Seize the Birthday #229 Blue and Gray

Hello and welcome to a new challenge for the year 2022!

Colleen is our hostess for these two weeks and she has chosen 

Blue and Gray

The topping is optional just remember to make your entry a Birthday card. 

For this card, I decided to use my much ignored Gina K Designs Wreath builder. My idea was to build a wreath and fill the center with a butterfly. The butterfly is GKD Fluttering fall layering Stencil Bundle. 

For the sentiment, I used Taylored expressions sentiment stamp and die.  I found these sentiments to be so darn easy.  The stamp makes many sentiments at once and then the die cuts them out. I have plenty of these sentiments for future use. 

I did a partial embossing folder on the bottom of swiss dots and added some ribbon and nuvo drops and wink of Stella. This was a good way to make the square while panel into a A2 card. 

Our Surprise Party Guest for the months of January and February is 

Vicki Hayes

Here is her blog http://craftingclare.blogspot.com/

Check out what my teammates have done with this challenge and our Surprise Party Guest too!

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                 

Seize the Birthday - Black and White only

Welcome to another great challenge here at Seize the Birthday!

    Our "Toppings" option this time is...

Black and White only!

Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well.....you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes"Birthday!

The choice is yours!

This challenge was my idea and the theme is black and white.  Boy I really really wanted to add some color to this card as I was making it, but I stuck to the theme and I really like what I got.  

Using the wreath builder form Gina K Designs made it easy to do. Here it is. 

 When making a square card, it needs an envelope and I have a memory keeper envelope maker for that. I made this matching one. 
Be sure to see what the other designers at Seize the Birthday have done for inspiration and please don't forget our Surprise Party Guest, Julie Beech.  
 Thanks for stopping in and I certainly appreciate your comments.