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bright as the sun

I was honored with an invitation to participate as a Surprise Party Guest at Seize the Birthday and this is the first of five cards I have made. The day the email arrived I was so surprised and delighted that I almost fell of my chair.

This challenge features embossing and I have done both dry embossing and heat embossing. The idea for this card came from a lovely design done by Marie SanFilippo, but I’m unable to link, as it was part of a private group held by Spellbinders. I used a folder from Taylored Expressions for my background and added swipes of metallic gold ink from Scrapbook.com to add some colour. My sentiment and the sun face are from Spellbinders and my flowers are from Memory Box. I used some yellow pop of color from Scrapbook.com for my flower centers. And I used gold CS to cut a background piece for the sentiment so I could offset the main part on it.

Although I do like my card, I wish I was allowed to show you the one done by Marie as it was truly an amazing card. Mine is quite different but the idea of hers is here.

Thanks for joining me today. I appreciate you and any comments you may leave. Have fun making your own cards featuring embossing.

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  6. I am a big fan of Maria’s work as well. This card will certainly put a smile on the recipients face as it did mine. Love the sun beams cascading across the sky. I am so happy to have you guesting with us at Seize the Birthday! Take care!

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  10. I am super excited to have you here at Seize the Birthday as our surprise party guest for the rest of the year. I can understand how you almost fell off your chair, but also that you deserve this spot. Your card is very creative and I love the happy feel of the sun rays. Looking forward to seeing many more of your designs As we finish out 2025.

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  12. I absolutely adore that sunny face in your design! This is a fabulous design and I can see why you chose to create your own version. The falling flowers are great too. —

    I enjoyed reading your bio and it’s good to get to know you. Welcome to STB!!!

    Jules

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  13. Congrats on your Guestie spot with us, Johanna and welcome! It’s good to have you with us this challenge. Your card is very bright and cheerful. I love the flowers and all the sparkle, makes me smile!

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