DTC Challenge #197 3-2-1 Recipe "You're In the Spotlight" with TSOT #676

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #197 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "You're in the Spotlight" consisting of 3 Color of Choice (Purple, Yellow, Lagoon and Green), 2 Layers Not to Include Card Base, and 1 Spotlight Technique.  Click on Spotlight Technique here for easy tutorials for creating this technique. Also included using  Twisted Sister's optional twist to include flower(s) and share my card with our alternate challenge "Triple B (Butterflies, Birds & Blooms)".  My inspiration came from our sister challenge, TSOT, Try a Sketch on Tuesday #676, rotating the sketch to landscape.  

In the CTMH paperpack "Love Story" there was a large floral sticker in black and white.  I chose a scalloped circle, cutting out the center with a smaller scalloped circle to make a frame for the spotlight technique. I circled off the space to be colored and then colored the florals and leaves within the circle using Copic Sketch  (alcohol-base) pens.  

Adhered the floral on black cardstock, added 3D thin foam tape to adhere to the card base.  The frame was place around the colored floral sticker and adhered to the background.  To finish my card a sentiment was die cut using white cardstock was placed in upper right-hand corner. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "You're in the Spotlight" and play along with our optional twist and double dare while earning additional chances to our random drawing. Check out the Design Teams inspirations 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 "Anything Goes with a Die Cut" August 

Ellibelle's Garden Party 

Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Floral Goes Optional Mood Board 30" 

The Neglected Stuff "   Used: Floral Sticker from retired CTMH Paperpack

Triple B: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms - August 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Love Story Paperpack "Floral Sticker"     

Cardstock 

     Black and White Daisy

Dies 

     Scalloped Circle Dies 

     Peachy Cheap "Words" 

Inks/Pens 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) Variable Colors

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Bitty Sparkles 

Color Dare #660

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #660 and combined it with the Sketch Saturday Challenge #779 and flipping sketch to portrait.  The blend of the Graphic colors is quite pretty; but not sure I got a perfect match with the pinks and oranges.  

I made some modification of the horizontal banner and replaced it with the dragonfly stitched trail, and the vertical banner was the same patterned paper as in the circle; placed and lined up with the the oval blossoms.  The dragonfly was cut using the pink patterned paper with another in pink cardstock for a shadow. The sentiment was added in the oval using black ink and on the inside added a strip of the orange patterned paper border with pink cardstock alongside the right-hand border of card base. 

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #660 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

 

If you like to combine additional Challenges... consider hopping over to either Double Trouble "3-2-1 Recipe" and/or our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "July" Must use at least one die 

The Neglected Stuff "July" Stuff Used 6 x 6 packet never used

Triple B:  Birds, Butterflies and Blooms "July" (Paper is Blooms; and there is a dragonfly, not butterfly)  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     My Favorite Things "Bundles of Pastels Blossoms" 2 shades a pink/orange and         a light orange closest match to Color Board  

Cardstock 

     A Pinkish/Orange and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment by Rubbernecker Stamps "Beautiful Wishes" 

Dies 

     LaLa Land Crafts #8274 "Dragon Fly"

     Waffle Flower "Flutter By Trail Die"

     Tuttie Designs "Scalloped Stitched Nesting Ovals" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     

TSOT Sketch Challenge #674 and DTC #195 3-2-1 Recipe "Inky Pinkies"

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #674 and combining it with out Sister Challenge, Double Trouble #195 3-2-1 Recipe "Inky Pinkies". 

Here is another card with the same style as my previous card but using different stamps. Again I went to my stash to look through my backgrounds previously created and foiled with gold. Chose a stamp set that I had never used before and it was begging me to use it.  Added a sentiment and strips of the background on the inside of card base on the right-hand border.  

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: 

Triple B: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms - July

Simon Says Fun with Paint featuring Paper Artsy 

The Neglected Stuff "March" Stuff Used: Another Background in stash  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Background: In stash Jel Plate Technique and Add of Gold Foil 

Cardstock 

     Lemon and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     AAL & Created "Morphed Pallet"

     CTMH "Connections" 

     Paper Smooches "Botanicals 1"

     CTMH "Just to Say" Sentiments 

     CTMH Universal Backgrounds

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Inks:  Lemon, Blossom, Sea Glass 

DTC #195 3-2-1 Recipe "Inky Pinkies" Beautiful Wishes.. AND TSOT #674

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #195 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Inky Pinkies" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #674) 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.  

I love this style of card but I don't do them very often.  I like to experiment with them as there are a lot of cardmakers that do this style and make it look simple... but don't let that fool you... it's not that simple. It was fun to look through my stash for backgrounds peviously made and foiled to use with one of my favorite butterfly floral stamps and with an add of a couple more stamps it seemed to fit the sketch.  Added a sentiment and strips of the background on the inside of card base on the right-hand border.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe " " 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 "Anything Floral Goes Optional Mood Board 30 

The Neglected Stuff "June" Neglected Stuff Used: Background Techniques 

Triple B: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms - July 

Simon Says Fun with Paint featuring Paper Artsy 

Elllibelle's Crafty Wednesday "Anything Goes"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Background: Jel Plate Technique and Add of Gold Foil 

Cardstock 

     Lagoon and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Rubbernecker Stamps "Beautiful Wishes"

     Visible Image "Transmission Glitch" 

     Creative Expressions "Butterfly Blooms" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

DTC #193 - 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy" - Have a "tee-rific" Birthday

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #193 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch #672 which starts on Jun 10th. 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 TSOT sketch is perfect for layers and patterned papers... "My Guy" is a goIfer enthusiast and it was fun looking for complementary papers in his colors that went well with Kraft or Kraft-like colors. The patterned papers were cut and bordered with Toffee (Kraft-like) cardstock and adhered to the white cardbase as in sketch. 

The golfing bag consisted of three cuts, a corrugated blue paper and two Kraft-like colors which were layered and pieced for dimension.  This was adhered to the blue and white checkered panel. 

Also cut a tee and golf ball in Toffee and white glitter layered and placed next to the stamped tee sentiment.  

On the inside corner of cardbase another sentiment was added and some stamped golf balls.

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

A Cut Above "June - Anything Goes with a Die"  

The Neglected Stuff "June - Anything Goes" Neglected Stuff Used: Golf Bag Die and Golf Stamp

Cut It Up #331 "Anything Goes" (Must use at least one die)

 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     CTMH Paperpack Mix-In (Plaids) 

Cardstock 

     Toffee (Kraft-like) and White Daisy 

     Blue Corregated Cardstock 

Stamps 

     Sentiment and Inside Images: Paper Collage Stampin D'Amour "Golf"

Dies 

     Reasonable Dies "Golfing Items" 

Inks/Pens 

     Sapphire Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Thinking of You - Color Dare #652

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #652 and the soft colors were perfect for a pretty Spring floral using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #629.  

Decided to keep much to the sketch and enhanced it with stitched frames. Selected a subtle striped patterned paper layered with a light brown border to match the softness of the florals. Stamped a sentiment and the card was completed.  

Please hop on over to Color Dare's Color Board #652 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... please join us for this fun color challenge... hope to see you there.

 

If you like to combine additional Challenges... consider hopping over to either Double Trouble "3-2-1 Recipe" and/or our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "May" Must use at least one die

Beautiful Blossoms "Optional Mood Board #29" 

Cut It Up #300 "Send Me Flowers"  (Must use at least one die)

The Neglected Stuff "May" Brought out of hiding Floral Dies, border frame from my daughter's destash a year ago, and CTMH frames never used.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Lovely Story Paperpack "Stripe" 

Cardstock 

     Toffee and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment:  D1629 Just to Say 

Dies 

     Stampin' Up Floral Cut & Emboss Dies

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

 

TSOT 670 and DTC 191 - Have a Chillin Birthday

This is my Design Team project for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT Sketch #670) and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Double Trouble's 7th Anniversary "Raffle Celebration" This card was sent out to my grand-daughter Izzy.  

The background consisted of two patterned papers (checkered and dots) from Sweet Safari paperpack... note there is a Kraft-like color in the checkered pattern. Both patterned papers were adhered to Kraft paper and then adhered to white card base.

The stacked cone of ice cream scoops was in my stash. Pulled out my Copic Sketch brush pens, colored to match colors in the background paper, fussy-cut and then adhered to the background with 3D thin foam tape for a little dimension.  

The two panels on the left-hand side were cut with a stitched die using the checkered design paper and adhered to the polka-dot background paper. Sentiment stamped on white cardstock, bordered with Kraft and adhered direct to background paper. 

Sentiment was stamped on white cardstock, bordered with Kraft and adhered direct to background.  I was going to try to use a Volkswagon bus for my sentiment; but wasn't happy with it... so colored the Volkswagon bus, fussy cut and added to the inside corner of the the card base.  

Please hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch on Tuesday #670. Check out the Design Teams inspirations, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there. 

And if you want double the fun, head on over to our sister challenge at Double Trouble's 7th Anniversary Raffle Celebration and play along with our optional twist to earn chances to their random draw. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "May"  

The Neglected Stuff "May"  Neglected: Stitched strips and Floral dies waiting for some attention 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Sweet Safari - Plaid and Dots  

Cardstock 

     Kraft and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment:  CM003 Beach Party 

     Brutus Monroe "Stacked Cone" 

Dies 

     Marianne Design LR0800 "Stitched Strips" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Blue/Green:  GB34 

        Purple:  V15 

Other:  3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC #191 "Celebratory 7th Anniversary Raffle "Enjoy Your Special Day"

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble's 7th Anniversary "Raffle Celebration". My pick was the Pink Raffle Ticket for a "Birthday"... I included Twisted Sister's optional twist to use some Kraft Paper or Like, and Double Dare's dare to use our sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday #670), which starts on May 13th. 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 background consisted of two patterned papers, both using Kraft color in the patterns and adhered to a Kraft border.  Flowers were cut using white cardstock, colored using Color Dare's graphic (blue/green + one color of choice, purple).  Kept close to the TSOT Sketch using some pretty die florals and the Color Dare Challenge #651 was perfect for my special birthday card.  Flowers were cut using white cardstock, colored using Color Dare's #651 graphic(blue/green + color of choice purple) and some adhered with 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  

The two panels on the left-hand side were cut with a stitched die using same design paper, colored and adhered to match the stripes on the background paper. Sentiment stamped on patterned paper, bordered with Kraft and adhered with 3D thin tape again matching the stripes on background paper. 

Had extra cuts of flowers, colored and placed on the r-h inside corner of card base. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 7th Anniversary Raffle Celebration 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.

You might want to consider hopping over to TSOT and check out the Sketch and see the Design Teams inspiration, and combine with our Raffle Celebration. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

A Cut Above "May"  

Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Florals" 

The Neglected Stuff "May"  Neglected: Stitched strips and Floral dies waiting for some attention 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Love Story "Toffy" 

Cardstock 

     Kraft and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     D1629 "Just to Say" Sentiments

Dies 

     Marianne Design LR0800 "Stitched Strips" 

     Reasonable Dies F1371 "Flowers" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Blue/Green:  GB34 000, G16 

        Purple:  V15 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

DTC #190 - 3-2-1 Recipe "For Someone Special"

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #189 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "For Someone Special" (3-Layers, 2-Colors, 1-Background using Patterned Paper) and Twisted Sister's optional twist to include flowers. Our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday #669, which starts on Apr 20th is the perfect sketch to include with our 3-2-1 recipe. However, my 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.  

Since the recipe called for 1-background ingredient using patterned paper my first choice was a pink patterned paper which I randomly stamped on some pansy colored florals giving me the 2-Color ingredient. Another lighter piece of the same patterned paper was cut for the sentiment. It wasn't hard to meet the 3-layer ingredient by bordering the patterned background and sentiment using pansy cardstock. Adhered bordered background to the white card base.

Instead of the flower on the corner of the sentiment one of the dancing butterflies was cut two times using pansy cardstock. Tne first adhered to the front of the sentiment panel and the second placed loosely to the back of the panel to create a shadow of the other wing. Then the sentiment and second wing were adhered to the background. Had another dancing butterfly that was placed on the inside corner.

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "For Someone Special" 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: 

A Cut Above "April"  

Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Florals w/Optional Mood Board #28 

The Neglected Stuff "April" Stuff Used: Paper Smooches Botanicals, Butterfly Die 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Background & Sentiment Panel: Dream Maker Patterned Paper

Cardstock 

     Pansy and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     CTMH "Just to Say" Sentiments 

     Paper Smooches "Botanicals 1" 

Dies 

     Elizabeth Craft Designs #1323 "Dancing Butterflies" 

Inks/Pens 

     Pansy Ink      

TSOT Sketch #668 - Bundle of Joy, Welcome Baby

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

My son asked me if I could do a newborn card using a dinasaur and I thought this sketch would be perfect.  I did the same fun fold as I did for Double Trouble Challenge #189 so I already had my pattern for this fun fold. The same patterned paper was used on the different fold cuts.  

Stamped, colored, and adhered the adorable dinasaur for my main focal point with 3D thin foam tape. A couple sentiments were added bordered with a little baby. On the inside just added another dinasaur that I experimented with colors that I wasn't happy with, so added another color on the tummy to use as a daddy dinasaur... it worked.      

Please hop on over and check out the TSOT Design Team members projects.

Then 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.   with our 3-2-1 recipe. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature" 

A Cut Above "March"  

The Neglected Stuff "March" Storybook-Scrapbooking Stamp & Thin Cuts 

HQFCB or old TFATU #4 in 2025 AG Fantasy main theme + April focus option Unicorns

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Storybook Paperpack

Cardstock 

     Sundance and White Daisy 

Stamps 

    Z4685 Stamp & Thin Cut Dies "Storybook-Scrapbooking" 

    Z3914 Palm Tree Stamp & Die Cut Thins

Dies 

    Thin Cuts in Stamp Set 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

Other 

     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