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Thursday, August 19, 2021

SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY ~ BY THE SEA!

Hi friends and welcome to another Seize the Birthday Challenge brought to us by our fabulous leader, Nancy!  It doesn't surprise me that she chose "By the Sea" since she does live by the sea!
I couldn't resist these cute little puffins from Catherine Pooler Design and since this is also a NBUS, I shall enter it there also!

I used these products to make this card:

Scrapbook.com: wave stencil

PTI:  sunray stencil

CPD:  Puffin Party stamps and dies

DOX: peacock feathers, salty ocean 

This was a fun card to make and I hope to make some other variations of it with those cute puffins.  Upon googling puffins, I discovered that the Atlantic Puffins are much cuter than the Pacific Coast Puffins!  These are the cute ones!  *wink

So bring out your "by the sea" stamps and create a birthday card using them.   And enter them in the gallery, and don't forget to check out the amazing cards made by the design team



 
Heart Hugs, friends!



14 comments:

Bonnie said...

I'm glad to see you got the stamp for the cute puffin, Col (wink)! A fun card to see as well as to make!

Darnell said...

He sure is a cute puffin, Col! Your colorful blending using the sun and wave stencils makes A spectacular scene to showcase him! Thank you for sharing with everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell

Barbara said...

I admire that different stamps that you used to make the sea and the sky.

Brenda in IN said...

This just made me smile. He is so adorable and having so much fun with his party hat on. Great scene, Colleen.

JulieP said...

He looks like one very happy birthday puffin! Such a fun scene.

Nancy said...

Colleen, I like the creative scene you made and that puffin is trying to steal the show, but for me the real show stopper is the way you did the water! Awesome job with my topping! Take care!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Fun card! The right corner cluster is a super fun addition

My Paper Epiphany said...

Very artistic! Gorgeous mix of patterns and colours! Very cute Puffin too:)

Lindsey said...

So cute! I love the party puffin and his seaside background.

Ashwini Rao said...

Most adorable card! I love how it looks so graphic as well - something new I've seen from you.

TaeEun said...

The puffin is so cute and also the sea critters on the beach! Love the stenciled background!

Cathy said...

This card has such a happy vibe! Love the colourful sea and bright sun rays, and of course the cute puffin, Cathy x

JoAnn said...

That puffin looks like he is having fun at the beach. Great card.

Glenda J said...

So bright, cheerful and fun Colleen! Great choice of elements for a great seaside scene.