Challenge #225 DTC's 3-2-1 Recipe "Sweet Surprise" using the TSOT Sketch #704 for Inspiration

Here is my card for Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "Sweet Surprise" and my  interpretation of the required ingredients, plus additional enhancements.  

3 - Layers (Card Base does not count)

Aperture Anyshape "Sunrays from Background Die" 

plus additional layers raised Clouds, Image and Sentiment

2 - Images - Stamps, Dies and/or Ephemera

5 Cloud Images and Girly Image  

1 - Aperture - Any Shape 

3 Layers of Sunrays for Dimension 

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist 

1. Fill in your aperture with at least one of your images or 2. Shaker Card

and/or 

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #704 for inspiration 

TSOT's biweekly challenge starts on Tuesday, Sep 15th. 

 

I included Twisted Sister's optional twist and added three layers of the aperture cut on yellow cardstock to create sunrays. Attached an adorable image to the front of the sunray aperture using thin foam tape for more dimension. The background die was perfect and gave me the inspiration to use TSOT Sketch 704 replacing the upper and lower border designs with clouds and grass prints.  My card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Sweet Surprise" 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: 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock - Yellow, White Daisy, Light Blue and Green 

Dies 

     Paper Smooches "Hello Words" 

     The Stamps of Life "Background Die"

     Clouds were the negative cuts from the Background Die 

        using White Cardstok and raised with thin foam tape 

Aperture 

      Little sunshine girl in stash 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape

Challenge #224 "Scrapper's GORP with TSOT Sketch 703

Have some fun with Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "Scrapper's GORP" with my interpretation of the required ingredients and added enhancements. My card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but the sketch was my inspiration in combining the two challenges to show how easy it is to participant in both DTC and TSOT challenges.

My custom "Scrapper's GORP" Recipe 

3 - Patterned Papers 

Used three patterns from CTMH 'Let's Party' Paper Pack

2 Colors of choice (Neutrals Do Not Count, but can be used in addition) 

Many Colors from Patterned Papers

1 - Image 

 Cupcake and Balloon Dies  

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist - Include some stitching on your project 

and/or 

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #703  

TSOT's biweekly challenge starts on Sept 1st. 

 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Scrapper's GORP" and play along with our optional twist and dare while earning additional chances to our random draw. Check out 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.

Submitted to the following Challenges: 

Love Those Pretty Paper Challenges 

Papers, Rocks, Scissors (Used Papers) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     CTMH "Let's Party" Paper Pack 

Cardstock 

     CTMH Candy Apple and Daisy White 

Stamps 

     D1629 "Just to Say" Sentiments 

Dies 

     Poppy Stamps #1604 Pinpoint Balloons

     Mayaroad Die 3378 Celebrate Cupcakes Bundle 

     Marianne Design Creatables LR0800 Stitched Panels  

     Sixxix Scalloped Circle  

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

TSOT Sketch #702 and DTC Challenge #223 "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing"

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #702 and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Double Trouble #223 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing". 

TSOT Sketch #702 

with My DTC Custom 3-2-1 Recipe 

"Something, Anything, EveryThing" 

3 - Colors

2 - Layers 

1 - Stencil Element

Tristed Sister's OptionalTwist:  Sentiment multi-layering

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: 

Stencil Fun Challenge Aug 2026 with optional theme CAS Design Style 

Critter Crazy #113 "Anything Goes with Featured Creature" 

Ellibelle's Garden Party #18 Anything In or From a Garden

The Neglected Stuff Aug 2026 Challenge 

    Negleced Stuff: Dragronfly Stencil in my stash last used March 2022 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Cardstock 

     CTMH Sapphire and White Daisy     

Dies 

     Beautiful Friend Sentiment in stash multi-layered

Inks/Pens 

     CTMH Inks: Blossom, Lagoon, Pansy and Saphire 

Other 

     Metal Stencil Stampendous "Frans-Dragonfly Vines"

 

DTC Challenge #223 "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" with TSOT Sketch #702

Have some fun with Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "Something, Anything, EveryThing". This challenge allows you to create your own Custom 3-2-1 Recipe using ingredients from stash. Here is my Custom 3-2-1 recipe. 

My custom "Something, Anything, EveryThing" Recipe 

3 - Patterned Papers 

2 - Colors + One 

1 - Sentiment 

and I didn't stop there... I included Twisted Sister's optional twist to "uplift" (lift up!) an item on my project and I used multi-layering on my butterfly die cut image for dimension and Double Dare's dare to use the TSOT Sketch #702.    

My card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but the sketch was my inspiration in combining the two challenges to show how easy it is to participant in both DTC and TSOT challenges. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" and play along with our optional twist and dare while earning additional chances to our random draw. Check out 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: 

Color Dare #716 

Used Closest to both Colors as shown + 1 color of choice (Green) 

with Copic Sketch Pens on Patterned Floral Paper 

Critter Crazy #113 "Anything Goes with Featured Creature" 

Ellibelle's Garden Party #18 Anything In or From a Garden

The Neglected Stuff Aug 2026 Challenge 

    Negleced Stuff: CTMH Old Paperpack "In Full Bloom" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     CTMH "In Full Bloom"

Cardstock 

     Black and Daisy White 

Stamps 

     D1629 "Just to Say" Sentiments 

Dies 

     Butterfy Die in stash (multi-layering) 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "London Fog" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) Closest to colors in CD#716

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC Challenge 222 - 3-2-1 Recipe "Gimme S'more" and TSOT #701 Sketch

Here is my card for Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "Gimme S'more" with my interpretation of the required ingredients and added enhancements. 

3 - Layers (Card base Does Not Count)

Background, Background Border, Foam Tape and Images

2 - Colors using ROY G BIV Color Wheel #1

Inks: Yellow, Orange, Purple, Green, Pink

Cardstock: Yellow, White and Black

 

1 - Sentiment 

Stamp "Sweet as Honey"

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist - Increase at least one of the recipe ingredients 

and/or add a special ingredient of your own.

and/or 

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #701  

TSOT's biweekly challenge starts on Aug 4th.  

 

I included Twisted Sister's optional twist (extra layer and lotsa colors added, plus added a sixth stamped hexagon from the sketch) and used the TSOT Sketch #701 for inspiration and to show how easy it is to participate in both DTC and TSOT challenges.  However, my card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Gimme S'more" 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: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #113 "Anything Goes with a Featured Critter" 

Ellibelle's Garden Party #17 "Anything in or (from) the Garden 

I Spy with My Little Eye #39 - Something With Wings 

Passion for Markers Wk848 "Use 3 of Something"  

(3 Bee Stamps) 

The Neglected Stuff Challenge Aug 2026 

All Bee Happy Stamps neglected since Apr of 2015

Time Out Challenge #318 "Mother Nature"  

TicTacToe Challenge #298 

   Column 3:  Border / Yellow / Markers Colored Pencils

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Personal Stamped Background 

Cardstock 

     CTMH Black, White Daisy, Yellow

Stamps 

     CTMH C1537 "Honeycomb Flair"

     CTMH B1441 "Buggy Love"  

     CTMH B1374 "Bee Happy" - 

           Die:  Bee Images cut using Brother Scan n' Cut

Inks/Pens 

    Memento "Black" Ink 

    Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Variety of Colors Yellow, Orange, Purple, Green and Blue

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

TSOT Sketch #700 "Christmas in July"

Here is my card for Try a Sketch on Tuesday #700.  I happened to come across a sketch that was very similar to the TSOT sketch and it was a fun fold tutorial "Fun Fold Peek a Boo Card" at Creative Tree House (Robin).  So, went through my Christmas paperpacks for complimentary patterned paper and cut all the pieces as identified at the beginning of the tutorial. Once I had these cut I was able to create the fun fold within same time as tutorial.    

The Winter Wishes sticker with sentiment on the inside was perfect for the circle aperture and the add of the die cut pine cone needles was a "think it needs something more" and it was a great match with the patterned paper. 

Hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch On Tuesday and check out the Design Teams inspiration.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Creative Creases #117 "Anything Goes with a Fun Fold"  

A Cut Above "Anything Goes with a Die Cut"  

Love Those Pretty Papers July 2026 Challenge

Paper Rock Scissors July #18 Used paper 

The Neglected Stuff July Challenge Neglected: CTMH Christmas Paperpack

Christmas Crafts All Year Round "M, N, O" (Merry) 

 

CTMH Products unless otherwise specified:

Design Paper

     CTMH "Four Seasons - Winter"

     Sentiment was a Sticker from the same paper packet

Cardstock 

     CTMH Cranberry and White Daisy 

Dies

     Poppy 2535 "Pin Needle Shoots" 

     Scalloped Circle in Stash 

DTC Challenge 221 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" with TSOT #699

Here is my card for Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" with my interpretation of the required ingredients and added enhancements. 

3 Colors of Your Choice 

(Neutrals Do Not Count as one of the three choices, 

but neutrals can be used in addition to the colors of choice) 

Pink, Green and Blue Cardstock 

2 - Layers 

Bordered Background, Patterned Paper and Ornaments 

1 - Holiday Image

Ornament w/Merry Christmas Sentiment 

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist - Use 3 non-traditional Christmas colors 

Pink, Blue and Green, colors from Jingle Belles Unicorn Color Board

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #699 or #700

Chose to use Sketch #699

and

Alternate Challenge - Jingle Belles "Unicorn Inspiration Color Board" 

I chose to use Twisted Sister's optional twist to use non-traditional colors and          Double Dare's dare to use TSOT Sketch Challenge #699. My card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but the sketch was my inspiration in combining the two challenges to show how easy it is to participant in both DTC and TSOT challenges.

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble's 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" 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.

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Also entered at the Following Challenges:  (Check Christmas Challenges) 

A Cut Above "Anything Goes with a Die Cut"  

The Neglected Stuff July Challenge Neglected: CTMH Christmas Paperpack

Christmas Crafts All Year Round "M, N, O" (Merry, Ornaments) 

Jingle Belles "Unicorn Holiday" Color Challenge

From My Stash: 

Papers 

     CTMH Mix In Pack

Cardstock
     CTMH Pin, Blue and Green 

     CTMH Gold Glitter Paper  
Stamps
     CTMH D1629 "Just to Say" Sentiment stamps

Dies

     IO Die487-K "Patchwork Ornaments" 

     Pink & Fresh PF0038ES "Slim Stripes"

     Paper Smooches SED259 "Foliage 2" 
Inks/Pens  

     Memento London Fog Ink 

     White Gel Pen for Dots on Ornaments 
Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Gold Thread 

DTC Challenge #220 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" with TSOT #700

Here is my card for Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" with my interpretation of the required ingredients and added enhancements using the Try a Sketch on Tuesday #700. 

3 Colors of Your Choice 

(Neutrals Do Not Count as one of the three choices, 

but neutrals can be used in addition to the colors of choice) 

Pink Frame and Blue/Green Stripes

2 - Layers 

Border & Background-Sapphire Color, Pink Frame & Focal Sticker 

1 - Holiday Sentiment 

Merry Christmas 

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist 

Use stars and/or stripes - Used Striped Patterned Paper

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #699 or #700

biweekly challenge starts on July 7th 

Inspirated by TSOT #700  

Alternate Challenge - Jingle Belles "Stars & Stripes Forever"  

Used Striped Patterned Paper 

I chose to use Twisted Sister's optional twist to include some stripes and Double Dare's dare to use TSOT Sketch Challenge #700. My card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but the sketch was my inspiration in combining the two challenges to show how easy it is to participant in both DTC and TSOT challenges.

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" and play along with our optional twist and dare while earning additional chances to our random draw. Check out the DT inspiration and join us... hope to see you there.

If you included Twisted Sister's optional twist to use stars or stripes you can also enter your card at our alternate challenge at Jingle Belles. 

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:
Creative Knockouts #574 "Christmas in July" 

Christmas Crafts All Year Round "M, N, O" (Merry) 

Jingle Belles "Stars and Stripes Forever"

Sweet Stamping "Christmas in July" Anything

From My Stash: 

Papers 

     CTMH "Gnomes for Winter" included in Packet: 

         Stickers for Focal Point, and Banner 

         Fussy-Cut one of the Images from one of the Patterned Papers 

Cardstock
     CTMH Sapphire and White Daisy
Stamps
     CTMH D1629 "Just to say" 

Dies

     Scalloped Circles in stash 
Inks/Pens 

     Sapphire Black Ink 

Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

TSOT #698 Sketch Challenging and DTC #219 3-2-1 Recipe "It's Going to be a Long Day"

Here is my card for Try a Sketch on Tuesday #698. I chose to celebrate and join up with our sister challenge, Double Trouble, for their 3-2-1 Recipe "It's Going to be a Long Day" 

Also added Twisted Sister's optional twist to include a little sparkle using Wink of Stella on the wings of the fairy. 

Hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch On Tuesday and check out the Design Teams inspiration. You may want to consider using Double Trouble's 3-2-1 Recipe and "It's Going to be a Long Day" and create a slimline card.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Craft Rocket Challeges #137 "Birthday" 

A Cut Above "Anything Goes with a Die Cut" 

The Neglected Stuff "June" (Neglected: Starry Sky die never used)

CTMH Products:

Cardstock 

     CTMH White and Sapphire 

Stamps and Dies

     CTMH "Fairy Tale Magic" + Thin Dies 

     Lawn Fawn #LF1377 "Starry Sky"

Inks/Pens 

     CTMH Sapphire, Moonstruck and Bluebird Inks for blending 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Variety of Colors 

Other

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Zig Wink of Stella "Clear"