Seize the Birthday #304 Stencilling

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

Shirley is our host for this challenge and she wants us to include some 'Stencilling' on our projects.   If you are not in to our "toppings" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I had fun creating this card with  my favourite Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Translucent Foliage. I used stencils to colour the petals and then blended with some water and pearlescent powder. The sentiment dies are also from Altenew.

We have the lovely Leslie joining us as our Surprise Party Guest.

You can see Leslie's card and more from 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. 

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

                                                                

Time Out Challenge #287 Photo Inspiration

  Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out and this time it is a 'Photo Inspiration Challenge.' It's a fabulous photo taken by our teamie Kate at the KuKi Festival in Kehlen, Luxembourg. 

I was inspired by the gorgeous green shimmery costumes to create a fun underwater scene. 

The background stamp is from Hero Arts. Not sure of the origin of the dies.

I used Nuvo Shimmer Powders and Distress Oxide inks. 

Our generous sponsor is Uniko. The challenge winner as chosen by the Design Team will receive a  £25.00 Store Credit as a prize from Uniko.

We are so happy to have the incredibly talented Heather Heroldt of Handmade By Heather joining us as Guest Designer for this challenge. You can see Heather’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.

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

                                           

Altenew Inspiration Challenge April '25

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I hope you all have a wonderful  Easter break this weekend.

 Here's a card I made previously, but never shared and I thought it would be perfect for this months Altenew Challenge.

I used Karin Markers applied to the stamp, spritzed and stamped. 

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

                                                                

Seize the Birthday #303 Layer It

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

Nancy is our host for this challenge and she wants us to create a Birthday Card with lots of layers.   If you are not in to our "toppings" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I had lots of fun creating layers with Memory Box and Poppy Stamps dies/stamp.

I also dry embossed the background. 

We have the lovely Leslie joining us as our Surprise Party Guest.

You can see Leslie's card and more from 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. 

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

                                                                

Time Out Challenge #286 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:- Stencil, Floral, Spots, Arch, Water, Pastel.

I picked Stencil, Floral and Pastels

I used Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Magnolia & Blooms for my pastel flowers. A mixture of Distress Oxides and Altenew Inks were used. I used the Embossing Folder, Stencil and Die from the kit. 

The sentiment was made with an Altenew Hotfoil Plate and Die. 

I thought the textured light grey card stock would complement the pastel colours. 

Our Guest Designer this week is the lovely  Fran Wing of Franmade In Oregon.

You can see Fran'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.

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

                                                                

THE CARD CONCEPT APR '25 - SPRING CELEBRATIONS

 Hello Crafty Friends! Welcome to a new challenge at The Card Concept. 

We have a really fun photo and pretty colours to spark your creativity this month.

I actually made a different card with a birthday cake for this challenge, but sadly I forgot to take a picture, before travelling to Queensland, where I'm currently cat-sitting. 

Luckily I have this card which uses the colours and fits the theme! 

I recently took advantage of a sale at Simon Says Stamp, to stock up on some pretty Embossing Folders. 

This is probably my favourite. I sponged some colour around the edge and spritzed with water. I also carefully added a bit of splatter. I embossed a second panel and die-cut the flowers.The flowers and butterfly (Memory Box)  were then heat embossed with a special powder, which is semi-matte. I included a black layer under flowers to make them pop. Then I added the yellow to the centre of flowers and butterfly with Copic marker. 

The sentiment is also from SSS. 

I think my card qualifies as a MIXED MEDIA style and was inspired by the colours and theme.

Remember, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point for inspiration. Will it be the colours, the overall theme, the texture, the actual items and/or something else that will inspire your card? 

I hope you'll visit The Card Concept Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team has created and will be inspired to play along in the challenge with us. 

Choose a design style (or combine styles), create a card, and in your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge.

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

                                            

PENNY Black Saturday Challenge Apr '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 'EASTER'.

I stamped these gorgeous flowers  using Karin Markers direct to stamp. 

Stamps:  Penny Black Blossom Branch

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.

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