Color Dare #662 (Due 07/25)

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #662. This color challenge was a little bit of a challenge for me... I had no idea what I had in my stash... surprised when I found some gold metallic and a clear plastic piece of gold polka-dots. 

 

First cut a white cardbase and a gold metallic for the border and adhered them together. The polka dot was cut the same size as the white cardbase and then adhered using glue placed behind several polka-dots so glue wouldn't be seen through the plastic.

The polka dot background appeared simple but yet eloquent... felt it deserved a pop of color for the focal point and what better than a pink flower cut from glitter and gold metallic leaves. To finish the card, cut in gold one of my favorite sentiments for an all occasion card and layered with white cardstock.

 

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #662 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: 

A Cut Above "July"  A/G with a Die Cut  

All Sorts Challenge #828 "Flowers" 

Beautiful Blossoms 

Ellibelle's Corner: Garden Party #4 

Ellibelle's Corner: Crafty Wednesday (June/July)

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     CTMH Clear Plastic with Gold Polka Dots 

     Gold Metallic Paper 

     CTMH Pink Glitter Paper

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

Dies 

     In Stash, unknown vendor "Gold Leaves"  

     Reasonable Dies "Flowers #5A26411

     Tuttie Designs "Hugs Sentiment"

Inks/Pens 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC #196 3-2-1 Recipe "Keep Us In Stitches" and TSOT #675

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #196 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Keep Us in Stitches" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #675) which starts on July 7th. 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. 

 

This CTMH paperpack was one of my favorite patterned papers for newborn and kid cards... patterns are so whimsical and love the bright colors. This sketch captures all the papers and it was so easy to include the images from a coordinating stamp and die set with the same theme. 

Two of the patterned papers (plaid and polka-dot) were cut as in sketch, adhered to blue cardstock, die cut using a stitched frame along the border and adhered to the card base. 

The three stitched circles were cut using the cloud pattern and adhered direct to background.  Images were stamped, die cut, colored with Copic sketch pens (alchohol base) and adhered to the circles using thin 3D foam tape. 

A sentiment had been stamped with black ink prior to placing the baby on the circle. However, while posting I noticed Twisted Sister's optional twist (a fun pun) was not included on my card. So I looked on the Internet and the only pun I found was Stork Naked which reminded me of Stork Naked with Daffy Duck's Looney Toons. So a quick fix, removed baby from circle, a new circle cut of clouds, a typed sentiment bordered with blue cardstock and all adhered to card base background. Daffy wasn't to happy with the delivery but I think anyone who gets the card above submitted will get a laugh out of it. 

In the upper L-H corner of the front of card three stitched hearts were fussy cut and adhered direct to background. Stork Naked Daffy Duck

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe "Keep Us in Stitches" 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 "July - Anything Goes with a Die"

Critter Crazy Challenge #100 Special Birthday Bash - Must be Birthday theme 

     with featured critter  

I Spy with my Little Eye "Something to Celebrate" 

Elllibelle's Crafty Wednesday "Anything Goes"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Design Papers

     Sweet Safari Paperpack

Cardstock

     Blue and White Daisy

Stamps

     Z3914 Stamp & Thin Cuts "Sweet Safari"

Dies

     Craftin Desert Divas - Rectangle Frame with Wacky stitches

     Cottage Cutz "Nested Wacky Stitched Circles"

Inks/Pens

     Memento "Black" Ink

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol base) - Variety of Colors

Other

     3D Thin Foam Tape

Color Dare #660

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #660 and combined it with the Sketch Saturday Challenge #779 and flipping sketch to portrait.  The blend of the Graphic colors is quite pretty; but not sure I got a perfect match with the pinks and oranges.  

I made some modification of the horizontal banner and replaced it with the dragonfly stitched trail, and the vertical banner was the same patterned paper as in the circle; placed and lined up with the the oval blossoms.  The dragonfly was cut using the pink patterned paper with another in pink cardstock for a shadow. The sentiment was added in the oval using black ink and on the inside added a strip of the orange patterned paper border with pink cardstock alongside the right-hand border of card base. 

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #660 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 "July" Must use at least one die 

The Neglected Stuff "July" Stuff Used 6 x 6 packet never used

Triple B:  Birds, Butterflies and Blooms "July" (Paper is Blooms; and there is a dragonfly, not butterfly)  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     My Favorite Things "Bundles of Pastels Blossoms" 2 shades a pink/orange and         a light orange closest match to Color Board  

Cardstock 

     A Pinkish/Orange and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment by Rubbernecker Stamps "Beautiful Wishes" 

Dies 

     LaLa Land Crafts #8274 "Dragon Fly"

     Waffle Flower "Flutter By Trail Die"

     Tuttie Designs "Scalloped Stitched Nesting Ovals" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     

TSOT Sketch Challenge #674 and DTC #195 3-2-1 Recipe "Inky Pinkies"

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #674 and combining it with out Sister Challenge, Double Trouble #195 3-2-1 Recipe "Inky Pinkies". 

Here is another card with the same style as my previous card but using different stamps. Again I went to my stash to look through my backgrounds previously created and foiled with gold. Chose a stamp set that I had never used before and it was begging me to use it.  Added a sentiment and strips of the background on the inside of card base on 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: 

Triple B: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms - July

Simon Says Fun with Paint featuring Paper Artsy 

The Neglected Stuff "March" Stuff Used: Another Background in stash  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Background: In stash Jel Plate Technique and Add of Gold Foil 

Cardstock 

     Lemon and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     AAL & Created "Morphed Pallet"

     CTMH "Connections" 

     Paper Smooches "Botanicals 1"

     CTMH "Just to Say" Sentiments 

     CTMH Universal Backgrounds

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Inks:  Lemon, Blossom, Sea Glass 

DTC #195 3-2-1 Recipe "Inky Pinkies" Beautiful Wishes.. AND TSOT #674

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #195 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Inky Pinkies" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #674) which starts on July 7th. 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.  

I love this style of card but I don't do them very often.  I like to experiment with them as there are a lot of cardmakers that do this style and make it look simple... but don't let that fool you... it's not that simple. It was fun to look through my stash for backgrounds peviously made and foiled to use with one of my favorite butterfly floral stamps and with an add of a couple more stamps it seemed to fit the sketch.  Added a sentiment and strips of the background on the inside of card base on the right-hand border.  

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: 

Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Floral Goes Optional Mood Board 30 

The Neglected Stuff "June" Neglected Stuff Used: Background Techniques 

Triple B: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms - July 

Simon Says Fun with Paint featuring Paper Artsy 

Elllibelle's Crafty Wednesday "Anything Goes"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Background: Jel Plate Technique and Add of Gold Foil 

Cardstock 

     Lagoon and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Rubbernecker Stamps "Beautiful Wishes"

     Visible Image "Transmission Glitch" 

     Creative Expressions "Butterfly Blooms" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink