Seize the Birthday Challenge - #291 Stripes

Hello crafty friends! I think you are here because you heard it was time for anther fun challenge at Seize the Birthday! Yes, we have one for you and this time the topping is Stripes. 

Rember that if you use the topping, you will have a chance to be a guest designer, but if you are not a toppings kind of crafter, just make sure it is a birthday theme. 

Here is my card!

Supplies:

Altenew Poppy stamp and die

Memory Box Big Word Scallop ( cut twice)

Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday die

Karen Rogers is our Surprise Party Guest for the next two months.

You can find her blog here https://karenstampz.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                

Double D Challenge - Sunflowers

It is time for anther fun Challenge at Double D. Just look at the inspiration from this board. I love sunflowers and a field of them is breathtaking. Let's see what you can do for this challenge? 

                    The Mood board that Diane prepared for your inspiration. 

This is the prize for a random winner. 

My card!

Inside

Supplies:

Gina K Designs Love and Prayers

Simon Says Stamps Leves and Berries White Embossing powder.

The Greetery Seagrass Basket

Leaves from Spellbinders Strawberry Patch die. 

Pleased check out the challenge blog for more of the team inspiration. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                             

A Cut Above - Monochromatic

               

        I have the pleasure of being a guest for this new challenge called

A Cut Above

This is a new monthly challenge using dies. If you have lots of dies and love using them, this is the challenge for you. 

This month, the challenge is simply Monochromatic. 

Using one color maybe boring, but you can make it a lot more fun my using die cuts and don't forget the shading.

I am sure that Vicki would love to see you in this new challenge that she has decided to start. My hats off to her and I know that you will show her some love too. 

In my card below, I did just that and I think I got a lot of interest and texture using these tricks. I also used some foam squares to pop up some, but not all of the flowers.

I love how Gina k cardstock has matching inks and that made it easy to all dimension too. 

 

The supplies for this card are:

Gina K card stock in Sweet Mango, Tangerine Twist, Peach Bellini

Gina K inks, Tangerine Twist, Coral Reef

Spellbinders Fresh Picked Buttercup die

Penny Black Antique frame

Sentiment, Pinkfresh Hot foiled in gold

Gold Sequins from my stash

Wink of stella on the flowers

View of the texture

The inside

                  For more challenge details, check out the info under the                                                         guidelines tab at the top of the blog.

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                  

Seize the Birthday Challenge #290 - Retro

Hey! Crafty friends, it is time to create and there is a new challenge at Seize the Birthday hosted by Jules. She has suggested that we do a Retro project. You can make it vintage or retro color scheme or just old things. That is what I went with for this challenge. 

If you are not a toppings crafter, just make sure it is a birthday theme. But if you do, you have a chance to be a guest designer with us. 

Here is the card that I completed 

I really went to a very old and never used before stamp set from Flourishes! A company that is long gone! I was so glad that I still had this stamp set, but I had never used it before. It was called, Call Me!

I made it retro with my colors only using grays in ink and cardstock. After stamping the phone, I colored it with my Copic markers using only C7, C5, C3. 

Pumice Stone Distressed ink for the scrip in the background.

A few old things from my sash like twine and a brad. The sentiment is from GKD Wild Blossoms. 

Check out the blog for more inspiration from the team and our

Karen Rogers is our Surprise Party Guest for the next two months.

You can find her blog here https://karenstampz.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                   

Double D Challenge - Use Shapes

This next challenge at Double D is different but leaves a lot of room for fun designs! Diane has chosen shapes, and the inspiration board has some wonderful suggestions. 

I decided that I would actually shape my card and used a die that I have had for a long time but have not used. 

Here it is

Supplies:

Die Namics Flop Card Circle

Honey Bee Buzz Worthy stamp and die for the sentiment

Gina  k  Designs  fancy   florals

You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details from the team. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!