives $25 store credit to spend at the Newton's Nook Store and an invitation to Guest Design with us for a future challenge. Huge thanks to Newton's Nook for your generosity and continued support of Time Out Challenges! 

Now let us introduce the winner. It is...

Fran Wing of Franmade In Oregon.

Congratulations on your win, Fran! We loved your fabulous postage themed Valentine and the Pick 2 elements you chose to include!

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.

The Honorable Mentions go to these fabulous card makers:

Verena

Jo

Such wonderful and inspiring work from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Verena and Jo, 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 where we are to be inspired by a Photo of a beautiful handmade bag by Kim Heggins, which is also the prize, is still running for about one week. If you haven't played along yet, this is your reminder to Take Time Out to craft... and join us HERE! See you in the gallery!

Challenge #282 - Photo Challenge

 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 26. This time it is a Photo challenge. It is an extra special Photo Challenge because the photo inspiration is a handmade bag by Kim Heggins. Kim is a former Time Out DT Member and owner of Running Stitch Design, Kim's ETSY Store from which she sells her marvelous handmade bags. For this special yearly challenge, Kim's handmade bag is both the inspiration AND the prize. Thank you, Kim for generously sponsoring us once again. It's so much fun and we look forward to seeing the fabrics you choose each year!

How does Kim's bag inspire you? Is it the colors? Snowflakes? Hearts? Shape? If it is not obvious how you were inspired in your project, please explain it in your post. Use your imagination, and have fun!

Challenge #282

This enlargement will help you to see some detail:

Running Stitch Design

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We are so pleased to welcome Arlene Rose of Sundaystamper Papercrafts, and winner of Time Out #277 as Guest Designer. Arlene's creativity is so inspiring. Her art is eclectic in terms of design and mediums, though is it often CAS. Arlene is a frequent contributor to Time Out. We love to see her creations in the gallery! Do treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for some wonderful inspiration.

Here is a bit about Arlene in her own words:

"From the age of two I have always had an instrument of art in my hand. It started with crayons and never stopped. I was signed up to art school after graduation from nursing school but met my hubby and that led me down a different path. I have been rubber stamping for over 45 years. 

Back then I was only able to find stamps and ink pads in the local drug store. I had my youngest, born with Down’s Syndrome, and stayed home where I began teaching online. After my boys were in school I started working in craft and stamp stores, sadly all now closed. I have been teaching card crafting as well as other crafts for 12 years in the library system. I love to share my 'talents' that God gave me with others."

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

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Kate

Nancy

Nonni

Stephanie 

Bobby

Deepti

Carol Mc 

Helen

 

Ishani

Jenny

Wonderful inspiration from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Now it's your turn to take Time out to Craft. This challenge runs until 5 pm GMT on Wed the 26th of February. Before linking up below, please check out "How to Play" from the sidebar. 

Do note that at Time Out we only allow 5 challenges combined, one of them being ours! Thank you and happy crafting! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners #280 Inspired by Your Favorite Thing to Do in January

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 our previous challenge where we wanted to see what is your favorite thing to do in January! We received wonderful entries with many cozy cards, winter sporty cards, travel themed cards, and even crafting and coloring related cards! Who knew January is such a fun month!! Thank you everyone for playing along.  

Our winner receives $25 store credit to spend at the Lawn Fawn store and an invitation to Guest Design with us for a future challenge. Huge thanks to Lawn Fawn for your generosity and continued support of Time Out Challenges! 

Now let us introduce the winner... it is

Andora

Congratulations on your win, Andora! We loved your cozy, colorful cards -do go and check Andora's post where she has made several cards with these dies and this design in various colors. Wonderful work!

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.

The Honorable Mentions go to these fabulous card makers:

Milla

Deb Horst

Karen

Such wonderful and inspiring work from everyone, I'm sure you'll agree! Milla, Deb and Karen, 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 "Pick Two" challenge is still running for about one week. If you haven't played along yet, this is your reminder to Take Time Out to craft... and join us HERE! All the challenge details in the challenge post. 

See you in the gallery!

Challenge #281 - Pick Two: Stitch, Layer, Heart, Food, Love, Warm

 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 for you that that opens today and runs through February 12. This time it is a Pick Two challenge, a new type of challenge in our rota! 

The idea of this challenge is very simple: You'll pick two (or more) words from the 6 words provided and use them in your project in some way. Some words can have a double meaning; for example this time 'Warm' could inspire you to use warm colors or to create a scenic beach card. We hope you'll find our Pick Two challenge very inspiring! 

The words that you are picking from this time are:

Stitch, Layer, Heart, Food, Love, Warm

    

If the way you are using the two (or more) words as your inspiration is less than obvious, please let us know how you were inspired!  

Newton's Nook is our wonderful sponsor, generously offering a $25.00 Newton's Nook Store Credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner. Our winner will also be invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by Marcia Hill of Marcia's Stampin' Pad, and winner of Time Out #276 as Guest Designer. Marcia is a super talented cardmaker with mad design and coloring skills. We are so happy to have her with us for our first "Pick Two" Challenge. It requires that 2 of the 6 inspiration prompts be chosen for the entries, but Marcia included five out of six of the choices. How fun!

Here is a little bit about Marcia in her own words:

"Marcia here. I've been a card making enthusiast since 1999 when I was first introduced to Stampin' Up!.  My style has evolved over the years from as many layers as I could fit on a card and still be able to mail it, to CAS and recently a big love of stenciling. My craft room is my happy place and that's where you'll find me most days, unless I'm with my grands.  We have 5 now (5th born Dec. 17th) and we love every minute we get to spend with them!  Happy crafting, friends!!"

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

Picked Heart, Stitch, Layer, Warm and Love

Thank you Marcia, for joining us as Guest Designer with your wonderful project!

And now for some inspiration from our design team!

Jenny

Picked Stitch, Layer, Heart and Love

Kate

Picked Stitch, Layer, Heart, Food, Love and Warm

Nancy

Picked Stitch, Layer, Heart and Love

Nonni

Picked Stitch, Layer, Heart and Love

Stephanie 

Picked Stitch, Layer, Heart and Love

Bobby

Picked Stitch, Heart and Love

Deepti

Picked Layer, Heart and Love

Carol Mc

Picked Stitch, Heart and Layer

Helen 

Picked Layers and Food

Ishani 

Picked Stitch, Layer and Heart 

Wonderful inspiration from everyone, 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 Wed the 12th of February. Before linking up below, please check out "How to Play" from the sidebar. 

Do note that at Time Out we only allow 5 challenges combined, one of them being ours! Thank you and happy crafting! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter