No Flowers for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, It's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jules has chosen no flowers for this fortnight.

Or if flowers are a must for you, play along with our anything goes birthday theme.

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

I bought the Steamboat Willie dies not long ago and used them straight away!

Bit of a first for me as at times my collecting streak wins and my crafting streak takes a back seat lol!

I've used a few older supplies with the new one, so that's a bonus too!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

NBUS Challenge, first outing for the embossing folder and Mickey die.

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option

Cut it Up Challenge, add a sentiment

Supplies:

Spellbinders steamboat willie & flags and banners dies (for the balloon strings); Clearly Besotted party time balloons dies; Crafts 4 U birthday boy die; Altenew 3D party balloons embossing folder; Photoplay birthday stamp set for the tiny sentiment; versafine clair nocturne ink; scraps of coloured card.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Minnie Mouse Birthday Banners

 

Hi everyone, I love this nostalgic set from Spellbinders.

Minnie and Mickey are so much fun!

I've used scraps of designer paper and coloured card for the diecut sentiments, banners and clothing.

The sentiment banner is double layered for dimension.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams, lots of layers

Can You Handle the Pressure, playing along with the anything goes option.

I used a Taylored Expressions birthday embossing folder.

Krafty Chicks

Simon Says Stamp Monday, Happy Birthday

Tic Tac Toe

Middle row across-any colour; free; sentiment

Unicorn Challenge - Girls

Word Power

Supplies:

Dies: Spellbinders Steamboat Willie; Simon Says Stamp party banner; Waffle Flower party banner sentiment; 

Taylored Expressions graphic impressions birthday embossing folder.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Star Wars inspired birthday card

 

Hi everyone, I was asked to make a Star Wars birthday card for a young boy.

I don't have anything suitable, but thought this phrase was pretty iconic!

 I'm pretty sure he's old enough to read it... inside I printed a sentiment on my my computer, it says "You were born (and I stamped) Happy Birthday"

My galaxy was inspired by an article in Australian Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft, Vol 21 No 12.

It was by Gayatri Murali. Her galaxy scene is gorgeous!

I stamped the 3 part moon, and silver embossed the top layer for some shine.

I blended distress inks, spattered with water, Finetec silver paint and white gloss spray.

The letters are double layered, tedious gluing lol!! I used a T ruler to glue the words in place.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Krafty Chicks, anything goes

Little Red Wagon, masculine

Make My Monday, masculine

Mix It Up Challenge blog, anything goes option

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Tic Tac Toe

middle row across any colour, free and sentiment

Supplies:

Altenew to the moon stamp; Poppy Stamps birthday blowout birthday stamp;

Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Charlie & Paulchen alphabet die; versafine clair morning mist ink; Hero Arts unicorn white ink; Versamark silver ink & wow silver metallic ep; distress inks; Finetec silver watercolour paint; White gloss spray.

Have a great week and thankyou for visiting,

Cathy x

Fishing for sport at AAA birthday

 

Hi everyone,

 I was delighted to be asked to guest design at AAA Birthday for winning a challenge recently.

The theme for this month is sport.

I don't have a lot of sports themed supplies but recently bought these fishing lure dies. I'm pretty sure fishing counts as a sport.

I spread lunar pastes onto cardstock so I could die cut the bits and pieces in a range of colours.

It was a lot of fun putting them together!

I used tumbled glass oxide ink to colour a card panel, then added the same ink through a fish net stencil for added interest. Next I embossed the panel with a 3D waves folder.

Many thanks to the talented team at AAA Birthday for inviting me along, it was a fun challenge.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Inkspirational

Little Red Wagon, masculine.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Honey Bee stamps fishing lure dies; Simon Hurley lunar pastes; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die;

Visible Image ripped fishnet stencil; tumbled glass oxide ink;

 Memory Box 3D waves embossing folder; Creative Expressions happy birthday sentiment; black gloss and silver metallic cardstock.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x