Double Trouble Challenge #46

One of my good friends is going to have a wonderful new year.

She's going to be a grandmother for the first time!

It's too early to know if the baby is a boy or girl, so I made a gate fold card and to cover both genders.

The theme of Double Trouble's current challenge is

Something, Anything, and Everything. With options of using something new (the heart embossing folder), or making your project about something new (new grandma) to make Twisted Sister happy.  I've also linked up with one of Double Trouble partners, The Crafter's Cafe.

Additional Challenges:

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Holidays or I spy something beginning with a C (Congratulations) 

Allsorts Challenge #551/2 - AG

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 50 - AG

Double Trouble Challenge #45

Thought I'd quickly squeeze in a card for Double Trouble Challenge #45, before I finished my cookie baking.  

Here is a birthday card using a black & white striped border and 3 additional colors.

I no sooner get the last Christmas card made and in the mail when I need to make a pile of birthday cards for the next two weeks!

One down, a bunch to go! 

Challenges: 

Double Trouble Challenge #45 - stripes, black & white + 3 colors, enter  CDC #373/374

Color Dare Challenge #373/374 - black & white & 3 colors 

Allsorts Challenge Week 551/2 - AG

Time to preheat the oven.

 

Double Trouble Challenge #44

The current challenge at Double Trouble is Wrap It Up.

They are looking for holiday paper on your card

and

Twisted Sister wants to Tie It Up with a bow or ribbon. 

Here's my super easy contribution to their challenge:

 

Additional Challenges:

ArtsyStamper Challenge #5 - Winter Holiday 

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Anything Goes Holiday Edition (The ribbon is CTMH and the tag is a cut from the Art Philosophy Cartridge.)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #467 - AG option quick and easy

 

Another teenager in the family

My grandson, Matthew, turned 13 yesterday.

Right now I have 4 grandsons in their teens.

Having a conversation with any of them is like pulling teeth.

I did get a smile when Matt opened his card.

Challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door Last Challenge of 2019 - AG

Crafty Hazelnut's December Patterned Paper Challenge - AG

Scribbles Design Challenge #83 - For the Boys 

Gem of a Challenge Week 24 - AG

The Paper Shelters 9th Birthday Blog Hop - Birthdays/Celebrations 

 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart December Blog Hop

Welcome to the December

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

Here are my contributions:

 I've used papers from all three of the new paper packs in the Close to My Heart  November, December 2019 catalog.  The stamps are all retired CTMH stamps.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Marie Flayer's blog.

Your next stop is Stephanie Huber's FB page

(click on the "Post" link )
 Stephanie is currently experiencing some technical difficulties.
Please hop to Andrea Sherman's blog to see her wonderful No Peekin' Gift tags.

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Belated Birthday Sloth

First, I must apologize to my regular blog visitors for my unplanned brief hiatus from blogging.

I had a little mishap, while sharpening my carving knife, which required a few stitches in my thumb.  Ouch!  I'd say it was sharp!

That kind of limited my crafting.

Not to mention the fact that I had to turn my craft table back to a dining room table for Thanksgiving dinner.

Dinner is over and so are the leftovers. 

The stitches are out and I'm back to cardmaking.

My sister-in-law's birthday came and went, giving me the perfect excuse to use this adorable sloth from Mo's Pencil 

and a new die I recently purchased.  

You might think I sent her card late on purpose.  Hmmm... 

Challenges:

Art Impressions Challenge #271 - Animals 

Cute Card Thursday # 611 - AG

Through the Craft Room Door Challernge  Dec. - AG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - AG with a critter  

Send a Smile 4 Kids December Challenge

There is a new challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids!

The December theme is Winter Cards 4 Kids

or Anything Goes 4 Kids .

This card will go to a SAS4K volunteer who will send it on to a children's hospital for patient use.  

If you are interested in making and donating cards to SAS4K, you can find all the information you need right here.

 I hope you'll enter this month's SAS4K Challenge.  

We love to see your wonderful creations and visit your blogs.

Challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies December Challenge - AG with a critter 

Animal Friends Challenge #81 - Birds 

Crafty Hazelnut's December Patterned Paper Challenge - AG

 

Drafty here

 I'm glad this penguin, a digi image by Connie Fong, is all bundled up because it has been in my draft folder.

Did you know that if you are writing a post and do not hit the orange Publish button when you are finished, the blog post is saved in your draft folder? 

I thought I had published this card, which was to be my entry in the Double Trouble Challenge #42, and in reality I never did.   

Senior Moment!

It's too late for that challenge but it will be perfect for the following challenges:

Beccy's Place November Holiday Card Challenge - Day 18 "P" Penguin

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Animals (The pretty white lacey layer was die cut on my Cuttlebug.) 

The Paper Shelter Challenge #407 - A Christmas Card

Crimbo Crackers Challenge #198 - Animals

Crafty Catz Challenge #484 - AG with option of spots and/or stripes

A Gem of a Challenge Week 23 - AG

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Christmas/Winter

Way Behind at Beccy's Place

Finding time to make a daily Christmas card for Beccy's Place November Holiday Card Challenge has been a little hard this year.  Consequently, I am way behind.  It's an alphabetical challenge but I'm skipping around.  Here's a card using a colored digital image (by Beccy) of an "I"ce skate inside a die cut frame.

 

Double Trouble Challenge #43 Card 2

   Somehow I missed making a card for DTC #42.   

Therefore, I've made a second card for DTC #43.

It has glitter, and a snowman and is also entered at 

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #483. 

The digi image is from Beccy's Place 

and the sentiment is a CTMH stamp.

Additional challenges I am entering:

As You Like It Challenge - Favorite way to add snow and why (I like the glitter brushes to add snow because it's a no mess way to get the glittery look.  This snowman has a good coating of clear Wink of Stella.  I also like to use glitter paper for die cut snowflakes.  I have a teeny die that made the 1/2" flakes on this card.  It's perfect to use on teeny glitter paper scraps.)

Crafty Catz Challenge #484 - AG with optional stripes (scarf) and spots (on the poinsettias) 

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #465 - AG Christmas with option of something beginning with an "R"  (Red) 

Beccy's Place November Holiday Cards Challenge - "S" for snowman. snowflakes, scarf, spotted poinsettias

 

 

Double Trouble Challenge # 43

Bling, Glitz, Glitter, a Snowman and Cupcake Inspiration.

This card has all that.

And it's my entry for the Double Trouble Challenge #43.

It's also the first chance I've gotten to make a card for Beccy's Place November Challenge.   This is for the letter "o" challenge, Day 17.  I've perched a snowy white owl on the sentiment banner.

More Challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #483 :

 

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #110 - Snowflakes

Crimbo Crackers Challenge #197 - Blue 

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #109 - Let It Snow

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Christmas/Winter

613 Avenue Create Challenge #227 - AG, option- Scrap Your Stash (Other than the card base, everything else on the card was made with scraps.)

 

Snowflake pieces everywhere!

The die cut snowflakes are so pretty, but the teeny, tiny pieces that contribute to their beauty can make a bit of a mess.  I've been preparing for a class and have done a lot of die cutting.  The mess was basically contained until.... my great granddaughter spent the afternoon here.  Heaven only knows why I said to her, "would you like to make some snowflakes?" and introduced her to my Cuttlebug.  Her mother came and took her home about an hour ago.  I just got done vacuuming.

I made this card yesterday from some of the card class kit leftovers.

 The Warmest Wishes! sentiment is easier to see in person.

Challenges:

Dream Valley Challenge #213 - All That Glitters 

Artsystamper Challenge #3 - Monochromatic

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #408 - Snowflakes

Fab n Funky Challenge #407 - Add some sparkle

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #110 - Snowflakes

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #109 - Let It Snow

 

Blog Hop Leftovers

If you check my previous post for the CTMH Joyful Stars Blog Hop, you may notice that the gift cards are held in place by tiny circles, folded in four, one section removed and then glued together.  Consequently, I had a perfectly good piece of patterned paper with four holes in it. 

 I used a few other scraps and CTMH stamps to make a card for one of the December birthdays in my book.  Even the little cups are tiny scraps of paper paper pieced together.

Challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge #65 - Happy Birthday 

Papercraft Challenges #50 - Birthday

Make My Monday Challenge #109 - Red, Green and White

613 Avenue Create Challenge #227 - Anything Goes w/ option of Scraps 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart November Blog Hop

Welcome to the November

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

Have you ever made a twist card?

Today I'd like to share a few twist gift card holders using several of the new CTMH papers.  These are just like a normal twist card, only the dimensions are smaller.

Here are the dimensions I used to make these three cards:

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Marie Flayer's blog.

Your next stop is Stephanie Huber's FB page.

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of Nov. 5th - AG

The Holly and the Ivy Challenge #59 - Anything Christmas 

Arty Divas Challenge #8 - AG 

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #607 - AG

Crafty Catz Challenge #482 - AG with a Christmas twist 

A Gem of a Challenge Week 22 - AG 

Send a Smile 4 Kids November Challenge

There is a new challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids!

The November theme is Holiday Cards 4 Kids

or Anything Goes 4 Kids .

In my Christmas stash, there are various leftovers from last year, papers in many shapes and sizes, die cuts, digi images and embellishments.  Using a few of those items and the current Mojo Monday Sketch, I created this card:

This card will go to a SAS4K volunteer who will send it on to a children's hospital for patient use.  

If you are interested in making and donating cards to SAS4K, you can find all the information you need right here.

 I hope you'll enter this month's SAS4K Challenge.  

We love to see your wonderful creations and visit your blogs.

Challenges:

Mojo Monday Challenge #526 - 

 

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #106 - Santa
Brown Sugar November Challenge #395 - AG
Polkadoodles Challenge Week 44 - AG
QKR Stampede Challenge #370 - AG
Art Impressions Challenge #269 - Holiday Cards
Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #108 - Something beginning with "s":  Santa
Fab n Funky Challenge #455 - Christmas
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - AG

 

Fall Sunflowers

While my DH is busy playing in the fall leaves, 

I thought I'd share a fall card.

 

  

When I picked up this sunflower paper, I wish I had picked up more than one sheet because I just love it. 

I had just enough left for the top and bottom panels of this horizontal gate fold card. 

Using CTMH stamps, I stamped, colored and fussy cut a sunflower and three leaves*.  I popped them on the lower panel positioned so that the sentiment (also a CTMH stamp) can be tucked under it to keep the card closed. 

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Fall/Autumn Colors

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #109 - Rich Autumn Colors

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #108 - Something beginning with "s"  (Sunflowers, sequins, stamps)

Use Your Stuff Challenge #380 - Fall Project with 3 leaves*

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

Artsy Stamper Challenge #2 - Patterned Paper

 

Double Trouble Challenge #41

This birthday card is on its way to my great nephew.   In the past, his parents always took him to Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida for his birthday.  This year they moved there!

And even though this is not a Halloween card, I have used the required Halloween colors, red, yellow, brown, for the current Double Trouble Challenge.  And by using the balloons, which fly, Twisted Sister should be happy, too.  

Double Trouble Challenge has partnered with the  

Crafting Happiness challenges for the next two weeks, so I'll be entering their Challenge #19 - Halloween Colors, too.

Thanks for visiting!

Cat Lovers' Hop

The deadline for the annual Cards for Little Hearts Winter Theme and Holiday Card Drive is rapidly approaching.  I am furiously making cards to send.  I thought I'd share this one in the

 2019 Cat Lovers Hop.

 The image is a digi and the words are a cricut cut.

 

Additional Challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge #238 - For a Child + a sentiment

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge #116 -  Frames

Artsystamper Challenge #2 - Patterned Paper

 

Layered Birthday Card

All the new dies everyone is using blow my mind. 

I see a card I like using a new die 

and spend hours trying to find it online.

Here's a card I recently made using a few of the dies in my stash.

 The layered dies are Spellbinders Card Creator A2 Devine Eloquence S5-218.  

The balloon dies are from My Favorite Things.

Patterned papers were a freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine.  

 I covered plain pink and aqua cs scraps with clear glitter film before cutting the balloons.

Challenges:

Scrapy Land Challenge #124 - AG using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells (Spellbinders) 

Southern Girls Challenge - AG 

Dream Valley Challenge #212 - Add a sentiment 

A Gem of a Challenge Week 20 - AG 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #243 - Sparkle 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart October Blog Hop

Welcome to the October

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

I've made two cards using my favorite paper pack from the new catalog, Every Little Thing.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Marie Flayer's blog.

Your next stop is Krista Hershberger's blog.

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Meanwhile, I'm going to enter the following challenges:
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday October Challenge -  Stamp It
Little Red Wagon Challenge #518 - Cut It Out (flower is fussy cut; frame is a cricut cut)
Arty Divas Challenge #6 - ATG
Challenge Up Your Life # 116 - Frames
Crafty Catz Challenge #477 - Anything Goes with Option of ribbon, bow or flower
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of October 8th - AG

Close to My Heart Card Classes

Normally, on Tuesday afternoons I am at Joyce Houck's with my crafting buddies making CTMH cards.  We didn't have class today.

But I thought I'd share the cards we made at our last two classes, since I haven't had time to get them posted until now.

 

Double Trouble Challenge #40

The theme for the new Double Trouble Challenge is Halloween/Fall with masking.

I've taken an digi image from Patti's Creations called 

Princess Pumpkin Coach,

colored it with pencils and masked it so I could create a frame around the image.

My daughter-in-law's birthday is on Halloween and she has always loved Cinderella.

Challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #40 - Halloween/Fall Masking; something you'd find in a pumpkin patch; link with Kat Scrapiness  

Patti's Creations Challenge #163 - Autumn/Halloween

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Autumn Colors 

Kat Scrapiness October Challenge - Halloween/Fall cards 

Artsy Stamper Challenge 1 - Autumn Colors 

Crafting Happiness Challenge #17 - Pumpkins

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge # 248- Fall 

Send a Smile 4 Kids October Challenge

There is a new challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids!

The October theme is  Celebration Cards 4 Kids

or Anything Goes 4 Kids .

 

This card will go to a SAS4K volunteer who will send it on to a children's hospital for patient use.  

If you are interested in making and donating cards to SAS4K, you can find all the information you need right here.

Challenges: 
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #242 - Add a Critter 
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #41 - AG with a Critter 
The Paper Shelter Challenge #400 - Let's Celebrate!
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #602 - Anything Goes 
House Mouse & Friends Challenge #301 - AG; option - outdoor fun

Double Trouble Challenge #39

The last week of a 5 week month is a

Free For All at Double Trouble Challenge.

 I decided to use the the current sketch at Mojo Monday, substituting a tag for the circle in the sketch, 

and featuring tons of pink on a girly birthday card.

Stamps are from CTMH

Here are the challenges I am entering:

Double Trouble Challenge #39 - Something, Everything, Anything + pink +  Crafter's Cafe entry

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #228 - Pink + a Tag 

Cards 4 Galz Challenge #106 - Pretty Bows 

Craft Rocket Challenges #64 - Pink 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #361 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Think Pink 

Crafty Hazelnut's October Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes 

Creations in Pink Challenge # 14- Anything Goes in Mainly Pink 

Unicorn Challenge #48 - Pretty in Pink 

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 524 -

 

AHSC #355

Here's a soccer themed card using this week's sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Stamps and papers are from CTMH.

Challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #355- 

 

The Alphabet Challenge - M is for masculine

Aud Sentiments Challenge #236 - AG + a Sentiment 

The Male Room Challenge #120 - Use Embellishments

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #239 - Masculine AG

CAS Sketch Thank You Card

When I saw the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, I knew it was perfect for a few scraps that were on my craft table.

It's very hard for me to throw out even small scraps.

But it is even harder for me to make a Clean and Simple card!

 

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #403 (see sketch above)

2 Sisters on a Blog Challenge #31 - Something with an "s"  (strips, spritz) 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #241 - Autumn Colors

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #359 - CAS

Krafty Chicks Challenge #473 - Thank You

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 236- AG + a sentiment