Have a Toadally Awesome Day - Double Trouble Challenge #120

This is my Design Team Card for Double Trouble Challenge #120 for our "Sweet Recipe 3, 2,1" and partnering with Cupcake Inspirations Color Challenge #552 (Jade, Yellow & Brown) using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #489.  

DTC Sweet Recipe 3-2-1 

• 3 Colors - It was an easy choice to select the three delicious colors using Cupcake Inspirations Colors (Jade, Yellow & Brown) to satisfying both the Twisted Sister's optional twist and share my Recipe with Cupcake Inspirations. 
• 2 Embellishments - Jade Beads and Liquid Glass on Toad 
• 1 Image - Toadally awesome Toad

This week I did pull a sunburst background die from my stash that had not yet been used; however, the image was a recent purchase that I just had to use.  

Also sent to the following Challenges:  

Color Crazy Challenge #35 (No pre-colored Images, Any coloring medium)

Crafting Happiness "Card-Add a Sentiment" 

Critter Crazy Challenges #66 "Anything Goes w/Featured Critter" 

Dies R Us "Anything Goes #200" (Must use at least one metal die)  Reaching 200 is a major milestone and we are sad this will be your last challenge 

Simon Says "Stamp It"  

     

CTMH Pruducts Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Cardstock 

     Lemon, Willow (Jade) and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     B1802 Toadally Awesom 

Dies 

     Reverse Confetti "Sunburst Background" 

Pens/Inks

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Chocolate Ink 

     Copic Sketch Pens (oil-based) 

        Greens G02 G12, G05 

        Yellows Y06, Y13 

        Browns E71, E74, E77 

        Copic Multi Liner "Black" 

     Gelly Roll 05 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     3 Julep Beads 

Be a Unicorn in a Field of Horses - Double Trouble Challenge #109

Here is my DT Card for Double Trouble Challenge #109 "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with a choice to use rainbow colors and/or pink inspirational photo provided by our partner for this challenge Colorful Options. My choice was to use rainbow colors. 

 

Decided to use a Unicorn stamp because of the sentiment "Be a Unicorn in a Field of Horses"... and thought a Outer Stair Step fun fold card would be perfect for the field of unicorns.

Stamped all the Unicorns, pulled out my Brother Scan N Cut, colored each with rainbow colors and set aside.  Next used several dies to cut the rainbow, clouds and grass, colored using the same colors with some blending and set aside.  

Now for the fun part of fitting in all the pieces so they show nicely when folded or open.  The sentiment was all one stamp, and couldn't decide where it was going to fit; then a lightbulb came on... why not cut the original sentiment stamp to place on the clouds, leaving more space for my Unicorns on the bottom half... perfect.  Spent more time on the placement of the unicorns and the only thing I wished I had done previous to adhering the cut pieces is that I did the sky and grass inking first... next time.  Added shimmer to the rainbow and smaller cloud. 

Also submitted to the following challenges: 

Creative Creases "Anything Goes" always a Fun Fold 

Critter Crazies Challenge #62 "May" (Anything Goes With a Featured Critter) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

     The Paper Cut "Outer Stair Step Card" Size 4.25 x 5.5 IN

Stamps 

     Believe in Magic RYW074

Dies 

     Paper Smooches "Rainbow" FBD-14-124-2T 

     Whimsy Stamps "Up in the Clouds" WSD365 

     Reasonable Dies "Grass" 

Inks / Pens 

     Memento "Black" 

     Copic Sketch alcohol-base pens  

        B02, BG11, BV11, BV23, C0, C00, C1, G000, G02, G12

        R11, R20, R83, YG61, Y06, Y11, Y19, Multi-Liner Black 0.3  

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Glitter Pen "Clear" 

     

Color Dare #486 Recipe 3,2,1 Color Challenge - Any Occasion Note Card

This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare Challenge #458 "Recipe 3-2-1" using one of my favorite floral patterned papers from CTMH "Every Little Thing" paperpack and card base in Wisteria cardstock.  The floral patterned paper included 3 CTMH color choices (Wisteria, Mint and Julep) and neutrals (black and white) and used Glitter for my Butterfly.  I thought this challenge would be pretty challenging but all you need is a patterned paper with your three colors and neutrals and a little glitter or metallic.  

The sketch for Try Stampin' on Tuesday's Challenge #545 provided inspiration for my card. Based on the sketch, I decided to go with a Clean and Simple style but as I developed my design I found myself being led in a different direction. I kept tweaking my CAS design, adding floral paper, and omitting the white space usually associated with CAS cards. While keeping the layers to a minimum, I added the sparkly butterfly. So I see my card as an "Enhanced CAS" style and I am pleased with the result.  

On the inside white cardstock was cut for sentiment and/or personal note for any occasion and layered with a scalloped frame using Wisteria cardstock. In the corner one of the frame were added a couple of the stickers included in the paperpack. Now maybe the inside could be my CAS attempt.  

Cleo has found a new spot she thinks she can occupy... unfortunately I placed my photo light box near her path from one windowsill to another.  Had to take a couple pictures before I told her this was a No, No and she just stared at me... What's a No, No?  

Also sent to the following Challenges:  

Critter Crazy Challenges #60 "Critters" 

CTMH Products Unless Identified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Every Little Thing Paperpack and Sticker Sheet 

     Glitter Sheet - Purple Packet 

Cardstock 

     Wisteria 

Cricut Cut 

     Home for the Holidays-Spring Cartridge "Butterfly"  

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape  

     Embossing Folder 

You're Purrr-fect - Double Trouble Challenge #90 "Are You Kitten Me"

This is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #90 "Are You Kitten Me" using a kitty image and Twisted Sister's optional twist of using a pun sentiment.  Our partner for this challenge is 2CraftyCritterCrazies so if your project includes a Critter simply pop on over to their challenge and enter there too.  

Had the purrr-fect image from one of the Copic Classes held at a local paper crafting store back in 12/2/2017... think it's time to create a card?  

Fussy-cut the Gorjuss Girl Image (which had been colored in class) printed a copy of colored image and fussy-cut the hat and the kitty and adhered with 3D thin foam tape on original colored image for dimension.  The full image was then adhered with 3D thin foam tape to the striped design paper.  Stamped sentiment on word tag and adhered direct to striped paper.  

Still needed something more on the right-hand side... stamped, colored, fussy-cut and added small loose strings on each yarn ball which also appeared to be balloons.  

On the inside of the card... a paw print was stamped on the right-hand border and also stamped another pun sentiment at bottom "Happy Purr-Day".  

"Mew and Your Paw-some Pet" Special Random Draw

CLEO's Not Kitten Around... Special Random Draw - $50 CTMH (Close to My Heart) Products of Your Choice. Cleo wants to celebrate International Cat Day with her fur-ends (kittens and puppies) for this Special Random Draw. (See our Guidelines for prize eligibility.)  

We need to have at least 25 paw-ticipants.   You must be a paw-ticipant in Thing 1 "Trouble Maker's" Challenge #90.  If you have multiple fur-babies you may enter either a group photo or a photo of each but you will be counted as one paw-ticipant for the special draw.  

To enter... All you need to do is take a photo of mew (you) and your paw-some pet.  Put this photo in your personal blog along with your Challenge #90 post. We would love to know a little bit about your furbaby... so in your post use at least five words or more in describing your furbaby's purr-sonality.  Then enter your photo under the heading, "Mew and Your Paw-some Pet" below with direct link to your post and include your name and pet's name on title of entry.

Cleo's Purr-sonality:  Mind of her own (what cat doesn't), adorable, playful (loves her toys), sleeps a lot, skiddish, loves snacks from Chewy, needy (wants lots of attention), plays hide and seek when I say "I'm going to get you", loves playing soccer ball toss and catch with me, curious and loves my scrapbook supplies, has her own glass of water on my desk, doesn't sit on my lap but will sit on back of couch by my head or on the arm, purrs a lot. And most of all she loves her Mom and Dad as much as we love her.  

and Mischeivous... This is what I woke up to this morning... Cleo looking down 

at me from one of the pedestals on our headboard. She ignored me when I asked

 her to get down and she said "Are You Kitten Me?"  

Products Used: 

Jenifer Dove Copic Class Dec 2017

Card Kit inlcuded Stamped Image

     Santoro Gorjuss Girl  "The Dreamer" 

Copic Colors Recommended: 

     BG45, E50 E51, YG04 YG17, 

     C1 C3 C5 C7 C9 100
     Blender Solution an Terry cloth texturing

Design Paper:  

     Doodlebug from another Card Kit, same Class 

Other Stamps 

     Little Acres "Kitty Love"  Balls of Yarn and 

        Sentiment "Happy Purr-Day" 

     Paper Smooches "Chums" - Sentiment "You're Purrr-fect" 

Dies 

     Peachy Cheap "Banners"  

Pens/Inks 

     Copic Pens Used for Yarn:  B04, R83, Y15, YG25

     Memento "Black" and "London Fog" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Striping Tape Line Nail Art 

Beautiful Wishes - Color Dare Challenge #450 Inspiration Photo

This is my Design Team card For ColorMyHeart ColorDare "Inspiration Photo" Challenge #450. My colors were a blend of blues, greens, yellow and orange.

The inspirational photo reminded me of a peacock die purchased some time ago but never used. Peacock die was cut using white cardstock and then sponged using blues and greens. Using another piece of white cardstock sponged blues, greens, yellow, orange and then die cut many pieces of the various size feather strips and adhered the pieces on the peacock cut.  

Undecided what to use for my background paper there was another die cut of just the feather itself... used it as a stencil and sponged several images in blue to appear as a doily.  Cut to size for A2 card base, framed with a layer of sapphire cardstock, adhhered the peacock and use the glitter pen on the full image of the peacock and it's feathers. Used the Misti to add my sentiment.  

I had been disappointed in my photos in picking up the actual colors, dealing with uninvited shadows and spending a lot of time on getting a photo that was satisfactory.  Thought maybe another camera was due; but my daughter suggested before investing in another camera to get a Photo Light Box Kit... so she spent my money and ordered one for me. She also encouraged me to change over to square photos which I fought for a long time; but she showed me how easy it was and Walla!... done.  

A few hints of photography from my daughter, several experimental tries with the light settings and many photos... I'm so pleased with my photos in this post and the glitter shows up, and no shadows.  

For the inside of my card (photo below) I used the small cut left over from my stenciled background, layered with sapphire cardstock and adhered on the inside edge of the card.  

Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge... both of these challenges are on the side bar of the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog. Please check out Design Team Cards and other entrants to give you inspiration and join us for future fun color challenges.  

Also sent to the following challenges:  

2CraftingCritterCrazies "Critters" 

Products Used:  

Carstock 

     White Daisy 

Dies 

     Reasonable Dies - Peacock 

     Used the large feather die for my Stenciled Background 

Stamps 

     Rubbernecker "Beautiful Wishes"  

Inks 

     Lemon, Tangerine, Willow, Bluebird, Sapphire and White Daisy

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Glitter Pen "White"  

On Your Wedding Day - Double Trouble Challenge #86 "Let's Celebrate"

This is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #86 "Let's Celebrate" using our partner's Inspirational Photo If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #157 June. The colors were a good match with ColorMyHeart Color Dare #447 "TicTacToe" challenge.  

The Butterfly Background die was selected as my cookie inspiration and some of the colors in the photo. The Color Dare Challenge had simlar colors in their TicTacToe (Row 2: Smoothie, Toffee, Mint + Sage and Sapphire). The Butterfly Background was cut using French Vanilla cardstock, colored using Copic brush pens which were the closest match to the Color Dare TicTacToe Board.  Another Butterfly from same background stamp was cut and used as a second layer for dimension.  The size of this background dies was a good match for a mini slimline... so the background panel was cut Mint cardstock with some space for a sentiment at the bottom. Added sentiment, added dots to center of white flowers, bitty sparkles to the butterfly and finished the card with "clear" Shimmer pen on the flowers, leaves and butterfly.  

At Double Trouble Our Things 1, 2 and 3 sure bring on some wierd combinations but I like to challenge them all; however, you have the flexibility of doing just Thing 1 to create a theme "Let's Celebrate" to be eligible for our random draw. 

For those that really like more of a challenge may want to include Twisted Sister's optional twist and choose to enter one of our previous partners... and you will be rewarded addtional chances at our random draw.  

Also submitted to the following challenges: 

DiesRUs #170 "Anything Goes" Must use Metal Die 

2CraftyCritterCrazies #51 "June - Critters" 

Heart2Heart "Get Inky" 

CTMH Products Unless otherwise Identified: 

Cardstock 

     Mint, French Vanilla and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     S2103 Winged Masterpiece (Sentiment) 

Dies 

     Impression Obsession (IO) #Die396-ZZ Butterfly Background  

Inks/Pens 

     Sapphire Ink - Sentiment

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol-based) 

          BG10, BG11, YG11, TG23, E21, E43, R22 

Embellishments 

     Bitty Sparkles 

     Dots "Daisy Meadows" 

Other 

     Shimmer Brush "Clear"  

     

Ribbiting News - Double Trouble Challenge # 83 "Fun Fold"

Here is my Design Team card for our Challenge #83 at Double Trouble "Fun Fold" to include Twisted Sister's optional twist "Froggy", and sharing with our partner at Crafting Happiness Challenge #  "Anything Goes".  Following the tutorial for this Fun Fold Card... pieces were cut for the card base, frame and design papers. After adhering the design papers the smaller die was use to cut through the front of the card.   

My card was modified on the inside scalloped circle because the stamps I intended to use needed additional space.  The larger scalloped circle was cut with white cardstock and then stamped three images using the masking technique.  My masked garden scene was colored with a variety of Copic Sketch brush pens (alcohol-based), and adhered to the inside double fold on the right-hand side.  Another frog was stamped, colored and just the head of the frog was fussy-cut and placed on frog with 3D thin foam tape for dimension. 

 

On the bottom inside of the card, again using the masking technique, several of the stamps from "Gnome Matter" were stamped directly on the card base to create a continuation of the garden scene along with another Gnome and frog.  Again, took to my Copic brush pens and colored using many of the same colors, along with another fussy-cut of head only to add to frog in the border scene.  

I was so pleased with it; but it needed one more thing.  So... I cut two frogs, colored, and again fussy-cut one of them, head only, and adhered with 3D thin foam tape to the other.  Found the perfect spot for this frog on top of the mushroom and adhered with glue. 

On the front of the card the Sentiment "Ribbiting News" gives the flexibility of using this card for any occasion.  The gnome and frog sentiment were added to the inside of the card base, and the upper left-hand corner was left blank for another sentiment relative to the occasion it will be given.   

At Double Trouble Our Things 1, 2 and 3 sure bring on some wierd combinations but I like to challenge them all; however, you have the flexibility of doing just Thing 1 "Create a Fun Fold" and be eligible for our random draw.

For those that really like more of a challenge may want to include Twisted Sister's optional twist and/or enter at Crafting Happiness, our partner for this challenge if you have met their requirement... and you will be rewarded additional chances for the random draw. Please join us for this fun challenge

 

 

Also submitted to the following challenges:  

2CraftyCritterCrazies #50 "Critters"

Creative Creases #5 "Anything Goes with a Fun Fold"  

Dies R Us "Anything Goes"  Used Die Elizabeth Craft 

Facebook - CTMH Makers (Official) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Whimsy Stamp Tutorial 

     Gnome Gardens Inside Surprise Fun Fold 

Design Paper 

     Bloom With Grace 

Carstock 

     Sangria and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     C1855 "Gnome Matter" (Gnomes & Inside Sentiment)

     C1814 "Punny Animals" (Frog & Inside Sentiment)

     Paper Smooches "Critter Card Puns" (Ribbiting News)

Dies 

     Elizabeth Craft Designs #1506 "Dashing Circles" 

     Unknown "Scalloped Circle" 

Inks / Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens

Other

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

You Must Be Kitten - 2021 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Some of us from Our Little Crop Group attended many Copic Coloring Classes before the Pandemic at a local scrapbook store. The coloring packets were included in a plastic bag with all the cuts and trimmings and instructions to assemble a card.  

These packets are stored in a plastic container beckening to be used... so below my card is the packet I chose for the 2021 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop.  There are times I used them just as is; however, I prefer to create my own card using some of the cuts and/or changing the sketch and/or colors.  

 

 

Jennifer Dove's Copic Card Class packet changes:  Only used the plaid paper and image from the card packet.  Metal die used to cut the cup from the plaid paper and fussy-cut the bath cat image in two.  Pieced them together using tape and the bubbles and rubber ducky with 3D foam tape. My intial coloring was so much lighter so touched it up a bit for more dimension.  

My background was totally different from the pieces in the packet... selected from my stash a background paper to use as wallpaper, added a die cut window with the outside view of another design paper with clouds.  Adhered the bath cat image with 3D thin foam tape in front of the window, scattered a few bubbles and sporadically added liquid glass to some of the bubbles. I was pleased with the new scene for bath cat... hope you enjoy it too.  

Join us at the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop... there are many super sponsors and there are no limits to the number of projects you enter. The more entries the better your chances for winning Coffee Lovers' random draw prizes. Click HERE to see the variety of sponsors and the gifts they are donating, and don't forget to look for Blog Candy along the way. 

Also Submitted to the following Challenges:  

2CraftyCritterCrazies "Critters" 

Dies R Us "Must Use at least one metal Die"  

CTMH Products Used Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Whimsy Stamps "Bath Cat" Card Packet  

     Plaid Design Paper 

     No other Cuts or Embellishments used from Card Packet

Cardstock 

     Glacier and Daisy White 

Design Papers 

     Daisy Meadows "Background" 

     Sweet Safari "Clouds" 

Dies 

     Crafter's Companion "Vintage Tea Party" 

     Judy's Cutting Dies "Window and Box with Flower" 

Pens

     Sketch Brush Pens alcohol-based 

          Variety of colors on Identifed on Packet 

Other 

     Liquid Glass 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     

Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

This is a card I made for the 2021 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop using the colors from ColorMyHeart Color Dare #436 "TicTacToe" and combining it with the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch Challenge #498.  Chose a tea cup die and cut it with one of the design papers from the CTMH Daisy Meadows.  The images, flowers and eggs were fussy cut from the same design paper and adhered with 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  A border die was used for the lace and the eggs replaced the bow in the sketch.  Two mint embellishments were added to the left-hand upper corner.   

Please visit Coffee Lovers Hop, ColorMyHeart Color Dare and Try Stampin' on Tuesday for inspiration and create something for Spring/Summer.  Looking forward to seeng what you have created. 

Also submitted to the following challenges: 

DiesRUs "Use a metal die" 

Facebook CTMH Makers "Official Site" 

Facebook CC Designs March "Easter/Spring"

Always Fun Challenges "Spring" 

The Cutie Pie Challenge #157 "Bunnies and Blooms" 

     Easter or Spring Cards 

International Art & Soul #104 "Bunny" 

Moving Along with the Times #128 "Spring is Coming"   

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge "Hop to It" 

YNS Fun Friday "Inspiration" - Flowers and Pink

CTMH Products Unless Identified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Daisy Meadows 

Cardstock 

     Peach and Daisy White 

Dies 

     Crafter's Companion "Vintage Tea Party" 

     Sizzix Thinlits #661-96 "Hello Doily" Borders 

Other 

     Sugar Rush Dots

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Some Bunny Loves You - Color My Heart Color Dare #436

Here is my Design Team Card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #436 "TicTacToe" which is the Color Palette for Daisy Meadows CTMH paperpack and I chose to use all the colors.  The Sketch used is from Heart2Heart and perfect for a variety of design papers. 

The floral design paper was used for my background, the other panels were cut to size using one of the other design papers and zip strips and placed as in the sketch.  The bunny in the basket and flowers were all fussy-cut from another design paper and adhered to the panels with 3D thin foam tape. Finished with a sentiment stamped in black in the upper left-hand corner.   

Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge... both of these challenges are on the side bar of the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog. Please check out Design Team Cards to give you inspiration to join us for some fun color challenges and hop by Heart2Heart for some more inspiration on using their sketch challenge.

Also sent to the following Challenges: 

2CraftyCritterCrazies "Critters" 

Facebook CTMH Makers "Official Site" 

Facebook CC Designs March "Easter/Spring"

Always Fun Challenges "Spring" 

The Cutie Pie Challenge #157 "Bunnies and Blooms" 

     Easter or Spring Cards 

Dream Valley Challenge #243 "Pretty in Pastels" 

International Art & Soul #104 "Bunny" 

Moving Along with the Times #128 "Spring is Coming" 

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge "Hop to It" 

 

CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Specified: 

Design Paper 

     Daisy Meadows and the Zip Strips

Cardstock 

     Peach and White Daisy 

Stamp 

     D1633 Hopping By Holiday (Sentiment) 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape