Seize the Birthday Tic Tac Toe

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I'm excited to be Guest Designing today with the fabulous team from

Seize the Birthday.

The challenge this time is a Tic Tac Toe board.

I chose a diagonal column: Stripes, Clean & Simple, Sentiment without the word birthday

I had die cut this arched piece from a smooshed piece for a different card and didn't use it

so it was laying on the table.  Same thing for the fern. They kind of fell together and

looked good so that was a good starting point.

I wanted to keep this CAS and needed stripes, so I found a stiped embossing folder

and had textured stripes for the background.

The fern looked a bit lonely so I die cut some flowers and colored them

to take the stage with the fern.

The sentiment was easy since this plate presses and the die cuts a group of

birthday sentiments at the same time.  I have a box full of various 

foiled and pressed birthday sentiments.

Thank you for the invitation.  It's always a pleasure to join you.

Let's go see what the talented designers did at

Seize the Birthday

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Cheers to You (foiled)

Ink:   Pumice Stone (smooshing), Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness, Wilted Violet, Villianous Potion (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Essential Arches (SB) Sword Fern Die (SSS), Wildflower Stems #2 (TH), Stripes EF (ret SU)

Enjoy!

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More Die Cut Poppies

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I wanted to use my poppy die before I put it on the shelf and I loved the 

colors I used for the last poppy card, but I went monochromatic on this one, using

just Calypso Coral.

I didn't do the watercoloring on a mixed media piece and tried to add the

same background look as on  my last card.  It does not work as well on

regular cardstock!

I hope I can remember that!

I die cut and colored another set with yellow.

The background was in the box.  I'm not sure what die was used.  I'm pretty sure

it was was done by a friend.  With the yellow peeking through, it made a

perfect background for the yellow poppies. This die cut fern is another favorite

die of mine.  

The Group of Seven Cardmakers are showing monochromatic cards this month

so I'm adding the first card to that gallery.

Adding the second card to Simon Says Monday

Add a Sentiment

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Bamboo Beauty (SU)

Ink:   Chocolate Chip, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White, Blush Blossom

Other:  Iceland Poppies, Anytime Tags (LI), Macramé EF (ret SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:   (Flowers) Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Garden Green (SU), (fern) Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight

Other:  Iceland Poppies (SSS), Sword Fern (SSS), Honeycomb Die (?)

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Seaside Wishes Mini Slimline

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The background was embossed and lightly rubbed with white pigment ink.

The sand dollars were stamped, die cut and embossed.  I watercolored a little pink over the

 beige in homage to the mood board. And do you see the beach girl's legs on this card?

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use embossing

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - 4th week of the month-ATG

Just Us Girls #736 - Bobby's Mood Board

Tic Tac Toe #252 - Betty's Board (Center Column - Die Cuts, Free, Any Sentiment)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Seaside Wishes (SU), BP Plate It's Your Day (SB)

Ink:   Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Betterpress Black, Saltwater Taffy, Rusty Hinge (DI)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Coastal Cabana

Other:  Seaside Wishes Dies (SU), So Swirly EF (SU)

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Red and Green

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I thought about doing a Christmas card with the Color Hues colors, but decided

to use a piece from my UFO box instead.

This started with a sample I did for my May 2024 calendar page.

The image was stamped with Copic friendly ink and colored with red and green Copics.

Challenges:

Color Hues #91 - Red and Green

Krafty Chicks #725 - CAS

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Wild Rose (TT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Everyday Sentiments II Glimmer Plate (Spl), Copics (R30, R24, R29, G29, G46), Prismacolor Pencil (Tuscan Red), Black Ultrafine Sharpie, White Gel Pen, Hemstitch Rectangles Die (Spl):  

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Hello Bee

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I found this design piece in my UFO box.  I think it was a leftover from a class.

It only took a few minutes to put it on a summertime card.

I didn't use to like bees, but I've learned how important they are to our environment and

worry when they aren't covering my lantana.  It seems like they're not as plentiful as they 

used to be, but there are always some enjoying it.

Here's the card we did in a 2022 class.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #735 - Word Week - Summertime

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Honeybee Home (SU), Thick and Thin Background (MFT)

Ink:   Bashful Blue, Crushed Curry

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Scallop Borders (PPP), BP Fancy Sentiment Strips Plate and Die, Honey Bee Blossoms Die (SU), Hexagon Element Stencil made from Die (SSS), Small Hexagon Cluster Die (SSS) 

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