Seize the birthday Challange #333 - No Stamping, Dies Only

JoAnn is the host for this challenge and she has challenged us to just use Dies!

My card for this challenge 

Isn't this frog the cutest? Specially since I already had him cut and pasted together, 

so I designed this card around him. 

Here are the rest of the supplies for this one. 

On the back of the card I used Memory box stencil called Texture Scraped Paint.

Over the top of that stencil I use shimmer paste in rose gold. The Frog Prince is from spellbinders as are the flowers used. I use part of a 6 by 6 paper design paper called Woodland Tales.  The sentiment is pre printed strip

You can just do a birthday card, but what fun is that???

Lynda is our Surprise Party Guest for August.

I hope to see you at the Challenge HERE

I am also entering this card in the Cut Above Challenge HERE

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Altenew August 2026 Inspiration Challenge

This inspiration from Nathalie was very interesting. It is an onion with interesting colors to work with. I was up for the challenge and it was a good one. First, I am not in my usual craft room where most of my Altenew supplies are. That being said, I worked with what I had. I used an older stamp and die called Peony Bouquet. I may have had it for 10 years!

Next trying to duplicate the colors that I saw was another challenge. I decided to go with Frothy Pink, Carmel toffee and Grapevine inks from Altenew. 

After coloring the flowers I die cut them and placed them on a panel of vellum with metallic silver trellis pattern from my stash. I added some leaves and a sentiment. I think that I got as close to the coloring on the onion as I could. A few gems to finish this card. 

I will be entering this card in the current challenge at Altnew Here 

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Double D - When Life Hands You Lemons

This next challenge will be a lot of fun. Just have a creative time with it like I did. It will be fun too. 

My card

Inspiration Board

Supplies for this card:

 MFT barware, MFT stitched round rectangle, MFT Winter Songbirds ( for the lines) 

The Greetery Dried Citrus Slices, EF Floral Vines

I hope to see you in the gallery at this challenge. 

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Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Penny Black has a monthly challenge that starts on the first Saturday 

of the month and ends on the last Saturday.

I have been playing with stamp sets that have had for quite some time, 

and a new Penny Black die that I wanted to try. 

Here is my card for this challenge I am going with anything goes. 

The supplies are: Penny Black stamp, A Present and a new edger die called Wishes. 

I stamped in black and used clear embossing powder over top. I originally 

wanted to color all of it. I ended up paper piecing just the box part of the present. 

I did color the rest including the cute bear.

Gina K Coral Reef card stock for most of the base and a Striped design paper from My Favorite Things 6X6 paper pack. I went searching for a stamp that said Birthday

and found one that I had never used before. Not unusual! 

I will enter this on the current challenge at Penny Black

Come on over and join me. 

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Fun with Block Party from PinkFresh

One more card for this challenge Beautiful background. 

My card.

I used the Block Party die and stencil for the background

Playful Petals ( flower only)

Spellbinder oval die and vellum

I actually made 6 of stenciled background for this die. Just played with colors. 

For this card I used Gina K inks in Navy, Turquoise Sea, Medium Orchid and Bubble Gum 

I will be entering this card in the Pinkfresh August 2026 Challenge HERE

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