Seize the Birthday #308

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

Glenda is our host for this challenge and she wants has chosen 'FOOD &/or DRINK' as her Topping.   If you are not in to our "toppings" option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I have used all Altenew products in this card, including 

Altenew Mini Delight: Birthday Wishes Dies and  Hotfoil plate for the background. 

It's a very sparkly card!

You can see more from our talented Surprise Party Guest, Karen Letchworth, as well as Julia Ashton 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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Feeling Mushy

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Have you noticed Mushrooms sprouting up everywhere in Card-making Land? Well guess what? I've been swept up in this trend and purchased Altenew stencils and stamp set - so I'm having so mush fungi playing with them. Sorry I couldn't help it:) !!

This card was inspired by this month's Altenew Inspiration Challenge.

The image was coloured with Karin Markers and Polychromo Pencils.

Stamps & Die: Altenew Mushroom Greetings

I used Distress Oxides and Zig Markers in this card.

This time I used Nuvo Shimmer Powder, Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder and Polychromo Pencils.

I shared this card previously on Instagram. I used a mix of Distress Oxide Inks and Altenew Inks.

Stencil:  Altenew Mushroom Garden Layering Stencil set

Stamp: Altenew Mushroom Greetings

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

CARD 1

STAMPING SENSATIONS

Anything Goes

CARD 2

Breast Cancer Awareness -  Pink

WE LOVE STAMPING CHALLENGE

Anything Goes/ Autumn

CARD 3

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE

Anything Goes option

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Fave Altenew Stencil

Hi there Crafty Friends! 

Today I was playing with new goodies from SSS, but I rejected most of my efforts. So instead I'm sharing a card I made a couple of months ago. It's a similar layout as this card, which was one of the winners at Altenew. This one is more CAS and I think it looks totally different with the white background.

The white panel is dry embossed and the flowers are stencilled and die-cut.

Products used:- Altenew's Hill Blossom Stencil & die set, Altenew Fancy Hello,

Altenew 3D Gem Pattern EF

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

Anything Goes option

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Altenew July Challenge

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Here's a card I had fun making for this month's Altenew Inspiration Challenge. Tenia is the host and has given us some gorgeous colours to play with.

I used Karin Markers and Nuvo Shimmer markers to colour the gold embossed background. It is very sparkly IRL.

I added some champagne coloured rhinestones for extra bling! 

Stamp: Altenew Geometric Botany

Die: Altenew Fancy Enjoy

    

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JUST US GIRLS CHALLENGE (Guest designing) #726 WORD WEEK

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I'm back with another  card for Just Us Girls Challenge. This is WORD WEEK  and the prompt is 'GARDEN'. 

I'd just received some dies from Gummiapan (a Swedish company) and so I combined one with an Altenew stamp set.

I coloured all the stamped images with Daniel Smith Watercolors and Zig Markers. 

The background was embossed with a Stampin Up EF. 

The sentiment was created with a hotfoil plate.

Stamps & Co-ordinating Dies: Altenew Garden Grow

Standalone Die: Gummiapan Planting Table

We look forward to seeing how you are inspired by the word prompt. You can see more inspiration from the Design Team at the Just Us Girls Challenge blog.

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

Simon Says Monday Challenge

Theme: Light and Airy

Simon Wednesday Challenge

Theme: Use Die Cuts

Cut it Up Challenge #303

Add a sentiment

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TIME OUT CHALLENGE #261 INSPIRED BY WORDS

  Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we want you to be inspired by words...

  "I'm a romantic. I live for long, dreamy walks down the craft aisle" - Scrapbook.com

I hadn't yet used the Spellbinders Shopping Trolley die, so this seemed like the perfect chance. I didn't however have any craft/art themed stamps or dies that were the right scale, so my card is a bit like a caricature:)

I used silver mirror foil card for the trolley. The paint and brushes images from Altenew were coloured with Altenew Metallic Watercolour Paints.  The sentiment is an oldie from CasUal Friday.

This winner of our challenge will win a $25 credit from our generous sponsor - DoodleBugs and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

You can see more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

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

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

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Altenew inspiration Challenge

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Just popping in to share a card inspired by the gorgeous photo in this month’s Altenew Inspiration Challenge. Kelly Griglione is hosting this month and she used a wonderful picture of some street art. 

I painted a was background to mimic the dark wall and then stamped, embossed and coloured the blooms with Altenew Artist Watercolour Paints. 

Stamps: Altenew Botanical Illustrations

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Altenew Challenge January '24

 Hi there Crafty Friends. I've been busy making DT cards, but I've also made a few cards inspired by the beautiful photo Aga has chosen for the Altenew January Challenge. 

Here is one of them...

I used a stencil to make a watercolour monoprint background. 

Then I loosely coloured the gorgeous blooms and die-cut the image.

To finish I added the die-cut sentiment and a splatter of gold ink and seqins.

Stamp: Altenew Sparkle Bright

Dies: Sparkle Bright; Sweet Sentiments

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

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE

January Blues

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ALTENEW INSPIRATION CHALLENGE (YEAR IN REVIEW)

Hi Crafty Friends! It's the end of the year, so Altenew is reflecting on all the challenges of 2023. We can can make a card inspired by any of this years challenges.

 Since it's the Festive Season I chose the April Inspiration as the colours are perfect for a Christmas card.

This is definitely my favourite Poinsettia Stamp. For a change I decided to use Patterned Paper and Paper Piece. It definitely has a different look.

Stamp: Altenew Festive Poinsettia

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ALTENEW INSPIRATION CHALLENGE

                                                  

Welcome friends! 

I made a few cards today inspired by the Altenew Inspiration Challenge and using a new 'to me' stamp set - 'Wild Flora' - which has 3 gorgeous floral images. I made 3 cards with this daisy image. 

This one is a Shaker Card, although it's quite subtle because I've used a dark background - it's a shimmery purple card.

I also used an Altenew Hotfoil Plate and black foil for the sentiment.

My next card uses partial background stamping, Embossing Folder and fancy word die for the sentiment... 

and I had some inky fun with my last card using Karin Markers and Nuvo Shimmer Powders...

So which one is your favourite?  

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Magnolia Season

 Hey Friends! I'm still struggling with my mojo, so today I'm sharing an old , but never before posted make,  to celebrate the emergence of Magnolias in our part of the world with the promise of Spring. 

I used a beautiful stencil from Altenew and one of the old stamps. The paints are Altenew Artist Watercolors and the paper is Arches. 

I considered adding a sentiment, but decided to leave it, so that the Magnolia is the focus.

I'm sharing at the following challenges:- 

DOUBLE D CHALLENGE

Anything Goes or Use Stencils

ELLIBELLE'S CRAFTY WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

Anything Goes

Here is a picture I took during my morning walk a few weeks ago...

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