SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY #327 Sweet Treats

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for another Seize The Birthday Challenge.  

Shirley is our host for this challenge and her chosen Topping is 'SWEET TREATS'.    

If however you are not in to our 'toppings' option, you can omake any kind of  Birthday Card.

I used the Pretty Pink Posh Big Valentine Cupcake  die to create my yummy card. I chose warm colours because it's still Autumn in Australia. I think it might be a Coffee Butterscotch cake 😍.

The embossing folder is from Altenew and the sentiment an oldie from W & W. 

The embossed panel card stock is not Kraft, but actually a metallic card from Curious Metallics called Nude  - it is so pretty IRL.

You can see more from our talented Surprise Party Guest Kathy, from Stamps at Play as well as Stef our GD our wonderful Guest Designer and the rest of the team at  Seize the Birthday Challenge blog.

I hope you'll find time to join us. Remember, the topping is optional, so if you prefer Anything Goes, that's fine,  so long as it's birthday themed. 

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Time Out Challenge #314 - A Favourite Beverage

 Hi there Crafty Friends. It's time for another  Time Out Challenge. 

This week we want you to create a card featuring a 'Favourite Beverage'.

 

If I'm honest, Coffee is probably my number one fave, but  a cocktail is always a treat and I do love Raspberry Daiquiris. 

That smooshed background was embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder and Distress Oxide Ink.

I love the random background of the Embossing Folder I used. 

Stamps: Visible Image Cocktails & Dreams

Die: Altenew Sweet Sentiments

Embossing Folder: Unknown

We are sponsored by our own Design Team Member, Carol McFarland, who has donated this very fun hand made beverage bag as the prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also be invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge! 

We are joined by Joanne James of The Crafty Owl, as Guest Designer. You can see Joanne's gorgeous card and more from the DT at our blog.

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Tag It with SSS Monday

 Hi there Crafty Friends. Here's a very quick post to share some tags I made for the current SImon Monday Challenge.

I used the pretty Altenew Scandinavian Tag Die set and Altenew Leaf Clusters. 

The stamped sentiment is from Altenew and the other is made with a Spellbinders Hotfoil Plate. 

The butterfly is from Penny Black

The fun part was that all these bits and pieces were in my UFO box, which made this a super quick and easy project!

I'm sharing at the following>>>

TAG IT

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PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE REMINDER MAY '26

   It's the 3rd Saturday of the month, so it's time to remind you about  Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  This month our theme is 'ANYTHING GOES' or Optional: 'OUR FAVOURITE PB STAMP'.

Penny Black 'GENTLE WHISPER' is another of my all time PB favourites. This time I stamped with Karin Markers applied to stamp and blended with water on the page. 

You can see more inspiration from  Bonnie our talented GD and the rest of the Design Team at our blog. 

I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

I'm also sharing my card at the following challenges:-

Floral/Free (gold)/Cream 

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SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY #326 FEATURE AN ANIMAL

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for another Seize The Birthday Challenge.  

Nance is our host for this challenge and her chosen Topping is for us to 'Feature an Animal'.   

If however you are not in to our 'toppings' option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I love this adorable Panda stamp from Whimsy Stamps. The Background stamp is from Art Impressions .

I used Prismacolor Pencils blended with Gamsol.

This week we welcome a new Surprise Party Guest,  Kathy Schweinfurth .  We also have Tracey McNeeley joining us this challenge as Guest Designer. You can see their wonderful cards and more from our Design Team at our blog.

I hope you'll find time to join us. Remember, the topping is optional, so if you prefer Anything Goes, that's fine,  so long as it's birthday themed. 

I'm also sharing my card at the following challenges:-

HAPPY  7thBIRTHDAY

ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL

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Time Out Challenge #313 Theme Challenge

 Hi there Crafty Friends. It's time for another  Time Out Challenge. 

This week we have a Theme Challenge ..'PLAYING MUSIC'.

I thought it was about time to make a Masculine card and pulled out some old stamps from Darkroom Door. The background stamp is from Penny Black. 

We have  Cindy Chiu of Escape To Stamping  joining us as Guest Designer this challenge. You can see her stunning card and more from our DT at Time Out Challenge blog.

I hope you'll  have the opportunity to join in the fun and enter our challenge.

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C.A.S.E. a DT card at JUGS

Hi there Crafty Friends. It CASE a Designer Week at Just Us Girls Challenge and I love Carol's  gorgeous card, so I couldn't resist playing along. 

I love the layout of Carol's card and this is where I took my inspiration as well as the green background...

I used one of my fave Stampers Anonymous stamps called  'French Garden'. I coloured the flower with Prismacolor Pencils and the setiment die is from Altenew. The background was dry embossed with a very old, which I got at a Discount Shop. The die is from MFT.

This is Carol's gorgeous card ...

I'm also sharing at the following:-

ANYTHING GOES

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Anything Goes Option

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CAS, Die Cut, Floral

Anything Goes

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