Color Dare #632 - Friendship

Here is my Design Team card for Color Dare #632 using a variety of Copic Sketch pens for closest match to all colors on the Board. I did a couple experiments masking the bunny in between the two florals and I wasn't pleased with this one so it went in my stash. Well, today when I looked through my stash I questioned why did this go in the stash... and I assumed it was there only to find it some day for a quick card... and here it is.   

 

Using Copic I brushed lightly for a watercolor affect instead of blending as I wanted the detail of the stamp to show. The sentiment was a nice fill in the upper corner of the card.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare to check out the Design Teams color inspiration. Let us see what you create... hope to see you there. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms Mood Board #24 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Royal and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Simon Says "Vintage Garden" 

     Sentiment D1925 A Million Little Things 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

 

Merry Christmas - Color Dare #630

This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #630, a Monochromatic Color Board giving you the choice of at least three Shades of Blue and used them for my Christmas trees.    

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #630 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 and Try a Sketch on Tuesday, our Sister Challenges, to see how easy it might be to combine challenges or even create another project. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-in "Sapphire Patterned Paper" 

Cardstock 

     Glacier, Capri, Bluebird, Jurney, Sapphire and White Daisy 

Dies 

     IO Stamps #DIE-439 "Merry Christmas" 

     Simon Says #SSSD111400 "Stitched Slopes/Hills 

     Trees in Stash 

Inks/Pens 

        Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Blue:  B04     

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Zig Glitter Pen "Gold"  

A Very Merry Christmas - Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #660

Here is my Design Team card for Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #660.  When this sketch came up I already knew my favorite snowflake die would be used. First, a cross-stitched border die was placed diagonally from top corner to the opposite bottom corner and cut to use as the division of the four panels. Then the snowflake die was cut on the same white cardstock in the center, bordered with Capri blue cardstock and then adhered to card base.  

A friend of mine gave me this penguin stamp and it got buried in my stash. I was working on my inventory and came across this stamp and put it aside for one of my next Christmas cards... it was a nice fit for this sketch and hid the center messy cut from the die cuts. Hecter's presents and hat were colored using Copic sketch brushes using a match of the blues, fussy-cut and adhered with 3D thin foam tape over the snowflake. 

I was not happy with a plain white background... so decided to randomly stamp snowflakes using the second generation stamping technique. This made me happy and it reflected the faded pattern as in the sketch.   

A small sentiment was stamped with Black Memento Ink and some Bitty Sparkles placed around the snowflake.

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: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature"

A Cut Above "December - Anything Goes" 

Crafty Catz Challenge #683 (AG w/ Optional Twist: Blue Christmas) - I was one of the Top 3

Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge #173 "Anything Christmas Goes"

I Spy With My Little Eye #21 "Something For Christmas" 

Little Red Wagon #784 "Non-Traditional Christmas Holiday" 

Simon Says "Monday Make It Sparkle" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Capri and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Little Miss Muffet Stamps#0433 "Dexter Gives" 

     Pink & Main "Snow Sweet"  

Dies 

     Memory Box #99183 "Spectacular Snowflake" 

     Lawn Fawn #lF913 Stitched Borders

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Lagoon Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Gray:  C5, C9 

        Blue:  B0000, B04  

        Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Bitty Sparkles

DTC Challenge #181 - 2024 "Wrap It Up" - partnering with Jingle Belle and Previous Partners

Here is my DT Card for Double Trouble "It's Up to You", a free-for-all with your choice of last minute Christmas and/or any occasion cards, and wrap up 2024... my choice was a Christmas card sharing it with Jingle Belles "Banner Holiday".  

Twisted Sister's optional twist is to include something to "Tie It Up" using ribbon, twine, bow, and/or even washi tape. The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #606 was a perfect sketch to use washi tape... but when looking through my stash there was no washi tape. I did have a collection of ribbons in a variety of patterns and colors with adhesive backing and decided to use them.  

Even though the ribbons were not representative of Christmas there was a nice variety of colors with traditional and non-traditional colors which looked so pretty together. Cut pieces in different lengths, adhered to a die cut frame from a Mint patterned paper and then bordered with a Capri blue.  

Cut another smaller frame in the same Mint patterned paper, bordered with Capri blue, die cut a Sentiment in White and Capri cardstock, glued together, placed in the smaller panel off center and then adhered to ribbon background with 3D thin foam tape.  

Stamped a small present, colored with Copic brush pens, added polka-dots to the ribbon with white jel pen and adhered with 3D thin foam tape to corner of sentiment panel. Finished the inside border of card base with a couple more cuts of the ribbon.   

 

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. 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: 

Crafty Catz Challenge #683 (AG w/Optional Twist: Blue Christmas) 

Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge #173 "Anything Christmas Goes"

I Spy With My Little Eye #21 "Something For Christmas" 

Jingle Belles "Banner Holiday"  (Red, Green and Bow) 

Little Red Wagon #784 "Non-Traditional Christmas Holiday"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-In Patterned Paper "Mint"

Cardstock 

     White Daisy and Capri 

Stamps 

     D1177 "No Peeking" 

Dies 

     Stash - Sentiment Merry Christmas 

     Cottage Cutz #CCB-069 Nested Wacky Rectangle Frames

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Blue:  BG13 

        Green:  YG23

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape

     Studio G Variety of Patterned Adhesive Ribbons