very vellum

Happy Thursday crafty friends!  Hope you're having a good week.

The topping this week at Seize the Birthday is vellum or acetate.  I have a new daisy chain die from Lawn Fawn and I thought I would layer some vellum daisies on top of the white daisies.  A bit hard to see but it looks cool in person.

Hope you can play along with us! Be sure to stop by the blog to give some crafty love to the design team, our Surprise Party guest Kathy and previous winner Kerry.

Hope you have a terrific day and wonderful weekend.

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

just for you -  4½" x 5 ¼"   

Stamps: AlteNew

Paper: navy & white card stock, yellow patterned

Ink: SU! Night of Navy

Accessories: Lawn Fawn dies, gems, vellum

sparkly snowflakes

Happy 2026 craft friends!  I'm a bit late joining the team for Seize the Birthday this week... hopefully that's not how the rest of my year is going to go!

Barbara has chosen the topping "make your own snowflake background" for us.  I'm happy to say that I haven't seen a significant amount of snowflakes around here this year yet! Fingers crossed snowflakes stay in the background here.  I went CAS with my card this week - just some snowflake dies with sparkly paper and a simple sentiment. This is definitely one of those cards that looks better in person than in the photo!

Hope you can join us! Please check out the blog to see what the rest of the team came up with and give a welcome to our new Surprise Party Guest Helen and previous winner Stephanie.

Wishing you all the best for 2026!

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

Have a Cozy Birthday  - 4 ¼ "x 5 ½"

Stamps: Altenew Hellow Winter

Paper: white and blue cardstock, sparkle paper

Ink: Versafine Black, SU! Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: red pearl, Spellbinders snowflake dies

yellow & green

Happy Friday friends! Hope you've had a good week.

I've decided to use my new dies again today (see yesterday's post) and play along with Color Hues. In the background is some sparkly texture paste run through a stencil.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday - 4 ¼ x 5 ½ 

Ink: Distress Oxides Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Iced Spruce

Paper: white & black card stock, Distress Watercolour paper

Accessories: Altenew Daisy Spray, Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments hot foil plate & die, Distress Sparkle Texture Paste, Tim Holtz Leafy Layering stencil

my favourite colour is red

Happy Thursday crafty friends!  Over at Seize the Birthday, JoAnn has asked us to use our favourite colour.  Should come as no surprise that I chose red. I just got this new Altenew set from my local-ish crafty store Crafty Capers.

Be sure to check out the blog for the fabulous creations from the design team, Surprise Party Guest Karen Letchworth, and our previous winner Jenn. Hope you can play along with us - using the topping isn't mandatory but we love it when you do.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday - 4 ¼ x 5 ½ 

Paper: white, black & red card stock, A Muse zigzag paper

Accessories: MFT stitched rectangle die, Altenew Daisy Spray, Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments hot foil plate & die, gems 

interesting initials

It's my turn to pick them theme at Seize the Birthday! I was trying to find something unique for a theme so I chose something fun and personal - use your initials! 

For example - my initials are GJW so I could use things such as green, garden, jungle, jars, water, waves, etc.You can also use your first and last initial or perhaps all three, as a few of our Design Team Members have done. Lots of options, so I hope you have some fun with it!  

I have used all three - G (green), J (jewels) & W (waves)

We have Stephanie joining us as our regular Surprise Party Guest and Melanie Hungerford as our previous overall winner. Check out the blog for all of the fabulous designs.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a terrific day,

Glenda

Card details:

Wishing You the Best Birthday - 4.25"x5.25"

Stamps: Hero Arts Let's Celebrate (I seem to have a thing for this set lately)

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Oxides, Versafine Black

Paper: vellum, white & black card stock, Distress heavy stock

Accessories: Honeybee gems, Tim Holtz dies, EK Success corner rounder punch, Taylored Expressions blending brushes, Altenew Ribbon Waves 3D embossing folder

wondrous wheels

Happy Thursday crafters!  Hope you are doing well.  This week at Seize the Birthday, Shirley has given us the challenge of wheels. The possibilities are endless!  I've been trying my hand at blending... sometimes I am more successful than others. This one was successful and goes well with the water theme.

Hope you can join us this week to create some wondrous wheel creations (or just birthday of course). Head over to the blog to see what our Surprise Party Guest, Lynda and the rest of the team came up with.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day and terrific weekend.

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday - 3.5"x5.5"

Stamps: Paper Smooches (ship wheel), Avery Elle Loads of Wishes

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Oxides - Twisted Citron & Broken China

Paper: SU! shimmer (for background), white card stock

Accessories: Altenew Ribbon Waves 3D embossing folder, grommet, stitched ribbon

very vellum

Seize the Birthday is playing with transparency/vellum this week (courtesy of Ashwini). Thanks for the great challenge. I chose vellum as it just seemed to fit the feel of my card.  Please ignore my slightly tipsy 'happy' ... guess it got into my martini from last time! Loved putting the stitching on this (it's a great way to attach the vellum), especially since this is one of the few things I've sewed lately that wasn't a mask! 

Hope you are able to play along and have some fun with this! Be sure to check out all of the fun creations from the rest of the team and our Surprise Party Guest Julie Peddicord!  This is Julie's last week with us.  Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us Julie!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a terrific day and wonderful weekend. 

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday- 4 ¼" x 5 ½"  

Stamps: Altenew Halftone Happy, Taylored Expressions Rough Notes Background 

Ink: Versafine Black, Altenew Lava Rock

Paper: white, black, grey & blue card stock, watercolour paper

Accessories: watercolour pencils, sewing machine, SU! enamel dot, Simon Says Stamps daisy & happy die

spectacular summer

Well, it's not quite summer yet... but it is over at Seize the Birthday! My apologies for the lateness of my post... no excuse that is really acceptable. ;)

This lemony looks bright, cheerful and summery to me so thought I would use it! I default to flowers a lot when it comes to spring & summer so thought I would change it up. Thanks to team mate Colleen for this great theme.

Hope you can join us for this challenge! Check out the blog for the rest of the spectacular summer creations from the team and Jo, our fantastic Surprise Party Guest!

Have a terrific day and wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by. Hope you are taking care of yourselves and staying well. We've been seeing a bit more of friends lately... staying outside and physically distant.  It sure feels great!

Glenda

Tag details:
Happy Birthday - 4.25"x5.5"
Stamps: Altenew
Ink: SU! Old Olive
Paper: white & dark greek card stock, SU! Lucky Limeade, Ms Saprkle lemon patterned paper
Accessories: Altenew happy die cut, lemon, paper piercer, Trinity Stamps lemon slice

happy stamping

Happy Thursday crafters!  The theme at Seize the Birthday this week is stamping.  I find it interesting that I started off paper crafting with stamping and now, so many years later, I quite easily make cards without stamping *gasp*. So I like that stamping was a must for this card.  Went kinda' clean & simple with this one... stuck with my favourite colour.  Hope you like it.

Be sure to stop by the blog for all the rules & regs and to give some crafty love to the rest of the team. 

I'm off to a crafty retreat with my friends this weekend!  I get to spend all weekend chilling out and crafting with some of my favourite people.  Zero responsibility. Pure bliss.

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday - 4.25"x5.5

Stamps: Altenew Halftone Happy

Paper:White & black card stock, SU! Merry Merlot

Ink: Versafine Black, VersaMark, SU! Merry Merlot

Accessories: enamel dots, SU! Swirls & Curls embossing folder, A Muse white embossing powder, heat gun

wanderlust

Happy Thursday crafters!  We have a travel theme this week at Seize the Birthday.  I love to travel and love travel theme craft supplies (I *might* have picked this theme ;) ).

Feel free to share a favourite travel destination in the comments!  I've been lucky enough to travel a lot so it's hard to pick one but I do love warm, tropical locations.  I loved being in Australia the year I turned 40 - I loved the really warm evenings, sitting outside with a cold beverage.  Check out our fall Surprise Party Guest, Marianne!  Be sure to head over to her blog and give her some love.  Remember to head over to our blog as well... check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the team.  All the rules & regs are over there too. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a terrific day and a wonderful weekend.

Glenda

Card details:

wondrous birthday - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Altenew, Concord & 9th

Paper: Stampin' Up! Merlot & Kraft, white card stock.

Ink: SU! Merlot & Versafine Black

Accessories: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Tim Holtz embossing folder wood veneer camera, washi tape

Awesome & vibrant

Kinda' like me right?  Awesome and vibrant?  LOL....

Happy Thursday crafty friends.  Hope you're having a great week.  I love our challenge this week over at Seize the Birthday - vibrant colours.  I went CAS with mine and added little hits of awesome  bright colours.  Really like how it turned out.

Hope you can play along with us this week!  All the details on how to play along are on the blog.  Give some love to our Surprise Party Guest and the rest of the DT.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a terrific day and a wonderful weekend.

Glenda

Card details:
hope your day is awesome - 4.25"x4.25"
Stamps: Altenew Half Tone Happy
Paper: white card stock
Ink: Versafine Black
Accessories: Neat & Tangled Awesome dies, vellum, SU! enamels, washi tape

sending you a smile

Just a quick post to get this card in for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - very last minute!  The theme is 'anything goes' so pulled out this fun set from Altenew and a stencil from Simon Says Stamp.

Hope you're having an awesome week and thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

sending you a smile - 3.75"x5.25"

Stamps: Altenew Halftone Smile Stamp 

Ink: Altenew Forest Glades, Versafine, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass & Shabby Shutters

Paper: white scrap paper, SU! card base & black card stock 

Access: Zing white embossing powder, SU! enamel heart, washi tape, Simon Says Stamp stencil, Tim Holtz tiny attacher, Altenew Smile die

Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop with Altenew

Hey crafty friends!  Seize the Birthday is playing along with the Altenew's Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop. This is my first time using their stamps and they were so fun.  I used the Halftone Smile Stamp Set, the accompanying die cut and a few inks.

Be sure to head over to the Altenew blog, they have prizes up for grabs!  Also check out Seize the Birthday for all the fabulous DT creations!

Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day.

Glenda

Card details:

You make me smile - 4x5.25"

Stamps: Altenew Halftone Smile set, A Muse Studio Mesh background

Paper: Watercolour

Ink: Altenew Sea Glass, Moon Rock & Morning Frost, Versafine Black; Distress Tumbled Glass

Accessories: Altenew smile die cut, washi tape, heart wood veneer, enamel dot