TSOT Sketch #700 "Christmas in July"

Here is my card for Try a Sketch on Tuesday #700.  I happened to come across a sketch that was very similar to the TSOT sketch and it was a fun fold tutorial "Fun Fold Peek a Boo Card" at Creative Tree House (Robin).  So, went through my Christmas paperpacks for complimentary patterned paper and cut all the pieces as identified at the beginning of the tutorial. Once I had these cut I was able to create the fun fold within same time as tutorial.    

The Winter Wishes sticker with sentiment on the inside was perfect for the circle aperture and the add of the die cut pine cone needles was a "think it needs something more" and it was a great match with the patterned paper. 

Hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch On Tuesday and check out the Design Teams inspiration.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Creative Creases #117 "Anything Goes with a Fun Fold"  

A Cut Above "Anything Goes with a Die Cut"  

Love Those Pretty Papers July 2026 Challenge

Paper Rock Scissors July #18 Used paper 

The Neglected Stuff July Challenge Neglected: CTMH Christmas Paperpack

Christmas Crafts All Year Round "M, N, O" (Merry) 

 

CTMH Products unless otherwise specified:

Design Paper

     CTMH "Four Seasons - Winter"

     Sentiment was a Sticker from the same paper packet

Cardstock 

     CTMH Cranberry and White Daisy 

Dies

     Poppy 2535 "Pin Needle Shoots" 

     Scalloped Circle in Stash 

DTC Challenge #198 - 3-2-1 Recipe "Mix It Up" with TSOT Sketch Challenge #677 for Inspiration

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #198 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Mix It Up" (3-layers, 2-patterned papers, 1-sentiment) and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #677) which starts on August 19th. 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 inspiration and how easy it is to participant in both challenges. 

Twisted Sister says, "Let's be cool and take this fan-tastic opportunity to cool off, and use my optional twist and create a fan-fold card using TSOT's Sketch Challenge #677 above. Here are two tutorials in two different sizes for creating Fan Fold cards: Patty Dolan's A2 Tutorial and Lisa Curcio's A7 Tutorial 

This was such a fun card to put together and I chose to do a Christmas card. First I sized and printed the sketch to an A2 and used that as my pattern for the different panel cuts...that procedure saved me many cuts. 

My fan was decorated with foliage and pinecones to add more dimension to the card... undecided on what pinecones and foliage to use several cuts were made using cardstock and patterned paper. After completing the front of the card the balance of cuts were placed on the inside corner against one of the patterns in the fan.  A sentiment was added bordered with evergreen cardstock.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Mix It Up" 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 for inspiration 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: 

Double Trouble's alternate challenge for another chance at DTC random drawing was shared with Creative Creases #106 "Anything Goes, Fun Fold". 

Christmas Crafts All Year Round (Songs of Christmas:Pinecones and Holly Berries) 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge "Aug Anything Goes" with Top Pick Twist

The Neglected Stuff "8/25" Neglected Stuff Used: Christmas paperpack & dies 

Jingle Belles "The Sprit of Christmas Past"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Evergreen (Used 3 of the patterned papers)

Cardstock 

     Vanilla, Evergreen, Acorn, Chocolate and White Daisy

Stamps 

     Sentiment: D1629 "Just to Say"

Dies 

     Ultimate Crafts "Wild Branches & Pinecones" 

     Ultimate Crafts "Rustic Christmas" 

     Penny Black "Jolly Holly" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Evergreen" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC #194 3-2-1 Recipe "Summer Fun Fold" - Happy Birthday AND TSOT #673

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #194 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Summer Fun Fold" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #673 ) which starts on June 23rd. 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. 

 

The 3-2-1 recipe had a requirement of a Fun Fold and the TSOT sketch was perfect to make it a Gatefold fun fold card.  It was easy to use the colors and shape requirements to complete the 3-2-1 recipe.  

Since one of my grandsons have a birthday July 3rd I thought this would be a great card for a guy who likes to celebrate July 4th so that was easy to include Twisted Sister's optional twist fireworks. 

   

Now the tricky part is I don't have any firework stamps in my stash. However, CTMH's Dandelion Wishes was a stamp set I had used quite awhile ago for fireworks, and it works. My three circle dies were cut using white cardstock, then stamped with the dandelion in red, blue and silver inks. These circles were adhered to the left side panel of an embossed layered panel, and other panel was left blank. 

To complete the card stamped a sentiment and bordered with red.  On the inside of the card used white cardstock bordered with red and stamped several dandelions in same colors.  Mission accomplished.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble. Have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Summer Fun Fold " 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 "June - Anything Goes with a Die" 

Creative Creases "Anything Goes Fun Fold" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Candy Red and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment:  D1629 Just to Say 

     Firewords:  Dandelion Wishes Stamp Set B1653 

Dies 

     Circle with Stitches in Stash 

Inks/Pens 

     Candy Apple and Blue Bird Inks 

Other 

     Background Darice Embossing Folder 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC Challenge #189 - 3-2-1 Recipe "Hippity, Hoppity"

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #189 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Hippity, Hoppity" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #668) which starts on Apr 15th... so 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.

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Hippity, Hoppity" and play along with our optional twist and dare while earning additional chances to our random draw. Check out the Design Teams inspirations, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.  

Then hop on over and check out the TSOT Sketch Challenge, check out the Design Teams inspiration, and consider using their sketch with our 3-2-1 recipe.

The sketch reminded me of a fun fold card I've previously seen... so using a plain white sheet of paper and experimented with a couple cuts until I got the fold similar to the sketch. The plaid background cuts were a pretty close guess in regard to measurements; but I was happy with it.  Stamped, colored, and adhered the adorable chicks for my main focal point and added sentiments to the outside and inside of fold.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature"

A Cut Above "April"  "Anything Goes"

The Neglected Stuff "April" (All retired CTMH Products were pulled out of stash)

Creative Creases Challenge #102 "Anything Goes Fun Fold"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Daisy Meadows Paperpack "Plaid"

Cardstock 

     Canary and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Z4683 Stamp & Thin Cut Dies "Sweet Easter" 

Dies 

     Kat Scrappiness MINI Slimline Scalloped Edge Craft Dies 

       and Thin-cuts in "Sweet Easter" stamp set

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Happy Holidays

I was sorting through some of my retired Christmas papers and decided to create a card using the BYSHC sketch challenge #42 and incorporated Caffeinated Christmas Challenge #26 "Hearts" along with Jingle Belles "Getting Text-y with it".   

The sketch reminded me of a Gate Fold, using one of the tutorials on our Double Trouble Challenge #160 "Hoodie-Hoo Celebration" and celebrating Creative Creases #76 "Anything Goes Fun Folds" for their 3rd Anniversary. 

The side panels of my card were cut from CTMH "Christmas Story", retired paper pack, which I found in my stash.  Panels were bordered with a layer of Candy Apple cardstock and adhered to card base.  To satisfy the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge I die cut a cup with hearts using a small text-y patterned paper also found in my stash to satisfy Jingle Belles Challenge. The cup was adhered with 3D foam tape for dimension on black cardstock, bordered with the red cardstock and adhered on the left panel.  

I put my scanner up close to the Text-y design paper and there were many recipes with all ingredients and directions... prime rib roast, holiday cranberry sauce, golden rum cake, Soft Ginger Cookie, and Egg Nog as shown in my scanner photo.  If you want a slice of my patterned paper with a particular recipe let me know and I will send it to you.  Just message me under comments.  

Please check out all of these challenges for inspiration and start your stash of 2024 Christmas cards. 

Entered in the following Challenges: 

BYSHC sketch challenge #42 

Caffeinated Christmas Challenge #26 "Hearts" 

Jingle Belles "Text-y".   

Creative Creases #76 "Anything Goes Fun Folds"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Paper 

     Christmas Story (retired) 

Cardstock 

     Candy Apple and White Daisy 

Dies

     Cup with Hearts (In stash) Prize from Mouse House 

Stamps 

     Lawn Fawn "Thanks A Latte" 

Other   

     Memento "Black" Ink  

     3D Foam Tape 

Feeling Mushy - Double Trouble Challenge #160 "Hoodie Hoo" partnering with Creative Creases

Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble "Hoodie Hoo" a celebration for the 3rd Anniversary of Creative Creases #76 "Anything Goes Fun Fold". Twisted Sister reminds us we have an extra day this year to create and wants to celebrate Leap Year and her optional twist is to include something that hops, skips or leaps. 

 

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 used to cut through the front of the card.   

The mushroom with the frog was die cut, colored with Copic sketch pens and bordered with another scallop cut from Paprika cardstock. 

On the bottom inside of the card base... grass was cut using design paper and adhered to the bottom border.  Two additional mushrooms were stamped, die cut and colored and placed on the grass border, adding a stamped butterfly and some flowers to the scene.   

On the front of the card the sentiment "Feeling Mushy" was stamped, cut, bordered with paprika cardstock and adhered to background paper.  Another sentiment was stamped directly on the inside of the card base.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble to check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.  

For those that really like more of a challenge may want to include Twisted Sister's optional twist to include something that hops, skips or leaps to celebrate Leap Year and enter your Fun Fold at Creative Creases for additional and you will be rewarded additional chances for the random draw. Please join us for this fun challenge 

And don't forget to share your card with our partner at Creative Creases and stop over to see their Design Team inspiration too.   

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #83 "Anything Goes with a Featured Creature"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Background Paper:  Crisp Air 

     Grass (Inside) - Backyard Bliss 

Cardstock 

     Paprika and White Daisy 

Fun Fold Tutorial 

     Gnome Gardners Inside Surprise Fun Fold Card

Stamps 

     Brass & Bliss (Formerly Rubbernecker) 36013 Sweet Mushrooms Set 

Dies 

     Grass - Lawn Fawn Meadow Border/Butterfly/Flowers

     Circles

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 08

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Earth/Browns:  E07, E08, E33, E35, E40, E41, E42

        Pink/Red:  R11, R17, R22

        Blue:  B23, BG0000

        Green:  G05, G17, G19, YG61, YG63 

        Shading Used for Dimension:  BV23  

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC #152 - Participating with Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog Hop - Day 1

Join us at Double Trouble Challeng #152 "DeJa-BREW" and hop on by and enjoy the CRAFTEINATING inspiration by our Design Team and entrants. This card was inspired by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #549... perfect for a fun fold.  Almost forgot my pun for Twisted Sister's optional twist... wasn't sure how I was going to get that in without a re-make or new card, but with the help of Thing 2 Double Dare she suggested Cool Beans... so a sign on the snowman to-go-cup was hand-drawn and adhered with thin 3D tape. Phew, that wasn't hard.  

DTC is participating with 2023 Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog Hop and here is my Coffee themed card for Day 1.  AND I have some blog candy for you today! Be sure to comment on Double Trouble Challenge post HERE and win a prize from me!

This was a fun card to put together in meeting all the requirements of the three challenges.  These design papers were a gift as winner of the August BYSHC Challenge #36 and I will be using more papers in future Christmas cards.  

When opening card on L-H side there is another sentiment and a Holly to meet the requirement at Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #23.  

Opening on the R-H side there is a Penquin holding another sentiment leaving some room for signature on bottom.  Turn to the back of the card and you have plenty of space for a personal message to your recipient.  

Hope to see you at Double Trouble "DeJa-BREW" and win another chance at our random draw if you have entered your coffee themed project at the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop... and add a funny pun on your project for another chance. 

All our Team Members at Double Trouble have BLOG CANDY!  We hope you'll visit each member's individual blog, view the prize, and leave a comment - BUT - this will not qualify you for the prizes. After viewing each individual blog, go back to the Double Trouble Blog and leave a comment. From those comments, we will randomly select the names of Blog Candy recipients. Please join in the fun. Be sure to comment on Double Trouble Challenge post HERE and win a prize from me!  Here is a photo of my Blog Candy giveaway.  

And don't forget the perk at Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #23 if you have created a Christmas coffee theme card and have included a holly. 

Entered at the Following Challenges: 

Aloha Friday #4 "Food and Drink" 

Art Impressions Blog "You're Square" (Square Card) 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #549

2023 Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog Hop

Caffeinated Christmas Challenge #23  

Creative Creases #69 "Anything Goes Fun Fold"  

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature" (Inside Fun Fold) 

Cut it Up #290 "Layer It Up"  

Jingle Bells "Hard Candy Christmas" (On Patterned Paper small 

   Gingerbread Cookies, inside and out, and Coffee Focal Point)  

LeighSBDesigns #23 "Visions of the Season"  

Make My Monday Challenge #212 "Fun Pun Sentiment" 

My Time to Craft "Fun Fold Techniques" 

Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges #23 "Anything that Flies 

   or Anything Festive" 

Passion for Markers Week 714 "Embellish It" 

Critter Loving Cardmakers and Papercrafters (Facebook)    

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Winner Prize from BYSHC - Santa's Workshop from Carta Bella

Cardstock 

     Pine and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     D1987 "Winter Penguins" 

     Unity Stamps "Snowman to Go" 

     Sentiments:  

        Scraps of Love "Merry Christmas from Arizona" 

        Verve Stamps "Coffee Helps"         

Hand Drawn Item 

     "Cool Beans" Sign 

Dies 

     Sizzix "Circle"  

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink and London Fog "Gray"

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Red:  R29, R46  

        Blue:  B00, B000, B0000

        Green:  G28 

        Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Congratulations - DTC #137 "Mother Goose"

This is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #137 "Mother Goose" in celebration of Mother Goose Day. From this list of 109 Rhymes I chose Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mo and used the element Tiger. I had so much fun with this card using Crafty Chemist Design pop-up card; but modified measurements for an A2 card.  

Twisted Sister's Optional Twist is to include at least one heart shape, the word heart and/or or the word love on your project to earn another chance in Double Trouble's random draw and be eligible to enter in Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #29 for another chance.  A heart was placed on the outside and inside sentiments.  

Photos below are close-ups of each of the Critters

Also sent to the following Challenges:  

Colorful Options Challenge (Color or Rainbow) 

Crafty Calendar April Challenge "Die Cuts" 

Creative Creases "Anything Goes Fun Folds" 

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie "Use Mostly Green" 

Park Hopping, My Happy Place "Anything Goes related to Theme Park" 

 

Shopping Our Stash "Fold It Up"   

Stamping Sensations "Anything Stamped + Optional CAS" 

Try It On Tuesday "Rainbow Colors" 

We Love Stamping "More Birds & Animals" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Design Papers 

     Sweet Safari Paperpack 

Cardstock 

     Bluebird and White Daisy 

Stamps & Dies 

     C1883 "Sweet Safari" Stamp & Die Set 

     LaLa Land Crafts #8203 "Heart Speech Bubble"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Brush Pens (alcohol-base) 

        Slouth:  100, E71, E57, R20 and Twig: E55, E57, G94, G99 

        Tiger:  100, E33, E35, E42

        Toucan:  100, G17, G99, R29, Y15, YR15, YR68

        Tree:  

        Stork:  100, Y15, YR15 

        Baby:  BG45, E42, E51, R20 

     Copic Multi-Liner 0.1 "Black" 

     Sakura Gelly Roll 08 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

When it Rains Look for Rainbows "Pop-Up Card"

While making a Design Team card for a future Double Trouble Challenge I had one more sentiment printed and cut on a scalloped hexagon.  So one more Rainbow card in the making... using the same paperpack CTMH "Story Book" however a striped patterned rainbow paper instead, layered on a black cardstock border and then to the card base. There was sticker in the packet of a pretty row of flowers in rainbow colors which was adhered with 3D foam tape to the Scallop Hexagon die cut and adhered some grass below the flowers.  

When it rains, it pours and the flowers appear, but now we have to Look for the Rainbow... so easy, open the card... there's your rainbow and sunshine.  Pop-ups were made using Paper Smooches rainbow die and Whimsy's Up In The Clouds dies. 

Also Sent to the Following Changes: 

Creative Creases "Anything Goes - Fun Folds" 

Colorful Options "Pastels or Rainbow"

Crafting Happiness "Rainy Weather" 

Inspiration Station "Inspiration" (Inspired with Flowers and Colors)

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Design Papers 

     CTMH "Story Book" & Floral Sticker

Cardstock

     Cardbase and Border:  White Daisy and Black

     Rainbows:  Paprika, Melon, Honey Butter, Sage, Mist, Mulberry 

     Sentiment - Created in PhotoShop and Printed on White Daisy

Stamps 

     Sentiment Inside "Sunshine Birdies" SOTM S1603

Dies 

     Rainbow:  Paper Smooches         

     Clouds/Sun Dies: Whimsy "Up in the Clouds" 

     Sentiment: Pink & Main "Scallop Hexagons" 

     Grass:  Reasonal Dies 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Die 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Multi-Liner Copic Pen "Black" for & on inside Sentiment