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Friday 25 September 2020

Seize the Birthday 200th Celebration!


 Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and we are celebrating our 200th challenge!

Congratulations to Nancy and the team for reaching such a great milestone, and providing so much inspiration.

To celebrate Nancy and some of the team are generously giving away some prizes for those that participate in a blog hop, and enter a card inspired by our logo.

All of the details are on the challenge blog. Our party guest and the team have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along.


The colours in the logo were my inspiration for this card.
I diecut the flower from some glossy photo paper that I had smooshed into distress oxide inks, dried, and then wiped with a baby wipe. The baby wipe removes the chalky ink residue and reveals bright colours underneath.

I'm linking up to these challenges:



Always Fun Challenges, where it's anything goes,





Supplies:
Paper Rose blooming flowers background die; oxide inks in picked raspberry, mermaid lagoon, wilted violet and twisted citron; glossy photo paper; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

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50 comments:

  1. Barbara25 September 2020 at 02:41

    A quick and easy card to make but so eye-catching too.

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  2. Joyce25 September 2020 at 02:55

    This is stunning. Love how you incorporated the colors, yet left so much white space.

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  3. Nancy25 September 2020 at 04:11

    I couldn't love this card anymore Cathy! Such a great job with the colors of our graphic! Super job!!

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  4. Lisa K25 September 2020 at 04:11

    Such a beautiful card! Love the colors on the flower.

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  5. HilaryJane25 September 2020 at 04:20

    Love that die and those colours with the lovely contrast from the black, inspiring xx

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  6. Darlene 25 September 2020 at 05:32

    Beautiful! What a great technique to use for the theme! Fabulous overall design! GREAT job and wonderful inspiration! I sure hope I get time to join in the fun!!

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  7. Liz25 September 2020 at 05:53

    Fabulous card Cathy, love the design and the beautiful colours. xx

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  8. Melanie Hungerford25 September 2020 at 07:08

    Beautiful way to use all those colors together!
    Melanie

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  9. JoAnn25 September 2020 at 08:29

    What a stunning card with that big die cut coverplate. Love how you have used the colors to color it, so pretty.

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  10. Lindsey25 September 2020 at 09:47

    Wow, this is one beautiful card! The colours of our graphic look so good backed with the clean white panel. And then the black cardbase makes everything pop!

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  11. Pat25 September 2020 at 10:47

    This cover plate die with te pretty flowers and leaves works beautifully and love the bright oxide ink colours for the smooshing, and using the baby wipe to take away the chalky residue works well to make the colours crisp ad clean. A great CASEing of the logo too, and wonderful to see Seize the Birthday still going strong, and far into the future I hope. x

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  12. Donna3d25 September 2020 at 12:49

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  13. Donna3d25 September 2020 at 12:57

    I love all the beautiful colors you used. The glossy paper really gives it an extra shine. That die is gorgeous too!

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  14. Mac Mable25 September 2020 at 14:27

    A real stunner of a card, fabulous die cut and wonderful colours....I love it x.

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  15. Karen Letchworth25 September 2020 at 14:30

    Hi Cathy!
    What a stunning card. Your colors are so soft and pretty, and the card is just as cute as could be. Thanks for the inspiration in the Seize The Birthday challenge. I plan to play along this week.
    Blessings,
    Karen Letchworth
    www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com

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  16. Colleen25 September 2020 at 18:30

    What a unique and clever way to get the colors from the logo on your card, I would have not thought of that, but coloring the die the way you did is really cool and looks terrific!

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  17. Cat Craig25 September 2020 at 20:11

    Lovely way to use the colors, Cathy.

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  18. My Paper Epiphany25 September 2020 at 20:24

    Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for the tip about DO on glossy paper!

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  19. Chandhini25 September 2020 at 22:55

    That's a lovely card, love the beautiful colours and the die.

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  20. Brenda in IN26 September 2020 at 01:18

    This is a lovely way to celebrate the 200th challenge. Your card using the challenge colors is simply beautiful. The blend is perfect and I like that big flower that covers the panel.

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  21. Vicki Dutcher26 September 2020 at 01:36

    Awesome sponged die cut! Made for a gorgeous card

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  22. ionabunny26 September 2020 at 05:02

    Simply beautiful and a little Oh! moment for the baby wipe/DOX tip. Thanks. Hugz

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  23. Julia Aston26 September 2020 at 06:20

    Lovely inking on your beautiful die cut Cathy!

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  24. Anita in France26 September 2020 at 16:10

    Fresh and gorgeous, Cathy ... the bright colours are delicious against the black border! Hugs, Anita :)

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  25. Lady Joyful26 September 2020 at 16:33

    This is really beautiful! Great use of the colours. - Charlotte/Lady Joyful

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  26. craftydonna5726 September 2020 at 20:35

    card is so pretty

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  27. TaeEun26 September 2020 at 23:51

    The blending of the bright colors looks beautiful, Cathy! I once did the DOX-on-photo-paper technique and was so happy with the result! I think It's time for me to give it a try again :)!

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  28. Blankina27 September 2020 at 00:13

    That is such a pretty die and congrats on the 200th challenge, making a card too and will join , hugs Blankina

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  29. Hazel (Didos)27 September 2020 at 01:31

    This is beautiful, I love the soft colours you have used for the stencil. Hopping on by via Seize the Birthday, Hazel xx

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  30. Marianne27 September 2020 at 02:32

    Beautiful card! I love those soft and pretty colours. Thanks for reminding me that I really should try using DOIs on glossy photo paper.

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  31. Artocopia27 September 2020 at 05:24

    Love your take on the theme. The colors on thr die cut stand out against the white background. Thanks for the baby wipe tip for distress oxides.

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  32. Saskia Pullen28 September 2020 at 00:00

    Ooh wow. That's pretty amazing card. I am sure the one who will recive this will be surely happy..
    Pls be safe and sound during covid 19

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  33. shirley-bee28 September 2020 at 03:22

    What a fab way to use the logo colours, Cathy! Love it!

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  34. Claire28 September 2020 at 07:40

    Beautiful card and you've captured the colours of the graphic so well. Thank you for helping my brain along with the stamp manufacturer, much appreciated x

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  35. Maria Helena28 September 2020 at 07:46

    Love your rainbow colored flower!

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  36. Maria Helena28 September 2020 at 07:46

    Love your rainbow colored flower!

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  37. Ashwini Rao28 September 2020 at 14:38

    Lovely! The pastel-like look of the blended colors looks awesome on that die cut! Thank you so much for using the colors from the logo so well - and for the idea of photo paper + baby wipes too!

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  38. Michelle W28 September 2020 at 16:59

    Stunning card Cathy, thanks for sharing with us at Watercooler Wednesday.

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  39. Suzanne H29 September 2020 at 05:17

    Wow! What a fabulous die cut. I didn't know what the baby wipe did, thanks for explaining that technique.

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  40. Christine29 September 2020 at 09:05

    This is utterly stunning and such a fabulous way to incorporate the design colors!

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  41. Diane30 September 2020 at 04:15

    What a gorgeous die cut and colors.

    Hugs Diane

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  42. KerrynM30 September 2020 at 12:20

    Stunning card. Love the ink smooched die cut

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  43. Sherri Thacker2 October 2020 at 23:49

    WOW! I love the soft colors and I love love love this stencil. Makes for a great card!!

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  44. cm5 October 2020 at 02:06

    Echoing the others: your card is gorgeous! I've never tried the baby wipe technique but after seeing the outstanding results you've achieved, I need to do so! Thrilled to see you in the Inkspirational gallery!
    ~carol

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  45. Robyn Oliver5 October 2020 at 19:32

    Gorgeous card Cathy - love this die and using the topping colours has created a very pretty effect... hugs Robyn, stay safe

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  46. Fonda6 October 2020 at 14:25

    Your card is beautiful. I love the colors of the die cut. I'll have to try that technique about using glossy paper and rubbing off the chalky residue to reveal a brighter color!

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  47. Prudence6 October 2020 at 16:17

    Magnificent use of challenge colours on that gorgeous flower die cut.
    _penguinparade

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  48. Vicky Hayes6 October 2020 at 18:00

    This card is such a showstopper Cathy! I love that your rainbow of colour is in the actual die cut - love the technique. Vicky x

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  49. Glenda J8 October 2020 at 15:12

    Your blended colours are beautiful! Great choice of die cut - makes an absolutely stunning card.

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  50. roffeycreations17 October 2020 at 13:25

    Am sooo tempted to get that die - it is now in my wish list - along with almost every other Paper Rose Studion die & stencil LOL!!!

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