Double Trouble Challenge #201

 "3-2-1 Recipe - SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing"  is the theme at the Double Trouble Challenge until October 12th.

 For this challenge participants are allowed to make their own recipe.  

My recipe is as follows:  1 sentiment; 2 patterned papers; and 3 circles  

 

Any guesses where I got the 4 little balloons? 

 

As usual, I followed the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesdays.

 

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. 

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 

 

Double Trouble Challenge #200

 First.... 

Congratulations to the Double Trouble Challenge, Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 3, and all the Sneeches on your 200th Challenge!  It is always fun to play along!  Thanks for all your hard work!

 

The theme for this 3-2-1 recipe challenge is

OODLES OF DOODLES.  

 

I'm not so good at doodling so I used an old CTMH stamp set.

(This is actually the second card I made.) 

Here's the sketch  I followed from  TSOT Sketch #679.  

 

 I started out making a card using the flower stamp from the same set only I couldn't decide on the color.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut, stamped, colored and fussy cut, stamped, colored and fussy cut...

And finally, I just glued them all onto one card and called it a day.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  

We got a new computer and you wouldn't believe how long it took me to do this!  I still don't know what key I pushed to make the last picture appear.  Oh my.  Oh my.

 

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! 

Send a Smile 4 Kids September Challenge

 

The theme for the September Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

Cute Fall/Halloween Cards.

 

Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

 

Did you ever dress up as a pirate for Halloween? 

 No need to go to the party store and spend a bunch of money. 

 

 

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

September 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 

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: