Hi again! Catching up from being on holidays and those deadlines that I still have a chance to meet. Birthday time: Seize The Birthday (#309); Inkspirational (#346); and Ellibelle’s I Spy (#28). Choosing the Inspire Create (#197) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. Continue reading “Hello Cupcake – A Fabulous Birthday”
Category Archives: Seize The Birthday
Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! Glad to be back. We had a 24-hour power failure due to those strong pop-up summer storms yesterday and I think I had withdrawal symptoms. Anyway, catching up with Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog featured stamp set, Gallery Blooms, and pairing it with the Color Hues (#112) Palette and selecting to create aContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday”
Charming Day – Floral Impressions Birthday
Hi again! Isn’t it fun when you have some time to play and create? Trying to get ahead so I have time to enjoy the weekend Seize the Birthday (#307) gave us the option to create a Fancy Fold card, and I tried my hand at a Gate Fold Book Bind using the lovely Facebook’sContinue reading “Charming Day – Floral Impressions Birthday”
Bella & Friends – Birthday
Indulge me…Stampin’ Through The Catalog featured Artisan Constanze Wirtz yesterday and we are invited to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) her card. Constanze created a CAS (clean and simple) card, a favorite style of mine, featuring Animals, Die-Cut Framing, soft coloring and a ribbon. These are my takeaways. My design choices were influenced by: FarmContinue reading “Bella & Friends – Birthday”
Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms
Welcome back! A busy day ahead, so getting this card done first thing. Happy Wednesday. Those April Showers sure begat those May Flowers and that is the order of the day. The challenges: Inspired by (#335) Pretty Florals and Wood Elements along with the suggested Sketch; Seize The Birthday (#305) to add Flowers; Four SeasonsContinue reading “Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms”
Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! A new day and a few new challenges…and the end of the month. Both Just Us Girls (#772) and Seize The Birthday (#304) have technique challenges to use Stencils. Over at Addicted to Stamps & More (#491), we are challenged to Make Our Mark, and I am making mine with a few self-madeContinue reading “Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday”
You are Fabulous
Hi again! Another relatively simple card with a few embellishments. The Challenges: Just Us Girls (#746) featuring YOU; Seize The Birthday (#303) for Layers; TGIF (#520) for a Layered Sketch; Just Add Ink (#746) to include Swirls; and choosing the palette from Color Throwdown (#830). Here is the result: Steps: All layers were adhered toContinue reading “You are Fabulous”
Celebrate – Have A Hippy 5th Birthday
Welcome back! Friday again…where did the week go? I have a great combination for you today. Stampin’ Up! has asked the question: THIS or THAT with regards to a couple of sketch layouts and I chose “THAT”. Over at Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#184), we are given a playful set of bright colors that I feltContinue reading “Celebrate – Have A Hippy 5th Birthday”
Thoughtful Expressions – Birthday
Happy Friday! How did that happen? Hoping that you will have a chance to be creative this coming weekend. Having fun CASE-Ing Jay Soriano’ s card for the Facebook Global Design Project (#488) challenge. My design choices were influenced by the Double D (#031925) Bird theme and Seize The Birthday (#301) Birthday and Anything ThatContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions – Birthday”
Spring Birthday – Greetings For All
Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#502), where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs. Today? The card can be found on page 2 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Other challenges that informed my choices today include: Seize The Birthday (#300) with a no stamping twist andContinue reading “Spring Birthday – Greetings For All”