200!!!!

We have a special challenge for you today.  

Seize the Birthday is celebrating its 200th challenge.  Woohoo!  

We are so grateful to all of you that have helped us reach this milestone. 

So for this challenge, Nancy is offering a Twenty-Five Dollar Simon Says Stamp Gift Certificate to each of our Top Winners. 

To add to the fun... there are 4 Mystery Design Team Members that have prizes up for grabs on their blogs.  However, the requirement to win ANY of those prizes is, you must go to ALL of the Design Team's blog and leave each one of them some love! We all need a little love in our lives these days.

Also for your post, we are asking you to explain how exactly you were inspired by our graphic!

Let me explain our topping ... for this challenge we want you to make a card and/or project that is inspired by the graphic below.  Whether it be the colours, the balloons, the watercolour vibe, or the numbers, etc. Whatever sparks your creativity.  Remember for this challenge only, we are asking you to explain in your post how exactly you were inspired! p.s. there is no 'anything goes' option for this challenge.

I was inspired by the watercolour and the colours!  Really looking forward to seeing all of the Seize the Birthday inspired creations.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for playing along with our challenge!

Glenda

Card details:

have an amazing day - 5⅝" x 3½" 

Stamps: Snarky Stamps, Taylored Expresses Field Notes

Paper: watercolour paper and black cardstock

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citrus, Seedless Preserves, Aged Coral

Accessories: SU! amazing die, Trinity Stamps sequins

birthday hello

Hey crafty friends!  Hope all is well with you.  Not much new to report around here except I have been enjoying a lot of time in my craft room. I'm also still decluttering, getting rid of stuff I don't use, using stamps I haven't used in a long time (or ever! LOL) and using up paper scraps. This week's card for the 'no topping' challenge at Seize the Birthday is definitely an example of using up scraps (apologies for not remembering the source of the scraps!).  Had a lot of fun with this card, putting on a bunch of little fun things. I think it worked out well.

Hope you can play along with us this week.  All the details are over at the blog. Be sure to check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the design team and our new Surprise Party Guest, Anita Bowden.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by!  Always appreciate your comments.

Glenda

Card details:

birthday hello - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Snarky Stamps Freaking Sentiments
Paper: black and kraft card stock, striped & polka dot scraps
Ink: Versafine Black
Accessories: May Arts twine, SU! black fine wire, Hero Arts hello die, Lawn Fawn heart die, Paper Smooches tag die, washi tape, enamel dot
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Birthday hugs

Greetings crafty friends!  Hope you are having a great week.  At Seize the Birthday this week, we are trying something that is new for me - inlay die cuts. Not sure why I haven't done this before.  I really like how this turned out!  I'm currently trying to use up older fabulous paper that I have been hoarding - think it works perfectly with the bold inlay sentiment.

Hope you get a chance to play along with us this week.  Check out the blog for all the details on how to play along.  Give some love to our Special Party Guest, Rahamat,  and the rest of the design team.

Have a terrific day and wonderful weekend.  Always appreciate your comments!  Thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

birthday hugs - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Snarky Stamps Freaking Sentiments

Paper: SU! Basic Black cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Social Club Manhattan (retired)

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories:  Lawn Fawn hugs die cut, EK Success corner rounder punch, A Muse black pearl

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