Color Dare #676 - Wicked

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #676 using shades of Orange + 2 colors of choice... I chose Purple and yellow for Halloween card.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #676 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

If you like to combine additional Challenges... consider hopping over to either Double Trouble "3-2-1 Recipe" and/or our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare. 

Also entered in the following challenges:  

Crafty Catz Challenge #703 "AG with optional twist Halloween" 

TicTacToe TTT282 (Center Column:  Enamel Dots, Free, Fall Colors)

Just Add Ink #772 "Colour and Inspiration" (Purple Orange White) 

LeighSB Designs "Halloween or AG"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
     CTMH Retired Patterned Paper     
Cardstock 

     Royal, Lemon and White Daisy   

Stamps
     August SOTM "Wicked" from 2011 

     Studio-g Halloween Stamp 
Inks/Pens
     Pansey, Tangerine, Lemon Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pen Y08 Acid Yellow
Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Purple Sparkle Dots 

TSOT Sketch 682 with Double Trouble #203 3-2-1 Recipe "Round and Round"

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday #682 and getting my inspiration from our Sister Challenge, Double Trouble # 3-2-1 Recipe "Round and Round". 

The similarity of the sketch took me to Mary Deatherage tutorial for a Side Fold Card and all I needed were the card base measurement and score lines to create the side fold. Off to my stash to find elements that meet the ingredients in Double Trouble's 3-2-1 recipe "Round and Round" (3-circles, 2-images, 1 Ribbon).  

Started with my background using a plaid paper from a CTMH paperpack that had not yet been used and then chose a complementary pattern for the smaller paneland the two outer circles. The leaf patterned paper was die cut with other circle to be used for my 2 images. Using same paper a die cut leaf which was adhered with 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  A brown ribbon adhered to the larger panel completed the ingredients, and a sentiment was added using alphabet dies to complete the sketch. 

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: 

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #112 "Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers

     CTMH As You Grow 

     Fall Leaf Pattern in Stash - Unknown      

Cardstock 

     Chocolate and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Sizzix "Circle Dies" 

     Elizabeth Carft Designs "Dashing Circles" 

     Peachy Cheap  "Fall Images" 

     Art-C "Alphabet Dies"

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     CTMH Ribbon Rounds "Chocolate" 

Challenge #203 3-2-1 Recipe "Round and Round" with TSOT Sketch 682

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #203 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Round and Round" and combining it with our Sister Challenge for inspiration, Try a Sketch on Tuesday #682 which starts on October 28th. This card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for inspiration and to show how easy it is to participant in both challenges. Twisted Sister wanted us to include at least one bird and I chose to use a flamingo from patterned papers.  

The sketch is similar to a Side Fold Card and have previously made this fold using Mary Deatherage tutorial. After making the fold you just have to decide what you want to use from your stash to use the "Round and Round" 3-2-1 recipe (3-circles, 2-images, 1 Ribbon).  

I started with my background using patterned paper with flamingos for Twisted Sister's optional twist to use at least one bird. Vellum with circles was adhered to top of the two patterned papers to soften the background.  

Two sets of the triple circle die were cut... one for a pink frame and the other cut matching and lining up with one of the flamingos from the patterned paper. The negative cut was then attached to the pink frame and adhered to the background with 3D thin foam tape for dimension and no vellum which gave the tri-circle a spotlight affect. 

I don't use ribbon very often and have a small supply in my stash... I got lucky and found this pink ribbon with transparent ruffles and attached to the larger panel.  The sentiment was made with die cut letters and thought Aloha would be appropriate for this card. 

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

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Deck the Palms 

     Background: Vellum with Circles over the Deck the Palms patterned paper     

Cardstock  

     White Daisy and Pink

Dies 

     Paper Smooches "Ring Trio" 

     Art-C "Alphabet"

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Pink Ribbon in Stash 

Color Dare #674 (due 10/17)

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #674 and using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #651.  

The colors on the graphic remind me of Easter... the other day when cleaning out my digital folders came across this adorable bunny digital and knew it was perfect for these colors and also for the sketch focal point.  

Stamped two of these images... fussy-cut one full image and the other only the cupcake frosting, the head and bow for layering and dimension. Using copic sketch brush pens the pieces were colored and layered with 3D thin foam tape and glued on edges for rounding.  

Went through a lot of my patterned papers and nothing matched up with these colors, close but always seemed to have some yellow... and with Color Dare graphic it doesn't allow any additional colors... that's a no, no.  

So off to my stencil stash... came across a  metal stencil which was purchased for 50 cents at a garage sale and had only been used a couple times.  Again perfect for a playful background for my bunny. Cut a panel of pink cardstock, brushed alternating the three colors, bordered with the purple cardstock and adhered to card base.  

Cut the smaller panel also using pink cardstock, adhered my bunny image, bordered with purple cardstock and adhered direct to my playful background.  I used a more generic pun sentiment so that it can be used for any occasion. Again using the pink cardstock, bordered with purple, stamped sentiment using Memento London Fog in keeping with the pastel look.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #674 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

If you like to combine additional Challenges... consider hopping over to either Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge or Try a Sketch on Tuesday or sister challenge at Double Trouble "3-2-1 Recipe" and see how easy it might be to combine other challenges with Color Dare.

Also entered at the Following Challenges:

Critter Crazy Challenge #103 (A/G with Featured Critter) 

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #235 (Must use a Digital or Stamped Item) 
The Neglected Stuff "10/25 " - Used (2009 Metal Stencil and Digital Stamp)

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Cardstock
      Pink, Purple and White Daisy
Stamps
      Di's Digi Stamps - Bunny Cupcake Wagon (2018) 

      Paper Smooches "Critter Card Puns" 
Inks/Pens
     Memento "London Fog" Ink
     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Variety of Colors for Image

     Inks for Playful Background: Plum Mist, Blossom, Crystal Blue  
Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Stensil 2009 Spellbinders Impressabilities "Circles" 

Challenge #202 3-2-1 Recipe "Shades of Fall" - Gobble Til You Wobble

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #202 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Shades of Fall" and combining it with our Sister Challenge for inspiration, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #681) which starts on Oct 14th. This card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for inspiration and to show how easy it is to participant in both challenges. 

The sketch inspired me to copycat the leaves and blended background with at least three shades of Fall colors and for texture added the 1-ingredient a dry-embossed element "crackle" folder to my blended background. 

Also decided to use a turkey image as my focal point in place of the large hexagon. Stamped turkey direct on blended background, masked and stamped a pumpkin on each side of the turkey to satisfy 2-images and Twisted Sister's optional twist.  

Stamped three more images of the turkey and adhered full turkey over the stamped image and colored. Colored and fussy-cut the body of the second image, slit open the wings and adhered body with glue and 3D thin foam tape on tip of wings. Colored and fussy-cut the head of the third image and adhered to body with glue and used 3D foam tape for head. Pumpkins to each side of turkey were colored.  

Three more pumpkins stamped/masked direct on blended background and then stamped, colored, fussy-cut two more images... one adhered direct to background and one adhered with 3D thin foam tape.  To keep with the sketch's larger hexagon I hand-drew a look-a-like pumpkin, colored, fussy-cut and adhered with 3D thin foam tape. 

When I decided on a fun pun sentiment "Gobble til you wobble" my card needed a pie... wanted a pumpkin pie but turkey said apple was fine.  Stamped pie, colored, fussy-cut and placed under the wings of the turkey with some 3D foam in the middle and glued on sides for rounding the pie.  For the open space to left of turkey I added the fun pun and randomly stamped a few itty-bitty flower stamps around the pumpkin patch.    

It sounded like a lot of work; but I really enjoy working with dimension, layering and rounding the images.  Hope you'all enjoy my festive Fall card.  

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

Can you Handle the Pressure "AG with Twist Fall" (Must Use Embossing Folder)

Crafty Katz #702 "Anything Goes with Wet or Dry Embossing"

Critter Crazy #103 "Anything Goes with Featured Critter  

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge 

Ellibelle's Garden No. 8 "Anything in or from a Garden" 

Four Seasons "October Fall Season" 

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #235 (Must use a Digital or Stamped Item) 

SAS4Kids Oct "Favorite Holiday Color Combo" - Thanksgiving color combo

The Neglected Stuff Oct Challenge  Stuff: (2 Retired Stamp Sets) 

Double Dare also has an alternate choice to play along at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge #112 "Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves. 

Inspiration Station Inspiration Photo #78 

    Inspiration Pumpkins 

Cupcake Inspirations #628 "Fall Harvest"  

    Inspiration: Pumpkins 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Background, Blended Fall Colors and Stamped Leaves

   and Dry Embossed for texture

Cardstock 

     Vanilla, Scarlet and White Daisy    

Stamps 

     B1687 Gobble Til You Wobble 

     B1492 Fallen Leaves     

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Fall Colors 

Other 

     Embossing Folder - Darice "Crackle" 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

You're the Best - Color Dare #672

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #672 wherein you have to use both colors and no additional colors; however you can use free, black and white, neutrals an gold metallic. Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #649 was combined with the color graphic. 

Looked through my stash for patterned papers in sapphire, brown and vanilla shades and cut in 1/2" strips. Made a Vanilla strip 3/4" and adhered diagonally on a 4" x 5 1/4" panel, randomly placed 1/2" strips from the vanilla strip around the perimeter. Cut off the overlap of 1/2" strips, bordered the panel using Sapphire cardstock and adhered to a vanilla cardbase.  

For the focal point I used a stitched rectangle and cut florals in a vase, two in sapphire and two in vanilla, added a small cut of each color and placed opposite color behind dots of each vase between layers.  The floral vases were adhered to stitched rectangle using glue and some 3D thin foam tape.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #672 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

If you like to combine additional Challenges... consider hopping over to either Double Trouble "3-2-1 Recipe" and/or our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare.

Also entered at the Following Challenges:
Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Florals with Optional Mood Board #

Cut It Up #340 "Use more than one die"  
Triple B Oct "Birds, Butterflies & Blooms"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
     Variety of Scraps using Sapphire and Brown Patterned Paper 
Cardstock
     Sapphire and Vanilla    

Stamps
     Sentiments "Just to Say" 
Dies
     Peachy Cheap "Spring Easter"

     Frame Die in Stash 
Inks/Pens
     Sapphire Ink
Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape

TSOT #680 with DTC #201 3-2-1 Recipe "S.A.E."

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #680 and combining it with out Sister Challenge, Double Trouble #201 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing". 

While looking through my stash I found another Halloween stamp, never used, and thought this would be a good time to create another Halloween card. One of the stamps was a corner spider web stamp which I used to create a frame and still give me the cross-over design.  I then stamped four spiders to embellish the background and cut a black panel for my focal point.  

My focal point consisted of a ghoul, ghost and a fun pun sentiment, adhered to the black panel using glue and 3D thin foam tape for dimension. The panel was then adhered to stamped background with 3D thin foam tape, background bordered with black and adhered completed layout to a card base. Oh, and why not blacken the eyes with white highlight, blackened noses of stamped images and add some pink cheeks to the ghost. 

Stamped a column of spiders on the r-h border on the inside of card base. What a fun time creating this ghoulish card... hope y'all enjoy it too. 

My Enhanced 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" from Stash

  3 - Alike Images  (4- Spider Web                     Corners and 4-Spiders)

  2 - Stamped Images (Ghoul and Ghost)

  1 - Sentiment - Fun Pun 

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.

AND 

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.

Also entered at the Following Challenges:

SAS4 Kids "Cute Fall/Halloween Cards 4 Kids" 

The Paper Players #757 Sketch 

  Using a Square for a Focal Point 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Cardstock

     Black and Daisy White 

Stamps

     2022 Fa-Boo-Lous CC8225 Stamp & Thin Die Set 

Inks/Pens

     Memento "Black" Ink

     Copic Sketch Brush Pen (alcohol base) Pink on Cheek of Ghost

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" Fill in Eyes 

     Gelly Roll 10 for Eyes on all stamped Images 

Other

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC Challenge #201 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" with TSOT #680

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #201 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" and combining it with our Sister Challenge for inspiration, Try a Sketch on Tuesday #680) which starts on Sep 30th. This card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges and show how easy it is to participant in both challenges for additional chances at the random draw. This challenge also allows you to use an alternate challenge and chose the Color Dare Challenge #671 that looked like candy corn or colors for a Halloween card.  

Chose to do my wrap around shapes using one yellow polka dot, and one orange polka dot patterned paper needed for the Must Use Both Colors in the Color Dare graphic. For my +1 color I chose a gnone, stamped, fussy-cut and colored orange, yellow and purple... my alternate challenge was completed. 

Now I needed to determine my 3-2-1 recipe and still stay within the guidelines of the Color Dare and TSOT sketch. 

My 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing Recipe

  3 - Patterned Papers 

  2 - Colors 

  1 - Stamped Image 

Since my colors and stamped image were completed I chose a black and white background with spider webs to complete my third patterned paper... recipe completed. 

To complete my TSOT sketch I embellished with four stamped spiders on the web patterned paper, added the wrapped around shape with 3D thin foam tape and added a black border before attaching to card base. Finished inside with strip of spider web pattern paper and stamped more spiders along r-h border. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble and have fun creating your own Recipe SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing and play along with our optional twist and dare while earning additional chances to our random draw. Check out the Design Teams inspirations and dare and let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

Also hop over to our sister challenge,Try a Sketch On Tuesday to check out the Design Teams inspiration... you may want to consider using their sketch with your 3-2-1 recipe.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #9  "Anything Fantasy w/Opt Focus Genies" 

Inspiration Station Sept 2025 Photo #77

     Inspiration Photo: Using Orange & Yellow Fall Colors

SAS4 Kids "Cute Fall/Halloween Cards 4 Kids" 

The Male Room #202 "Create Your Own Background" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Fa-boo-Lous "Spider Web" patterned paper 

     Echo Park Paper Co 6"x6" "Dots and Stripes" 

Cardstock 

     Black and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Spooky Gnomes D-1962 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Orange, Yellow, Purple

     Gellly Rolll #10 "White" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Color Dare #670

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare Color Board #670 choosing at least three colors from the Inspiration Photo. My choice was to use all the different shades of blue, plus green and yellow.  

Decided to go through my stash of images colored at Jenn Dove's Bootcamp in December of 2021. I came across this alien/space image and the space blending was perfect for all the shades of blues in the inspiration photo. The wings of the butterfly caught my eye as there is a touch of pink/purple which was also in the space blending already colored. The other two colors were green and yellow which met the requirement of three colors. This was a fast card to get together; but my initial coloring was at least a half day at Bootcamp and then stored in my stash with others... plus it had already been fussy-cut.   

I was so happy to finally share it almost four years later.  This card certainly does not recreate the inspiration photo; but fun using the same colors and creating something totally different. 

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #670 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

If you like to combine additional Challenges... consider hopping over to either Double Trouble "3-2-1 Recipe" and/or our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare.

Also entered at the Following Challenges:
The Neglected Stuff "September" -  The previously colored alien/space images were totally neglected and brought to life 4 years later                               

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
     Retired patterned paper from CTMH
Cardstock
     Sapphire  and White Daisy 
Stamps
     Prestamped in Black Ink - Alien Image supplied by Boot Camp 

Inks/Pens
     Memento "Black" Ink
     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Variety of Colors
     Gelly Roll White Pen 
Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC Challenge #200 3-2-1 Recipe "Oodles of Doodles" with TSOT #679

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #200 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Oodles of Doodles" and combining it with our Sister Challenge for inspiration, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #679) which starts on Sept 16th. This card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for inspiration and to show how easy it is to participant in both challenges. 

    

Had lots of fun with pencil doodling and once I decided on the hedgehog I replaced pencil using a Sharpie black thin tip pen. The rest of the doodling was free-hand using Sharpi and once comfortable with doodling the card went pretty fast. 

Used Copic Sketch brush pens for Twisted Sister's optional twist "Punch of Color", bordered my doodle card with pink cardstock and adhered to card base. Added a corner doodle on the inside of card.  

Below are experimental doodles which I'll save for another time. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe " " 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 "Anything Goes with a Featured Critter" 

Ellibelle's Garden Party 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Pink and White Daisy     

Free Hand-doodling 

     Hedgehog Image and scene, border design outside and inside, 

     and sentiments  

Inks/Pens 

     Sharpie Fine Tip "Black" 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (Alcohol-base) Varity of Colors 

Color Dare #668

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #668 which you must use both colors as shown or closest to.  My first thought was to use these colors for a blended background with a silhouette, but then leaned toward an older technique I had not used in a while, "Triple Time Stamping".  

Cut three proportional rectangle panels, stacked securing with some adhesive and used the Misti to stamp floral images using these colors in, around and across the panels. Randomly stamped small wire mesh around florals using Heather ink. Separated panels and bordered each with candy apple cardstock. and adhered each panel to match up with the floral design.  Stamped a small sentiment in the lower right-corner. 

From same stamp set another floral was stamped on the inside bottom right-hand corner along with a the wire mesh.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #668 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

Consider hopping over to our DTC sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare.

Also entered at the Following Challenges:
Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Florals with Optional Mood Board #32 

Colorful Options Sep 2025 "Anything Goes, Colors and/or theme" 

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 6 "Anything In or From a Garden" 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday September Challenge "AnyThing Goes"

Inspiration Station Sept 2025 Photo #77

     Inspiration Photo: Using Red & Yellow Colors
The Neglected Stuff "August" 

     Stuff:  Paper Garden Stamps, Triple Time Stamping Technique 
Triple 3 Sep 2025 Challenges "Birds, Blooms and Butterflies"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Cardstock
     White Daisy and Candy Apple 
Stamps
     S1509 Paper Garden 

     D1629 Just to Say 
Inks/Pens
     Memento "London Fog" Ink
     Candy Apple Ink 

     Canary Ink