Double Trouble Challenge #210 Scrapper’s Guacamole

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Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #689

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Hello! I hope everyone had a fun Valentine’s Day. We went to visit our daughter, who lives about 2.5 hours away. It was a rainy day, but we made the best of it and even saw some other friends who live nearby while we were there.

Are you ready for the next card making challenge? It’s a colorful one! Thing 1’s 3-2-1 recipe calls for 3 colors on the wheel, 2 patterned papers, and 1 dry or heat embossed element. Thing 3’s optional twist is to include a favorite snack food, and Thing 2’s Double Dare is to use the TSOT sketch #689, shown here.

I don’t have a large selection of food themed craft supplies, but one food that I do happen to love and makes several appearances in my stash is CAKE! I wanted to use some bright colors for this challenge and ended up with yellow, pink, blue and a little green. I selected the patterned papers, one with balloons and the other tone on tone polka dots in blue. I used a geometric background die that allows one to mix and match the pieces into a frame. I actually cut out several frames and pieces using a few different papers and ended up making 5 cards total, which was great!

I used the Cake Walk stencil/die/stamp set by Taylored Expressions to create some cake elements. For my featured card, as the backdrop for the piece of cake, I used a Scrapbook.com nested round balloon die set. I cut a balloon out of yellow card stock and then heat embossed the whole thing with holographic embossing powder. The set comes with dies to add the “shine” to the balloons, so I used some holographic cark stock for that. I added 2 more layers to the card by mounting the geometric die pieces onto a black layer of scalloped cardstock, and then another piece of holographic card stock. The “Yay” sentiment is from a Spellbinders set, and it is also heat embossed. So, here is how it all came together.

Here is one of the alternate cards I made while playing around with the same supplies, that also meets the elements of the challenge.

Since these are both birthday cards, I’m also entering them into the Seize the Birthday challenge (Anything Goes), which is found at this link:

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We look forward to seeing your Scrapper’s Guacamole creations! You can even enjoy your favorite snack food WHILE you are making your card.

Double Trouble Challenge #209 “The Mail Must Go On”

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Hello again! Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge #209, The Mail Must Go On. There is a 3-2-1 recipe to follow for Thing 1, which is: 3 layers (including the card base), 2 images (excluding sentiment) and 1 Clean and Simple technique. Thing 3’s optional twist is for the CAS space to be a color other than white, and Thing 2’s element, if you care to take on the double dare, is to follow the Try a Sketch on Tuesday sketch, as seen here:

We were having a snow day when I worked on this challenge and so I decided to make 2 cards. One follows all 3 of the Things, and the other uses white space for the CAS technique…although it is holographic paper so not your everyday “white” background.

Here is the first card, using supplies out of my stash (a generic stamp set) and some animal print paper, on a black card base. As you can see the CAS area is a tan/brown color. This card meets all elements suggested by Things 1, 2 and 3.

The second card included something new I had not ever tried before. I stamped and heat embossed the iguana image on holographic paper. Then I used markers to color it in, and I really love how it turned out–it has the appearance of stained glass! The stamp and sentiment are from the Chameleon Friends set by Technique Tuesday. The second image is a die cut palm leaf (die by Hero Arts) in metallic green. The extra layer between the purple cardstock and the holographic paper is also by Hero Arts, it’s a thin, self-adhesive paper that has a jungle print on it. This card meets all challenge elements other than the optional twist, so I thought I would add it into the post for fun.

Thanks for stopping by, and we hope you will play along with us at Double Trouble and Try a Sketch on Tuesday!

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Double Trouble Challenge #195

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Greetings from Missouri. I have some amazing news…I was selected to become a design team member (known as a Sneetch) for the Double Trouble Challenge! So while just last week I entered the Double Trouble Challenge, and many times before that, the card that follows is my first one as a DT member. I would like to thank all the other DT members for their support and encouragement!

The 3-2-1 recipe for this Inky Pinkies challenge is 3 colors (I used green, blue and pink), 2 hand stamped images (the drink and the lime), and 1 sentiment. Thing 3’s optional twist is to use a special touch such as shine, shimmer or metallics. I used glitter on the rim of the glass and Glossy Accents on the rind of the limes, but unfortunately that may be difficult to see in the photo. I also used the mixed media/splattered background element from the TSOT sketch which is the Double Dare by Thing 2.

The stamp set is Gettin Salty by Unity. I stamped the images and sentiment onto the card base and colored it with colored pencils. The “swooshes” are also stamped onto the card base with Distress Inks, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina. Then I masked the images and sentiment before adding the splatter, which was done with 3 colors of Dylusion Ink Spray. I used a fan brush and added a spritz of water and alcohol to the ink spray to lighten it up a little. This is a super fun challenge! Thank you for viewing my card, which is a tribute to my cousin Melanie who introduced me to card making. She is also one of my very best friends and I am forever grateful to her!!

Double Trouble Challenge #168 and Colorful Options Challenge: Aqua

Masculine card using the aqua color palette. The typewriter stamp is by Woodward Craft Collection, the gear dies are by Sizzix. The background is a blend of broken china, mermaid lagoon and unchartered mariner oxide inks, then I used a variety of mixed media type stamps and stencils to frame the typewriter. Once finished it needed a little something to brighten it up, which led to the white paint splatter.