Seize the Birthday #338 Masculine

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

Shirley is our host for this challenge and her chosen "Topping" option this time is to make a Masculine Card.  If you are not in to our "toppings" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card. 

I used the Partial Stamping technique, which means inking only a specific section of the stamp, rather than the entire design. 

Stamps: Penny Black Skyline

The car stamp is from a small Australian company, which is no longer in business.

You can see more from our talented Surprise Party Guest, Stacey as well as our wonderful Guest Designers, Wanda  and Stacey F, as well as 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 #326 Inspired by ... Gratitude.

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out and this time we want you to be Inspired by ... Gratitude.

I used Altenew Zero Waste: Autumn Leaves die, but instead of taking them out, I used the whole panel. The paper is Arches 300gsm Cold Press Paper and I used Altenew Watercolour Paints and Karin Markers to colour the leaves.  The sentiment is also from Altenew.

Our wonderful sponsor, Poppystamps, is generously offering a $20.00 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.

This challenge we are joined by the very talented Stef Perry of Perry Papercrafts. You can see Stef's card and more wonderful inspiration at the Time Out Challenges blog.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

CAS Mix Up November '26 - Stencil

 Hi there Crafty Friends.  It's time for a new CAS Mix Up Challenge.

This month is a Stencil themed challenge. I am hosting and the prompt is 'Stencilling with Powdered Inks'. There are some links to video tutorials on the CAS MIX UP blog to help you with this technique and give you ideas.

  Please be sure and keep your card designs Clean and Simple.

I spritzed water through the stencil and then sprinkled Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder. I then used a White gel pen to add more definition. 

Bonnie, from Stamping with Klass is our Guest Designer this month and her card is really beautiful. You can see Bonnie's card and more from our talented Design Team at the 

CAS Mix Up Challenge blog.

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CAS Mix Up - Blackout Technique take 2

 Hi there Crafty Friends. I hope you're all having a relaxing and creative weekend.

I just made this card in record time to show how easy this technique it can be. 

I de-bossed a piece of patterned paper and then used a brayer and Versafine Clair ink (Twilight) to achieve the 'Blackout'. I left it a bit blotchy to see some of the colour peek through and I don't mind grunge:)

I found the stamped sentiment in my stash and Voila! Oh the card base was also from my stash, from a previously made card I didn't like. I quite like this unusual colour scheme. 

Supplies: Altenew Gentle Butterfly 3D Embossing Folder and One Go Birthday Sentiments Stamp Set

The challenge ends today, so why don't you make a quick card too. If you don't have a brayer/roller then you can swipe the ink pad over the de-bossed background.

Our wonderful Guest Designer, Darnell and the rest of the Team have

some fabulous inspiration for you.

I hope you'll check us out and join in at

CAS Mix Up Challenge.

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Time Out Challenge #325 Theme Challenge

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out it's a Theme Challenge:  Friendship, Support, Encouragement.

I used  Altenew Indoor Garden Stamp Set to create a scene with a fun sentiment (from Darcie's Stamps) for a special friend.

The embossing folder is from Stampin Up

We are joined by Rita Wright of Cards By Rita  as Guest Designer. You can see Rita's beautiful card and more wonderful inspiration at the Time Out Challenges Blog.

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

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

Seize the Birthday #337 Geometric + Word Die

 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 to include a 'Geometric + Word Die'. 

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

I thought this was a good opportunity to use the beautiful stencil set from Pinkfresh Studio (Diagonal Plaid).  I apologise that I've forgotten the brand for the champagne bottle and I'm not at home at the moment. I think the glass stamp is from Sugar Pea Stamps and the sentiment die is from Altenew.

You can see more from our  talented Surprise Party Guest,  Stacey from Stacey's Creative Corner, 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. 

   Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

                                                                

PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE OCT'26 Reminder

 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: 'BRIGHT COLOURS'.

I do love this stamp and how you can change it to match the season. It's Spring in Australia, but since it's getting close to Halloween I thought I'd go for Autumn colours as that's more universally seen as the colours of the Holiday.
The stamp is Penny Black Cling - Abors

You can see more inspiration from our talented Design Team at our blog. 

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

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