Birthday Greetings with Seize the Birthday

Every day is a great day to create and share a birthday card.  Heaven knows, we all need to have them readily on hand and available.  So, having a FUN challenge blog like Seize the Birthday is a great way to inspire us all to stay caught up on making those birthday cards.  I'm blessed and honored to be continuing on as the July/August Surprise Party Guest at Seize the Birthday Challenge Blog, and it's been great fun creating birthday cards.  The optional "topping" for this new challenge is "No Flowers", so I refrained from any flowers to my card.

This FUN card started with cream cardstock that I layered with some pretty patterned papers from the Emma's Shoppe line by Crate Paper.  I cut the bigger background pieces using the Dot Dash Nested Rectangle Dies from Brass & Bliss Craft Co.  I cut three layers with those fun dies.  That created my fun colorful layered card base.  My stamped sentiment is found in the Year Round Typewritten Sentiments Stamp Set from Stamp Simply.  

Next, I used scraps of the Emma's Shoppe patterned papers along with the FUN Candles with Layers Dies (also from Brass & Bliss Craft Co.).  I cut each candle from a different patterned paper, and I placed them across the bottom of my card.  This is very simple, but I just LOVE all those layers of delicious paper.  Come on, you know you need to make a few birthday cards.  Why not come play along?

I'm so grateful to have you visit me here today.  I hope you'll Follow me here and then stop by my Instagram Page to say hello and Follow me there as well.  I always enjoy your visits, and I also enjoy being inspired by your art.  Please leave me a note so I know who was here and where I can find you to say hello.  Have a blessed and creative week, and don't forget to join us at Seize the Birthday Challenge Blog.  It's always more fun when YOU can join the FUN.

I'll be sharing this fun birthday card in the following challenges:

Just Us Girls Challenge Blog - Challenge #788 - Word Week - Birthday

Inspiration Station Challenge Blog - August Challenge #76: Inspiration Photo - The elements in this photo that inspired me include the Birthday theme, the bright fun colors and the cake/cupcakes which, of course, need candles!

Which fun challenges are you playing along in this week?

Happy crafting,

Karen

BIG Win at Brass & Bliss Craft Co.

As some of you already know, I've started posting cards on Instagram.  It's still fairly new to me, but it seems to be the up-and-coming place to post our art.  I'm still rather "old school" and enjoy my blog, keeping my blog, and visiting other blogs.  It just seems a bit more personal to me.  However, trends say that people like to see things all in one place.  So, what do I know?  lol

The title of my blog post today should give you an idea as to why I'm posting.  I recently won an Instagram Hop sponsored by Brass & Bliss Craft Co.  I do love their products, and I was blessed and excited when I learned that I had won the $50 prize.  I chose their Dot Dash Nested Rectangle Dies, Freehand Frame Stamp Set and Candles With Layers Dies.

There was a sample card by DT Member, Kendra Sand using these darling Candles With Layers Dies that totally inspired me when creating my card.  I used the Dot Dash Rectangle Dies to cut a white layer that I attached to black cardstock.  I cut the next size of the Dot Dash Rectangle Dies to cut a piece of vellum that I placed over sequins to create a shaker element.  What I quickly realized is that I don't have a Birthday sentiment from Blass & Bliss Craft Co. so I had to go another route for a sentiment.

I used yet another size rectangle from the Dot Dash Rectangle Dies to cut a matching tag.  On the card, I added a sentiment using a Happy Birthday stamp set from Paper Sweeties, and I cut it with a Fishtail Banner Die.  Lots of colorful Baker's Twine at the top of my tag and at the bottom of my card served as the finishing touches on each.

Thanks so much for stopping by today to take a peek at my project using fun new goodies that I was BLESSED to WIN.  I hope that you take some time to join some Blog Hops, Instagram Hops and Challenges for your chance to WIN some awesome prizes.

Colorful Options Challenge - February: I went with the RAINBOW option for this entry.

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2505 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Bright & Cheerful - I just LOVE using bright cheery colors and this card/tag set was a lot of fun to make.

Paper Funday Challenge - Challenge #73 - Anything Goes - I didn't use the optional twist on this entry.

TIME OUT Challenge #281 - Pick Two:  For this card, I chose Layers (lots of paper layers) and the shaker element, Warm (because candles are literally warm from the fire) and my card is heart-warming,  Love (for the birthday girl), Stitch (faux) with the Dot/Dash Die, and finally "Food" but you can't actually see the cake that these candles are atop.  lol   (But the two literal elements I incorporated were Layers and Warm)

Happy crafting!

Blessings,

Karen