Thursday, 11 June 2026

Girls Just Want to Have Sun

 

Time Out Challenge #315 has just gone live and it's another Pick 2 Challenge!


The concept of a Pick 2 Challenge is simple - we give you 6 word prompts to choose from and you use at least 2 to inspire your creation!  To be clear, you can pick more than 2 if you like - all 6 if you really want a challenge but just make sure to pick at least 2!

The Word Prompts for this challenge are

Summer, Vacation, Camping, Water, Sun and Ice Cream

You can interpret these words any way you like but please explain if it isn't obvious and please remember we only allow a total of 5 challenges - ours plus 4 others!  I hope you enjoy our challenge and that you can take a little Time Out and join us for some fun!  

Challenge #315 is generously being sponsored by Newton's Nook and our Top Pick as chosen by the design team a $25 credit to their store!  

The Top Pick will also be invited to join Time Out as a guest designer in a future challenge!  Speaking of guest designers, our guest designer this fortnight is Sherri of Sherrisonline, our winner of Challenge #310!  Be sure to check out the Time Out Blog to see how how Sherri and my talented team mates were inspired by these six words!

Finally, I had a reason to pull out this Beach Bag die set (PTI)!  I raided my paper pads and found this pretty design which gave me ideas for colours and then I raided my snippets boxes for suitable bits to make the bag and everything it holds! 

As the bag is actually a gift card holder, I just popped all the beach items into the bag rather than gluing them down - I did make sure they were packed in tightly so they won't come adrift in the post (I hope)!
It seemed a shame to have them partially obscured and now the card is interactive and a little more special!


I especially loved the sunglasses - I cut the base layer from grey vellum so you could see through them to the little crossed temples behind - so cute!

In fact, I couldn't resist making a few more of this design (especially as I had 3 other sheets of this lovely paper)!

The sentiment "GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN" is from the Poppystamps Whittle Sea Life Sentiments stamp set!
So I incorporated Sun, Summer and Water into my design!  How do our 6 words inspire you?  I can't wait to see your creations in the gallery!

I am grateful for and would like to enter the following challenges
NBUS Challenge #87 - NBUS Beachbag;
Snippets Playground Challenge #534 - loads of snippets used;
Four Seasons June Challenge- Anything Goes Summer;
Double D Challenges - Add a bow (there's a tiny bow on the hat);

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired!   Your visits and comments are always a joy and always appreciated!  And if you leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and how to find you!

Kate

Monday, 1 June 2026

Jingle Belle


Sparkles Christmas Challenge 183 has just gone live and Debbie has chosen "Jingle Bells" as our theme for June - so if you include at least one bell, you're good!

I had big plans for this card - archway, brick embossing folder - but in the end there was no time so it's a simple bell (Poppystamps Nordic Bell) and sentiment (Sizzix Holiday Words Script By Tim Holtz)!  The bell does look pretty in pink though don't ya think!

I am grateful for and would like to enter the following challenges:
NBUS Challenge #87 - NBUS Bell;
Peace on Earth Challenge #112 - Anything Christmas Goes;
ABC Christmas Challenge - "J" is for Just Enough (Clean and Simple)
The Outlawz May Christmas Challenge - anything Christmas goes;

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired!  Your visits and comments are always a joy and always appreciated!  And if you leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and should be able to find you!

Kate 

Thursday, 28 May 2026

A Special Toast


A new challenge has just gone live at Time Out Challenges and we would like to see how you are inspired by A Favourite Beverage!
 

Our lovely DT member Carol has donated this pretty handmade Wine Bag as a prize for Challenge #314!


The Top Pick will also be invited to join Time Out as a guest designer in a future challenge!  Speaking of guest designers, our guest designer this fortnight is the very talented Joanne of the Crafty Owl our winner from Challenge #309!   You can check out how Joanne and my talented team mates were inspired by their favourite beverage over on the Time Out Blog!

I was inspired by Champagne ... and this lovely set (Spellbinders A Special Toast) that I finally managed to get my hands on!  I made up a wedding card but I plan on making some birthday cards or graduation cards as well because I am totally swooning over those shoes!


I made the shoes by winking just the top layer of the shoe and adding glossy accents and I did the same thing with the hatband on the top hat.  

The top layer on the pink and purple roses were cut from glitter cardstock and glossy accents were added.  Both layers of the white rose were cut from white cardstock and the top layer was coated with glossy accents and sprinkled with ultra fine pink glitter while it was still wet. 

The sentiment (Sue Wilson Mini Shadowed  Congratulations) was cut twice from the same white as the background panel and then silver.  It looks a little like it's floating above the panel - I definitely like the effect and will do it again!


I hope you can take some Time Out and join us this fortnight.  You have until the June 10th to link up your entries ... can't wait to see how you're inspired by one of your favourite beverages!

TWOFER

As with most things in life, Champagne is even better in Pink so I've made up a graduation card with a pink and black shoe.  And  I remembered I had this old stamp (WMS Putting on the Ritz) which finished off the card nicely (I so miss Waltzing Mouse Stamps)!


THREEFER

...  And another with a shoe in black and pink!


I am grateful for and would like to enter the following challenges

NBUS Challenge #86 - NBUS Spellbinders A Special Toast;

Die Cut Diva May Challenge - Celebrations is the theme this month !

Triple B May Challenge - Loads of Blooms in these cards!

Papercraft Challenges #130 - Botanical Beauty is the theme;



Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired!  Your visits and comments are always a joy and always appreciated!  And if you leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and how to find you!

Kate