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.
Retirement has created a challenge addict, which takes up a fair amount of my time. Thanks to innovative and creative ideas from many Design Teams, my CTMH daughter, and my friends. Challenges give me a jump-start on many of my cards and turns on my creativity to come up with my own unique designs. Take some time to browse and if you like what you see, please sign up on the right sidebar and consider "following" me.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Autumn Greetings - TSOT 658
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:
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
Monday, November 4, 2024
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
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
Sunday, November 3, 2024
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:
Christmas Bingo #10 (N = Ribbon, Free, Paper Piecing)
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
Monday, October 28, 2024
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:
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
Friday, October 25, 2024
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"
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:
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
Friday, October 11, 2024
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:
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
Monday, October 7, 2024
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:
Four Seasons: October 2024 "Anything Goes Fall Challenge" Inspiration Photo: Pumpkins
CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Cardstock
Black and White Daisy
Stamps
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"
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Hot Cocoa HERE - TSOT 656
Here is my Design Team card for Try a Sketch On Tuesday #656 and using the sketch for a Christmas Card at Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #34 "Fantasy" with a coffee theme. The sketch shouted out to me that it needed a lot of complementary patterned papers and a Winter Scene.
Left-side of card: The gnomes were fussy-cut from one of the patterned papers and then adhered with 3D thin foam tape to a scene... sky from another patterned paper and white cardstock used for snowbanks and then bordered with Sapphire cardstock.
A sticker was used for the sentiment offering "hot cocoa here" on a Winter Day, with pot of chocolate in the gnomes hand for Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge requirement.
Right-side of card: The plaid coordinating patterned paper was bordered with Sapphire cardstock and then positioning a snowflake zip strick alternating the patterns as in the sketch. The final two circles were added using a snowflake die cut using white cardstock.
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:
CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
Gnomes for Winter Patterned Papers/Sticker Sheet and Zip Strip
Cardstock
Sapphire and White Daisy
Dies
Say It with Stamps and dies by Becky Moore
Hills/Snowbanks Double Stitched Etched Metal Dies
Paper Smooches #N0D099 "Snowflakes"
Other
3D Thin Foam Tape
Monday, September 30, 2024
DTC #176 - S.A.E. - I'm Bacon You a Cake
Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble #176 "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" (aka Anything Goes)... I love this challenge because it gives many challenges to hook up with some of our previous partners and do my own thing. And Twisted Sister loves to celebrate National Mud Pack Day and what a variable and fun twist to include in your anything goes project... piggies with or without mud OR Browns and Pink Colors OR use pigs and colors for additional chance at random draw.
I was torn between which Piggie stamp set would I use. However, when I went through my woodgrain papers the one chosen was the center of a 12 x 12 which gave the appearance of a circle which was one of the elements in the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #597 and that settled which piggie to use.
Experimented with a funfold card... but didn't like the unfinished look of the inside so converted to a standard A2 using the same panels for my background with some revamping.
Stamped piggie using black Memento Ink, fussy-cut, colored using Copic Markers with closest matches to Flamingo for the pink piggie, Bluebird, Jade and Honey Butter for the floral headpiece using the Color Dare Challenge #619. Sentiment stamped on white cardstock with border of black, Piggie and sentiment were adhered to background with 3D thin foam tape under snout and pig's feet for dimension.
On the inside card base, bottom right-hand corner, I'm Bacon You a Cake theme was stamped using cake, balloons and a couple sentiments.
Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our Something, AnyThing, EveryThing challenge. Play along with Twisted Sister's optional twist and pair up with some of our previous partners 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.
And why not Try a Sketch on Tuesday, our sister challenge, as one of our previous partners for your project. Go to our Tab for other Previous Partners you may want to hook up with.
PIG TRIVIA:
You will be surprised on what pigs eat.
I thought they ate everything; but pigs'
diets are quite limited.
Also Submitted to the Following Challenges:
CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
Scrap of CTMH "Woodgrain"
Cardstock
Black and White Daisy
Stamps
Piggie & Inside Sentiment: C1970 "Kind of a Pig Day"
Inside Corner Cake & Balloons Theme: Miss Ink "Punny Farm Pigs"
Inks/Pens
Memento "Black" Ink
CTMH Blossom Ink (Close match to Flamingo)
Sakura Gelly Roll "White"
Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base)
Variety of colors to match up with all Color Board #619
Copic Multi-Liner "Black"
Other
3D Thin Foam Tape
Stash - Grey Dots
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