Seize the Birthday #217 Use an Embossing Folder

Welcome to another fun challenge at Seize the Birthday! For the next two weeks, Ashwini is our host and she has asked us to use an embossing folder. 

Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

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

The choice is yours!

Using an embossing folder is an easy technique, but I went to Youtube and Jennifer McGuire for some inspiration. I found this one that uses ink on your folder.  I made several before I decided on the one that I wanted to use. I found that the distress ink needed several passes, where the Gina K and PTI ink only needed one. I will use these others for future cards, but for this challenge, I used the Peach Bellini. 

The one on the far right in this picture. 

The embossing folder is Sizzix 3D folder called Botanical

I pretty much when with the design that I saw on Jennifer's video

If this is not your type of technique, just go to her search and type in embossing.  She has lots of them. 

I made a frame from some of the dies that I had just like Jennifer did. Then I used a butterfly from Memory Box that was laying on my desk. The sentiment is a preprinted one from Simon Says. These 3D embossing folders really give dimension and look amazing on a card. Oh, I did add three gems. 

Our Surprise Party Guest Melanie Hungerford for the next couple of months.   You can find her blog here.  The entire team has lots of inspiration for your entry. 

Give it a try! 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                 

Seize the Birthday - Transparency or Vellum #206

Welcome to another great challenge here at Seize the Birthday!

    Our "Topping" option this time is...

I think that you can see that I chose to use Transparency on my card.  This is a good picture of it as it is usually hard to photograph. 

                   Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

If you are not a toppings kind of person. 

I started with a die that I love and used often and it is called Anajas Square.  I die cut it so that it would be a top folding card.  The cut out in the middle has the transparency in it with the sentiment heat embossed on it. If you heat emboss gently waving your heat gun over it will not warp. Then I added the lily from The Greetery.  The sentiment is from Balloon Bouquet also The Greetery. If you are wondering about the gold frame, I just used my gold pen for that. Hmmm, maybe I should have used silver.  

You really need to check out the blog to see what the rest of the team has for you this challenge. 

You can find them here. 

our Special Party Guest is Julie go see what she has created for your inspiration.

 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

Seize the Birthday - Die Cuts Only

This challenge is going to be FUN! 

And it is time to make those cards! 

Remember if your not a toppings kind of person, just remember to make it a Birthday card. 

Cathy is our host for this challenge and she choose die cuts. 
Here is my card for your inspiration 

Supplies for this card are:

Memory Box stitched runner tags and Ragged Daisy

Inkadinado stamp delicate branches

Gina K designs Sentiment scripty sayings

Distressed Ink Peeled Paint

Remember to see what the team has for your motivation and don't forget our Surprise Party Guest. 

You will recognize her from her blog and youtube. 

It's Angie Combalo and you will find her blog HERE 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                     

Seize the Birthday - Creatures great and Small

New Challenge for the next two weeks at Seize the Birthday 

The toppings for this challenge is Creatures Great and Small 

But if you are not a toppings kind of person, Just make it a birthday card and that will work too! 

Here is my card for your inspiration. 

Just a fun card using a selfie of dogs.  They are a stamp and die from My Favorite Things called Four-Legged Friends.  The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday Sunflower and the Let's Party is from a stamp ( Crafter's Companion) given to me by Nancy.  I used my rectangle die with a square die to make the photo image and place the dogs inside. 

Joyce Mehrberg Here

More inspiration here from the Design Team! 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!