DTC Challenge #219 3-2-1 Recipe "It's Going to be a Long Day" and inspiration from TSOT #698

Here is my card for Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "It's Going to be a Long Day" with my interpretation of the required ingredients and added enhancements. 

3 - Layers - Card Base Can be counted

Blended Background, bordered wth Cardstock, Layered Circles

 and Frog Focal Point with Lily pad flower

2 - Images 

Partying Frog and Lily pad flower

1 - Slimline (Regular or Mini) 

Mini Slimline

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist - include glitter and/or sparkle in your project 

and/or

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #698

biweekly challenge starts on June 23rd

I chose to use Twisted Sister's optional twist to include some sparkle and Double Dare's dare to use TSOT Sketch Challenge #698. My card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but the sketch was my inspiration in combining the two challenges to show how easy it is to participant in both DTC and TSOT challenges.

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "It's Going to be a Long Day" 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:
AAA Birthday Challenge #86 "For Boys" 

Craft Rocket Challeges #137 "Birthday" 

A Cut Above "Anything Goes with a Die Cut" 

Critter Crazy Challenge "Anything Goes with a Featured Critter" 

The Neglected Stuff "June" (Neglected: Glitter Paper, Die and Stamp)"

From My Stash: 

Papers 

     CTMH Blended Design Paper 

     CTMH Glitter Paper "Turquoise"  
Cardstock
     CTMH White Daisy
Stamps
     CTMH Toadally Awesome for the Sentiments 

     Frog Stamp Supplied by Boot Camp Dec 2021 by Jennifer Dove 

         Copic Color Blending and Water Drop Technique on Frog 

Dies

     Memory Box "Large Ringlets" 
Inks/Pens 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens  

     CTMH Lagoon Ink 

     Memento Black Ink 

     White Gel Pen 
Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

TSOT Sketch #696 with DTC Challenge #217 3-2-1 Recipe "DTC 8th Anniversary - Raffle Event"

Here is my card for Try a Sketch on Tuesday #696. I chose to celebrate and join up with our sister challenge, Double Trouble, for their 8th Anniversary Raffle. I gave the brown bag a shake and pulled out a Blue ticket... a masculine card.

I liked Twisted Sister's optional twist to include Kraft or Kraft-like element because it's perfect to use for a masculine card. I chose a Kraft-like product (corregated cardstock), bordered with black cardstock and adhered to the cardbase. 

Click HERE to see my DT card for Double Trouble... my Pink raffle ticket for a birthday card using the TSOT Sketch #696 for inspiration and a very close interpretation of the sketch. 

Now for my DT project I was a little puzzled in what to do using the same sketch... hey, what a great idea, a puzzle. Taking Cricut for the second day out of hiding, I cut the puzzle pieces and then stamped and stamped and stamped images using black Memento ink. One stamp I particularly liked was the bee, why? Bee-cause they were so cute and had it out on my desk.. See if you can find them on the puzzle pieces.  

Hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch On Tuesday and  check out the Design Teams inspiration, and you may want to consider using their sketch for Double Trouble's raffle themed project. I don't know what I was thinking; I was puzzled... hey that a great idea for my card.   

Would love you to hop on over to Double Trouble's 8th Anniversary, grab a raffle ticket and play along with Twisted Sister and Double Dare optional twists to earn additional chances to their random draw. Combine both DTC and TSOT and let's see what you create... hope to see you there. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

AAA Birthday #85 "Anything Birthday Goes" We are 7 Congratulations on your 7th Birthday!

Classic Design Challenge Blog #05-2026 w/Optional Twist: Wedding / Birthday 

Creative Moments #282 "Make It Masculine"

Double D Challenges "Splatter"  

Inspirational Challenges #368 "For the Guys" 

CTMH Products:

Design Papers 

     Corrugated Cardstock in Stash

Cardstock 

     CTMH Black and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Visible Image Stamp "Transmission Glitch" primarily used all stamps plus

          and other small images from vaious stamp sets

     Sentiment:   Happy Birthday CTMH D1629 "Just to Say" 

     Sentiment:U  2 Pieces, Computer Typed, printed, bordered 

Dies 

     Cricut Cut "Puzzle Pieces"  

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Variety of Colors

Other

     3D Thin Foam Tape

Challenge #217 3-2-1 Recipe "DTC 8th Anniversary Raffle Event" with TSOT Sketch #696

Thing 1 is leaving it up to you to create your own recipe of ingredients for your project. Here is my card for Double Trouble's 8th Anniversary Celebration using my Pink Raffle Ticket to create a Birthday card. 

 

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist - Use Kraft or Kraft-like Paper

and/or 

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #696

I chose to include Twisted Sister's optional twist and Double Dare's dare. My card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but the sketch was my inspiration in combining the two challenges to show how easy it is to participant in both DTC and TSOT challenges. I loved the sketch so much I thought a close sketch look-a-like using doodling and/or scribbing would be fun.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble's 8th Anniversary Raffle Drawing 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 for your raffle themed project.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

AAA Birthday #85 "Anything Birthday Goes" We are 7 Congratulations on your 7th Birthday!

Classic Design Challenge Blog #05-2026 w/Optional Twist: Wedding / Birthday 

Creative Moments #282 "Make It Masculine"

Double D Challenges "Splatter"  

Inspirational Challenges #368 "For the Guys" 


CTMH Products:

Cardstock 

     CTMH Toffee-Like-Kraft, Black and White Daisy 

Sentiment

     Typed using Word using a Scribbling Font and Printed

Stamps used in 4 Scribbling Designs

     Visibleimage "Transmission Glitch" 

     Paper Smooches "Positive Strokes Two"        

Inks/Pens 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Variety of Pastel Colors

     Sharpie "Black" thin pen for scribbling and dots in Scribbling Designs

Happy Birthday - CD #548 "Only Two"

This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #542 "Two Only".  Pewter is a Must Use and my choice of the second color is Peach. Stamped and die cut the Elephant on both the light and dark side of Pewter cardstock, fussy-cut the Lighter elephant, cut around the ear to prop with 3D foam tape and adhered to the darker side for shadow.  Stamped and die cut the four balloons in Pewter Ink on Peach Cardstock and adhered with 3D foam tape randomly on the background  and die cut.  

For the inside of the card, I stamped some balloons along the right-hand side border.  

Please hop on over and join us at ColorMyHeart Color Dare 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: 

AAA Birthday Challenge #49 "Birthday" 

Critter Crazy Challenges "Anything Goes, Must Include a Critter" 

C.R.A.F.T. Challenges #677 "Birthday" - Congratulations on 14th Anniversary 

My Time to Craft #507 "Monochromatic" 

Sweet Stamping "Animals" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-In X9017 

Cardstock 

     Pewter, Peach and White Daisy 

Stamp and Thin Dies  

     CTMH Z3376 "Sweet Baby" 

Dies 

     Sentiment - Elizabeth Craft Designs #1465 Words 1 Celebration 

Inks/Pens

     Pewter Ink 

     Copic Sketch Pens (alcohol Base) R32, C3, O Blender

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Happy Birthday Fun Fold - Double Trouble Challenge #117

This is my Design Team Card for Double Trouble Challenge #117 "Gimme S'more". In other words Trouble Makes says, "Let's add S'more stuff. We want to see lots of deliciousness such as extra layers, frames, die cuts, flowers, other images, etc., it's your choice.  Twisted Sister's optional twist was to "Make a Fun Fold" and share with our partner Creative Creases #37 "Anything Goes - Fun Fold". 

The ColorMyHeart Color Dare Challenge #506 "Inspiration Photo" has delicious colors so my decision of colors was based on the inspiration photo.  Twisted Sister says, "It's the perfect time for my optional twist... create a Fun Fold project using all your deliciousness."  Here is what I created using our Sneetch Alyson's tutorial on "Double Side Step Card" in her Album "Fancy Fold - Medium" (See Additional information at the end of my post for information on additional fancy folds.  

The Tutorial and Instruction Sheets from Alyson's page were definitely needed and very thorough... I followed deligently and added some perks too... pop up images on inside and 1/8" mats.  My only problem was I don't have a cutter combined with a score blade...  but tempted to get one now.  

Also submitted to the following Challenges: 

AAA Birthday Game #40 "Anything Birthday Goes"

Heart2Heart "Technique - Stamping" 

Creative Creases "Anything Goes Fun Fold"  

Simon Says Stamp Monday "Happy Birthday" 

Stamping Sensations July "Summer Flowers" 

CTMH Products Unless Identified Otherwise:  

Design Paper 

     Love Story "Black" 

     Neutrals Design Papers (Retired) 

Cardstock 

     Lemonade, Sorbet, Lagoon, Flamingo, Thistle and White Daisy 

Stamp Set

     D1629 "Just to Say" 

     Z3898 "Serenity Cardmaking Shop - Stamp/Dies"

Inks / Pens 

     Memento "Black" 

     Copic Sketch (alcohol base) Pens 

         Lemonade:  Y13, Y15 

         Lagoon:  BG15, BG32 

         Flamingo and Sorbet:  R11, R20 

         Thistle:  BV000

         Grey: C0, C00, C1 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Great Source for Fancy Fun Folds:  

Our Sneetch, Alyson, at Double Trouble has a private Facebook Group "Create with Alyson Membership"  where you can view more than 60 fun folds and each include a photo, tutorial and instruction sheet.  To view these fun folds you must first click on Memberhip link above and request to join. 

• Fancy Fun Fold Cards (Easy)
• Fancy Fun Fold Cards (Medium) 
• Fancy Fun Fold Cards (More Difficult) 

Double Trouble Challenge #96 "Tall Card" partnering with Ellibelle's Crafty Challenge

I was gifted Miss Ink's "Slim's Whims" stamp set of my Grand-FurBaby (Slim) by his Mom and my daughter, Lisa Bzibziak (aka BZScrapper66.blogspot.com).  The coloring was so important to me... so I cheated and went to Lisa's blog for her first post introducing Slim and used her photos and choice of colors.  And here is my completed portrait  using "Slim's Whim".  

This was such a fun card created for our Double Trouble Challenge #96 "Tall Card and Thin Cuts" (aka dies).  Twisted Sister's optional twist was to use items that started with "T".  Double Dare says if you have met Thing 1's requirement don't forget to enter your card  at Ellibelle's Corner Crafty Challenge.  

My friend/neighbor, Melanie, had a layering stencil from Tim Holtz which is a Tangled and Twisted Scribble Stencil. So nice to have a friend and nextdoor neighbor to crop and share Things. On white cardstock I sponged with, of course, Turquoise. Using a Thin Die, a stitched frame, I cut the sponged background, adhered a layer of black cardstock and then adhered to the white card base.  

I wanted a lot of dimension to the card... started out with three stamped images of Slim, colored with Copic Sketch brush pens, fussy-cut separately the full body,  his head, his muzzle and layered with 3D thin foam tape between each layer.   

Stamped two cups with paws.  Personally colored in a Turquoise Tartan Plaid on the Tea Cup and fussy-cut the full stamped image. Only the paws were colored on the other stamp, fussy-cut and then layered with 3D Thin foam Tape between them.  Stamped a Tea Bag in Turquoise with a small sentiment, slit the cup a bit to add on the edge of the Tea Cup and adhered with 3D Thin foam Tape.  

The Tie stamped and colored same as the tea cup, fussy-cut and adhered with 3D Thin foam Tape.  The glasses were stamped, colored, fussy-cut and adhered with 3D Thin foam Tape.  The last dimension added was liquid glass on his nose and nails.  Layered a "Hugs" Thin die cut using White cardstock to hide among the Tangled and Twisted background and got the effect wanted. 

Twisted Sister's Optional Twist:  My "T" Mix-ins for this twist were Color Turquoise, Tea, Tea Cup and Tea Bag, Tie (Bow), Tangled and Twisted Background, Tartan Plaid on Cup and Tie and Thin Foam Tape.  Let's tee what "T's" you come up with. 

On the inside I used the same stencil on the corner and stamped another sentiment. The photo below was an attempt to see the dimension of Slim; but it didn't really do it justice like it does in person.  

My last venture was to show Slim my card to get his approval.  My daughter took several photos but he insisted on looking away except for this one.  Makes me wonder, was he happy with it?  Yes he was... he pulled back his ears and consoled me that he just wanted to show off his colors from all angles and let me know he loved the card. 

Also sent to the following Challenges

AAA Birthday "Animals"  Secret - A BD Card for my Daughter, 

     Slim's Mom

As You Like It "Critters or People" and Why?  

     I find critters easier to color, and I love critter stamps

Miss Ink's Pad Facebook Group 

Critter Crazy Challenge #56 "Anything Goes with a Featured Critter" 

Coffee Lover's Cardmakers - Caffeine Fueled Paper 

Color Crazy Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" Must have Coloring

Cupcake Inspirations "Colors"  Blue, Brown, Orange

Dies R Us "Anything Goes" must use metal die

Die Cut Divas - November "Slimline or Mini Slimline" 

Inpiration Stations #17 "Animals Antics" 

TicTacToe #137 (Right Diagonal: Die, Blue, Tag)  

Your Next Stamp Challenge #171 "Face Your Fears" 

     Don't often use stencils... Technique not in my comfort zone

Products Used: 

Cardstock 

     CTMH White Daisy and Black

Stencils 

     Tim Holtz "Tangled and Twisted Scribble" Background 

Stamps 

     Miss Ink "Slim's Whims" 

     KaiserCraft "High Tea" 

Dies 

     Tutti Designs "Hugs" 

     Reasonable Dies "Stitched Rectangles" 

Inks/Pens 

     CTMH Black and Lagoon (Turquoise) 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens - alcohol-based 

          Slim:  E23, E29, E31, E33, E35, E53, 

                    100, C3, C5, C7

          Other Embellishments 

                     B0000, B02, BG13, BG45 

Other 

     CTMH 3D Thin Foam Tape 

     CTMH Liquid Glass 

    

     

Sending Smiles - Double Trouble Challenge #67 "Off/On/Over the Edge"

This is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge "Off/On/Over the Edge" using Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #476.  The sketch itself shows how you can simply use a doily off the edge or partial stamp on the off the edge circle.  But, I decided to use one of Jennifer McQuire's tutorials veering away from my comfort zone and create something off the edge using stamps and dies.  

Off the Edge Die Cutting
Partial Die Cutting
Off the Edge Stamping

Using this Sketch, Feel free to change the orientation... rotate or flip the sketch or use its mirror image.  

Many of my cards are done with lots of layers for dimension; but decided to keep my design simple and use stamps directly on the card base using different inks and pens to pull it all together. This card took me longer to create than throwing a lot of layers together; but I was happy with the result... but don't know how soon I will create another one layer CAS card.  

Time was taken for cutting out images for masking, coloring and trying to keep within the sketch layout.  Thought I was done until I brought out my clear Wink of Stella.  A design sheet was added to the inside of the card  

Also sent to the following Challenges: 

2CraftyCritterCrazies "Critters" 

A Place to Start "Create a Children's Card" 

AAA Birthday Game #17 "Animals and Critters" 

The Cutie Pie Challenge "Birthday Party"  

Craft Rocket Challenges "Baby/Kids" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Paper
     Blue Skies
Cardstock
     Linen 
Stamps 
     S2008 Floral Celebration SOTM 
     D1726 Sweet Baby 
Inks / Pens 
     Candy Apple, Bluebird, Willow, Lemon, Charcoal 
     Cricut Thick Grey Pen 
     Zig Wink of Stella "Clear" 
     TomBoo Pink Brush Pen 
     Copic Black 0.1 Multi-Liner 

You're the Best - ColorMyHeart Color Dare #400 Celebration

Here is my Design Team card for our ColorMyHeart Color Dare Celebration Challenge #400. Join us for this challenge and you will be eligible for our random draw prizes.  

My card was combined with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #374 and what a great sketch for displaying several of the design papers from CTMH Every Little Thing which included the colors "green, purple and blue", an easy choice to bring these colors together.  

Cut a sapphire panel for the backing of the three design papers leaving a peek of the sapphire cardstock between each one.  The fourth design paper were small flowers were fussy-cut and placed near the center with 3D foam tape for dimension.  Found a small banner die in my stash, cut, stamped an all occasion sentiment and added a Sapphire edge to the sentiment. 

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered this challenge. 

We have reached another milestone since our first Color Dare Challenge in May of 2012. Trivia: Unbeknownst when we set up our Celebration Challenge 400, our very first challenge was Purple, and our Celebration Challenge has purple as one of the colors. 

It would be interesting to know when you entered your first Color Dare Challenge. A prize will be awarded to the entrant with the oldest challenge date... so don't keep us guessing, identify the challenge number or date in your post.  There will be other random draw prizes awarded to all entries to this challenge.

My first entry:  Color Dare Challenge #130 February of 2015. I was awarded the Diamond Badge, which I was real proud of even though there were only three entries for that challenge.  This inspired me to do the weekly Color Dare challenges until I was asked to be a Design Team member in January 2016 Color Dare Challenge #175.  

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...current challenges are on the side bar of the blog. 

Also sent to the following Challenges:  
Alphabet Challenge "F is for Foral" 
Crafty Catz Challenge #511 "For a Friend" 
Your Next Stamp #142 "How Does Your Garden Grow" 
AAA Birthday "Use Vellum" 

Festive Friday Challenge #62 (CAS, Flower, Birthday) 



CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Design Paper 

     Every Little Thing & Vellum Sticker Sheet 

Cardstock

     Sapphire and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     S1908 From Me to You SOTM 

Dies 

     Peachy Cheap "Banners" 

Other 

     Sapphire Ink 

     3D Thin and Regular Foam Tape 

Make Each Day Magical - Double Trouble Challenge #56 "Birthday BlowOut"

Here is my DT card for Double Trouble Challenge "Birthday BlowOut" using Twisted Sister's optional twist "sponged background and/or element"... and then Let's twist again to include "things that fly" to create a TicTacToe left-to-right diagonal to enter into Joy of Sets TicTacToe #017.  

Close-Up to show the "Wink of Stella" on the Fairy 

Also sent to the following Challenges:  
Daring Cardmakers "Inky Backgrounds"  
A Place to Start - May "Create a Custom Background" 
AAA Birthday "Things with Wings" 
Get Creative Challenges "Make It Sparkly" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Background Technique 

     Sponging and masking 

Cardstock 

     Lemon and White Daisy 

Stamp Set 

     Z3704 Fairy Tale Magic Stamp

Dies 

     Z3704 Fairy Thin Cut  

     Journey - Circle Die Used for Masking  

Pens/Inks 

     Bluebird Ink 

     Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Inks 

        Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Fossilized Amber, 
        Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens - alcohol-based 

        BG0000, BG13, BG32, BG34, E32, E33, E35, E50, E51, 

        R30, RV02, Y08

Embellishments 

     Zig "Wink of Stella" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape