Seize the Birthday #179: A Bit of Red

Hi Friends! It's my last challenge as the Surprise Party Guest over at Seize the Birthday.  I have so enjoyed partying with the Design Team. They are a talented and kind group of card makers and they host one of the best challenges around. Thank you, ladies, for letting me hang out with you! I had a blast!

Seize the Birthday takes the month of December off so folks can spend time with their families during the holidays. The last challenge for 2019 is birthday-themed, as usual, with an added Topping of 'A Bit of Red,' if you'd like.

By now you know I love adding Toppings, so here's a birthday card I made for my wonderful son to celebrate, let's say, a "milestone" birthday, using some of my Christmas supplies.

My 'Little Bit of Red' is a red cardstock layer and a red enamel heart on the buck silhouette die cut (Savvy Stamps Deer Head). I stamped the backgrounds on both layers (MFT and Catherine Pooler) in Twilight ink by Catherine Pooler.  The sentiment from Altenew is heat embossed and the flourishes were die cut (MFT) out of silver vellum.  I did not forget to pop up the top layer this time! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind comments.  They are so appreciated!

Hugs,

Annie 

The Paper Players #466: Theme Challenge from Anne Marie

Hi Friends! Today I'm playing along over at The Paper Players where it is a great Theme Challenge called "Into the Woods."

I must share my inspiration for this one!  Down on the coast, November is the month of the "Rut." That's when the boys (Bucks) seriously look for their girlfriends (Does) so we can have adorable little fawns running and playing around in the Spring.  As I was looking out my window, a beautiful 5-point Buck chased an unwilling Doe into the woods...thus this card:

It ended up being quite the mash-up of products. The trees were stenciled using TCW's 'Aspen Trees' and Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.  The studly Buck is a die cut from Savvy Stamps (Deer Head) and the scarf was die cut from Catherine Pooler's 'Build a Snowman' dies and colored with Copics.  The sentiment (which I thought was perfect because of what's happening in the woods :) is from Ellen Hutson.  The stitched ovals are Gina K. and the stitched rectangles are MFT.  Whew! See what I mean...a total mash-up!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great week - I know the Bucks are!

Hugs,
Annie

Seize the Birthday #178: Off the Edge

Hi Friends!  Happy November and welcome to another fun challenge from Seize the Birthday!  I'm so happy to be staying at the party this month as the Surprise Party Guest.  

Anytime is 'Anything Goes' as long as it's a birthday theme. But, if you're a toppings kind of person (like me) you can add a little extra.  This time around the topping is 'Off the Edge.'

My mind kept going with stamping and die cutting off the edge, so this is what I came up with:

I white heat embossed the sentiment (MFT Spotlight Sentiments) and the stars (MFT Stars Above) on a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 piece of Classic Crest Sand cardstock.  Then I partial die cut the top star with the coordinating die so it was 'off the edge.'  After some random coloring with a Gold Metallic Prismacolor pencil, I layered the piece onto a Neenah Solar White card base.  Now I'm wishing I would have popped it up for some dimension, but oh well...it's a bit easier to mail!

We hope you'll play along and can't wait to see what you come up with.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Annie