Seize the Birthday #311

Hey Crafty Friends!  

It feels like forever but it's totally me, not you.  *wink*   I have spent the last three months traveling up and down the southeast United States.  My daughter and her new husband just moved from Florida to South Carolina, about two hours south of my son and his family in North Carolina.  Somewhere along the way I decided to offer up my redecorating services in the way of painting the interiors.  It took me three trips to SC to get their house ready and I am now in the process of repainting my son's upper level which includes a total redo of my grandson's room. I am one tired mama/grandmama but I can see the light at the end of the painting tunnel.

Anyway, all that to say that I have been very preoccupied and my crafting time has been pushed to the wayside.  Fortunately I buckled down in early June and managed to get all of my DT obligations met for the summer.  Where I feel a disconnect is in the area of social media.  I won't lie.  It's been a struggle to keep up but I'm looking forward to hanging at home this fall, crafting my heart out and keeping up with all things crafty.   

So on to today's post!

I am hosting the Seize the Birthday challenge that just went live and as host it is my opportunity to choose the Topping.  It seems like we always have an abundance of florals showcased in our gallery so my challenge to you is to omit flowers of any kind in your design.  This will be easy for most of us but definitely a challenge for some.  

I reached into my NBUS bin and pulled out one of it's newest occupants.  I fell in love with this fishing set the moment I saw it.  I die cut my elements from colored cardstocks, inked some clouds onto a light blue sky and got to work assembling the scene.  I couldn't resist adding my grandson's name to the greeting so I did some Frankensteining of two sentiment stamps to create my own.  I will definitely be giving this die set more love in the near future.  I just love it.

If you use my Spellbinders Affiliate Links to make any purchase it earns 

me a bit  of crafting cash at no additional expense to you. TIA! 

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Fairways and Fish Tales die set

MFT Stamps - Sharky Sentiments

I invite you to come play along.  We would love to see your favorite color showcased on your card but if you choose not to use the Topping please remember that it must be a birthday card.  We have Karen and Cassandra joining us on the blog where you'll also find inspiration from my fellow teammates.  

A bonus photo for those of you who read this far....

Notice the lovely shin bruises from the ladder?  I'm actually 

a very good painter (not that you could tell from this mess) but after

multiple ten hour days painting nine foot walls I tend to get clumsy. 

And tired.  Very, very tired.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules