Seize the Birthday Challenge - #327 Sweet Treats

Hello Crafters, It is time for another fun challenge at Seize the Birthday. 

Out host is Shirley and her topping is Sweet Treats.

But I would love to see what you do for your entry. 

If you are doing the topping, you have a chance to be our next design team for a challenge.

If you don't do the topping, just keep it a birthday theme. 

Here is the card that I did for the Sweet Treats.

Using waffle flour posted stamp dyes, along with cottage coloring stencil and the cupcake stencil I created this card. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Sunday afternoon. I also created the ice cream sundae and strawberries die cut them and put them on this card.

Please stop over at the blog and take a look at what the team has done for this challenge.

Our Surprise Party Guest is Kathy 

And our guest from the last challenge is

Steff 

I hope to see your sweet entry here for this challenge and for more inspiration, check out the blog. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

That embossing folder!

I am lucky enough to have the Anna Griffin embossing folder

that everyone is looking for called Matelasse. 

It is an old one and I remember exactly when I got it. I was at a Crafting fair in Minneapolis one weekend and had to have it. I am so glad that it was a must back then as I am having fun with it now. Before leaving Florida last week, my crafts were packed up, but I was able to emboss a bunch of card stock and design paper and just cut away. I usually listen to a pod cast while crafting and that was what I was doing. I brought them all back to Wisconsin with me and I am using one of them today. 

Here is the card that I created for several challenges. 

Embossing folder is Anna Griffin Matelasse, Design paper is an old pack from My Favorite Things

The flower bouquet is Paper Trey Ink, Build a Bouquet cut with cardstock from Gina K Designs called Wild Wisteria. I used some Copic markers to highlight some areas. Can you see a little bit of purple glitter in the center of some flowers. It takes a lot for me to break out the glitter. Lastly the special sentiment is from a crafty friend that some of you may remember, Kathy Krug. She would send me die cuts and I did the same for her. Sadly, we lost Kathy several years back, but I still have her die cuts. This one is from Creative Expressions.  I liked that way this turned out and It kicked started my mojo. 

I will be entering this card in these challenges. 

Die cut Diva's challenge  Here       

Color Hues  Here 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge blog - anything goes. Here 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Double D Challenge - Splatter

Get messy and splatter your next entry at Double D. That is our next challenge for these next two weeks. Just see what you can do. 

The Inspiration Board. 

                        

My Card

I used the Spaltter stencil from Tim Holtz and Gina K designs inks.

Tangerine Twist

Grass Green

Wild Lilac and Cherry Red

Simon Says Die Happy Birthday

The team has some great examples for you.

Hope to see your entry there. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Color Hues Challenge #133 Lime and Violet

Before I pack all of the crafting supplies to sent off to Wisconsin, I pulled out some old embossing folders, and dies and a never used before stamp. I made this card to enter in the next challenge at Color Hues. 

These colors are very spring like and lend themselves to flowers nicely. But my flowers where packed away, so I went searching for something else. I came across this stamp that I have not used before from Gina K called Never Lose Hope. After coloring with my Copic markers that match the colors as best I could, I fussy cut the butterflies out. Easy enough. The background is an embossing folder from Altenew called Leaves, and the much older die from Memory Box called Distress Windham Collage. 

I sponged over the raise part with Stampin Up ink, Certainly Celery. I placed the memory box die (cut twice) with velum in opposite corners. I happily made gold splatters over it all before I placed the butterflies on the front. A pre made sentiment was on my desk top and I used that. The butterflies needed some gold on their wings. I am sure you saw the Gina K Master Layouts #1 as well, 

Here is the card.

I will be entering this card in the current Color Hues challenge HERE

Leaving soon for Wisconsin, our summer home. See you on the other side. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

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

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

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. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

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

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

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

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

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 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Double D challenge - Tea or Coffee

Darlene has given us lots of ideas for this challenge of 

Tea or coffee. Lets go!

So many ideas for this challenge

This is my card.

I started with spellbinders cardstock in mint

Then I went back to an old stamp and die from Paper Trey Ink card stock called stormy and a stamp called What the Doodle Tea Time. Good to use older stamps and dies. 

The sentiment is from Gina K stamp called Coffee Therapy

I will be looking for you in the gallery. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

April Pink Fresh 2026 Challenge

This challenge is an Anything Goes challenge. We are encouraged to get inspiration anywhere. 

Can you tell if the base of this card is white or is it blue?

Using the Twisted Pattern die from Pink Fresh ,I cut it in white, and used the die to emboss the die into the blue . Because I wanted as much texture on my background I did this. 

Then I took each arch in white and sponged the edges with blue to give it more depth. I liked the look. 

This is one of the arches with the sponged edge. Next I glued them on place on the background. 

Next I added the Be Fearless flowers made with the stamp, die and stencil from Pink Fresh

The sentiment is from Sunshine On My Mind, also Pink Fresh

Gems are from my stash. 

I am entering this card in the Pink Fresh 2026 April Challenge. 

Check out the challenge yourself. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Altenew April 2026 Inspiration Challenge

Here are the colors and the inspirations for the next monthly challenge at Altenew.

I was inspired by the colors you see here. 

My entry

I enjoy adding as much texture as I can. 

For this card, I used the die from Altenew called House Plants

The floating foliage embossing folder is the background for my card. 

Over the top of that I used Shimmer Paste in Antique Silver

The pot is resting on an oval of vellum with die from Gina K designs

My card stock is Soft Stone 

Inks are Gina K Tomato Soup, Key Lime and Sea Glass.

Gems from my stash

I love the texture shown here. 

I will be entering this card in the April 2026 inspirational challenge. 

I am glad that I had time to enter. Check out the other entries. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Seize the Birthday Challenge #324 Make a Spring Garden

                             Linda is the host for this next challenge at Seize the Birthday! 

                                       

Of course, you can just make it a birthday theme is you are not doing the topping. 

Power Poppy stamp Natural Beauties Stamp and die

IO Picket fence die

Sentiment is Power Poppy Party Time with white embossing power. 

Our Surprise Party Guest is Jennie Maier 

Bonnie is the winner of the last challenge where she used the topping

I hope to see you in the challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Double D challenge - Humor

Here we are with another fun challenge at Double D! Diane has picked some fun images for you.

Here are the cards that I did!

For this first card I used Gina Marie Round Corner Rectangle die

Altanew Windows slot 3D embossing folder

Art impressions stamp, Get Well and also for the sentiment

For the second card I started with a base of warm cocoa cardstock from Gina K Designs

and her Master Layouts 2 for the tag

The clock is a decal from my stash

The papers are from Nature's Garden Six by Six Pad

And lastly another unity stamp called Still Pecking Fabulous

I hope to see you in the challenge and have a lot of fun with this one. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!