Category: Birthday

Seize the Birthday #11 (Masculine)

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I can’t believe it’s April already! I’m just popping in to share my card for the latest sketch challenge at Seize the Birthday! This week, the challenge is to create a card with the same sketch from last week, but to make a masculine birthday card.
Here’s my entry, featuring “Cowboy Josh” by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, and a typed sentiment by me:
Other supplies: patterned paper (“Baby Jane” mini pad – Cosmo Cricket; “Acorn Hollow” mini pad – Little Yellow Bicycle), star die (“Whatnots Die Celebrate Set” – Your Next Stamp), assorted Copic markers, ink (Espresso Truffle, Rich Cocoa, Toffee Crunch – Tsukineko Memento), edge distresser (Heidi Swapp), silver pigment ink, clear embossing powder, silver gel pen, twine (Trendy Twine), kraft cardstock.
And here’s the sketch that inspired my card:

For all the details on this challenge, and to link up your entry, please visit “Seize the Birthday“!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Seize the Birthday #11

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Hi, everybody! Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
I’ve been trying to get a jump on my Design Team assignments for the upcoming week, but I couldn’t resist playing along with this week’s Seize the Birthday challenge! 
I’m so happy that I got to guest design last week for the masculine challenge! Thanks so much to Lesley and the fabulous ladies on the DT for making me feel welcome! (You can check out my card for the last challenge HERE.)

If you haven’t had a chance to play along with Seize the Birthday, you should! You get to increase your stash of birthday cards for guys and gals, and you’ll have fun, too!

This week’s sketch is for a feminine card, so I paired some soft papers from My Mind’s Eye with this cute little monkey from C.C. Designs, and made:
Supplies: patterned paper (“Nostalgia” mini pad – My Mind’s Eye), image stamp (“Birthday Monkey” – C.C. Designs), sentiment stamp (“Fun Foodies Set” – Your Next Stamp), Copic markers, corner rounder, button, foam tape, kraft cardstock, twine (“Tickled with Teal” – Trendy Twine/Annie’s Paper Boutique), ink (“Espresso Truffle”, “Tuxedo Black” – Memento/Tsukineko.
Here’s the sketch for this challenge:

You’ll find all the details to link up your entry for this challenge at Seize the Birthday, along with the DT’s fabulous creations!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Moxie Fab World: Emphasize the Negative Challenge

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Hi, everybody! Just stopping in this evening to share my card for the “Emphasize the Negative” challenge at Moxie Fab World!
In this case, emphasizing the negative means to embrace the negative space in your design. I have been experimenting with some alphabet dies on different projects and this card came together fairly quickly.
I lined up the alpha dies and kept them in place with washi tape when I die cut the strip of paper. I used the “b-side” of the chevron paper as a background for the letters, and stamped and embossed the “birthday” part of the sentiment.
Because of the simple design of the card, I decided to keep the embellishments to a minimum and just added twine and a wooden button.
Supplies: alphabet dies (memory box), sentiment stamp (PaperTrey Ink), watermark ink (VersaMark), twine (Chocolate Truffle Trendy Twine – Annie’s Paper Boutique), wooden button, patterned paper (woodgrain – “Pretty Party” – Crate paper; chevron – “Sweet Day” – Echo Park), kraft cardstock (PaperTrey Ink).

This challenge runs until April 1st (no fooling) on the Moxie Fab World blog…so there’s still time for you to join in, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I’ll have my regularly scheduled TGF Farm Fresh Friday challenge post up shortly!

Seize the Birthday #9

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Hi, everybody! Just stopping by this evening to share my card for the current Seize the Birthday challenge!
The sketch will be the same next week, but the challenge will be to make a masculine card.
So, here’s my girly birthday card, featuring The Greeting Farm’s “Anya Styles“, some paper from Basic Grey, and sentiments from C.C. Designs and Taylored Expressions:
Supplies: patterned paper (Basic Grey Konnichiwa), image stamp (“Anya Styles” – The Greeting Farm), sentiment stamps (“Magical Wishes Sentiments” – C.C. Designs, “Moka Taylor” – Taylored Expressions), card stock (Stampin’ UP!), Copic markers, Memento Espresso Truffle ink, VersaMark watermark ink, white embossing powder, white marker, sewing machine.
Here’s the sketch that inspired my card:
 For all the details on this challenge, please visit Seize the Birthday‘s blog! 
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful week!

Drunken Stampers #118 – Sixteen Candles

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Happy Saturday, crafty friends! It’s my team’s turn to post this week at Drunken Stampers, and this week, we’re celebrating with “Sixteen Candles”…it’s a birthday party and you’re invited to join us!
I chose to feature “Julie” by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps on my card:
Other supplies: patterned paper (“It’s the Little Things” – Fancy Pants; “Promise Me” – SEI), black seam binding ribbon, mini brads, foam tape, sentiment stamp (Paper Smooches), Copic markers.

Here’s our challenge graphic:

To play along with our challenge, here’s what you need to know:

  • For this term, our challenges are focused on movies and it will be an EITHER-OR-BOTH challenge. You can EITHER use the movie in the title as inspiration OR use the suggested theme or item. You may want to even kick it up a notch and use BOTH! We can’t wait to see your creativity with these challenges!
  • When you have finished your card or project, visit the Drunken Stampers blog and add your blog link, gallery link, etc. using the InLinkz tool at the bottom of the challenge post.
  • Please add the link directly to your project (any generic blog links will be deleted from the list) then please leave us a comment to let us know. (If InLinkz isn’t working or is just misbehaving, please leave a comment at the bottom of the challenge post with the direct link to your card) 
  • You have until Friday, March 15 at 11:59pm PST to post your link for this challenge.
Did you know that the Drunken Stampers are on Facebook? Check out our page and like us for all the latest on our challenges and what’s happening on our blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Visit the Drunken Stampers blog to see what the rest of the “Bahama Mamas” created for this challenge! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create!


Seize the Birthday #8 and some updates!

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Happy Friday, everybody! 

What’s new in your crafting world? It has been a more relaxed week for me deadline-wise, so I thought I’d pop in with my card for the masculine side of the newest Seize the Birthday Challenge!
supplies: image stamp (“Birthday Josh” – Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), sentiment stamp (“Word Salad” set – Paper Smooches), patterned papers (“Note to Self” – Echo Park), Spellbinders Labels One, sewing machine, Copic markers, Ranger Glossy Accents, gold metallic gel pen.
Here’s the sketch for this challenge (It’s the same as last week, except this week’s challenge is to make a masculine card!):
For all the details on this challenge (and to link up your entry), visit Seize the Birthday!

So, what else is going on? Here are a few things you might like to know:

There’s a new crop of stamps being previewed this week at The Greeting Farm! Be sure to stop by the TGF blog to find out how YOU can win some of the newest and freshest stamps on the Farm!
There’s a new Fun Friday challenge starting tomorrow at Your Next Stamp! Stop by the YNS blog for all of the details!
The Drunken Stampers will be back on Saturday with a new challenge…my team isn’t posting this week, but I hope you’ll stop by to check out what the “Bahama Mamas” team members are sharing with you!
I’ll have a new card for Christmas Card Challenges on Sunday, and I hope you’ll stop by!
Next week will be chock full of stamping fun…lots of crafty goodness from The Greeting Farm, Your Next Stamp, and a new release blog hop with Whimsy and Stars Studio! 
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,

Seize the Birthday #7

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Hi, everybody! Just stopping in today to share my card for the current Seize the Birthday challenge! This week’s card is for the girls! I chose The Greeting Farm’s “Anya Lifts” for today’s card:
I love coloring the balloons! I added Glossy Accents to the balloons after I colored them to make them stand out a little more. The papers I used are from Lawn Fawn’s first mini pad (which may be retired, since I couldn’t find it on their site to link for you).
Here’s the sketch for this challenge, which will also be the sketch for challenge #8, but for a masculine card. I’ll share that card with you later this week!
In related “happy news”…both of my cards for the last Seize the Birthday challenges were picked for “Birthday Honours”!

You can see them at their original posts HERE and HERE!

Things are going fine with our move so far. We are staying with a friend until our house is ready, so it’s nice that the road tripping is done for now…in about a month or so, we’ll be in the new house, and I’ll finally be able to settle in and start fixing up my craft room!
Thanks for all the happy wishes as we’ve made what we hope is our final cross-country move. It was a wild week of long days, bad weather, but we made it to the Washington, D.C. area and have started to figure out where things are. We’ll be moving to northern Virginia once our house is ready…I am beyond excited!
Thanks for stopping by today!
For all the details on this challenge, please visit the Seize the Birthday blog!
Hugs,

Drunken Stampers: It’s a SUPER challenge this week!

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Ka-pow! Zap! Crash! 
This week’s Drunken Stampers challenge is powerfully super…we’re inspired by SUPERHEROES!
I found this super-cool free Waltzingmouse “Spider Henry”digi stamp at Katharina Frei’s blog, and thought it would be perfect for my card:
Supplies: patterned papers, wood button (Basic Grey “Shine On” collection), yellow striped paper (Echo Park Dots & Stripes), twine (Trendy Twine – “Berries Jubilee“),  Spellbinders hexagon die, Copic markers, resin dots (My Mind’s Eye), sentiment stamp (PaperTrey Ink), kraft, white card stock (PaperTrey Ink).

To play along with our challenge, here’s what you need to know:

  • For this term, our challenges are focused on movies and it will be an EITHER-OR-BOTH challenge. You can EITHER use the movie in the title as inspiration OR use the suggested theme or item. You may want to even kick it up a notch and use BOTH! We can’t wait to see your creativity with these challenges!
  • When you have finished your card or project, visit the Drunken Stampers blog and add your blog link, gallery link, etc. using the InLinkz tool at the bottom of the challenge post.
  • Please add the link directly to your project (any generic blog links will be deleted from the list) then please leave us a comment to let us know. (If InLinkz isn’t working or is just misbehaving, please leave a comment at the bottom of the challenge post with the direct link to your card) 
  • You have until Friday, March 1 at 11:59pm PST to post your link for this challenge.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Visit the Drunken Stampers blog to see what the rest of the “Bahama Mamas” created for this challenge! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create!

YNS Tasty Tuesday!

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Happy Tuesday, everybody! It’s Tasty Tuesday time at Your Next Stamp!

So, what is Tasty Tuesday? Each month, the Design Team at Your Next stamp will inspire you with a tasty picture from Pinterest that you’ll use to create something fun with your YNS stamps! Different DT members stop by the YNS blog each Tuesday to share what they’ve created…and you have all month to join us! 

Today, it’s my day to post a card, and here it is!

Other supplies: patterned paper (brown grid, green/white chevron, green grid, vanilla doily – “Nook & Pantry” – Basic Grey; brown polka dot – Echo Park “Dots & Stripes), jumbo ric rac, twine (Trendy Twine), wood button (Basic Grey), Spellbinders Labels 8 die, YNS Fishtail Banner die, watermark ink, Brilliance Graphite Black ink, white embossing powder, Copic markers.


And here is our delicious inspiration photo for February:

I was inspired by the colors in the photo…I made brown, green, white and vanilla my palette for this card! I also chose the “Cute Foodies” set to play with! What parts of the photo will inspire YOU to create something tasty!


Hey, did you know? YNS is on Pinterest, too! Stop by to check out all of the fabulous YNS creations that Karen has been busily pinning to 11 different boards! There are more than 400 pins so far…with more being added all the time!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don’t forget to link your entry for our Tasty Tuesday challenge at the YNS blog! See you there!

Seize the Birthday and Whimsy & Stars Studio Cards on Monday!

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Hey, it’s Monday! Today I’d like to share some cards with you to hopefully brighten your day!

The first is a card that I’m sharing as one of my regularly scheduled posts for Whimsy & Stars Studio! I’ll have another Spring-themed card to share two weeks from today!

The digi featured on this card is “Cup of Kindness” and can be found at the Whimsy & Stars Studio etsy store, along with Mabelle’s February digi releases, “Birthday Ladybug” and “You Are A Star.”

I hope you enjoyed checking out the projects that my fellow Whimsy & Stars Studio DT members shared during our monthly blog hop on the 5th!

If you didn’t get a chance to hop with us, no worries! We feature the new digis at Whimsy & Stars Studio on the 5th of every month. I hope you’ll be able to join us for the next hop! And, don’t forget to stop by the Whimsy & Stars Studio store to check out all the super cute Spring-themed digis that Mabelle has for sale!

My second card for today is for the current Seize the Birthday challenge. Here’s my card:

The main image and sentiment are from “Birthday Owl” designed by 2 Cute Ink, which can be found at Lil’ Inker Designs. And here’s the sketch:

It’s the first time I’ve had the chance to play along with this challenge, and I’m looking forward to joining the challenge again next week to make a masculine birthday card with the sketch! For all the details on this challenge, just visit the Seize the Birthday blog!

Hope you have a wonderful week! I’ll be back tomorrow with a new Double Take Tuesday challenge at The Greeting Farm!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!