DTC Challenge #208 3-2-1 Recipe "Waddle We Do Next"

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #208 3-2-1 Recipe "Waddle We Do Next". When I saw Twisted Sister's optional twist to include a penguin, there was no question in my mind, a penguin card it would be. May be a little out of the box, but my inspiration was from our sister's challenge TSOT's sketch.

 

While looking for my CTMH penguin stamp set I came across this cute summer stamp set from Rubbernecker (aka as Brass & Bliss) which my daughter had gifted me some time ago and never used.

This stamp set needed a beach scene so I pulled out a retired stamp set from CTMH "Writing in the Sand" and stamped sea and sand on a piece of vanilla cardstock. The sea was first stamped with Peacock, moved cardstock up slightly and stamped with Sea Glass and then used Sea Glass and lightly sponged all of the sea portion. The sand portion it was stamped with Chocolate ink and then lightly sponged with the same color. Used an oval die to cut the sea/sand and adhered to a blue panel, and then to card base.  

Stamped all the images using Momento black ink, cut with my Brother ScanNCcut, colored with Copic Sketch pens, and adhered using glue and 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Waddle We Do Next" 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 January "Anything Goes" (Must use a Die Cut) 

"Critter Crazy Challenge #106 "Anything Goes with a Featured Critter"

Retro Rubber Challenge #263 "Anything Goes" Stamp Sets at least 2 years old)

Simon Says Challenge "Things with Wings" Yes, Penguins have wings "Technically,     they are wings, but functionally they are flippers, and they use them to fly                   underwater

The Neglected Stuff January Challenge" Penguin Stamp never used, in stash

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Papers
   Personal Stamped Sea/Sand Background 
Cardstock
   Blue and Vanilla and White Daisy
Stamps
   Rubbernecker Stamps 35014  "Summer Penguins" 

   CTMH D2102 "Writing in the Sand" 
Dies
   Oval in Stash 
Inks/Pens
   Memento "Black" Ink
   Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Variety of Colors 

   Gelly Roll 08 "White"

   CTMH Inks - Sea Glass, Peacock, Chocolate 
Other
   3D Thin Foam Tape

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 

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

Merry Christmas - Double Trouble #180 "Stitch It Up" partnering with AHSC #604

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble Challenge #180 "Stitch It Up" wherein I used both a background diamond die and a scalloped frame to meet the requiremen of stitches. 

Twisted Sister's optional twist was to use the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #604, a fun sketch,  but didn't know where I was going with it. The poinsettia band die gave me both the buckle and the band and a couople gold gems were added kitty-corner to the poinsettia with a larger gem middle of flower.     

The poinsettia band die was cut using patterned paper three times for dimension plus widen the band, adhered to the stitched frame, and bordered with the same patterned paper.  Sentiment was die cut using white to blend in with the background.   

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: 

Alphabet Challenge "Q is for Quick & Easy" 

Simon Says "Emboss It" 

Simply Clean & Simple Nov 2024 Challenge "Christmas" 

The Paper Players "CAS - It's Beginning to look a lot like... Christmas"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Comfort & Joy Bulk Paperpack 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

Dies 

     In Stash - Diamond Stitched Background 

     Memory Box #99490 Poinsettia Band   

     Peachy Cheap "Sentiments"

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Gold Glitter Gems  

      

Color Dare 610 Six Pack "Hugs"

Here is my Design Team card for Color Dare #610 "Six Pack" using at least three of the colors (Flamingo, Peach, Lagoon + Sage) and combined these colors using the Try a Sketch on Tuesday #651, our Double Trouble sister challenge, rotating sketch left for portrait and using a Butterfly as my circle.  A sentiment was required for the sketch so I used letter stamps on the patterned paper for a vertical sentiment and layered with Mink cardstock.  

This card started out with a stamped image on white cardstock and colored using Copic Sketch pens, along with a second stamped on white cardstock to use for dimensional piece for the left-side of the butterfly. 

I wasn't happy with the match of colors so stamped another image on a patterned paper and layered with Mink cardstock. Fussy cut the layered butterfly left wing and the other florals. Stamped a partial image of the butterfly (floral side) on a Peach patterned paper to replace the colored florals I was not happy with. Some of the florals were adhered direct to the stamped image on the patterned papers and some were adhered with 3D thin foam tape. 

On the inside left-over fussy-cuts of the floral were colored and adhered direct to bottom corner of the cardbase in colors 

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #610 and 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 A Sketch on Tuesday, our Sister challenge,  and see how easy it might be to combine challenges. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Goes" #19 

   I made Top Four at Beautiful Blossoms

Cardz Z Galz #229 "Shades of Blue" 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature" 

Monday Challenge Simon Says "Lots of Layers" 

Try It on Tuesday "Things with Wings" 

Triple B July 2024 "Birds, Butterflies, Blooms" 

    I made Top Winner at Triple B 

    

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie "Inspiration"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Background:  CTMH Mix In "Mink" 

     Flowers:  CTMH Mixo-In "Peach"

Cardstock 

     Mink and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Creative Expressions "Butterfly Blooms"  

     MyArtC Stamp "Letters"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Colors similar to Peach, Flamingo, Lagoon and Sage

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Black and White Dots 

Birthday Wishes - Double Trouble #162 "Spring Florals" partnering with Beautiful Blossoms

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble "Spring Florals", partnering with Beautiful Blossoms Mood Board #15 "Anything Goes Floral", using a favorite floral image. Beautiful Blossoms Mood Board is an inspiration tool, but not a requirement however, must have flower(s)/floral(s). I also chose to used Twisted Sister's optional twist "include an Easter element and/or bonnets or baskets" with your floral, but this is not a requirement of our partner.    

I did a couple experiments masking the bunny in between the two florals and this was my final... others will go in my stash.  

My first inspiration was to use the bolder colors in the Mood Board; however with the itty-bitty bunny I felt a variety of Copic pastel colors would be perfect for the florals. There was a lot of detail in the floral stamping itself so I used a watercolor affect instead of blending as I wanted that detail to show. The sentiment curve balanced and filled in the white space and the glacier border was perfect for framing. 

On the insideright corner of card base another stamp and masking was done using the smaller floral and bunny colored lightly with pastel Copic markers. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble and Beautiful Blossoms to check out the Design Teams inspiration. Challenge yourself to add the optional twists and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Simon Says Monday Challenge "A Bit of Green"

Festive Friday #155 "Easter Inspo List"

Pale Blue, Pale Yellow, Happy Sentiment

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Glacier and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Simon Says "Vintage Garden" 

     In Stash - Wavy Sentiments

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Pink:  R20

        Gray: C1

        Blue:  BG11

        Green:  YG11

        Yellow:  Y11

        Lavendar:  V20

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Guest Designer at Creative Creases - Double Flap Fun Fold

I'm so happy to be the Guest Designer for Creative Creases "Anything Goes Fun Folds" Challenge #47.  

One of my favorite places to find Fun Fold's is at Create with Alyson - Membership because she has them sorted in albums named Fancy Fold Card (Easy, Medium and More Difficult). Great printable document of measurements and photo of card along with a video to follow to complete your card.  You may even learn a trick or two, tools to use and products you NEED.  You do have to invite yourself for membership; but it is well worth it.  

There were many cuts to this card; but the assembly was easy.  More time was spent deciding what stamps, papers, dies, sentiments, etc. to use and then where to place them.  In fact I had so many cuts I was able to create a second card very similar to this one. Stickers and Papers used were from CTMH "Christmas Story" paperpack.  

Make sure you stop by Creative Creases to see the inspiration from the Design Team and entrants... there are so many fun folds to choose from... hope to see you there.  

Also submitted to the following challenges:  

Simon Says Monday Challenge "Holiday Cheer" 

Heart2Heart "A few of My Favorite Things"  Christmas Story Paperpack 

  and Creating Fun Folds 

Jingle Belles "Wrapping Up 2022" Must be Christmas project 

Inspiration Station #43 "Holiday Magic" 

  (Inspiration: The traditional colors of Christmas  

CTMH Products Used unless otherwise Specified: 

Design Paper 

     Christmas Story with Sticker Sheet 

Cardstock 

     Candy Apple, Black and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     S1809 "Just Treats" 

Dies 

     Peachy Cheap Sentiment "Merry Christmas" 

     Sixxiz Ovals 

Inks/Pens 

     Versa Mark Stamp Pad  

Other 

     Embossing Powder "Princess Gold" 

     Nova Crystal Drops "Autumn Red"  

I'm Stuck on You - Double Trouble Challenge #105 "Bring On the Green" partnering with Heart2Heart

Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #105 "Bring on the Green" and using Twisted Sister's optional twist to "include plaid" and partnering with Heart2Heart "Wearin' of the Green".  

Started with a stencil to create a personalized plaid on white cardstock, brushing in a couple shades of green, cut plaid with a stitched frame, layered with Evergreen cardstock and also stamped sentiment in Evergreen. 

The Cacti images were stamped with inks Evergreen and Pomegranate and the clay pots with inks Toffee and Tangerine. The pots and cacti were masked, colored with Copic brush pens, and adhered to plaid frame with thin foam tape for dimension. Added some white highlights on the cacti and dotted the center of the flower with  

A larger stitched frame layered with Evergreen was cut, adhered to card base and the Plaid focal point adhered to the White stitched frame. 

Also sent to the following Challenges:  

Dies R Us #188 "Anything Goes; Must Use a Metal Die" 

Simon Says "Add Some Green" 

Colorful Options "Gorgeous Green"  

613 Avenue 202203 "ATG Optional Succulent Inspiration"  

I was awarded a Top Rocker Badge for this Challenge 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Personalized Plaid with Stencil 

Stamp 

     C1643 "Stuck on You" 

Die Cuts 

     Cottage Cutz "Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangles 

Pens/Inks 

     Inks:  Evergreen, Topiary, Tangerine, Toffee, Pomegranate

     Pens:  Copic Alcohol Sketch Brush 

                R24, R27, YG01, YG11, YG61

     Gelly Roll 10 "White"  

Other 

     Practically Perfect "Kite Stripe" Stencil 

     2D Thin Foam Tape 

Hugs - Double Trouble Challenge #82 "Flowers"

Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #82 "Flowers" and using the Color Palette and first-time partner at Make the Cards Color Challenge #13 "Candy Coated".  

Don't you love this combination of colors for a pretty floral... of course who lacks floral stamps or images.  Chose a foral stamp and die set that had not yet been used along with the stitched lattice background die, a perfect setting for my floral.  Cut an A2 size panel using Lagoon cardstock, die cut the background lattice in Mint cardstock and adhered to the Lagoon panel.  

The hard part is to closely match my Copic Sketch brush pens with the "Candy Coated" color challenge and my cardstock... believe I met this challenge.  I used the thin dies to cut the floral but also did a little fussy-cutting where the florals overlap each other, adhered with thin foam tape for dimension and a little glitter pen on the flowers.  

A sentiment die "Hugs" was selected and cut using both Mint and Lagoon cardstock, adhered Mint direct to lattice and layered off-set with Lagoon for dimension.    

At Double Trouble Our Things 1, 2 and 3 sure bring on some wierd combinations but I like to challenge them all; however, you have the flexibility of doing just Thing 1 "Flowers" and be eligible for our random draw.

For those that really like more of a challenge may want to include Twisted Sister's optional twist and/or enter at Make The Cards Challenge, our partner for this challenge if you have met their requirement... and you will be rewarded additional chances for the random draw. Please join us for this fun challenge

Also sent to the following Challenges: 

Simon Says Monday "Bright, Cheerful Colors"  

Dare 2B Artzy - April "Bright Colors" 

Simply Create Too - April "Stitching - Real or Faux" 

Cupcake Inspirations #517 "Pastels" 

Time Out Challenge #185 "Inspiration Photo" (Colors & Flowers) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Mint, Lagoon and White Daisy 

Stamp 

     Serenity Cardmaking Workshop and Thin Dies 

Dies 

     Tutti Designs #239 - Hugs Word Set 

     CTMH Stitched Lattice Background      

Inks / Pens 

     Memento "Black" 

     Copid Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol base) 

        BG15, BG32, V12, RV17, 0 Colorless Blender 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape  

     Glitter Pen "Clear"