delicious dichrome

Happy Thursday crafty friends! Over at Seize the Birthday this week we are playing with colour, but just two! Dichromatic is the theme courtesy of Ashwini! You know that if I will incorporate red as much as I can and I particularly like it with yellow. Kept this pretty CAS.

Be sure to head over to the blog to see the other colourful creations from the team and our Surprise Party Guest, Vicky.

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

Glenda

Card details:

Birthday Wishes - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Avery Elle (sentiment & heart), Ellen Hutson/Julie Ebersole (half circle)

Ink: Versafine Black, Versa Magic Mango Madness

Paper: SU Mango Melody and Merry Merlot, white card stock

Accessories: Trinity Stamps bling, MFT stitched rectangles die

happy hobbies

Hard to believe it's the end of November and it is our last Seize the Birthday challenge of the year (we take December off). Have to admit I expected the end of 2021 to look a little different than it does but oh well... here's hoping for a bigger, brighter 2022. I'd also like to say goodbye to one my amazing team mates - TaeEun Yoo.  Thank you for all your amazing creations - you will be missed!  All the best to you.

Lindsey picked the theme of hobbies & pastimes. I picked the obvious... crafts!

Be sure to pop on over to the blog to check out the fun creations from the design team and our Surprise Party Guest, Carol McFarland. Thanks for all of your creations!

Hope you have a terrific day and a wonderful weekend! See you soon.

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

Oh Happy Day

Stamps: Studio Katia (image), Avery Elle (sentiment)

Ink: Versafine black, Mr Huey Misters, Versafine Clair Nocturne

Paper: SU! Old Olive & Black Glossy paper, 

Accessories: Copics, White Enamel Accents, clear embossing powder

pretty in pastels

Just a reminder... in the Northern Hemisphere there is still officially three weeks of summer left and fall has not arrived, even though the calendar says September! I'm a summer lover so am holding on as long as I can!

Our challenge at Seize the Birthday this week is pastel colours! Thanks to JoAnn for this challenge... I default to bright colours so this was a good challenge to get me out of my comfort zone.  That said, I stayed firmly in my CAS comfort zone for this card.  I quite like coral coloured poppies so that was my inspiration for this card. Please ignore my misaligned enamel dots.  I tried to fix one but the adhesive on those suckers is pretty aggressive.  I could have fixed it in Photoshop but then I decided not to... embrace the imperfection. ;) It may be hard to see but I stamped the birthday on light green.

Be sure to pop on over to the blog to check out the beautiful creations from the design team and our Surprise Party Guest, Jenny.

Hope you have a terrific day and a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

Celebrate the day - 4.25" x 5.5"

Stamps: SU! poppy, Avery Elle sentiment, Taylored Expressions grid

Ink: Versafine Black, Versamark, Versafine Clair Nocturne

Paper: kraft, white, green

Accessories: Derwent watercolour pencils, enamel dots, clear embossing powder, Tim Holtz water brush

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

sketchy

It was the 1 year anniversary for our 'shelter in place' this week. Wow - hard to believe! What do you do to occupy your spare time right now? I've been really good at reading, exercising and eating ... not so good at cleaning the house, yard work, or practicing languages and piano.  ;) Just grateful to be healthy, to be able to go outside, to be employed and to be able to see friends at a distance.

I got to pick the challenge for Seize the Birthday this week... so I pulled together a sketch.  Thanks Ashwini for "blogifying it"! I was inspired by this card of mine, just flipped on it's side.  This card was not at all what I initially envisioned... I like it but don't love it ... but I'm posting it anyway.  LOL!  Maybe I'll warm up to it.

Hope you are able to play along!  I always love sketch interpretations.  There are some brilliantly creative ones from our Surprise Party Guest Carol and the rest of the DT over at the blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope you are staying healthy and sane (mostly anyway)!

Glenda

Card details:
Oh happy day - 6.25" x 4.25"
Stamps: Mondo Gerbera from Ellen Hutson/Julie Ebersole, Loads of Wishes from AveryElle
Inks: Versamark, VersaFine Clair in Nocturne, Distress Oxides
Paper: watercolour paper, black card stock, SU! Granny Apple
Accessories: clear drops from Studio Katia, white embossing powder, clear embossing powder, SU! embossing folder, sewing machine

Case Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton

Happy December!  I'm honoured and excited that fellow science nerd and card maker Michelle Lupton invited me back again this year for some Christmas card fun. I have lots of Christmas cards left over from previous years so won't be making any new ones to send... but it's always but to play around with my Christmas crafty goodies. 

This year, the challenge was to be inspired (CASE) one of Michelle's cards to create a Christmas card (and she will do the same for one of my cards). From Michelle (because she worded it so well): 

CASE stands for Copy And Share Everything - but it's not about just copying a card. It's about getting inspiration from cardmaking friends, but making a new card that is our own.

 

I chose this adorable card and created this card. I wonder if I should have added some sparkle somewhere but overall quite happy with it! I might make a few more to send to some very special people.

Be sure to head over to Michelle's to see what amazing creation she came up with (I don't get to see it ahead of time so I am excited to see)!  I always love her cards and know it will be fabulous.  

Thank you so much Michelle!  It is always a pleasure and an honour.

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

Peace & Joy

Stamps: Avery Elle Holiday Bouquet

Paper: Yupo paper and white card stock

Ink: Versafine Black, Ranger Alcohol Inks - Stream, Citrus & Sailboat Blue

Accessories: Lawn Fawn snowflake dies, Tim Holtz air tool

crafty creatures

Happy Thursday crafty friends. No time for chit chat today (nothing like doing things last minute!). Our theme/topping at Seize the Birthday is creatures great & small. My creature is pretty great in every sense of the word! One note on this card - I used Nuvo for the bubbles.  I hardly ever use them (they were a gift) but figured this was a perfect way to use them!

Be sure to head over to the blog to see the rest of crafty creatures the team and our Surprise Party Guest Joyce have created.

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

Card details:
wishing you the best day ever
Stamps: Paper Smooches (whale), Avery Elle (sentiment)
Ink: Versafine Blakc, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Paper: black & white cardstock, watercolour paper
Accessories: Nuvo drops, corner rounder punch, Copic markers

Challenge Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton

Hey crafty friends... I know it's far too early to be talking Christmas but not when it comes to Christmas card making! I'm playing along with the fabulous crafter and fellow science nerd Michelle Lupton again this year. Thanks so much for having me again Michelle!

I challenged Michelle to do some watercolouring with Distress Inks.  This is what I came up with on my end.  The Distress Inks used are Candied Apple, Twisted Citron and Shabby Shutters. I don't have poinsettias around my house at Christmas but this stamp from Avery Elle just shouts watercolour to me.  The sentiment is from my days on the Skipping Stones Design design team.  Using a French sentiment reminds me that I need to practice my French more... hoping to go to Quebec next year and 6 years of high school French won't get me far since it was so long ago! Added a bit of sparkle just for fun. Hope you like it!

Be sure to check out Michelle's blog for more Christmas inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

Joyeux Noel - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Avery Elle Holiday Bouquet, Skipping Stones Design sentiment

Paper: SU! Real Red and Basic Black, Canton watercolour

Ink: Distress Inks - Candied Apple, Twisted Citron and Shabby Shutters; Versafine Black, Archival Black

Accessories: glitter, SU! ribbon

confetti celebrations

Happy 2019 crafters!  Hope this year is treating you well so far.  No major complaints for me... I had a great Christmas and had a bit of time off. Did have to work a bit but I enjoy my job so it's all good.

So it's time to get back into the swing of things for Seize the Birthday. Before I get into the challenge, a few announcements. We had the fabulous Sandy step down from the team :( - her and her fabulous creations will be missed but hopefully we'll see her in the gallery a bit. So coming in to join the team is Cathy Roffey! Really looking forward to having her on the team.  Welcome Cathy! Also, we have a brand new Surprise Party Guest for January and February and that is Julie Beech!  Looking forward to having you play along with us Julie.

Our topping/option this week is confetti! This one was a bit tough for me so I went the easy route and just used some confetti patterned paper.  I started with a shaker card but wasn't totally happy with it so I made another with the leftover paper.  I'm sharing both with you... which is your favourite?

Hope you can play along with us!  Be sure to check out all the instructions over at the blog and give some love to the rest of the team.  

Wishing you all the best for 2019! Thanks so much for stopping by.  Always appreciate your comments.

Glenda

Card details:

Best Day #1 (non shaker) - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Avery Elle Pegasus Duo

Ink:SU! Bermuda Bay Ombre Ink Pad

Paper: SU! Lemon Lime Twist, glitter paper & confetti patterned paper; white card stock

Best Day #2 (Shaker) - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Avery Elle Pegasus Duo

Ink:SU! Bermuda Bay Ombre Ink Pad

Paper: SU! Soft Sky, Purely Pomegranate & confetti patterned paper; white card stock

Accessories: sequins, acetate, My Favourite Things stitched rectangles dies

Challenge Michelle a Christmas Card

I was lucky enough to be asked to play along with Michelle Lupton's Challenge me a Christmas Card!  I challenged Michelle to make clean and simple CAS Christmas card.

I took some shimmer paper and did some green splatter. Then gold embossed merry and stamped Christmas.  Next, I scored two lines along the left side and then adhered to the base. It's hard to see the shimmer and the gold embossing so I took a close up.

I really do love CAS soooo much.... so I whipped up another one!  Just did a quick watercolour over the snowflake and then added the sentiment.  Put a little sparkle in the centre (the second photo shows that).

So thrilled that Michelle asked me to play along!  Be sure to check out Michelle's fabulous card.

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season. Thanks for stopping by. Always appreciate your comments!

Glenda

Card details:

Merry Christmas - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Lawn Fawn happy happy happy add-on

Paper: Stampin' Up Merlot and shimmer paper

Ink: Stampin' Up Merlot, Versafine Black, Mr. Huey's Bookworm Mist

Accessories: Gold embossing powder, scoring tool

Peace & Joy - 4.25"x4.25"

Stamps: Avery Elle Holiday Bouquet (sentiment), A Muse snowflake (retired)

Paper: Stampin' Up Very Vanilla, watercolour paper

Ink: Distress Ink Broken China, Stampin' Up! Merlot

Accessories: glitter, water & paint brush

big hugs

Happy Tuesday crafty friends!  Decided to take a bit of time today to make a card just for fun!  Playing along with CASology challenge 282: Hugs.  Reminding myself lately to use my plethora of washi tape... and I managed to use some in this.  Hope you like it.

Have a great week!

Glenda

Card details:

big hugs - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Avery Elle Simply Said Hugs

Ink: Versafine Black

Paper: white & black card stock

Accessories: vellum, Avery Elle Hugs dies, SU! yellow enamel heart, blue enamel dot of unknown origin

birthday hugs

Happy Friday!  Yes, I'm a day late with my post and I don't have a good excuse.   Hope you are having a great week.  We are 'topping free' over at Seize the Birthday this week. Using up more of my long-loved patterned paper.

Hope you have a chance to play along. Check out the blog for all the details and all of the fabulous creations by the DT and our Surprise Party Guest Becca.

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

Glenda

Card details:

birthday hugs - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Snarky Stamps

Paper: SU! Early Espresso, Jillibean Soup patterned paper, blue paper

Ink: VersaColor Bark

Accessories: A Muse chocolate pearls, Avery Elle hugs die