Seize the Birthday Challenge #326 - Feature An Animal (must be focal point)

Nancy S. is the host that chose this topping for the next challenge. 

If you are not into doing the topping, just make it a birthday card. 

My card

This is how it looks open. 

For this card, I was inspired by a video for an interactive card. 

Lisa Curcio has many interactive cards, but this one caught my eye. 

You can find it HERE, 

Remember this dragon from My Favorite Things? 

I colored him up and made him my focal image. Using some design paper from My favorite things and also some foil paper I cut a spellbinder's Oval die.  The sentiment is from Gina K

My friends on this team have some wonderful card for you, take a look Here.

Our Surprise Party guest is Kathy and you can find here blog Here

Tracie is the winner of the last challenge. Congrats! Here

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Die Cut Diva's May 2026 Celebrations

                                       

 I mostly make Birthday cards so this challenge was right up my alley. 

I used a Spellbinder die that I have used once before, called Build a Winter Birdhouse 

I just changed it to look more like Spring.  No snow on this roof top. 

I added the blue birds from Little Birdies die, and the cuttle bug embossing folder 

Woodgrain with some enhancements.  Some ink smudging and dots. 

The Rain Dots are something that I have had for a long time and 

I just thought it was time to use them here.

I put eyelashes on one of the blue birds. Lol

This card will be entered the the Die cut Divas. May Challenge called Celebrations. 

Come on over and enter a Celebrations card. 

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DD -Watercolors

                                       The theme for this next challenge at Double D is

WATERCOLORS

Chosen by Diane. Here is the inspiration board.

                                          

Here is the card that I made for this challenge

I am not good at watercolor, so I chose the easy way out. You may want to as well. 

This card has Paper Trey Ink Watercolor wonders paper for the background and the circle.

I stamped the MFT Pretty Poppy in Stampin Up Tangerine. I have had a set of these sheets for a long time and I am so glad to be able to use them. ( I sound like Leslie Miller) in a good way. Lol 

I love you Leslie!

Black Nuvo drops and gems. 

Looking forward to seeing you in the challenge Here

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Die cut Divas - April Challenge.

This is a new to me challenge called Die Cut Diva's. I became aware of it from one the entries to Seize the Birthday Challenge, Loll.  This challenge sounded interesting and I set out to make a card to enter. I had the time, I thought, but the day got busy and it came right down to the wire. 

The Challenge is to make an Anniversary or Birthday Card. 

Altenew is the sponsor with a $30 gift card to the random winner

Here are the cards that I made.

I made birthday cards as Altenew is celebrating a birthday.

Supplies for these two cards made from one embossing folder are:

Altenew Zero-Waste Flowery Pattern

After embossing and coloring I took a scissors to the design and cut it into two. (pretty daring move I must say)

On the card on the left I also used a Swiss dot embossing folder

 and on the right, an Altenew Dotty Circles folder. 

Sentiments are Gina K 

It was daring, but I got two different looking cards. 

I an entering these in the Challenge Here

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Seize the Birthday Challenge #325 Primarily Pink.

                         Nancy is our host for this challenge and the title is Primarily Pink

If you use the topping on your entry, you have a chance to be a guest designer for the next challenge. 

But if you decided not to use the topping, just make is a birthday theme. 

Here is  my card. 

Spellbinders Floral Fence of togetherness. embossing folder

Altenew Sunshine Floral Fence from Craft Your Life

Inks, the stress oxide Spun sugar, Simon says blush Jeanie Kay designs Jellybean Green, Grass Green

Pearl embellishments from Gina K Designs

Our Surprise Party Guest is Jennie Maier 

The winner from the last challenge using the topping is Heather

I am also entering this card in the Color Hues Challenge #131 Coral and Green 

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