Time Out #22 sponsored by Uniko Studios

A very happy Friday Eve to you all.

I am here with our very first challenge at TIME OUT Challenges.

We are kicking off the New Year with a special challenge. We are being sponsored by Uniko Studios plus their Design Team are playing along with us too!!

Our team member at TIME OUT Challenges Bev is the owner and designer at Uniko Studios and she is offering prizes for this challenge. You can win these in 2 ways:

1. Enter our challenge and we will do a random draw for a £15 gift voucher for Uniko Studios

2. Pop on over to the Uniko Studio blog, peak at all their DT cards and leave a comment on their to have the chance of winning another £15 gift voucher-chosen by random. Obviously we would also love you to visit their DT's blog and leave them some love!

So now for the challenge.

Both teams are being inspired by this photo:

Lots here to inspire you!

I hope it is obvious what I was inspired by!



These stamps are all from Uniko-
All occasions sentiment #1
Wonderful Washi

Our Guest Designer for this challenge Chrissie. Her blog Simply One of a Kind is full of the most wonderful cards-pop over their and you will come away inspired!

Need some inspiration?

Check out the DT creations at:

Time Out Challenges
and
Uniko Studios

Then take some time out and enter the challenge and don't forget to leave a comment on the main Uniko blog to be in for a chance to win prizes!!

I will also enter this into the CAS challenge at Crazy for Challenges

Thanks Kara

Hello all

This week I haven't had much time to craft but today I really wanted to make something but time was short and I needed some quick inspiration. Then I remembered that yesterday Lynn posted that Kara is running a challenge to be inspired by her Friday Inspiration File. I had a look through here and immediately found this card by Kim-loved it and went straight off and cased it using the sketch this week at STAMPlorations-I have used the long sentiment for the strip.

Now I look at this card, I realise how 'me' it really is and guess this is why Kim's card caught my eye...we are attracted to the cards we like to make!

Apologies for the darkish photo!

The sentiment and small circles are from STAMPlorations.

I got my crafting and blogging fix all in 30 mins-amazing what you can do when you get some stunning inspiration and just stick to what you love. For me that is a few stamps, some ink, CAS and pink and grey help!!

I will enter this into:

Kara's Inspiration 200 challenge

STAMPloratons-sketch

CASology-date-this is going to a friend who is celebrating a special 'milestone' Birthday!!

Virginia's View #11-clean slate

Inspired by Many!

Hello my friends,

I have been making cards for my family over the last week and I had just one more to do. I got the idea for this after browsing some challenges. This card is off to my Uncle and Aunt. Very CAS but was inspired by quite a few challenges.

The sentiments are from Winnie and Walter and CAS-ual Fridays

The circles are from STAMPlorations-holiday artsy

I was inspired by the following challenges:

Less is More-black, metallic and one other-mine is the silver/grey ink. I stamped the 'family' in gold delicata ink but decided it wasn't metallic enough so added some gold metallic dots.

Winnie and Walter Birthday bash-mood board-the gold and gold dots

AAA Cards-a touch of gold

Curtain Call-this is where I got the idea to add silver (the silver can in the picture jumped out at me) although I had to go for grey as I don't have any silver ink and didn't feel like embossing. (must find some-any ideas?)

STAMPlorations-January challenge-Stamps and Ink. I will also enter this into their Anything Goes Challenge

Enjoy your day xx

          

Thank you!

How is your weekend going?

I have been doing some crafting which always makes us happy!!

For Christmas my dear friend Nonni sent me some crafty goodies and I was itching to try out this grungy clock image.

I used the sketch from Happy Little Stampers for my lay out. I stamped some gold splashes first and then heat embossed the clock stamp. I really wanted a grungy look and think I have pulled it off. 

A huge thank you Nonni for this set.

I will enter this into:

AAA Cards-use Gold

Crazy for CAS-Use splatters

Happy Little Stampers-sketch challenge

Darnell's NBUS #3-new clock stamp.

edited to add Less is More-metallic, black and one other-grey (thanks Loll x)

Enjoy your Sunday x

Inkspirational #73

A very Happy New Year from all the DT at Inkspirational.

We are starting the New Year with a new look-check it out here. This new look was designed by Kylie-check out her blog here if you fancy a new look for your blog or a watermark to start 2015!!

We are kicking off 2015 with our 'word prompt' challenge and this is our word:



There are so many ways to go with this and here is what I came up with:

I have had these little pegs in my stash ever since I have been crafting and this is the first time I have used them. I also haven't used this text embossing folder for well over a year or the notelet stamp! I was really happy with how this turned out. It is all on foam pads so will not be good for mailing however I am sure it will come in use.

Our Guest Designer this week is Marika. She is a fabulous crafter and I urge you to check out her blog Me and Minime Crafting

Our DT have all come up with different ways to interpret this word-take a peek here

Grateful for you!

Happy Friday to you all!

I was inspired yesterday by a few challenges and made this card:

These are the challenges that inspired me:

Winnie and Walter Birthday Bash-one challenge-one layer. This is my first Winnie and Walter set and I am loving it!

One Layer Simplicity Challenge-Opposite attract. I went for colours that are opposite on the colour wheel and 2 fonts that are very opposite but look so good together

Virgina's View Challenge-Clean Slate-lots of white space here!

Darnell's NBUS #3-I only got this sentiment set from Winnie and Walter the other day and haven't used these words yet!

Have a fun day x.

Happy Birthday Fusion

Happy New Year!!

I am here today to welcome 2015 with a very special celebration.

One of my favourite challenges Fusion is having its 1st Birthday and I have been asked to Guest Design. I am so thrilled to be asked. I am a regular at Fusion and was super happy to be joining in this party.

Here is my Birthday card for Fusion-totally inspired by the colours and the Birthday paper tassels in the photo.




And here is the challenge:



How to play:

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.
2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.
3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.

How you will be inspired?

Need some ideas?

Check out Fusion to see so many wonderful projects then get creating and join in the fun. You have nearly 2 weeks!