Seize The Birthday - Use Your Favourite Technique

Hello!  Time for a new challenge at Seize The Birthday, chosen by Ashwini - it's Use Your Favourite Technique. 

My favourite technique is messing around with Distress Inks.  Whether it's smooshing or sloshing or watercolouring, I just love using them!

For this card I smooshed, sloshed and watercoloured some Seedless Preserves and Bundled Sage onto a STAMPlorations image and my background, and added a sentiment strip.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and from our Surprise Party Guest Lols, and join in the fun!

Seize The Birthday - Use a Stencil

Hello, time for a new challenge at Seize The Birthday - Use a Stencil chosen by Vicki.

My stencil is from Tim Holtz, the girl is from Funky Fossil and the butterflies die is from Memory Box.  Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous stencil inspiration from the team and from our surprise party guest, Lorraine, and play along with us.  If you don't want to use a stencil you can still play with our Anything Goes theme.

Seize The Birthday - Real or Faux Stitching

 

Hello, I've picked the theme for the latest Seize The Birthday challenge, and I've gone for Faux or Real Stitching.  

The foreground stamp is Poppy Seed Heads by Sarah Anderson for The Artistic Stamper, the stitching is Tim Holtz, the sentiment is Altenew and the background is Carabelle Studio 'Histoire de Temps'.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog to see how the rest of the team and our guest Lorraine have added stitching to their projects, and play along with us.  If you don't want to include stitching, you can still play along with our Anything Goes theme, as long as it's birthday.

Seize The Birthday - Butterflies or Hummingbirds

 

Hello!  We've got a new challenge for you at Seize The Birthday - Butterflies or Hummingbirds.

Not much call for hummingbirds in this part of the world, but I've got plenty of butterflies.  This one is from Visible Image.  The background is a gel print, the main mask/stencil from Simon Says Stamp.  The sentiment is from Wow!

I had another similar background, so I stamped another butterfly from the set to make this blank card:

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous butterfly and hummingbird inspiration, and play along with our theme, or with our Anything Goes.

STAMPlorations Inspiration #366

Steppin' out in style with this card for my STAMPlorations Tuesday Inspiration post.  I used Groovy Platform Shoes, which is available in the Outlet Store if you fancy a bargain!

I stamped the image with InkOn3 Fade-Out ink, then watercoloured using Distress Inks.  I watercoloured an extra piece of card with the same colours and diecut the Birthday sentiment.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to the store.  Whenever you're shopping in the main store you can get 20% off by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Happy stamping!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #365

 

Hello, we've got some more STAMPlorations Inspiration for you today.  I've used two of my sets, Big Monsters and Little Monsters to create this card.

I painted some circles with Distress Oxides then stamped the images and sentiment for a quick and easy card.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team and don't forget to comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to the store.  Whenever you're shopping in the store, don't forget to use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY for 20% off your order.

Happy stamping!

Seize The Birthday - Signs of Spring

 

Hello, we've got a new challenge for you at Seize The Birthday - Signs of Spring, chosen by Lindsey.  How appropriate that the song 'Blackbird' by The Beatles is playing randomly in the background.

The diecuts and script stamp are Tim Holtz, can't remember whose stamps I used for the sentiment.

Check out how the rest of the team and our guest designer Deepti have interpreted the theme over on the blog, then come and join us!  If the spring theme isn't your bag, you can still play along with Anything Goes as long as it's birthday-themed.