Feeling Mushy - Double Trouble Challenge #160 "Hoodie Hoo" partnering with Creative Creases

Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble "Hoodie Hoo" a celebration for the 3rd Anniversary of Creative Creases #76 "Anything Goes Fun Fold". Twisted Sister reminds us we have an extra day this year to create and wants to celebrate Leap Year and her optional twist is to include something that hops, skips or leaps. 

 

Following the tutorial for this Fun Fold Card... pieces were cut for the card base, frame and design papers. After adhering the design papers the smaller die was used to cut through the front of the card.   

The mushroom with the frog was die cut, colored with Copic sketch pens and bordered with another scallop cut from Paprika cardstock. 

On the bottom inside of the card base... grass was cut using design paper and adhered to the bottom border.  Two additional mushrooms were stamped, die cut and colored and placed on the grass border, adding a stamped butterfly and some flowers to the scene.   

On the front of the card the sentiment "Feeling Mushy" was stamped, cut, bordered with paprika cardstock and adhered to background paper.  Another sentiment was stamped directly on the inside of the card base.  

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

For those that really like more of a challenge may want to include Twisted Sister's optional twist to include something that hops, skips or leaps to celebrate Leap Year and enter your Fun Fold at Creative Creases for additional and you will be rewarded additional chances for the random draw. Please join us for this fun challenge 

And don't forget to share your card with our partner at Creative Creases and stop over to see their Design Team inspiration too.   

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #83 "Anything Goes with a Featured Creature"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Background Paper:  Crisp Air 

     Grass (Inside) - Backyard Bliss 

Cardstock 

     Paprika and White Daisy 

Fun Fold Tutorial 

     Gnome Gardners Inside Surprise Fun Fold Card

Stamps 

     Brass & Bliss (Formerly Rubbernecker) 36013 Sweet Mushrooms Set 

Dies 

     Grass - Lawn Fawn Meadow Border/Butterfly/Flowers

     Circles

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 08

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Earth/Browns:  E07, E08, E33, E35, E40, E41, E42

        Pink/Red:  R11, R17, R22

        Blue:  B23, BG0000

        Green:  G05, G17, G19, YG61, YG63 

        Shading Used for Dimension:  BV23  

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Hugs - Using TSOT #640 Sketch combined with Color Dare 585

Here is my Design Team card for Try a Sketch On Tuesday TSOT #640 turning the sketch to a reverse horizontal and using an A2 (landscape) card base to allow me to use my swirly bird ribbon diecut with an A2 card base (landscape). ColorMyHeart Color Dare #585 "TicTacToe" Color Board was chosen becase there is a nice variety of colors and any combination would work well with this sketch... chose Column One using Mocha, Peach and Papaya + limeade. 

From the Mix-In packet both sides of Papaya pattern were used, the bolder polka-dot for the background and the softer floral pattern for the Bird.  For the framing of the previous cut bird another bird ribbon die was cut using Mocha cardstock. 

Two fancy circles from Our Daily Bread were cut, the larger one in Mocha and the smaller frame in a peach patterned paper. These fancy circles were adhered directly to the background and then the bird and frame were adhered over the circles.  

To finish the sketch... the circle was a small layered flower with leaves and my decision was to used a sentiment to balance out the card with a Hugs die using Mocha with another small flower and leave embellishment.  

I used the negative cuts from the swirly bird ribbon cuts on the inside border.    

Please hop on over and join us at Try a Sketch On Tuesday to 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 ColorMyHeart Color Dare to see their Design Team members inspiration and see how easy it might be to combine these challenges. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-In X9048 Papaya

     Mix-In X9030 Peach 

Cardstock 

     Mocha, Peach, Limeade and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Tutti "Hugs" 

     Poppystamps Die "Swirly Bird Ribbon" 

     Our Daily Bread "Fancy Circles" 

     IO Dies "Leaf Cluster" 

     Stampin' Up "Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Dies"

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Double Trouble #159 collaborating with Color Dare #586 Fancy Five (Feb 02)

This is my Design Team card for that special person at Double Trouble "Love is in the Air" and including Twisted Sister's optional twist to use ColorMyHeart Color Dare's Challenge #586. You must use at least three of the colors, or closest match. These colors encouraged me to make a floral arrangement with Stampin' Up Pierced Bloom Dies.  I chose to use Ballerina, Jade, Bluebird and Periwinkle.  

The Jade patterned paper was perfect for a floral arrangement. Of course, my Cuttlebug was pretty busy cutting several colors of each of the flowers so I had choices when arranging my floral. For "love is in the air" a couple whimsical butterflies were cut from an oval frame using white glitter paper.  Sentiment is directed to a special friend.  

On the inside card base on the bottom corner another flower and leaf added.  

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

ColorMyHeart Color Dare has a great color challenge to use with our theme, check out their DT member inspirations.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #13 

Aloha Friday Challenge 7  "Favorites" - Florals and Butterflies are faves

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     X9056 Mix-In "Jade" 

Cardstock 

     Jade, Bellerina, Bluebird, Sundance, Espresso, and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     S1205  "Friendship Bouquet"

Dies 

     Stampin' Up "Pierced Blooms Dies" 

     Tutti Designs #101 "Butterfly Oval"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Color Dare #586 collaborating with Double Trouble #159 (Feb 02) Heart Candy Card

This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #586 collaborating with Double Trouble's challenge #159 "Love is in the Air" using the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #529.  

Thing 1 at Double Trouble asked us to make a project for a special person and I chose to do a Valentine card and  use at least three of the colors, or closest match, from the Color Dare Block... I chose to use Ballerina, Candy Apple and Periwinkle.

 

Please hop on over and join us at ColorMyHeart Color Dare and Double Trouble to 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 CAS Colours & Sketches or to our sister challenge Try a Sketch On Tuesday to see their Design Team members inspiration and see how easy it might be to combine a sketch challenge.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

CAS on Friday #276  "Valentine" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Life's a Hoot 

Cardstock 

     Periwinkle and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     CC12413 "Love Notes" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Uni-ball Gold Gel Pen

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Red:  R08, R14, R29 

        Pink:  R83 

        Periwinkle:  V22

Other 

     Zig Wink of Stella "Clear"  

Happy Birthday - Double Trouble #158 SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing

This card is my Design Team card for Double Trouble "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing" (aka AG) including Thing 3 Twisted Sister's optional twist in celebration of National Kazoo Day to use something musical.   Thing 2 Double Dare wanted us to share with one of our previous partnering challenges and I chose to use ColorMyHeart Color Dare Challenge #584. 

I often look for a sketch challenge to help me with layouts and I chose the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #562 because the landscape orientation was perfect for my Happy Birthday note die.  

I chose a striped paper for my musical note of Happy Birthday and adhered it to a Blue background that appeared like waves. Stamped, colored and die cut the little fishies and adhered with thin 3D foam tape.  Added some glitter bubbles  and lliquid glass over them and on the bubbles on the fishes' foreheads.  On the inside a strip of blue panel and the wave patterned paper on the border.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble to 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 Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge  or to our sister challenge Try a Sketch On Tuesday to see their Design Team members inspiration and see how easy it might be to combine a sketch challenge.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Unknown - CTMH Retired paper In Stash 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

Stamps 

     D2210 "Mom & Me" 

Dies 

     Peachy Cheap "Happy Birthday Music Notes" 

Inks/Pens 

     Copic Sketch Pens (alcohol base) 

        Gray:  C00, C0 C1 

        Pink:   E93 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     White Glitter Tape

     Duvu Glitter Drops 

     Zig Wink of Stella "clear" 

Color Dare #584 Six Pack

This is my Design Team project for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #584 "Six Pack" and it was combined with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #560.  These were the colors in the CTMH paperpack "Let's Party" and I selected one of papers using all colors.  

Well, again I started cutting pieces to follow the sketch and of course more than I needed. Then played with the many pieces until pleased with the combination of patterned papers.  There were enough left over pieces so I created a second card using a different focal point.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #560 check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.  There's still time to join AHSC too if you need a sketch and see how easy it might be to combine challenges. 

CARD 1: 

CTMH Products Used Unless Specified Otherwise:

Design Papers 

     "Let's Party" 

Cardstock 

     Candy Apple and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Balloons:  CMO71 "Let's Party"

     Sentiment: Paper Sweeties "So Sweet of You" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Bluebird, Jade (Seafoam Used) and Candy Apple 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

CARD 2:  

CTMH Products Used Unless Specified Otherwise 

Design Papers

     "Let's Party" 

Cardstock 

     Candy Apple, Ballerina, Sundance and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment - D1629 "Just to Say" 

Dies 

     Mayaroad  Die3378 "Celebrate - Cupcake Bundle"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Candy Apple Ink

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Double Trouble #157 with FarmQuest

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble "Wintry Country Feeling" using the technique for embossing and/or stenciling and Twisted Sister's optional twist to include a hat.  Our collaborating challenge for this challenge is Farm Quest #44 "Winter Sports".  

The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #559 and ColorMyHeart Color Dare's  Challenge #583 "Fancy Five" were my inspiration for my Wintry Country Feeling.  

On white cardstock using Sea Glass Ink (for the light shade of Sage) stenciled snowflakes and added a border.  Cut and adhered three stitched strips in the middle of the background

The image was masked using four of the stamps  (bear and bear arm, penguin and sled from the CTMH Stamp set #C1764 "Got Snow".  Image was colored with Copic Sketch brush pens, background stamped with snow fluries and snowflakes, cut to size of panel in sketch, sentiment added, bordered and adhered to stenciled background with 3D thin foram tape.  

The inside of card was stamped with an assortment of snow fluries and snowflakes on the right hand border.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble and Farm Quest to 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 ColorMyHeart Color Dare and Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy, Sage (Sea G, Periwinkle, Mulberry  

Stamps 

     C1764 Got Snow? 

Dies 

     Marianne Design #LR0800 "Stitched Strips" 

Stencil 

     Simple Stories "Snowflakes" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Mink Ink

     Sage - Used Sea Glass Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Brown:  E04 

        Mink:  Gray:  C00, C1, C3, C7 

        Periwinkle:  BV02

        Sage   G12 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Color Dare #582 - Triple Play

This is my Design Team project for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #582 "Triple Play". 

This was not an easy color board for me to create a project.  I went in all directions and had no idea what to select to use all three colors... so walked away, came back and started going through my stamps and die cuts again for inspiration. I was disappointed in my inventory of patterned papers because it was very limited with a combo of these colors so decided on a patterned paper in neutral to soften the bold colors, bordered with Bluebird cardstock and adhered to card base, at least that was a start. 

After a couple more attemps finally selected this butterfly (naturally in all three colors), then went with several triple cuts of flowers and leaves and what wasn't used went in my stash, maybe for another time. Here are my final cuts using primarily cardstock for the three must use colors.  Some of the cuts were raised with 3D thin foam tape for dimension and others adhered direct to card stock with some of the leaves and butterfly wings lifted and curled up. 

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #582 "Triple Play" and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge No. 12  

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature" 

Cut It Up #294 "Anything Goes" (Must Use at least one die)

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Mix-In - Mink Patterned Paper 

Cardstock 

     Jade, Bluebird, Rosy and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Piazza Plenty "Butterfly 2" 

     Tutti Designs " Hugs" 

     Paper Smooches "Foliage 1" 

     Stampendous "Build a Wreath" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Double Trouble #156 using TSOT Sketch #638

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #156 "Background Personality" wherein the requirement is to create a project to show your personality through two background choices... one for an introvert and the other for an extrovert.  I tend to lean toward an introvert; but when it comes to cardmaking I chose to come out of my comfort zone and bring out my extrovert personality."  And what fun it was to join in with our collaborating partners and new owners at Try a Sketch on Tuesday #638.    

1st Card:  When I was looking through my stash for shapes for the vocal point I found this pretty leaf die which had never been used.  Using a bold bright patterned paper was the first cut which also created a negative die cut.  The leaf die also had a background die, cut one using white cardstock to adhere the leaf image and 2 more in black cardstock to create the second square under the vocal point.  

On the opposite side of the patterned paper there was another very bold bright floral patterned paper which was cut for my background. Background was adhered to card base and the leaf image was adhered to the background with 3D thin foam tape for dimension. Completed card with a sentiment stamped with three colors, cut and adhered with 3D thin foam tape.  

2nd Card:  Here is the card I made with the negative die cut that was used for the leaf image cut.  I was going to use it on the inside of the card but then decided it would make another card using the TSOT sketch a second time.  Background paper was layered with black cardstock and then adhered to the white card base. For the second square using black cardstock cut a square stitched frame and adhered with 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  The same sentiment stamped in black ink directly to the background.  

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble to check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what "Background Personality" choice you used. You may also like to hop over to Try Stampin' on Tuesday to see their Design Team members inspiration and see how fun and easy it was to combine challenges... hope to see you at both challenges.   

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Blue Skies 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy and Black 

Stamps 

     C1361 Buttoned Together 

Dies 

     PPP #DC27-2T Stitched Scalloped Square (Card 2)

     Stamps of Life "Square Flourish Die" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink (Card 1) 

     Candy Apple, Willow and Bluebird (Card 2)

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Color Dare #580 - Use Only Pastel Colors"

This is my Design Team project for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #580 "Pastels Only". 

Our family decided this year instead of exchanging gift certificates within our families we would donate Christmas 2023 to two families in need.  What a fun time we had in shopping for these two families (a Grandma with four children and a Mom with three children).  

Since two of the children were interested in crafts, in addition to shopping, my idea was to make a Card Kit for each month of the new year for each crafter.  

Of course it didn't stop there, I had lots of stuff in my stash, along with my daughter's stash, to make up a large shoe box for each which included many more images, embellishments and supplies for an addition 24 cards that they could make from scratch. I hope they enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making the Kits.   

Assuming they are new crafters to cardmaking the first twelve cards were all cut, not assembled; but photos were taken to help them with the layout.  My DT card was the June Card Kit for a Birthday card.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Patterned Papers & Images 

     Rubbernecker "Birthday Bears" 

Cardstock 

     Flamingo and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     C1647 Sentiments  

Dies 

     Rubbermaker "Birthday Bears" Die Cut & pre-colored Images

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink   

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Here is another card kit created that used the "Pastels Only".  

This card was the January Card Kit for another Birthday card.  The image is left in black and white so that the crafter can color and hopefully use the soft and pastel colors, but their choice.

Again, all pieces cut, not assembled; but photo taken to help the crafter with the layout.    

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #579 and #580 to check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there. 

If you prefer "Bold & Bright" Colors, make sure you check Color Dare's Challenge #579 here, running simultaneously with our "Soft & Pastel" Colors.  

Card 1:  Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature"