cheers

Happy  Thursday crafty friends.  It's funny/punny time at Seize the Birthday.  Thanks to Jenny for this topping! I'm not really a punny person and for some strange reason I don't have many funny sentiments either (really should remedy that!) but I managed to pull together this colourful card.  I do love a cocktail so finding some drink dies was definitely not a problem!

Hope you can play along with us! Be sure to stop by the blog to see the fun creations from our design team and welcome our Surprise Party guest Lynda and previous winner Cassandra.

Hope you have a terrific day and wonderful weekend.

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

navy + teal

I seem to decide to play along with Colour Hues when it's a colour combination that I hardly ever put together! Maybe it's my subconscious telling me I need to get out of my comfort zone! LOL. I do love how these colours came together - thank you Karen for the challenge.

Used some Distress Oxide inks on the stencil and then a hot foiled sentiment. The enamel dots are navy (even though they look black in the picture).

Hope you're having a great week and thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

blue + pink + yellow

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

The topping this week at Seize the Birthday is blue, pink and yellow, courtesy of Barbara. I like how when they blend together, it gives you a rainbow (learned this from my super smart & crafty friend Jenn Shurkus).  Kept this CAS to let the colours shine!

Hope you can play along with us! Be sure to stop by the blog to see the colourful creations from our design team and our Surprise Party guest Kathy 

Hope you have a terrific day and wonderful weekend.

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

Happy birthday-  4½" x 5 ¼"   

Stamps: Hero Arts

Paper: white card stock

Ink: Versafine black, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Oxide Inks - Broken China, Mustard Seed, Festive Berries

Accessories: Tim Holtz stencil, enamel heart, EK Success corner rounder punch

yellow + black

Hey crafty friends and happy official summer to those in the northern hemisphere! Just a quick hello to go along with this yellow and black card for Color Hues #135.  Went clean, simple and bold for this one. I always want to be bold when I put black and yellow together - lol.  I really like tone on tone but it's not always easy to see in photos.

Thanks to the fabulous Carol for this wonderful challenge and thanks to you for stopping by!

Have a great day,

Glenda

Card details:

just because -  4½" x 5 ¼"   

Stamps: A Muse

Paper: black & white card stock,

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Oxide Mustard See

Accessories:SU! Word Window punch, EK Success corner rounder punch, Spellbinders dies

radiant rainbows

Happy Thursday crafty friends! Hope 2026 is treating you well so far. Cathy has picked rainbow of colours for our Seize the Birthday challenge this week.  I love colour and putting together a rainbow always puts a smile on my face. I know this doesn't technically say birthday on it but I know I would love a glittery bag of rainbows & unicorn farts on my birthday!

Hope you can join us! Please check out the blog to see the fantastic from our Surprise Party Guest Helen and the rest of the team.

Wishing you a terrific day and wonderful upcoming weekend.

Thanks for stopping by, always appreciate it.

Glenda

Card details:

Rainbows & Unicorn Farts

Stamps: Unicorns ‘N Rainbows By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps

Paper: white and black cardstock

Ink: Versafine Black, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Oxides

Accessories: TCW Cosmic Swirl stencil, Prism stitched rectangle die, gems

extraordinary embossing

It's September... so hard to believe! I'm not ready to let go of summer yet so I'll be wearing my sandals and skirts for as long as I can ... I'm laughing because it is a running joke here in Canada that we talk about the weather A LOT! 

This week Jenny has picked embossing for the Seize the Birthday topping. It may be hard to see but I've used a Swiss dots embossing folder for the sections on this.  I got this fabulous die set recently and it was the best way I could figure out to incorporate embossing.

Hope you can join us for this fun challenge! Be sure to hop over to the blog to see the other excellent creations by the rest of the team and welcome our new Surprise Party Guest, Johanna Rundell, and previous winner Rachel.

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:

You Make a Year Older Look Fabulous - 5" x 5"

Stamps: MFT Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 2

Paper: white & gray card stock

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Oxides

Accessories: enamel dots, ProvoCraft Swiss Dots embossing folder, Spellbinders Reel Color dies

dazzling dots

Shirley picked dots for our Seize the Birthday Challenge this week.  I've been on a bit of a rainbow kick lately so I decided to rainbow my dots.  I just swiped various Distress Oxides across this dots background stamp to get the effect.  I thought this was going to be a recipe for several "do-overs" but I actually managed to get this to work on the first time. Spritzed a bit of water on it and then stamped on some watercolour paper. Couldn't resist using this fun sentiment.  I used some iridescent embossing powder on the sentiment to add some more rainbow.

Be sure to head over to the blog to welcome our new Surprise Party Guest Fran Wing! Check out the dynamite creations from the rest of the design team too.

So hard to believe it's October! I'm not loving the cooler temps but we are still getting a bit of sunshine. Sending my thoughts to those in the southern US who are being impacted by hurricanes.  Hope you are staying safe.

Take care and thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

 

a little note

It's a been a minute since I played along with the Color Hues Challenge but fall is definitely in the air and I'm feeling the rust and green colour combo. I got these Tim Holtz leaf dies recently and hadn't used them yet so thought it was a good opportunity. I smooshed a couple of Distress Oxides for the green (Mowed Lawn & Pine Needles) and swiped a regular Distress (Rusty Hinge) for the rust.

Really need to try to play along with this fun challenge more often.  The team always has such great creations.

Thanks for stopping by.  Always appreciate the comments.

Glenda

Card details:

a little note - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamp: A Muse 

Paper: white card stock, watercolour paper

Inks: Distress Oxides Mowed Lawn & Pine Needles; Distress Rusty Hinge

Accessories: Tim Holtz Artsy Leaves dies; SU! Word Window punch

tic tac toe

Happy challenge day crafty friends! Lucky me - it's my turn to pick the topping at Seize the Birthday. I was trying to be creative so I came up with a tic tac toe board. Pick a straight line in any direction (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) and incorporate those three things on your card.

I went diagonal from lower left to top right. Not a surprise as I love CAS and slim line. I did a mini slim line for this card. These dies were a recent purchase and I thought the tall present would go really well on a slimline card. The colours on the gift were made using Distress Oxides.

Thanks so much to Julia Aston for being a great Surprise Party Guest over the last couple of months. We welcome Bonnie as our previous winner guest this week. Be sure to head to the blog for all of the details and give some crafty love to the rest of the team for their terrific creations.

Hope you can join in the fun this week! Thanks so much for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday - 3½" x 6" 

Stamps: A Muse 

Inks: Distress Oxides, Versafine Black

Paper: white & yellow card stock

Accessories: Tim Holtz Bigz Gift Wrap die, SU! Maths Embossing Folder, TCW Random Stars Die, gem

fantastic fruit

Happy Thursday crafty friends and welcome to July! We are finally getting some hot weather here and I love it. It's time for another Seize the Birthday challenge and this time, Colleen has picked fruits for the theme. I don't have a lot of fruit stuff so I decided to have them be more of an accessory instead of the main part. I love these fun Happy Hour drink dies. I couldn't find the ice cube die from that set so had to improvise with the negative of a mesh die from another set (which I can't remember the name of). The drink and fruit colours are courtesy of Distress Oxides. 

Head over to  the blog to give our Surprise Party Guest Julia, previous winner Fran, and the rest of the DT some crafty love for their spectacular creations. Hope you can play along with us.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

Cheers to You - 5½" x 4¼"

Stamps: MFT

Inks: Distress Oxides, Versafine Black

Paper: white, black and grey card stock, silver paper, vellum

Accessories: Tim Holtz Happy Hour dies, Sizzix Connect the Dots Embossing Folder

sensational stars

Happy Thursday crafty friends.  So hard to believe it's the end of June! It seemed to fly by for me. It's time for another Seize the Birthday challenge and this time, Cathy has picked stars for the theme. I recently got this die set and decided that would be the perfect way to add a star to my card.  I also recently got some Distress Mica sprays so I used those too.

Head over to  the blog to give our Surprise Party Guest Julia, previous winner Chris, and the rest of the DT some crafty love for their spectacular creations. Hope you can play along with us.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

birthday wishes - 4¼"x 5½"

Stamps: Paper Smooches

Inks: Distress Oxide Uncharted Mariner

Paper: white card stock, Distress watercolour stock

Accessories: gem, Distress Mica Sprays

beachy

Hope everyone is having a great May so far! Life is a little hectic as a started a new job on Monday but I'm looking forward to the new challenge. I have a few new crafty goodies too (not used on this week's card) and hope to have some time to use them soon.

Our beach theme for Seize the Birthday this week was picked by Vicki. I dug out an old wood mounted surf board stamp and did some watercolouring with Distress Oxides.  The background is blended Distress Oxides. We took surf lessons when we were in Costa Rica late last year - so fun but really exhausting!

Be sure to stop by the blog to give some crafty love to the rest of the team as well as Surprise Party Guest Jolanda and previous winner, Stef.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.  It's Mother's Day in Canada on Sunday so wishing a great day to all of the moms, step-moms, grandmas, aunties, sisters and other mother-figures out there! I'm a proud step-mom and aunt/great-aunt.

Thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

All Kinds of Happy - 5.5"x4.25"

Stamps: My Favorite Things Bundles of Ballooons (sentiment); A Muse surf board

Inks: Versa Claire Nocturne, Distress Oxides, Adirondack Black Archival Ink

Paper: Distress Watercolour and Heavy Stock

Accessoreis: Tim Holtz watercolour brush pen

green & blue

Happy Thursday and welcome another Seize the Birthday Challenge! Our challenge this week is chosen by the wonderful and talented Nancy and it is green plus one other colour. I love green so this was an easy one for me.  I particularly like green and blue together.  However, I did so many different green and blue cards and none of them quite worked for me. Finally came up with this one that I'm mostly ok with - lol.

Be sure to head over to the blog to welcome our new Surprise Party Guest for April and May, Jolanda Johnston, and recent winner Melanie. Check out the great designs by the rest of the team too.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a terrific day.

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday - 4¼" x 5½" 

Stamps: Mama Elephant

Inks: Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn, Distress Uncharted Mariner, SU Lucky Limeade

Paper: white card stock, Distress Heavy Stock

Accessories: EK Success circle punches, Honeybee Gems, Simon Says Stamp Jazz Dance Stencil

Colour Hues - Lilac & Mint

For some reason, I seem to gravitate towards colour challenges that will REALLY challenge me. This time it's lilac and mint from Colour Hues.  I don't have any trouble with the darker purples and greens but this pastel combo is challenging!  Used some Distress Oxides to make a smooshed watercolour background, and then stayed CAS with the rest ... hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a great day.  I appreciate your comments.

Card details:

happy birthday - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: SU! (poppy), A Muse (sentiment)

Inks: Versafine Black, Distress Oxide Peeled Paint & Shaded Lilac,Versa Claire Nocturne

Paper: grey card stock, Distress Watercolour stock

Accessories: MFT stitched rectangle die, clear embossing powder, Tim Holtz water brush pen

sassy splatter

Happy Thursday crafty friends! It's my turn to pick the theme at Seize the Birthday.  I went for something fun and easy - splatter! I decided to do some rainbow splatter with my Distress Oxide inks.  I was having trouble figuring out how to finish the card (there were a few different starts) and was then inspired by this card by my friend Cheiron.

Be sure to check out the blog to see the rest of the design team creations and those of our new Surprise Guest Designer, Deborah Wheeler and previous winner, Wanda Cullen.

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Papertrey Ink

Inks: Versafine Black, Distress Oxide Candied Apple, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Blueprint Sketch, Vicious Potion

Paper: white and black card stock, Distress Watercolour stock

Accessories: gems, MFT Hearts Entwined die

elegant embossing

Happy 2024 crafty friends!  Hope the new year is treating you well so far.

Cathy has chosen wet or dry embossing for the first Seize the Birthday Challenge of the year. I inked up an embossing folder with some distress ink.  Love how it turned out!

Be sure to stop by the blog and give some love to the team as well as our Surprise Party Guest Loll and previous winners Marina and Karen.

Wishing you and your family & friends all the best for 2024.

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

Today is all about you - 4¼" x 5½" 

Stamps: Essentials by Ellen - All About You

Inks: Distress Oxide Mustard Seed, Versafine Black

Paper: white and black card stock

Accessories: black gems, Essentials by Ellen - you die, Crafts Too Daisies embossing folder

falling

Welcome to Seize the Birthday's last challenge of 2023. Wow! So hard to believe. It's been another fun year and I look forward to all the fun challenges in 2024. 

Barbara has chosen fall stuff for our challenge this week. I have some long retired pumpkin stamps that I pulled out for this.  I used some Distress Oxides with some water & paint brush and 'painted' right on the stamp.  I love how they turned out and made a few more cards similar to this for some fall birthdays. 

Be sure to pop over to the blog (where it's a bit of a pumpkin fest!) to check the rest of the fabulous creations and give some love to our  Surprise Party Guest Loll and previous winner Lisa K.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a terrific day.

Glenda

Card details:

birthday wishes - 4¼" x 5½" 

Stamps: Ellen Hutson/Julie Ebersole Totally Random Sayings Volume 2; A Muse pumpkins

Inks: Distress Oxides

Paper: Distress Watercolour paper, brown card stock

Accessories: brown paint, twine

starry sky

We are looking skyward at Seize the Birthday this week.  Vicki chose 'add a sky'.  I am not very good at making scenes so I just decided to do a starry sky.  I blended some Distress Oxide inks and then did some white splatter.  Pretty happy with how it turned out!

Be sure to pop over to the blog to check the rest of the spectacular creations and give some love to our Surprise Party Guest Stephanie and previous winner Linda.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a terrific day.

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday - 4¼" x 5½" 

Ink: Distress Oxides

Paper: Distress Heavy Stock, black, SU! Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: gem, white paint, Spellbinders hot foil sentiment

hot pink & lime

Happy crafty Thursday friends! For Seize the Birthday this week, Shirley has chosen the colour combo hot pink & lime.  If you visit here often you know that my relationship with pink is a little tenuous - lol.  However, I love green and do like pink and green together.  I picked up these cone flower dies recently (thanks to seeing how well Nancy uses it!). Tried to keep this pretty CAS - brushed some Distress Oxide on to the pink card stock to give it a little more depth. The leaves are Distress Oxide ink on white card stock.

Be sure to pop over to the blog to check the rest of the bold creations and give some love to our Surprise Party Guest Stephanie and previous winner Karen.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a terrific day.

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday - 4¼" x 5½" 

Stamps: Sentiment from The Ton

Ink: Distress Oxides - Twisted Citron & Abandoned Coral, Versacolor Pine Cone

Paper: SU! Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody & Early Espresso, pink and white card stock

Accessories: gem, EK Success corner rounder punch, Cone Flower dies

regal repetition

It's another crafty Thursday for the Seize the Birthday team. Nancy has chosen repetitive die cuts and I *might* have bought this new die with this card in mind. ;) I must confess that I just LOVE how this turned out and sent to a good friend whose birthday was yesterday. (I did NOT love all of the gluing that was involved though - lol). The leaves are patterned paper and the colour on the petals is just some quickly brushed Distress Oxide ink.  

Be sure to pop over to the blog to check the rest of the resplendent creations and give some love to our Surprise Party Guest Stephanie and previous winner Johanna.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a terrific day.

Glenda

Card details:

happiest of birthdays - 4¼" x 5½" 

Stamps: Sentiment from Paper Made Bakery

Ink: Distress Oxides Worn Lipstick & Mustard Seed, Versafine Black

Paper: cream, white and brown cardstock, SU! patterned paper

Accessories: Memory Box Magnolia Stem die