DTC Challenge 222 - 3-2-1 Recipe "Gimme S'more" and TSOT #701 Sketch

Here is my card for Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "Gimme S'more" and my  interpretation of the required ingredients, plus additional enhancements.  

3 - Layers (Card base Does Not Count)

Background, Background Border, Foam Tape and Images

2 - Colors using ROY G BIV Color Wheel #1

Inks: Yellow, Orange, Purple, Green, Pink

Cardstock: Yellow, White and Black

 

1 - Sentiment 

Stamp "Sweet as Honey"

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist - Increase at least one of the recipe ingredients 

and/or add a special ingredient of your own.

and/or 

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #701  

TSOT's biweekly challenge starts on Aug 4th.  

 

I included Twisted Sister's optional twist (extra layer and lotsa colors added, plus added a sixth stamped hexagon from the sketch) and used the TSOT Sketch #701 for inspiration and to show how easy it is to participate in both DTC and TSOT challenges.  However, my card will not be entered in TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Gimme S'more" 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: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #113 "Anything Goes with a Featured Critter" 

Ellibelle's Garden Party #17 "Anything in or (from) the Garden 

I Spy with My Little Eye #39 - Something With Wings 

Passion for Markers Wk848 "Use 3 of Something"  

(3 Bee Stamps) 

The Neglected Stuff Challenge Aug 2026 

All Bee Happy Stamps neglected since Apr of 2015

Time Out Challenge #318 "Mother Nature"  

TicTacToe Challenge #298 

   Column 3:  Border / Yellow / Markers Colored Pencils

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Personal Stamped Background 

Cardstock 

     CTMH Black, White Daisy, Yellow

Stamps 

     CTMH C1537 "Honeycomb Flair"

     CTMH B1441 "Buggy Love"  

     CTMH B1374 "Bee Happy" - 

           Die:  Bee Images cut using Brother Scan n' Cut

Inks/Pens 

    Memento "Black" Ink 

    Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Variety of Colors Yellow, Orange, Purple, Green and Blue

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

TSOT #694 "Hello"

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #694 and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Double Trouble # 3-2-1 Recipe "A Special Day" (3-layers card base does not count, 2-Shapes and/or Images, and 1-stenciled and/or dry embossing technique.

Recently I attended a Hero Arts Friendship Stamp Along and one of the cards had a stamping technique that made the stamps appear as embossed. Click here for instruction for this technique Hero Arts Friendship Stamp Along: Class #3 with Kelly Taylor

Please hop on over to Try a Sketch On Tuesday, check out the Design Team's inspiration for this sketch and share your creativity... hope to see you there.

You may want to hop on over to our sister challenge, Double Trouble to see if you have already met their 3-2-1 Recipe ingredients. If you have, you can enter the challenge and be eligible for random drawing chances... or maybe you just have to add an ingredient to meet the requirement. Hope to see you there.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms #40 "Anything Goes with Florals"

Can you Handle the Pressure "Dry/Heat Embossing" (Stamp and Ink look-a-like for Dry embossed Technique) Understand if this does not meet dry embossing

I Spy with my little Eye #35 & #36 Combined "Spring Flowers / Spring Showers" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers

     Personal Stamped Background bordered with Grey Cardstock 

Cardstock 

     CTMH Mink and White Daisy     

Stamps 

     Hero Arts DC343 "Abstract Floral" 

     CTMH "Just to Say" Sentiment Hello 

Dies 

     Pink & Main #PNM038 "Scallop Hexagon Dies"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "London Fog" Ink 

     Jim Holtz Distress Inks - Variety of Colors 

     CTMH White Daisy Pigment-based

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

  

Challenge #215 3-2-1 Recipe "A Special Day" with TSOT #694

Here is my card for Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "A Special Day" and my interpretation of the required ingredients, plus  enhancements. 

3 - Layers (Card Base Does Not Count) 

Patterned Paper using CTMH Sawyer bordered with Eggplant Cardstock 

and 2 Sawyer Stickers adhered with foam tape 

2 - Shapes or Images 

Floral and Rainbow Stickers  

 

1 - Stenciled and/or Dry Embossed Element

Background dry embossed with EF Paper Studios "Bubbles" 

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist - include a kite or other flying element

and/or 

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #694, a bi-weekly challenge starting on April 28th. We also have an Alternate Challenge at Beautiful Blossoms 'Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #40' until their closing date of May 12th and earn another chance in our random drawing.

I included Twisted Sister's optional twist using flower(s) and Double Dare's dare to use TSOT Sketch #694 and alternate at Beautiful Blossoms #40. 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 "Paw-some" 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: 

Beautiful Blossoms #40 "Anything Goes with Florals"

Can You Handle the Pressure 4/2026 with a Twist of Flowers 

Love Those Pretty Papers April Challenge "Spring Flowers" 

I Spy with my little Eye #35 & #36 Combined "Spring Flowers / Spring Showers" 

I was awarded one of the Top 3 Picks at Ellie's Garden Party #14.   

TicTacToe #291 (Left Diagonal: Floral, Dry Embossing

and Patterned Paper)

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     CTMH "Sawyer" Patterned Papers, Zip Strip & Sticker Sheet 

Cardstock 

     CTMH White Daisy and Eggplant 

Stamps 

     CTMH D1629 "Just to Say" Sentiments

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     CTMH Thin Foam Tape 

     Embossing Folder in Stash 

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 

TSOT #676 - 25th Anniversary

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #676. The CTMH paperpack "Love Story - Silver Pack" had some paper I've wanted to use for quite some time. My inspiration and plan was to use the 3-2-1 Recipe at Double Trouble but my final card ended up as a grey/silver monochromatic perfect for a 25th Wedding Annniversary. 

I chose a scalloped hexagon cutting out the center with a smaller hexagon to make the frame for the focal point. The focal point was a flower that was right in the middle for the background patterned paper and the hexagon frame was approximately the same size as my focal point. The frame was adhered with 3D thin foam tape and from the same patterned paper the same floral was fussy-cut to use for layering and dimension. 

For more dimension the leaves were lifted up over the frame, another sprig was fussy-cut and adhered with 3D thin foam tape over the same sprig on the patterned paper. Wink of Stella was added to the frame, floral, leaves and sprig which gave a little sparkle against the background.  

To finish my card a sentiment was die cut using three different dies, layered 3 times for dimension and adhered to the bottom of the background. Again added Wink of Stella to bring in more sparkle against the background.  

Please hop on over to Try a Sketch On Tuesday, check out the Design Team's inspiration for this sketch and share your creativity... hope to see you there. 

You may want to hop on over to our sister challenge, Double Trouble to see if you have already met their 3-2-1 Recipe ingredients. If you have, you can enter the challenge and be eligible for random drawing chances... or maybe you just have to add an ingredient to meet the requirement. Hope to also see you there.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "Anything Goes with a Die Cut" August 

I Spy With My Little Eye No. 28 "Something to Celebrate"

Ellibelle's Garden Party 

Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Floral Goes Optional Mood Board 31" 

Triple B: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms - Aug 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers

     Love Story Paperpack "Silver"    

Cardstock 

     Gray and White Daisy  

Dies 

     Pink and Main Scallop Hexagon Dies 

     Lil'Inker Mixed/Stitched Numbers Die Set 

     Paper Roses "Words" 

     My Artc Alphabet Stamp and Cuts 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Bitty Sparkles 

DTC #196 3-2-1 Recipe "Keep Us In Stitches" and TSOT #675

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #196 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Keep Us in Stitches" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #675) which starts on July 7th. 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. 

 

This CTMH paperpack was one of my favorite patterned papers for newborn and kid cards... patterns are so whimsical and love the bright colors. This sketch captures all the papers and it was so easy to include the images from a coordinating stamp and die set with the same theme. 

Two of the patterned papers (plaid and polka-dot) were cut as in sketch, adhered to blue cardstock, die cut using a stitched frame along the border and adhered to the card base. 

The three stitched circles were cut using the cloud pattern and adhered direct to background.  Images were stamped, die cut, colored with Copic sketch pens (alchohol base) and adhered to the circles using thin 3D foam tape. 

A sentiment had been stamped with black ink prior to placing the baby on the circle. However, while posting I noticed Twisted Sister's optional twist (a fun pun) was not included on my card. So I looked on the Internet and the only pun I found was Stork Naked which reminded me of Stork Naked with Daffy Duck's Looney Toons. So a quick fix, removed baby from circle, a new circle cut of clouds, a typed sentiment bordered with blue cardstock and all adhered to card base background. Daffy wasn't to happy with the delivery but I think anyone who gets the card above submitted will get a laugh out of it. 

In the upper L-H corner of the front of card three stitched hearts were fussy cut and adhered direct to background. Stork Naked Daffy Duck

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe "Keep Us in Stitches" 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 "July - Anything Goes with a Die"

Critter Crazy Challenge #100 Special Birthday Bash - Must be Birthday theme 

     with featured critter  

I Spy with my Little Eye "Something to Celebrate" 

Elllibelle's Crafty Wednesday "Anything Goes"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Design Papers

     Sweet Safari Paperpack

Cardstock

     Blue and White Daisy

Stamps

     Z3914 Stamp & Thin Cuts "Sweet Safari"

Dies

     Craftin Desert Divas - Rectangle Frame with Wacky stitches

     Cottage Cutz "Nested Wacky Stitched Circles"

Inks/Pens

     Memento "Black" Ink

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol base) - Variety of Colors

Other

     3D Thin Foam Tape

Hello - Color Dare #642

As I was going through my stash of different technique backgrounds the other day I pulled this green background for an upcoming Color Dare Challenge #642 "Shades of Green" which was a great match to the graphic and didn't even need to pull out my green inks. Bordered my background with Evergreen cardstock and adhered to card base.  

 

Greens remind me of leaves and plants... so off to my die stash.  Already cut was a black silhouette of plants... perfect but cut one more for layering and adhered to green background. Chose another die "Hello" for sentiment using a black for the silhouette and two layers of the Evergreen cardstock.  

Probably the fastest I have made a card due to stuff in my stash.  

Please hop on over and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and and join us at Color Dare's Challenge #642... hope to see you there and anxious to see what you create.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Colorful Options March 2025 - "Green"   

A Cut Above "March AnyThing Goes With a Die Cut"  

I Spy with my Little Eye "No Designer Paper" (Background: Ink & Stencil)  

The Neglected Stuff "March" (All Ingredients were from my stash) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Background Gel Press in Greens using Stencil 

     Evergreen and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Pink Fresh Studio #A0317 "House Plants" 

     Paper Smooches #J10116 "Hello" Words 

   

DTC Challenge #186 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" - Beautiful Friend

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #186 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch Challenge #665 which starts on March 4th so this card will not be entered in the TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for interested participants.

Back in the Spring of last year, my daughter, a friend and I went up to her cabin for the weekend and did a batch of gel press designs using inks, stencils and foil. They have been in my stash for a long time and thought this might be a good time to check them out for our 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" to satisfy the two stencil ingredients... and I got lucky. 

The same stencil was used for both designs using different colors and foils. The green and gold gel press design was used to satisfy the 2 of the 3 color ingredient and the second gel press using orange and green to satisfy the other color of my choice.  

Butterfly first cut using the orange/green design, along with another cut using green glitter and some of the glitter pieces were pieced in the first cut. Additionally two cuts of the sentiment using the orange/green design and layered. The butterfly was partially adhered to the background and used some thin foam tape for dimension on the upper wings.   

Twisted Sister had an optional twist to include a shamrock.  Using green glitter cut a 4-leaf clover and removed one heart leaf to corner and balance the glitter under the sentiment. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" 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.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #96 "AG with Featured Creature  

Colorful Options March 2025 - "Green"   

Alphabet Challenge Blog "W is for Wings" 

A Cut Above "March AnyThing Goes With a Die Cut"  

I Spy with my Little Eye "No Design Papers" (Background: Gel Press 

    using Inks and Stencil)

The Neglected Stuff "March" (Neglected Stuff: Oct 24 Crop on Gel Press Background Techniques, all Dies in Stash) 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #265 - Right Diagonal:  Metallic, Green, Die

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Paper Techniques 

     Background:  Jel Plate Technique using Stencil 

       and Green Foil 

     Image and Sentiment: Jel Plate Technique using 

       Stencil and Gold Foil 

     Gold Metallic 

     Green Glitter 

Stencil

     Simple Stories "Retro Diamonds" 

Cardstock 

     Acorn and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Poppy Stamps #1683 "Lucky Clover" 

     Piazza Plenty "Butterfly 2" 

     In stash - Words "Beautiful Friend" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Green and Gold Foil 

A Very Merry Christmas - Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #660

Here is my Design Team card for Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #660.  When this sketch came up I already knew my favorite snowflake die would be used. First, a cross-stitched border die was placed diagonally from top corner to the opposite bottom corner and cut to use as the division of the four panels. Then the snowflake die was cut on the same white cardstock in the center, bordered with Capri blue cardstock and then adhered to card base.  

A friend of mine gave me this penguin stamp and it got buried in my stash. I was working on my inventory and came across this stamp and put it aside for one of my next Christmas cards... it was a nice fit for this sketch and hid the center messy cut from the die cuts. Hecter's presents and hat were colored using Copic sketch brushes using a match of the blues, fussy-cut and adhered with 3D thin foam tape over the snowflake. 

I was not happy with a plain white background... so decided to randomly stamp snowflakes using the second generation stamping technique. This made me happy and it reflected the faded pattern as in the sketch.   

A small sentiment was stamped with Black Memento Ink and some Bitty Sparkles placed around the snowflake.

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

And/Or 

You may also like to hop over to Double Trouble, our Sister Challenge, to see how easy it might be to combine challenges or even create another project. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature"

A Cut Above "December - Anything Goes" 

Crafty Catz Challenge #683 (AG w/ Optional Twist: Blue Christmas) - I was one of the Top 3

Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge #173 "Anything Christmas Goes"

I Spy With My Little Eye #21 "Something For Christmas" 

Little Red Wagon #784 "Non-Traditional Christmas Holiday" 

Simon Says "Monday Make It Sparkle" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Capri and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Little Miss Muffet Stamps#0433 "Dexter Gives" 

     Pink & Main "Snow Sweet"  

Dies 

     Memory Box #99183 "Spectacular Snowflake" 

     Lawn Fawn #lF913 Stitched Borders

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Lagoon Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Gray:  C5, C9 

        Blue:  B0000, B04  

        Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Bitty Sparkles

DTC Challenge #181 - 2024 "Wrap It Up" - partnering with Jingle Belle and Previous Partners

Here is my DT Card for Double Trouble "It's Up to You", a free-for-all with your choice of last minute Christmas and/or any occasion cards, and wrap up 2024... my choice was a Christmas card sharing it with Jingle Belles "Banner Holiday".  

Twisted Sister's optional twist is to include something to "Tie It Up" using ribbon, twine, bow, and/or even washi tape. The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #606 was a perfect sketch to use washi tape... but when looking through my stash there was no washi tape. I did have a collection of ribbons in a variety of patterns and colors with adhesive backing and decided to use them.  

Even though the ribbons were not representative of Christmas there was a nice variety of colors with traditional and non-traditional colors which looked so pretty together. Cut pieces in different lengths, adhered to a die cut frame from a Mint patterned paper and then bordered with a Capri blue.  

Cut another smaller frame in the same Mint patterned paper, bordered with Capri blue, die cut a Sentiment in White and Capri cardstock, glued together, placed in the smaller panel off center and then adhered to ribbon background with 3D thin foam tape.  

Stamped a small present, colored with Copic brush pens, added polka-dots to the ribbon with white jel pen and adhered with 3D thin foam tape to corner of sentiment panel. Finished the inside border of card base with a couple more cuts of the ribbon.   

 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our challenge  requirement and play along with optional twists to be eligible to enter your project in our partner's challenge 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.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Crafty Catz Challenge #683 (AG w/Optional Twist: Blue Christmas) 

Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge #173 "Anything Christmas Goes"

I Spy With My Little Eye #21 "Something For Christmas" 

Jingle Belles "Banner Holiday"  (Red, Green and Bow) 

Little Red Wagon #784 "Non-Traditional Christmas Holiday"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-In Patterned Paper "Mint"

Cardstock 

     White Daisy and Capri 

Stamps 

     D1177 "No Peeking" 

Dies 

     Stash - Sentiment Merry Christmas 

     Cottage Cutz #CCB-069 Nested Wacky Rectangle Frames

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Blue:  BG13 

        Green:  YG23

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape

     Studio G Variety of Patterned Adhesive Ribbons