Seize the Birthday #313 Embossing

Jenny has chosen Embossing for our topping in the challenge at Seize the Birthday.

This Challenge is fun and an easy one to enter. 

Remember, if you use our topping, you have a chance to be a guest designer. 

 I want to welcome our next Surprise Party Guest.  We have Johanna Rundell joining us for the rest of the year. 

Welcome, Johanna!  We are delighted to have you with us. 

We also have Rachal Ball with us today as she was the winner of the last challenge using our topping. 

Here is my card with examples of dry embossing and heat embossing. 

Here is a better view of the gold heat embossing and you can also see the Swiss dot dry embossing. 

     If you are not into the topping for this challenge, 

remember to make it a birthday theme. 

Gina K Designs Sentiment Summer kit

Gold Base cardstock

Ivory cardstock

Master Layouts 4

Gold embossing powder

Copic markers

Sentiment Gina K Signs of Spring stamp set

Gold pearls from my stash

Swiss Dot embossing folder. 

Hop over to the blog for more inspiration and to see the Surprise Party Guests. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Double D Challenge - Music Theme

I made most of these last cards for challenges ahead of time as I knew that we would be traveling again. We just came back from Ireland and Scotland.  My hubby has been to Ireland, but this is my first time there. I can tell you that a 17 day bus trip is not for us. But we saw many amazing sights and met new friends. Next bus trip will be shorter. We are too old! 

This is the inspiration board that Diane did for us. 

This is the prize

My card made long before I knew that MFT was going out of business. 

Boy I guess that I used more of their stamps and dies than I thought. 

Here is another card using the bunnies. 

MFT Strike up the Band

Pink Fresh Notched Corner Frame

Blue foil paper Design paper from my Stash

Vellum 

Simon Says Stamp Just a Note die.

Check out the Blog for inspiration and them go make a card. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Mushrooms for a Challenge

I am entering this card in the new Challenge for September at A Cut Above. This challenge is anything goes with a die cut. I made this card a bit ago for another challenge, but did not need it. It was placed aside until now. I am a lucky girl to be able to use it here on this challenge. 

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The supplies for this card are:

The Greetery BotaniCuts Toadstool Garden.

I also used Gina K ML 4  I love that scalloped edge.

Some design paper ? From my stash

Gold foil card stock

Birthday greeting is Memory Box 

Circles that I die cut with my smallest circle die for the background. 

I colored the toadstools with Copic markers choosing fantasy colors to match the design paper. 

Lots of texture and layers to the card. 

This Challenge last a month, so you have time to create and enter. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Seize the Birthday Challenge - #312 Black and White

                            Hello Birthday card crafters! The best way to have plenty of birthday cards on hand to give out is to enter out challenge regularly. 

This next challenge is a color challenge is from Shirley,  using only Black and White.

 

                                       

I would like to take at minute to welcome our newest team member to the family.

 Welcome Nancy Salkeld to Seize the Birthday Challenge. This is her fist challenge with us. 

My card

Supplies for this card:

GKD white and black card stock and sentiment Floral Friendship

Penny Black Curvature dies

Altenew Adore You Stamp and Die

Spellbinders EF Knock on Wood

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Be sure to stop by the blog to see the team and our Special Party Guests Here. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Double D Challenge - Butterflies

        Here it is August and we have another challenge for you crafters. Darlene has found some lovely butterflies for this simple challenge. They come in some many colors, your pick.  

         

The prize 

My card. I am crafting this season from my older stamps and discovering that there is a wonderful supplies to make fun cards. So gratifying for me. 

Spellbinders The Botanical Solarium 

Hero Arts Sentiment  Layering Swallowtail Butterflies

Spellbinders Circle Die

Altenew Painted Butterflies stamp and die

Inks GKD Sunkissed Coral and Butterscotch

You really need to stop by the blog for more inspiration. 

Then so and make a card and enter it in this challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!