Thursday, 22 January 2015

Time Out Challenge # 23

Haven't these first few weeks of the year flown by so quickly!! Seems like it was Christmas just yesterday and now there is only just over a week till school starts again. Must make the most of our sleep-in's and staying in our pj's till lunchtime while we can, before the school morning rush returns........

The theme for this TIME OUT challenge is:

                       Valentine's Day with the optional twist of hearts

You can make any sort of mushy, lovey-dovey project you like, with the option of using hearts. Its only a few weeks till Valentine's Day so the perfect chance to get started on some cards!

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Valentyna. Her cards are so pretty and she has the most amazing designs. Would be lovely if you popped by to visit her blog, you won't be disappointed!

I decided to try out something new with my circle dies for my card and managed to keep it mainly white (which I love):


I was playing around with my circle dies the other day and came up with this idea. What a shame I didn't have an arrow die or stamp to go with this!!

I started by cutting a piece of white CS the same size as my card front. I die-cut the largest circle from this piece. I thought it would be best to stamp the sentiment and small hearts on at this point, as would be tricky after all the circle pieces were stuck together.

I die-cut the rest of the circle sizes from separate CS pieces. The fiddly part was adhering them all together behind each other, so that the circles had even spacing in-between. The whole panel was then stuck to the card front. I stamped the heart in the centre and covered with Wink of Stella. Very fiddly but so worth it!!

The circle dies are from Couture Creations. The sentiment is from Winnie and Walter 'The Big, the Bold and the Happy'. The smaller heart stamps are from Lawn Fawn and the larger from Hero Arts 'Year Round Sentiments'.

I'm going to also link this card to the Uniko Studio Challenge # 17 where their theme is 'Love and Friendship'. This is my second entry.

And will also link to the Happy Little Stampers - January Sketch Challenge where their sketch is:


This TIME OUT challenge runs for two weeks, so hopefully that gives you plenty of time to join in. And if your needing a boost of inspiration, please visit the blog to see the gorgeous creations by the Design Team and our Guest Designer. I hope to see you there!!

Take care
Shona 
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19 comments:

  1. Jan Clothier22 January 2015 at 20:26

    Another beautiful card! I admire the way you are never afraid to use white with white, yet you do it in such interesting ways.

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  2. sandie22 January 2015 at 20:56

    CAS perfection! The circles really make the heart the focal point. And great to see you at Uniko x

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  3. Beverley22 January 2015 at 22:20

    Awesome die cut layering technique, it really draws you in to the little red heart. CAS perfection. Hugs Bev x

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  4. Lynn22 January 2015 at 23:22

    Oh all those circles are amazing! Love the white on white!

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  5. Gerrina22 January 2015 at 23:53

    So super how the white works! It is beautiful and perfectly CAS! Hugs, Gerrina

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  6. ~amy~23 January 2015 at 01:35

    Love this Shona! The design is perfect!

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  7. Susanne Vargas23 January 2015 at 02:17

    This is fabulous with all the white circles!

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  8. Valentyna Komisarenko23 January 2015 at 04:35

    Gorgeous card, Shona! Those circles look amazingly cute!

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  9. I Card Everyone23 January 2015 at 05:27

    Arrow or not... this is right on target!!! Shona! So gorgeous, in a very simple/smart design!!! By the way, I created an arrow using a heart, and a tiny strip of paper for my Muse target card - if you don't want to go shopping.. which may the silliest thing I've ever written on your blog..
    =] Michele

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  10. Loll23 January 2015 at 08:00

    Such a fun design Shona. LOVE the target all done in layers of white so the heart just pops!! Thanks so much for playing along at Happy Little Stampers.

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  11. Čarovnije z male kmetije23 January 2015 at 09:39

    Oo, we have a similar idea! Your card is gorgeous! I Love those white on white.

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  12. Sarah G23 January 2015 at 10:21

    So cool! Love the White on white with that pop of red - such a fab design, Shona. Enjoy your last week before school is back :)

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  13. Cornelia (fun stamping)23 January 2015 at 14:07

    Just wonderful - to make that little heart the center of your target!

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  14. Beverley24 January 2015 at 00:19

    Thanks for joining in at Uniko Studio! Hugs Bev x

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  15. Gillian R24 January 2015 at 00:26

    Another stunning card Shona, love the layered die cuts, so effective. Thank you so much for joining in with the Uniko Studio Challenge

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  16. Sazzle Dazzle24 January 2015 at 00:30

    This is totally gorgeous and unique Shona. Very clever and inspirational.
    Thanks for linking up and playing along at Uniko Studio.
    Sarah x

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  17. Kylie24 January 2015 at 19:08

    Absolutely worth it. Love your design!! Thanks so much for playing along at Happy Little Stampers xx

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  18. Anita in France25 January 2015 at 02:30

    Blissful, Shona ... the concentric circles draw the eye so beautifully to that gorgeous shimmery heart ... brilliant! Anita :)

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  19. Lisa Kind25 January 2015 at 05:15

    Very cool card! And you are so right that an arrow would have been perfect, but your card is perfect just the same! Love it!

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