Welcome to Stitches and Smudges! My card was created for Double Trouble's Challenge #203. This biweekly challenge is open through noon on Sunday, November 9, 2025. As is customary, below is the 3-2-1 Recipe designed for this challenge, called "Round and Round" in observance of "Look for Circles Day," which occurs on Sunday, November 2nd.
Trouble Maker has made herself dizzy looking round and round for circles after being told about this observance. It's supposed to be a family fun day celebrated outside, but we convinced her to come inside, calm down, and look for circles in her stash.
Let's get around to Thing 1's requirement by creating a project using all the ingredients from our 3-2-1 Recipe below.
3-2-1 Recipe "Round and Round"
Servings - Unlimited Portions of Fun
AT LEAST
3 Circles
There are three die-cut circles.
2 Images
The two images are ephemera of a Tern and the fussy-cut Turret shell.
1 Ribbon, Twine or Cord, etc.
Silk cording was added behind the ephemera.
Twisted Sister said she was in a spin looking for circles, and she wanted to see at least one bird on the card. This is optional, but if you include a bird, you will earn an extra chance in our random drawing.
Optional: The ephemera includes a photo of a Tern.
Optional: I did not use this sketch.
Please note that TSOT begins Tuesday, Oct 28th, so this sneak peek gives you the day before to create; but remember... to prevent backlinking, your project should not be posted, published, or entered before Oct 28th, in Try a Sketch On Tuesday HERE."
The Design Team has posted their cards on the Double Trouble #203 Blog to offer you ideas and inspiration for joining the challenge.
Melanie
Materials
Cardstock: SU Basic White, SBC Holographic Collection (silver), CS Lime Green, and my stash
Ephemera: CS - cut-apart and a fussy-cut shell image from my stash.
Embossing Folder: Darice - very old
Die: Whimsy Stitched Circles
SBC Foam Tape (1 mm & 2 mm)
Well Melanie, you have certainly created a beauty out of bits and pieces. I love the colour scheme and the embossing on your circles. Adding the strips at the side and then your ribbon behind your focal image really makes a lovely statement.
ReplyDeleteGreat design, the embossed circles look so good. Sometimes just trying to use those extra pieces in your stash can lead to a wonderful card with a lot less thinking!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful. I love the tern image and the embossed circles.
ReplyDeleteWhat a handsome image paired with the circles - nicely done :)
ReplyDeleteThis is just lovely. You've made something beautiful with your scraps.
ReplyDeleteLove your sketch... could be an out of the box interpretation, but a beautiful layout and card and the silk cord is perfect behind the focal point.
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