Color Dare #658 - Just Because

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #658. I did a search on what two colors go well with gray... well the first answer was Pink and Yellow as they can add warmth, joy, and a playful touch to your card designing... so this was my two colors of choice. Additionally I chose Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #635 and changed the arched window to an oval with one larger floral.    

I was inspired by a background I had seen recently on Pinterest; but wasn't able to find it again to give credit to the paper crafter... so my memory of this background is pretty close and I am happy with it. 

Most of my older CTMH paper packets have been sorted either by theme or colors so the packets will not always be identified. However, if memory serves me right, the pink floral has been a long-time Mix-In paper and the yellow a newer Mix-In paper. The gray papers were still in my Love Story paperpack, along with the floral sticker. 

Chose a black cardstock to apply the shapes but spent quite a bit of time on getting the shapes to line up. Adhered the shapes to the black cardstock leaving a peek of black exposed between each shape. 

Two ovals die cut one black and one gray patterned paper and adhered to background.  The floral was a sticker; fussy-cut, and adhered to oval. Different parts of flower were glued and some 3D foam tape to add dimension. Sentiment was stamped in black bordered with black and the inside right-hand border of card base decorated with the gray patterned paper.   

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #658 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

If you like to combine additional Challenges... consider hopping over to either Double Trouble "3-2-1 Recipe" and/or our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "June"   (Must have at least one die cut)

Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #30"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Love Story Grey Patterned Paper and Floral Sticker 

     Pink and Yellow Patterns are from Mix-in packets

Cardstock 

     Black and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     D-1629 Just to Say Sentiment  

Dies 

     Journey "Pierced Ovals"  

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC #194 3-2-1 Recipe "Summer Fun Fold" - Happy Birthday AND TSOT #673

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #194 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Summer Fun Fold" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #673 ) which starts on June 23rd. This card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for interested participants. 

 

The 3-2-1 recipe had a requirement of a Fun Fold and the TSOT sketch was perfect to make it a Gatefold fun fold card.  It was easy to use the colors and shape requirements to complete the 3-2-1 recipe.  

Since one of my grandsons have a birthday July 3rd I thought this would be a great card for a guy who likes to celebrate July 4th so that was easy to include Twisted Sister's optional twist fireworks. 

   

Now the tricky part is I don't have any firework stamps in my stash. However, CTMH's Dandelion Wishes was a stamp set I had used quite awhile ago for fireworks, and it works. My three circle dies were cut using white cardstock, then stamped with the dandelion in red, blue and silver inks. These circles were adhered to the left side panel of an embossed layered panel, and other panel was left blank. 

To complete the card stamped a sentiment and bordered with red.  On the inside of the card used white cardstock bordered with red and stamped several dandelions in same colors.  Mission accomplished.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble. Have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Summer Fun Fold " and play along with our optional twist and dare while earning additional chances to our random draw. Check out the Design Teams inspirations, optional twists and dare and let us see what you create... hope to see you there. 

Then hop on over to our sister challenge,Try a Sketch On Tuesday to check out the Design Teams inspiration, and you may want to consider using their sketch with our 3-2-1 recipe.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "June - Anything Goes with a Die" 

Creative Creases "Anything Goes Fun Fold" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Candy Red and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment:  D1629 Just to Say 

     Firewords:  Dandelion Wishes Stamp Set B1653 

Dies 

     Circle with Stitches in Stash 

Inks/Pens 

     Candy Apple and Blue Bird Inks 

Other 

     Background Darice Embossing Folder 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Color Dare #656 Thank You

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #656 using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #633. Chose a CTMH Toffee patterned paper for the background and bordered it with Harbour cardstock.  All the die cuts used for the floral and sentiment were cut from CTMH cardstock, closest match of the three colors in the graphic, and then adhered to the background direct and some 3D foam tape for dimension.  Fun sketch and perfect with our color challenge.  

 

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #656 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

 

If you like to combine additional Challenges... consider hopping over to either Double Trouble "3-2-1 Recipe" and/or our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "June Anything Goes" (Must Use at least one die) 

The Neglected Stuff "June" - Discribe Stuff Used: Nothing New Here, all in my stash waiting to be used.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     CTMH Patterned Paper 

Cardstock 

     CTMH Colors Tangerine, Raspberry, Harbor, Toffee and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     D1629 Just to Say "Sentiments" 

Dies 

     Poppy Stamps "Flower and stem", MFT Upsy Daisy "Center of Flower"

     Paper Smooches "Bows"

     Pink Fresh Studio "House Plants" 

     Unknown "Tag" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #672 "Happy Father's Day"

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #672  and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Double Trouble #193 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy".  

The TSOT sketch is perfect for layers and patterned papers. "My Guy", same guy,  but this time is a bird enthusiast and a Father's Day card. Used complementary papers from CTMH's Skylark paperpack and colors that went well with Kraft. The patterned papers were cut and bordered with Toffee (Kraft-like) cardstock and adhered to the white cardbase as in sketch. 

The focal point was a larger cut panel from the Skylark patterned paper and then cut to size and fussy-cut the bird to fall off edge of panel.  A sentiment was stamped on same as one of the panels, bordered with Toffee and adhered to bird panel.  

On the inside a couple of the patterned zip strips from the same paperpack were adhered to the right-hand border. 

Please hop on over to Try a Sketch On Tuesday, check out the Design Team's inspiration for this sketch and share your creativity... hope to see you there.

You may want to hop on over to our sister challenge, Double Trouble to see if you have already met their 3-2-1 Recipe ingredients. If you have, you can enter the challenge and be eligible for random drawing chances... or maybe you just have to add an ingredient to meet the requirement. Hope to see you there.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #99 

(Paper Rocks Scissors "June Challenge" (Used Papers and Scissors on Bird)

The Neglected Stuff "June"  Neglected Stuff Used:

Triple B "Birds,Butterflies,Blooms" Challenge 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Skylark Paperpack and Zip Strips 

Cardstock 

     Toffee (Kraft-like) and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     D2629 Just to Say Sentiments

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

 

DTC #193 - 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy" - Have a "tee-rific" Birthday

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #193 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #672 which starts on Jun 10th. This card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for interested participants. 

The TSOT sketch is perfect for layers and patterned papers... "My Guy" is a goIfer enthusiast and it was fun looking for complementary papers in his colors that went well with Kraft or Kraft-like colors. The patterned papers were cut and bordered with Toffee (Kraft-like) cardstock and adhered to the white cardbase as in sketch. 

The golfing bag consisted of three cuts, a corrugated blue paper and two Kraft-like colors which were layered and pieced for dimension.  This was adhered to the blue and white checkered panel. 

Also cut a tee and golf ball in Toffee and white glitter layered and placed next to the stamped tee sentiment.  

On the inside corner of cardbase another sentiment was added and some stamped golf balls.

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy" and play along with our optional twist and dare while earning additional chances to our random draw. Check out the Design Teams inspirations, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.  

Then hop on over and check out the TSOT Sketch Challenge, check out the Design Teams inspiration, and consider using their sketch with our 3-2-1 recipe.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "June - Anything Goes with a Die"  

The Neglected Stuff "June - Anything Goes" Neglected Stuff Used: Golf Bag Die and Golf Stamp

Cut It Up #331 "Anything Goes" (Must use at least one die)

 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     CTMH Paperpack Mix-In (Plaids) 

Cardstock 

     Toffee (Kraft-like) and White Daisy 

     Blue Corregated Cardstock 

Stamps 

     Sentiment and Inside Images: Paper Collage Stampin D'Amour "Golf"

Dies 

     Reasonable Dies "Golfing Items" 

Inks/Pens 

     Sapphire Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Color Dare #654 "Thanks"

This is my Design Team card for Color Dare #654, wherein you had to use Black and Pink + one more color and I chose green.  Love Story Paperpack has a lot of black and white patterned papers so selected two and diagonally cut both and adhered to black cardstock and then to white cardbase.  

This packet also had a lot of stickers for coloring and I chose this beautiful flower, fussy-cut to take off the edge and colored with a pink copic brush pen and used green for the leaves. Rather than raise the full flower I slit some of the flower pedals so that I could adhere three direct to the background and used 3D thin foam tape to lift the other pedals I slit. I do this quite frequently when I don't have other images of same to cut and layer.  

In my stash I found a Thanks sentiment already cut in Mettalic Gold which was complementary to the gold in the flower center.  

I went back to the stickers to look for something for the inside corner but as I was fussy-cutting the flower it slipped from my fingers and fell almost exactly as shown on the card.  It found it's home on the front of the card.  

One more look at the stickers for the inside, there was a pretty gold border stamp and all I needed to do was cut the length and adhere.   

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #654 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms Optional Mood Board #29 

Cardz 4 Galz #251 "Floral Frenzy

Cut it Up #331 "Anything Goes" (Must use at least one die) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Love Story Paperpack and Stickers

     Metallic Gold for Sentiment 

Cardstock 

     Black and White Daisy 

     Copic Brush Pens Alcohol-based  

Dies 

     Sentiment - Reasonable Dies 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

TSOT #671 and DTC #192 - Merry Christmas

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #671) and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Double Trouble's #192 3-2-1 Recipe "Sun Fun". 

The background consisted of four torn patterned papers from CTMH's Sea's & Greetings, a paper pack with fun Hawaiian and/or Northern Hemisphere Christmas patterned papers. This is the same paperpack used for my DT Card yesterday for Double Trouble #192 with the Hawaiian patterned papers.  

My sentiment was layered with two cuts of a Merry Christmas die for some dimension and adhered to the background.  The card looked a little flat so from one of the patterned paper I fussy-cut a scarf, mittens and a shell flake and adhered with 3-D thin foam tape for a little more dimension.  On the inside of the card another torn sheet of the stripes were adhered to the bottom of card case. 

Please hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch on Tuesday #671. Check out the Design Teams inspirations, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there. 

And if you want double the fun, head on over to our sister challenge at Double Trouble's "Sun Fun" 3-2-1 recipe and play along with our optional twist and dare to earn chances in their random draw. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "May"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Sea's & Greetings 

Cardstock 

     Lagoon and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Reasonable Dies "Christmas Sentiments"

Other:  

     3D Thin Foam Tape  

DTC #192 - 3-2-1 Recipe "Sun Fun" ALOHA, Flip-Flops Welcome

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #192 3-2-1 Recipe "Sun Fun" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #671. which starts on May 27th. This card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for interested participants.  

The background consists of four torn patterned papers from CTMH's Sea's & Greetings, a paper pack with fun Hawaiian Christmas patterned papers. The torn patterned papers were added to a Lagoon layer and attached to the card base.  I didn't have a sentiment relative to the flip-flops so I dusted off my Cricut and made my own sentiment combining three different images, removing the flip-flops and flower and welded the words together. Cut two Cricut sentiments, layered and applied to the L-H top of the background. 

From the flip-flop patterned paper I fussy-cut two sets of flip-flops, placed the images  over the pattern and adhered to the patterned paper with 3D thin paper for dimension.  

Two of the torn sheet patterns were adhered to the R-H border inside card base.

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble's 3-2-1 Recipe "Sun Fun" and check out the Design Teams inspirations, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

And you might want to hop on over to our sister challenge at at TSOT Sketch Challenge #671. and play along with our optional twist and dare to earn chances in their random draw. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges:

A Cut Above "May" (Must use at least one Die Cut)


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
     Sea's & Greetings 
Cardstock
     Lagoon and White Daisy
Dies
     Cricut (Used 3 images, removed parts and welded words for Sentiment) 
Other:
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Thinking of You - Color Dare #652

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #652 and the soft colors were perfect for a pretty Spring floral using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #629.  

Decided to keep much to the sketch and enhanced it with stitched frames. Selected a subtle striped patterned paper layered with a light brown border to match the softness of the florals. Stamped a sentiment and the card was completed.  

Please hop on over to Color Dare's Color Board #652 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... please join us for this fun color challenge... hope to see you there.

 

If you like to combine additional Challenges... consider hopping over to either Double Trouble "3-2-1 Recipe" and/or our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "May" Must use at least one die

Beautiful Blossoms "Optional Mood Board #29" 

Cut It Up #300 "Send Me Flowers"  (Must use at least one die)

The Neglected Stuff "May" Brought out of hiding Floral Dies, border frame from my daughter's destash a year ago, and CTMH frames never used.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Lovely Story Paperpack "Stripe" 

Cardstock 

     Toffee and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment:  D1629 Just to Say 

Dies 

     Stampin' Up Floral Cut & Emboss Dies

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

 

TSOT 670 and DTC 191 - Have a Chillin Birthday

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #670) and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Double Trouble's 7th Anniversary "Raffle Celebration" This card was sent out to my grand-daughter Izzy.  

The background consisted of two patterned papers (checkered and dots) from Sweet Safari paperpack... note there is a Kraft-like color in the checkered pattern. Both patterned papers were adhered to Kraft paper and then adhered to white card base.

The stacked cone of ice cream scoops was in my stash. Pulled out my Copic Sketch brush pens, colored to match colors in the background paper, fussy-cut and then adhered to the background with 3D thin foam tape for a little dimension.  

The two panels on the left-hand side were cut with a stitched die using the checkered design paper and adhered to the polka-dot background paper. Sentiment stamped on white cardstock, bordered with Kraft and adhered direct to background paper. 

Sentiment was stamped on white cardstock, bordered with Kraft and adhered direct to background.  I was going to try to use a Volkswagon bus for my sentiment; but wasn't happy with it... so colored the Volkswagon bus, fussy cut and added to the inside corner of the the card base.  

Please hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch on Tuesday #670. Check out the Design Teams inspirations, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there. 

And if you want double the fun, head on over to our sister challenge at Double Trouble's 7th Anniversary Raffle Celebration and play along with our optional twist to earn chances to their random draw. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "May"  

The Neglected Stuff "May"  Neglected: Stitched strips and Floral dies waiting for some attention 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Sweet Safari - Plaid and Dots  

Cardstock 

     Kraft and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment:  CM003 Beach Party 

     Brutus Monroe "Stacked Cone" 

Dies 

     Marianne Design LR0800 "Stitched Strips" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Blue/Green:  GB34 

        Purple:  V15 

Other:  3D Thin Foam Tape