Something new for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone and Happy New Year!

It's time for us to start off the year with our Seize the Birthday challenges again and I am the host for this first one in 2025.

I thought it would be good to use some new goodies - I'm hoping to use more of my existing stash this year!!

Or play along with our anything goes challenge to add to your birthday card stash.

Our party guests Amanda, Valerie, Denise and my team mates have loads of inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I made this card for my sister's birthday.

She's a fan of roses and red so hopefully she likes it!

The die is new to me from Memory Box. I added ink to the rose base with a finger dauber and the background is designer paper. Love it on the hammered card base.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

AAA Cards, without the optional twist

Double D, congrats on your 9th birthday!

Darnell's NBUS Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday, something new.

Supplies:

Dies: Memory Box scribble rose trio & background; Spellbinders standard circles; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle.

Other: Craft Consortium ink drops rose designer paper; picked raspberry distress ink; Happy Little Stampers doodled flowers sentiment; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Thanks with artsy leaves and spray stains.

 

Hi everyone, I hope your festive season was a happy one.

We spent the time resting up at home. Sometimes that's what's needed! I'm on holidays from work for a few more weeks, so looking forward to more of the same with some card making thrown in!

Always a bit late to the party with new goodies, this Sizzix Artsy Leaves die was a Christmas present to myself. I had some scraps left over from projects using distress spray stains and managed to diecut quite a few of the leaves.

I sprayed the leaves with some gold glimmer mist to tie the look together, it's a bit hard to see in the photo, but they have a lovely subtle shimmer.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

The Male Room

Simon Says Stamp Monday, something new

Moving Along With the Times, Thank you

Mix it Up Challenge Blog, playing along with the anything goes option

AAA Cards, playing along with the anything CAS goes option

Supplies:

Dies: Sizzix artsy leaves; Birch Press Design handwritten thanks; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle.

Other: scraps of gold card and scraps of card sprayed with distress spray stains; hammered card base.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x