Music On World Off

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jules wants us to make it musical.

Or, add to your birthday stash with our anything goes birthday theme.

My team mates and our party guests Izzy and Kathy have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you can join in.

I bought this stamp set quite a few years ago and was inspired to finally give it a go!

I used a mop up piece from playing with magical powders and water as the background.

It does have a bit of shimmer from the magicals and shine from the clear embossing.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

AAA Birthday

Krafty Chicks, all occasions

Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge

Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge

Supplies:

Lindy's magicals; Visible Image music on world off stamp set; Happy Little Stampers mix mash birthday stamp; versafine clair nocturne and warm breeze inks, clear ep.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Sparkle and Shine!

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and JoAnn wants us to make a shaped card, anything other than a standard A2 rectangle.

You can also join in with our anything goes birthday theme too.

Our party guest Izzy and my team mates have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I bought this confetti borders stamp well over a year ago and finally used it for this card!

I thought it suited a square shape and was inspired by a card on The Ton's website here.

Just love the gold and black and lusciuos sparkle!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

AAA Birthday

NBUS, Darnell's challenge for unused goodies!

Simon Says Stamp Monday, birthday

Double D, anything goes

Supplies:

The Ton Stamps confetti borders; versamark ink & Wow superfine metallic rich gold ep;

Poppy Stamps happy birthday poe script die; glittery gold fun foam ( a freebie with an online order); unbranded star flourish die (I cut off the flourish).

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Rabbits Galore!

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda wants us to be inspired by a book.

Whether it's the cover, settings, characters etc...

Of course, you can play along with our anything goes birthday theme too!

Our party guest Izzy, and my team mates have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along.

I was thinking of dragons and castles for Lord of the Rings but couldn't get Watership Down out of my head! So I cased a card I made from many years ago when hubby was breeding rabbits.

The rabbit diecuts are double layered for dimension. I love the funky look of the sentiment sticker!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge

Krafty Chicks, occasions

Little Red Wagon, Boys will be Boys

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Memory Box springtime bunnies die; Poppystamps grassland border die; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Sending Hugs...

 

Hi everyone, we've had quite a few sad occasions in our community lately, and I've been making quite a few sympathy cards.

I find it easiest to have some cards at the ready for these times.

This one is very CAS with just some designer paper, an aperture diecut and a stamped sentiment.

I'm linking up to some challenges:

Little Red Wagon, cool colours

Make My Monday, an aperture card

Mix it Up Challenge, playing along with the optional aperture element

Try it on Tuesday, pretty papers

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp circle of leaves die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; The Ton easy expressions sympathy stamp; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; Craft Consortium ink drops ocean designer paper; hammered cardstock.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Birthday on the Farm

 

Hi everyone,

I was asked to make a card for a guy who lives on a farm and loves tinkering with his old tractors!

I'm CASEing one that I made a few years ago for a 16 year old tractor lover.

Guess it goes with living in a rural area!

The tractor was diecut from some glossy green card and I added some yellow to mimic the John Deere brand.

The background is a blended mix of bundled sage, peeled paint and rustic wilderness oxide inks

The sentiment was embossed with versamark and black sparkle embossing powder.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday, transport it.

Around here tractors are a bit of a go to vehicle lol!

Tic Tac Toe

I've gone with the diagonal line of CAS Free and any shaped die

Krafty Chicks, CAS

Just Us Girls, I've chosen three shades of green.

Supplies:

Tractor die (unknown brand); Simon Says Stamp happy birthday die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; distress oxide ink; versamark ink & Ranger black sparkle embossing powder; happy sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Circles for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Colleen is hosting a circle theme. Use one or more circles on your card.

Or play along with our anything goes birthday theme, it's a great way to build up your stash!

Our party guest Izzy will be joining us for the next couple of months. She and my team mates have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so hope to see you in the gallery.

I had a few ideas for circles and pulled out some unused goodies from my stash. These emoji ones fit the bill and I had the smile die and sentiment stamp to suit as well!

The sentiment die is clear embossed for shine, and I used the subtle embossing folder again to add some texture to the background.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday, we're going around in circles

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Make My Monday, birthday

Unicorn Challenge, no design paper

Supplies:

Dies: Spellbinders emojis; Impression Obsession smile: Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle.

Other: Simon Says Stamp big birthday wishes stamp; Versafine Clair nocturne ink & clear ep; Versamark ink; Stampin Up subtle embossing folder.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Number crunching - Use a Number for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it was my turn to choose the theme this fortnight at Seize the Birthday.

End of June is tax time here so I thought of number crunching lol!

If numbers aren't your thing then any birthday card can be entered in the challenge.

Our guest Bonnie and my team mates have some fantastic inspiration for you, so I hope you can find time to play along.

Our family has some upcoming birthdays in July, so I thought I'd get a head start on one for my son!

(He doesn't visit my blog so it will still be a surprise.)

I bought the MFT number jumble stamp ages ago and this is it's first use.

Stamped in versamark on regular cardstock, white embossed, then colour added with Lindy's magicals and lots of water.

I didn't like the colours too much so chose a number die that was big enough for the pattern to show, and diecut them. Layered up twice for dimension.

The sentiment was diecut in black card, inked with versamark and clear embossed for shine.

Here's a closer look at the shimmer.

I've also had the SU Subtle embossing folder for ages and don't know why I haven't used it, love the look of it. (I ran it through my big shot plus twice, so maybe it's not so subtle lol)

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday, pick a number

Using an unused stamp and embossing folder means I can visit Darnell's NBUS Challenge

Inkspirational

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies challenge

Supplies:

MFT number jumble stamp; versamark ink; Wow white fine detail ep; Lindy's magicals; Papertrey ink number dies; Stamplorations birthday die; clear ep; Stampin Up subtle embossing folder; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Fiskars star punch.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Sentiment on a Banner for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Barbara wants us to put our sentiment on a banner for this challenge.

If banners aren't your thing then any birthday card can be entered!

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

I recently bought these banner dies by Waffle Flower Crafts.

I thought they'd be pretty versatile. I inked them up with versamark then embossed them with black sparkle ep to add a bit of bling!

The background is from my stash, a stencilled monoprint leftover from a play with stencils.

(After initially using the stencil with distress inks, water was spritzed onto the ink left on the stencil. That was placed onto cardstock and pressed with a paper towel to absorb the water. It leaves a negative print of the stencil)

I love the sketchy look of it.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

AAA Birthday

Mix It Up Challenge blog, playing along with the embossing option

Stencil Fun Challenge, playing along with the anything goes stencil option

Happy Little Stampers June Stencil Challenge

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp winter floral stencil; distress inks; Waffle Flower Crafts papercut party banners die;

Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; versamark ink and Ranger black sparkle embossing powder.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x