Seize the Birthday #315 Splish Splash

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

Shirley is our host for this challenge and she has chosen  SPLISH SPLASH as her Topping.  Shirley has told us to interpret the theme any way we like and the team have come up with some fun examples.   If however, you are not in to our 'toppings' option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

The Turtle stamp is from Stampin up and the sentiment from Kaisercraft. I used Karin Markers for the background and image. 

You can see more from our talented Surprise Party Guest, Johanna, Milla 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 #299 Photo Inspiration

 Hey there Friends. The last 2 weeks have flown by and it's time for another Time Out Challenge. It's a Photo Inspiration and it's another one of my pics. I took it last year at a favourite Vintage shop. I was amused by the quote, but love all the frames too. 

I immediately  zeroed in on the bust of the lady and the frames and it reminded me of a cameo, so I used these gorgeous dies from Spellbinders to create my card. The oval dies are from MFT. 

Our wonderful sponsor, Lawn Fawn, is generously offering $25.00 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.

We have the very talented Verena Shapiro of Simple Stamper  (Instagram), as our Guest Designer. 

You can see her gorgeous card and more inspiration from our fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGE blog. 

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Going Nuts

 Hey there! I found this little Squirrel in my stash and thought it was time he made on to a card...

The squirrel is from Craft Consortium and was coloured with Prismacolor Pencils. The leaf dies and Embossing Folder are both from Simon Says Stamp. I coloured the leaves with Distress Inks and Altenew Inks. The sentiment is also from Altenew.

I'm sharing at the following challenges:-

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE

****Woodland Critters****

FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE

TREES

Optional twist - TREES/LEAVES

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PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE Oct '25

 Hey there Crafty Friends! It's the first Saturday of the month, so we have a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge up on the blog. 

Our theme this month is 'ANYTHING GOES or the optional twist 'Too Cute to Spook'.

I only owned one Halloween stamp, so this year I purchased another cute set. Now I have more options. I combined it with a non Halloween stamp to create a Spooky scene. 

Stamps: Penny Black Goofy Ghoul, Restful and Witching You

If you'd like to be considered for a guest designer spot for a future challenge, please add 'GDT' after your name on the link-up...and remember to check back to see if you've been chosen!

You can see  more inspiration from our talented DT at our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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

DOUBLE D CHALLENGE

Trick or Treat Smell My Feet!

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My Favourite Sketch

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I saw the sketch at AAA Card Challenge and had to play along, because I love the sketch.

This is one of my fave new floral stamps from Penny Black, called Dreams Blossom. 

I'm still enjoying colouring with Prismacolor & Polychromos Pencils. I enjoy using them more than Copic Markers. Many of my Copics have dried up and since they're pricey and  I haven't really mastered them, I think I'll stick to coloured pencils, Zigs and Karin Markers.

Our neighbours Magnolia tree has just stopped flowering, but it was glorious while it lasted.

I'm sharing at the following challenges:-

THINK PINK

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Seize the Birthday #314 Clean & Simple with a Stencil

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

Nancy is our host for this challenge and she has chosen   'CLEAN & SIMPLE with a STENCIL' as her Topping.  If you are not in to our 'toppings' option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I used a stencil from Pinkfresh Studio and Distress Inks to stencil the rose pattern. Then I embossed the panel and splattered some gold paint. 

You can see more from our talented Surprise Party Guests, Johanna, Milla,  Bonnie 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. 

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

NATURE

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Time Out Challenge #298 Pick Two

  Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out.

 We've changed up our challenge themes this year and for this challenge we want you to Pick (at least) Two from the following:- Spatter, Music, Season, Edge, Monochrome, Metallic.

Splatter, Music, Edge and Season (Spring)

It's been a long time since I've used Rub-ons, but when I got this pretty freebie 49th & Market set from Scrapbook.com, I was very excited to use them. 
I combined them with some stamping and splatter. 

Lawnfawn is our wonderful sponsor, generously offering a $25.00  Store Credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner.  Our winner will also be invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

Our Guest Designer this week is the lovely  Jaydee of Stampin! with Jaydee

You can see Jaydee's fabulous card and more inspiration from our  wonderful DT at the Time Out Challenge blog.  Now it's your turn - I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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Old Unshared Makes

 Hi Crafty Friends! Are you like me? I know we all have a stash of unfinished stuff, but do you also have a lot of cards in a stash which have never been shared? I thought it was about time I shared a few...

I used 2 dies to emboss the background and the tag, instead of cutting. 

The flowers have been hot-foiled and coloured using stencils and Distress Inks. 

All products are from Pinkfresh Studio.

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:-

Can You Handle the Pressure (twist - Layers)

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This stamp set was a gift from a friend and has lots of pretty stamps. This is the most CAS card I've made in ages.

These stamps are from Anabelle Stamps, who are no longer around. 

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:-

STAMPING SENSATIONS (CAS)

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I am having a mental blank about the stamps I used for this card. That's how long it's been in my stash!

I'm fairly sure the dies are from Spellbinders and The Greetery. I used Altenew Inks and Karin Markers 

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:-

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PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENG SEP '25 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: 'Stripes/& or Spots'.

I found a panel of pattened paper on which I'd previously stitched a wonky border, so I used this as a card base for the PB Autumn Bouquet.

If you'd like to be considered for a guest designer spot for a future challenge, please add 'GDT' after your name on the link-up...and remember to check back to see if you've been chosen!

 You can see more inspiration from  the rest of the team at our blog. 

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

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 Hello Crafty Friends! I'm so happy to be hosting the current challenge at Seize the Birthday.  I've chosen 'Embossing' as the Topping. Any type is ok - Dry, Heat or Paste. If you are not in to our "toppings" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I used a sweet stamp from Penny Black, called Vivid.

I initially stamped with Distress Ink Antique Linen and then coloured with FB Polychromo pencils.

I have been non-weight bearing for 3 months, so I've spent some time practising my colouring techniques. It wasn't the correct paper for this, but I was patient and kept adding layers and blending. However, I decided to re-stamp it and Gold Emboss, because it wasn't as good as I'd like. 

In the background of the window I have used some precious paper, my Daughter brought for me from Japan. 

We have a new Surprise Party Guest Johanna Rundell, joining us for the rest of the year and Rachel Ball Guest Designing for this challenge.  You can see their beautiful cards  and our own talented 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 #297 inspired by ... Your Favourite Season

 Hi there Crafty Friends. It's time for another  Time Out Challenge.  We want you to make a card Inspired By ... Your Favourite Season. 

It was a difficult choice, but Autumn won my vote, although I do love Spring too.

I used a gorgeous Embossing folder from Honey Bee Stamps and coloured with Altenew Metallic Watercolour paints. 

I used glitter paper for the border and sentiment. 

This Challenge we are kindly sponsored by   .

We are thrilled to have the incredibly talented Darnell Knauss of djkardcreations,  joining us as Guest Designer for this challenge. You can see Darnells’s gorgeous card and more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

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

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

Inspiration Station Challenge

Four Seasons Challenge

Rectangle, 3 or more colours, Embossing

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