Thursday, March 14, 2024

Seize the Birthday Challenge - #279 Coordinating Tag and Card Combo




Jules is the hostess for the 279th Challenge and she has chosen a super topping. 


If you are not into the toppings, just make sure that it is a birthday theme. 

If you use our topping, you have a chance to be a guest designer.
 I love to see what you can do with this topping. 
Of course, you can just make a birthday card too. 



My Card




This card happened to be a happy surprise! I had some previous fun images that I was trying out new techniques. There they were on laying on my desk and that is how card and tag started.

Using a reverse embossing technique on this Altenew Zero Waste Flowery Pattern embossing folder. I then die cut oval. I tossed it and it landed on this negative foiled piece from Gina K Thick Brish stencil.  It is adhered to a black card base. 
The tag is also using the reverse stencil technique. 

Here is the technique that I was trying. 
You never know here the inspiration will come from. 

Debrah Wheeler is our Surprise Party Guest for February and March.
You can find her creations here

Check out the Seize the Birthday blog for more inspiration. 


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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Double D Challenge - First Signs of Spring

First day of Spring is March 19th
Why not make a card with what reminds you of the Spring. 
Planting, tulips, daffodils, cute ducks? 

I was inspired by the tulips. 
This is a great inspiration board for you to choose, or you can just create. 

                                             

Of course, there is a prize for a random winner. What fun you can have creating

The Prize

My card inspiration for you. 



Supplies for this card are:
The Greetery Botanicuts tulip
Papertrey Ink Elegant edges
Gina K Designs Radiant Rose Greetings 
Design paper from My Favorite Things 
Clear crystals from my stash and glossy accents on the heart 
Colored with my Copics!


Please stop over to the Double D blog and take a peek at the inspiration from the design team.


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Sunday, February 25, 2024

Pink Fresh Inspiration Challenge for February

Back to scrapbooking!

I started out in this paper crafting business doing scrapbook pages. Mostly the grand kids when they were little. I stopped doing them and advanced to card making. That has taken up most of my time since. 
But my granddaughter will be graduating from high school this year and has been very involved in the drama department. She has been in many plays and musicals.
My gift to her this spring for graduation will be an album of her drama doings. 

 I am back to scrapbooking and I have to say it is hard. 
Here is the page where she was in the Marvelous Wonderettes. 
I was in Florida and did not see it, but I had a video to watch. This is a picture from a video, which is why it is not perfect. 


I used what I had in my stash and ephemera from Pink Fresh. I needed red flowers, so I just colored the ones that you see here. 



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Thursday, February 22, 2024

STB - Use Red as your Main Color

JoAnn is our host, and she has chosen the toppings for this challenge. 
When I think of red, I think of Christmas and Valentine's.
But Christmas if over and Valentines will be too by the time this post comes up. 
What to do? 
Well I came up with the Winter berries stamp, stencil and die that I have. I think it worked out well. 



If you use our topping, you have a chance to be a guest designer.
 I love to see what you can do with this topping. 
If you are not a toppings kind of crafter, just make sure it is a birthday thee. 

This challenge please check out our Surprise Party Guest
Deborah and Kath

Both of them used the toppings and got to be included as designers



Here is my card




Supplies are: The Greetery Winterberries Bouquet
Paper Trey Ink Ornate die
Gina K Designs ink, Cherry Red, Faded Brick, Stormy Sky and Soft Stone
Some sequins and jewels from my stash. 

The team has more inspiration for you Here. 

Remember that Debrah Wheeler  is our Surprise Party Guest 



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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Double D Challenge - Patterned Paper

Boy, you can have a lot of fun with this challenge over at Double D! I did and I want to share with all my crafty friends. 

Just a suggestion for patterned paper here. 

Here is the prize for a lucky random winner.


I started out with a trip to You Tube for inspiration. Goodness knows that I have a lot of patterned paper. I selected a pack that I had used up most of the full sheets. Here is a picture of the bits and pieces that I had left out of the Simple Stories. 

I made these three cards with matching envelopes, with the help of this You tube video; 



Here are individual pictures




This was fun and I think that I will go and make more. 
How about you? I would love to see what you come up with  



Please stop over to see the team for more inspiration! You will not be disappointed. 


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