Color Dare #640 (Due 02/21)

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #640 and combining it with Sketch Saturday Challenge #769. My first thought using shades of Brown was to create a masculine card and the focal point in the sketch inspired me to include gears and sprockets.  Masculine cards are not my comfort zone; but I was very happy with the result. 

I chose a dark brown wood grain design paper for the smaller panel and used a white and brown patterned paper to brighten up the background, bordered both with Mocha cardstock and adhered to the cardbase. 

Die cut each of several sprockets in Espresso but didn't like the color against the other browns so cut another set in bronze metallic and layered on the first cut.  My sprockets took the place of the hexagon and hearts in the sketch and were adhered directly to background and the bottom sprocket using 3d thin foam tape for a little dimension.  Finished off with a Sentiment stamped directly on the woodgrain, and added other sprockets on the inside corner of card base.  

OOPS:  When I went to post my card in Color Dare's DT Album, other DT members had an additional color in their projects... re-checking the graphic "Shades of Brown + 1 Color".  Decided to do a quick fix and cut more sprockets in a patterned paper that looked like aging bronze/copper using a greenish/blue color and ahered over the bronze/copper sprockets.  

Below is my result prior to fix of + one color.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #640 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there and don't make the mistake I did... make sure you have followed the instruction on the color graphic.  

You may also like to hop over to Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe, to see how easy it might be to combine our sketch challenge or even create another project using our 3-2-1 Recipe. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "February Anything Goes" 

Craft Rocket Challenges #122 "Happy Birthday" 

Creative Knockouts Challenge #541 "Finish the Inside" 

My Time to Craft #554 "Recipe 1-2-3"    

   (1-Sentiment, 2-Patterned Papers, 3-Sprockets) 

The Neglected Stuff "February" (Sprocket Dies haven't seen the light of day since Sept of 2022, frist used in May 2016and the rustic patterned paper stared at me in my old stash of scraps, and since CTMH closed all the neglected papers before June of 2024 will be in many of my future projects)

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-In Patterned Papers "Mocha" and "Toffee"

     Bronze/Copper Metallic Paper  

     Aged Bronze/Copper Patterned Paper Replacement of Metallic

Cardstock 

     Mocha and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     D1629 "Just to Say"

Dies 

     Spellbinders "Sprightly Sprockets"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

TSOT #664 "Beautiful Friend"

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch Challenge #664 and combining it with our sister challenge Double Trouble #185 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Hoodie Hoo Day" and Twisted Sister's optional twist to use flowers. It was so easy to add the ingredients to this sketch (3) Embellishments, (2) Layers and (1) Sentiment. 

Chose one of the design papers from "Love Story" Black paperpack, bordered the white highlight cut and the floral patterned paper with black cardstock and adhered to cardbase.

The floral image was chosen from a sticker sheet in the Love Story "Black" Paperpack, replaced for the circle, placed off edge and adhered directly to background with 3D thin foam tape for a little dimension.  Another sticker of leaves were added. 

Cut two "Beautiful Friend" die sentiments, one in black and the other in white, layered the black as a shadow for the white sentiment and adhered direct to background. Placed three white dot embellishments in the upper-right hand corner. 

On the inside right-hand border of cardbase another patterned paper was adhered. 

Please hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch on Tuesday Double Trouble and check out the Design Teams inspirations, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there. You may also want to check out the Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe and maybe your card will meet our 3-2-1 Recipe "Hoodie Hoo Day".  

Also entered at the Following Challenges:  

A Cut Above "Anything Goes  - Sentiment Die 

Beautiful Blossoms #26 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Love Story Paperpack & Stickers 

Cardstock 

     Black and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Reasonable Dies "Words" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC Challenge #185 3-2-1 Recipe "Hoodie Hoo Day"

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #185 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Hoodie Hoo Day" Again decided to use our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Challenge #664 which starts on Feb 18th so this card will not be entered in the TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for interested participants.

The two floral images were chosen from a sticker sheet in the Love Story "Mink" Paperpack, and additionally fussy-cut leaving a thinner border. Wisteria and Lagoon cardstock was cut similar to the sketch and adhered together and then embossed using the broken glass embossing folder. 

The single floral replaced the circle in the upper left-hand corner, placed off edge and adhered directly to background. The larger floral was cut in places and adhered with both 3D thin foam tape and glue to the background for dimension. Colored the florals in lighter match to the background colors, bordered background with Lagoon cardstock and then adhered to card base.  

Cut two "Love" die sentiments for layering, adhered to background and added 3 dot embellishments in the upper-right hand corner. 

On the inside right-hand border of cardbase a strip of embossed Lagoon cardstock was adhered.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Hoodie Hoo Day" and play along with our optional twist and dare 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.  

Then hop on over and check out the TSOT Sketch Challenge, check out the Design Teams inspiration, and consider using their sketch with our 3-2-1 recipe.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms #26  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design/Paperpack 

     Love Story "Mink" Paperpack Sticker Sheet - Florals 

Cardstock 

     Lagoon, Wisteria and White Daisy 

Dies 

     My Mementa - Words A

Inks/Pens 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Lagoon:  BG10, BG11 

        Wisteria:  BV00

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Dot Embellishments 

Hello - Color Challenge #638

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #638 using colors closest to the graphic (Sapphire, Scarlet, Honey Butter) and creating a card using the Sketch Saturday Challenge #768.  

My first selection for this sketch was a floral to represent the square using something that has been in my stash a long time and never used. CTMH Mix-In patterned papers were used giving the background a little sunshine. Chose three patterned papers in Honey Butter Mix-Ins for the background panels, using sapphire as the bordering color and match up with the foliage behind the floral.  Added a die cut sentiment to the left of the floral... love the whimsical look of the "hello" sentiment from Paper Smooches, a die set in my stash from before they closed.  

An extra die cut of a smaller floral was added to the inside corner of the card base along with foliage. 

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #638 and 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 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: 

A Cut Above "Anything Goes"

Beautiful Blossoms "AnyThing Goes w/Optional Mood Board #25 

Crafty Catz Challenge #687 Optional Twist Use a Die  

The Neglected Stuff Challenge (New Challenge 2025) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-Ins - Honey Butter and Scarlet

Cardstock 

     Sapphire and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Elizabeth Craft Designs 1539 "Tropical Florals" (You-Tube At least 6 Years Old)  

     Paper Smooches J10116 "Hello Words" (In Stash at least 6 years)

Inks/Pens 

     Ink - Scarlet

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC #184 3-2-1 Recipe "Love is in the Air"

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #184 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Love is in the Air" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch Challenge #663 which starts on Feb 4th so this card will not be entered in the TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for interested participants.

Using the 3-2-1 recipe in the clipart above it reminded me of many CTMH patterned zip strips in my stash and perfect for the TSOT sketch. To further enhance the recipe used an additional mix-in patterned paper in Mink.  My first shape was the Heart cut from another mix-in patterned paper which satisified Twisted Sister's optional twist to use a heart. My second shape was the Valentine Wishes envelope with another sentiment with a cute birdie image on the heart. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Love is in the Air" and play along with our optional twist and dare 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.  

Then hop on over and check out the TSOT Sketch Challenge, check out the Design Teams inspiration, and consider using their sketch with our 3-2-1 recipe.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "Anything Goes" Must use at least one die-cut 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-In Zip Strips and Patterned Papers from CTMH Paperpacks

Cardstock 

     Candy Apple, Mink and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Z4693 Love Mail 

Dies 

     In Stash "Doily Heart" 

     Love Mail Envelope Thin Cut 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Red:  R46

 Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape