Seize the Birthday #323

 

Hello my crafty friends!  I am the host of the Seize the Birthday challenge and have a very simple Topping for you all this fortnight.  I'd like you to Add a Tag to your birthday card design.  Easy Peasy.  

My card is very CAS.  I changed things up a bit and used some old watercolor paper to create my tag and card base.  I've seen many crafters do this over the years but I had yet to try.  I'm rather digging it as you will see in some of my upcoming card designs.  I believe this particular paper is a Hobby Lobby brand from years ago.  Unfortunately my photo doesn't illustrate the cool texture of this watercolor paper.

I added some die cut greenery to the base and popped up the sentiment tag over top.  Some really old twine finished this one off.  I think this is a great design for a gender neutral card.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes stamp set

MFT Stamps - Fab Greenery dies

Watercolor Paper for card base and tag

I invite you to visit our blog and play along in our gallery!  Whether or not you incorporate my Topping, remember to make it a birthday card.

Color Hues #129

Hello again, my crafty friends! 

It is time for another color pairing for our Color Hues 

challenge and I am convinced, now more than ever,

 that my teammies have it out for me.

Yep.  PURPLE and Marigold.

(Thanks a lot Marcia.)

You want it.  You get it.  

I'm EMBRACING it.

ROFL!

 

My favorite part of this card is that an entire sheet

 of purple cardstock has left the craft room.

I began by embossing an A2 sized panel to create some background texture.  The florals were then die cut using the same purple cardstock (leaves/stems) and what is an orangey/yellow cardstock (florals).  (Don't believe the photo.)  I adhered the florals to the panel, added a sentiment strip and then adhered the finished panel to a purple card base.  

Supplies:

Honeybee Stamps - Wildflower die set

The Greetery - Tear Strip Tags die set

Photoplay - Sorry/Sympathy stamp set

Spellbinders - EF (sorry, didn't record the name at time)

I invite you to visit our blog for more Purple and Marigold inspiration.  We are delighted to have a "Man in the House" so please give Chris some love while visiting.  As always, we'd love to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #322

 

In celebration of spring our host JoAnn has chosen the color of Green as her Topping for this new Seize the Birthday challenge.  I have once again turned to the brilliance of Betsy Veldman, owner of The Greetery, to assist with my card design.  (I do not know her personally and have purchased all of her supplies myself but her horn definitely needs so tooting as she's absolutely spot on in her designs.)

Once again I've chosen my favorite green shade of cardstock, Pinefeather, from PaperTrey Ink as my card base.  I die cut the capsule oval, stamped the border and sentiment, and then ran it through my machine with an embossing folder.  I popped it up and added a few gems for interest.

Supplies:

The Greetery - Capsule Collection Floral Borders

The Greetery - Capsule Basics die set

Fun Stampers Journey - Inspire embossing folder

We have Jennie Maier joining us as our Surprise Party Guest so I hope you'll give her and the rest of the Design Team some appreciation.  We would love to see your card in our gallery!  If you'd like to be considered for a Guest spot be sure to use our Toppings.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #272

 

Another month, another fabulous snarky challenge prompt!  While March is traditionally very warm here in Florida I am well aware of how downright freezing in can be in other parts of the world.  The Sisterhood would love to see your snarky cards with a COLD theme this month.    

Is there any one of us that cannot relate to this poor Art Impressions patient?  

We've all been there, right?  

I included an inside sentiment on this one to make it a true Get Well card.

I stamped, colored and fussy cut out the image before adhering it to the patterned paper framed panel.  (I adhered the two patterns together before die cutting.  The frame is actually pieced four high for a bit of dimension.)  I stamped the sentiment and adhered the focal panel to a kraft cardbase.  The inside panel was stamped onto a coordinating panel of designer paper as well. 

Art Impressions - Get Well stamp set

Hero Arts - Irreverent Elf Messages stamp set

Avery Elle - Postage Stamp die set  

I invite you to play along with us!  I am truly looking forward to seeing your snarky interpretation of cold in our gallery.  

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #128

 

The year 2026 keeps marching along, whether we're ready or not.  

Karen is our host for this round of Color Hues and she's 

chosen the perfect combination for St. Patty's Day so, 

of course, I created a Christmas card.  Or two.  

Betsy, the owner and brilliant designer behind The Greetery, included this fabulous tree die as a thank you in one of my orders.  Because I wanted to inlay the tiny diamonds into the design I cut it once in green and once in gold metallic.  Hence, a two-fer!

The beautiful oval dies are also of hers and they make for such a elegant cards.  Card one uses a pre-embossed specialty paper.  I added the green to the bottom for a place to heat emboss my sentiment.  (This cardstock is Pine Feather from Paper Trey Ink...one of my all time favs.)  The second card is a bit less fussy but equally as pretty in real life.

Supplies:

The Greetery -  Tree die (a freebie with purchase)

The Greetery - Capsule die collection

Spellbinders - To You and Yours stamp set

Tonic Studios - embossed designer paper

MFT - metallic gold paper

So whether you choose St. Patty, Christmas or something in between we would love to see your card in our gallery.  We have Darnell and Donna joining us on the blog.  Just remember to NOT add in colors that are not green, gold or an approved neutral.  Hope to see you there!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #321

 

Hello to all of my crafty friends!  I'm popping in here today to share a card created for the new Seize the Birthday challenge!  Jenny is our host this fortnight and has chosen Anything With Wings as our Topping.  This cute NBUS set had been gathering dust but when I noticed it included little butterflies I knew today was it's lucky day.

C'mon.  Who can resist Piglet and Tigger?

Tigger's orange fur dictated the color scheme of my card and turquoise seemed like a good pairing.  A little blush color for piglet and a bold designer paper and this card pretty much created itself.  Due to the size of these dies I did increase the size of my card.  I don't have the measurements in front of me but it's bigger than A2 and smaller than A7.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Piglet and Pooh die set

Spellbinders - Tigger and Eeyore die set

A Jillian Vance Design - Make a Wish stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog for more birthday inspiration.  We invite you to share your new birthday cards with us in the gallery.  If you would like to be considered as a future Guest Designer remember to use our Topping in your design.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #127

It's time for another color pairing over at the Color Hues challenge blog and this time around I have the pleasure of hosting.  I have chosen duo of Peach and Teal and actually have two cards to share with you today.  

Both cards began with peach and teal cardstocks.  On my first card I die cut the daisy background panel in white and added tiny peach flowers to the centers.  The oval frame was cut in both white and peach as was the large focal flower.  The sentiment was heat embossed in white onto teal cardstock.  Card two utilized a BetterPress plate inked in white onto the teal background.  I added a die cut heart stamped with a simple sentiment along with a few black gems.

Supplies:

The Greetery - Capsule Filagree Borders die set

Spellbinders - Fresh Picked Vase Bouquet (tiny flowers)

Spellbinders - Propagation Garder sentiment stamp set

Honeybee Stamps - Delicate Daisy background die

Honeybee Stamps - Wildflower die set

Fun Stampers Journey - Inspire embossing folder

Spellbinders - My Heart Beats for You BetterPress plate

I invite you to check out our blog for some wonderful examples including a beautiful card created by Gundi, a recent winner and our guest this fortnite.  Remember to use only hues of peach and teal along with approved neutrals.  We hope to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules