Did you know that leprechauns will pinch you if you don't wear green on St. Patrick's Day? Your project does not have to be a St. Patrick's Day theme, but even if you aren't Irish, nobody likes to be pinched, so I decided to make myself "pinch-proof" by playing along at Double Trouble Challenge #186. This is a biweekly challenge beginning on Monday, March 3, 2025, and ending on Sunday, March 16, 2025.
Even though I am only a wee bit Irish, I have always enjoyed making a card for St. Pat's Day. My mother had some distant ancient Irish connection with King William III [of Orange]. Mom thought it was fun to receive a card as long as it had the color orange on it. I won't bore you with that history, but the Irish flag has green and orange in it for a reason.
Below is a summary of this card challenge:
3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof "
Servings - Unlimited Portions of Fun
Ingredients
3 Include green, gold + one color of your choice.
(Green, gold, and orange were used.)
2 Use stand-alone or layered stencils.
(There are two stenciled designs - plaid on the background of the shamrock and the grid design on the white butterflies.)
1 Sentiment. (Sentiment added.)
Thing 3: Twisted Sister
says, "Well, shake my shamrocks... my optional twist is to use shamrock(s) in your project." (One shamrock included.)
says, "Check out the current sketch at our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch On Tuesday #665." This is effective on Tuesday, March 4. (I used the sketch for inspiration.)
Take a look at the DTC #186 Blog to see complete guidelines for this challenge and to view the cards created by the Design Team. Thank you for visiting my blog.
Melanie
Materials
Stamp: Uniko "Organic Wishes"
Ink: Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie, CTMH Sweet Leaf
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic White, Garden Green, Foiled Gold; Tonic Mirror (orange)
Punch: Stampin' Up! Itty Bitty Butterfly
Dies: UNB Looped Rectangles & Fancy Shamrocks
Stencils: CP Designs (plaid) & Stampers Anonymous (grid)
Other: SBC foam tape (1 mm.)
Size: A2
