Friday 6 August 2021

Seize the Birthday - Surprise Guest

 Hello there Crafty Friends! I am honoured to be the Surprise Guest at Seize the Birthday Challenge the next couple of months. It's one of my fave challenges and I'm so happy to join in the fun.

The theme for this challenge is 'STRIPES' but the themes are always optional, so you can enter any card, as long as it's a Birthday Card.



I made the stripes by scribbling Karin Markers over a stencil and spritzing liberally and then flipping it over on to the watercolour paper. I then used a brush to blend a bit more on the page. 
I then die-cut the seahorse and embossed the white panel with a die. 
Stencil: Picket Fence Watercolour Brushstrokes
Dies: Alexandra Renke Seahorse; Cutplorations Rectangle
Stamps: Clearly Besotted Simply Quilled


I hope you'll visit  Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the design team and then join in the challenge with us. 


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



15 comments:

  1. What wonderful watercolour stripes, very cool. Congrats on your surprise guest slot xx

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  2. Many congratulations on guesting Jenny x. I love how you've done the watery waves background and what a fabulous seahorse....Great card Jenny x.

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  3. Welcome Jenny to Seize the Birthday! We are excited to have you as our Surprise Party Guest for the next few months. I adore your soft stripes that frame that sea horse for a birthday card. Doing all of those DT's sure must keep you busy!

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  4. I love how you did the stripes for your background, very petty. They are perfect with the seahorse die cut. Glad to have you as our Party Guest. Look forward to more creative cards by you.
    Have a great weekend.

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  5. I love your striped background - absolutely gorgeous. Goes really well with your fabulous seahorse. Really happy to have you joining us at Seize the Birthday.

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  6. What a fabulous card Jenny - loving your water toned stripes, and I love this seahorse die!
    Trust you survive this next lockdown with a smile ... how stressful for you!
    Stay safe
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  7. Welcome Guestie. Awesome start with the great h20 stripes and that killer seahorse!

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  8. I love how your stripes turned out! Perfect background for your gorgeous seahorse. So fun to have you join us for the birthday party!

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  9. I love your pretty watery stripes, Jenny! They are so perfect with this beautiful seahorse! Congratulations on your Guest spot at Seize the Birthday!

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  10. Coming by for a proper welcome! What a terrific debut card with those beautiful watercolored stripes and that sea horse is just awesome! This card is just wonderful! Have a fabulous day!

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  11. I love this summery card, Jenny! The wonderful soothing stipes are perfect for the AR seahorse die-cut!
    Hideko xx

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  12. The stencilled stripes look fabulous, love the soft watercoloured look behind the gorgeous seahorse, such a cool card, welcome to the team for the next couple of months, Cathy x

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  13. What a beautiful take on the topping, Jenny ! Love the watercolored stripes in soft ocean colors! It was a great idea to use the stencil for an artistic look! Welcome and thanks for being our guest!

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  14. Welcome to the birthday party Jenny! 🥳
    Love those stripes, perfect background for that fab seahorse 😍

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  15. What an awesome card! I love the stripes depicting the water - so many shades of blue in there! And its the perfect background for the artistic seahorse as well! Thank you for this wonderful inspiration for the Seize the Birthday challenge!

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