Here is my design team card for Double Trouble "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" using Twisted Sister's optional twist to include a wild life critter(s). When I saw the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #497 it cried out to use this sketch for my last Halloween card... this was so fun sketch to work with all the variations of the sketch.
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Monday, October 31, 2022
Trick or Treat - Double Trouble #124 - SomeThing, AnyThing, Everything
In place of the banners on the upper left-hand upper border I chose to put a couple of candies peeking out from behind the two patterned paper rectangles. The eyes of the bat were replacement for the two embellishments in the upper right-hand corner and another candy at the left-hand corner as the embellishment.
A sentiment was stamped several times with pumpkin treat baskets bordered in black and then adhered with 3D thin foam for dimension and a place to stand the Witch Owl. Owl was stamped, colored and adhered to the background orange and black rainbow circle with 3D thin foam tape also for dimension. All candies were fussy-cut with candies placed as embellishments, under the arm of the owl, her broomstick and adhered with foam tape.
Also entered at the Following Challenges:
CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
Got Candy
Cardstock
Tangerine, Black and White Daisy
Stamps
#CC10190 Frightful Friends "Sentiment/Pumpkin TorT Bag and
Stamped Owl and cut with Brother ScanNCut
Dies
Memory Box 99876 "Whimsy Bat"
Paper Smooches FBD-14-124-2T "Rainbow"
Inks/Pens
Memento "Black" Ink
Copic Sketch Pens (Alcohol base)
BG0000, B0000, C5, E42, E43, YR07
Copic Multi-liner .03 "Black"
Other
3D Thin Foam Tape
Friday, October 28, 2022
Here Comes Christmas - Color Dare #520 - TicTacToe
This is my Design Team project for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #520 "TicTacToe" (Column 3: Scarlet, Pine, Toffee) and using CTMH paperpack Christmas Story. Well here it is again going into November and I have only put a dent in my Christmas cards; so here's one less that I need to make. However, I love this stamp set and may do a couple more.
Heart2Heart has a challenge "Create a Cool Background"... not sure if this means inked background as the requirement; but I used patterned paper for my "Cool" Winter background.
Stamped two sets of Santa's rail cars, sign and gift images on white cardstock, die cut images, colored first set with Copic markers, cut and colored parts of the second set to adhere with thin foam tape to the first set for dimension. Phew, a lot of fussy-cutting.
For my background... used a dotted patterned paper for a light snow fall and a patterned paper for snow with a die cut stitched track for Santa's train with car filled with gifts. Sentiment added at bottom corner of screen.
Also entered at the Following Challenges: Christmas Card Throwdown "TicTacToe" (Right Dia: Favourite Colour, Pattern Paper and Die Cut) Heart2Heart "Create a Cool Background" Using Patterned Paper
CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: Design Papers Christmas Story Cardstock Pine and White Daisy Stamps C1960 Holiday Express Dies Pretty Pink Posh #DC0-2T "Borders" CTMH Thin Cuts Z3682 "Fancy Borders"Inks/Pens Evergreen Ink Mememto "Black" Ink Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol-base) (E43) Toffee, (R56) Scarlet, (G29) Pine Other 3D Thin Foam Tape
Stamped two sets of Santa's rail cars, sign and gift images on white cardstock, die cut images, colored first set with Copic markers, cut and colored parts of the second set to adhere with thin foam tape to the first set for dimension. Phew, a lot of fussy-cutting.
For my background... used a dotted patterned paper for a light snow fall and a patterned paper for snow with a die cut stitched track for Santa's train with car filled with gifts. Sentiment added at bottom corner of screen.
Monday, October 24, 2022
Boo - Double Trouble Challenge #123 "Let's Get Around To It" with AHSC #496
This is a Halloween card for our Double Trouble Challenge #123 "Lets Get Around To It"... simply need at least one circle on your project to meet the DTC requirements. To earn extra chances for for our random draw prize use our partner's sketch Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #496.
This was quite a sketch to work with and took some thought on what I was going to use to create a spooky cute Halloween card... I think I managed it with changing the sketch to a landscape and using miscellaneous pieces from my stash. The background paper is very old not really a Halloween patterned paper; but the purple and pattern just made it a Holiday night time sky for the cute ghost and bat sticker images that come out at night and swirl around the sky. The circle gave it movement and the panels in the center brought in some color. Spiders were used in the corners for my embellishment, and a Boo sticker added for my sentiment. Happy Halloween.
Also entered at the Following Challenges:
Mirtillamente Challenge #14 "Halloween" - I was one of the Top Picks
AHSC #496 - CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
Laughing Lola "Background"
Scaredy Cat
Spooktacular Stickers "Ghost and Bat"
Cardstock
Pansy and White Daisy
Stamps
Sentiment - Sticker "Boo"
Dies
IO Dies 523-W "Scribble Circles"
Other
Loose Sequins CC8205 "Got Candy"
3D Thin Foam Tape
Monday, October 17, 2022
Thanksgiving - Double Trouble Challenge #123 "Let's Get Around To It" with AHSC #495
This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble Challenge #123 "Lets Get Around To It". Thing 1 says to use a round... and since I had opened cricut design space for another project I remembered a pumpkin doily cut which could be used for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #495 which would look good with a pretty CTMH Fall patterned paper "Crisp Air".
For the background I used the pretty leaf patterned paper and bordered with Paprika and Pine cardstock panels. The pumpkin doily was a Cricut cut using Paprika and Black cardstock and adhered to background with 3D thin foam tape for dimension. The leaves were a combination of stickers and leaves fussy-cut from the same patterned paper, placed in a pile on the doily center and adhered with 3D foam tape for additional dimension. Sentiment was added using White Daisy cardstock bordered in Pine.
Also entered at the Following Challenges:
AHSC #495 - CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
Crisp Air and Sticker Page
Cardstock
Harbour, Paprika, Black and White Daisy
Stamps
Sentiment - D1312 "Nov Word Puzzle"
Dies
Cricut Cut "Pumpkin Doily"
Inks/Pens
Ponderosa Pine
Other
3D Thin Foam Tape
SNEAK PEEK for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #496 (rotated to landscape) which opens on 10/24/2022. Detail of my sneak peek project at Double Trouble below will be published at ILuvScrapping2 on 10/24/202 for additional detail.
Friday, October 14, 2022
Pumpkin Kisses - Color Dare #518 - Triple Play
This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #518 "Triple Play" using Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #494. Looking at this sketch it already gave me the theme for a nice Fall card and the color challenge seemed a good fit. The sketch really defined and made it so easy to create this card.
Using the colors from the board, all pieces were cut using the light and dark sides of Melon, Desert Rose and Rosemary cardstock. The background was cut using the light side of Melon and the pretty border dies using the darker side to enhance and give some dimension to the background. The banners were cut in different sizes and adhered to the background.
The pumpkins were stamped and then cut with the thin dies; however, if I mess up on the placement of the stamp, I'll correct by fussy-cutting closer, which I really do prefer a closer cut. The stamps and foliage were adhered with variable 3D thin foam tape for dimension. Finished off with the sentiment stamped directly to the background.
Also entered at the Following Challenges:
CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
Cardstock
Melon, Desert Rose, Rosemary and White Daisy
Stamp + Thin Dies
Z4297 A World with Octobers
Dies
Peachy Cheap "Banners"
Poppy Stamps #1889 "Petit For Stitched Borders"
Inks/Pens
Memento Ink "Black"
Other
3D Thin Foam Tape
Monday, October 3, 2022
Double Trouble #122 - Jan's Digitals (Fall )
Here is my Design Team project for Double Trouble "Fall Colors - Leafin' It Up To You" using the colors in Trouble Maker's clipart and sharing the same colors with ColorMyHeart Color Dare Challenge #515 TicTacToe using the CTMH Paperpack Crisp Air). My choice was (Col 1: Nectarine, Pine, Sundance) + all other colors except Peach and Gold. Double Trouble is partnering with Jan's Digi's Blog Challenge "Anything Goes" and earn an additional chance at Double Trouble's Random Draw.
In my stash there was a tag stamp with a Fall floral which was perfect for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #492. This challenge will have ended by the time this post comes up but loved the sketch for theme for Double Trouble. Took advantage of the many coordinating patterned papers and used them for the banners, background and the go-to-cup with Pumpkin spice coffee. The pumpkin was fussy-cut from one of the patterned papers to satisfy Twisted Sister's optional twist to "include a pumpkin". Tag, background and banners were each bordered with Paprika cardstock. Sentiment was stamped on the upper right-hand side for balance instead of on the tag.
Two tags were stamped lightly with Mocha ink and then one colored with a variety of Copic colors close to the TicTacToe Board. The other one was used to fussy-cut the two florals and adhered with 3D thin and regular foam tape for dimension. The to-go-cup was a die that was cut using the patterned paper, the sleeve and cover were adhered with 3D thin foam, and then adhered to tag base with foam tape. Pumpkin was fussy-cut from patterned paper, adhered with thin foam tape in center and glued to the sides for rounding. Below is a photo taken to show the dimension.
Forgot to mention my booboo. I was testing the Copic colors for Nectarine and Sundance and tested the colors on my almost completed tag floral in the upper right-hand corner. Unfortunately, it was too large an area to cover with an embellishment. But I did have the two leaves on the extra tag which I colored, fussy-cut and adhered with thin tape for dimension.
Also entered at the Following Challenges:
CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
Crisp Air and Zip Strip
Cardstock
Paprika and White Daisy
Stamps
S2006 SOTM "Garden Tags" and
D2043 "A World of Octobers"
Dies
Z3726 "Tags and Tabs" Thin Cuts
Karen Burniston #1044 "Coffee Charms"
Inks/Pens
Ponderosa Pine and Mocha Ink
Copic Sketch alcohol-base brush pens
YG63, YG99 (Pine), YR15 (Nectarine), YR23 (Sundance)
Other
3D Thin and Regular Foam Tape
Dots "Daisy Meadows"
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