Seize the Birthday

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Seize the Birthday #295-Focal One

Hello Crafters, Ashwini here, hosting this challenge. Almost nearing the end of the year which also means nearly the end of challenges for this year. We will have one more after this one. Many of you might be busy making cards for Christmas, but how about taking a break with something you can probably make quickly?

Our "Topping" option this time is...

What this means is, in your card, for the focal image, use only one stamp and stamp it only once. No more stamping is allowed on the focal image. However, you are free to color it and free to do anything else with the rest of the card.

Also, you can use a coordinating die on your stamped piece (as it will result in a single die cut.)

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

Surprise Party Guests

Fran

The Design Team

Ashwini

Colleen

Linda

Barbara

Shirley

Vicki

Cathy

Nancy

JoAnn

Jules

Glenda

Challenge Rules:

1. It must be a Birthday project, however, our topping is optional.

2. Please add a direct link to your blog or online gallery.

4. Please include one of our graphics and link back to our blog or IG account.

5. You may combine this challenge with up to 4 other challenges.

6. When using digital images they must have been colored by hand.

7. The winner using our topping will be invited to be a guest on a future challenge.

Most importantly, HAVE FUN!

This linky will close at 9am (PST) on Tuesday, November 26th.

Winner's Post #294 - Feather

Hi Everyone - It's Vicki here!

Thanks so much for joining in the latest challenge here at Seize the Birthday. It was great fun to see all the fabulous cards both with and without our Feather Topping.

Here are my top choices:

Congratulations!

Claire

and

Kathy K

You both managed to "Take the Cake" this week!

We hope you will enjoy your Winner's Badge!

Claire, Please contact Nancy at Leppeknancy@gmail.com

and she will give you all the details about guesting with us.

Now, this week's Runner Ups who will be receiving

"Birthday Honours" are...

Loll

Chris Dring

Helen

We hope you ALL will enjoy your "Honours" badge.

Now, stick around because in one hour

we will be posting our new Topping

for the next two weeks!

So please stay tuned!

Sunday, November 3, 2024

Reminder #294-Feather

Hello Crafters,

There is still plenty of time to join us for our latest challenge.

The topping is...

If you're not a topping kind of person well, you can just

stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Just remember to make it a Birthday theme!

You can just scroll down to find the challenge link!

You have until 9AM (PST) on November 5th to join us!

Happy Crafting!

Nanc'

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Seize the Birthday #294-Feather

Hello Crafters,

Vicki is our hostess for this second challenge of the month and she has chosen Feathers as her Topping. I know a lot of the Desing Team members used feathers on their cards but as you can see by a few others, you are welcome to use animals with feathers too. Also, if you are not in love with this topping, Anything Goes is always an option. We would just love to have you join us!

Before I get to the fabulous inspiration below! Along with Fran, we have Leslie Miller with us today. She was a winner of one of our previous challenges.

Ladies, you both hit it out of the park with this challenge and we are happy to have you and your gorgeous cards with us!

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

Surprise Party Guests

Fran

Leslie

The Design Team

Ashwini

Barbara

Cathy

Colleen

Jules

Vicki

Challenge Rules:

1. It must be a Birthday project, however, our topping is optional.

2. Please add a direct link to your blog or online gallery.

4. Please include one of our graphics and link back to our blog or IG account.

5. You may combine this challenge with up to 4 other challenges.

6. When using digital images they must have been colored by hand.

7. The winner using our topping will be invited to be a guest on a future challenge.

Most importantly, HAVE FUN!

This linky will close at 9am (PST) on Tuesday, Nov. 5th.

Winners Post #293-Dots

Hi everyone, Shirley here! Thanks so much for playing in our last challenge - whether you played with or without the topping, we're glad that you joined us. Here are the winners that I've chosen.

Congratulations!

Debbie

and

Helen F.

You both managed to "Take the Cake" this week!

We hope you will enjoy your Winner's Badge!

Debbie, please contact Nancy at Leppeknancy@gmail.com

and she will give you all the details about guesting with us.

Now, this week's Runner Ups who will be receiving

"Birthday Honours" are...

Congratulations!

Carol

Helen

Deborah

We hope you ALL will enjoy your "Honours" badge.

Now, stick around because in one hour

we will be posting our new Topping

for the next two weeks!

So please stay tuned!

Shirley

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Reminder #293-Dots

Hello Crafters,

There is still plenty of time to join us for our latest challenge.

The topping is...

If you're not a topping kind of person well, you can just

stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Just remember to make it a Birthday theme!

You can just scroll down to find the challenge link!

You have until 9AM (PST) on October 22nd to join us!

Happy Crafting!

Nanc'

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Seize The Birthday #293-Dots

Hello Crafters, Shirley here, and I am your hostess for this challenge. It's a very simple topping - Dots! I want you to add dots to your card - stamped, stencilled, die-cut, paper, however you like.

Before we get to the cards, I want to introduce you to our Surprise Party Guest. We have Fran Wing joining us for the next two months. Welcome Fran, we're happy to have you!

Hi all - Fran Wing here! I live in the beautiful Rogue River Valley of southern Oregon, surrounded by mountains, farms, and vineyards. I share a household with my husband of 39 years and 6 cats. We also take care of a community of 15 feral cats who are all now spayed and/or neutered. We're fortunate to have a son, daughter-in-law, and 3 grandchildren living nearby. When I'm not cleaning cat boxes I can be found in my office/craft room making cards or working on a commercial interior design project. I keep trying to retire, but there's always "just one more project". I've been making cards for about 20 years and participating in challenges for maybe 10. I really enjoy CAS style, but always push the limit a bit with ties or beads. I'm going to be hanging around here at "Seize the Birthday" over the next two months, for which I feel very honored!