Time Out #274 - Photo Inspiration

We have a fun photo for you today at the Time Out Challenge.

A lot of people will probably go with the coffee theme but since I'm not a coffee drinker I went with the sign board instead.

The sentiment is an ancient one from My Craft Spot (out of business), stamped in white on black and framed with a die from Waffle Flower.  The background is patterned paper.  EZPZ

The Design Team has some great cards to inspire you so check them out and then make a card for our gallery.  The winner will receive $25 store credit from our sponsor Newton's Nook. 

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Just Us Girls #715 - Stencil Week

Hey there!  I'm glad you dropped by. 

I'm hosting Stencil Week at Just Us Girls. There are so many different ways to use stencils that everyone should be able to enter the challenge.  

For my card I used a stencil with a stamped image.

The flower is from Altenew's Always Sunshine.  This is a Craft Your Life kit that includes a stencil and an embossing folder.  Instead of using the layers of the stencil, I added darker ink as accents to the main layer.  One thing I need to keep reminding myself of is how much the ink dries back and that I need to put it on fairly dark to get the end result I want.   The sentiment is from Penny Black. 

The Design Team and our guest Denise Morgans have some wonderful stenciled cards for you to see.  I hope they inspire you to join the challenge. 

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Freshly Made Sketches #620 and NBUS #58

Hey there.   I'm so glad you dropped by. 

Last week Linda honored me with a favorite pick at Freshly Made Sketches.  With that encouragement, I had to make a card for Jacquie's challenge this week.  Here it is mixing the old with the new.  

I took advantage of a few after Christmas sales and purchased this beautiful magnolia from Altenew, so I'm also sending my card to NBUS. The layers were all cut in white and colored with Altenew inks. The background is a coverplate from STAMPlorations, the stitched rectangle and circle dies from SSS and the sentiment from My Craft Spot (oob). 

This goes to show how older products can look new again when paired with new stamps and dies.  I plan to use more of my older stash this year.  Let's see how that goes. 😁

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Time Out #193 and NBUS #29

Time Out has an inspired by words challenge and I couldn't wait to break out my NBUS Helping Hand die from HoneyBee stamps. 

I combined it with Altenew's Garden Picks for the flower and a STAMPlorations sentiment.  If you look closely you can see Glossy Accents on her pink nail polish. ;) 

Here is the inspirational quote:

I'm also heading over to the NBUS Challenge for the second time this month.  I do have a few new things to share.  :D

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a great weekend!

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