Rainbow of Colours for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and I have chosen rainbow of colours for this round.

Or build up your birthday card stash with our anything goes option.

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

I was inspired by a card that had used a leafy die as a border for a sentiment. Unfortunately I can't find the card to link it here!

I thought I would change it up by using a rainbow of colours, diecutting the branches from cardstock coated in lunar paste. There's a lovely shimmer IRL.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Aud Sentiment, anything goes + sentiment.

Moving Along With the Times, use stencils and/or dies. I've gone with dies.

Unicorn Challenge, birthday.

Word Power, sentiment focus

Supplies:

Dies: Simon Says Stamp delicate branch; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangles.

Other: Simon Hurley lunar pastes; Poppystamps Art Deco birthday greetings stamp: verafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Snowflake Background for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, I hope you had a happy festive season and that 2026 is a good year for you.

It's our first challenge for 2026 and Barbara has asked us to make our own snowflake background.

Snow is wishful thinking for me as we've been having lots of heatwaves! I do love snowflakes though and this gave me a chance to play with some rarely used dies!

or play along with our anything goes birthday theme.

My team mates and our party guests Helen and Stephanie have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I had this inka gold smooshed background in my stash and decided to decorate it with white snowflakes. They are double layered for dimension. The sentiment and tiny snowflakes are diecut from silver card, although it looks white in the pic. Here's a closer look at the shimmer and shine from the inka gold paste.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Double D Challenge, birthday, celebrating 10 years, congratulations!

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

Inkspirational

Supplies:

Dies: Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle; MFT stylish snowflakes; Poppystamps happy birthday poe script.

Other: inka gold paste.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Guest Design for AAA Birthday - Winter Birthday

 

Hi everyone,

 I hope the festive season was a happy one for you and that 2026 is a great year for all of you.

I'm planning on a cruise holiday in a couple of months and then I'm taking 6 months leave or so from work, so exciting times ahead!

I was delighted to be asked to guest design with AAA Birthday when my snarky card won a challenge recently.

Thankyou to the AAA Team for invinting me along, I had fun with the Winter Birthday theme!

I've used lots of glittery cardstock for the snow, sentiment and confetti so this card is very sparkly IRL!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Inkspirational

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, add a sentiment.

Simon Says Stamp Monday, sparkle & shine.

Can You Handle the Pressure, playing along with the winter blues twist.

I've used the Sizzix Christmas dots embossing folder.

Cut it Up, anything goes using a diecut.

Little Red Wagon, use the force. I've used an embossing folder and lots of diecuts.

Word Power

Supplies:

 Sizzix Christmas dots embossing folder; Whimsy Stamps yay die; Lawn Fawn All the party hats stamps and die; Taylored Expressions celebration confetti dies; unknown brand penguin and stitched border dies; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; glitter cardstock; chameleon pens.

Thanks for visiting, and Happy New Year!

Cathy x

Santa Action Wobbler!

 

Hi everyone, I am getting a bit addicted to action wobbler cards!

I know they have been around for a long time and as usual I'm late to join in with the fun!

I used  a 3D embossing folder for the background and coloured the images with my chameleon pens.

Having the matching dies made this a quick and easy card to put together.

I added some crystal stickles to Santa's hat and the sentiment is diecut from silver metallic card for some sparkle and shine.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday, sparkle & shine

Addicted to Stamps & More

Can You Handle the Pressure, playing with the twist of celebrating any holiday.

Double D Challenge santa or snowman

Krafty Chicks

Little Red Wagon, Christmas card

Supplies:

MFT Jingle all the way stamp & die; Sizzix Christmas tree pattern 3D embossing folder; chameleon pens; unknown brand sentiment die; action wobbler.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Aussie Christmas Greetings

 

Hi everyone, I was asked to make an Australian themed Christmas card recently.

I hadn't used this kangaroo die before and thought the silhouette would suit a desert night sky background.

I used similar colours in this card and changed the orientation.

The sentiment and star are diecut from metallic silver and shimmer card, and the stars are a spattering of Finetec silver watercolour paint.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS

Addicted to Stamps & More

Krafty Chicks

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday

Tic Tac Toe, I chose the diagonal navy/free/holiday sentiment

Unicorn Challenge, Christmas or Winter

Supplies:

Dies: Paper Rose kangaroo; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle; Creative Expressions sentiment; Memory Box star of wonder.

Other: distress inks; Finetec silver paint; Darkroom Door small rectangle stencil.

Thanks for visiting and hope you have a great week,

Cathy x

Guest Design for Cut it Up Challenge #343 - Favourite Colour

 

Hi everyone, I was invited to be a guest designer at Cut it Up when I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the top picks in Challenge #336 .

I love die cutting so this challenge is so much fun! Thankyou to the team for inviting me along to play again.

The theme for this challenge is to use your favourite colour.

I have a few but decided on pink for this card.

I diecut a rectangle of designer paper and added my dreamcatcher cut from white glitter card. It's layered up for dimension,

I embossed the background with a 3D folder called painted texture, I think it suits the dp.

I added some bling from my stash and a sentiment sticker.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Dragonfly Dreams, feminine.

The Neglected Stuff Challenge, bling is my sadly neglected item on this card. 

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option.

Supplies;

Dreamcatcher die brand unknown; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Craft Consortium dp; Stampin Up painted texture embossing folder.

Thanks for visiting, have a great week.

Cathy x

Use Christmas supplies for Seize the Birthday-action wobbler!

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Ashwini wants us to get into birthday mode using our Christmas supplies!

Or play along with our anything goes birthday theme and build up your stash that way.

Our party guests Johanna and Liz, along with my team mates have some great inspiration for you, and this is our last challenge for this year, so I hope you can play along.

I had fun creating this reindeer with his party gear! He's also on an action wobbler so he shakes and wobbles, need to stop playing with it lol! Pity I can't show you.

Not sure of the reindeer brand but I pieced him together then added a party hat from a dimensional sticker pack By Jolee that I've had in my stash for many years!

I diecut some sparkly confetti for his antlers and a scarf from some designer paper.

I embossed the base then added a top layer with a circle diecut. I lay that on top of the base and embossed it again so that the tree images all matched up. I coloured a circle on the base with some white gold metallique wax, it's nice and shiny IRL.

The sentiment is clear embossed for some more shine and the reindeer was mounted on his wobbler!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option.

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

Mix it Up Challenge, anything goes option.

Supplies:

Reindeer die unknown brand; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Sizzix 3D christmas tree pattern ef; Jolee's Boutique dimensional hat stickers;  Art Alchemy wiite gold metallique wax; Technique Tuesday confetti die; Memory Box anemone plaid dp; silver glitter card scraps; Waffle Flower elegant sentiments stamp; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; frayed burlap distress ink & white gel pen.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x