divine double frames

Happy Thursday crafty friends! Our topping this week, courtesy of Nancy, is making a double frame.  I haven't used these circle dies very much so thought I would put them to good use for this challenge.  Really like how this card turned out.

Hope you can play along with us this week.  Please stop by the blog and give some crafty love to the design team, our Surprise Party Guest Stacey and previous winner Denise.

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you have a terrific day and a wonderful weekend. Wishing a happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends. Hope you can spend it with those you love and enjoy some delicious food.

Glenda

dynamite dies

Happy crafty Thursday friends.  Can someone tell me how it came to be the end of August?!? Wasn't it just May?

Thanks for stopping by for our Seize the Birthday Challenge.  JoAnn has asked us this week to just use dies, no stamping.  Well, I just got this new Waffleflower Happy Submarine die set as a gift from a friend so thought it was a great time to use it.  I don't have a lot of word dies for birthdays (not sure why) but thought this celebrate worked well.

Hope you can play along with us! Be sure to check out the blog for the rest of the dynamite creations from the rest of the team, as well as our Surprise Party Guest Lynda.

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

Glenda

Card details:

celebrate-  4½" x 5 ¼"   

Paper: white, yellow, orange & blue card stock, A Muse pink & black shimmer paper, SU! green glitter paper, SU! patterned paper, Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Cardstock Silver Sparkle, vellum, scrap of navy shimmer paper (behind vellum, manufacturer unknown)

Accessories: Waffleflower Happy Submarine die set, Spellbinders die set, Paper Smooches celebrate die

gorgeous gardens

Happy Thursday crafty friends.  Linda has picked our Seize the Birthday topping for this week and she wants us to make a spring garden. I decided to go big & bold with my flowers.  I'm really happy with how the green background makes the pink & orange flowers pop.

Be sure to head over to the blog to see the glorious creations from our Surprise Party Guest Jennie M, previous winner Bonnie, and the rest of the design team.

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

Glenda

Card details:

for you - 4½" x 5 ¼" 

Stamp: Paper Smooches

Paper: orange, pink, blue & green card stock

Ink: Versafine Black 

Accessories: Spellbinders dies

new year new crafty stuff

 Welcome to 2025 crafty friends! Hope everyone had a peaceful and relaxing holiday season.

With our first Seize the Birthday of the year, we say goodbye to long time team member Colleen (we'll miss you!) ! I missed saying goodbye in November - some unexpected events kept me from getting my last post up (nothing too serious - some travel plan disruptions - everything worked out. We welcome our new Surprise Party Guest - Amanda Mertz! So glad to have you join us.

Cathy's challenge for us it to use something new. I've had this martini set from Spellbinders for a few months but this is only the second time I've used it (*gasp*!).  The sentiment is also new and also from Spellbinders. 

Be sure to check out the blog for the rest of the new & sparkly designs from the rest of the Design Team as well as Amanda and our previous winners Valerie and Denise.

The world is a bit chaotic at the moment... wishing everyone peace and safety.

Take care and thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

celebrate - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Spellbinders Typewriter Adventure Sentiments

Ink: SU! Real Red

Paper: white & black card stock, silver paper, SU! Real Red card stock

Accessories: Spellbinders Olive Martinis etched dies, SU! Maths embossing folder

celebrate

Nancy picked our Seize the Birthday challenge this week - use the word celebrate. I have lots of celebrate stamps but wanted to try something different.  Used a bunch of scraps for the letters and stacked some below to give some dimension.  The martini glasses are done with silver paper and also stacked to give dimension.

Hope you can play along with us!  Be sure to stop by the blog to see the great creations from the design team and our Suprise Party Guest Karen. Thanks for all of your terrific designs Karen!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful weekend.  So hard to believe it's the end of September!

Glenda

Card details:

celebrate - 3.5 " x 6"

Stamps: none!

Paper: white & black card stock, silver paper, scraps of patterned paper

Accessories: Reverse Confetti letter dies, Simon Says Stamp martini die, gems

cute critters

At Seize the Birthday this week, JoAnn is getting us to play with cute critters.  I have to admit I'm not usually a critter person but I do have a cute little shark die that I had never used and some new ocean dies... so that all made the task a little less daunting. Snagged a bunch of patterned paper and pulled together this little underwater scene.

Hope you can play along with us! Please be sure to head over to the blog to welcome our new Surprise Party Guest Karen Rogers and previous winner Darnell.  The design team has some adorable creations to check out too!

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

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday - 4¼" x 5½" 

Stamps: A Muse 

Inks: Versafine Black

Paper: Yupo silver paper, white card stock, patterned paper

Accessories: Poppy Stamps Whittle Shark die, Spellbinders Underwater Tunnel dies, circle punch

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

trio of green

It's March!!! So many mixed feelings about March this year... but I'm focusing on the arrival of spring. It's spring time over at Seize the Birthday as our challenge this week is three shades of green. I love green so have lots of scraps of green patterned paper...so decided use them with my new Simon Says Stamp die!

Hope you can join us!  Be sure to check out the glorious green creations from Carol, our Surprise Party Guest, and the rest of the team!

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you are staying well and staying sane.

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday to You - 3 1/2" x 6"  

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: VersaFine Black

Paper: scraps of green patterned paper, white & black cardstock, SU! embossed designer paper

Accessories: Simon Says Stamp Brilliant Gifts die, SU! gem

dazzling die-cuts

Happy Thursday!  No chitter chatter for me this week.... writing this post super last minute (not the first time or the last time - lol).

Seize the Birthday is playing with die-cuts this week! Thanks to Cathy for this fabulous challenge.  There is an option to add a stamped sentiment if you like.  I decided to really challenge myself and completely focus on the die cuts.  Hauled some some long hoarded patterned paper and one long neglected die (the squares).

A fond farewell to Jen, our previous Surprise Party Guest and warm welcome to Angie! Can't wait to see the wonderful creations from Angie.  Be sure to check out the blog for the delightful die-cut creations from the rest of the team.

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

Glenda

Card details:

celebrate you - 4.25"x5.5"

Dies: Paper Smooches celebrate & squares, Simon Says Stamp you, MFT stitched rectangles

Paper: a whole bunch of scraps pulled from retired pads and my scrap folders, espresso and light grey card stock

Accessories: A Muse star gem