Thursday, January 8, 2026

A Little Bubbly for the Bride

Happy New Year! We have lots of news at Time Out Challenges, so read all the way to the end of this post to find out all that we have in store starting with our first challenge of 2026.

Today's project is a sparkly 5" x 5" square card that I made for a "Pearls and Prosecco" themed bridal shower my daughter attended and it is also for our Time Out #304, where our theme is All That Glitters! I wish that you could see just how it twinkles in the light. First is the gold "bubbly" and then the sparkly light grey cardstock behind the champagne flutes through the acetate window. I used tiny pearl hearts as bubbles. I took lots of photos to try to capture the sparkle, so look closely. I promise you that the card has a lot of pretty shimmer to it.










And for our 2026 new year of challenges we have our new Design Team Member, Jaydee of Stampin' with Jaydee. Please welcome her and visit her blog of beautiful creations.





Our wonderful sponsor, GinaK Designs, is generously offering a $25 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also get an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.



Also, we are joined by Heather Heroldt of Handmade by Heather, and winner of Time Out #299 as Guest Designer. Heather is a very talented designer and a frequent and loyal Time Out participant. We always love to see her work in the gallery, and we greatly appreciate her support. Treat yourself to a stroll through her BLOG for some wonderful inspiration!



What I used to make my card:

  • My Favorite Things Pop the Champagne die set
  • Reverse Confetti Sunburst die
  • Circle dies
  • Park Lane Pearl enamel hearts
  • Simon Says Stamp heavy acetate
  • Spellbinders Gold Metallic cardstock

Come play along. You could win our Gina K designs prize and be invited to be a guest designer at Time Out in a future challenge!

Happy 2026!!!

Carol





9 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

Stunning work, Jo x

jaydeestamping said...

Carol, thank you so much for the warm welcome! As for your card. I have two words. CAS. PERFECTION!
jaydee

Nancy said...

Absolutely perfect! Cheers to you!

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

What a perfect card for a "Pearls & Prosecco" themed celebration. Your design in fabulous. I loved blowing up your photos and seeing all of that wonderful sparkle. I love the gray card behind the glasses and I absolutely LOVE those tiny hearts. Fabulous take on our challenge!

Bobby said...

Fabulous, Carol! Perfect for both the shower and our challenge. Loves those bubbly hearts.

Kate said...

Sooo elegant Carol - how I love those tiny heart pearls and the way the glasses appear to be floating above that sparkly aperture! Hugs, Kate!

Helen said...

The perfect fun card for the Bridal Shower while still being wonderfully elegant and eye-catching. I can imagine how sparkly it looks IRL! Pictures just don't do it justice! Love everything about your special design from the glitter background behind the apeture and those fun champagne glasses with the glitter and tiney hearts! Love it!! Have a good one! :) x

My Paper Epiphany said...

i Love everything about your card! The sparkle, the background and the cute bling on the champagne glasses!

Quillish said...

I loooove your card! sich lovely yet subtle sparkle, perfect for the occassion too and those little hearts are just so cute!