Seize the Birthday: Flowers

August! How did that happen? :D At least it's a Thursday, so I can introduce the newest Seize the Birthday challenge, with the optional *topping* of ⁕FLOWERS⁕.

I chuckled when I first saw this topping, since the majority of the design team uses flowers almost all the time! Remember, if you're not in a flowery mood, we love to see any new birthday card creations. 
Here's a card that makes a statement with a single flower:  

This mondo peony is embossed in white and coloured with watercolour powder. So easy but so effective! The soft grey leaves layered with vellum are totally stolen CASEd from Emily. For a little extra interest, I dry embossed the card base with a woodgrain pattern before adding the sentiment strip to the bottom. 

I'll add this card to the current Wednesday Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp. 

I may have gotten a little carried away with the whole flower theme: 

This little clean and simple number has a rose-with-ladybug image from Paper Smooches and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted. Both are embossed with sparkly embossing powder and the ladybug has a shiny coat of Glossy Accents. 

I'm adding this card to the new Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge, Make Your Mark. 

And one more: 

This time the flower is a gerbera daisy by Uniko. I stamped the outline in black, then added both yellow and red to the solid layering stamp. I also used the outline stamp to make the banner. The grey panel keeps the look modern, I think.

I'll add this one to the Monday Simon Says Stamp challenge: Bright and Cheerful. 

There is, of course, an entire bouquet of inspiration to be found on the Seize the Birthday blog, from both the design team and our current surprise party guest, Su! Getting flowers on a birthday is always nice, so why not play along? 

       

Supplies: (peony) Neenah white & Papertrey Ink soft stone cardstock, Canson watercolour paper, vellum, Essentials by Ellen Mondo Peony stamp & die, Concord & 9th Filled in Florals & Fine Line Florals stamps and dies, Neat & Tangled Across the Card stamp, Versamark & Altenew silver lake ink, Hero Arts white embossing powder, Magenta berry watercolour powder, foam tape; (rose) Neenah white & American Crafts textured green cardstock, Paper Smooches Rosy Posy & Clearly Besotted Many Mini Messages stamps, Versafine onyx black ink, Wow clear sparkle embossing powder, Copic markers, Sugar Pea Designs card builder elements die, Glossy Accents; (daisy) Neenah white & Stampin' Up smoky slate cardstock, Uniko Gerbera & Clearly Besotted Say What stamps, Versafine onyx black, Catherine Pooler tiara, Simple Stories well red & Memento bamboo leaves inks, Wow clear embossing powder, MFT blueprints 24 dies, Recollections black half pearls, foam tape