Friday, June 27, 2025

Color Dare #658 - Just Because

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #658. I did a search on what two colors go well with gray... well the first answer was Pink and Yellow as they can add warmth, joy, and a playful touch to your card designing... so this was my two colors of choice. Additionally I chose Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #635 and changed the arched window to an oval with one larger floral.    



I was inspired by a background I had seen recently on Pinterest; but wasn't able to find it again to give credit to the paper crafter... so my memory of this background is pretty close and I am happy with it. 

Most of my older CTMH paper packets have been sorted either by theme or colors so the packets will not always be identified. However, if memory serves me right, the pink floral has been a long-time Mix-In paper and the yellow a newer Mix-In paper. The gray papers were still in my Love Story paperpack, along with the floral sticker. 

Chose a black cardstock to apply the shapes but spent quite a bit of time on getting the shapes to line up. Adhered the shapes to the black cardstock leaving a peek of black exposed between each shape. 

Two ovals die cut one black and one gray patterned paper and adhered to background.  The floral was a sticker; fussy-cut, and adhered to oval. Different parts of flower were glued and some 3D foam tape to add dimension. Sentiment was stamped in black bordered with black and the inside right-hand border of card base decorated with the gray patterned paper.   

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #658 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
A Cut Above "June"   (Must have at least one die cut)
Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #30"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise
Design Papers 
     Love Story Grey Patterned Paper and Floral Sticker 
     Pink and Yellow Patterns are from Mix-in packets
Cardstock 
     Black and White Daisy 
Stamps 
     D-1629 Just to Say Sentiment  
Dies 
     Journey "Pierced Ovals"  
Inks/Pens 
     Memento "Black" Ink 
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Monday, June 23, 2025

DTC #194 3-2-1 Recipe "Summer Fun Fold" - Happy Birthday AND TSOT #673

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #194 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Summer Fun Fold" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #673 ) which starts on June 23rd. 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 interested participants. 


 

The 3-2-1 recipe had a requirement of a Fun Fold and the TSOT sketch was perfect to make it a Gatefold fun fold card.  It was easy to use the colors and shape requirements to complete the 3-2-1 recipe.  

Since one of my grandsons have a birthday July 3rd I thought this would be a great card for a guy who likes to celebrate July 4th so that was easy to include Twisted Sister's optional twist fireworks. 
   
Now the tricky part is I don't have any firework stamps in my stash. However, CTMH's Dandelion Wishes was a stamp set I had used quite awhile ago for fireworks, and it works. My three circle dies were cut using white cardstock, then stamped with the dandelion in red, blue and silver inks. These circles were adhered to the left side panel of an embossed layered panel, and other panel was left blank. 



To complete the card stamped a sentiment and bordered with red.  On the inside of the card used white cardstock bordered with red and stamped several dandelions in same colors.  Mission accomplished.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble. Have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Summer Fun Fold " 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
A Cut Above "June - Anything Goes with a Die" 


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise
Cardstock 
     Candy Red and White Daisy 
Stamps 
     Sentiment:  D1629 Just to Say 
     Firewords:  Dandelion Wishes Stamp Set B1653 
Dies 
     Circle with Stitches in Stash 
Inks/Pens 
     Candy Apple and Blue Bird Inks 
Other 
     Background Darice Embossing Folder 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Friday, June 13, 2025

Color Dare #656 Thank You

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #656 using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #633. Chose a CTMH Toffee patterned paper for the background and bordered it with Harbour cardstock.  All the die cuts used for the floral and sentiment were cut from CTMH cardstock, closest match of the three colors in the graphic, and then adhered to the background direct and some 3D foam tape for dimension.  Fun sketch and perfect with our color challenge.  
 





Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #656 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
A Cut Above "June Anything Goes" (Must Use at least one die) 
The Neglected Stuff "June" - Discribe Stuff Used: Nothing New Here, all in my stash waiting to be used.  


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise
Design Papers 
     CTMH Patterned Paper 
Cardstock 
     CTMH Colors Tangerine, Raspberry, Harbor, Toffee and White Daisy 
Stamps 
     D1629 Just to Say "Sentiments" 
Dies 
     Poppy Stamps "Flower and stem", MFT Upsy Daisy "Center of Flower"
     Paper Smooches "Bows"
     Pink Fresh Studio "House Plants" 
     Unknown "Tag" 
Inks/Pens 
     Memento "Black" Ink 
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #672 "Happy Father's Day"

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #672  and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Double Trouble #193 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy".  




The TSOT sketch is perfect for layers and patterned papers. "My Guy", same guy,  but this time is a bird enthusiast and a Father's Day card. Used complementary papers from CTMH's Skylark paperpack and colors that went well with Kraft. The patterned papers were cut and bordered with Toffee (Kraft-like) cardstock and adhered to the white cardbase as in sketch. 

The focal point was a larger cut panel from the Skylark patterned paper and then cut to size and fussy-cut the bird to fall off edge of panel.  A sentiment was stamped on same as one of the panels, bordered with Toffee and adhered to bird panel.  


On the inside a couple of the patterned zip strips from the same paperpack were adhered to the right-hand border. 

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
(Paper Rocks Scissors "June Challenge" (Used Papers and Scissors on Bird)
The Neglected Stuff "June"  Neglected Stuff Used:


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise
Design Papers 
     Skylark Paperpack and Zip Strips 
Cardstock 
     Toffee (Kraft-like) and White Daisy 
Stamps 
     D2629 Just to Say Sentiments
Inks/Pens 
     Memento "Black" Ink 
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

 



Monday, June 9, 2025

DTC #193 - 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy" - Have a "tee-rific" Birthday

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #193 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #672 which starts on Jun 10th. 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 interested participants. 




The TSOT sketch is perfect for layers and patterned papers... "My Guy" is a goIfer enthusiast and it was fun looking for complementary papers in his colors that went well with Kraft or Kraft-like colors. The patterned papers were cut and bordered with Toffee (Kraft-like) cardstock and adhered to the white cardbase as in sketch. 

The golfing bag consisted of three cuts, a corrugated blue paper and two Kraft-like colors which were layered and pieced for dimension.  This was adhered to the blue and white checkered panel. 

Also cut a tee and golf ball in Toffee and white glitter layered and placed next to the stamped tee sentiment.  

On the inside corner of cardbase another sentiment was added and some stamped golf balls.



Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy" 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
The Neglected Stuff "June - Anything Goes" Neglected Stuff Used: Golf Bag Die and Golf Stamp
Cut It Up #331 "Anything Goes" (Must use at least one die)
 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise
Design Papers 
     CTMH Paperpack Mix-In (Plaids) 
Cardstock 
     Toffee (Kraft-like) and White Daisy 
     Blue Corregated Cardstock 
Stamps 
     Sentiment and Inside Images: Paper Collage Stampin D'Amour "Golf"
Dies 
     Reasonable Dies "Golfing Items" 
Inks/Pens 
     Sapphire Ink 
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape