Double Trouble #182 - 3-2-1 Recipe "Warm and Cuddly"

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #182 "3-2-1 Recipe Warm & Cudley" combining it with Color Dare #633 Board. Click on DTC photo below for recipe, plus I included Twisted Sister's optional twist and shared with Double Dare's dare.  

Color Dare had quite a choice of colors in their Board last week and I used a selection of three for my first ingredient. I love layers so I had no difficulty in two layers and many more to enhance the recipe. My warm and cuddly image is my kitten... she's my cuddly kitten but she also has a second personality, mischievious.  My card fit the requirement for Double Dare's alternate challenge at Critter Crazy. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our challenge  requirement and play along with optional twists and dares 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: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature" 

Simon Says Wednesday "New"  (New Year,Whimsey Stamp) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-In "Paprika Pattern"

Cardstock 

     Paprika, Journey, Sundance and White Daisy

Stamps 

     Whimsy "Cat-astrophe" - Retired but new to me and first time used 

     Sentiment - Newton's Nook "Christmas Kitty"  

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) Closest to Colors

        Paprika:  R56 

        Gray:  C0, C00, C1

        Journey - B99 

        Sundance:  Y17

        Shading Used for Dimension:  BV23  

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

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 

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" 

Valentine Cards - Challenge #131 "Love Is In The Air"

Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #131 "Love Is in the Air" using Twisted Sister's Optional twist to use the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch Challenge # 593.  

Going through Instagram I came across Jessica's #freshbyjess post "Been busy trying to use up paper vs hoarding it!". I took her advise and kept cutting pieces from CTMH "Smitten", mixing up the design papers and created three cards using the same sketch.  It's a start and a lot of fun but not sure I can keep up with it. I'll have to make it more challenging next time by rotating the sketch and/or using different sketches.  

Below are photos of the three cards uses pieces of the same paperpack and stickers.  Please stop on by at Double Trouble and Try Stampin' on Tuesdays for inspiration and to see what the other Design Team members and entrants have created.  Hope to see you there.   

Also submitted to the following Challenges:  

Crafty Friends Challenge #164 February "Love/Romance"  

Critter Crazy Challenge #71 "Anything Goes with a Featured Critter" 

Cupcake Inspirations "Valentines Day" 

Park Hopping/My Happy Place 

Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #23 "All About Hearts and Love" 

Make My Monday Challenges "Love is in the Air" 

Shopping our Stash #489 "Love is in the Air" 

Simon Says Wednesday "Love Is In The Air" 

Simon Says Monday "Love Is In The Air" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Paper
     Smitten Paperpack and Sticker Sheet
Cardstock
     Capri, Raspberry and White Daisy
Other
     3D Thin Foam Tape

Happy Birthday Fun Fold - Double Trouble Challenge #117

This is my Design Team Card for Double Trouble Challenge #117 "Gimme S'more". In other words Trouble Makes says, "Let's add S'more stuff. We want to see lots of deliciousness such as extra layers, frames, die cuts, flowers, other images, etc., it's your choice.  Twisted Sister's optional twist was to "Make a Fun Fold" and share with our partner Creative Creases #37 "Anything Goes - Fun Fold". 

The ColorMyHeart Color Dare Challenge #506 "Inspiration Photo" has delicious colors so my decision of colors was based on the inspiration photo.  Twisted Sister says, "It's the perfect time for my optional twist... create a Fun Fold project using all your deliciousness."  Here is what I created using our Sneetch Alyson's tutorial on "Double Side Step Card" in her Album "Fancy Fold - Medium" (See Additional information at the end of my post for information on additional fancy folds.  

The Tutorial and Instruction Sheets from Alyson's page were definitely needed and very thorough... I followed deligently and added some perks too... pop up images on inside and 1/8" mats.  My only problem was I don't have a cutter combined with a score blade...  but tempted to get one now.  

Also submitted to the following Challenges: 

AAA Birthday Game #40 "Anything Birthday Goes"

Heart2Heart "Technique - Stamping" 

Creative Creases "Anything Goes Fun Fold"  

Simon Says Stamp Monday "Happy Birthday" 

Stamping Sensations July "Summer Flowers" 

CTMH Products Unless Identified Otherwise:  

Design Paper 

     Love Story "Black" 

     Neutrals Design Papers (Retired) 

Cardstock 

     Lemonade, Sorbet, Lagoon, Flamingo, Thistle and White Daisy 

Stamp Set

     D1629 "Just to Say" 

     Z3898 "Serenity Cardmaking Shop - Stamp/Dies"

Inks / Pens 

     Memento "Black" 

     Copic Sketch (alcohol base) Pens 

         Lemonade:  Y13, Y15 

         Lagoon:  BG15, BG32 

         Flamingo and Sorbet:  R11, R20 

         Thistle:  BV000

         Grey: C0, C00, C1 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Great Source for Fancy Fun Folds:  

Our Sneetch, Alyson, at Double Trouble has a private Facebook Group "Create with Alyson Membership"  where you can view more than 60 fun folds and each include a photo, tutorial and instruction sheet.  To view these fun folds you must first click on Memberhip link above and request to join. 

• Fancy Fun Fold Cards (Easy)
• Fancy Fun Fold Cards (Medium) 
• Fancy Fun Fold Cards (More Difficult) 

Together We Make a Family - Color Dare Challenge #462

This is my DT card using the CTMH Pumpkin Spice Paperpack for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #462 using all the colors in our TicTacToe palette and combining it with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #524.  There were no stamps used for this card... only design papers, zip strips and stickers.  This was an easy and fun card to pull together using this sketch.  And the sentiment sticker was perfect for my pumpkin and pie family.  

Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share a project for this TicTacToe challenge you still have another week to enter.  

Both challenges are on the side bar of the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog. Please check out Design Team Cards and other entrants to give you inspiration and join us for future fun color challenges.  

Also submitted to the following Challenges: 

Crafty Catz "Anything Goes with Twist: Use 2 or more Design Papers  

Cut It Up "Fall is in the Air" 

Daring Cardmakers "Going Round in Circles" 

Craftng Happiness "Anything Goes" 

Crafty Gals Corner #233 "Hello Fall" 

Simon Says "Lots of Layers" 

Time for Tea Designs Challenge "Autumn Colors Grid" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Paper 

     Pumpkin Spice and Sticker Sheet 

Cardstock 

     Paprika and Daisy White 

Dies 

     Pretty Pink Posh DC28-2T  "Stitched Scalloped Circles"

Other 

     Thin Foam Tape 

 

 

Hawaii is Calling & I Must Go - Double Trouble Challenge #81

This is my Design Team Card for Double Trouble Challenge #81 "Dream Bubble" asking you to include a favorite summer activity or vacation. My Dream Bubble was a trip to Hawaii. We had one scheduled for April of last year and the Pandemic put it on hold. So hopefully later this year or next year we will feel more comfortable to take to the air to Hawaii. Twisted Sister's optional twist was to use a speech or cloud bubble for your sentiment and I chose to use a cloud.

Our partner for this challenge is Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #516, and if you have included a favorite summer activity or vacation spot you can enter their challenge too.  

The front of my card is totally made with Cricut svg files; using the Hawaiian card; but moderating the Hawaiian dancer to a print instead of a cut, and the Hibiscus were also initally a cut of several colors so I modified it to a print for coloring.  

And the sentiment was found on Cricut; but decided to build my own by pulling in a set of clouds and then added text to the clouds.  There was a considerable amount of time spent on that because I had to familiarize myself with when to use weld, attach, etc.; somewhat frustrating but I was determined and accomplished it.  Another modification was made to the card so I could cut the front a smidgen smaller for the frame. Well, Cricut went to work.  I should have experimented a little more and maybe I could have the items cut too; but I played long enough with the images.   

Now to find what design papers to use... so started going through my stash starting with "A" and the first one considered was "Calypso" (a maybe); continued my search and came to "Postcard Perfect" and it was perfect... I fell in love and my search was over.  I had the total packet with the exception of one design paper in half.  Wow, how did I not use this ever before. 

Almost any paper could have been used for this card; but I chose the white leafy vellum to adhere to the back of the front of the card and adhered the blended blue waves to the inside.  So, beyond the leaves there were the ocean waves pounding away on the inside with some Hawaiian flowers floating in the bottom corner (cut from one of the design papers).  My "Dream Bubble" was coming alive and the frame was made with the light brown patterned paper for sand. 

Colored my images with Copic Sketch alcohol-based brush pens in a variety of colors and adhered them and the cloud sentiment with 3D thin foam tape.  The floral on the inside was fussy-cut from a design paper in the same packet and glued to the inside paper.  

Also submitted to the following challenges:  

Simon Says "Layer It" 

If you Give a Crafter a Cookie April "Inspiration Photo" 

     Yummie Colors - Chose to use a combo of colors) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper

     Postcard Perfect 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

Cricut Cuts 

     Life is a Beach M464E9 "Hula Card" 

     Tropical Staycation M1EC63DFF "Tropical Three Hibiscus" 

     Summer Bliss Season M370A7 "Clouds"

Inks/Pens 

     Copic Sketch Pens in variety of colors 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Challenge #74 "Kazoo-a-long" partnering with TSOT Sketch Challenge

Here is my Design Team Card for Double Trouble Challenge #74 "Kazoo-a-long" using a music theme and Try Stampin' on Tuesday's Sketch Challenge #490. Also chose to use Twisted Sister's optional twist to "include a zoo animal"... just had to decide which zoo animal... going back and forth from a kangaroo or a giraffe. This is an all-occasion card, inside sentiment can be added.

Found the giraffe I wanted to use in Cricut Design Space and then looked through Pinterest sentiments for a giraffe.  I had to be reminded by Our Little Crop Group to make sure to follow the sketch and wasn't sure my giraffe was small enough to use in the center panel.  While prusing through Pinterest there was a tri-fold card with a giraffe on the face of the card and when it was opened the rest of the body appeared.  I liked that idea; however, instead of doing a tri-fold card I accordian folded my giraffe in three sections and was able to include it in the sketch challenge.  I did find a sentiment, from another card, and it was perfect.   

 

The background design paper was the right color and loved all the spots.  My focal point was first cut with a white cardstock and printed the sentiment on; but it just didn't seem right for the background of my giraffe.  I cut another piece of the design paper and placed under the giraffe... this happy paper made me happier.  

Now, to place the musical notes.  Used a Cricut cut and used only the speech bubble for my upper right-hand corner embellishment.  Since the sentiment was on the focal point section, selected to put the music notes at the bottom. One of the other giraffes not used, instead of throwing it in my stash to get lost, it was added to the inside border.  

Our Things 1, 2 and 3 at Double Trouble sure bring on some wierd combinations but I like to challenge them all; however, you have the flexibility of doing just Thing 1 "a music theme" 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 our partner's post if you have met their requirement... and you will be rewarded additional chances  for the random draw.  Please join us at Double Trouble Challenges.  

Also submitted to the following challenges: 

2CraftyCritterCrazies "Critters" 

Crafty Animals Challenge #46 "Anything Goes" but must include an animal

Dies R Us "Anything Goes" Must use Die 

Daring Cardmakers "It's Bagel Day" (Circles/Circle Frames/Aperture) 

   Main Focal Point - Do circles on design paper and giraffe count? 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Layer It Up" 

The Sisterhood of Crafters "Dies or Embossing" 

The Paper Funday #25 "Anything Goes" with Optional to use Blue

Sunday Stamps Sketch #248 

 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Chauk It Up (Retired Paper) 

Cardstock  

     Canary, Lagoon, Black and White Daisy 

Cricut Cut 

     Giraffe #M46FFA

     Speech Bubble from "Birds Singing" #M3CE25 

     Sentiment - Used Text and Sentiment Typed and Printed

Dies 

     Memory Box #98757 "Party Music"  

     Tonic Studios #1457e "Mixed Edge Rectangles"

Inks/Pens 

     Cricut "Black" Thin Pen

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape  

My Gnome Christmas for 2020

My daughter and I got together at their Cabin summer home at the end of October for three days wherein the backgrounds were created, a few colored gnomes, and assembled nine completely. My goal was to get a good start on my Christmas cards using the Christmas Gnomes and the beautiful CTMH "Comfort and Joy" paperpack.  However, it stretched out to December even when I had spent time weekly on our Our Little Crop Group Zoom in getting the balance of these cards done... and I'm still not done.  

Now for the personal part... the inside sentiment and personal notes, and filling out the envelopes.  Now I'm in a time crunch and will have to complete at our next Zoom this weekend so they get out early enough for timely mailing.  

No card should be identical... If you see anything identical let me know... and you deserve a little gift for the first one that finds a duplicate.  

Also Shared with the following Challenges:  

Bitten By The Bug, Partnering with DTC "Die-lirious Holiday Season"

2CraftingCritterCrazies "Critters"  

Make My Monday Challenge "Christmas Theme" 

Simon Says #137  "Fun With Dies" 

ColorMyHeart Color Dare #423 "Traditional" Holiday Color Challenge 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Comfort & Joy and Zip Strips 

Cardstock 

     Scarlet, New England Ivy, Candy Apple, Almond 

     Avocado, Glacier and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Gnome for Christmas #D1982 cut with Brother Scan and Cut

     Rubbernecker Stamps #3322 "Holly Circle Sentiment Set"

Dies 

     Jillian Vance Designs "Elegant Edges"  

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol-based)  - Colors May Vary Between Cards

          Blues: B00

          Flesh and Earth Tones: E21, E50, E51, E55 

          Greens:  G99, YG61

          Reds: R29, R58, R59, R89 

          Yellow/Orange:  Y08, YR15 

          Greys:  C0, C00, C1, C3, C7, C9, W4, W5 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape