Seize The birthday - Be Inspired By A Book

 

Hello, it's that time again at Seize The Birthday, and our host for this challenge is Glenda, who wants us to Be Inspired By A Book.

One of the most absorbing books I've ever read is Papillon by Henri Charrière.  The book was later adapted into a film starring Steve McQueen, making it an absorbing watch ;)

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the Design Team and our surprise party guests, and play along with us.  If our topping doesn't float your boat, you can play along with any birthday-themed project.

Seize The Birthday - Circle(s)

Hello!  Time for a new challenge at Seize The Birthday, and Colleen has chosen Circle or Circles.

 

I went a bit crazy with circles on this one!  The solid pink circles are Gansai Tambi watercolours, and all the other shapes are Tim Holtz Media Marks.  The sheep is PaperArtsy and the stamped and diecut sentiment is from The Stamp Market.

I also made another circles card, this time with a bird from Funky Fossil Toucan Talk.  The background was in my stash from way back, so I can't remember what the stamp set is, but the circles were coloured with Dylusions paint.  The sentiment is The Stamp Market.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the design team and our surprise party guests, and join in the fun.  If you're not into circles, you can still play along with our Anything Goes theme as long as it's birthday-related.

Seize The Birthday - Number Crunching: Use A Number

 

It's time for a new challenge at Seize The Birthday, and this time Cathy has chosen Number Crunching - Use a Number.

I made this for my sister's 70th birthday earlier in the year.  The robin, pot, flowers and wall are all Tim Holtz, the numbers are Memory Box and the foiled sentiment is Spellbinders.  (It's a good job I proofread this before posting - autocorrect had changed foiled to toilet 😂).

On our daily walks with the dog we see several robins flitting about between trees and fence posts, and we have a regular robin visitor in our garden.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the design team and from our surprise party guests, and join in the fun.  Play along with our Anything Goes theme if you don't want to use numbers.  See you in the gallery!

Seize The Birthday - Put Your Sentiment on a Banner

Hello!  Our latest challenge at Seize The Birthday is from Barbara, and it's Put Your Sentiment on a Banner.

My image is by Tracy Easson, the banner is from Tailored Expressions and the happy birthday is from Clearly Besotted.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the design team, and from our special guests, and join in the fun.  You can always play along with our Anything Goes theme as long as it's birthday-themed.

Seize The Birthday - Make It Pop

 

Hello peeps!  We've got a great challenge for you at Seize The Birthday - Make It Pop!, chosen by Ashwini.

So, how does mine pop, you ask?  Well, the bird is on a slider.

The bird, leaf and flower are from Funky Fossil, the slider die is from MFT, the sentiment is from Altenew (I think), and the background is a print from either a stencil or an embossing folder, which I've had in my stash for ages.  I inlaid the die cutout on the base card before mounting the panel.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and from our surprise party guests, and play along with us.  You don't have to use the pop theme, you can play along with any birthday creation.

Seize The Birthday - Wheels

 

Hello, we've got a new challenge for you at Seize The Birthday - Wheels, chosen by Jules.

I used this fab funfair stamp from Picture This, and a cloud stencil for the background.  The sentiment is from Altenew.

We've got some fabulous inspiration for you on the Seize The Birthday blog from the rest of the team, and from our two surprise party guests - pop on over and take a look, then play along with us.  If wheels aren't your thing, you can still play along with any birthday-themed project.

Seize The Birthday - Balloons

 

Hi, we've got a new challenge for you at Seize The Birthday - Vicki's choice of Balloons.  Well, what's a birthday without balloons?  I used Altenew's Balloon Bunch - those suckers are really hard to line up perfectly!

I made another card while I was at it, repeating the sentiments as a background.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog to see what our surprise party guests and the rest of the team have made, and join in the fun.  If you don't want to use balloons in your creation, you can play along with  our Anything Goes theme as long as it's birthday related.