Color Dare #668

This is my Design Team project for Color Dare #668 which you must use both colors as shown or closest to.  My first thought was to use these colors for a blended background with a silhouette, but then leaned toward an older technique I had not used in a while, "Triple Time Stamping".  

Cut three proportional rectangle panels, stacked securing with some adhesive and used the Misti to stamp floral images using these colors in, around and across the panels. Randomly stamped small wire mesh around florals using Heather ink. Separated panels and bordered each with candy apple cardstock. and adhered each panel to match up with the floral design.  Stamped a small sentiment in the lower right-corner. 

From same stamp set another floral was stamped on the inside bottom right-hand corner along with a the wire mesh.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #668 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

Consider hopping over to our DTC sister challenge Try a Sketch on Tuesday and see how easy it might be to combine one or both challenges with Color Dare.

Also entered at the Following Challenges:
Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Florals with Optional Mood Board #32 

Colorful Options Sep 2025 "Anything Goes, Colors and/or theme" 

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 6 "Anything In or From a Garden" 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday September Challenge "AnyThing Goes"

Inspiration Station Sept 2025 Photo #77

     Inspiration Photo: Using Red & Yellow Colors
The Neglected Stuff "August" 

     Stuff:  Paper Garden Stamps, Triple Time Stamping Technique 
Triple 3 Sep 2025 Challenges "Birds, Blooms and Butterflies"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Cardstock
     White Daisy and Candy Apple 
Stamps
     S1509 Paper Garden 

     D1629 Just to Say 
Inks/Pens
     Memento "London Fog" Ink
     Candy Apple Ink 

     Canary Ink 

Hello - Color Dare #642

As I was going through my stash of different technique backgrounds the other day I pulled this green background for an upcoming Color Dare Challenge #642 "Shades of Green" which was a great match to the graphic and didn't even need to pull out my green inks. Bordered my background with Evergreen cardstock and adhered to card base.  

 

Greens remind me of leaves and plants... so off to my die stash.  Already cut was a black silhouette of plants... perfect but cut one more for layering and adhered to green background. Chose another die "Hello" for sentiment using a black for the silhouette and two layers of the Evergreen cardstock.  

Probably the fastest I have made a card due to stuff in my stash.  

Please hop on over and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and and join us at Color Dare's Challenge #642... hope to see you there and anxious to see what you create.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Colorful Options March 2025 - "Green"   

A Cut Above "March AnyThing Goes With a Die Cut"  

I Spy with my Little Eye "No Designer Paper" (Background: Ink & Stencil)  

The Neglected Stuff "March" (All Ingredients were from my stash) 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Background Gel Press in Greens using Stencil 

     Evergreen and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Pink Fresh Studio #A0317 "House Plants" 

     Paper Smooches #J10116 "Hello" Words 

   

DTC Challenge #186 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" - Beautiful Friend

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble #186 using the 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" and combining it with our Sister Challenge, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) Sketch Challenge #665 which starts on March 4th so this card will not be entered in the TSOT challenge due to the backlinking rule but used as an example of combining the two challenges for interested participants.

Back in the Spring of last year, my daughter, a friend and I went up to her cabin for the weekend and did a batch of gel press designs using inks, stencils and foil. They have been in my stash for a long time and thought this might be a good time to check them out for our 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" to satisfy the two stencil ingredients... and I got lucky. 

The same stencil was used for both designs using different colors and foils. The green and gold gel press design was used to satisfy the 2 of the 3 color ingredient and the second gel press using orange and green to satisfy the other color of my choice.  

Butterfly first cut using the orange/green design, along with another cut using green glitter and some of the glitter pieces were pieced in the first cut. Additionally two cuts of the sentiment using the orange/green design and layered. The butterfly was partially adhered to the background and used some thin foam tape for dimension on the upper wings.   

Twisted Sister had an optional twist to include a shamrock.  Using green glitter cut a 4-leaf clover and removed one heart leaf to corner and balance the glitter under the sentiment. 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble, have fun with our 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" and play along with our optional twist and dare while earning additional chances to our random draw. Check out the Design Teams inspirations, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.  

Then hop on over and check out the TSOT Sketch Challenge, check out the Design Teams inspiration, and consider using their sketch with our 3-2-1 recipe.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge #96 "AG with Featured Creature  

Colorful Options March 2025 - "Green"   

Alphabet Challenge Blog "W is for Wings" 

A Cut Above "March AnyThing Goes With a Die Cut"  

I Spy with my Little Eye "No Design Papers" (Background: Gel Press 

    using Inks and Stencil)

The Neglected Stuff "March" (Neglected Stuff: Oct 24 Crop on Gel Press Background Techniques, all Dies in Stash) 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #265 - Right Diagonal:  Metallic, Green, Die

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Paper Techniques 

     Background:  Jel Plate Technique using Stencil 

       and Green Foil 

     Image and Sentiment: Jel Plate Technique using 

       Stencil and Gold Foil 

     Gold Metallic 

     Green Glitter 

Stencil

     Simple Stories "Retro Diamonds" 

Cardstock 

     Acorn and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Poppy Stamps #1683 "Lucky Clover" 

     Piazza Plenty "Butterfly 2" 

     In stash - Words "Beautiful Friend" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Green and Gold Foil 

DTC #168 - Have a CRABulous Birthday

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble Challenge #168 "We Dare You" to create a masculine card and then use Twisted Sister's optional twist to use Colorful Options Color of the Month "Aqua" or use Rainbow Colors. Wasn't sure how these colors would fit into a masculine card... but I think I accomplished it using both aqua and rainbow colors... what do you think?  

Using white cardstock another stamp from Voice in the Sea was stamped with Memento Black Ink, colored with Copic brushes and adhered on the inside corner of the card base.

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble and Colorful Options to check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.  

You may also like to hop over to Try A Sketch on Tuesday, our Sister challenge, to see the the current sketch for  inspiration and see how easy it might be to combine this challenge as well. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature" 

I Spy With My Little Eye No. 16 "Something for Boys or Men"

Make My Monday Challenge #227 "B is for ..."  (Birthday, Beach) 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge "Masculine"  

The Sisterhood of Crafters "All About the Men" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Aqua Brush Strokes - Unknown, in Stash from FriendA

Cardstock 

     Lagoon and White Daisy

Stamps 

     D2102 Writing in the Sand 

     S2207 Voice of the Sea 

Dies 

     Rubbernecker "Tags" modified 

Inks/Pens 

     Inks 

        Water:  Lagoon, Glacier, Sea Foam 

        Sand:  Toffee, Almond 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Brown:  E 01, E13, E31, E55, E59

        Red / Orange / Violet:  R00, R14, R29, BV00, BV25

        Gray:  C00, C1, C3, C5 

        Blue:  BG07, BG10, BG11

        Green:  YG23, G16 

        Yellow:  Y15, YR15 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Sweet Holiday Wishes "Christmas in July" Santa's Hat

This is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #143 "Christmas in July" partnering with with Jingle Belles Challenge "Santa's Hat". 

Still feeling the heat of Summer in Arizona I linked HERE again to listen to Christmas Carols. When going through my stash... found two cute reindeers, one with a Santa hat already stamped and cut, some patterned paper with Santa Hats and a coordinating polka-dot paper.  Picked up my Copic Sketch pens and started coloring.  Used the two patterned papers for my background and adhered the deer with 3D thin foam tape.  

Added little embellishments, a stamped swirl star on Coffee Cup die cut, a Christmas Present which was pieced with two design papers and sentiment  printed on the speech bubble die cut in black ink.  

Please stop by and have some fun with our Double Trouble challenge and check out to see what our Team Members and Entrants have created.  Don't forget to check out our collaborating partner at Jingle Belles and see their Design Team members and entrant projects too.  Hope to see you there!

Also Submitted to the Following Challenges: 

12 Months of Christma #102 "Any Goes Christmas"

Addicted to Stamps #450 "DieCuts and/or Stencils" 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #19 "Stars" 

Christmas Bingo #2 (N = Hand Colored Image, Free, Die-Cuts)

Christmas with the Cuties #71 "Something w/Fur or Feathers 

Colorful Options "Red, White and Blue" 

Critter Crazy Challenge #76 "Anything Goes with a Featured Critter" 

Daring Cardmakers "Christmas in July" 

Ellibelle's Corner Crafty Wednesday "Anything Goes"  

Get Creative Challenges #123 "Christmas in July" 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #672 Stamp Act Week 2 

MFT "Ready, Set Christmas Challenge" 

My Time to Craft "Christmas Animals" 

Passion for Markers #698 Go Wild 

The Holly & Ivy #143 "Anything Christmas Goes" 

Products Used:  

Design Paper 

     Doodlebug Design "Sugarplums" 

Cardstock 

     CTMH Candy Apple, White Daisy and Black  

Stamps 

     Reindeer - CC Designs "RB1132 Raindeer Games"

     Gift Box & Sentiment - Whimsy Co-1404 "Santa and Friends" 

     Cup pattern - CTMH #M1146 "Swirling Stars"      

Dies 

     Speech Bubble:  We'R Memory Keepers Icons for Album 

     Coffee Cup:  Verve 

     Reindeers: cut with Scan N Cut 

Inks 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     CTMH "Candy Apple" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Bruch Pens - Alcohol Base 

        C0, C00, E23, E33, E35, E51, E53, E55, 

        G17, G19, R02, R08, R29  

        Multi-Liner "Black 0.3 

     Sakura Gelly Roll Pen 05 

Other 

     CTMH 3D Thin Foam Tape 

Congratulations - DTC #137 "Mother Goose"

This is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #137 "Mother Goose" in celebration of Mother Goose Day. From this list of 109 Rhymes I chose Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mo and used the element Tiger. I had so much fun with this card using Crafty Chemist Design pop-up card; but modified measurements for an A2 card.  

Twisted Sister's Optional Twist is to include at least one heart shape, the word heart and/or or the word love on your project to earn another chance in Double Trouble's random draw and be eligible to enter in Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #29 for another chance.  A heart was placed on the outside and inside sentiments.  

Photos below are close-ups of each of the Critters

Also sent to the following Challenges:  

Colorful Options Challenge (Color or Rainbow) 

Crafty Calendar April Challenge "Die Cuts" 

Creative Creases "Anything Goes Fun Folds" 

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie "Use Mostly Green" 

Park Hopping, My Happy Place "Anything Goes related to Theme Park" 

 

Shopping Our Stash "Fold It Up"   

Stamping Sensations "Anything Stamped + Optional CAS" 

Try It On Tuesday "Rainbow Colors" 

We Love Stamping "More Birds & Animals" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Design Papers 

     Sweet Safari Paperpack 

Cardstock 

     Bluebird and White Daisy 

Stamps & Dies 

     C1883 "Sweet Safari" Stamp & Die Set 

     LaLa Land Crafts #8203 "Heart Speech Bubble"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Brush Pens (alcohol-base) 

        Slouth:  100, E71, E57, R20 and Twig: E55, E57, G94, G99 

        Tiger:  100, E33, E35, E42

        Toucan:  100, G17, G99, R29, Y15, YR15, YR68

        Tree:  

        Stork:  100, Y15, YR15 

        Baby:  BG45, E42, E51, R20 

     Copic Multi-Liner 0.1 "Black" 

     Sakura Gelly Roll 08 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

When it Rains Look for Rainbows "Pop-Up Card"

While making a Design Team card for a future Double Trouble Challenge I had one more sentiment printed and cut on a scalloped hexagon.  So one more Rainbow card in the making... using the same paperpack CTMH "Story Book" however a striped patterned rainbow paper instead, layered on a black cardstock border and then to the card base. There was sticker in the packet of a pretty row of flowers in rainbow colors which was adhered with 3D foam tape to the Scallop Hexagon die cut and adhered some grass below the flowers.  

When it rains, it pours and the flowers appear, but now we have to Look for the Rainbow... so easy, open the card... there's your rainbow and sunshine.  Pop-ups were made using Paper Smooches rainbow die and Whimsy's Up In The Clouds dies. 

Also Sent to the Following Changes: 

Creative Creases "Anything Goes - Fun Folds" 

Colorful Options "Pastels or Rainbow"

Crafting Happiness "Rainy Weather" 

Inspiration Station "Inspiration" (Inspired with Flowers and Colors)

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Design Papers 

     CTMH "Story Book" & Floral Sticker

Cardstock

     Cardbase and Border:  White Daisy and Black

     Rainbows:  Paprika, Melon, Honey Butter, Sage, Mist, Mulberry 

     Sentiment - Created in PhotoShop and Printed on White Daisy

Stamps 

     Sentiment Inside "Sunshine Birdies" SOTM S1603

Dies 

     Rainbow:  Paper Smooches         

     Clouds/Sun Dies: Whimsy "Up in the Clouds" 

     Sentiment: Pink & Main "Scallop Hexagons" 

     Grass:  Reasonal Dies 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Die 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Multi-Liner Copic Pen "Black" for & on inside Sentiment 

 

     

Double Trouble #127 - Theme Free for All... and Your Choice "Kaleidoscope" of Color(s)

These are my Design Team Cards for our Double Trouble Challenge "Kaleidoscope of Colors".  We are partnering with the Colorful Options "White and/or Rainbow" December Challenge. For additional details on their color options read their guidelines on the sidebar of their blog challenge or at the bottom of my post.  

This is my Card 1 using Thing 3 Color Palette "White" 

Closer View for Wink of Stella Glitter

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

Dies 

     Tutti Designs #417 "Scalloped Stitched Nesting Ovals"

     Tutti Designs ##239 "Hugs Word Set" 

     Waffle Flower #310104 "Lacy Layers #2 Rectangles" 

     Waffle Flower #310052 "Lacy Layers"  

     Reasonable Dies "Butterfly Flurry" 

Other 

     Darice Embossing Folder "Broken Glass" 

     Gems "Opagues Pearl"  

     Zig Wink of Stella "Clear" 

This is my Card 2 using Thing 3 Color Palette "White" with a splash of color. 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Paper 

     DCWV "Holiday Glitzy Glitter" 

         Splash of Color: Glacier and White Snowflake 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

Dies 

     Waffle Flower #310104 "Lacy Layers #2 Rectangles" 

     Waffle Flower #310052 "Lacy Layers"  

     Memory Box #99183 "Spectacular Snowflake" 

Here are options in choosing Thing 1, 2 or 3 for your Kaleidoscope choice of colors.  All Kaleidoscopes will be entered for Thing 1's random prize; however, if you choose Thing 3 or Thing 2 options you can also enter at Colorful Options and get a chance at another random draw.  The Color Palette's are: 

Thing 1: Trouble Maker says, "You are free to pick any theme and your favorite color palette". 

Thing 3: Twisted Sister says, "White or White with Splash of One Color"  

As an exception, you may use black or a choice of one other color for the sentiment and/or for a minimal splash of color. Just keep your project predominantly white.”

Thing 2: Double Dare says, "Rainbow Colors"
For 'Rainbow of Color' you are free to use the Traditional RYOGBV. However, you are not limited to a traditional palette. Feel free to use a pastel palette OR a neon palette of rainbow colors."

Thanksgiving - Double Trouble Challenge #123 "Let's Get Around To It" with AHSC #495

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble Challenge #123 "Lets Get Around To It".  Thing 1 says to use a round... and since I had opened cricut design space for another project I remembered a pumpkin doily cut which could be used for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #495 which would look good with a pretty CTMH Fall patterned paper "Crisp Air".  

For the background I used the pretty leaf patterned paper and bordered with Paprika and Pine cardstock panels.  The pumpkin doily was a Cricut cut using Paprika and Black cardstock and adhered to background with 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  The leaves were a combination of stickers and leaves fussy-cut from the same patterned paper, placed in a pile on the doily center and adhered with 3D foam tape for additional dimension. Sentiment was added using White Daisy cardstock bordered in Pine.   

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Colorful Options "Ourageous Orange" 

Dragonfly Dreams "Halloween/Autumn"

Inspiration Station #40 "Harvest" 

 

AHSC #495 - CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Crisp Air and Sticker Page 

Cardstock 

     Harbour, Paprika, Black and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment - D1312 "Nov Word Puzzle" 

Dies

     Cricut Cut "Pumpkin Doily"  

Inks/Pens 

     Ponderosa Pine 

Other

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

SNEAK PEEK for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #496 (rotated to landscape) which opens on 10/24/2022.  Detail of my sneak peek project at Double Trouble below will be published at ILuvScrapping2 on 10/24/202 for additional detail.  

Pumpkin Kisses - Color Dare #518 - Triple Play

This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #518 "Triple Play" using Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #494.  Looking at this sketch it already gave me the theme for a nice Fall card and the color challenge seemed a good fit. The sketch really defined and made it so easy to create this card. 

Using the colors from the board, all pieces were cut using the light and dark sides of Melon, Desert Rose and Rosemary cardstock.  The background was cut using the light side of Melon and the pretty border dies using the darker side to enhance and give some dimension to the background.  The banners were cut in different sizes and adhered to the background. 

The pumpkins were stamped and then cut with the thin dies; however, if I mess up on the placement of the stamp, I'll correct by fussy-cutting closer, which I really do prefer a closer cut.  The stamps and foliage were adhered with variable 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  Finished off with the sentiment stamped directly to the background.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

CTMH Makers Official FB 

Colorful Options "Ourageous Orange" 

Dragonfly Dreams October "Halloween/Autumn"

Use Your Stuff #468 "Autumn or Fall" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

Cardstock 

     Melon, Desert Rose, Rosemary and White Daisy 

Stamp + Thin Dies 

     Z4297 A World with Octobers  

Dies

     Peachy Cheap "Banners"

     Poppy Stamps #1889 "Petit For Stitched Borders"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento Ink "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape