Happy Anniversary

This card is made for my daughter and son-in-law's Anniversary interpreting the MoJo Monday Sketch Challenge #531  

The papers in this packet were so pretty and combination of the designs was just perfect for an anniversary card. The Circle and banner are combined in my interpretation of the sketch with the swirly bird ribbon layered and adhered with 3D thin foam tape.  The other cuts were made to size and bordered with black shadow.

The inside of my card was decorated with some decorative frames and one panel left for writing a personal message.  

Sent to the following Challenges: 
Crafty Catz Challenge #495 "ATG wih optional Pretty Papers" 
YNS Fun Friday #133 "Inside and Out" 

Products Used: 

Design Paper 

     Echo Park Paper "Wedding Bliss" 

Cardstock 

     Black, French Vanilla and White Daisy 

Die 

     PoppyStamps #1529 "Swirly Bird Ribbon" 
     Waffle Flower #310104 "Lacy Layers" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

You Are Always in My Heart - Color Dare #383

This is my DT card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #383 "TicTacToe".  I had just received this background die in the mail and since there were pinks in the color palette it was just right for my card.  I cut two backgrounds, one in Ballerina and the other in Smoothie cardstock, used some of the negative Smoothie hearts and adhered with 3D thin foam tape over the corresponding heart of the background.  Die cut a couple of butterflies, random placement on background adhered with 3D thin foam tape and added some bitty sparkles.  Found the perfect sentiment for my heart card and stamped in black ink directly on the background. Thank goodness for Misti and several layers of ink for a good impression of sentiment on this type of background.  

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered this challenge. Please join us in this fun color challenge. Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge...current challenges are on the side bar of the blog.

Also sent to the following Challenges: 
Heart2Heart "Oh My Heart" 

CTMH Products Unless Identified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Oh My Heart 

Cardstock 

     Smoothie, Wisteria and White Daisy   

Stamps 

     KaiserCraft C5294 "Background Friend Sentiments" 

Punch 

     Unknown - From Friend's Stash 
Dies

     Reasonable Dies - Background Hearts 

Ink 

     Black Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Bitty Sparkles 

Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

Here is a card I made for Heart2Heart "Texture It".  This was a textured background made using alcohol inks and gold flakes at one of our local Craft Stores which was still in my stash.  I thought a silhouette would be perfect against that bright background...selected a flower die, cut three for layering and dimension, adhered to background and added gold sequins in the middle of the flowers. Sentiment was stamped with VersaMark, glued to black backing, VersaMark penciled in to hide glued vellum, heat embossed with Princess Gold and adhered with 3D thin foam tape on background.  

Products Used: 

Specialty Papers 

     Textured Background, alcohol inks and gold 

     Vellum 

Cardstock 

     CTMH Black and White Daisy 

Stamp Set 

     CTMH S2001 Everyday Magic SOTM 

Die 

     Memory Box #98568 "Frangia Bouquet" 

Inks 

     VersaMark 

     Tim Holtz Embossing Powder "Princess Gold" 

Embellishments/Other 

     CTMH 3D Thin Foam Tape 

     CTMH Julep Glitter Gems 

   

Hi - Color Dare #382 Purple Monochromatic Shaker Card

Here is my DT card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #382.  CTMH has so many pretty purples so I knew this color challenge would be based on some of the old Paper Fundamental design sheets.  In the Whimsy Paper Fundamentals there was a real pretty floral design sheet and a striped sheet which complemented the floral.  The striped design sheet was die cut with a corner die.  What a fantastic shaker card this would make...so lined the edge of the die cut with 3D regular foam tape, added the sequins and then adhered the purple background.  

The floral was so pretty, and rather than stamping and coloring, decided to fussy-cut a couple of the flowers and layer them with 3D foam tape for dimension.  Sequins were randomly placed with Bitty Sparkles in the middle and a die cut sentiment was added using another purple. 

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered this challenge. Please join us in this fun color challenge. Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge...current challenges are on the side bar of the blog. 

Also submitted to the following challenges: 
Cut It Up #194 "Favorite Color" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  
Design Paper 
     Whimsy "Paper Fundmentals - Thistle" 
Cardstock 
     Thistle, Pansy and White Daisy 
Dies 
     Sizzix (Tim Holtz) #660220 "Mixed Media" 
     Paper Smooches "Hello Words" 
Embellishments 
     Purple and Silver Sequins - Unknow Vendor 
     Bitty Sparkles 
Other 
     3D Foam Tape - Thin and Regular 
     Plastic Sheet 

Double Trouble Challenge #50 - It's a Tall Order partnering with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch

This is my DT card for Double Trouble Challenge #50 "It's a Tall Order" using the optional twist "Stack It Up" and partnering with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch Challenge #445.  The paperpack used had complements and PML cards that dies that could be used for my stack of cups and long banner, and the circle in sketch was replaced by my floral.  Selected coordinating papers for the background panels and even the scallop edge was in the complements.  So my card went together pretty fast until I decided I wanted a shadow behind my cups so it added some fussy-cutting.  And the sentiment was picked because during a cold nothing better than a cup of tea and flowers to lift you up.   

Please visit us at Double Trouble for this fun challenge, 

view the projects from other Design Team members and entrants 

and hopes it gives you inspiration to create a project too. 

Looking forward to seeing you there

Thing 1 Trouble Maker
Make a Tall & Skinny Card
W/Opt TSOT Sketch 

Thing 3 Twisted Sister
Option "Stack It Up"

Thing 2 Double Dare
Share with TSOT #445

Please follow us on Double Trouble Challenge and receive notices of our new challenge on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, and if there is a 5th Monday we run a special one week challenge "Something, Everything, Anything".

Also sent to the following challenges: 
Coffee Lovers Cardmaking "caffeine-fueled-paper-play"

     Using CTMH Complements from Paper Packet
Heart2Heart "Say It With Flowers"
TicTacToe #51
2nd Row: Polka Dots: on Cup, DieCuts (See Below), Flowers

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Beautiful Friendship, PML Card and Complements 

Cardstock 

     Sapphire and White Daisy 
Stamp 
     S1908 From Me To You SOTM "Sentiments" 

Die Cuts 

     Beautiful Friendship Complements (floral, cups and scallops)
Inks 
     Memento "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

BFF Friendship Makes Life Colorful - Color Dare #381

This is my DT card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #381 combined with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #355, using Paper Smooches black and white paper packet "Half Moon" and colored with Copic Sketch Brush Pens equal to the colors from the "Love of Color" Board below.  After coloring, cut to size and adhered to the yellow background cardstock.  Turned the colored design vertically, cut and adhered on the top of the horizontal design.  Stamped button, colored and adhered with  3D thin foam tape.  Stamped sentiment with candy apple ink.  

 

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered this challenge, and join us in this fun color challenge. Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge.  

Also Submitted to the Following Challenges: 

Paper Smooches "Love" 

Daring Cardmakers "Someone or Something You Love" 

   Love: Color and Someone: BFF

Products Used: 

Design Paper 

     Paper Smooches "Half Moon" 

Cardstock 

     CTMH Lemonade and White Daisy 

Stamp 

     CTMH C1361 "Buttoned Together" (Retired) 

Inks / Pens 

     CTMH Candy Apple Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcoholo-base) 

        Candy Apple = R29

        Tangerine = YR15  

        Lemonade = Y06 

        Clover = G05 

        Lagoon = BG49 

        Glacier = BG10 

Other 

     CTMH 3D Thin Foam Tape 

Happy Birthday - Color My Heart Color Dare #380

Here is my DT card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #380 "TicTacToe" using one of the layouts from the CTMH Celebrate Today Cardmaking Workshop Project #3 with modifications and an adorable Paper Smooches "Cutasaurus".

Well, I was able to complete a card at Our Little Crop Group "Super Bowl Celebration" in between all the snacks and social time...fun time by all.

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered this challenge, and join us in this fun color challenge. Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge. 

Submitted also to the following Challenges: 
Seize the Birthday "Creatures Great and Small" 

Heart2Heart "Celebrate Good Times" 
The Paper Girls Challenge #193  "Birthdays"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Design Papers 

     Celebrate Today and Zip Strip 

Cardstock 

     Bluebird and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Paper Smooches "Cutasaurus" 

     Catherine Pooler "Circle Love Connection" 

     Spellbinders "Inspire By Sentiments" 

Inks/Pens 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens - alcohol base 

     B21, B24, G03, G19, E71, E74, E77 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Double Trouble #49 "Again and Again" Hogs & Kisses It's Your Day

Here is my DT card for Double Trouble Challenge #49 "Again and Again" wherein you have to at least repeat one item on your project (my repeats were clouds and critters)... and using the optional twist of "Critters" and using an old item from your stash.  If you used Double Troubles optional twist... you are also able to submit your project to Use Your Stuff "Critters".  

This card was made with the inspiration of Jennifer McGuire's tutorial on "Pop-Up Shadow Box" and I had just purchased these farm animal dies and wanted to use them.  The Double Trouble Challenge and Use Your Stuff was perfect.  

Working with creating this little Shadow Box was easy and a lot of fun, but placement of the pieces took some time in my juggling them around to get the scene and movement of images I wanted.  This card folds to an A2 card... when the card is pulled out of envelope,  the sides are pulled to make the cloud and lamb move across the shadow box.  

When sides are pullled you can see the sun come out from behind the big cloud bringing the recipient some sunshine.  

Thing 1 Trouble Maker 

"Again & Again" 

Repeat an Item on Project

Thing 3 Twisted Sisters 

Optional "Critters" 

To Enter in Use Your Stuff 

Thing 2 Double Dare 

"Critters" 

Also sent to the following challenges: 
2CraftyCritterCrazies #35 "Critters" 
Daring Cardmakers "Layer It Up" 

CTMH Products Used Unless Specified Otherwise: 
Design Paper 
     Grateful Heart (Retired 2018 Paper) 
     Background Blue Paper (Unknown, In my Stash) 
Cardstock 
     Julep, Juniper, Blossom, Honey, Kraft and White Daisy 
Dies 
     Karen Burniston 1092 "Chicken, Pig and Lamb" 
     Whimsy Stamps #WSD365 "Up in the Clouds Die Set" 

Dies - The following have been in my stash at least 2-3 years:

     Lawn Fawn Meadow orders "Grass/Butterfly/Flower"
     Judy's Cutting Dies "Ovals - Torn Edge"
     Pretty Pink Posh DC11-1 "Picket Fence"  
        (all Dies have been in my stash at least 2-3 years or more) 
Stamps
     D1751 Punny Pals (retired) 
     D1708 Sending Smiles 
Inks
     Black
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 
     Bitty Sparkles (Eyes - Colored Black)