Double Trouble Challenge #196

 This week's Double Trouble Challenge Recipe is:

Keep Us in Stitches 

 3  Layers

     2  Images - Stamped or Die-Cut

     1  Stitched Element 

 

 

At one time, I did a lot of paper piercing to get that stitched look on my cards.  And then the stitched dies appeared. They are now my preferred method of  'sewing' .  Here are two cards I made using the recipe, a punny sentiment, and the sketch from Try A Sketch on Tuesday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's always fun playing in these two challenges.

 

 Thanks for visiting my blog. 

Send a Smile 4 Kids May 2025 Challenge

 

The theme for the May Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is "Punny Cards".

 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 pulled out a couple fun Great Impressions stamps to make this card.

 

 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.

 (You have until  May 15th to send in Father's Day cards.)

 

 

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 for visiting!

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #764

 

 Welcome to my blog, where I have

a new card to share with you each week for

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches turns 15 this month!  We will be celebrating with old sketches (from 2014) and small prizes all month long.

 

Here is the sketch for this week:

 

 

Did you know I was a Red Hat Queen?

My chapter is called the

Delightful Dazzling Dames.

We get together once in a while and make cards. 

I was taking inventory of my Red Hat stash and found everything I needed to make this fun card.

 

 

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.

 

Have a great day!

CAS 4 Double Trouble

We've been back from our winter stay in Florida for 18 days.  Things here are slowly getting back to normal.  And, once again, I'm making a few cards on an as needed basis.  Now you might think that the card I made today would not fall into that category.  However, the Double Trouble Challenge is one of my favorites and I made this card for my Double Trouble family.

Using a negative from die cutting those adorable hearts on stems, I stenciled them in the corner of my cs.  Next I added the flowers and leaves.  (This winter I picked up a piece of very pretty paper at HL that was filled with bunches of flowers, enough for all the gals in my card class.  I fussy cut them all.  There were just a few partial flowers around the edges which I also fussy cut, knowing I'd find the perfect spot for them.) I stamped a few little spots and my sentiment.  Then I embossed the entire piece before adhering it to my card base.  I'm very pleased with how this turned out.  I'm thinking of making a set to give as a gift.

The current Double Trouble Challenge is 

Challenge #164 "CAS Less But Better" partnering with Crafter's Cafe 

I'll be entering both challenges.

 

 

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog.

Yesterday I made two baby cards to go with the two baby blankets I made in Florida.

I can't wait to show them to you.

First, I think it's time to unpack my suitcase.

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #749

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

 

I pretty much kept to the sketch,

but that doesn't mean you have to.  

 

       

 

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.

Sweet Honey Bear from MFT

 Here is a card I made this afternoon for the

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #683.

One of my great granddaughters will love receiving this for 

Valentine's Day.

All the stamps are from the MFT Sweet Honey Bear stamp set.

This is the sketch I followed.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

Thought I'd enter a few more of my favorite challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge #113 - AG 

Inkspirational Challenge #308 - Designer's Choice - Paper Piecing (The leaves, bee hive, and honey pot are all paperpieced.)

 

Make My Monday Challenge #218 - Use Patterned Paper

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #719

 

 

 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:

From the moment I first saw this sketch it spoke to me.  Well, maybe the summer heat had a little something to do with it.

 

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.

 

 

 

 Here is an extra card I made with some leftovers.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #717

 

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: 

 

 I started out making a rather simple card....

and then I received a package of new dies in the mail and decided to kick it up a notch....

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.

 

 

As usual, I have a couple cards using leftover scraps:

 

Thanks for visiting!!!

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #711

 

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:

 

 

 

Looking at the sketch, my first thought was to make a card with Christmas ornaments.  But my Christmas stuff is under the bed and I just didn't feel like dragging it out.  I contemplated turning the sketch upside down and using balloons.  But that didn't do it for me.  A bee hive with little bees buzzing around was my next thought.  I started looking through my digi stamps, wondering if I had a pretty fuchsia plant with dangling flowers.  No luck.  And then I came across an old digital stamp from Becci's stamps which I thought would be perfect.  

 

 Now that I've given you all sorts of ideas, I hope you'll join the fun at Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge this week.  

My teammates have also created wonderful cards sure to inspire you.

 

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.