Seize the Birthday

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Seize the Birthday #328-Use Vellum or Acetate

Hello Crafters, Ashwini here as your hostess for this challenge. I have chosen the topping to 'Use Vellum or Acetate Sheets'. I am not sure there is a crafter out there who doesn't have one of these products just waiting to be used. Of course, we still have our 'Anything Goes' as an option, if you prefer!

Before we get to the amazing cards below, we also have Kerry P with us today. Kerry was the overall winner of our previous challenge using our Topping. Welcome, Kerry! We are all happy to have you with us!

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

Kathy S.

Kerry P.

The Design Team

Barbara

Jenny

Ashwini

Linda

Shirley

Nancy

Cathy

Glenda

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. 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, June 23rd

Winners Post #327 - Sweet Treats

Hello, Shirley here with the winners for my Sweet Treats challenge. I loved the variety of sweet treats that were on offer - it was quite difficult to choose my favourite because any sweet treat is my favourite! Thank you all for playing along, whether it was with the theme or Anything Goes, you're all welcome. So here are my top picks.

Congratulations!

With the topping:

Heather H

and

Anything Goes:

Charmaine Stack

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

We hope you will enjoy your Winner's Badge!

Heather, 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!

Karen Dunbrook

Alice K

Karen Walker

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, June 7, 2026

Reminder #327-Sweet Treats

Hello Crafters,

There is still plenty of time to participate in our latest challenge.

We hope you will consider joining us!

The Topping is...

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 June 9th to join us!

Happy Crafting!

Nanc'

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Seize the Birthday #327-Sweet Treats

Hello Crafters,

It's Shirley here with our latest challenge. Before I share that with you, I want to thank you all for playing along with our last challenge, and I hope you'll join in with my challenge theme as well.

I also want to welcome Stef Perry today. She was the overall winner of our last challenge, and she is here along with Kathy as our Surprise Party Guest! Happy to have you both with us!

Now, let's get to my Topping!

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

Kathy

Stef

The Design Team

Ashwini

Linda

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, June 9th!

Winner's Post #326-Feature an Animal

Good Morning, Crafters! Nance S. here.

I was so thrilled to see so many Animal Featured Birthday cards in the gallery for my Topping the last two weeks. Thank you to everyone who played along not only in the Topping but the ATG challenge as well!

All of you made it very difficult to pick just a few winners! I know we all say that but it really is true. We have a lot of talented people in our gallery every week!

So on to our winners:

Congratulations!

Toppings Winner:

Kerry P

ATG Winner:

Marcia Hill

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

We hope you will enjoy your Winner's Badge!

Kerry, 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!

Brenda B

Nubble Light Designs

Blankina

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!

Nance S.

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Reminder #326-Feature an Animal

Hello Crafters,

There is still plenty of time to participate in our latest challenge.

We hope you will consider joining us!

The Topping is...

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 26th to join us!

Happy Crafting!

Nanc'

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Seize the Birthday #326-Feature an Animal

Hello Crafters,

Nance S. here hosting this fortnight Topping and I hope you will join us! My Topping is pretty simple - Feature An Animal (must be the main focal point) on your birthday card. Of course, if the Topping doesn't inspire you, you can always play along in our Anything Goes option, as long as it is a Birthday theme.

Before we get to the inspiration below by the Design Team, I want to welcome our next Surprise Party Guests.

We have Kathy Schweinfurth as our honorary guest for the next two months. We are really happy to have you here, Kathy!

Here is a bit about her!

Stamping and paper crafting have been my passion for over 25 years and cardmaking just plain makes me happy! I’m mainly a card maker with a clean, layered style, but I do love getting inky once in a while, too! I'm thrilled to be Seize The Birthday Surprise Party Guest for May and June!

We also have Tracey McNeely joining us as a guest today! She was the winner of one of our previous challenges, and we are happy to have her with us as well. Welcome,Tracey!

Our "Topping" option this time is...