I was very excited to be asked to be a guest designer for Time Out Challenges after winning challenge #12 with this card. The new challenge is a photo inspiration with a ‘Home, Sweet Home’ theme:
When I received the inspiration picture I didn’t know where to start as I had lots of different ideas running around my head. A couple of things jumped out at me – the natural colour scheme, the typewriter style font, the white blocks and the twine.
I decided to do something I don’t normally do – I gathered together a collection of different materials in the right colours and some stamps I hadn’t used before. With everything together on my desk I just played, pulling together my different ideas until I came up with something cohesive.
The finished card is very different to my usual style; natural colours with a graphic image. I added the twine and ribbon to soften the card and I think it represents the photo well.
Pop on over to the Time Out Challenge blog to see what the Design Team have come up with – can’t wait to see your creations too!
Please leave a comment and let me know what you think, Cx
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Hi Christine we are so pleased you joined is this week and with such a stunning card. What a great idea to get out your stash like this and it sure worked out. I love the little heart matched with the twine x
I absolutely love this, Christine – the graphic image with the natural textures looks fab! Your design is so sharp 🙂 It is great to have you as a GD at Time Out!
Oh how fabulous! So happy to have you as guest design. Love the CAS design and the button/twine at the bottom is perfect!
So delighted you’re GD at Time Out at the same time as my debut, Christine … and with such a fabulous card! Love the dimension and texture of all those natural elements … and of course I love all that glorious white space! As you’ve a previously unused stamp, you could also link this up to Darnell’s second NBUS challenge … it’s perfect for it! Anita 🙂
Love it!! Simple, modern and clean. And love what you did with the twine and heart across the bottom. Fantabulous!!
What a wonderful card 🙂 Looks so great, very CAS – pleased to have you guesting on the DT!
I love this cool card, Christine, the elements you’ve put together work so well! Great to have you guest designing at TO. 🙂
Congrats on your guest designer spot – you card looks amazing and I love the design xx
Such a great inspired card … love it.
I love how you interpreted the photo inspiration, Christine, and I love how you described your process to get there! I can just see it happening and that was fun! Congratulations on the win/Guest Design spot!! Hugs, Darnell
Christine, what a fantastic card – so clean and simple yet so effective. I love the clean lines created with the black and white colour scheme and your cute male and female figures. I just got a chance to look at the card you won with too and it is utterly stunning. What a clever idea!!! xx