Double Trouble Challenge # 209

 

Here's my card for Double Trouble Challenge #209,  

3-2-1 Recipe "The Mail Must Go On"

complete with 

 3 layers, 2 images, and  using 1 CAS Technique

 

 The card will be entered in the Double Trouble Challenge # 209

and also the

Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge # 688.

   

Then I will put it in the box of Easter cards which I am getting ready to send off to Send A Smile 4 Kids. 

 

Thanks for dropping by my blog.  

Apologies for not posting anything the last two months.

Sometimes life just happens.  But it is starting to get back on track.   

More Double Trouble - Pinch Proof

 The new challenge at Double Trouble was, indeed, a challenge for me.

We are snowbirds and I travel with only a small stash of card making supplies.  And because I am always an overachiever and want to make all the Troubles happy, I needed to think out of the box for 

Challenge #186 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" 

 

Thing #1's recipe posed my first problem.  I have no stencils here.  Using some dies I made two of my own, one a row of triangles and the other scattered leaves. 

Using the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #665, Thing #2's  request, was easy.

 

But Thing #3's idea to use shamrocks was almost a deal, or should I say challenge, breaker!  And then I had an epiphany and was able to comply.  Can you find my 3 shamrocks?

 Thanks so much for stopping by my blog.

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids March 2025 Challenge

 

 The theme for the March Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is "Animals".

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

I made these cards using a 3-D punch out kit.

 

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids .

(Cards only, please.)

Your cards need not be donated, but if you plan to do so, check the current needs of the volunteers and the deadlines on the Send A Smile 4 Kids Blog.

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Jen

Mary

Celeste

 Melanie

Sybrina 

Thanks for visiting!

DTC #182

 This week's Double Trouble Challenge theme is

"3-2-1 Recipe - Warm & Cuddly"

 

 

 

and their partner challenge is

Try a Sketch On Tuesday 

or 

Crazy Critters Challenge.

  

 

Are you ready for some Easter cards?

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #745

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

The sketch for this week is another great one to use paper scraps.

 

That's what I did. 

The card above is actually my second effort.  I started another card and then the idea I had had didn't quite work.  But eventually I went back to it and I'm happy with the result.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. 

The Design Team invites you to stop by

 and visit their blogs, too.

Debbie 

Donna

Melissa

Patti

 

      You can be sure that one of us will be visiting you.

Send A Smile 4 Kids February 2023 Challenge #234

The theme for the February Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

Easter/Spring Cards 4 Kids.

 

Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them! 

 

Here's a set of cards I made for the February Challenge.

When I opened the box of Spring/Easter stuff  in my stash, I came across these 3 apertures from die cutting bunnies for previous cards.   They were perfect for a bit of Iris Folding.

 

Here's another fun card I created from the scraps in that box.

 

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

February Challenge.

(Cards only, please. And they need not be donated.)

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Bobbi

Sybrina

Mary

Karen 

April 

Celeste

 

Just for Fun

 Today I decided to make some cards just for fun rather than for one of the design teams for whom I usually make my cards.  

 In your house, who is generally assigned the task of hiding the Easter eggs for the kiddos to find?  Our Easter bunny has changed over the years.  First my DH did the hiding for our kids.  Then when our first granddaughter arrived my son, who was still living at home, did the honors.  After he married and had a home of his own, I've hidden the Easter eggs.  Now the grandsons are grown and they hide the eggs for the next generation, my great granddaughters.  They also help them find them, which is wonderful.  Half the time I can't find the glasses on my face.  

(That reminds me, I have wash in the dryer to fold.  It'll wait.)

You may be wondering why I am sharing our family Easter bunny history.  Gerda Steiner is having an online Easter Egg Hunt.  Participants make something using a GS design, download and use the special watermark and hide it for the GS design team to find. 

I thought it would be fun.

Here's the card I made:

I'm also going to post it on the SYD March Challenge on the Gerda Steiner blog and on the facebook page.  You can also post whatever you make on instagram, but that's out of my league.

I also entering these challenges:

My Time to Craft Challenge #477 - Animals

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use Your Favorite Things   (I printed my bunny on printable glitter paper.  It is awesome when printing digis.  No glitter in your printer!  And you can find it in the stationary section at Wal-Mart.)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #60 - AG with a critter

And Just for Fun, I wrote this blog post on the lanai while enjoying a beautiful Florida day.

Thanks for dropping by. 

Tuesday Morning Sketches #593

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

To start the year off, everyone on the TMS Design Team has chosen their favorite sketch from last year.

This was Tammy's favorite sketch.

 

 

All the cute papers are from an Echo Park Paper Pad I picked up last year.

The lightly watercolored bunny image is a stamp by Art Gone Wild.

I hope you'll have time to play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

this week. 

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Andrea

Debbie 

Margreet

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

 

Challenges:

Sweet Stamping Challenge - Cards for Teens/Kids

Always Fun Challenge #201 - AG

Get Creative Challenge #98 - AG; twist use red or pink

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #21 - Animal and/or buttons

Make the Cards Challenge #4 - Circles

 

 

 

 

Easter Handbag

Today, while my DH played 9 holes of golf, I played with a handbag die set a friend loaned me.

These will be perfect gift bags with a bit of Easter grass, a few chocolates, and a gift card. 

The little chick with banner is a stamp with matching die  from CTMH, which I colored with watercolor pencils.  I also die cut a piece of craft foam to mount them on.  It gives the image a lot more stability than pop dots, especially those skinny legs and feet.

Challenges:

Sparkles Forum Monthly Challenge # 113- Include an animal

Die Cut Divas Challenge - AG 

Crafty Animals Challenge #24 - AG 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #61 - AG 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #24 - AG with a critter 

Get Creative Challenge #78 - AG twist anything but a card 

Easter Card & CTMH Class 3/20/2018

Here is what we worked on at Joyce's CTMH card class on Tuesday.

Bear in mind, that it started to snow shortly after class started.  Consequently, we worked at breakneck speed so we could be on our way before the roads got treacherous.

(Yeah, I stamped the Happy Easter crooked.)

The flip side of the paper is pink, which everyone else used.  This will go to SAS4Kids and they always need cards for boys.

To save time, this side step card came home in pieces.  I colored and assembled it here. 

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Isn't this a darling bunny image? 
It's so sweet I wanted it to have center stage on the card.

Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #522 - Easter

Moving Along with the Times Challenge - Easter

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #346 - Easter

Cards in Envy Challenge - No Patterned Paper 

A Gem of a Challenge #215 - Easter

Thanks for dropping by.

Quilting today

Three weeks ago we went into Eustis to visit the My Favorite Things store.  I purchased a quilt square die, something that had been on my wish list for a while.  Then I got that stupid butt kicking cold.

(I am feeling much better.  Thank you to everyone who has asked.)  

Today, I finally unwrapped the die and made 3 squares using CTMH papers.

Then, after making the squares, I wasn't sure what to do with them. 

Using a set of stamps from Our Craft Lounge, they became Easter cards and will find their way to SAS4Kids.

 

Challenges:
Southern Girls Challenge - 3 or more papers 
Addicted to Stamps Challenge # 278 - Holiday
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of Feb 6 - Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenge #44 - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Challenge # 193- Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Challenge Week 5 - Anything Goes


 

Iris Folding Anyone?

The other day I die cut some really pretty bunnies which are waiting to find homes.  I really wanted to use the negatives for some iris folding.

 Papers and stamps are from CTMH.  I was going to use cotton for the bunny tails until the spool of crochet cotton caught my eye.  The eye is just a black dot of marker with glue on top.  The nose is a punched circle, also with a dot of glue.

Challenges:

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - AG  or Easter/Spring Cards 4 Kids 

Crafty Animals Challenge #11 - Anything Goes 

Animal Friends Challenge #59 - Stripes and/or Dots 

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #61 - Anything Goes 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #11 - Anything Goes 

QKR Stampede Challenge #281 - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar February Challenge - 2 or More Layers

heARTful stamping challenge - Anything Goes with a stamp 

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #193 - Anything Goes 

Always Fun Challenge #44 - Anything Goes 

Allsorts Challenge #453 - Spots and/or Stripes 

Scor-Pal More Than One Score Challenge #45 - Anything Goes (It sure is a lot easier to fold all the strips if you score them first!)