#1134 – Rainbow of Colors

Hello and welcome! Time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time, our leading lady Cathy has chosen the topping as ‘Rainbow of Colors‘ for us. However, if you are not a toppings kind of crafter, just make sure that your entry is a Birthday theme.

And here’s what I made –

I was inpired by Laura Bassen‘s card making style – who makes rainbow colored cards better than her?!

I started with the background. After brushing in a soft layer of rainbow colors using distress inks, I laid out the Neat & Tangled Geometric Blooms stencil on top and used the same set of inks to deepen the colors. I then splattered some water on top and picked up the ink using a clean cloth for additional texture and set it aside to dry.

For the sentiment, I used CraftAdda Large Happy Birthday die. I used it on white cardstock scraps and matte gold foild cardstock and adhered the pieces with the gold matte on top. I then adhered this piece over a sheet of vellum and then fussy cut the piece.

Before assembling the card, I rounded the opposite corners of the white card base and the rainbow stencilled panel and adhered them together. I then adhered the sentiment and then added some sequins for adding to the fetive feel. I also added a small ‘cheers!’ from Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words: Birthday, stamped in black over white cardstock, trimmed to size.

And that’s my card! And I’m joining these challenges as well –

Just us Girls challenge #807: Anything Goes Stencil

Neglected Stuff January challenge (I’ve used the Neat & Tangled Geometric Blooms stencil, which I had not used for more than a year now)

Stencil Fun January challenge: Anything Goes

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#1132 – A Winter Gift

Hello and welcome to the first challenge of the year in Seize the Birthday!! Yay! And we’re off to a spectacular start with our leading lady, Barabara, has chosen the optional Topping of ‘Make your own Snowflake Background‘. Anytime is ‘Anything Goes‘ as long as it’s a birthday theme. But, if you’re a toppings kind of person (like me) you can add a little extra.

And here’s my creation –

I started with the background, blending in distress inks ins shades of purple and pink together. It wasn’t a perfect blend, but since I was going to add the snowflakes die cut on top, that wasn’t an issue. Next, I die cut two pieces of white cardstock panels using Craft Adda Snowflakes Grid 2 die. The snowflake patterns are so varied and gorgeous in this die! I adhered the two pieces together for some dimension and adhered them on the ink blended background.

I then stamped and colored the cat bearing gifts from Simon Says Stamp Gifts of Love on cardstock, colored it using Faber Castell Polychromos pencils and fuzzy cut it. I also stamped the images on scrap cardstock and fussy cut that to adhere behind the colored image to get some stability and dimension. I then adhered all the pieces on the card. The sentiment comes from Winnie & Walter Sentimental: Gift, which I stamped in black, trimmed to size and adhered on the card.

I couldn’t resist adding some white/clear gemstones in the center of some snowflakes for some shine. And that’s my card for you!

I am joining these challenges –

Die Cut Divas January challenge – Use New Crafty Item – I’ve used CraftAdda Snowflakes Grid 2, never used before and new!

AAA Birthday Card challenge #81: Winter Birthday

Crafty Animals challenge #101

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#1078 – STB: Kraft and Another Color

Hello and welcome to the second Seize the Birthday challenge for January. This time, our leading lady Colleen is asking us to use kraft and another color in our card. As always, our Anything Goes challenge is still in play, and you can choose to join us with without the topping, as long as your project is birthday themed.

I chose the color yellow for my card –

I started with the background. I used Altenew Flowing Drops stencil and used brown inks in a lighter and a darker shade to color in. I then die cut the panel using Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangles and trimmed it and adhered it over a white card base.

Next, I used CraftAdda Flowers dies to cut out the flowers from white cardstock and Lawn Fawn Stitched Poinsettia dies to cut out their centers from kraft cardstock. I then colored the flowers with pale yellow, concentrating more color on the center. I also die cut the leaves from the same die set from kraft cardstock and then colored their centers too in a darker brown.

Before adhering the flowers, I had to figure out where to place the sentiment. The sentiment I chose is from Simon Says Stamp Retro Wishes stamp set, which I stamped in two colors, hoping to get as close as possible to the kraft colored cardstock as possible (it doesn’t seem so in the image, but it is pretty close!). I then fussy cut it and then added a few strips of scrap cardstock behind and adhered it together with the flowers and leaves on the card.

Also joining the following challenges with my card –

Inkspirational Challenge #460: Use Stencils

Addicted to Stamps and More #307: Die cut/Stencil

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#1062 – Miss You

Hello and welcome to the Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge for October. As the title suggests, it’s an Anything Goes challenge as long as some die cut is used.

And here’s what I made –

I wanted a teal color for the window, but since I didn’t have the right colored cardstock, I watercolored it using Gansai Tambi watercolors. Once it dried, I die cut a window using Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B dies. I die cut the flowers using CraftAdda Delicate Flowers dies and watercolored them using Gansai Tambi watercolors as well. I doubled up the layers of flowers to give them some stability since they were so delicate.

Before assembling, I swiped some gold pigment ink on the white background, where the window would be and then I adhered the window panel using foam tape and then added the flower die cuts as well. I then added the sentiment from Mama Elephant In My Heart on scrap white cardstock, trimmed it and adhered it on the card. For embellishing, I added a few dull gold sequins.

And that’s my card. I’m joining the following challenges as well –

Just Add Ink challenge #673: Just choose two (I chose Windows and Flowers)

Timeout challenge #248: Cancer Awareness/Friendship/Encouragement

The Flower challenge #85: Anything Goes

Checkout the what the rest of our DT created at the Happy Little Stampers blog.

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