The current theme at the Seize the Birthday Challenge is Fall Items.
I thought it would be fun to combine that with the Little Red Wagon Let's Eat Challenge for a fall feast birthday card.
I went deep into the cardmaking vault and pulled out some die cuts and stamps from Paper Smooches.
I added some Woodgrain embossing from Sunny Studio for my "table" and a Paper Smooches Huge Hugs 2 Sentiment.
One of the fun things about crafting with a group of crafty friends is sharing supplies. I used Taylored Expressions Buds & Blooms Stamp Stencil Combo to create this fun birthday card.
I used one of the stamps from Taylored Expressions Sentiment Staples to finish the design.
When I saw the current Color Hue Challenge, I thought of one of my favorite blooms ... Hydrangeas.
I started with a gelliprint from my stash in light blue & purple, die cut with a stitched rectangle.
Next I added some 3-D Hydrangea stickers, glittery enamel dots and a sticker sentiment.
My card started with the Retro Rubber Challenge and thoughts of how I might incorporate those colors.
Next, I looked at the Tic Tac Toe at The Paper Players, and decided I wanted to go horizontal across the center with designer paper, a die cut and enamel dots. That took my shopping in my paper scrap bin.
I found this fun yellow bingo card that I die cut with a stitched rectangle. Next I added some bright blue designer paper and coordinating enamel dots for a vertical Bingo.
Then I finished with my Retro Rubber stamped woodblock sentiment from Savvy Stamps - block happy birthday - that is at least 2 years old, but I'm guessing closer to 10 years. I stamped it in Versafine Claire Verdant Green.
I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Use Your Stuff, since all of the items on this card were certainly in the stuff category.
The newest Add a Sky Challenge at Seize the Birthday is the final one where I have the privilege to be the Special Party Guest.
I started with some fun cloud paper and then built my Rainbow using Jaded Blossom Rainbow (and Clouds) Dies.
I added a Slanted Sentiment from Jaded Blossom Supersized Birthday Greetings for the Slanted Sentiment Challenge at Jaded Blossom and a few clear embellishments (aka raindrops).
I hope you'll come join me for my final Special Party Guest Challenge.
I love kraft and yellow together, so I wanted to make sure I joined the Color Hues Challenge.
I had seen several designs this week featuring circles, so I broke out the stitched circle die cuts and scraps of cardstock.
I needed birthday cards, so I stamped the Hero Arts Party Time image in kraft ink (love when a stamp combines a sentiment with an image) and added some Pinkfresh Studio Champagne Glitter Dots.
I'm thrilled to still be the Special Party Guest at Seize the Birthday for their latest challenge - a color challenge of Hot Pink & Lime.
When I think of those colors, I think of Gina K. Designs Electro Pop Neon ink colors Poppin Pink & Loud Lime, so I used both colors with Gina K. Designs Ornamental Fans to create two backgrounds, and then I trimmed the Hot Pink panel to position it on top of the Lime Panel and edged it with Hot Pink cardstock. I attached it to a Hot Pink Card base.
I decided that in the cardmaking world, animals can be any color, so I stamped Gina K. Designs Beautiful Bees and the coordinating Sentiment with the Loud Lime Ink. I went in and added a bit of Catherine Pooler Lime Ricky ink for a bit more contrast.
I finished with a scattering of lime gems.
I'm thrilled to be back for another Surprise Party Guest post at Seize the Birthday.
The next Challenge is to create with Repetitive Die Cut.
I thought about a variety of possibilities for a birthday and settled on Birthday Candles from Impress. I die cut the five candles repeatedly out of gold cardstock & then attached them to my black card stock (inspired by the University of Iowa Hawkeye team) cut to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".
I framed it with black cardstock & then attached it to my gold card base with foam tape for dimension.
I finished by die cutting the Simon Says Stamp Happy B-day Die Cut by CZ Design from gold polka dot designer paper & layered it on black cardstock with a vellum background.
I'm also linking-up at the Anything Goes at the Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge.
I hope you'll have fun with your die cuts and come join us.
I absolutely loved the color combination at this week's Color Throwdown Challenge (as well as the inspiration photo). It makes me want to pull together an outfit in those hues.
I found four inks in those shades and used one of the stamps from Uniko Background Builders: Round in Circles. After stamping all four, I die cut it with a stitched rectangle die cut.
I used the navy ink for a sentiment from Uniko Bauhaus Blocks that I die cut with the same stitched rectangle. I used form tape to attach the rectangle and more tape for the sentiment to give the white-on-white dimension.
I'm also linking-up my masculine birthday card design at C is for Celebrate Challenge at the Less is More Challenge.
One of the good things (and or bad things depending on your perspective) about making cards for 20+ years is that I could probably make cards for days just using scraps.
Today I decided the remaining floral stickers on my table needed to find a home, so when I saw the layout from CAS Colours & Sketches, I knew just what to do.
I positioned the flowers and petals on three 1 1/4" white cardstock squares punched from a scrap of papers on my desk.
I went to my scrap bin and found two pieces of designer paper that coordinated with my blooms, and then used foam tape to mat the flowers on golden cardstock squares. I finished with one of my wood mounted cherished tiny happy birthday! sentiments from A Muse Artstamps.
I finished with a scattering of golden gem stones.
