Double Trouble Challenge #184

 

This week's Double Trouble Challenge theme is

 "3-2-1 Recipe - Love is in the Air

 

 Here's my card:

 I generally try to collect as many chances for the DTC random drawing as possible. 

I managed to include all the recipe ingredients plus some.  

I followed the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #663. 

 

although I switched the circle for a rectangle and moved my second shapes to the upper corners.  

Notice the little heart in the middle of each.

Including a heart was very easy, but a conversation heart I just couldn't do.

 

(My printer still is not printing in color, so I hand colored the digi image from Imagine That with markers.  The sentiment is from IT as well.  The cute heart border is a Pink and Main die cut.  And the half inch paper strips are from SU.)

Thanks for visiting. 

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!

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.

Send a Smile 4 Kids January 2025 Challenge

 The theme for the January Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is "Make new friends...

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

Participants can use a new stamp, an old stamp, or both. 

I've used a new stamp from a SU Paper Pumpkin kit that I recently discovered in my stash.  And I've used a lot of scraps to make the card background.

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 so much for visiting my blog. 

I think I need to go add some ink to my black stamp pad!

 

Bye!

Send A Smile 4 Kids December Challenge - Winter Cards 4 Kids

 The theme for the December Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is Winter 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!

 

I adore this snowman stamp from Penny Black.

Perhaps, I should say snow lady? snow woman? snow gal? snow chick? snow babe? 

 

 

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

Bobbie 

Sybrina 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. 

 

Christmas Card Class + Double Trouble #181

This morning a few Delightful Dazzling Dames from my Red Hat Chapter gathered to make these 6 Christmas Cards.

This is a tri-fold card from a Paper Pumpkin card kit by Stampin Up. 

 

 

 Below are views as you open the card.

The inset images are from Gecko Gals.

  

Which would you have chosen?

The snowflake embossing folder just came in the mail earlier this week from Simon Says Stamp. 

The other embossing folder is from SU. 

 

Since the current challenge(#181) theme at Double Trouble Challenge is "It's Up To You", I'm going to enter the very first card in their challenge.  You might wonder why I chose that one.  Well, Twisted Sister aka Thing 3 will appreciate the glittery bow on the top of that card and give me an extra chance in the random drawing.   And for another chance, I'm entering it in the Jingle Belles Wrap It Up Challenge, too.

 I'd love to know which card is your favorite and which image you would have chosen for the last card.

 

Thanks for stopping by.