You Brighten My Day

 

After an absence of three months, I was so glad to be able to create a card for Double Trouble Challenge #120. This biweekly challenge begins on Monday, September 5, and ends on Sunday evening, September 18, 2022. As is customary, there are three "Things" to consider when joining in our challenges. Here are the elements for this challenge:

Thing 1 (required): Trouble Maker has chosen to use the 3-2-1 Recipe. Details can be found on the Challenge Blog.

Thing 2 (optional): Double Dare is partnering with Cupcake Inspirations #552 for this challenge. 

Thing 3 (optional): Twisted Sister is asking that you use the colors, Jade, Yellow, and Brown, which coordinate with our partner's challenge.

I recently made a cross-country move of 2,000 miles and I have been busy with the huge task of getting settled in and all that a move to a new community entails. After I began to unpack my craft area, I decided to change the flooring so that slowed me down in card making. The card I made for this challenge was inspired by a new etched die set I have but because I was unable to find my die-cutting machine, I decided to hand draw lemons and leaves on colored cardstock and fussy cut them. In addition, I shaded them with ink and added the pieces with foam tape for dimension. For embellishments, I used the flowers cut by using a punch.

In addition to the challenge colors, I also used a second green shade of cardstock. The flowers were each decorated with a center of yellow cardstock topped with Glossy Accents. The sentiment was hand-printed and adhered to the card front. The inside of the card was decorated using the same colors, decorated with white flowers and a leaf.

We look forward to seeing your challenge entries at Double Trouble #120 and our partner, Cupcake Inspirations #552,

Materials
Stamps: Hand-drawn images (lemons and leaves)

Inspiration: Spellbinders "Lemon Zest" etched dies

Inks: Stampin' Up! Crushed Curry, Baked Brown Sugar & Pretty Peacock

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic White, Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Just Jade, Pistachio Pudding

Punch: Stampin' Up! (flowers)

Misc.: Foam tape and Glossy Accents

You Are a Star

Double Trouble Challenge #102 is open for some crafting fun. This challenge is one week in duration from Monday, January 31, through Sunday evening, February 6, 2022. As is customary, there are three "Things" to the challenge.

Thing 1 (required): Trouble Maker is reminding us that this is the fifth Monday of the month so our theme is Anything Goes and our challenge is only for one week.

Thing 2 (optional): Double Dare is hoping you will link your project to at least one current challenge at any of our previous partners. I am linking this to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #458, a weekly challenge that ends on Sunday evening, February 6, 2022.

Thing 3 (optional): Twisted Sister challenges you to create a card other than one that is A2 in size. As a reminder, an A2 is 4.25" x 5.5". Mine is a Slimline size (3.5" x 7.5") but can vary.

Card partly open:

Card completely open:

I was inspired by the AHSC sketch to create this card but as my card developed I found myself adapting the sketch to my card rather than adapting my card to the sketch but I didn't give up. Let's call it artistic license! 

Two mice images and several star images were stamped, colored with Copic markers, and die-cut. Next, the front of the card base was cut using a partial die-cutting technique with the larger mouse die. I added star-patterned paper to the inside of the card base and a green mosaic design to the front of the card. The large Copic-colored mouse that is reaching upward was added to the matching mouse partially die-cut on the front flap along with the larger star. On the inside, I added a second smaller mouse image holding the star. A few smaller stars were added for color and the stamped sentiment was added using foam tape.

Close up of large mouse:

We welcome you to play along with our challenge so visit the DTC102 Blog to view the guidelines and check out the challenge at AHSC458.

Materials

Stamps: Colorado Craft Co. ("A Star Is Born")

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black & Copic Alcohol Markers

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic White

Paper: Stampin' Up! "Mosaic Mood" & CTMH "Wander" 

Dies: Colorado Craft Co. ("A Star Is Born")

Misc.: foam tape

You're the Best!

July 28, 2021 Update: This card was a Top Three winner at AHSC #430!

Keeping up with a weekly challenge is a challenge on its own! I enjoy the weekly sketch challenges at Atlantic Hearts so play along when possible. This card is for Challenge #430. And I am loving this paper collection. 

To a card base, I adhered a panel of cardstock embossed with dots and die-cut with a rectangular die that embosses dashes along the edge. I stacked three small squares and added them to the card front. Next, I added a banner in blue, followed by two die-cut circles using foam tape. The peach image was fussy cut from the DSP and adhered then touched up with Wink of Stella. Finally, the sentiment and a few metallic pearls were added. The inside of the card was lined with white cardstock and decorated with coordinating paper.

This weekly challenge is open from Monday, July 19, through Sunday evening, July 25, 2021. If you aren't familiar with sketch challenges, now is the time to visit the AHSC430 Blog and join in the crafting fun!

I also submitted this to the Dies R Us Challenge. This has a theme of Anything Goes as long as you use a metal die to create your design. They even have a store where there is a fine selection of dies. Take a look at the DRU173 Blog for their guidelines. This challenge will end on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.

Materials

Stamp: Stampin' Up! "Parcels & Petals"

Ink: Stampin' Up! Marina Mist

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Calypso Coral & Petal Pink

DSP: Stampin' Up! "You're a Peach" Collection

Dies: Whimsy (stitched circles) & Elizabeth Craft (Dashing Rectangles)

Embossing Folder: CuttleBug Swiss Dots

Misc.: ZIG Wink of Stella (clear); Stampin' Up! Metallic Pearls (gold); foam tape from stash

Yoyo Trick - The Flying Saucer

It's the fifth Monday of the month, which means there is an Anything Goes Challenge at Double Trouble #85. Our challenges are usually biweekly but this one lasts only one week - from Monday, May 31, through Sunday evening, June 6, 2021. We always have three "Things" to our challenges so here they are for this one:

1. Trouble Maker's Thing 1 (required) is the theme: "Anything Goes".

2. Double Dare's Thing 2 (optional) is to link your card to any of our previous sponsors. There is a list at the DTC Blog. I linked my card to Crafting Happiness Challenges #98. 

3. Twisted Sister's Thing 3 (optional) is to celebrate the ups and downs of "Yoyo Day". Select a yoyo trick for inspiration and make a birthday card.

Reminder: Participation in each "Thing" adds one more chance in our Random Draw.

The yoyo trick I selected can be seen HERE at the 14:15 time mark. Called the Flying Saucer or UFO trick it's impressive and was the inspiration for my Flying Saucer card. I stamped two planet surfaces and a couple of space monsters then colored them with Copic markers and fussy cut them. I applied the patterned paper (constellation map) to the gray card base. Next, the stamped images were added to the card with foam tape. The sentiment was stamped and added. The inside was lined with a panel of white cardstock and decorated with a scrap of the planet's surface and a space monster.

Join our challenge fun by selecting your favorite yoyo trick and designing a card! Check out our guidelines at the DTC85 Blog. and I know you'll enjoy Crafting Happiness #98, too.

Materials

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps "Moon Background" & "A Boy's Dream"

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black & Copic Alcohol Markers

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White & Smoky Slate

Paper: CTMH "Aurora"

Misc.: Foam tape