Double Trouble Challenge # 203

 Here's my card for Double Trouble Challenge #203,  

3-2-1 Recipe "Round and Round"

complete with Circles, Images and Twine.

 

 My niece loves owls, so this will be headed her way.

It will also be entered in DTC #203 and Try a Sketch on Tuesday # 682. 

 

 

 

Do you think I should turn that sentiment around so that it reads downward? 

I never know which way to put it vertically.

 

Thanks for visiting.

 

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids October Challenge

 

The theme for the October Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is

Favorite Holiday Color Combo

(Color combos can be for any holiday. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas color combos would be the most seasonal, but any holiday combo will work.)

Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

 

When it comes to Christmas/Winter cards I don't know that I have a favorite.

The last few years I've been seeing a lot of cards in shades of aqua and red.  

I kinda like the combination, especially when I'm making a card that is not specifically Christmas, like this one.  

 

 

 

 It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

October 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! 

Jen

Mary

Celeste

 Melanie

Sybrina 

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids November Challenge

 

 The theme for the November Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is Happy Holidays 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!

 

When I first tried to order the stamp set that included this cute holiday Owl, it was sold out.  I don't give up easily and kept an eye on the availability of the set.  Finally, it was back in stock.  I immediately ordered one and just couldn't wait to use it!

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids November Challenge.

(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

Bobbie 

Sybrina 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Purrfect Present, Purrfect Timing

 My birthday was 2 days ago and I received an awesome package of crafty goodies from a special friend.  One of those goodies was a stamp that I just could not wait to use.

It is purrfect for the Double Trouble Challenge #152 - De'ja Brew, the 2023 Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop, and the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #23! 

 

 The stamp and sentiment are by Your Next Stamp.  I stamped an extra copy and cut out just the cup so I could mask everything else.  Then I used versamark to stamp the cup, and heat embossed with clear EP, which gives the tea cup the look of china.  It took forever to get a clean piece of washi tape for on the card.  It kept tearing sideways off the roll before I was ready.  I had to pull it very, very, very slowly.  

Thanks to the fun challenges that gave me the purrfect excuse to use this cute stamp right away!

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids November Challenge #243

 

The theme for the November Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

Happy Holiday 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 mine:

 It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

November Holiday Cards 4 Kids 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

 

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #731

 

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:

 

 

And here's my card based on the sketch...

 

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

Tammy

Tangii

 

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

Holiday and Sketch Challenges at MFT

Today I'm sharing two holiday cards for challenges at My Favorite Things.   I discovered I have lots of stamps and dies from MFT but very few of them are Christmas themed.  Perhaps I'll be fortunate enough to win one of the challenges and I'll be able to purchase a few.

Challenge #668 at My Favorite Things is a sketch challenge. Following this sketch:

I made this card: 

(The die cut image and snowflakes are MFT products)

The October Ready, Set Christmas Card Challenge at MFT simply asks for a newly created Christmas card.  Here's mine:

(The die cut image and trees are MFT products)

Both of these cards are already in the box I'll be sending off to Send a Smile 4 Kids.

 

Thanks so much for visiting.

Sorry the kitchen floor is so dirty, but I've been crafting instead of mopping!

 

Another Double Trouble Card

Today I want to share a second card that I made for the current challenge at Double Trouble.   The theme for Challenge #148 is  "Any Way You Punch It".  

 

Trouble Maker will be pleased to see that for this card, I used a circle punch, a border punch and a die.  For Twisted Sister,  I used a digi image of a Parachuting Pig by Gerda Steiner.  He's so cute.  And finally, the challenge partner this week is I Spy With My Little Eye  something on or from a farm. 

 

Christmas cards are my current focus.  

This card will be donated to Send A Smile 4 Kids.

 

I seriously love plaid paper.  It always catches my eye, is versatile, and offers multiple color options.   I'm also entering this card in the current

 Cupcake Inspirations Challenge # 578

 

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Double Trouble Challenge #115

 Christmas in July

 is the theme for the Double Trouble Challenge #115.

When it is this hot and humid, it's a bit hard to get in the holiday spirit.   But, I thought I'd give it a try.

My Christmas Stash has a lot of odds and ends from previous years.  The last few years I have made a concerted effort to use up a lot of old stuff before I buy new.  And I'm doing just that, one strip at a time.

 

Today I've chosen papers that have the colors in the top row of the Crazy  8 Color Dare Challenge #503 (which I am also entering) and used a flower theme.

That should make all the Things happy. 

 

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids November Challenge

 The theme for the November Challenge at 

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is Happy Holiday Cards

or Anything Goes 4 Kids.

 

I don't think you can get much happier than Olaf!

(This guy was a free digi image from Sweet n Sassy about 7 years ago.)  

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

November 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

 

 

 

 

Challenges:

The Alphabet Challenge - P is for Patterned Paper

Craft Rocket Challenge #87 - Winter/Snow

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Any Holiday Occasion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

On the first day of Christmas....

 ...my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree.  

The operative word here is tree, which begins with the letter 't', the theme for Day 23 of Beccy's November Challenge.   The digital image is one of Beccy's from several years ago.  

I am also entering these challenges:

Inkspirational Challenge #226 - Frame It

Di's Digi Challenge - Emboss It wet or dry  (The sentiment is wet embossed.)

Crimbo Crackers Challenge #220 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Have a nice day.  Thanks for visiting.

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches #581

 

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

Here's the sketch for this week and my card.

 

 

I love this card. 

  In fact, I already cut pieces to make a few more.  The stamps are from Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection.  I gave the branch under the bird just a touch of color and stamped and fussy cut a second bird to pop overtop of the first for a bit of dimension.  The Funky Christmas Tree die is from Whimsy Stamps.  Last year I bought a large book of 12x12 Christmas plaid paper on clearance after the holidays.  Plaids are so popular this year.  I'm so happy with that post holiday purchase!

 

 

I hope you'll 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:  Krafty Chicks Challenge #533 - Christmas; Aud Sentiments Challenge #264 - Christmas/Winter Animal + a sentiment; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #516 - AG optional glitter (It's impossible to see, but I used a green glitter brush on the evergreen branch.); Simon Says Monday Challenge - Happy Holidays;  Through the Purple Haze Challenge #173 - Tic Tac Toe (I used the bottom row, patterned paper, die cut, and a gold star on the tree.)