Double Trouble Challenge # 202

 First, I want to thank everyone who popped over to my blog to comment on my previous card.  I was so disappointed when I realized I had missed a recipe item and couldn't enter it in the challenge.  But you gals were so wonderful and encouraging.  

Thank you. 

I found a little window of time (I can clean the bathroom another day.  It's not like I'm expecting company or anything.) and made a second card, 

 which I'll be entering in the Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe, Shades of Fall and the Pearly Sparkles Challenge #112, Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves.

 

 

 

 Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by.

Any volunteers to clean my bathroom? 

Special Birthday Card

 Yesterday I came across 2 pieces of A2 sized patterned paper that a friend sent to me last year.  I thought it would make a lovely birthday card for my DIL, whose birthday falls on Halloween.  Usually I go with a Halloween theme for her card.  But I thought I'd go with more of an autumn theme this year.  I like how it turned out.

 I had planned to share this at Double Trouble Challenge # 202, 

Shades of Fall.  However, I am missing one of the required recipe ingredients (stenciled or dry embossed element).  

But I will enter it in the October 

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog #112 -

Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves. 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. 

Double Trouble Challenge #199

 

This week's Double Trouble Challenge is

Sweet Surprise 

And here is the Recipe: 

  3 Layers - Card Base does not count
   2 Images - stamps, dies or ephemera
   1 Aperture - any shape    

 

 

 

Following the recipe and using this week's sketch from  

Try a Sketch on Tuesday,

 

 

I made this birthday card.

  

The card is already in my box of cards I'll be mailing to 

 Send a Smile for Kids.

 

 

 

Almost forgot to show you this second card I made, just for the fun of it.  It's such a nice sketch.

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by! 

Double Trouble Challenge #198

 

Once again,  I've been asked to join the fun at Double Trouble Challenge as a Crazy Cousin. 

 

For this challenge #198, which runs from Aug. 18th - Aug. 31st,  the theme is "Mix It Up".

 

The 3-2-1 Challenge Recipe is below: 

 

I've made a Fan Fold Card using TSOT Sketch #677.  It looks super hard, which is why I've never made one before.   But it's really very easy.  It's all in the cutting. 

Here's the front, 

 and here's the inside.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog.

 

Now, make sure you pop over to the Double Trouble Challenge to see the wonderful cards made by the Trouble #1, Trouble #2, Trouble #3 and the talented Sneeches.  Then swing over to Try a Sketch on Tuesday  to see sketch #677, which posts on Aug. 19th, and gain extra chances in the DTC random drawing.

 

I really liked this design.  In fact, here are two more birthday cards.

 

 

This 3rd card was a winner!

 

Thanks again for stopping by.

Birthday cards for twins

 The twins, who live across the street from us, happily informed me that they are going to have a birthday party.

We so enjoy watching them playing together without a care in the world!  Who knew the windshield of a truck makes a perfect sliding board?  They love finding sticks and having fencing matches.  Their driveway is often a museum of chalk masterpieces.  Conversing with them is always enlightening.  The other day I watched as one twin filled the other's super soaker water gun.  I asked him where his gun was and he said he lost it.  That was quickly followed by, "That's OK.  I have the hose!" 

 

Here are their birthday cards:

 

If you are making any cards suitable for children, this month's challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids is Anything Goes.

We'd love to see your cards!  

  

Thanks for visiting my blog. 

 

BTW: Today is my grandson's birthday.

This is his card:

 

 

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids August 2025 Challenge

 

The theme for the August Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

"Anything Goes".

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

Do you save scraps?  I do.  Long skinny strips of paper are so useful.  I have a separate container just for them.  This card layout is perfect for 1/4" strips.  There are several versions of this card on Pinterest and Facebook and I have been wanting to try it.  

 

The cute little robot, gears, and sentiment are stamps from a 

SU Paper Pumpkin kit.  I think I'll make a few more of these with different shapes and stamps.  Super fun to make!

And I think it will put a smile on some child's face.  

 

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 

Oh, don't leave yet!

I have another card to share before I put it in the SAS4Kids box. 

 

Everything on this card was just cluttering up my work table. 

I think I have enough empty space to do some sewing now. 

 

Thanks for visiting!

Piano Card

 This card is for a May birthday.  I know that I am getting ahead of myself a little bit, but I saw a piano card online and knew it would be perfect for a friend of mine.  I had to improvise a little bit to make the tiny butterflies.  Two of my friend's favorites are purple and butterflies.

Think she'll like it?

 

 BTW, I am submitting this to the new challenge at Double Trouble,

Something, Anything and Everything

For the recipe part of the challenge I have used one bow, two colors (purple and green) and 3 tiny butterflies. 

I think of a birthday as a "personal" holiday.

This card has also been submitted to  the

 Festive Friday Challenge #FF0180 Piano Day.

I have used 3 of the inspiration items, black, white, and musical notes.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Hope you had a crafty day!

 

My card was a....

 

 

Birthday Cards for DTC #185

 It took me a little while to decide what I would make for the new challenge at Double Trouble, but I finally decided to make this pair of birthday cards.  

(inside)

The theme for Double Trouble Challenge #185 is

3-2-1 Recipe "Hoodie Hoo Day"

Of course, I'll also be entering the Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge # 664.

 and also the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids February 2025 Challenge

 The theme for the February Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is "Fun Folds."

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

Making fun fold cards is my favorite card making technique.

And my 4 grandsons enjoy receiving this type of card.

 

Here is the card I have made for this challenge.

It is already in the pile of cards that I will be mailing to

Send a Smile 4 Kids.  Cards for boys and birthday cards are always appreciated by the SAS4K shippers. 

 

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 

 

 

Double Trouble Challenge #183

 This week's Double Trouble Challenge theme is

 "3-2-1 Recipe - Say Cheese & Smile"

Here's my card.

(Notice the 3 different mouse images, 2 different papers, and a sentiment which makes me smile.  Plus, in the bottom image are some grapes, which I love with cheese.)

 This card has been several days in the making.  I started it right away, found some cute digi images, sized them to fit on my card and then hit PRINT.

That's when the trouble started.

The printer would only print in black and white 

and the images were supposed to be in color.

I did everything I could think of to get it to print in color.  The ink cartridges are new.  I cleaned the print heads multiple times.  

But all I get is black and white. 

Finally I decided to just go with it and added a bit of color here and there with a water brush.  It's not what I pictured, but I still think it's cute.

The partner challenge, which I am also entering, is 

Try a Sketch on Tuesday.

 

 

and I'm also submitting this card to

Crazy Critter Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Double Trouble Challenge #178

 

 Once again I'm playing in the Double Trouble Challenge.

You'll find the challenge details below: 

 

My DIL has a Halloween birthday.  I made this fall themed card for her.

It is much more glittery in person because I gave it a good shot of glitter spray, besides the glitter paper I used.

I'll also be entering the current challenge at:

Beautiful Blossoms - AG Floral

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

Double Trouble Challenge #177

 Once again I'm playing in the Double Trouble Challenge.

You'll find the challenge details below:

 

Here's my entry:

The requirements didn't limit our cards to Halloween or Fall.  They did have an option of using one die that represents one of the two.   I needed a birthday card.  So, I added a black cat from one of my CTMH cricut cartridges for a little Halloween touch. 

Besides, the recipient of this card just loves cats! 

The little mouse, the balloons, and the frame were all die cuts.

I'll be entering the October die cut challenge at A Cut Above also.

I thought I'd enter a few more fun challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add Texture 

Seize the Birthday Challenge #293 - Dots 

Make My Monday Challenge #236 - Kid Friendly

Minion Making

 This card was very time consuming, but worth it for a little guy who hasn't been receiving my cards the last few years.  I made him cards, I sent him cards, but I have no clue who received them or the gifts inside.   He and his family moved and no one told me.

I finally have their new address.

He better receive this card!

Have a great day!

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #768

 

 Welcome to my blog, where I have

a new card to share with you each week for

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 

 

Here is the sketch for this week:

 

 

 

 

Here is my version:

 

 

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.