Seize the Birthday: October 2023

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Seize the Birthday #272-Add a Sky

Hello Crafters, Vicki here!

Before we go check out my Topping and the cards by the Design Team, I want to thank Stef Severin for being with us these past two months as our Surprise Party Guest. It has been a pleasure having you in our gallery, Stef, and I hope you enjoyed yourself too. Please come back and play along with us when you can.

We also have Linda Wamsley joining us as a Surprise Party Guest today, she was invited to the party because she was a winner of a previous challenge, using the Topping. Welcome, Linda! Happy to have you!

Now, onto my Topping!

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

Stef

Linda

The Design Team

Barbara

Colleen

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. Our winner from a previous challenge 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, Nov. 7th!

Winner's Post #271-Hot Pink and Lime

Hey crafters! It's time to announce the winner for my theme of Hot Pink and Lime, along with the winner for our Anything Goes theme. I loved seeing your colourful entries, and it really was difficult for me to choose an overall winner. But I kept being drawn back to Jolande's wonderful collaged flower card. I loved the texture and 3D-ness of it and just want to touch it!

For our Anything Goes theme, I loved Kathy's stencilled peacock feather card with the soft colouring.

Congratulations!

Jolande

and

Kathy

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

We hope you will enjoy your Winner's Badge!

Jolande, 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!

Amanda

Trina

Deborah

Birthday greeting inside.

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

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Reminder #271- Hot Pink and Lime

Hello Crafters,

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

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 Oct. 24th to join us!

Happy Crafting!

Nanc'

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Seize the Birthday #271- Hot Pink and Lime

Hello Crafty Friends! It's Shirley here to bring you the new Seize the Birthday challenge. I decided it had been a while since we did a color challenge. So I have chosen the pairing of Hot Pink and Lime. I hope the cards by the Design Team and guests will inspire you to play along.

Speaking of guests... We still are fortunate to have Stef with us for two more challenges, but we also have Karen Walker joining us! Karen was our winner from our previous challenge using the Topping. Welcome, Karen! We are happy to have you!

Now, put on your sunglasses, and let's go check out the bright cards below!

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:

Stef

Karen

Our Design Team:

Colleen

Barbara

Glenda

Ashwini

Nancy

Linda

Jules

Shirley

Vicki

Cathy

JoAnn

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. Our winner from a previous challenge 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, October 24th!

Winners #270-Repetitive Die-cuts

Hello, Crafters!

It's time to announce the Winners of our last challenge where the topping was "Repetitive Die-Cuts". The gallery had many awesome creations both with and without the topping so choosing is always difficult. I know it's hard to think about Birthday cards when Halloween is coming up so quickly and the Holiday Season is right behind that, so thanks so much to those who took the time to play along with us.

Let's go see which cards caught my attention!

Congratulations!

Entry-Using Our Topping

Linda