Happy Holidays

I was sorting through some of my retired Christmas papers and decided to create a card using the BYSHC sketch challenge #42 and incorporated Caffeinated Christmas Challenge #26 "Hearts" along with Jingle Belles "Getting Text-y with it".   

The sketch reminded me of a Gate Fold, using one of the tutorials on our Double Trouble Challenge #160 "Hoodie-Hoo Celebration" and celebrating Creative Creases #76 "Anything Goes Fun Folds" for their 3rd Anniversary. 

The side panels of my card were cut from CTMH "Christmas Story", retired paper pack, which I found in my stash.  Panels were bordered with a layer of Candy Apple cardstock and adhered to card base.  To satisfy the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge I die cut a cup with hearts using a small text-y patterned paper also found in my stash to satisfy Jingle Belles Challenge. The cup was adhered with 3D foam tape for dimension on black cardstock, bordered with the red cardstock and adhered on the left panel.  

I put my scanner up close to the Text-y design paper and there were many recipes with all ingredients and directions... prime rib roast, holiday cranberry sauce, golden rum cake, Soft Ginger Cookie, and Egg Nog as shown in my scanner photo.  If you want a slice of my patterned paper with a particular recipe let me know and I will send it to you.  Just message me under comments.  

Please check out all of these challenges for inspiration and start your stash of 2024 Christmas cards. 

Entered in the following Challenges: 

BYSHC sketch challenge #42 

Caffeinated Christmas Challenge #26 "Hearts" 

Jingle Belles "Text-y".   

Creative Creases #76 "Anything Goes Fun Folds"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Paper 

     Christmas Story (retired) 

Cardstock 

     Candy Apple and White Daisy 

Dies

     Cup with Hearts (In stash) Prize from Mouse House 

Stamps 

     Lawn Fawn "Thanks A Latte" 

Other   

     Memento "Black" Ink  

     3D Foam Tape 

Flying By Just to say Hi - Color Dare #588 - Fancy Five

This is my Design Team project for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #588 "Fancy Five" wherein you need to use at least three colors, and my choices were Sundance, Journey and Lagoon.  To keep this card CAS... used a patterned Sundance paper under a Border Die using Journey cardstock which looks like leaded glass.   A pretty butterfly in Lagoon placed in center with a heart "Flutter by Trail Die" using 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  The sentiment was typed on Word and printed.  Used the Sundance patterned paper and a strip of Journey on the inside border of the cardbase.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #588 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, 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"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Sundance "Hope & Kindness"  

Cardstock 

     Journey, Lagoon and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Butterfly "Piazza Plenty" 

     Waffle Flower "Flutter by Tril Die"

     Border Die, In my Stash 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Lagoon Ink 

     Sentiment - Printer Black Ink

Other 

     Zig "Wink of Stella" clear 

Feeling Mushy - Double Trouble Challenge #160 "Hoodie Hoo" partnering with Creative Creases

Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble "Hoodie Hoo" a celebration for the 3rd Anniversary of Creative Creases #76 "Anything Goes Fun Fold". Twisted Sister reminds us we have an extra day this year to create and wants to celebrate Leap Year and her optional twist is to include something that hops, skips or leaps. 

 

Following the tutorial for this Fun Fold Card... pieces were cut for the card base, frame and design papers. After adhering the design papers the smaller die was used to cut through the front of the card.   

The mushroom with the frog was die cut, colored with Copic sketch pens and bordered with another scallop cut from Paprika cardstock. 

On the bottom inside of the card base... grass was cut using design paper and adhered to the bottom border.  Two additional mushrooms were stamped, die cut and colored and placed on the grass border, adding a stamped butterfly and some flowers to the scene.   

On the front of the card the sentiment "Feeling Mushy" was stamped, cut, bordered with paprika cardstock and adhered to background paper.  Another sentiment was stamped directly on the inside of the card base.  

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

For those that really like more of a challenge may want to include Twisted Sister's optional twist to include something that hops, skips or leaps to celebrate Leap Year and enter your Fun Fold at Creative Creases for additional and you will be rewarded additional chances for the random draw. Please join us for this fun challenge 

And don't forget to share your card with our partner at Creative Creases and stop over to see their Design Team inspiration too.   

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #83 "Anything Goes with a Featured Creature"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Background Paper:  Crisp Air 

     Grass (Inside) - Backyard Bliss 

Cardstock 

     Paprika and White Daisy 

Fun Fold Tutorial 

     Gnome Gardners Inside Surprise Fun Fold Card

Stamps 

     Brass & Bliss (Formerly Rubbernecker) 36013 Sweet Mushrooms Set 

Dies 

     Grass - Lawn Fawn Meadow Border/Butterfly/Flowers

     Circles

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 08

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Earth/Browns:  E07, E08, E33, E35, E40, E41, E42

        Pink/Red:  R11, R17, R22

        Blue:  B23, BG0000

        Green:  G05, G17, G19, YG61, YG63 

        Shading Used for Dimension:  BV23  

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Hugs - Using TSOT #640 Sketch combined with Color Dare 585

Here is my Design Team card for Try a Sketch On Tuesday TSOT #640 turning the sketch to a reverse horizontal and using an A2 (landscape) card base to allow me to use my swirly bird ribbon diecut with an A2 card base (landscape). ColorMyHeart Color Dare #585 "TicTacToe" Color Board was chosen becase there is a nice variety of colors and any combination would work well with this sketch... chose Column One using Mocha, Peach and Papaya + limeade. 

From the Mix-In packet both sides of Papaya pattern were used, the bolder polka-dot for the background and the softer floral pattern for the Bird.  For the framing of the previous cut bird another bird ribbon die was cut using Mocha cardstock. 

Two fancy circles from Our Daily Bread were cut, the larger one in Mocha and the smaller frame in a peach patterned paper. These fancy circles were adhered directly to the background and then the bird and frame were adhered over the circles.  

To finish the sketch... the circle was a small layered flower with leaves and my decision was to used a sentiment to balance out the card with a Hugs die using Mocha with another small flower and leave embellishment.  

I used the negative cuts from the swirly bird ribbon cuts on the inside border.    

Please hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch On Tuesday to 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 ColorMyHeart Color Dare to see their Design Team members inspiration and see how easy it might be to combine these challenges. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-In X9048 Papaya

     Mix-In X9030 Peach 

Cardstock 

     Mocha, Peach, Limeade and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Tutti "Hugs" 

     Poppystamps Die "Swirly Bird Ribbon" 

     Our Daily Bread "Fancy Circles" 

     IO Dies "Leaf Cluster" 

     Stampin' Up "Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Dies"

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Double Trouble #159 collaborating with Color Dare #586 Fancy Five (Feb 02)

This is my Design Team card for that special person at Double Trouble "Love is in the Air" and including Twisted Sister's optional twist to use ColorMyHeart Color Dare's Challenge #586. You must use at least three of the colors, or closest match. These colors encouraged me to make a floral arrangement with Stampin' Up Pierced Bloom Dies.  I chose to use Ballerina, Jade, Bluebird and Periwinkle.  

The Jade patterned paper was perfect for a floral arrangement. Of course, my Cuttlebug was pretty busy cutting several colors of each of the flowers so I had choices when arranging my floral. For "love is in the air" a couple whimsical butterflies were cut from an oval frame using white glitter paper.  Sentiment is directed to a special friend.  

On the inside card base on the bottom corner another flower and leaf added.  

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

ColorMyHeart Color Dare has a great color challenge to use with our theme, check out their DT member inspirations.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #13 

Aloha Friday Challenge 7  "Favorites" - Florals and Butterflies are faves

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     X9056 Mix-In "Jade" 

Cardstock 

     Jade, Bellerina, Bluebird, Sundance, Espresso, and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     S1205  "Friendship Bouquet"

Dies 

     Stampin' Up "Pierced Blooms Dies" 

     Tutti Designs #101 "Butterfly Oval"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Color Dare #586 collaborating with Double Trouble #159 (Feb 02) Heart Candy Card

This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #586 collaborating with Double Trouble's challenge #159 "Love is in the Air" using the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #529.  

Thing 1 at Double Trouble asked us to make a project for a special person and I chose to do a Valentine card and  use at least three of the colors, or closest match, from the Color Dare Block... I chose to use Ballerina, Candy Apple and Periwinkle.

 

Please hop on over and join us at ColorMyHeart Color Dare and Double Trouble to 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 CAS Colours & Sketches or to our sister challenge Try a Sketch On Tuesday to see their Design Team members inspiration and see how easy it might be to combine a sketch challenge.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

CAS on Friday #276  "Valentine" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Life's a Hoot 

Cardstock 

     Periwinkle and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     CC12413 "Love Notes" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Uni-ball Gold Gel Pen

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Red:  R08, R14, R29 

        Pink:  R83 

        Periwinkle:  V22

Other 

     Zig Wink of Stella "Clear"