Time Out #173...Reminder...Rest, Relax, Recover

There is still time to play along with the current challenge at Time Out.  We challenge you to make a card inspired by this photo:

I took my inspiration from the wood on the wall and the cute potted succulents below.  I loved the look of those little potted succulents, and decided to create a succulent arrangement on my card.  I used Pot- Pourri stamps from The Greetery

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and our lovely Guest Designer, Rahmat.  Altenew is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Time Out #144...Happy Anniversary

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  This week, we challenge you to be inspired by this photo:  

Here is a bigger version of the inspiration photo...

I was inspired by the black and white graphic elements of the photo, especially the stripes on the floor.  I also used a green plant as a pop of color on my card, inspired by the pop of green plant in the photo.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Hannelie, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge. Poppystamps is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Mid-Week Crafty Fun

What a treat for me to get some crafting time during the week.  First up is a card using my very first stamp set from Betsy Veldman's new stamping company, The Greetery.  I was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #336 and am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  S is for...Succulents.

Next up is my take on the (dreaded) one-layer card with a masculine birthday card I made using one stamp and one stencil.  I am entering this card at Addicted to CAS #166: One Layer,  Less is More #402: One Layer Stencil, and AAA Birthday #4: For the Boys.

The August Stretch Your Stamps challenge at A Blog Named Hero has caused me to pull out some new and old Hero Arts stamps to play along.  My next two cards are for that challenge.  I am also entering them at Color Throwdown #558 and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes.

I was also inspired by the sketch at Retro Rubber #118 for this card, which uses a Hero Arts background cling stamp and a PTI balloon stamp that are at least 5 years old.

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