A new Birthday challenge - "Seize the Birthday"

 

Hello friends -  I have been following the talented Lesley Croghan from Always Playing with Paper for quite some time and have participated in many of the challenges that she has dreamed up and brought to life for us to participate in.  She has now created another challenge that I'm super excited about called "Seize the Birthday" which officially starts on January 10th.  To get the party started and generate a little excitement for this fun new challenge - and I suspect to give us something else to create beside Christmas cards right now (although I love to create Christmas cards) she has initiated a Linky Party {Birthday Cards}.    I love the idea of this challenge in that the theme each time alternates between female and male using the same sketch.  I think this is going to be so much fun and I seriously need to get better at masculine cards.  Isn't that part of the fun of a challenge - to help us practice and get even better in our skill level.  I know that since I've started participating in challenge blogs that my skill level and range of creativity has increased tremendously - and I'm still growing.   Not sure how often I'll get to play - life has been a bit upside down for me lately, but I'll paly as often as I can ;o)

Here is my card for the Linky Party.  I made this for a new friend and fellow Stampin'Up demonstrator named Beth.  Beth is a bright, beautiful sparkly gal so I tried to incorporate that into her card:

Here's the inside too (sorry had a hard time adjusting the light on the second photo, finished the inside at night.  It is the same blue on the inside as the outside but you sure can't tell it):

 

Thanks for stopping by to visit me  - sure glad that you did! Til next time... Hugs and happy birthday crafting!!