Add a Silhouette for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and it was my turn to choose the theme - add a silhouette.

Or play along with our anything goes birthday option, it's a great way to add to your stash.

My team mates and our party guest have loads of inspiration for you over at the blog.

Silhouettes make me think of sunsets, and so that's what I went for with my card.

I was inspired by Kristina Werner's YouTube on colour selections for ink blending sunsets.

I've used her colour choices - carved pumpkin, peacock feathers and chipped sapphire oxide inks.

She has some other combinations that I am keen to play with too.

I think her video has been around for a few years but I'm so glad I finally found it, her cards are amazing!

The die is a Sizzix/ Tim Holtz one - flower field and the sentiment is a sticker from my stash.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

AAA Birthday

Addicted to Stamps & More

The Neglected Stuff Challenge,

My neglected item is the flower field die, might have only used it once since I bought it a few years ago!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Tim Holtz/Sizzix flower field die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; oxide inks in carved pumpkin, peacock feathers and chipped sapphire; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Fancy Fold CASE for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Barbara has chosen fancy fold cards for us this round.

Or play along with our anything goes birthday theme.

Our party guest and my team mates have some great inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along!

I was inspired by a youtube video by the talented Natasha Foote here to make this z fold card.

I started with a 4.5 x 4.5inch card like hers, then made a 4 x 6 inch sized card (in hindsight I think I liked the smaller, slightly wider card better!)

This was a fun technique but took ages to make as I'm a bit spatially challenged lol!

Sadly too, the "peeps" stamp in my set is faulty - it stamps with a line through the text.

I bought it ages ago and so it's probably too late to let the manufacturer know. I'm in Australia anyway.

My solution was to print the sentiment and diecut it with my cloud die, since the stamp isn't usable.

(Not linking to challenges as this is a straight CASE of Natasha's card.)

Here's another look front on.

Supplies:

Simon Hurley/Spellbinders spring chicken stamp & dies; MFT cloud and grassy edges stencil and cloud dies; 4enScrap tree dies; distress oxide inks and chameleon alcohol pens.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x