SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY~ TIC - TAC - TOE

Hi Friends!

Our challenge at Seize the Birthday is hosted by Glenda and she has a TIC - TAC - TOE board to use for your inspiration!

I chose to go diagonal for my tic-tac-toe card!

I started by adding stripes at a diagonal,  I kept it pretty Clean Simple and then my sentiment definitely does not have the word "birthday" in it, but you know that it is meant for that celebration!

 

 

 

So how about joining us for some fun with your birthday cards this time?  If you do not want to play tic-tac-toe with us, that is fine, just be sure it is a birthday card!

And please check out all the great inspiration from our design team and our party guest Julia!

 

MFT: unforgetable birthday stamp

SSS:  Diagonal stripe stencil

Heart Hugs, friends!

SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY ~ ADD A FRUIT TO YOUR BIRTHDAY CARD!

Welcome friends to another SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE! 

It is my turn to choose a topping and I thought, what do we have fresh in the summer months that we do not have in the winter months?  FRUIT!!  So I thought our topping this time should be any kind of fruit on your birthday card...strawberries, apples, lemons, watermelon, you get the idea!

I have two cards to inspire you!  The first uses The Greetery:  Lemon Blossoms!  Who doesn't love lemonade in the summertime?  A big Pitcher (also from The Greetery:  Pitcher-esque) of lemonade too!!

 

 My second card uses a Penny Black stamp:  Berry Fairy!

 

I colored her with copics and mounted her on a piece of pattern paper from Scrapbook.com pack: berry sweet!  Isn't she just the sweetest and wishing the birthday person a sweet birthday!  I love juicy sweet strawberries!

 

I hope you will join us with this challenge, if you do not want to make a card with a fruit on it, that is fine, you are welcome to make nay kind of card as long as it is a BIRTHDAY CARD!

Julia from Create with Me is our Party Guest again this month, be sure to check out her card for more inspiration as well as the design team members!

 

See you in the gallery! 

Heart Hugs, friends!

SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY ~ ADD A STAR

Hi friends, we have a new SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE from Cathy.

She wants us to add a star to our birthday card!

the background stars are from Gina K polyglaze stencil-mates. called Star Struck.  I foiled it with a sheet of turquoise foil and then I used the stencil to do an ombre soft sea glass and ocean mist GinaK ink colors for the stars.

I added a star balloon from PTI Scribble Balloons stamp set and some silver star sequins.

I used the remainder of the foiled sheet for one more card.  I figure it would make a great graduation card or just any kind of card for a great super star even another birthday card!

 

 

Please check out the inspiration from the design team and our Special Guest:  Julia from Create with Me

 

Heart Hugs, friends!

SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY ~ DOUBLE STENCILING

Welcome friends to a new Seize the Birthday Challenge!

Barbara is our talented designer and she wants to challenge us to use a double stencil on our birthday card!

I just happened to have a new stencil set from Simon Says Stamps:  All the Balloons!

It includes 4 different shapes and sizes of balloons, both the negative and positive pieces as well as 3 different inside balloon shapes, there are hearts, stripes and dots!

Here is my card with all the balloons, but I chose to just use the dots this time.

I began by adhering Gina K Masking Magic 1/4" tape around the edges to give it a white border.

I stenciled the blue balloon in the center with a lighter color blue, then put the dot stencil under the balloon stencil and used a darker blue color to add the dots, then I used the positive piece of the balloon with a bit of tape to hold it in place and continued adding balloons and the positive pieces as I needed to complete the card.

My sentiment is from SSS also, a CZ Design: Birthday Basics & die

I used Gina K Master Layouts #1

Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins finished off the card

 

We hope you are inspired by the design team and a big welcome to Julia who will be our special guest during June and July! 

 

 

 

Heart Hugs, friends!

SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY ~ METALLICS

Hi Friends!  A new challenge is up at the Seize the Birthday Challenge!

Ashwini is our hostess and she selected metallic as our challenge!  So pull out your paper or ink that is metallic and let's make a birthday card!

If you do not want to use the topping, you are welcome to make any kind of card as long as it is a birthday card!

 

 

Now I see that the shine is not coming through very well, but these are all metallic cardstock!

I used a teal, blue and a magenta.

I used a die from The Greetery: Twisted Crepe (and the sentiment: Pinwheel Party)

 the Party Hats are a die from Waffle Flower: Layered Party Hats 

 I smooshed a little bit of blue ink onto the card to give it some texture,

I also stamped those little stars with Catherine Pooler Metallic Gold Ink

I had a lot of fun making this card and I hope you will join us with your own metallic birthday card!

Be sure to check out the inspiration from the design team and our 

Surprise party guest:  Jolanda

Guest Designer:  Johanna

Heart Hugs, friends!

SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY ~ BEACH THEME

Hi Friends, Welcome to another Seize the Birthday Challenge

Vicky is our hostess this challenge and she is looking for a beach theme on our birthday cards! 

I pulled out a Gina K stamp called Ocean Minded.

I first white embossed the water edges and waves, then I ink blended some colors for the sandy beach and the ocean.  The clouds in the sky are from an MFT stencil

Do you see the foot prints and dog prints in the sand?

The design team has some wonderful beach theme inspiration for you as well as our Special Party Guests are Jolanda  and Stef , be sure to go visit their blogs!

Remember you always have the choice to use the topping "beach theme" but if you choose not to use the topping just be sure it is a birthday card!

I hope to see you in the gallery!

Heart Hugs, friends!