Autumn Silhouettes with the Double Trouble Challenge

Hi Friends and Happy Tuesday!  I'm back to share my second Guest Designer project with The Double Trouble Challenge.  This challenge is for 1 week and it's a Something, Anything, Everything Challenge. The are other optional twists you can play along with if you choose.

I've created a CAS styled Autumn card using the Autumn Silhouettes Stamp Set from Gina K. Designs and blended a pretty sunset in the background using Catherine Pooler inks.

After stamping the image, I heat embossed and masked off a thick border using mint tape from Scrapbook.com.  I ink blended the colors and once dry, splattered using Dr. Ph. Martin's Pen-White ink. I like this white ink because when it's dried, it does not take on any color from underneath, it stays bright white.

I've popped the focal panel on craft foam for dimension, not before adding natural colored linen thread.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  I'm very pleased with the look of this card, CAS just isn't my forte but I do like how this card turned out.  

I thank Double Trouble for having me as a Crazy Cousin this month, I always have a great time creating with the gals and we hope you'll stop in a play along!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

A Place to Start

613 Avenue Create

Aud Sentiments

Outlawz Monday Greetings

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Creative Fingers

Crafty Catz

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

Creative Knockouts

Creative Inspiration

Guest Designing with the Double Trouble Challenge - #177

Hi Friends, I'm back with another post for today, sharing my Guest Design Team project for The Double Trouble Challenge.  It's a fun one this round, and I'm so honored to be the Crazy Cousin for October.

The Double Trouble Challenge #177 starts today and runs through the 28th of October and you can enter HERE.  

Here are the details:

Fall Bat Color Challenge

Choose at least 3 Bat colors with Optional: Use at least 1 Die Cut that represents Fall or Halloween.  If you've included at least 3 colors and 1 Die Cut, you are eligible to enter at the A Cut Above Challenge HERE.

For my project, I've used a leaf die set that was a Free Gift with an order from Scrapbook.com.  I've cut the leaves from Canson 140 lb. watercolor paper and "watercolored" them using Catherine Pooler inks.  After they were completely dry, I splattered with a generous amount of gold Gansai Tambi watercolor paint.

I've used a nesting frame die from Kat Scrappiness to create a frame, which I layered up a few cuts to create some strength.  The sentiment is from the "Fall Sampler" stamp set by Scrapbook.com, and I've stamped it using Copper Clay ink from Stampin' Up.

I've added enamel dots and Baker's Twine with Linen thread to complete the look.  Please pop over to The Double Trouble Challenge and share your creative projects.  We hope to inspire you and love seeing everyone's creativity.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

A Cut Above

613 Avenue Create

Die Cut Divas

Moving Along with the Times

The Four Seasons Challenge

The Crafting Challenge

Mirtillamente

Crafts Galore Encore

A Perfect Time to Craft

All Sorts

My Time to Craft

Cut It Up Challenge - inspired by Autumn Leaves by Ed Sheeran (and Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole)

Double Trouble 6th Anniversary - Birthday Greetings

Hello Friends and Happy Monday!  I'm honored to be a Guest Designer on the Double Trouble Challenge Blog today, and the team is celebrating their 6th Anniversary with a fun Raffle.  You have a choice of 4 Raffle Themes:  Anniversary, Father's Day, Birthday or Graduation.  The Option this round is:  Use Kraft Paper, Brown Paper Bag, etc.  And the third Option is to enter your project at any of the previous challenge partners.

For my project today, I've used the Altenew Potted Plants Stamp Set to create a Birthday themed Card and have incorporated Kraft Card into my design.

To start, I did a bit of minor masking to stamp the Terra Cotta Pot and Snake Plant (or mother-in-law's tongue, as my Grandmother called it).  The images have been stamped using Catherine Pooler inks in shades of green and brown.  I went over the stamp images using Prismacolor Pencils, in order to add some shading and highlights.

The patterned papers are from a Recollections Vintage themed paper pad, the greeting is from the Word Fragments Stamp Set by Woodware.  I've popped the focal panel and sentiment strip on craft foam, and added some golden thread from Spellbinders.  Lastly, chocolate brown gems from Kat Scrappiness have been added to finish out the design.  This card is giving me masculine vibes, which wasn't intended but I'm happy it worked out that way.  I needed more masculine cards in my stash.

Please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog and enter the Anniversary Raffle.  You're sure to have some fun and just may be a winner!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Outlawz Monday Greetings

We Love Stamping

Stamping Sensations

613 Avenue Create

All Sorts

Gem of a Craft Challenge

Polkadoodles

Daisy Chain Challenge

Creative Crafters

Ally's Angels

Rabisco

Crafts Galore Encore

Double Trouble Challenge #166 - Stash and Trash

Hello Friends and Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was fun and you did something special for yourself.  I'm excited to be a Crazy Cousin Guest Designer at The Double Trouble Challenge #166!  It's a fun one this round, you are to go through your stash and pick unused and mix-matched items for your design. 

Let me tell ya, this was a hard one for this complicated brain of mine.  It was easy finding something unused in my stash, which is a shame actually, however, trying to use mix-matched items was quite hard for me.  

For my project, I've chosen 3-D stickers I've had for about a year, purchased from the Dollar Tree, when things were actually a $1 (now everything is $1.25 +).  I have a paper pad that has gone unused till today, and a stamp set that has never been inked...see...I told you it was a shame these things were hidden in the stash!

There's also a sketch to follow, as Double Trouble is collabing with Tuesday Morning Sketches.  So I've combined everything into my card.

So here we are, tada!

I thought I would go one step farther and use an embossing folder from Cricut, the Basic Shapes, to create a mix-matched background.  The stamp set is titled "Stuck on You" by Maymay Made it, the papers are from the Good Vibes 6x6 paper pad by Crate Paper and the sentiment is from the same stamp set.  

As you know, sketches are basic ideas for making cards easy, so I've chosen to use only snippets of patterned paper, and left off the bow/ribbon element at the bottom of the sketch.

Also, no bells and whistles this time, it looks quite busy and I felt it couldn't stand another thing LOL

Please stop by The Double Trouble and Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenges to see what the teams have created.  We hope you'll be inspired to dive deep into your stash and play along.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

CYHTP

A Perfect Time to Craft

Crafts Galore Encore

PINspirational

Park Hopping My Happy Place - Inspired by Wild West City in Byram Township NJ

Word Art Wednesday

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Creative Inspiration

Creatalicious

Tuesday Morning Sketches

 

Inspiration Station Challenge April 2024 - The Blue Planet

Hi Crafty Friends and Happy Monday!  It's a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.  The month of April brings Earth Day (April 22nd) and our inspiration prompt this month reflects the Blue Planet and just how precious it is.

And as a bonus for the first 2 weeks of this month, we are collaborating with The Double Trouble Challenge.  We hope you'll visit their challenge and join in there as well. That gives you 2 chances to win! 

Now for my team project.  Using the Big World Stamp and Coordinating Die Set from Altenew, I've created a CAS styled card, taking my inspiration directly from our prompt this month.

This is a layering stamp set, with various configurations for the continents. I stamped the Earth using Catherine Pooler Inks and die cut using the coordinating die.  I die cut the pedestal from silver matte card and layered the Globe on a snippet of patterned paper and blue mat, using nesting circle dies from Kat Scrappiness. I popped the earth on foam pads for dimension.

To help the silver pedestal stand out from the gray background, I've traced around the die cut using gray and blue Prismacolor Pencils.  The sentiment is from the same set, and the "world" die cut is included in the die set.  To finish the design, I've added silver sequins.  

We hope you'll be inspired by this months' photo prompt and create something to share with us.  And don't forget to play along at The Double Trouble Challenge, which you can find HERE.  

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

SSS Monday Challenge

Double Trouble

Outlawz Monday Greetings

The Crafting Challenge

Incy Wincy - based on the book "Around the World in 80 Days"

Crafts Galore Encore

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Pearly Sparkles

Scrapping 4 Fun

A Perfect Time to Craft

CAS on Friday

The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #15 - Mar/Apr 2024

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Friday!  We made it through another week, wow this month is flying by.  It's time for a new challenge month at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Blog.  This month, the challenge team is collaborating with The Double Trouble Challenge from today through the 31st of March, so you'll want to pop over and play along in their Spring Florals Challenge as well.

Now, on to the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge for this month.  Our Optional Mood Board contains my favorite color, along with some gorgeous florals.  This mood board is optional, provided for inspiration.

For my team project, I've used the Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Daffodil Layering Die Set.  I love layering die sets, they are usually fairly simple to put together and they provide so much dimension to your project.

For my card, I've embossed the background with a Basket Weave pattern, using a folder from Darice,  I've ink blended a light shade of Catherine Pooler lilac ink in the bottom corner, getting lighter as I went up the side and into the middle.

For the die cut daffodils, I've used colored card stock along with glitter card for the tips of the flowers.  The taller flower head has been popped on foam pads, and the pre-foiled sentiment is from a pack by Pink Fresh Studio.  I've not added my usual bells and whistles, I thought the card was good without anything extra.

Please join us at the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge.  We would love to see your Floral Focused projects, and also check out The Double Trouble Challenge this month also.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Cut It Up

Daring Cardmakers

Creative Crafters

WW Crafters and Colorists

Craft Rocket

Double D

Penny's Challenges

Word Art Wednesday

Crafty Gals Corner

Die Cut Divas

Triple B Challenge

CYHTP

Double Trouble

Make My Monday

Creative Moments

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Calming Cluster

Hello Friends and Happy Saturday!  Today is the 15th of the month and that signals a new challenge start at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge.  The challenge theme is Always Anything Flowers Goes with Optional Mood Board.   The optional board this month is:

I love the colors in this mood board and even though it's completely optional to use, I did allow the colors to inspire my project this month.

Using the Calming Clusters Stamp Set from Altenew, I've created a sweet and simple design.  The image has been colored using Prismacolor Pencils.

To highlight the image, I've die cut and embossed a simple frame and adhered flat to the floral panel. I gently rubbed white pigment ink over the embossing to make it pop.  I've also used splattering and lilac gems for an extra bit of interest.

Also, the team is excited to be collaborating with The Double Trouble Challenge #136 today through April 27th.  Please visit their challenge HERE and play along!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge!  Until next time, Happy Crafting.

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Ally's Angels

Coloring with Pencils

Creative Crafters

Papercraft Challenges

World Wide Crafters and Colorists

Crafter's Cafe

Daring Cardmakers

My Time to Craft

Outlawz Twisted Thursday

Make My Monday

Double Trouble

Night Owls

Dragonfly Dreams

Inspiration Station March Challenge

Hi Crafty Friends and Happy 1st Monday of March.  Today sees the start of a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.  The inspiration photograph is quite fitting for this month:

I was inspired by all the green in the photo, not to mention St. Patrick's Day is coming up so I went with an Irish theme and colored this sweet little red headed lass from Star Stampz using Prismacolor Pencils. 

The papers are snippets from a digital paper pack, from where escapes me.  The sentiment is from Cardz TV and the gold sequins are from my stash.

I was attempting a new flesh tone combination and to be honest, this poor lass looks a "little green 'round the gills" as my Daddy used to say to us kids when we had stomach viruses.  I was going for that reddish, Irish complexion...next time I'll stick to what I know.

The Inspiration Station Challenge is also teaming with The Double Trouble Challenge from today through the 19th of March.  Please visit their challenge and play along in their "Pinch Proof" Challenge.  You can find their challenge HERE.

That's all for now, I'll be back in an hour to share another design team project!  Until then, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Colorful Options

Let's Craft and Create

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Double Trouble

A Place to Start

CD Sunday

Inspire.Create

Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes

613 Avenue Create

Corrosive Challenge

Crafting Happiness

Ching Chou Kuik

Park Hopping My Happy Place - Merida at Fairytale Garden Magic Kingdom Disneyland 

Inspiration Station Challenge #41 - Sunflowers and Pumpkins

Hi Friends and Welcome to my second post for today!  A new bi-weekly challenge round has started at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog and the inspiration photo this round contains one of my favorite flowers!  

How stunning is this inspiration photo?  I wish I could have fields of sunflowers growing all around me.  Next to the Iris, Sunflowers are a favorite of mine in the summer and autumn.

I was inspired to create an Autumn themed card that, of course included sunflowers and I found this lovely image from Conie Fong in my stash.  It's the Sunflowers and Pumpkins digital image and it was just right! 

I've colored the image using my Spectrum Noir Illustrator Alcohol Markers and the patterned papers are from the Carta Bella "Hello Fall" 6x6 paper pad.  I love plaids, polkadots and ginghams in holiday themed projects.

I didn't follow a sketch per se, I made my own sketch.  I've die cut the focal image using a fancy tag die from Alina Craft.  Lastly, I've added gold sequins for extra shine.  We also want to announce we are partnering with the Double Trouble Challenge this round.  Please stop by their challenge HERE and play along.

We hope you'll visit the challenge blog, my teammates have created some lovely projects based on their intrepretation of the photo.  

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Double Trouble

Dream Valley

A Place to Start

Conie Fong FB Group

Crafting Happiness

Cupcake Inspirations

Incy Wincy

Your Scrapbook Place

Creatalicious

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper

Die Cut Divas

Cut It Up

The Inspiration Station - Candy Hearts

Hello and Happy Monday!  I trust your weekend was lovely and the week has started on a good note for you.  Today begins a new bi-weekly challenge at The Inspiration Station and the inspiration photo is a "sweet" one!

Before I get to my design team project, I wanted to announce The Inspiration Station is collaborating with The Double Trouble Challenge #103 for the next 2 weeks!  Our challenge themes are similar so please visit and link up with them also.  A Huge "Thank You" to Double Trouble for teaming up with us!

Now, for my design team project, I've created a Valentine's Day card using images from the Sweetheart Candy digital set by Jan's Digi Stamps. 

The images have been colored using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, the patterned paper is from the Kat Scrappiness Heartfelt Wishes Slimline Paper Pack and the banner flag is a dimensional sticker from my stash (The Dollar Tree I believe....which is now the Dollar and a Quarter Store)

I wanted a bit more interest in the background so I've added dots using a white Gelly Roll Pen.  Lastly, clear sequins were added for sparkle and shine.

We would be honored if you would share your inspired projects with us at The Inspiration Station and The Double Trouble Challenge.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Double Trouble

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Cupcake Inspirations

Use Your Stuff

A Place to Start

Colouring in Scrapland

Get Creative

Path of Positivity

CD Sunday

INTAAS

Avenue 613

Dare 2B Artsy

Dragonfly Dreams

The Paper Funday Challenges #36

Hello!  I'm back with another post announcing the new monthly challenge at The Paper Funday Challenges.  The theme is always Anything Goes with an Optional Twist; the Twist this month is Holidays.  We also have 2 wonderful sponsors:  Polkadoodles and My Besties.

Before I get to my project, I have some exciting news!  The Paper Funday Challenge is partnering with The Double Trouble Challenge from 06 December through 02 January.  Please visit Double Trouble and enter their challenge for a chance to win their prize package also! 

For my design team project, I've created a Christmas card using the Steampunk Snowman digital image #781 from My Besties. 

Snowmen are my all time favorite holiday/winter images; I collect them so when I saw this image, I couldn't resist.  I mean, who doesn't love a Steampunk Snowman?  My card measures 5" square, designer papers are from a 12x12 Martha Stewart paper stack and I've colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.

My card base is 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Classic Crest, I've popped the focal image and panel along with the sentiment strip on craft foam for dimension.  The snowflake paper has gorgeous gold foiling which adds to the Steampunk vibe.  Lastly, I've added gold sequins for added sparkle and shine.

Doesn't it seem like this year has flown by?  Or is it me?...the older I get, the faster time flies....my Mama used to say that all the time and I never paid much mind to it..until now.  I hope you've started shopping for Christmas prezzies....I got a jump on it and have some wrapped and under the tree.  Maybe this year, I won't get so frazzled the last week.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafter's Cafe

A Perfect Time to Craft

Classic Design Challenge

Clever Dexter

Color It. Create It, Show It Off

Crafts Galore Encore

Besties Challenge

Mirtillamente

Double Trouble - allowing backlinks from the PFD team

Double Trouble Guest Designer - Something, Anything, Everything Challenge #98

Hello Friends and Happy Monday!  Today begins a new challenge at The Double Trouble Challenge Blog.  The theme this round is Something, Anything, Everything and you can earn extra chances in the Random Draw by entering in challenges with previous partners.

I've had a great time guest designing with the team this month and today is my last GDT project.  It's been a true honor!

For my project today, I've created a Christmas Card in non-traditonal colors (which I love) using a digital image from the Cozy Girl Set by Le Petite Market on Etsy.

I've colored the image using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and the designer papers are from the "Winter Wonderland" 6x6 paper pad by Doodlebug Design.

To finish off the design, I've popped the focal image on craft foam for dimension, addded faux gems from Kat Scrappiness and a sentiment strip that has been embossed with fine detail white power on a snippet of black card.

Please join us at The Double Trouble Challenges, we would love to see your designs!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Make My Monday

Stamps, Fun, Creativity

Coloring in Scrapland

Christmas with the Cuties

CD Sunday

INTAAS

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Peace on Earth

All Sorts

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas

Di's Digi Design

Outlawz PAM