You're a Year Older But you DONUT Look It

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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.

There were three coffee card packets in my stash beckening to be used... So below my card are the packets I chose for the 2021 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop. Pulled out all the pieces from each of these packets and created three new coffee cards with brighter spring colors using bits and pieces from each packet.  

This is Card 1 "You're a Year Older But You DONUT look it" using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #413 for my son's 51st birthday. The donuts, sentiment  were from Packet 1Many of the cuts and Sentiment fit him perfectly. 

 

Submitted to the following challenges: 

Make the Cards Challenge #9 "Masculine"  

Crafty Friends Challenge Blog "Happy Birthday"   

YNS Fun Friday "Inspiration Photo" Using Circles 

Products Used: 

Nicolette's Coffee Card Packets - Cuts/Background 

     Packet 1:  Donuts, Sentiment 

     Packet 3:  Background Die Cardstock 

     Packet 2:  Brown Layer 

My Stash 

     Cardstock - White Daisy 

     Embellishments - Doodlebug Design "Cute Clips 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Copic Sketch Pens alcohol-based - Variety of Colors 

   

Nicolette's coffee card packets.  There were four packets; but I had already used one of them.  So cuts and pieces from each of the packets were used for three new coffee cards and the balance were put in with my coffee stash for future cards. 

Packet 1 

Packet 2 

Packet 3

 

Card 2:  Have an Expresso-ly-Great Day!  

Card 3:  Together Shaker Card      

Buddy Post Coffee Loving Cardmakers with Paper Smooches

My daughter (aka Lisa Bzibziak) asked me and my friend, neighbor and member of our Little Crop Group (Melanie Richards) if we wanted to participate as Buddies for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers with our focus on using a sketch and products from Paper Smooches.  And an extra plus, I was able to combine with the Three Amigos last Challenge "Inspiration Board".  

Our job was to select a sketch from Paper Smooches. So off to the internet...looking up some of the oldest sketches and found this Sparks Challenge from July 2011. Interesting concept whereby each month you were given (10) sketches and/or a color combo of (12) choices. We chose the first sketch and the next morning we went off to a crop together at my daughter's...what a fun time, lunch at Lisa's home and ended with dinner at Red Lobster. 

This card has also been shared with Double Trouble "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" Challenge #34 using our Twisted Sister's Optional Twist "Sunshine" - Please check us out - you probably already have something you have created that will fit this challenge...come aboard with Thing 1, 2 and 3...we would love your participation.     

From left to right: 
Melanie - Stitches And Smudges 
Lisa - Life of a BZScrapper 
and Sue (That's Me) - I Luv Scrapping Too 

I knew the dies and stamps I was going to use and of course what my layout would be but it took me a long time to put them together.  Colored the sun/cloud stamp and the cup with Copic Sketch pens...that was the easy part.  

Gemini was kept pretty busy...cut several Paper Smooches "House Plants" in many different design papers and placed them against some very plain background papers. It wasn't until I came across a cute cloud background that I could see my card coming together. Again, there was a lot of switching around the different patterned House Plants previously cut but finally saw that background was an excellent choice. It was time for our trip to Red Lobster so my card was finished at home. 

At home, cut out one more "House Plant" and it was the one that made it pop, adhered to the background with the last cut placed with flower and leave edges curled for dimension. 

The larger cloud was adhered directly to the background and the cloud/sun was layered and adhered with 3D thin foam tape.  The little birdie and sentiment were final adds to my card.  



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Also sent to the following Challenges:  

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Challenge "July" 

Crafty Friends Challenge "Summer" 

Daring CardMakers "Whatever the Weather" 

Ellibelle's Corner "Summer themes" (June/July)

Simon Says Stamp which is Bright and Cheerful
Die Cutting Diva's Challenge #431 "Anything Goes" 
     Must use at least one die 

Products Used: 

Design Papers 

     Doodlebug Design "Hello Sunshine" 

Cardstock 

     Sage and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Paper Smooches "Sunnyille" 

Dies 

     Paper Smooches J2D391 "House Plant" 

     Paper Smooches "Sunnyville" Thin Dies 
     Paper Smooches "Curly Clouds" 

Pens/Inks 

     Copic Sketch Alcohol-Base Brush Pens 

         C1, BG10, Y19, Y35 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Double Trouble Challenge #34 - SomeThing AnyThing and EveryThing

This is my DT card for Double Trouble #34 "Something Anything and Everything" including Twisted Sister's optional twist of Sunshine and using the Try Stampin' on Tuesday's Sketch No. 418.  

Paper Smooches has an adorable Sunshine Cup die.  Many cuts of this die were made in a variety of design papers from Magical.  After arranging the many papers I finally got the recipe I wanted for a bright sunny day...did a lot of layering with the extra pieces...magical.  Can't get much better than to get up in the morning, throw on some flip flops and take a cup of coffee out on the patio.  

"Grab your Stuff" and join us at Double Trouble

THING 1: Trouble Maker

says, "This is a 1-Week Free-for-All Challenge so have a little fun creating with "Some Thing", "Any Thing" and "Every Thing". 

THING 3: Twisted Sister

says "Sunshine on my shoulder makes me Happy." Create your impression of Sunshine, Sunburst and/or sunrays using paper and/or techniques (stenciling, embossing, sponging, masking, die cutting, etc.) This is an OPTIONAL twist.

THING 2: Double Dare
dares you to multiply the fun and link up your project with any of our previous partners, however, make sure you read their guidelines carefully and observe their dates. We don't want you to get into Trouble with them.

Also Submitted to the Following Challenges. Please visit each of these challenges to see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered these challenges and maybe you can combine these challenges too.     

Paper Smooches "Anything Goes" (missed date to submit) 
CLC Caffeine Fueled Paper Play "July" 
Crafty Friends Challenge "Summer" 
Daring CardMakers "Whatever the Weather" 
Cardz 4 Galz #101 "Sun, Sea and Sand" 
Ellibelle's Corner "Summer themes" (June/July) 
The Outlawz - Tuesday "TicTacToe" 
     (Column: Blue, Red, Pattern Paper) 
As You See It Challenge #205 "Beaches" 
Simon Says Stamp which is Bright and Cheerful 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  
Design Papers 
     Magical Paperpack and Zip Strip 
Cardstock 
     Saphire, Crystal Blue and White Daisy 
Stamps 
     D1290 August Word Puzzle 
Dies 
     Paper Smooches #J2D441 "Cuppa Sunshine"  
     Sizzix #662347 Framelits w/Stamps 
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

A Treat For You - Double Trouble Challenge #12

My project for Double Trouble "Halloween and Fall Season" and partnering with The Paper Girls #162 Halloween.  The tutorial that I used for my Halloween Treat Box is below in my Products List.  Chose three of the design papers from "Hello Pumpkin", cut several panels for the sides and top while layering each with black.  Selected several dies from my stash, starting cutting and adhered throughout my box panels. Added some candy in the inside pockets of the gift box for my husband.  

I had forgotten that Twisted Sister asked for an optional twist "a frame".  Since I already had my sweet witch adhered and didn't want to cover up the pretty design paper, I improvised.  Die cut an oval frame using  the same paper, tore off the witch and applied the oval to the 3D thin foam tape used when layering the witch, die cut two more witches, layered and applied with glue to the oval.  I'm sure this will make her very happy and I want to keep Twisted Sister happy, or who knows - she may come to my home and unwrap her costume and place it in my tree.  

In addition to entering your Halloween card at The Paper Girls, please find your way to my daughter's challenge "Three Amigos Challenge #19 Autumn/Halloween" and enter there too for eligibility to random draw gift at the end of the month.   

Photos showing the other side of the box 

Also sent to the following Challenges: 
Three Amigos Challenge #19 "Autumn/Halloween"
Brown Sugar - October "Fall/Halloween"
Cut It Up Challenge #158 "Halloween" (Must have die cut)
The Outlawz Twisted Thursday "Anything Goes" Opt: Any Fall Holiday
Crafty Friend Challenge #94 "Use More Then One Die"
Dragonfly Journey Challenge No. 128 "Halloween"


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 
Design Paper 
     Hello Pumpkin 
Cardstock
     Nectarine, Black and White Daisy 
Dies 
     Elizabeth Craft Designs #1398 "Ghosts" 
     Peachy Cheap #2 - 2018 "Halloween" 
     Tutti Designs #386 "Tree With Lantern" 
     Tutti Designs #417 "Scalloped Stitched Nesting Ovals"
Cricut Design Space 
     Wild Card #2 - M38540 "A Treat For You" Modified
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 
Fold Card Tutorials 
     3- Tier Fold Card Tutorial - Heather Perreaux and 
     Modified by Norma at From From My Craft Room 

Boo - Let the Witching Hour Begin - Color Dare #314

This card is my Design Team Card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #314 using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #285 and theme from Three Amigos Challenge 19 "Autumn/ Halloween".  Well, my first thought was a Halloween card so selected "Hello Pumpkin" for my design paper and pulled out one of the PML cards, die cut a Halloween Village border and adhered with 3d thin foam tape above the sentiment.  

The background was a design paper from "Oh What Fun" and layered with Clover cardstock.  The only thing left where I could pull in the Lagoon was another design paper for one of the banners and made a banner from the other two designs I used on the card.  For the banners just picked another design paper to pull in the third color and added a sentiment "Boo".  Wink of Stella added to the Boo Sentiment and the Halloween Village border.  

 

We use CTMH color names for reference... however, you are welcome to use any products as long as you match closest to the colors in the Board and no additional colors except those on the color palette.  New Guidelines on Neutrals: White, Cream, Black, Gray, Kraft and Brown(s) are free to use; however if they are included in the challenge graphic they MUST be used in your creation.  

Please stop by and view the DT's inspiration and join us...we would love to see the projects you create. We welcome Stampin' Up and all the other color competitors, if you're reading this, let's show some tough competition and join our challenge.  This Color Dare Challenge will be open for (2) weeks AND you still have time to enter in our previous Color Dare #313 Click Here.  

If you have created an Autumn/Halloween card, please stop over and enter in Three Amigos October Challenge.  

Nothing fancy for the inside except adding a border on the bottom with strips of cardstock of the colors in the challenge.  

Also sent to the following Challenges: 
Brown Sugar - October "Fall/Halloween" 
Cut It Up Challenge #158 "Halloween" (Must have die cut)
The Outlawz Twisted Thursday "Anything Goes" Opt: Any Fall Holiday
Crafty Friend Challenge #94 "Use More Then One Die"
Dragonfly Journey Challenge No. 128 "Halloween" 
International Art & Soul #43 "Not Clean & Simple - Layer It Up" 





CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 
Design Paper 
     Hello Pumpking PML Card 
     Oh What Fun 
Cardstock 
     Nectarine, Glover, Lagoon, Black and White Daisy 
Die 
     Craftin' Desert Diva's "Harvest Borders" 
     Elizabeth Craft Designs #1398 "Ghosts" 
Other 
     3D thin Foam Tape 
     Zig "Wink of Stella" - clear