Seize the Birthday: January 2022

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Reminder #230-Embossing

There is still plenty of time to join us for our topping of...

If you're not a topping kinda 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!

You have until 9AM (PST) on February 1st to join us!

Happy Crafting!

NANC'

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Seize the Birthday # 230 Embossing

Hello and welcome to another great challenge here at Seize the Birthday! Barbara here, and I am your hostess for this challenge.

Our "Topping" option this time is...

There are so many ways to emboss. There is dry embossing. (embossing folder)

Heat embossing with powder. Embossing of your sentiment.

If you cannot think of a way, just go to Jennifer McGuire on Youtube and type in Embossing. There are a ton of ideas there. I sure hope that you use the topping on your card.

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 Guest

Vicky

The Design Team

Ashwini

Barbara

Cathy

Colleen

Glenda

JoAnn

Jules

Lindsey

( On Break)

Nancy

Shirley

Vicki

Have fun and let the celebration begin!

Challenge Rules (to keep things fair):

1. You must make a BIRTHDAY PROJECT, however, our topping is always optional.

2. You may link up to 3 projects for each challenge.

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

4. Please include one of our graphics and a link back to our blog.

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

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

7. As always, please have fun! All products are welcome!

This linky will close at 9am (PST) on Tuesday, February 1st.

Hello, Colleen here, and I am back today with our winners from our last challenge. Thanks to all the participants that joined us and especially those that chose to play along with my topping, I appreciate that.

I would like to take a minute and do a refresh of our selection process.

The Design Team member that selected the topping for the challenge is the DT member that will also choose the winners. We will have 2 overall challenge winners, one using the topping and one without. The remaining 3 Birthday Honours can be any combination of topping or no topping birthday cards. For example; 2 with toppings and 1 without or 1 with a topping and 2 without. All entries that appear not to be Birthday cards, will unfortunately be disregarded.

I hope that clarifies it for our Newest followers and our Newest participants!

Now let's go see who the winners are!

Congratulations!

Kath

Kath, your butterfly is stunning! I love your selective
embossing in the middle of the card!

and

Helen

I loved Helen's center step card filled with daffodils!

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

We hope you will enjoy your Winner's Badge!

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

"Birthday Honours" are...

Congratulations!

Fran

and

Karen

and

Karren

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!

Colleen

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Reminder #229-Blue and Gray

There is still plenty of time to join us for our topping of...

If you're not a topping kinda 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 scroll down to find the challenge or click HERE!

You have until 9AM (PST) on January 18th to join us!

Happy Crafting!

NANC'

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Seize the Birthday #229- Blue and Gray

Happy New Year!

Welcome to the first challenge of 2022! We hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season and are ready to start creating again and building up your stash of Birthday cards! Before I get to our topping, I am pleased to announce to you our new Surprise Party Guest for the next two months...

Vicky Hayes

Here is a little bit about her!

I’m Vicky aka Crafting Clare, which is the nickname my daughter used to tease me with whenever I got my inks and stamps out! I live in a small market town in the heart of England in the UK. Before having my family, I was a graphic designer, and when the kids grew older (I must’ve blinked!) I discovered the fun of stamping at a Stampin’ Up party. I was a demo for 5 years but now I create for the sheer pleasure of it and love thinking up new things to do with my stash. When I’m not crafting, I’m usually careering about the countryside with my sweet golden retriever Eva and her pals.

Our "Topping" option this time that was selected by Colleen is...