Masculine for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Barbara has chosen a masculine theme for this fortnight.

or build up your birthday stash with our anything goes option.

Our party guest Claire along with my team mates have some great inspiration for you so I hope you can play along.

I still have my old typewriter, although it's rarely used these days.

 I love how detailed this die set is with the cute little sentiments!

I diecut it from scraps of black, blue and white card and coloured the silver parts with a jelly pen.

The background is embossed with Stampin Up's time worn type, and the sentiment was cut from black, inked with versamark and clear embossed.

The blue mat is a brushos scrap. So I've used up a bit from my scrap basket with this card!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Krafty Chicks, all occasions

Supplies:

Sugarpea Designs just my type stamp and die; Stampin Up time worn type embossing folder; Creative Expressions stacked happy birthday die; silver jelly pen; versamark ink & clear ep; versafine clair nocturne ink.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Snowflake Sparkle

 

Hi everyone, this was a quick and easy Christmas card to make.

I diecut a Sizzix snowflake from white card, inked it with versamark and sprinkled on some Wow vintage peacock embossing glitter. I layered it up on another diecut snowflake for dimension.

Hard to photograph, but so sparkly in real life!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Krafty Chicks, CAS

52 Christmas Card Throwdown, 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, sparkle & shine

Simon Says Stamp Monday, emboss it

Moving Along With the Times, sparkle

Cardz 4 Galz, texture

Supplies:

Sizzix Flurry #3 die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; versamark ink & Wow vintage peacock embossing glitter; retired Stampin Up sentiment stamp; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; hammered card base.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Ho Ho No!!!

 

Hi everyone, the festive season is fast approaching and I thought I'd better get cracking on more Christmas cards!

This one was a lot of fun and pulled together with a few different stamp sets and lots of fussycutting!

I've coloured the hat and gifts with my chameleon pens, and the cat with prismacolour pencils.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, #59 anything goes Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Monday, emboss it

I've used versafine clair inks and clear embossing powder to add dimension and shine to the images.

Unicorn Challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Katzelkraft cat; Taylored Expressions big grumpy Christmas; Stampers Anonymous crazy things hat; 

Other: Versafine Clair nocturne and strawberry ink & clear ep;  chameleon pens; prismacolour pencils; kindy glitz; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; hammered card base.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Focal one for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Ashwini wants us to use one stamp, stamped only once as the focal point.

Or add to your birthday stash with our anything goes option.

Our party guest Fran and my team mates have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope to see you in the gallery.

This is a revamp of a design I made quite a few years ago. When mojo says no go I try and perk up with some of my own CASEs! 

The dalmation was coloured with prismacolour pencils and fussy cut.

I went for a grungy wall background with a brick outline . Oxide and distress inks played nicely together for that.

The speech bubble is from a retired Stampin Up stamp and die set. I masked out the stamp sentiment and used a birthday sticker instead.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Mix it up Challenge, playing along with the anything goes option

Supplies:

Katzelkraft dog stamp; prismacolour pencils; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Sizzix mixed media #3 die; Stampin Up just sayin stamp & die; oxide and distress inks in pumicestone; tea dye and frayed burlap; distress stain in frayed burlap; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x