Seize the Birthday #318 Barbara - Make Snowflake Background

Welcome back.  Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas/Holiday.  It is always so special with small children.  The triplets are 7, still (hopefully in the believing stage).  We shall see.  We have the older kids coming down for a couple of days.  

Unfortunately, we won't be seeing my older son and his family for Christmas, but we are planning on a Spring Break visit to Arizona for a visit.

Well, on to our 1st STB challenge for the New Year.  Our hostess is Barb, and she would like us to make a snowflake background for our card.

I used Gina K.'s Ornate Frame, Delicate Snowflakes for the background stamp.  Pretty Posy for sentiments and Friendly Silhouettes stamp set.  Also, some Poly Glaze Snowflakes from A little Something kit.

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Surprise Party Guest

 Helen Brammer will be our guest for January and February.  

We also have Stephanie Severin joining us for this challenge, as she was our overall winner from our last challenge of the year!  

Welcome Ladies

Thanks for stopping by.

Seize the Birthday #317 - Ashwini - Use Christmas Supplies

This is our last challenge of the year at STB.  We are going to take a little time off for the holidays.  See you again after the New Year.

So, with that, Ashwini is our great host, and she would like us to make a birthday card using Christmas Supplies.  We all have family or friends that have birthdays around the holidays, so let's make a holiday, birthday card.  Come look at all of the inspiration by our DT's and join our Challenge.

Gina K's Season of Joy Stamps, Dies & Stencil, & Inks.

Gina's Build a Greeting, Stamps and Dies and her embellishments.

Feel free to modify the details as you please to turn Christmas themes to birthday. For example, mask off a candy cane and change it to a party popper!

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Johanna Rundell is our Surprise Party Guest for the last challenge of the year.  Thanks, Johanna for being our Surprise Party Guest the past couple of months.

Thanks for stopping by.

Seize the Birthday #316 Nance - Favorite Fall Treat

 

Nance, our newest DT on STB has asked us to make a card with our Favorite Fall Treat on it.  My favorite fall treat is Starbuck's Peppermint Hot Chocolate.  So tasty.  Please come join us and see all of the great inspiration by our DTs.

I used all Gina K.'s Sweaters & Cocoa, Build a Greeting & You are so Loved.  Colored with Copics.  ML #11.

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Johanna Rundell is our Surprise Party Guest.  We are enjoying having you as a Guest.

Thanks for stopping by.

Seize the Birthday #315 - Shirley Splish Splash

The first challenge in STB is hosted by Shirley, and she would like us to make a card using Splish & Splash as our theme.

I am better at making flower or butterfly cards, so this was a bit of a challenge for me.

But come see all of the inspiration that the DT's have made for you, and join in our challenge

I used MFT - Sunshine & Friendship, colored with Copics.

MFT Cloud stencil & Gina K & Thermal Web Tropical Sunshine stencil.

  The lighter parts of the Alligator and Sloth were supposed to look like they were under water.  Lol

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

 

 Johanna Rundell  will be our Surprise Party Guest for the remainder of the year.  Welcome Johanna!

Thanks for stopping by.

Seize the Birthday #314 - Nancy - Clean & Simple with Stencil & Just Us Girls #794

Nancy is our host for today's STB challenge, and she would like to see a Clean and Simple card using a Stencil.  Please come and join us as the DT have lots of inspiration for you. 

I used Gina K's Frangipani Stencil with Light & Med. Carnation.

The sentiment is from Gina's Big Birthday.

Our "Topping" option this time is...

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

I am also linking this up to Just Us Girls where Lisa wants us to use Stencils.

 Johanna Rundell  will be our Surprise Party Guest for the remainder of the year.  Welcome Johanna!

Thanks for stopping by.

Seize the Birthday #313 Jenny - Embossing

Jenny is our host at STB for the first challenge in September and would like us to use embossing.  I have chosen to use a dry embossed image.  You may wish to do wet embossing, either one is great.

I used Altenew's Brick Wall 3-D EF and Gina K's Ruffled Blooms 

3-D EF with Gina's inks.  The sentiment is Gina's Build a Greeting stamp and die. 

Our "Topping" option this time is... "Embossing"

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

 Johanna Rundell  will be our Surprise Party Guest for the remainder of the year.  Welcome Johanna!

Thanks for stopping by.

Seize the Birthday #312 Linda - Black & White

I am your host for the last challenge in August for STB.  I would like you to make a card with Black and White.  I always love the fresh look of black and white cards.  Please come and join us in our challenge.  The DT has lots of inspiration for you.

Gina K's Blooming Butterfly, & Black Embellishments

PTI's Birthday Bash and Stripe paper

We would like to welcome our new team member Nancy Salkeld, who will be joining us this challenge.

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Surprise Party Guests

Karen Letchworth

Thanks for stopping by.