grey & pink

I'm not usually a pink person (which most people know) but I have a new to me die set that suits pink really well. So using it for the latest Colour Hues challenge was no brainer. I found some scraps of pink paper that all went together so pretty happy with how this turned out.

Thanks to Carol for getting me out of my comfort zone by using pink.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by,
Glenda

Card details:

happiness blooms- 4 ¼" x 5 ½"

Stamps: Spellbinders Typewriter Adventure Sentiments

Ink: Distress Festive Berries

Paper: grey card stock, scraps

Accessories: MFT stitched rectangles, Memory Box Fuchsia Bud Duo die, gem 

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

ornate ocean creatures

Those who know me well won't be surprised that I picked the Seize the Birthday challenge for this week. I have a love for all things ocean so picked ocean creatures. Another thing that shouldn't be a surprise is that I've been playing with my alcohol inks again. This was not the first try at this background (I go through a lot of Yupo paper - need to find it in bulk for cheap!) but I'm really happy with how it turned out. The jellies are done with shimmer paper but it's hard to tell.

Every time I play with ocean stuff, I remember I don't have decent size shark stamp that I love (I have a small one). I need to remedy this as I love sharks probably most of all sea creatures. Jellies are pretty cool though too.

Please be sure to give our new  Surprise Party Guest Deepti Aggarwal a very warm welcome.  She is so talented and I look  forward to seeing what she comes up with during her time with us!  Also give some love to the rest of the STB team over on the blog.

I know the world feels heavy right now but I hope you can be kind to yourself and do something you love (like craft!).

Thanks for stopping by and take care.

Glenda

Card details:

celebrate - 5"x7"

Stamp: PTI

Paper: Yupo, white card stock

Ink: Versafine Black, Ranger/Tim Holtz alcohol inks.

Accessories: Memory Box Jellyfish die, SU! word window punch, Trinity Stamps bauble

by the sea

Great news! We have a new Seize the Birthday team remember - the fabulously talented Jules Peddicord! Really excited to have her on the team. Welcome Jules!

My darling friend Nancy has picked 'by the sea' for our Seize the Birthday challenge this week.  I love all things ocean so I was delighted with this challenge.  The original inspiration for this card is this one from my friend Jenn. She was the person who first got me into watercolouring and then gave me a mini lesson on how to get this effect. I've made a few cards like this and always have fun. I've tried doing a shaker with this card but I prefer 'shaker-less'. 

Be sure to swim on over to the blog to check out the spectacular 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"

Stamp: My Favourite Things

Ink: Versafine Black, Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Inks & Distress Oxides

Paper: watercolour, white card stock, Yupo glitter paper

Accessories: Memory Box die, Trinity Stamps baubles

terrific texture

Greetings crafty friends!  Hope your week is going well so far. I was lucky enough to have a four day weekend last weekend.  Three days is the normal Easter weekend but some places give the Monday off ... and my office was one of those places. We don't celebrate Easter but we did had a somewhat-productive, somewhat-lazy weekend. Hope you had a great weekend... whatever you got up to.

This week we are playing with texture over at Seize the Birthday. I used an embossing folder for the background and then layered the die cut for some extra texture. Blue isn't my favourite colour but I am pretty happy with how this turned out!

Hope you can play along with us this week!  Be sure to check out our special party guest, Tenia Nelson, to see her fabulous creation.  It's been great having her join us.  Also, give some crafty love to the rest of the STB DT and check out the blog for the rules.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comments! Have a great weekend.

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday to you - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Memory Box Best Life Typewriter Sentiments

Ink: SU! Denim

Paper: SU! Soft Sky, white & scraps of blue
Accessories: SU! embossing folder, My Favourite Things die

b&w

Hard to believe it's the end of January!  Hope you've had a great month.  I had a great crafty retreat a couple of weeks ago... I wish I could do that once a month!

At Seize the Birthday this week we are doing black & white.  I always find this a bit intimidating but I got into a grove and managed to make two!  Hope you like them. Please forgive the misaligned enamel dots on the second card - didn't notice until I was posting the picture (*gasp*)

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

Happy February and have a great weekend!

Always appreciate you stopping by.

Thanks,

Glenda

Card details:

celebrate - 4.25"x5.5

Stamps: Memory Box Best Life Typewriter Sentiments, SU! PS You're the Best

Paper:white card stock, My Favourite Things Black & White Basics patterned paper

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: Paper Smooches note card die, washi tape, enamel dots, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Card details:

happy birthday - 4.25"x5.5

Stamps: Memory Box Best Life Typewriter Sentiments

Paper:White & black card stock

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: Paper Smooches note card die, washi tape, enamel dots, SU! Maps embossing folder