Time Out #104...Reminder...Cheering You On

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is:

I was lucky enough to get some supplies from our sponsor Poppystamps to use for my card.  I used the Urban Skyline Collage to create a bold skyline over my bold, sponged background.  I used a sentiment meant to cheer on someone who is taking a bold, new direction starting life in the big city.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Marieke, 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.

Also, here is some information on our sponsor, Poppystamps.

Their store is a delight to visit and is packed with top quality goodies-take a look here. They also have a fab blog. Take a look at it here and sign up so you don't miss out on all the fun!

On their blog they are running a 'Clean and Simple' challenge. So if you have some of their products and make a clean and simple card for our challenge...then link it up to their challenge for a chance to win more prizes!!

I am linking my card up to the Poppystamps #42 Clean and Simple challenge.  I hope you can join in as well.

Our Time Out 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 Crafting Update

It's a good week when I can sneak into my craft room off and on and get 4 cards made by Wednesday.

I used my new PTI Stuck on You die to create a rainbow of bandages for this vibrant and fun get well card.  Obviously, I could only send this card to someone who wasn't seriously ill.  I am entering this card at Make it Monday #314: Color Wheel and CAS-ual Fridays #194: Beautiful Rainbows challenges.

With bright colors on my mind, I created a card using the PTI balloon stencil that I am entering at Just Us Girls #340: Balloons and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

It seems like I am always needing sympathy cards--when I invite my family and friends to help themselves to cards from my stash, sympathy cards are amongst the most popular.  I was inspired by the challenge at Less is More #366: Monochrome and CAS on Friday #127 One Layer Wonder to create the next two cards. 


This card is Memento Grey Flannel and Versafine Onyx Black ink on PTI Soft Stone Paper.

This card is Versafine Onyx Black ink on kraft paper.

That's it for me today.  Sherlock and I are off to visit the patients at our local nursing home.  Come back tomorrow to see what I have for our current challenge at Time Out #104.

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CASology Week #290...Abstract

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is ABSTRACT.   Before starting my card, I turned to the dictionary.  This is what I found:

ab·stract

adjective

abˈstrakt,ˈabˌstrakt/

1. 1.

   existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

   
   

   "abstract concepts such as love or beauty"

   
   

   synonyms:

   theoretical, conceptual, notional, intellectual, metaphysical, ideal, philosophical, academic; rareideational "abstract concepts"

Ok, that was helpful.  I decided to focus on the abstract concept of beauty.

Now it's your turn.  How does ABSTRACT inspire you?  I hope you play along this week.  Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the design team.

Anna

Bharata

Diedre

Jacquie

Janet

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Karen

Kevin

Kymona

Melissa

Rachel

Our Guest Designer is Caroline.

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Saturday Crafting

I didn't need to dig too deep into my archives to find a card to remake for this week's PTI Transformation Tuesday challenge.

I posted this card yesterday for this week's PTI Make it Monday.  The challenge was masking and stacking.

Original Card

I was not that happy with how my card came out.  The die cut had a pretty large border around it, which made it not that great for creating masks, and I was not thrilled with the colors I chose. 

I decided to redo this card for the Transformation Tuesday challenge.  I die cut and stamped a bunch of whales in a rainbow of colors, then layered the die cuts.  I like the new card much better.

I am entering this card at CAS-ual Fridays #194: Beautiful Rainbows, City Crafter #401: Die Cuts and Simon Says Wednesday, Addicted to Stamps and More #281, and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

My second card was inspired by the Die Cuts Only challenge at AAA Cards #109, the Clean and Simple challenge at Poppystamps #42, the colors at Just Add Ink #398, the Clean and Simple challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters, and the In My Garden challenge at Simon Says Monday Challenge.

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Hoppy and Happy Birthday

Happy Friday everyone.  I've got 2 cards to post today.  First up is a card for this week's Time Out #104 challenge...

Now,  I am on the reminder DT for this challenge, but I happened to feel like playing along a week early with some fun dies from Poppystamps:  Pond Frogs.  I used bold colors for my hopping frogs.  Poppystamps are our sponsor for this challenge, and they are also hosting their own challenge this month...PSC #42: Clean and Simple.

I am also taking the lead from my friend Sandie, and playing along at 2 challenges that are new to me, City Crafter Challenge #41: Die Cuts and The Sisterhood of Crafters: Clean and Simple.   And, I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday Challenge In My Garden--yes, my garden has frogs.

My next card is for this week's PTI Make it Monday #313: Mask and Stack, Addicted to Stamps and More #281, Seize the Birthday, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge, who all have Anything Goes this week.

I created a bunch of masks of this whale out of post-its, and followed Betsy's technique to create a pod of whales.

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CASology Week #289...Fit

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is FIT.  I immediately thought of fitness--something I am always working towards with mixed success.  It is so hard to get in shape, and it goes so quickly if I miss a few workouts.

I made an inspirational card to encourage a friend (or myself) to keep at their fitness goals.

Now it's your turn.  How does FIT inspire you?  I hope you play along this week.  Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the design team.

Anna

Bharata

Diedre

Jacquie

Janet

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Karen

Kevin

Kymona

Melissa

Rachel

We are sponsored this week by  Uniko Studio.

Our Guest Designer is Beate.

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PTI February 2018 Blog Hop

I am popping in quickly today to participate in the PTI February 2018 Blog Hop.  We have this fun photo to inspire us.

I don't have any Easter stamps from PTI, so I decided to go with the theme of spring, playing on the green grasses and bits of color nestled within.  I pulled out a very old PTI stamp set, Daydreamer for my card.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday where the challenge is to create your own background.  I used a PTI Impression Plate as a quick way to create a textured background.

Enjoy the hop.  I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else has created.

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