Double Frame for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday, and our leader Nancy wants us to use a double frame for this round.

Or play along with our anything goes birthday option.

Our party guests and my team mates have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you get the chance to play along.

I took the easy option with this theme, as this floral die comes with 2 circle frames!

I diecut a circle from designer paper, diecut the rose circle, inked up the flowers with distress ink and a finger dauber and then layered the diecuts up. 

 The base is hammered card stock to add some texture to this CAS design.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Cut it Up, More then one diecut.

Sparkles Monthly Challenge, Favourite Technique - Diecutting.

The Sisterhood of Crafters, Frame It

Supplies:

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

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

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Halloween Birthday

 

Hi everyone, I have been wanting to try colouring with alcohol markers for ages and finally had a go!

I watched some youtube tutorials on the Stamping Bella site and used similar colours from the packaging for this oddball character.

I think she's perfect for a halloween birthday girl!

I used goodies that have been in my stash for a long time - xpress it blending card, this stamp and my chameleon pens. I did add to my alcohol pens with a box by Couture Creations so I have more colours to play with. Fun times!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Inkspirational, I've gone with the Halloween inspiration.

The Neglected Stuff Challenge

Unicorn Challenge, I've gone with the halloween option.

Simply CAS playing along with the anything goes CAS theme

Allsorts playing with the anything goes option.

Thanks for visiting and hope you have a great week,

Cathy x

Supplies:

Stamping Bella oddball birthday queen and Paper Smooches sentiment stamp;

Memento and Versafine clair ink and clear ep; Chameleon and Couture Creations alcohol pens; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Fall/ Autumn Colours for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Linda wants us to use fall colours for this round.

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

Our party guest and my team mates have loads of inspiration for you over at the blog, So I hope you can play along.

I had some leftover scraps from a play with brushos from a few years ago! I keep everything lol!

I don't remember which brushos I used but I spritzed the top with some gold shimmer spray.

Here's a closer look at the shimmer.

I thought the splotchy golds oranges and browns fit the Autumn colour theme, and was inspired by this card by Ingrid from Pinterest for the layout.

The sentiment stamps are from Lawn Fawn and a set by Technique Tuesday that I bought years ago and

haven't used since! Luckily it has the purrfect stamp .

I'm linking up to these challenges:

The Neglected Stuff Challenge

My cat dies and the purrfect stamp haven't been used in years!

The Alphabet Challenge, K is for Kittens

Cardz 4 Guys, Fall or Autumn Colours

Inspirational

Supplies: Brushos; gold shimmer spray; Poppy stamps cat dies from 2012, 2013 and 2015(Curious cat; Pouncing cat; Cozy Kitties; Friendly Kitties; Walking cat) and some other unknown cat dies; sentiment stamps from Technique Tuesday - sassy and Lawn Fawn reveal wheel sentiments, versafine nocturne ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Patterned Paper Birthday

 

Hi everyone, I wanted to play along with a couple of challenges that called for patterned paper.

I have plenty in my stash but like to look at it rather than use it lol!

This piece from Craft Consortium looked perfect for a masculine card. I love how it looks like an old map. I diecut the sentiment from some metallic card and layered it up for dimension. 

I'm linking up to these challenges:

AAA Birthday

Try it On Tuesday, Pretty Papers

Unicorn Challenge, Not Square

Word Power

and edited to add, Love Those Pretty Papers, thanks Darlene :)

Supplies:

Craft Consortium paper pad -ocean; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; unsure of the brand sentiment die; metallic card stock.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy

Add a Sentiment Strip for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jules would like us to add a sentiment strip for this round.

Or play along with our anything goes birthday option.

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

I'm not sure about this card lol!

I gold embossed a background stamp and coloured the image with watercolour paints.

Diecut a circle in the top panel then embossed it and added the dragonflies, with black bodies so they stood out from all of the white and gold.

The sentiment is from a stamp and die set from Poppystamps - Birthday Banners.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Mix it Up Challenge, playing along with the embossing option.

Try it on Tuesday, embossing.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, add some texture - I've used an embossing folder

Supplies:

Hero Arts eucalyptus bold prints: Poppy Stamps Birthday Banners stamp & die; Kuretake Gansai paints; Versacolor gold ink & Wow fine detail gold ep; Versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; Poppy Crafts leafy 3D embossing folder; Memory Box garden beauties die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die & Spellbinders circle die.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

No Stamping, Dies Only at Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and JoAnn is hosting

 with a no stamping, dies only theme for this round.

Or if you absolutely want to use stamps, then play along with our anything goes birthday option.

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

I LOVE diecutting, so this theme was lots of fun for me.

I recently tidied up my dies and combined them together on magnetic sheets.

Great for storage, but not so great for knowing where the dies came from!!

I diecut the wheelbarrow from some blue and rose gold cardstock. 

The flowers are cut from some card I coloured with oxide inks, and some shades of green bazzil card.

The background and sentiment are also dies.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Cut it Up, moving along - transportation. I hope a wheelbarrow for transporting goods is OK?

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Dies: Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle; Concord & 9th wheelbarrow wishes and some other unknown flower dies; Creative Expressions sentiment die and unknown coverplate die.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Something Cheery

Hi everyone, I made another card with this new to me set by Colorado Craft.

(It may now be retired, I always seem to be late to the party lol!)

I inked part of the panel with pumicestone oxide ink, then stencilled the brick wall using Distress crypt paste. I've had the paste and the stencil for a long time but not used them, so I'm linking up to The Neglected Stuff Challenge.

I'm also linking to:

 Crazy is our game stencil fun. The brick stencil is from The Crafters Workshop. I'm playing along with the anything goes option.

Simon Says Stamp Monday, Funny/Punny

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, Summertime Blues.

I thought this image would cheer up someone with the blues:)

Supplies:

The Crafters Workshop mini bricks stencil, Distress Crypt paste; pumicestone oxide ink; Colorado Craft Watch This stamp & die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Prismacolor pencils; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Garden Florals

 

Hi everyone, I wanted to play along in a few floral challenges and use up some of the diecuts

 in my bits box.

I rarely use cream as a base but I like it here.

I was inspired by the challenge at Inkspirational where the prompt is garden.

We are at the end of Winter here, so I'm looking forward to getting my garden blooming again!

At AAA Birthday the theme is flowers, I think this sentiment covers birthdays so hope that's ok.

Cut it Up, add a sentiment

Allsorts, Embossing, I've used dry embossing on the card base and wet embossing on the sentiment.

Moving Along With the Times, Feminine

Have a great week and thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Supplies:

Altenew piped floral lace 3D ef; Spellbinders be bold blooms dies; Poppystamps banner sentiments stamp & die; scraps of gold, blue and green card.