Reminder #305-Flowers

 Hello Crafters,

There is still plenty of time to participate in our latest challenge. The gallery is blooming with amazing cards, both with and without our Flower Topping. 

We hope you will consider joining us too!

If you're not a topping kind of person well, you can just

stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Just remember to make it a Birthday theme! 

You can just scroll down to find the challenge link!

You have until 9AM (PST) on May 20th to join us!

Happy Crafting! 

         Nanc'                  

 

Seize the Birthday #305-Flowers

                                                              Hello Crafters,

Nancy Here!  I am happy to be your host for today's challenge here at Seize the Birthday, and I believe you are going to love this Topping. Since it is the beginning of May and they say, "April Showers bring May Flowers, " I would like you to make a birthday card with FLOWERS!   

Before we get to the cards below, I want to introduce you to our next Surprise Party Guest, who will need no introduction.  We have Wanda Cullen joining us for the next two months.  

Welcome, Wanda, we're so happy to have you designing with us!

Here is a little bit about her!  

Hello from the beautiful Shendandoah Valley in Virginia! I grew up in northeastern Ohio, went to college in VA and met my husband there. I'm a retired registered nurse having worked on a surgical floor and then mostly at a vocational rehabilitation center for 40 years, I am loving retirement though it has been a trying time with fighting breast cancer and then my husband's multiple myeloma. Life is still good and we are blessed with 4 grandchildren who are so much fun to spoil! I'm also enjoying having more time in my craft room. I've been stamping for about 30 years and it just doesn't get old for me! I was honored to be asked to join as a guest for the STB team during May and June (it's one of my favorite challenges). Happy stamping to all of you! ~Wanda

Along with Wanda, we have Tracy joining us; she won the previous challenge using the Topping.  Happy to have you both with us! 

I have one more announcement before we get to all the fabulous inspiration below. I want to thank Vicki Dutcher for being a DT member here at STB and for all her work over the past many, many years.  I know we will continue to see her creating all over blogland, as she is so active with many companies and other card challenges as well! Thank you, Vicki! 

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!

Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

Surprise Party Guests

Wanda

Tracy

The Design Team

Barbara

Glenda

Ashwini

JoAnn

Cathy

Jenny

Jules

Shirley

Linda

Nancy

Challenge Rules:

1. It must be a Birthday project, however, our topping is optional.

2. Please add a direct link to your blog or online gallery. 

4. Please include one of our graphics and link back to our blog or IG account.

5. You may combine this challenge with up to 4 other challenges. 

6. When using digital images they must have been colored by hand.

7. The winner using our topping will be invited to be a guest on a future challenge. 

 Most importantly, HAVE FUN! 

This linky will close at 9am (PST) on Tuesday, May 20th!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winner's Post #304 - Stencilling

Hi crafters, it's Shirley here with my winner choices for the Stencilling challenge.  There were so many innovative ways to use stencils, I was really impressed, and I shall be trying a few myself.  It was a delight to look through the gallery of all the makes with or without the topping, and making my choices wasn't easy, but here they are.

Congratulations!

Carol

and

Helen

You both managed to "Take the Cake" this week!

We hope you will enjoy your Winner's Badge!

Carol, Please contact Nancy at Leppeknancy@gmail.com 

and she will give you all the details about guesting with us. 

Now, this week's Runner Ups who will be receiving 

"Birthday Honours" are...

Congratulations!

Stephanie L

Julie B

Mary Marsh

We hope you ALL will enjoy your "Honours" badge.

Now, stick around because in one hour

we will be posting our new Topping

for the next two weeks!

So please stay tuned!

Shirley

Reminder #304-Stencilling

 Hello Crafters, 

There is still plenty of time to participate in our latest challenge. The gallery is full of amazing cards, both with and without our Topping of Stenciling! We hope you will join us, too!

If you're not a topping kind of person, well, you can just

stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Just remember to make it a Birthday theme! 

You can just scroll down to find the challenge link!

You have until 9AM (PST) on May 6th to join us!

Happy Crafting! 

         Nanc'                  

 

Seize the Birthday # 304

Hello Crafters, it's Shirley hosting, and I've chosen a tried and tested technique, stencilling.  You could stencil a whole background, or just do some selective stencilling on part of your card or main image, it's entirely up to you.  Have some fun with stencils and join in the gallery!  

Before we see the cards below, I want to take a moment and thank Leslie for being with us the past two months.  It has been an absolute joy having you. Please come back and play along when you have the time.  Along with Leslie today, we have Claire joining us as well.  She was the overall winner from our last challenge using the Topping.  Welcome, Claire! 

Below, you'll find plenty of inspiration from our Design Team and Surprise Party Guests.

    

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!

Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

Surprise Party Guests

Leslie

Claire

The Design Team

Barbara

Jules

JoAnn

Ashwini

Linda

Vicki

Cathy

Nancy

Jenny Martin

Glenda

Shirley

Challenge Rules:

1. It must be a Birthday project, however, our topping is optional.

2. Please add a direct link to your blog or online gallery. 

4. Please include one of our graphics and link back to our blog or IG account.

5. You may combine this challenge with up to 4 other challenges. 

6. When using digital images they must have been colored by hand.

7. The winner using our topping will be invited to be a guest on a future challenge. 

 Most importantly, HAVE FUN! 

This linky will close at 9am (PST) on Tuesday, May 6th! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winner's Post #303-Layer It

 Hello Crafters,  Nancy here! 

It is time to announce the winners from our latest challenge. I appreciate all of you who took the time to join us, both with and without the Topping of Layer It. I enjoyed looking at the wonderfully diverse gallery of birthday cards! 

I really dislike being the hostess as choosing is never easy, and I fret about hurting feelings for far too long! I wish I could pick all of you! 

Here they are! 

Congratulations!

Tracy

and

Julie B.

You both managed to "Take the Cake" this week!

We hope you will enjoy your Winner's Badge!

TRACY, Please contact Nancy at Leppeknancy@gmail.com 

and she will give you all the details about guesting with us. 

Now, this week's Runner Ups who will be receiving 

"Birthday Honours" are...

Congratulations!

Milla

lmke

Lois

We hope you ALL will enjoy your "Honours" badge.

Now, stick around because in one hour

we will be posting our new Topping

for the next two weeks!

So please stay tuned!

Nanc'

 

Reminder #303-Layer It

 Hello Crafters, Happy Easter to you if you are celebrating! 

There is still plenty of time to participate in our latest challenge. The gallery is full of amazing cards, both with and without our Topping of, Layer It!  We hope you will join us too!

If you're not a topping kind of person, well, you can just

stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Just remember to make it a Birthday theme! 

You can just scroll down to find the challenge link!

You have until 9AM (PST) on April 22nd to join us!

Happy Crafting! 

         Nanc'