Merry Christmas - Double Trouble #180 "Stitch It Up" partnering with AHSC #604

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble Challenge #180 "Stitch It Up" wherein I used both a background diamond die and a scalloped frame to meet the requiremen of stitches. 

Twisted Sister's optional twist was to use the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #604, a fun sketch,  but didn't know where I was going with it. The poinsettia band die gave me both the buckle and the band and a couople gold gems were added kitty-corner to the poinsettia with a larger gem middle of flower.     

The poinsettia band die was cut using patterned paper three times for dimension plus widen the band, adhered to the stitched frame, and bordered with the same patterned paper.  Sentiment was die cut using white to blend in with the background.   

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble. Have fun with our challenge requirement and play along with optional twists to be eligible to enter your project in our partner's challenge 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.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Alphabet Challenge "Q is for Quick & Easy" 

Simon Says "Emboss It" 

Simply Clean & Simple Nov 2024 Challenge "Christmas" 

The Paper Players "CAS - It's Beginning to look a lot like... Christmas"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Comfort & Joy Bulk Paperpack 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

Dies 

     In Stash - Diamond Stitched Background 

     Memory Box #99490 Poinsettia Band   

     Peachy Cheap "Sentiments"

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Gold Glitter Gems  

      

Winter, Spring,Summer, Fall I Like Coffee BEST of all - Color Dare #626

This is my Design Team card for Color Dare Challenge using CTMH cardstock closest to the Color Board #626 and combining it with the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop (a non-seasonal coffee theme).

Deja-Brew! This is my Day 8 at the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop (a non-seasonal coffee theme). It's BEAN one of my favorite Blog Hops and if you've BEAN there before, this Blog Hop is ESPRESSO-ly meant for you.

Cut 1" strips of each of the four colors, stamped randomly four different seasonal to-go-cups using Memento black ink and then adhered to card base.  On white cardstock stamped the sentiment using Nutmeg ink and layered each of the colors to frame the sentiment.  My first experimental background, which I was unhappy with, was used to cut a coffee mug and a couple leaves and then added to the corner of the sentiment.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Inspiration Stations Prompt #67 - Inspired by Cup and colors 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Mocha, Papaya, Pumpkin, a retired CTMH Blue and Dairy White 

Stamps 

     Verve Stamps "Coffee Helps" 

Dies 

     Verve Cups "A Cut Above Dies" 

     Lawn Faun LF994 "Small Stitched Leaves"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink and London 

     Nutmeg Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Autumn Greetings - TSOT 658

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch On Tuesday #658.  Perfect sketch for an Autumn card, and I had the perfect stamp and diet set to use.  Chose to do the background similar to the sketch using sponging technique and a Tangerine color. Die cut the circle and the stitched diagonal panels using Rosemary cardstock and adhered to the sponged background.  

Cut and stamped all the leaf pieces three times for arrangement of my cluster of leaves as I wasn't sure what I was going to use. Colored several of the pieces using Copic Sketch brushes in a variety of fall colors. As I had finalized my cluster I wasn't happy with the white borders and ended up fussy-cutting all the leaves. They were adhered with glue and 3D thin foam tape for dimension... fussy-cut made me happy, and the add of the sentiment finished the card.   

Had lots of leaves left over and a small border of the sponged cardstock and used them on the inside border and corner of card base. 

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

And/Or 

You may also like to hop over to Double Trouble, our Sister Challenge, to see how easy it might be to combine challenges or even create another project. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Four Seasons "Autumn"  

A Cut Above w/optional twist "Warm It Up" 

Inspiration Stations Prompt #67 - Inspired by leaves and colors 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Rosemary and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Cozy Up Stamp and Thin Cuts 

Dies 

     Marianne Design #LR0800 "Stitched Strips" 

     Wreath Circle: Cozy Up Thin Cuts

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     CTMH "Tangerine" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Variety of Yellow, Orange, Red, Green 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

XOXO - Double Trouble Challenge #179 "Lotsa Delicious Layers"

Here is my Design Team Card in celebration of National Nacho Day with Double Trouble "Lotsa Delicious Layers" to create a project with lotsa layers... or at least three... delicious layers and combining it with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #602.  Love lotsa layers on my Nachos and my cards.    

Our partner for this challenge is Inspiration Station Prompt #67... play along with Twisted Sister's optional twist to earn another chance in DTC random drawing.  Their Prompt #67 is in sync with our optional twist. How did it inspire you?  Emotions, Colors, Images, Seasons, Travels, Holidays, Adventures, Memories. Your interpretation of the inspiration photo is your own... let your Creativity Flow." My inspiration was the pumpkin latte.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble "Lotsa Delicious Layers" and have fun with our challenge  requirement and play along with optional twists to be eligible to enter your project in our partner's challenge Inspiration Station 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.  

Deja-Brew!  Don't Miss Out! 

It's time for our yearly participation (November 1-8) at the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop (a non-seasonal coffee theme).  It's BEAN one of our favorite Blog Hops and if you've BEAN there before, this Blog Hop is ESPRESSO-ly meant for you. 

So, if your project has included a coffee theme enter HERE at the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop for projects posted from November 4-8 and you will be included in a second random drawing where the winner will be announced at the end of Coffee Lover's Blog Hop. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above November Let's Warm It Up" Layers and Coffee to Warm It Up

Beautiful Blossoms Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #22 

The Four Seasons "Fall Seasons" 

Simon Says Wednesday "Anything Goes" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Cardstock from Deck the Palms Paperpack 

     Stickers from the Back Yard Bliss 

Cardstock 

     Pumpkin, Papaya and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     XOXO Acetate Sentiment 

Dies 

     Cup Paper Smooches "Cuppa Sunshine" 

     Cupcake - Mayaroad  Die3378 "Celebrate Cupcakes Bundle" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Gem Dots 

2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop "Tis the Season to be Jolly"

DTC is participating with 2024 Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog Hop and here is my Coffee themed card for Day 3.  The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #601 was my inspiration for this card. Brentwood is one of my favorite coffee theme SVG files and I had several pre-printed, so I was able to do some fussy cutting and make layers for dimension (piecing) and adhering 3D thin foam tape behind each of the layers.    

Deja-Brew!  Don't Miss Out! 

It's time for our yearly participation (November 1-8) at the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop (a non-seasonal coffee theme).  It's BEAN one of our favorite Blog Hops and if you've BEAN there before, this Blog Hop is ESPRESSO-ly meant for you. 

So, if your project has included a coffee theme enter HERE at the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop for projects posted from November 1-8 and you will be included in a second random drawing where the winner will be announced at the end of Coffee Lover's Blog Hop. 

Check us out at Double Trouble Challenge #179 and our DT entrants to this challenge. It's all about Layers and our participation with the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop.   

Another PERK?  If you have included "Red + Green" on a Christmas coffee  theme card, you can also enter the Coffee Lover's challenge at "Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #35 'Red + Green'" 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #92 "AG with Featured Creature" 

Jingle Belles "Not a Creature was Stirring"  (Owl Creature) 

Christmas Bingo #10 (N = Ribbon, Free, Paper Piecing) 

Simon Says Wednesday "Anything Goes" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     CTMH - Home for Christmas 

Cardstock 

     Mocha and Dairy White 

Stamps 

     SVG File Jessica Lynn Original Studios "Brentwood Owl Cocoa" 

     CM018 Home for Christmas Cardmaking Workshop Stamp Set

Dies 

     Scalloped Frame - In stash 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink and London 

     Copic Sketch Pens (Alcohol base) - Variety of Colors 

     Uniball Signo White Pen  

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Best Ever - Double Trouble Challenge #178 "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing"

Here is my Design Team Card with Double Trouble "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" and using Twisted Sister's optional twist to include colors and/or fall elements. And Double Dare wants you to share your project with a previous partner. I chose Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #601 and shared my card with one of our previous partners. 

My daughter and I enjoyed a mini weekend crafting get-a-way at her cabin. I pride myself in being on time; but Lisa got here before I finished packing my crafting stuff I needed for this challenge.  Had already pulled together some cardstock, design paperpacks, stamps, dies and tools and rapidly grabbed other stuff I might need because we were pressed by time to pick up pick up another friend, Mitra.

So... using lots of dies and cardstock I created my card for this DTC challenge... only to find when entering my card it didn't match the requirement. So decided to go with stamping and coloring... now who would take stamps and no ink pad... me.  Lisa was doing background techniques using gel roll, inks and foil and Mitra was doing scrapbook pages and neither needed ink pads... so stamping was out.  

Mitra, previous to my finding out I had the wrong requirements for this challenge, she had splattered gold ink on a paper towel, then mopped up the mess with the same towel, folded several times, and when dried she gave to me along with her "Tattered Floral" die to cut.  She told me I would love it... and love it I did. 

When I saw the stack of flowers stacked near me it hit me that these be perfect for the AHSC Sketch challenge and this time would actually meet the requirement of this challenge.  Luckily Mitra had lots of embellishments and I was able to find a acetate sentiment and a pretty butterfly, and she even had the perfect patterned paper and not missing the stamping.  AND, the nice thing is I already have my next project completed because of my mistake.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our challenge  requirement and play along with optional twists to be eligible to enter your project in one of our previous partner's challenge 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.  

Deja-Brew!  Don't Miss Out! 

It's time for our yearly participation (November 1-8) at the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop (a non-seasonal coffee theme).  It's BEAN one of our favorite Blog Hops and if you've BEAN there before, this Blog Hop is ESPRESSO-ly meant for you. 

So, if your project has included a coffee theme enter HERE at the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop for projects posted from November 1-3 and you will be included in a second random drawing where the winner will be announced at the end of Coffee Lover's Blog Hop. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #22 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Clementine Paperpack 

Cardstock and Other 

     Papaya, Mocha and White Daisy 

     Flowers - Paper Towel with Splatter of Gold and cut with die 

     Leaves - Unknown Embellishment - Sprayed with Gold 

     Butterfly and Sentiment - Acetate 

Dies 

     Holtz "Tattered Flowers" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Gold Foil

    

Happy Birthday

Here is a birthday card, I hadn't shared yet, but made for my son awhile ago to give to his girlfriend... of course with some input of what he wanted.  As going through Paper Playful there was a flamingo image at A Place to Start "Use Pink" and decided to share this card. My son likes CAS cards that don't have a lot of layering and/or sentiments that are difficult to read, but I didn't fully listen in regard to layerin the corner flowers. He had picked out the sticker of a Flamingo from CTMH Deck the Palms paperpack and a background masculin pattened paper...I thought the background was too masculine and suggested another plain paper, which he left that up to me.  

So, I tried to keep it simple but feminine, raised a few florals and the Flamingo for some dimension.  Sentiment was clear... job done.  CAS, questionable; but I did do a lot of fussy cutting of the corner floral from one of the design papers and adhered with 3D thin foam tape.  He was pleased with the card.  

Also shared with the following challenges: 
Critter Crazy Challenge #91 "Anything Goes With Featured Creature" 
CAS on Friday "Use a Corner of Your Card" 

Color Dare #624 Four Square - Happy Bird-day

This is my Design Team project for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #624 "Four Square" using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #600. My color choice was Bluebird, Rosy and Sundance.  As I was going through my stash I came across this cute chick stamp, excellent images for the circles from the sketch and the Sundance color of the chicks.    

On white cardstock I stamped my three chicks using Mememto black ink and marked areas for placement of the circles (balloons) in comparison to the sketch. Using the chick stamp with balloon, stamped on patterned paper eight balloons, fussy-cut and adhered direct to white cardstock as previously marked. 

Stamped the three chicks again on white cardstock, colored with Copic alcohol-base brushes, fussy-cut each chick without the legs and carefully adhered over the previously stamped images on the white cardstock lining up with the legs. 

Using Heather Ink stamped a fencing image on the bottom of the same cardstock as the chicks. Another wood panel was cut for the rail and adhered on top of the stamped fence. A sentiment was stamped using another wood panel and bordered with Bluebird cardstock. The bow was replaced with another patterned balloon and drew in a bow and string, using Black Copic pen, from the balloon to the Sentiment. 

On the inside of cardbase three more patterned balloons were used in a cluster at the bottom right-hand corner with hand-drawn strings.   

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #624 "Four Square" and select at least three of the colors from the Color Board. Check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

You may also like to hop over to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenges and/or Double Trouble's Sister Challenge, to see how easy it might be to combine challenges or even create other projects. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-Ins - Design Paper in Bluebird 

Cardstock 

     Bluebird and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     So Tweet Z3954 

     Barn Door Z4393 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Rosy:   R-46 

        Bluebird:   B95 

        Sundance:  Y35 

     Heather Ink 

Merry Christmas - Color Dare #622 Triple Play

Here is my Design Team card for Color Dare #622 "Triple Play" wherein you must use all three colors, or closest match, and have combined it with Saturday Sketches #761.  

Other than the piecing this was a fairly easy card to create. A Periwinkle patterned paper was selected for the background and bordered using Journey cardstock. Went through my die stash to find something that would represent the three circles in the sketch... used a floral die with two poinsettias cutting several in different cardstock colors and one from a patterned paper. Played around with the positioning and cuts until satisfied with arrangement and colors. 

Before the first die cut was adhered to the background paper I cut a narrow piece of Journey cardstock and adhered to the back of the bar in the floral. This piece was then adhered to the background for piecing in the poinsettia leaves. The white layer of the die cut was then added over the first layer.  The third poinsettia was added from the same die cuts, positioned and adhered to the left.   

Sentiment was stamped on white cardstock, bordered with Journey cardstock and adhered at bottom direct to background with a little floral and leave cut off from the same die.  

I had lots of left-over die cuts and placed the one cut from the patterned paper on the inside corner of the card base.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #622 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.  

You may also like to hop over to Try a Sketch On Tuesday (TSOT), Double Trouble Sister Challenge, to see how easy it might be to combine the color challenge and our Sketch, or create another card. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "Double Triple the Die Cut Fun - AG"  

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge "Anything Florals with 

   Optional Mood Board #21"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Sweet Memories 

Cardstock 

     Journey, Mulberry and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     In Stash Unknown "Sentiment Stamp Set"  

Inks/Pens 

     Sapphire Ink 

BOO! - DTC #177 "Fall Bat Color Challenge" partnering with A Cut Above

Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #177 "Fall Bat Color Challenge" Thing 1's requirement is to choose three or more Fall Bat colors with neutrals free to use. 

I knew exactly the image I was going to pull out of my stash as it fit the color requirement perfectly. It was an image I colored at Jenn Dove's Bootcamp in December of 2021.  Can't believe it took me this long before making a card using my  Kitty 'n Pumpkin colored image. Along with the coloring of the image we learned how to create the background scene (grass and trees) around this cute kitty using our alcohol markers. 

Thing 3 Twisted Sister's optional twist was to use at least one die so we could enter our entry into our partner's challenge at A Cut Above "Anything Goes". I didn’t want to cover up my masterpiece so cut the scene using a torn edge rectangle die, backed with a wide black cardstock border and adhered to card base. A sentiment "Boo" was added using another die.  

This was a fast card to get together; but my initial coloring and creating the scene was at least a half a day at Bootcamp and finishing up after class.  I am so pleased with my coloring, and would love to do another scenic background, even though it took me three years to display it... lol.  

 

The Fall Bat colors chosen were also a great match to Color Dare's Challenge #621 "TicTacToe", Column 2:  Sundance (Yellow), Pumpkin (Orange), Evergreen (Green) plus Honey Butter (Yellow) and Capri (Blue). 

On the inside of card base, bottom right-hand corner I added another tree die and cut using black cardstock as a means to pull in the forest inside. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble... have fun with our challenge requirement and play along with optional twists to be eligible to enter your project in our partner's challenge while earning additional chances to our random draw. 

Thing 1:  Use at least 3 Bat Colors 

Thing 3:  Opt: Include at least One Die 

Thing 2:  Opt: Enter at A Cut Above if 

               Thing 1 and Thing 3 Met

Check out the Design Teams inspirations, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature"

Four Seasons: October 2024 "Anything Goes Fall Challenge"  Inspiration Photo: Pumpkins

Oct Halloween and Other Occasions #19 

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge Oct 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Black and White Daisy

Stamps 

     Jenn Dove's Bootcamp - Copic - December 2021 

        Whimsy Stamped Image "Kitty N' Pumpkin"

Dies 

     Reasonalble Dies "Torn Edge Rectangles" 

     Paper Smooches "Boo" 

     Inside Corner "Tree Die" from Stash 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Background:  BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29 

        Pumpkin:  Y38, YR04, YR07, YR09, E08 

        Cat:  BG0000, BG10, BG00 

        Grass:  YG03, YG17, YG67 

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black"