Time Out #228...Winter/Holiday Season

On a personal note, this will be my last post as a member of the Design Team at Time Out.  I have been on the team since 2015--I started on Challenge #58, and am ending on Challenge #228.  I cannot believe it has been 8 years.  I would like to say a big thank you to Sandie and Nonni for bringing me on to the team all those years ago.  I am grateful to my teammates at Time Out, our sponsors, as well as all the talented card makers that have played with us over the years.  You are all a constant source of inspiration.  I'll see you all around blogland (and perhaps even Instagram), and hope to become a regular participant here at Time Out, my favorite challenge.

It is time for a new challenge at Time Out.  This time it is a theme challenge, and our theme is:

Winter/Holiday Season

I used this very fun Main Street Christmas stamp set from our sponsor, Newton's Nook.  

Where will this challenge take you?  We would love to see you make a card inspired by our theme.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our fabulous Guest Designer, Sue Symens and the Time Out Design Team.  Newton's Nook is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

This challenge will run for 2 weeks.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.  

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25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019...Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019.  If you are arriving for the first time, all the details and the link up can be found HERE.

Our sponsor for Day 3 is Newton's Nook.

I really love this wonderful neighborhood stamp in Newton's Nook Main Street stamps, and used a variety of methods to color it.  I used Copic markers for this tag.

On this tag, I used darker and brighter Copics for my two houses, and a rich sponged background.

The scale of this stamp lent itself perfectly to a card.  I decided to use paper piecing for color on this card.  I repeatedly stamped the houses on different colors of paper, then cut them out and pieced back together.

My last card was the quickest and easiest of all to make.  I used brushes to sponge and blend a different color on each house, without worrying too much about staying between the lines.  I fussy cut the entire line up of buildings and adhered it to a base I had already sponged and used embossing paste to create a snowy night.

Check out the adorable mini snowman front and center in every scene.

Please head over to Tracey's blog for more information on how you can join in on the fun and get a chance to win a prize.

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