Thursday, May 8, 2025

Seize the Birthday Challenge - #305 Flowers


Our leader,Nancy is our hostess for this challenge and the topping is flowers. 
Of course you can just make it a birthday card and still enter. 
But what fun it would be to use the topping for a chance to be a guest designer with us! 

Here is how I started my card. This is a sheet of 6X6 design paper from Spellbinder Woodland Tales. It actually looks like it had wrinkles in it, but it is just shading. 


By just adding more dimension with die cut flowers and leaves, this card came together quickly. 


A close-up picture. 



Supplies for this card:
Spellbinders Woodland tales design paper
Layered Anemone die
The Greetery Botani Cuts Palm die
Gina K Designs the Northern Woods for the sentiment. 



We have a Surprise Party Quest with us for the next two months. I am sure that you have seen her work before as she is not new to paper crafting. We are happy to have her. 
Give her some love!





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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Double D Challenge - Designer Paper

Hello Crafters! It is another challenge at Double D and it is a fun one. Diane has chosen Designer Paper! I am sure that you have some tucked away and now you can use it on your project. 
Here is some inspiration for you. 


Diane is our Host,  has noted that it is also National Scrapbook month. If you into scrapbooking, feel free to a scrapbook page. 

Prize





I had a 6X6 designer pad that was almost used up I loved the papers in that pad and decided to use them in the challenge. They are from Moda Scrap 
Other supplies are: GKD ML 1 and 4
Base cardstock is Jellybean Green
The sentiment is from Gina as well called A Little Love. 
I used gold foil to separate the sections and for the LOVE die
I fussy cut the butterfly for the leftover designer paper. 



 I hope to see you at Double D! 


I am also entering this card in Simon Says Anything goes featuring Gina K 


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Monday, May 5, 2025

Thanks, and using dies


This card will be entered in the Pink Fresh May 2025 Inspiration Challenge 
and 
A Cut Above for May anything goes




I started out with a stencil by Pink Fresh called Geometric Tile in the colors in the challenge. Then I die cut many Pink Fresh Nested Hexagons in white. layering them for demension. I used a small and a larger die to make a frame. The flowers were done with Pink Fresh Sweet Blossoms die and stencil. I chose small ones to place in each hexagon and reserved the third one for my sentiment. That is Pink Fresh You are Next Level Amazing stamp. A few gems from my stash. I like the thin black border on the front panel too. 





I am also entering this card in a new challenge. Stencil fun. 


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Thursday, April 24, 2025

STB #304 Stenciling

Shirley Is the hostess for this next challenge at Seize the Birthday. I really when overboard with the stenciling! Not a surprise! I stenciled the background and the panel. I wish that I had used less ink the background, but I am anxious to see what you do. This is an opportunity to add to your collection of birthday cards. 

Remember if you are not into toppings, just make sure it is a birthday card. 


But ifs you use the topping, you may have a chance to be a guest designer on our next challenge. 



Here is my example for you. 

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Supplies for this card are:
Gina K Master Layouts 2, Fancy Floral Layering Stencil bundle
Moonlit Fog ink on the background stencil
A script stamp from my stash
Gina K inks
Grass Green, Lovely Lavendar, Wild Lillac 
White and Black Gina K card stock
Greeting is Radiant Roses Greeting


 Leslie is our Surprise Party Guest for this challenge. 

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Double D Challenge - Springtime Flowers

It is that time of the month for another Double D Challenge! 
Here is my card for Springtime flowers. 

For your inspiration, our mood board made by our host Darlene. 

My Card 



                                                   The Greetery Market Basket Medium 
(from a friend, Donna Phelan)
I cut the back from holographic paper
Botani Cuts Crocus
Botani Cuts Pussy Willows,  buds cut from felt for more realistic pussy willows. 
Spellbinder Embossing folder called Tufted 
Sentiment and bird Colorado Crafts
GKD Master layouts 3 

There is a Prise for a random winner. 


Come over to the blog to see the team ideas for more inspiration 



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