Seize the Birthday #311 No Flowers

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

Jules is our host for this challenge and she wants us to make a Birthday card with  'No Flowers' as her  Topping.   If you are not in to our 'toppings' option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I really enjoyed making this card with bold colours - very different from my normal white background.

The dies are from Tim Holtz (Sizzix) - Happy Hour. I used Distress Inks for the blending.

Here is another bonus card...

You can see more from our talented Surprise Party Guest, Karen Letchworth, as well as Cassandra our 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 #295 Photo Inspiration

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. I hope you like the photo chosen for this challenge. I took it at my 'Happy Place' - Queenscliff Harbour, where we have a Beach House. I love walking my dogs in the morning and enjoying a Cafe Latte with this view. 

I used dies from Penny Black, Distress Inks and Karin Markers to create this framed scene.

Our wonderful sponsor, lawn fawn, is generously offering a $25 store credit as a prize to our Challenge Winner as chosen by the Design Team.  Our winner will also get invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by Kathy Schweinfurth of Stamps at Play, as Guest Designer. You can see her gorgeous card 

and more inspiration from our fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGE blog. 

PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE AUG'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 'EMBOSSING'.

I've used an old background from my unfinished stash. The tree was stamped with black and clear embossed. I then stamped Penny Black Confident and fussy cut the birds to place on my background. 

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!

 We have Jules from Always with a Heart, joining us this month as Guest Designer. You can Jules gorgeous card and more inspiration from our talented DT at our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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