Seize the Birthday #8-Masculine Birthday Card

Welcome to Seize the Birthday! We are working on creating both masculine and feminine birthday cards this year! This week we are using the same sketch as last week, only this time we are looking for a masculine birthday card. The design team has some wonderful inspiration for you! Won't you join us and build your stash of birthday cards?! 

This month we are thrilled to welcome "The Alley Way" Stamps as our Sponsor!!! Here is a little about the Alley Way Stamps Company!

     We're a small company from Utah that specializes in clear photopolymer stamps that are made right here in the USA! These stamps are fun, whimsical, and sometimes a little quirky. We try to keep them trendy. The sentiments will always put a smile on your face. We began in January 2012 with the release of four stamp sets and are now just over 60 sets and growing. We at The Alley Way bring you one of a kind stamps. All of our stamps are hand created with you in mind; even our sentiments are made to go perfectly with each set. One of our favorite things to do is pick out PUNNY sentiments and the perfect stamp name. From the oldest to the youngest, we hope it brings out the fun in crafting. We can't wait to see The Alley Way Stamps in your next project!

Owner/Designer

Alison Spelman

Alison at the Alley Way is also offering a prize each week this month!!! This week's prize is the stamp set "Tweet Spots" which will be mailed to our winner this week, from Alison. It is SUCH an adorable set!!!

To learn more about our guidelines, please click HERE.

Jen Nelson

Lesley Croghan

Deanna Dean

Lynn Hayes

 
Rose Miller

Kay Miller

Stacey Schafer

Challenge Rules (to keep things fair):

1. You must use the sketch and make a BIRTHDAY card. (this week we are looking for a masculine birthday card)

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

3. Feel free to use other challenges or for a stamp release, it doesn't matter, as long as you add this challenge link to your post.

4. Any offensive posts or cards that do not follow the guidelines will be removed out of courtesy to fellow bloggers and the design team.

5. As always, please have fun and make the sketch your own!

This linky will close at Noon on the Tuesday before the next Seize the Birthday Challenge.

Weekly Winners

What a fantastic week here at Seize the Birthday!!! Thank you to everyone who played along with us! We enjoyed seeing your creations! Each week is become more difficult to choose a winner!!! Thank you to everyone who is joining in the fun and getting those birthday cards made!

Our winner who "Took the Cake" is:

Judy May

Judy's birthday card "Took the Cake" for us this week! What a pretty card Judy created! The papers, lace ribbon and pretty layered flowers make this one special birthday card!! Congratulations Judy, you are the winner of the Alley Way Stamp set from Alison. I will forward your information onto Alison and she will be in touch with you soon!

There were also some other special birthday creations which caught our eye! Congratulations to the following ladies who received our first "Birthday Honours"! (These are in no particular order.)

Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun this past week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new sketch and creating a feminine card!! We hope you will join us!

Seize the Birthday Reminder

There is still time to play along with this week's sketch.
To join us click here.

Seize the Birthday #7 {Feminine Birthday Sketch}

Welcome to Seize the Birthday! We are working on creating both masculine and feminine birthday cards this year! This week we are using the same sketch as last week, only this time we are looking for a feminine birthday card. The design team has some wonderful inspiration for you! Won't you join us and build your stash of birthday cards?! 

This month we are thrilled to welcome "The Alley Way" Stamps as our Sponsor!!! Here is a little about the Alley Way Stamps Company!

We're a small company from Utah that specializes in clear photopolymer stamps that are made right here in the USA! These stamps are fun, whimsical, and sometimes a little quirky. We try to keep them trendy. The sentiments will always put a smile on your face. We began in January 2012 with the release of four stamp sets and are now just over 60 sets and growing. We at The Alley Way bring you one of a kind stamps. All of our stamps are hand created with you in mind; even our sentiments are made to go perfectly with each set. One of our favorite things to do is pick out PUNNY sentiments and the perfect stamp name. From the oldest to the youngest, we hope it brings out the fun in crafting. We can't wait to see The Alley Way Stamps in your next project!

Owner/Designer

Alison Spelman

Alison at the Alley Way is also offering a prize each week this month!!! This week's prize is the stamp set "Kitchen Gadgets 2" which will be mailed to our winner this week, from Alison. It is SUCH an adorable set!!!

To learn more about our guidelines, please click HERE. The design team has created such stunning samples to get you in the birthday spirit!! We are also thrilled to welcome Jen Mitchell as our Guest Designer this week!!  So happy to have you with us Jen!

Deanna Dean

Jen Nelson

Jen Mitchell (Guest Designer)

Kay Miller

Lesley Croghan

Lynn Hayes

Rose Miller

Stacey Schafer

Challenge Rules (to keep things fair):

1. You must use the sketch and make a BIRTHDAY card. (this week we are looking for a feminine birthday card)

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

3. Feel free to use other challenges or for a stamp release, it doesn't matter, as long as you add this challenge link to your post.

4. Any offensive posts or cards that do not follow the guidelines will be removed out of courtesy to fellow bloggers and the design team.

5. As always, please have fun and make the sketch your own!

This linky will close at Noon on the Tuesday before the next Seize the Birthday Challenge.

Weekly Winners

What a fantastic week here at Seize the Birthday!!! Thank you to everyone who played along with us! We enjoyed seeing your creations! Each week we see such amazing talent! Thank you to everyone who is joining in the fun and getting those birthday cards made!

Our winner who "Took the Cake" is:
Bonnie Klass

Bonnie's birthday card "Took the Cake" for me this week! I am amazed by this card she created for her grandson and I love her creative take on the sketch!!! She took the words "Any Shape" to a whole new level! Congratulations Bonnie, you are the winner of the Alley Way Stamp set from Alison. I will forward your information onto Alison and she will be in touch with you soon!

There were also some other special birthday creations which caught our eye! Congratulations to the following ladies who received our first "Birthday Honours"! (These are in no particular order.)

Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun this past week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new sketch and creating a feminine card!! We hope you will join us!

Have you Seen it?

Have you had the chance to connect with our FACEBOOK page? Each week we post our cards there. Also, starting tonight, I will be posting the sketch at Midnight (EST) for anyone who would like to get a head start on their challenge cards.

In the right sidebar, LIKE our FACEBOOK page and be sure to share your cards with us there! After you link up your creation, feel free to add your card to our FACEBOOK page!!

I am also excited to welcome a special Guest Designer to our challenge tomorrow...she is a good friend and an amazing stamper!!

See you all tomorrow or TONIGHT at Midnight (EST) on the FB page with our newest sketch!!!

Hugs,
Lesley

Seize the Birthday Reminder

There is still time to play along with this week's sketch.
To join us click here.

Seize the Birthday #6 {A Masculine Birthday Sketch}

Welcome to Seize the Birthday! We are working on creating both masculine and feminine birthday cards this year! This week we are using the same sketch as last week, only this time we are looking for a masculine birthday card. The design team has some wonderful inspiration for you! Won't you join us and build your stash of birthday cards?! 

Kay Miller

I am happy to welcome another new designer to our team!!! I have been admiring her work for the last month and was thrilled when she agreed to join us!! Welcome to Kay Miller! I have added her bio and photo to our design team page found HERE.

This month we are thrilled to welcome "The Alley Way" Stamps as our Sponsor!!! Here is a little about the Alley Way Stamps Company!

    We're a small company from Utah that specializes in clear photopolymer stamps that are made right here in the USA! These stamps are fun, whimsical, and sometimes a little quirky. We try to keep them trendy. The sentiments will always put a smile on your face. We began in January 2012 with the release of four stamp sets and are now just over 60 sets and growing. We at The Alley Way bring you one of a kind stamps. All of our stamps are hand created with you in mind; even our sentiments are made to go perfectly with each set. One of our favorite things to do is pick out PUNNY sentiments and the perfect stamp name. From the oldest to the youngest, we hope it brings out the fun in crafting. We can't wait to see The Alley Way Stamps in your next project!

Owner/Designer

Alison Spelman

Alison at the Alley Way is also offering a prize each week this month!!! This week's prize is the stamp set "Holiday Sparkles" which will be mailed to our winner this week, from Alison. It is SUCH an adorable set!!!

To learn more about our guidelines, please click HERE. Here is some inspiration from the design team!!! We hope you get the chance to join us and create a masculine birthday card with the sketch!!

Kay Miller

Jen Nelson

Lesley Croghan

Deanna Dean

Lynn Hayes

 

Rose Miller

Stacey Schafer

Challenge Rules (to keep things fair):

1. You must use the sketch and make a BIRTHDAY card. (this week we are looking for a masculine birthday card)

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

3. Feel free to use other challenges or for a stamp release, it doesn't matter, as long as you add this challenge link to your post.

4. Any offensive posts or cards that do not follow the guidelines will be removed out of courtesy to fellow bloggers and the design team.

5. As always, please have fun and make the sketch your own!

This linky will close at Noon on the Tuesday before the next Seize the Birthday Challenge.

Seize the Birthday Winners

Another great week here at Seize the Birthday!!! Thank you to everyone who played along with us! We enjoyed seeing your creations!

Our winner who "Took the Cake" is:
Tracey McNeely

Tracey's birthday card "Took the Cake" for me because of its originality! I love the chevron background stamping and the way the floral image POPS off the kraft background! Congratulations Tracey, you are the winner of the Alley Way stamp set from Alison. I will forward your information onto Alison and she will be in touch with you soon!

There were also some other special birthday creations which caught our eye! Congratulations to the following ladies who received our first "Birthday Honours"! (These are in no particular order.)

Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun this past week! We will be back in one hour with a brand new sketch and creating a feminine card!! We hope you will join us!

Seize the Birthday Reminder

There is still time to play along with this week's challenge.
To join us Click Here.

The challenge ends Tuesday @ noon (PDT)

Seize the Birthday #5 {Feminine Birthday} Sponsored by The Alley Way Stamps!

Welcome to Seize the Birthday! We are working on creating both masculine and feminine birthday cards this year! This is an exciting month at Seize the Birthday as we will be introducing some new design team members!!! I would like to welcome Deanna Dean to our team! Deanna is an absolute pleasure to work with and I was tickled pink when she agreed to join us! I know you will love her clean and classy designs as much as I do!! Welcome Deanna!

Deanna Dean

This month we are also thrilled to welcome "The Alley Way" Stamps as our Sponsor!!! Wahoo! Here is a little about the Alley Way Stamps Company!

    We're a small company from Utah that specializes in clear photopolymer stamps that are made right here in the USA! These stamps are fun, whimsical, and sometimes a little quirky. We try to keep them trendy. The sentiments will always put a smile on your face. We began in January 2012 with the release of four stamp sets and are now just over 60 sets and growing. We at The Alley Way bring you one of a kind stamps. All of our stamps are hand created with you in mind; even our sentiments are made to go perfectly with each set. One of our favorite things to do is pick out PUNNY sentiments and the perfect stamp name. From the oldest to the youngest, we hope it brings out the fun in crafting. We can't wait to see The Alley Way Stamps in your next project!

Owner/Designer

Alison Spelman

PRIZE ALERT!!!

Alison at the Alley Way is also offering a prize each week this month!!! This week's prize is the stamp set "Kitchen Gadgets" which will be mailed to our winner this week, from Alison. It is SUCH an adorable set!!!

To learn more about our rules and guidelines, please click HERE.
The design team has a wonderful array of cards to inspire you this week!!! 
Join us and get those birthday cards made for your stash!

Deanna Dean

Stacey Schafer

Jen Nelson

Lesley Croghan

Lynn Hayes

Rose Miller

Challenge Rules (to keep things fair):

1. You must use the sketch and make a BIRTHDAY card. (this week we are looking for a feminine birthday card)

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

3. Feel free to use other challenges or for a stamp release, it doesn't matter, as long as you add this challenge link to your post.

4. Any offensive posts or cards that do not follow the guidelines will be removed out of courtesy to fellow bloggers and the design team.

5. As always, please have fun and make the sketch your own!

This linky will close at Noon on the Tuesday before the next Seize the Birthday Challenge.