Seize the Birthday #169 - Sunshine!

 The toppings are for this challenge. 

"Sunshine"

If you're not a toppings kind of  person, well.....you can just

stick with our usual "Anything Goes"Birthday!

Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

Please welcome, Su Mohr our Surprise Party Guest for 
July and August.  
Welcome to the Party Su!
You can find her blog here. 

When I saw this topping "Sunshine"  I thought of bright yellow and daisies!  I recently spent some time making background panels. I remember one that  I had made.  It had large daisies on it done in watercolor and some postage stamps with happy mail stamped.  That is the one that I started with on for my inspiration card this challenge. Then I added one more daisy. 

Here is my card. 

Supplies used are: Simon says A2 curved edge

Simon Says It's your Birthday 

Memory box Ragged Daisy

It will be fun to see what you think of when you see the challenge title for Sunshine.   

If you need more inspiration, please go to the Seize the Birthday blog. This is lots of talent there. 

Thanks for stopping and leaving a comment.  I adore them.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! 

Double D Challenge - Tropical

It is team Diane's turn to Wow you with their inspiration for this challenge. 

Here is the inspiration for you. 

This is the Prize

We have hibiscus flowers in our backyard and they are so beautiful  I need to go no further for my inspiration. 

 Are they not gorgeous? 

 This stamp is Gina K Designs Stately Flowers 4.  The die cut that it is stamped on is called Wrapped Scalloped Rectangles by Memory Box. I have colored them with my Copics, using the masking technique.  Then I drew lines and colored them in with black marker.  The splatters were done with GKD Tiny Textures, after coloring, I like a more controlled splatter. 

Then I used a brush to put some gold watercolor on it.  I wish that you could see it. 

Here you can faintly see the gold. 

I hope to see you as an entry in this challenge. 

Please check out all of the inspirational cards for your motivation at Double D

Happy July 4th! 

                                                                                            

Seize the Birthday - Cover the Card!

  Our "Toppings" option this time is... "Cover the Card". Basically no white space on the card - you can stamp or use die-cuts to cover the whole card.

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

                          Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

I was very excited when I found that this would be the challenge for these two weeks at Seize the Birthday.  I actually had a different idea, but I love how this one turned out.
Let me show you what I did.

On Yupo paper I did a bunch of alcohol ink designs. One of them looked like it had circles on it.  I stuck with that inspiration.  Inked up a stamp from Simon Says called Circle Doodle background and put platinum embossing powder on it. Over the top of that, I die cut Paper Trey Ink Circle Scribbles our of green foil paper along with the sentiment from Die Namics. 

I guess that I cover it all. wouldn't you say? 

Thanks for stopping by and remember to check out the design team at Seize the Birthday along with our Surprise Guest for this month. 

                     Her name is Lin and HERE is her blog Lin's Craft Corner.

                                                                                          

Double D challenge - Pick a Pattern

This time it is Team Darlene and the challenge is to pick a pattern and make a card. I needed a masculine card so I went with a masculine pattern.  You can do anything that you like with a pattern.

I have a friend whose husband is in rehab after surgery to remove a brain tumor. 

 His rehab is slow, but he is doing well.  I thought he needed a card. 

Here is the card that I made for him. 

This one was made in record time as I used dies and there was no coloring.  After I picked out my pattern papers. I used a stitched heart die from Die Namice to cut a bunch of hearts. I used GKD kraft card stock for the base and placed them where I liked. I cut one and 1/4 inch off of the front so that the back would show. I also trimmed the heart on the top right of this card.  I had a little leftover design paper and used it on the envelope. 

The inside

This is the prize that you can win. 

Remember to take a look at all of the team members inspiration for you HERE

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you enjoy!  I do appreciate your comments. 

                                                                                       

Creative Confetti - Background Check!

It is good to get back and get inky again.  We were gone on a 10-day trip and will be leaving again so I needed to get my crafty fix in quickly.  My card turned out way better than I expected, so maybe a break is a good thing. 

As the challenge says we are to make our image POP and a statement on the background design.

I will get right to it, here is my card. 

With some help from Amy Shulke,  Vanilla Arts and Katy Racoosin, Daily Maker I did this. 

Supplies used: Gina K Designs cardstock Dusty Rose
                         Simon Says cardstock Sea glass
                         Power Poppy Digital stamp Cone Flower
                         Power Poppy stamp  Party Time for the sentiment
                         PTI die Mix and Mat Confetti
                         Frantic Stamper die Stitched Rectangle Frame
                         Memory Box stencil Distressed Grid
                        Various Copic markers and Distress Oxide in Spun Sugar.

I will be entering this in the Creative Confetti - Background Check at Power Poppy and
The Flower Challenge#33 Focus on the Background.




Thanks for stopping in and for your comments.  I do appreciate the time that it takes to write them.
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