Red, White + one colour for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday  and JoAnn has chosen a colour theme for us!

Of course, if topping aren't your thing you can play along with our anything goes birthday option too.

Our party guests and my team mates have some wonderful cards for you so pop over and have look at the blog.

I bought this sketch daisy die recently, even though it was released years ago and while 

 browsing on pinterest I found this card by Sherry Hester.

I love the soft pinks, the stencilling and her arrangement of the petals and leaves.

So I've CASEd her card in this CAS red, white and green design.

I stencilled the petals with candied apple distress ink and the Tim Holtz ornate stencil, The petal outlines are die cut from card coloured with the same ink.

The stems and leaves are die cut from green card that matches the base card. I lengthened one of the stems and added another leaf.

Versafine shady lane green ink for the sentiment, although it looks a bit black in the pic.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Inkspirational

Darnell's NBUS Challenge

Unicorn Challenge, birthday

AAA Birthday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Memory Box sketch daisy die: Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Tim Holtz ornate stencil; Candied apple distress ink;  Paper Smooches sentiment sampler stamp; Versafine Clair shady lane ink

 and clear ep.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Just to Bug You!

 

Hi everyone, I love lady beetles, but this one is huge lol!

I've inked the body and wings with versamark and clear embossed them for that beetle shine.

I've paired it with an old Stampendous stamp that's on a wooden block, not used one of those for ages!!

The sentiments are also clear embossed.

The leaves were a left over from a previous design with a dragonfly.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Allsorts, playing along with the wings option.

Country View Challenge, be sentimental

Make My Monday, all creatures great and small

The Male Room

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, emboss it

Supplies:

Sizzix funky insects die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Pink Fresh Studio leafy branch die:

distress oxide sprays;

Paper Smooches sentiment sampler stamp: Stampendous just to bug you stamp;

versamark ink & clear ep; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

CAS - Colourful - Circle! Use your initials for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda wants us to use our initials for this challenge.

Or, you can play along with our anything goes birthday option to build up your stash!

Our party guests and my team mates have some amazing cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along!

I was going to do something colourful, then thought this CAS circle design would also work! Happy my name begins with C.

The panel underneath the floral circle is a messy offcut from some ink smooshing fun!

Never throw anything away lol!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, fun with dies

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option

Bizzy Bec's Store Challenge, anything goes

Unicorn Challenge, birthday

Supplies:

Memory Box floral ball collage die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; distress and oxide inks;

Happy Little Stampers doodled flowers sentiment; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; hammer card base.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x