Challenge #206 "Wrap It Up" using 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, Everything" - Merry Christmas

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #205 "Wrap It Up" using our 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" and Twisted Sister's Ribbon (Bow) optional twist... my comfort zone is not using ribbons, but Twisted Sister is allowing you to use a bow die cut, and that's just what I did. My 3-2-1 Recipe is 3 Layers, 2 Colors and 1-Sentiment or Image.   

You can also use our Sister Sketch Challenge for inspiration at Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #685) which starts on Nov 25th. I was inspired by the sketch but did not use it this time, but don't let that stop you from using their pretty sketch.

My son asked me to make a card for each of his Foster teens he was Christmas gifting this year through Kiwanis... and one of the gifts was to include a Gift Card of their preference. Suggested we make a card to serve two purposes, a card for their bag of gifts and a gift card holder. 

Two more cards were created as my daughter and I gifted two other teens in the same Foster home. We spent one night on the internet selecting gifts and finished it off with a shopping spree this past weekend, and of course enjoyed a breakfast and lunch together. 

Dusted off my Cricut and decided to do a snow sleigh with a bundle of gifts, a lot of piecing together. Using the Cricut saves a lot of time than running so many dies though the manual cutting machine.  The asembly for the first card took a little time; but once that was done the others went pretty fast.  Design papers were used for the packages and cardstock for the sleigh, bows and candy canes. The name of the teen was a typewriter font printed on plain paper and bordered with red cardstock. 

The background was a grey design paper from my stash.  

Here is a photo of two of the cards and a photo of the inside using the same sleigh and propped it up using 3D thin foam tape to make it a gift card holder and added one of the extra bows on the upper right-hand corner.   

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun and let's "Wrap It Up" with our 3-2-1 Recipe "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" 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 #685 to check out the Design Teams inspiration, and you may want to consider using their sketch with our 3-2-1 recipe. 

Also submitted to the following challenges:  

Creatalicious Challenge - Optional Christmas with Traditional Colors 

Farm Quest Country Christmas "Anything Goes" 

I Spy With My Little Eye No. 32 "Something Festive for Christmas" 

Jingle Belles "Wrapping Up" 

The Four Seasons Winter (December) "Sleigh" 

The Neglect Stuff "December, 2025"  Cricut Images, Old Scraps Pattern Paper

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Scraps of retired CTMH patterned papers

Cardstock 

     Candy Apple, Black, Blue and White Daisy 

Die Cuts 

     Cricut Sleigh with Presents 

     Sentiment in Stash - Merry Christmas 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Challenge #202 3-2-1 Recipe "Shades of Fall" - Gobble Til You Wobble

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #202 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Shades of Fall" and combining it with our Sister Challenge for inspiration, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #681) which starts on Oct 14th. 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 to show how easy it is to participant in both challenges. 

The sketch inspired me to copycat the leaves and blended background with at least three shades of Fall colors and for texture added the 1-ingredient a dry-embossed element "crackle" folder to my blended background. 

Also decided to use a turkey image as my focal point in place of the large hexagon. Stamped turkey direct on blended background, masked and stamped a pumpkin on each side of the turkey to satisfy 2-images and Twisted Sister's optional twist.  

Stamped three more images of the turkey and adhered full turkey over the stamped image and colored. Colored and fussy-cut the body of the second image, slit open the wings and adhered body with glue and 3D thin foam tape on tip of wings. Colored and fussy-cut the head of the third image and adhered to body with glue and used 3D foam tape for head. Pumpkins to each side of turkey were colored.  

Three more pumpkins stamped/masked direct on blended background and then stamped, colored, fussy-cut two more images... one adhered direct to background and one adhered with 3D thin foam tape.  To keep with the sketch's larger hexagon I hand-drew a look-a-like pumpkin, colored, fussy-cut and adhered with 3D thin foam tape. 

When I decided on a fun pun sentiment "Gobble til you wobble" my card needed a pie... wanted a pumpkin pie but turkey said apple was fine.  Stamped pie, colored, fussy-cut and placed under the wings of the turkey with some 3D foam in the middle and glued on sides for rounding the pie.  For the open space to left of turkey I added the fun pun and randomly stamped a few itty-bitty flower stamps around the pumpkin patch.    

It sounded like a lot of work; but I really enjoy working with dimension, layering and rounding the images.  Hope you'all enjoy my festive Fall card.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Shades of Fall" 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: 

Can you Handle the Pressure "AG with Twist Fall" (Must Use Embossing Folder)

Crafty Katz #702 "Anything Goes with Wet or Dry Embossing"

Critter Crazy #103 "Anything Goes with Featured Critter  

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge 

Ellibelle's Garden No. 8 "Anything in or from a Garden" 

Four Seasons "October Fall Season" 

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #235 (Must use a Digital or Stamped Item) 

SAS4Kids Oct "Favorite Holiday Color Combo" - Thanksgiving color combo

The Neglected Stuff Oct Challenge  Stuff: (2 Retired Stamp Sets) 

Double Dare also has an alternate choice to play along at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge #112 "Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves. 

Inspiration Station Inspiration Photo #78 

    Inspiration Pumpkins 

Cupcake Inspirations #628 "Fall Harvest"  

    Inspiration: Pumpkins 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Background, Blended Fall Colors and Stamped Leaves

   and Dry Embossed for texture

Cardstock 

     Vanilla, Scarlet and White Daisy    

Stamps 

     B1687 Gobble Til You Wobble 

     B1492 Fallen Leaves     

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Fall Colors 

Other 

     Embossing Folder - Darice "Crackle" 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC Challenge #153B "Recipe to a Happy Harvest" - Card 2 Happy Harvest

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble Challenge #153 "Recipe to a Happy Harvest" which includes at least 3 patterned papers, 2 embellishments and 1 Fall or Harvest Item. Twisted Sister's optional twist is to consider using Try Stampin' On Tuesday Sketch #632 and add a sentiment for another chance at the random drawing.  

When making another card for this challenge, I set it aside for a future date.  I had many additional pre-cut/layered patterns from the Gnome paperpack which I was able to put together for a second card. Chose three of the patterned papers but this time chose a Cornucopia image for my Recipe.  

Colored my image with Copic Sketch brushes using a variety of colors to match the colors in the paperpack, rectangle sized with part of the image fussy-cut and then layered with pumpkin cardstock.  Sentiment was stamped below the image on the larger panel and two green dots were added in the upper r-h corner to finish my "Recipe".  

On the inside of the card added some patterned paper to the the right-hand side border.  

 

I'm not laughing now because I got two cards out of my decision to use a striped turkey in my first card (see here).  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, check out the Design Teams inspiration and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there. You may also like to hop over to Try Stampin' on Tuesday, check out their Design Team members inspiration and see how easy it might be to combine these two challenges.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge "Colors" 

   (All Colors were Used)  

Crafting Happiness #148 "Thanksgiving/Harvest" 

Dream Valley Challenge #304 "Autumn" 

Inspiration Station Nov "Inspiration Prompt 55" (My inspiration as were the Fall Colors) 

Aloha Friday Challenge #4 "Food/Drink" 

Cardz for Galz #211 "Thank/Thank You/Thanksgiving"

I Spy With My Little Eye #8 "Shades of Autumn" 

Four Seasons: Fall Season November 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Gnomes for Autumn 

Cardstock 

     Pumpkin and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     A1310 "Cornucopia"  

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Brown:  E13, E23, E31, E35, E50, E55

        Red:  R17, 

        Gray:  C01

        Green:  G12, G28, G94, G99 

        Orange/Yellow:  YR15, YR21, YR27, YR68, E07  

        Shading Used for Dimension:  BV23  

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Dots - Daisy Meadows "Green"