DTC Challenge 221 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" with TSOT #699

Here is my card for Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" with my interpretation of the required ingredients and added enhancements. 

3 Colors of Your Choice 

(Neutrals Do Not Count as one of the three choices, 

but neutrals can be used in addition to the colors of choice) 

Pink, Green and Blue Cardstock 

2 - Layers 

Bordered Background, Patterned Paper and Ornaments 

1 - Holiday Image

Ornament w/Merry Christmas Sentiment 

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist - Use 3 non-traditional Christmas colors 

Pink, Blue and Green, colors from Jingle Belles Unicorn Color Board

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #699 or #700

Chose to use Sketch #699

and

Alternate Challenge - Jingle Belles "Unicorn Inspiration Color Board" 

I chose to use Twisted Sister's optional twist to use non-traditional colors and          Double Dare's dare to use TSOT Sketch Challenge #699. 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's 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" 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.

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Also entered at the Following Challenges:  (Check Christmas Challenges) 

A Cut Above "Anything Goes with a Die Cut"  

The Neglected Stuff July Challenge Neglected: CTMH Christmas Paperpack

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

Jingle Belles "Unicorn Holiday" Color Challenge

From My Stash: 

Papers 

     CTMH Mix In Pack

Cardstock
     CTMH Pin, Blue and Green 

     CTMH Gold Glitter Paper  
Stamps
     CTMH D1629 "Just to Say" Sentiment stamps

Dies

     IO Die487-K "Patchwork Ornaments" 

     Pink & Fresh PF0038ES "Slim Stripes"

     Paper Smooches SED259 "Foliage 2" 
Inks/Pens  

     Memento London Fog Ink 

     White Gel Pen for Dots on Ornaments 
Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Gold Thread 

DTC Challenge #220 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" with TSOT #700

Here is my card for Double Trouble Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe "Christmas in July" with my interpretation of the required ingredients and added enhancements using the Try a Sketch on Tuesday #700. 

3 Colors of Your Choice 

(Neutrals Do Not Count as one of the three choices, 

but neutrals can be used in addition to the colors of choice) 

Pink Frame and Blue/Green Stripes

2 - Layers 

Border & Background-Sapphire Color, Pink Frame & Focal Sticker 

1 - Holiday Sentiment 

Merry Christmas 

You can stop here... OR PLAY ALONG WITH

Thing 3's Optional Twist 

Use stars and/or stripes - Used Striped Patterned Paper

Thing 2's Optional Dare using TSOT Sketch #699 or #700

biweekly challenge starts on July 7th 

Inspirated by TSOT #700  

Alternate Challenge - Jingle Belles "Stars & Stripes Forever"  

Used Striped Patterned Paper 

I chose to use Twisted Sister's optional twist to include some stripes and Double Dare's dare to use TSOT Sketch Challenge #700. 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 "Christmas in July" and play along with our optional twist and dare while earning additional chances to our random draw. Check out the DT inspiration and join us... hope to see you there.

If you included Twisted Sister's optional twist to use stars or stripes you can also enter your card at our alternate challenge at Jingle Belles. 

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:
Creative Knockouts #574 "Christmas in July" 

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

Jingle Belles "Stars and Stripes Forever"

Sweet Stamping "Christmas in July" Anything

From My Stash: 

Papers 

     CTMH "Gnomes for Winter" included in Packet: 

         Stickers for Focal Point, and Banner 

         Fussy-Cut one of the Images from one of the Patterned Papers 

Cardstock
     CTMH Sapphire and White Daisy
Stamps
     CTMH D1629 "Just to say" 

Dies

     Scalloped Circles in stash 
Inks/Pens 

     Sapphire Black Ink 

Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

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 

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 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 

2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop "Tis the Season to be Jolly"

DTC is participating with 2024 Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog Hop and here is my Coffee themed card for Day 3.  The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #601 was my inspiration for this card. Brentwood is one of my favorite coffee theme SVG files and I had several pre-printed, so I was able to do some fussy cutting and make layers for dimension (piecing) and adhering 3D thin foam tape behind each of the layers.    

Deja-Brew!  Don't Miss Out! 

It's time for our yearly participation (November 1-8) at the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop (a non-seasonal coffee theme).  It's BEAN one of our favorite Blog Hops and if you've BEAN there before, this Blog Hop is ESPRESSO-ly meant for you. 

So, if your project has included a coffee theme enter HERE at the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop for projects posted from November 1-8 and you will be included in a second random drawing where the winner will be announced at the end of Coffee Lover's Blog Hop. 

Check us out at Double Trouble Challenge #179 and our DT entrants to this challenge. It's all about Layers and our participation with the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop.   

Another PERK?  If you have included "Red + Green" on a Christmas coffee  theme card, you can also enter the Coffee Lover's challenge at "Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #35 'Red + Green'" 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #92 "AG with Featured Creature" 

Jingle Belles "Not a Creature was Stirring"  (Owl Creature) 

Christmas Bingo #10 (N = Ribbon, Free, Paper Piecing) 

Simon Says Wednesday "Anything Goes" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     CTMH - Home for Christmas 

Cardstock 

     Mocha and Dairy White 

Stamps 

     SVG File Jessica Lynn Original Studios "Brentwood Owl Cocoa" 

     CM018 Home for Christmas Cardmaking Workshop Stamp Set

Dies 

     Scalloped Frame - In stash 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink and London 

     Copic Sketch Pens (Alcohol base) - Variety of Colors 

     Uniball Signo White Pen  

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Happy Christmas from Frosty - Double Trouble #171 "What's Your Drive-Thru Window?" with Jingle Bells

This is my Design Team card at Double Trouble Challenge #171 "What's Your Drive-Thru Window". Thing 1 Double Trouble's requirement is to create a project with a window or aperture of any style, shape or size.  I chose a snowflake aperture die using the Aperture Cards tutorial.  This die also satisfied Twisted Sister's optional twist which includes snow, snowflakes, Frosty and/or other snowpeople and allows me to enter in our partner's challenge Jingle Bells "Dashing through the Snow".   

Going through my stash I found this adorable Frosty stamp and this was my inspiration; however Frosty took up a large space to use a window die cut and that was my decision to use an aperature die instead of a window.  

My aperture snowflake die was cut on the upper L-H corner and bottom R-H corner, using a lagoon patterned paper behind it and adhered with thin 3D foam tape to show the snowflake cuts.  Frosty was stamped with Memento London Fog on white cardstock, colored with Copic Sketch pens and then adhered with foam tape and glue for dimension.  Sentiment stamped direct on card using London Fog.  Three of the negative snowflakes were colored and glued directly to the upper R-H corner to balance Frosty on card.  

Used the balance of the negative snowflakes, colored and glued on the R-H border inside the cardbase.  

Check out our Design Team members Double Trouble for "What's their Drive-Thru Window?" and Jingle Belles "Dashing Thru the Snow" and join us. 

Here are easy tutorials, so much flexibility in using dies, to satisfy both challenges. 

Four Simple Window Cards

Three Peek-a-boo Card Ideas

Let's Make Some Cute Peekaboo Cards
Aperture Cards
EASY Pop-Up Window Card 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Addicted to Stamps and More #472 "Christmas"  

Crafty Gals Corner #257 "A/G with Twist Christmas" 

Cut It Up Challenge #308 "Christmas in July" 

Leigh SB Designs Inspiration #31 "AG w/optional Christmas in July" 

Alphabet Challenge "H is for Holidays - Summer or Christmas in July

BYSHC "Christmas in July 2024 Linky Party" 

Instagram: BYSH  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Woodware Craft Collection FRS163 Frosty

Dies 

     Memory Box 30061 "Distressed Snowdrift Collage" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "London Fog" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Brown:  E77

        Red:  R27

        Blue:  BG000, GB13 

        Green:  G17

        Orange:  YR68

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Merry Christmas - Color Dare #594

This is my Design Team project for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #594 "Six Pack" and decided to do a Christmas card using the Scarlet, Pine and Sapphire colors. Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmaking #43 Sketch was perfect for a variety of patterned papers and in my Christmas stash found a 6" paper packet of complementary patterns with colors primarily very close to scarlet and pine and decided to us sapphire for my bordering of each panel.

 

While looking through my circle dies came across the Stitched Circle Tree Die, chose one of the papers and because the way the die cut I was able to cut the square around it giving me one cut for the circle/square focal point and then backed with the sapphire cardstock for the sky and border. Since I had my curved sentiments stamp set out for the card made previous I chose the Merry Christmas one for the curve. There was one problem, it wasn't following the same curve as the Tree Die snow mound but the stamp was flexible enough to change the curve.

Used the scrap snowflake paper left over from the background cut and adhered as a border on the inside of card base.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #594 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.  And there are still a couple days left for the March BYSHC #43 Sketch challenge.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Jingle Belles Challenge "Cookies Inspiration" - The tree cookies inspired me to create a small tree scene frosted with lots of fluffy snowflakes.    

ABC Christmas Challenge "F is for Faux" (Faux stitching around the tree scene" 

Addicted to Stamps "Any Occasion" (Christmas) 

MFT "Ready, Set Christmas" 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #159 "Anything Christmas Goes" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     My Mind's Eye "Winter Wonderland" 

Cardstock 

     Sapphire and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Memory Box #99843 "Stitched Circle Trees"  

Inks/Pens 

     Ponderosa Pine Ink  

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape