Time Out #184...Reminder...You Are Simply Amazing

There is still time to play along with the current challenge at Time Out.  We challenge you to make a card inspired by the quote above.  I just love this quote, and am quite ready for the sunshine and long days of spring that April brings.

I was inspired to create a card showing several plants that are currently in my backyard.  Sunny San Diego is actually a desert climate, and we recently added lots of different kinds of succulents to replace much of our grass.  There is a double meaning to this sentiment, as it will be going to someone I think is amazing, but also expresses the amazement I have for these hardy plants in my yard.

 

I used Indoor Garden stamps from our wonderful sponsor, Altenew, to create the focal point on my card.  The sentiment is from an old stamp and die combination from Verve (sadly out of business now).

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our fabulous Guest Designer, Helen, and the Time Out Design Team.  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 #54...Happy Birthday

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is a Home Sweet Home challenge, and we have this photo to inspire you.

When I looked at this photo, I saw a bright and bold design and a riot of color.  I did some background stamping with a new Verve set (Simply Amazing) and matched the colors of the inspiration piece.

I used an inlaid die cut (built up with several red layers) for the 'happy' in my sentiment and a fussy cut white embossed on red for the 'birthday' part.

I am also linking up to Addicted to CAS #85: Inlaid Dies and Simon Says Wednesday: Birthday.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Elizabeth and our special Sponsor Designer is Kylie.  We are sponsored this week by Happy Little Stampers.

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