A Winter Scene with Penguins (Shaker)

During 2018 and 2019 I enrolled in a few Copic classes. Various materials for making the card were provided by the instructor so students were able to design and assemble the card as they wished after coloring the penguins. I selected elements from an array of items to add to the card. I colored the penguins then turned the card into a four-window card. The only window that is actually covered with acetate and has shaker bits is the one in the lower-left corner. 

I decided to take this card from my stash and add it to my blog for Double Trouble Challenge #72. This is usually a biweekly challenge but this specific challenge is only one week in duration because it is the fifth Monday of the month. As usual, our "fifth-Monday" challenge is themed by Trouble Maker as Anything Goes. We have two options: Twisted Sister says, "Let It Snow", and Double Dare is hoping you'll link your project to one (or more) of our previous partners. A list of partners can be found on the DTC72 Blog.

 

The DTC Design Team hopes you'll visit our Challenge Blog and consider playing along. You could win a prize from Double Trouble!

Materials
Stamp: Whimsy Stamps "Penguin Holiday Squares"
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black & Copic Alcohol Markers
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White
Paper: Lawn Fawn "Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot" and other unknown
Dies: Cottage Cutz "Winter Wonderland", Lawn Fawn "Peekaboo Backdrop"
Misc.: Acetate, Diamond Dust, Stampendous Crystal Glitter, sequins from stash, foam tape 

Christmas Cheer

Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #485 is up on the blog, ending Sunday, December 6, 2020. This is a sketch challenge with an option. The option is to create a non-traditional Christmas card. My interpretation of the option was to use non-traditional colors so I chose pink, black, and silver on a white card base.

Following the sketch, I cut three panels, adhering each to a panel of black cardstock. Using a punch, I cut three trees, adhering them with foam tape. The sentiment was heat embossed with silver powder on black cardstock and added with foam tape, followed by the addition of a few glittery gems, then attached to the white card base. The inside was decorated with strips of pink and silver and another tree.

We welcome you to join our biweekly challenges. There is a new challenge starting each week that lasts for two weeks so there is always an open challenge to join. Visit our TSOT Blog for complete information.

Materials
Stamps: Stampin' Up! "Itty Bitty Christmas"
Inks: Versamark (front of card) and Memento Tuxedo Black (inside sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Strawberry Slush, and Silver Glimmer
Paper: Doodlebug "Milk & Cookies" Collection
Punches: Stampin' Up! (trees and banner for sentiment)
Misc.: SSS EP (silver); gems & foam tape

A Pink Merry Christmas

Today is the first day of weekly Challenge #396 at Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge Blog. The sketch is lovely and versatile. I was making a few holiday cards in non-traditional colors and was inspired by the sketch.

Using a die I cut the fancy-edged rectangle from pink cardstock, adhering it to a black card base. Next, I cut a simple rectangle from patterned paper and matted it with white card stock. I added this to the card front. Using another die, I cut the sentiment from black cardstock and added it to the card. Finally, I added some rhinestone snowflakes and a few gems to the card. The inside was lined with white cardstock and decorated with more of the paper.

Join in the fun at AHSC396! You have until Sunday evening, Nov 29, 2020, to play along.

Materials
Stamp: Stampin' Up! "Itty Bitty Christmas" (inside sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Basic Black & Strawberry Slush
Paper: Doodlebug "Milk & Cookies" Collection
Dies: Scrapbook.com (sentiment) & Gina Marie Designs (pink panel)
Misc.: Gems from stash

Feeling Blessed

    

Although the temperatures are still warm I know it is Autumn here in the Arizona Desert. I am enjoying the sunshine along with cooler breezes as I sit on my porch. My Fall Gnome is enjoying a snack and feeling blessed. At Double Trouble Challenge #71, we are thankful for your support in participating in our biweekly challenges.

Here's what you need to know to play along. Our biweekly challenge begins on Monday, November 16, and ends on Sunday evening, November 29, 2020. There are three elements to each challenge:

Troublemaker's challenge is the required element. Use our TicTacToe board to qualify for the challenge. I used the center column, Leaves, Free Space & Digital Image but also added Fall Colors and used three Punches and a Die. Double Dare's optional element for you to play along at The Paper Funday Challenge #23. (Be sure to follow their guidelines.) Finally, Twisted Sister is offering an optional twist to use a large sentiment.

I sponged color onto a panel of white cardstock and spattered a little water on it to add some texture to the background. The panel was added to a green card base. I downloaded a digital image, resized it, fussy cut it, and adhered it to the panel using foam tape. The leaves were cut from white cardstock using punches and colored with Copic markers. They were added with foam tape. Finally, the sentiment was die cut and added to the card. The inside was lined with a panel of white cardstock and decorated with more leaves and a coordinating sentiment, "grateful".

The Design Teams at Double Trouble Challenge #71 and The Paper Funday Challenge #23 welcome you to join in the challenge fun!

Materials
Stamp: KLM Digital Designs "Fall Gnome"
Inks: Distress Oxide Forest Moss, Peeled Paint, Tumbled Glass, Fossilized Amber & Copic Alcohol Markers
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White and Lucky Limeade
Punches: Stampin' Up!
Die: Reverse Confetti "Grateful, Thankful, Blessed"
Misc.: Foam tape

An Autumn Greeting

It's Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and my favorite season so I used a fall theme for my card. The design was inspired by two challenges. Double Trouble Challenge #70 is a biweekly challenge with three elements and began on Monday, November 2. The first element (required) is to include stitching in the design, the second element (optional) is to partner with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenges #393 and/or #394. The final element (also optional) is to include a humorous image or sentiment - one that will keep the recipient in stitches! DTC70 will end on Sunday evening, November 15, 2020.

This card was made to coordinate with Sketch #394, which is a weekly sketch challenge beginning on Monday, November 9, and is the second week of the challenge, ending on Sunday evening, November 15, 2020. To see the card for the first week of the challenge, Atlantic Hearts Sketch #393, click HERE. 

A panel of vanilla cardstock was embossed with the same die of stitched leaves as used in Sketch #393. The vanilla panel was adhered to an orange panel and then to a card base. A banner was cut from designer paper and adhered with foam tape. The pinecones were stamped and cut with dies along with the leafy bits. The sentiment was stamped. The inside of the card was lined with vanilla cardstock and decorated with additional die-cut leafy bits.

The Design Team invites you to join in these challenges! For guidelines, visit the blogs for DTC70 and AHSC394.

Materials
Stamps: Stampendous "Brushed Wishes", Stampin' Up! (pinecones)
Inks: Stampin' Up! Soft Suede
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, and Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Illustrated Faith (striped banner)
Dies: Stampin' Up! (pinecones) and Frantic Stamper (leafy bits and stitched background)
Misc.: Foam tape

Be-leaf in the Wonders

It's Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and it's my favorite season so I used a fall theme for my card. The design was inspired by two challenges, both starting on Monday, November 2. Double Trouble Challenge #70 is a biweekly challenge with three elements. The first element (required) is to include stitching in the design, the second element (optional) is to partner with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenges #393 and/or #394. The final element (also optional) is to include a humorous image or sentiment - one that will keep the recipient in stitches! DTC70 will end on Sunday evening, November 15, 2020.

This card was made to coordinate with Sketch #393, which is a weekly sketch challenge beginning on Monday, November 2, and ending on Sunday evening, November 8, 2020. To see the card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #394, click HERE effective on Monday, November 9. The second sketch challenge ends on Sunday evening, November 15, 2020.

A panel of vanilla cardstock was embossed with a die of stitched leaves. Using small wads of Saran Wrap, the color was daubed onto the stitched design. This panel was adhered to a panel of brown cardstock and then to a card base of honey-colored cardstock. A vanilla circle was die-cut and matted with a honey circle and added. A strip of brown cardstock was included, in keeping with the sketch. The die-cut acorn and oak leaves were added with foam tape. Glossy Accents was added to the top of the acorn. The inside was lined with vanilla cardstock decorated with die-cut leaves. The sentiment, a silly pun about fall, was computer generated onto a banner and added. 

The Design Team invites you to join in these challenges! For guidelines, visit the blogs for DTC70 and AHSC393. 

Materials
Stamp: Computer generated
Inks: Stampin' Up! Hello Honey, Cajun Craze & Crumb Cake
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla, Hello Honey, & Chocolate Chip
Paper: Stampin' Up! (from scrap stash)
Dies: CAS-ual Friday (acorn & leaves), Spellbinders (circles); Frantic Stamper (Swirling Leaves Stitched Background)
Misc.: Glossy Accents & foam tape