radiant rainbows

Happy Thursday crafty friends! Hope 2026 is treating you well so far. Cathy has picked rainbow of colours for our Seize the Birthday challenge this week.  I love colour and putting together a rainbow always puts a smile on my face. I know this doesn't technically say birthday on it but I know I would love a glittery bag of rainbows & unicorn farts on my birthday!

Hope you can join us! Please check out the blog to see the fantastic from our Surprise Party Guest Helen and the rest of the team.

Wishing you a terrific day and wonderful upcoming weekend.

Thanks for stopping by, always appreciate it.

Glenda

Card details:

Rainbows & Unicorn Farts

Stamps: Unicorns ‘N Rainbows By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps

Paper: white and black cardstock

Ink: Versafine Black, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Oxides

Accessories: TCW Cosmic Swirl stencil, Prism stitched rectangle die, gems

sparkly snowflakes

Happy 2026 craft friends!  I'm a bit late joining the team for Seize the Birthday this week... hopefully that's not how the rest of my year is going to go!

Barbara has chosen the topping "make your own snowflake background" for us.  I'm happy to say that I haven't seen a significant amount of snowflakes around here this year yet! Fingers crossed snowflakes stay in the background here.  I went CAS with my card this week - just some snowflake dies with sparkly paper and a simple sentiment. This is definitely one of those cards that looks better in person than in the photo!

Hope you can join us! Please check out the blog to see what the rest of the team came up with and give a welcome to our new Surprise Party Guest Helen and previous winner Stephanie.

Wishing you all the best for 2026!

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

Have a Cozy Birthday  - 4 ¼ "x 5 ½"

Stamps: Altenew Hellow Winter

Paper: white and blue cardstock, sparkle paper

Ink: Versafine Black, SU! Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: red pearl, Spellbinders snowflake dies

Christmas supplies?!

It's our last challenge of the 2025 at Seize the Birthday and Ashwini has challenged us to use Christmas supplies. It's a doozy for me! My creative brain only wants to use Christmas supplies for Christmas cards - lol. So I had to make it easy on myself - sorry Ashwini! I grabbed a Christmas stencil that is easily used for other occasions and made a CAS, single layer card.

Hope you can join us! Please check out the blog to see what fabulous creations the design team, our Surprise Party Guest Johanna, and previous winner Liz, have come up with!

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend. It's been a fun year and I look forward to what we create for Seize the Birthday in 2026!

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday  - 3"x 6"

Stamps: Hero Arts

Paper: kraft card stock

Ink: Versafine Balck, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen (edge), white pigment ink

Accessories: red pearls, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Sparkle Fade stencil, EK Success corner rounder punch

twist on a treat

Nance (happy birthday to you!) has chosen Favourite Fall Treat for the Seize the Birthday topping this week. I'm taking a slightly differently take on this! I'm in a lot of denial about fall because I am 100% a summer person... but one of my favourite things to do in autumn is to walk and kick my feet through big piles of leaves. So that is my favourite fall treat ... I have to find something positive about autumn! I used my Artsy Leaves dies with some smooshed Distress Inks for this leafy card.

Hope you can join us! Please check out the blog to see what fabulous creations the design team, our Surprise Party Guest Johanna, and previous winner Stephanie, have come up with!

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday to You - 4.25"x 5.5"

Stamps: Waffleflower Sweet Lattice

Paper: watercolour paper, white card stock

Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Inks

Accessories: Tim Holtz/Sizzix Artsy Leaves

splish splash

Happy Thursday crafty friends and welcome to another Seize the Birthday Challenge! Shirley has chosen splish splash for our challenge! I feel like you could have a variety of interpretations of this - rain theme, ocean theme, watercolouring (which has a lot of options itself)... No surprise that I chose an ocean theme.  I used some Distress Mica Spray with a stencil to make my ocean background.

Hope you can join us for this fun challenge! Be sure to hop over to the blog to see the other excellent creations by the rest of the team and Surprise Party Guest, Johanna Rundell,

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Oceans of Joy - 3.75" x 6"

Stamps: Spellbinders Typewriter Adventure Sentiments

Paper: watercolour paper, shimmer green, white, black & orange cardstock, scrap of yellow patterned paper

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Mica spray

Accessories: Spellbinders Underwater Tunnel and Marine Life dies, Tim Holtz stencil, enamel dots

stencilling CAS

It's our fearless leader Nancy's turn to pick the topping at Seize the Birthday this week!  She is a woman after my own heart by picking CAS & stencilling. I love both and I love how this card turned out.  I have used this design a lot lately, in a variety of ways, to pull together quickie, 5 minute cards.

Hope you can join us for this fun challenge! Be sure to hop over to the blog to see the other excellent creations by the rest of the team and welcome our  Surprise Party Guest, Johanna Rundell, and previous winners Milla and Bonnie.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Birthday Wishes - 4¼" x 5½"

Stamps: CZ Designs

Paper: white and black card stock

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn

Accessories: enamel dot, Tim Holtz/Sizzix Thinlits Artsy Flowers, Simon Says Stamp stencil, EK Success corner rounder and washi tape

extraordinary embossing

It's September... so hard to believe! I'm not ready to let go of summer yet so I'll be wearing my sandals and skirts for as long as I can ... I'm laughing because it is a running joke here in Canada that we talk about the weather A LOT! 

This week Jenny has picked embossing for the Seize the Birthday topping. It may be hard to see but I've used a Swiss dots embossing folder for the sections on this.  I got this fabulous die set recently and it was the best way I could figure out to incorporate embossing.

Hope you can join us for this fun challenge! Be sure to hop over to the blog to see the other excellent creations by the rest of the team and welcome our new Surprise Party Guest, Johanna Rundell, and previous winner Rachel.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

You Make a Year Older Look Fabulous - 5" x 5"

Stamps: MFT Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 2

Paper: white & gray card stock

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Oxides

Accessories: enamel dots, ProvoCraft Swiss Dots embossing folder, Spellbinders Reel Color dies

black & white

We are excited to announce that we have a new team member at Seize the Birthday!  Nancy (Nance) Salked is our newest member and we are thrilled to have her.  Be sure to check out her wonderful creations.

Linda has chosen a black & white topping for this week.  I always think clean & simple and classy when I think of black and white.  I used some patterned paper, a tall & narrow gift die and a swirly embossing folder for this one.  Really love how it turned out.

Be sure to check out the blog for the beautiful creations from the design team and our Surprise Party Guest Karen Letchworth. Hope you can play along with us - using the topping isn't mandatory but we love it when you do.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday - 3 ¾"  x 7" 

Stamps: Ellen Hutson/Julie Ebersole Totally Random Saying Vol. 3

Paper: white & black card stock, striped patterned paper

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: Tim Holtz Bigz Gift Wrap die, Provocraft embossing folder

flower free

Happy Thursday crafty friends.  So hard to believe it's mid August!  Where is my summer going?!?! I'm a such a summer person - it's my birthday time, I love the warm weather & being outside, I love cold drinks on the patio and fresh produce. 

Jules has picked no flowers as our topping at Seize the Birthday. I love this topping as I'm a guilty as the next person at defaulting to flowers... but it's really not that hard not to use flowers.  I chose a to do a CAS card with some rich colours and using a new stencil.  This stencil reminds me of RADAR, so using the 'sending' sentiment was appropriate because it makes me think of transmitting wishes, like RADAR transmits radio waves. OMG - I'm such a nerd. Sending this off to a special person, along with a book, for their birthday next week. 

Be sure to check out the blog for the fantastic creations from the design team and our Surprise Party Guest Karen Letchworth and previous winner Cassandra. Hope you can play along with us - using the topping isn't mandatory but we love it when you do.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Sending Birthday Wishes - 3 ¾"  x 5 ½" 

Paper: white & black card stock

Ink: Distressed Oxide - Mowed Lawn, Uncharted Mariner, Villainous Poison 

Accessories: EK Success corner round punch, Tim Holtz Wheel stencil, Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments & die cut, frosted gems

grey & pink

I'm not usually a pink person (which most people know) but I have a new to me die set that suits pink really well. So using it for the latest Colour Hues challenge was no brainer. I found some scraps of pink paper that all went together so pretty happy with how this turned out.

Thanks to Carol for getting me out of my comfort zone by using pink.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by,
Glenda

Card details:

happiness blooms- 4 ¼" x 5 ½"

Stamps: Spellbinders Typewriter Adventure Sentiments

Ink: Distress Festive Berries

Paper: grey card stock, scraps

Accessories: MFT stitched rectangles, Memory Box Fuchsia Bud Duo die, gem 

yellow & green

Happy Friday friends! Hope you've had a good week.

I've decided to use my new dies again today (see yesterday's post) and play along with Color Hues. In the background is some sparkly texture paste run through a stencil.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday - 4 ¼ x 5 ½ 

Ink: Distress Oxides Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Iced Spruce

Paper: white & black card stock, Distress Watercolour paper

Accessories: Altenew Daisy Spray, Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments hot foil plate & die, Distress Sparkle Texture Paste, Tim Holtz Leafy Layering stencil

my favourite colour is red

Happy Thursday crafty friends!  Over at Seize the Birthday, JoAnn has asked us to use our favourite colour.  Should come as no surprise that I chose red. I just got this new Altenew set from my local-ish crafty store Crafty Capers.

Be sure to check out the blog for the fabulous creations from the design team, Surprise Party Guest Karen Letchworth, and our previous winner Jenn. Hope you can play along with us - using the topping isn't mandatory but we love it when you do.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday - 4 ¼ x 5 ½ 

Paper: white, black & red card stock, A Muse zigzag paper

Accessories: MFT stitched rectangle die, Altenew Daisy Spray, Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments hot foil plate & die, gems 

more red & white

I love the current Colour Hues challenge so much that I've made another one! I also haven't used this new Spellbinders die set very much so thought I would use it for this CAS card. Really quick and easy but I love how it turned out.

Wishing you a fabulous Friday and a wonderful weekend ahead.

Thanks for stopping by,
Glenda

Card details:

a little note - 4 ½ x 4 ½ 

Stamps: A Muse (sentiment), Taylored Expressions Field Notes (background grid)

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Oxide Lost Shadow (stamped off twice)

Paper: white, black & red card stock

Accessories: Spellbinders Push Pin Die Set

birthday cheers

Welcome to July crafty friends! It's summer here which means you'll frequently find me outside with some delicious food and cold beverages.  So at Seize the Birthday this week, I've chosen food &/or drink for the topping.  No surprise that I've "poured" myself a martini for this card.  I have so many cocktail stamps and dies so thought I would make use of them. It's a little hard to see but I used an embossing folder on the martini class.

Wanted to extend a warm welcome to our new Surprise Party Guest Karen Letchworth, and our previous winner Julia Aston. Be sure to see the rest of the delicious and refreshing creations over at the blog. Hope you can play along with us - using the topping isn't mandatory but we love it when you do.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

cheers - 4 ¼ x 5 ½ 

Paper: black, white, blue, green and red cardstock

Accessories: Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System, Spellbinders Confetti hot foil plate, silver foil, Hero Arts Martini dies, Paper Smooches cheers die, embossing folder

TCH #113 - red & white

Happy Monday crafty friends! Over at Colour Hues, they are doing red & white!  Couldn't resist as red is my favourite colour (and it's in honour of Canada Day).  Thanks Tracey!

I used just part of this die (a little more challenging that expected) but I like how it turned out.  I blended some Distress Oxide on a piece of paper and then die cut it.

Hope you're having a great July so far. See you back here on Thursday for the latest Seize the Birthday Challenge.

Have a great week,

Glenda

Card details:

all the hugs - 4 ¼ x 5 ½ 

Stamps: Waffeflower Sweet Lattice

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Oxide Candied Apple

Paper: white card stock

Accessories: Impression Obsession Floral Background die, white pearls