Double Trouble #100 Special Challenge "Warm & Cozy - Layer Up" partnering with Bitten By the Bug 2

Here is my card for our Special Double Trouble Challenge #100 with lots of Random Draw Prizes.  My Warm and Cozy is a quilted blanket background to cuddle in, and nothing better to awaken to a stack of warm pancakes with warm syrup running down the side to join the sweet berries... am I dreaming?  

My New Year's resolution was to use some of the stamps sets in my stash that were never used.  Well, that didn't work out for my first card of 2022 because my friend/neighbor next door had the perfect stamp set that she never used and she invited me to use it, couldn't refuse.   

  

Layering cards is not a problem for me... they are my comfort zone.  I used several scalloped frames and a quilt embossing folder to create my cuddly and warm blanket.  In the photo below you will see the layering of the frames and stack of pancakes... yum.  

We are partnering with Bitten By The Bug 2, a challenge that usually requires the inclusion of a cut item from a Cricut machine.  However, we CUT a Die'al with them. For this challenge, our partner is accepting the use of cut items from punches, dies, and any cutting machine, but NO fussy-cutting! Enter the Bitten by The Bug 2 Challenge for an extra chance in our usual random draw prize."  

Thing 1 Prize:  Trouble Maker (Me) 

I'm offering a Special Prize if you have included two or more layers on your project. 

To qualify you must make a comment on my blog. 

WELCOME to our Special 100th Challenge 

Regular Random Draw Prize and

Special Random Draw Prizes from Things 1, 2 and 3

 and More Blog Candy in Sneetch's Posts

Click on Special 100th Challenge for additional detail

Products Used: 

Cardstock 

     CTMH French Vanilla and Lagoon 

Stamps 

     Maymay Made It - Pancake/Waffle Stamps 

Dies 

     Waffle Flower "Lacy Layers #1 and #2"

Pens/Inks 

     Memento "Black" 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens - alcohol-base 

        (Variety of Colors) 

Other 

     Darice "Quilt Boxes" Embossing Folder 

     CTMH Thin 3-D Foam Tape 

     CTMH Glitter Pen "Clear" 

  

Baby - Double Trouble Challenge #88 - "Mood Board - Oh Baby"

Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #88 "Mood Board - Oh Baby" and Twisted Sister's optional Twist "Include a Die".  Our partner for this challenge "Bitten By the Bug 2 - Baby" usually requires the inclusion of a cut from a Cricut machine, however, we CUT a little Baby Die'al with them and we can use metal dies or punches.  The colors and blocks were my inspiration and thought it would work well with my baby border die which has been in my stash a long time and never used.    

Cut two baby borders and in between added cardstock of variable colors behind each of the stacked items and adhered them together.  Some fussy-cutting required for the background paper to peek through.  The grey sentiment was a piece in the Georgia Complements, cut using using a small hexagon die and layered with another larger hexagon with Georgia design paper. Fussy cut some of the circles another piece of the background paper and adhered with 3D thin foam tape for additional dimension.  Baby was cut using the design paper and Juniper cardstock for shadowing.   

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 "Mood Board - Oh Baby"  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 "include a cricut cut, metal die or punch" and choose to enter our partner's challenge... and you will be rewarded addtional chances at our random draw. 

Also submitted to the following challenges: 

DiesRUs "Anything Goes" (Must use Metal Die) 

Dream Valley Challenges "All Occasions" 

Products Used:  

Design Papers 

     Georgie and Complements    

Cardstock 

     Canary, Juniper, Champagne, Whisper, Slate and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Reasonable Dies - Border Baby 

     Pink & Main "Hexagons Nested"  

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

 

GingerBread House - Double Trouble Challenge #73 "Die-lirious Holiday Season"

Our partner for this challenge is Bitten By The Bug 2 and even though they usually require the inclusion of a cut from a Cricut, we CUT a holiday Die'al with them to be able to use dies from cutter machines.  However, I uncovered my Cricut and uploaded a SVG file from Dreaming Tree, a GingerBread tree ornament, for the Double Trouble Challenge #73 "Die-lirious Holiday Season" project.  

Did not use the cut for a tea light ornament and decided to add a couple "Girl and Boy" Gingerbread images instead.  And of course the colors you choose for your ornament are entirely up to you; so I chose to primarily use non-traditional colors to meet the challenge at ColorMyHeart Color Dare.  

Also shared with the following challenges: 

ColorMyHeart Color Dare #424 "Holiday Linky Party"  

     Non-Traditional Colors (Primarily Pinks and Blues) 

Fun Friday #154 "All Wrapped Up" - Include a Bow 

Heart2Heart "Gifts From the Heart" 

Dare 2B  Artsy "Holiday Fun" 

Use Your Stuff "Winter/Snow/Christmas"

Christmas Craft Creations "Christmas" 

Products Used:  

Cardstock 

     CTMH Toffee and White Daisy 

     CTMH Glitter Sheet  "Pink" and "Lagoon" 

     JeJe Product "Glitter Foil" 

Circut Cut 

     Dreaming Tree "Christmas Ornaments"  

          Tutorial:  Merry Christmas Ornaments Bundle 

           Gingerbread House

     

Stamps 

     Pebbles Inc American Crafts "Cozy and Bright" 

          Gift from a Cardmaking Friend "Becca" 

Inks/Pens 

     CTMH "Nutmeg" 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol-base) 

          BG49, E55, E71, R85

Embellishments 

     American Crafts "Enamel Stickers" 

     CTMH Gem "Pink" 

Other 

     CTMH 3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Twine in stash 

 

 

Christmas is Love with All the Trimmings - Color Dare #423 2020 Linky Holiday Party "Traditional Colors"

This is my Design Team card for our 2020 Holiday Linky Party Color Dare #423 "Traditional Colors".  

My Christmas cards this year were all gnomes.  Since my gnomes are all cut and colored... all I needed to do was put a background together and add a sentiment.  In my stash I had a negative circle cut in the floral design paper and decided to use that as a window card. Selected and added the gnome with 3D thin foam tape with the Christmas lights hung out the window.  Sentiment was stamped on French Vanilla cardstock with black ink, layered with black and adhered in bottom corner with thin foam tape.  

My Christmas cards this year are gnomes.  To see my collection click HERE. 

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

This Challenge #423 "Traditional Colors" and Challenge #424 "Non-Traditional Color" are open from December 4th through December 31st... please join us with your December projects at ColorMyHeart Color Dare.  

Also entered in the Following Challenges: 

Bitten By the Bug "Die-lirious Holiday Season"

Daring Cardmakers "Animal Antics at Christmas" - Do Gnomes count?

Just Add Ink #535 "Magical Creatures" 

Make My Monday #137 "Christmas Card Theme" 

Festive Friday #74 "Christmas" (Holly, Evergreen, Red, Green)

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Comfort & Joy 

Cardstock 

     Avocado, Black and White Daisy 

Stamp & Thin Cuts 

     Gnome for Christmas #D1982

Dies 

     Sizzex "Rounds" Negative 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol-based)  

          Flesh and Earth Tones: E21, E50, E55 

          Greens:  G99, YG61

          Reds: R29

          Greys:  C0, C00, C1

Other     

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

My Gnome Christmas for 2020

My daughter and I got together at their Cabin summer home at the end of October for three days wherein the backgrounds were created, a few colored gnomes, and assembled nine completely. My goal was to get a good start on my Christmas cards using the Christmas Gnomes and the beautiful CTMH "Comfort and Joy" paperpack.  However, it stretched out to December even when I had spent time weekly on our Our Little Crop Group Zoom in getting the balance of these cards done... and I'm still not done.  

Now for the personal part... the inside sentiment and personal notes, and filling out the envelopes.  Now I'm in a time crunch and will have to complete at our next Zoom this weekend so they get out early enough for timely mailing.  

No card should be identical... If you see anything identical let me know... and you deserve a little gift for the first one that finds a duplicate.  

Also Shared with the following Challenges:  

Bitten By The Bug, Partnering with DTC "Die-lirious Holiday Season"

2CraftingCritterCrazies "Critters"  

Make My Monday Challenge "Christmas Theme" 

Simon Says #137  "Fun With Dies" 

ColorMyHeart Color Dare #423 "Traditional" Holiday Color Challenge 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Comfort & Joy and Zip Strips 

Cardstock 

     Scarlet, New England Ivy, Candy Apple, Almond 

     Avocado, Glacier and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Gnome for Christmas #D1982 cut with Brother Scan and Cut

     Rubbernecker Stamps #3322 "Holly Circle Sentiment Set"

Dies 

     Jillian Vance Designs "Elegant Edges"  

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol-based)  - Colors May Vary Between Cards

          Blues: B00

          Flesh and Earth Tones: E21, E50, E51, E55 

          Greens:  G99, YG61

          Reds: R29, R58, R59, R89 

          Yellow/Orange:  Y08, YR15 

          Greys:  C0, C00, C1, C3, C7, C9, W4, W5 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

You Are Too Cool - Double Trouble Challenge #73 with Bitten by the Bug 2

Here is my DT card for Double Trouble Challenge #73 "A Die-lirious Holiday Season" and partnering with Bitten By a Bug 2.  Thing 1 Trouble Maker (Me) asks you to select a favorite tool to create a Holiday project. My selection was the Cuttlebug for which I selected my new CTMH Waterfall Thin Cut... sooooo much easier than cutting and scoring a written tutorial for your waterfall.  

Then the fun began... selection of stamps for the waterfall. In my stash there were a couple penguins previously colored last year in a Copic class and never completed as a card.  These were perfect for a Holiday waterfall card, along with a cute walrus and a sentiment with snowflakes.  

One of the penguin stamps had snow already drawn in the image so to carry down the snow on the waterfall I used a Copic black multi-liner pen, drew the circles in each of the panels and added a touch of glacier ink in each. The abundance of snow falling created a couple of snowmen and sentiment sending snowman kisses on the tag.   Thing 3 Twisted Sister had an optional twist to "Tie it Up" or "Wrap It Up".  I chose to Tie It Up and put a polka-dot bow in the hole of the tab... which bows are quite a task for me, not in my comfort zone.     

  

I was happy with my Bow and whimsical card... hope you were too.  

Please go to Double Trouble for the detail of the challenge and enjoy the Things and Sneetches inspiration for this fun Challenge.  

Choose your favorite die or cutting tool and create a project for the Holidays.  Additional challenge use Twisted Sister's optional twist "Tie It Up" or "Wrap It Up".   

Our partner for this challenge is "Bitten By the Bug 2" which have given us a "Die'al to use any die or cutting tool.  

This challenge is open from December 7th, 2020 to January 3rd, 2021 

In addition to the random draw prize, we will pick a favorite in each of 4 categories and you will receive a Gift Card. To qualify, you must identify in your post what machine or tool you used for your project... don't keep us guessing

Click HERE and join our DTC challenge.  

Also sent to the following Challenges:  

The Paper Girls Challenge "Snowflakes" 

2CraftingCritterCrazies "Critters"  

Make My Monday Challenge "Christmas Theme" 

Simon Says #137  "Fun With Dies" 

ColorMyHeart Color Dare #424 "Non Traditional" Holiday Color Challenge 

Products Used:  

Cardstock 

     CTMH Lagoon and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Whimsy Stamps "Penguin Holiday Squares" 

Dies 

     CTMH "Waterfall Thin Cuts" 

     Waffle Flower #310104 "Lacy Layers #2 Rectangle

Embossing Folder 

     Cricut Cuttlebug ProvoCraft "Swiss Dots" 

Other Embellishments

     CTMH Glitter Tape "Lagoon" 

     Ribbon - Unknown, from stash 

Beach - Double Trouble Challenge #31

This is my DT card for Double Trouble Challenge #31 "Dry/Heat Embossing" and partnering with Pile it On Challenge #  "Transportation/Vacation/Holiday" theme, using the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch Challenge #412.  Decided to use my Cricut Design Space program to put together a beach theme for Vacation/Holiday, Dry Embossing and Twisted Sister's optional twist of a road sign.  A lot of piecing together but pleased with the result. 

Wasn't quite sure how I was going to work in the embossing; but looked through my folders and found one with long grass that reminded me of the beaches in the Outerbanks, and of course the fences separating properties.    

THING 1: Double Trouble
says, "It's time to hit the road."

It's a "dry heat" here in Arizona so include dry and/or heat embossing using the bonus theme at Pile It On "Transportation and/or Vacation" themed project. You can stop here and you have already met this challenge so Pile It On.

Or, if you included Twisted Sister's optional twist below you will receive another chance at our random draw.

THING 3: Twisted Sister
says, "From Easy Street to Broadway I usually take the scenic route. I always have my GPS so I don't take the wrong road." Include a “sign” on your card that you’d see in your holiday/vacation travels.

This is an OPTIONAL TWIST but you will be awarded an additional chance in Double Trouble's random prize draw if you include a sign.

THING 2: Double Dare
says, "Pile It On's theory is to create a project using More than One Challenge." So, if you have created a project for our challenge you will have already reached their requirement by entering your project in Pile It On Challenge #155 "Transportation and/or Vacation" theme.

Check out the Design Team blogs and entrants at Double Trouble and Pile It On to see what other challenges may meet your project and then Pile It On your post too.   

Pile It On - Also submitted to the following challenges: 
Cut It Up Challenge #176 "Welcome Summer" 
Bitten By the Bug "Father's Day" Thank You Dad "Beach"
Three Amigo's BlogHop Challenge #  "Things With Wings" 
   Peligan on Beach Sign
Crafting By Design "Summer" 
The Paper Girls Challenge #178 "Toys" (Beach Toys used) 
Dies R Us "Summertime" 

Ellibelle's Crafty June/July Challenge "Summer" 

The Card Concept "Summer Swirls"

Inspiration Photo: Looked like a beach umbrella and used the same colors as in the photo and created a beach scene with several Cricut Design Space Cuts

Facebook "All Cricut Galleria"  - Beach Cricut Design Space Cuts

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Design Paper 
     Paper Fundamentals "Lagoon" 
CTMH Cardstock 
     Raspberry, Lemon, Carolina, Espresso, Pewter and 
     White Daisy 
Cricut Cuts 
     Ultimate Creation Sampler #M41FD4 "Beach" 
     Nate's ABC's #M37945 "Ball" 
     Paper Dolls for Everyday #M3202D "Outdoor Sign" 
     Life is a Beach #M3539B "Pelican Phrase" 
Dies 
     Pretty Pink Posh #DC11-1 "Picket Fence" 
     Reasonable Dies "Torn Edge Squares" 
Other 
     Thin 3-D Foam Dots 
     Darice Embossing Folder #1218-75 "Grass" 

     

You Are Ribbiting - H2H March Week #2

This is my DT card for Heart2Heart "Green Color Challenge" using the Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #443.  Lots of green for St. Patty's Day, with a pop of other colors in one of the circles.  Placed circles as shown in sketch with one of them adhered with thin foam sheet.  Pulled out my Punny Pals stamp set and selected the Frog and Sentiment, stamped and colored with Copic alcohol-base brush pens, adhered white panel to the clover frame with 3D Foam tape and finished off with a glitter pen.    

Hop on by Heart2Heart for this week's "Green Color Challenge" and showcase your favorite green project just in time for St. Patrick's Day...or maybe you have other thoughts...can't wait to see your artwork.  You have until the end of the month to create and submit this theme and other upcoming March themes to earn a Perfect Attendance Badge if you create a card for each weekly theme during that month.  

This photo is an attempt to give you a close-up to show the glitter on the focal point...hard to show the sparkle in photos.  

The inside of the card...cut narrow strips of same design papers as the circles on the front of the card and found in my stash a couple of plaid clovers and added to bottom corner.   

Shared with the following Challenges:
The Outlawz - Monday Greetings "St. Patrick's Day"  

Bitten By the Bug "Show Us Your Shamrocks"

Addicted to Stamps and More #282 "Make Your Mark" 
TicTacToe #038 - Chose Diagonal "Green, Sparkle, Happy"

CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Specified: 

Design Paper 

     Some Kinda Wonderful 

     Doodlebug Design 6x6 Packet - Pot o' Gold 

Cardstock 

     Willow and White Daisy 

Stamp Set

     D1751 Punny Pals 
Circuit Design Space 

     Artistry #M412939 Clover (Inside)

     Anna's Seasonal #MA05B5 St Patrick's Day Doily
     Design Space Shapes - Circles
Inks / Pens

     Pewter and Goldrush for Stamping

Copic - Greens YG03, YG17 and WG63 

            Tea Rose E93, Yellow Y15

Other 

     Dollar Store - 3D Thin Foam Sheet

     Zig Wink of Stella "Clear"