Seize The Birthday - CAS (Clean and Simple)

Hello, we've got a new challenge for you at Seize The Birthday - Clean and Simple.  Easy Peasy :)

I have several versions of this flower in my stash, stamped and coloured in different ways.  Unfortunately I didn't make a note on every one what I had used.  I'm pretty sure this one was watercoloured with Distress Inks.  I don't know what brand the stamp is, because it wasn't mine.  The sentiment stamp and die set is from The Stamp Market.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more beautiful CAS inspiration from the team and our Surprise Party Guest Asa, and play along with us.  If CAS isn't your style, you can still play with any birthday-themed project.

Seize The Birthday - Food, Glorious Food

Hello, we've got a new theme for you at Seize The Birthday - Food, Glorious Food, chosen by our much-missed teamie Lindsey prior to her untimely death.

I went for this ice cream by Colorado Crafts, and a sentiment stamp and die combo from The Stamp Market, and a 3D embossed panel by Altenew.  The stamped image in InkOn3 fade-out ink had been in my stash for months.  Interesting fact - while you can still see the fade-out image months afterwards, it disappears before your eyes when you use Distress inks as watercolours, so I challenged myself to use coloured pencils.  That way I could still see the stamped image as I worked.

Then I challenged myself to using only Sharpies (and a bit of black and white pen to highlight) on another stamped image.  Which do you prefer?

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog to see what food the rest of the team and our Surprise Party Guest Asa have brought to the table, and play along with us.  If you don't want to use food as your theme, you can still play along with our Anything Goes theme.

Seize The Birthday - Collaboration with Colour Hues

We've got a fun collaboration for you this week at Seize The Birthday - we're teaming up with Colour Hues to use Navy and Lime as our theme.

I made a stencil from MFT Party Balloons and sponged Twisted Citron and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks onto my card, adding a stamped and diecut sentiment from The Stamp Market.  I used Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey for the sentiment.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog and see what the rest of the design team and our surprise party guest have done with this fabulous colour combination, and play along with us.

Seize The Birthday - Follow A Sketch

Hello, I'm back in action at Seize The Birthday after a little break.  Today's challenge, set by JoAnn, is to follow a sketch.

And here's the sketch - do you think I've managed to follow it?

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous interpretations of the sketch from the Design Team, and our Surprise Party Guest, Karren, and play along with us.

If you're sketch-challenged like me, you can always play along with our Anything Goes birthday theme.

Seize The Birthday - Metallic

 

Hello! We've got a new theme for you at Seize The Birthday, chosen by Cathy, and it's Metallic.

I've used a 3D embossing folder on gold card for my metallic background.  Martini, anyone?  Shaken or stirred?  

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for more fabulous metallic inspiration from the team and from our Surprise Party Guest, Karrenj,  and join in the fun!

Seize The Birthday - Summer Activities

 

Hello!  We've got a new challenge for you at Seize The Birthday, chosen by Barb, and it's Summer Activities.

I seem to spend most of the summer tackling the weeds in the garden!  I do have some flowers growing in between them though ;)

I used all Tim Holtz products to create this wildflower garden.  Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more summer activities from the team, and from our Surprise Party Guest, Lols, and join in the summer fun!

Seize The Birthday - Use Your Favourite Technique

Hello!  Time for a new challenge at Seize The Birthday, chosen by Ashwini - it's Use Your Favourite Technique. 

My favourite technique is messing around with Distress Inks.  Whether it's smooshing or sloshing or watercolouring, I just love using them!

For this card I smooshed, sloshed and watercoloured some Seedless Preserves and Bundled Sage onto a STAMPlorations image and my background, and added a sentiment strip.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and from our Surprise Party Guest Lols, and join in the fun!