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merry birth-mas

My last card as a guest designer at Seize the Birthday, and I’ve had such fun creating for each challenge. With this challenge asking us to use Christmas supplies and because I do have a male friend whose birthday is on Christmas day, I’ve decided this card is for him. This is always a birthday challenge but its asking us to use Christmas supplies to make it.

The strip of plaid CS used here is from a store bought card I received last year. The napkin music is the last piece of others I’ve used in the past. My Rudolph has been made by die cutting ovals and attaching them together. I cut a couple of small circles, one for his nose and another for his hands and I hand cut his teeth and then glued them as you see. Not my idea, but something I’ve seen on Pinterest and adapted for my own version. The bow is from an unbranded die set, the little stars are part of a die set by Marianne Designs and I used an MFT stamp and die set to create his antlers. A little bit of red sparkle on his nose and bow made him look more festive. The sentiment was created on my computer and is another thing I’d seen online. Initially I tried using stamps but couldn’t make it work nicely, so creating my own was the next option.

I’ve had a blast designing for Seize the Birthday and hope you have an equal fun time creating your own birthday cards with Christmas supplies. Thanks so much for stopping by, I appreciate you and your time.

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  7. Thanks for being our surprise party guest for these last two months. I certainly have enjoyed all of your creations and look forward to seeing more. I am certain we will see you in the gallery in 2026. This fun birthday card for someone who is celebrating a birthday in December is very creative. I think I will take a hint from you as my son’s birthday is December 28th.

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  8. It has been an absolute joy having you as our guest to round out this year, Johanna! Thanks for being so easy to work with and for all your creativity! Speaking of creativity, this card is just as darling as it can be. I know you have inspired so many including myself with this one. Take care and will see you in 2026!

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    1. It was an equal joy for me to be involved. You are a lovely bunch of people and it is fun to share ideas and creativity. I enjoyed coming up with cards that worked for each theme although the fall card was more of a challenge than the rest. I’ll be entering into the challenges next year for sure and who knows I may even get to be a guest another time, LOL. Thanks for inviting me – I’m still gob smacked that I was invited.

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  10. What a fun card for your friend whose birthday is on Christmas. You had such creative ideas to make your Rudolf card. Love the addition of the plaid and musical papers. Fantastic card, Johanna. It has been so great having you guest with us the last couple months and seeing all of your lovely cards. Hope to see you in the gallery next year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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  11. Such a cleverly created reindeer! Love all of the papers that go with him too, thankyou for guesting with us at STB and your fabulous inspiration, Cathy x

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  12. That is just the perfect card for a Christmas birthday, Johanna! I love the reindeer you’ve created, and your background elements complement it so well. Thanks for being an awesome Special Party Guest, and see you in the gallery next year.

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  13. Simple adorable and a great card for a December birthday. We really enjoyed having you as our Party Guest at STB. Have a wonderful holiday season.

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  14. Your card looks spectacular! I love your cleverly created Rudolph and the papers you’ve used are all so perfectly combined! Thank you so much for this wonderful inspiration for us at Seize the Birthday challenge! Wish you a wonderful holiday season!

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  15. Oh my gosh – this is such a terrific card! Love everything about it – absolutely perfect for your friend and for the challenge! It’s been so great to have you join us – thanks for your great creations.

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  16. This is so perfect for a birth-mas. Funny, my grandson was born on the 17th and my son likes to use that term too. (Grandma always makes sure he gets separate gifts though.) I love the idea of the reindeer caroling the sentiment. Thanks so much for guesting with us!

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