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.

 

 

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:

 

 

 

Double Trouble Challenge #197

 Here's a switch!

A new Double Trouble Challenge is posted on Mondays, every other week and I regularly participate.  For this challenge #197, which runs from Aug. 4th - Aug. 17th,  I've been asked to join the fun as a Crazy Cousin. 

 

The 3-2-1 Challenge Recipe is below: 

 

 

Here's my "You're in the Spotlight" card:

using Pink, Green, and Yellow, a mat layer, a stamped layer plus a popped up circle of black glitter paper with the colored spotlighted layer on top.

 

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 #676, which posts on Aug. 5th, and gain extra chances in the DTC random drawing.

 Here's the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge: 

Their design team made some very pretty cards.  You might want to take a look and enter both challenges! 

 

Good luck! 

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids August 2025 Challenge

 

The theme for the August Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

"Anything Goes".

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

Do you save scraps?  I do.  Long skinny strips of paper are so useful.  I have a separate container just for them.  This card layout is perfect for 1/4" strips.  There are several versions of this card on Pinterest and Facebook and I have been wanting to try it.  

 

The cute little robot, gears, and sentiment are stamps from a 

SU Paper Pumpkin kit.  I think I'll make a few more of these with different shapes and stamps.  Super fun to make!

And I think it will put a smile on some child's face.  

 

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 

Oh, don't leave yet!

I have another card to share before I put it in the SAS4Kids box. 

 

Everything on this card was just cluttering up my work table. 

I think I have enough empty space to do some sewing now. 

 

Thanks for visiting!

Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #675

 Here are a two more cards for the Try a Sketch On Tuesday Challenge # 675.  (Scroll down to see a couple more).

  

It's a really cute sketch and I had some triangles of paper leftover from making cards for the Double Trouble Challenge.   And since I had pulled out some of my punny stamps, I decided to follow the DTC Recipe, too. 

 

 

 

I actually threaded a needle, no small feat, to sew the stitching up the side of the card by hand.
 

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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.

 

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Double Trouble Challenge #195

 It's been quite a while since I've played in the Double Trouble Challenge.  This week's 3-2-1 Recipe  "Inky Pinkies" looked like fun.

 

Servings - Unlimited Portions of Fun

3  Colors of your choice
2  Images - Must be hand-stamped
1  Sentiment

Here's my card:

 

 

I'll also enter it in the partner challenge,

Try a Sketch on Tuesday. 

 

 

To make my background, I smooshed a few colors onto an acrylic block and then lightly sprayed with Sheer Shimmer Sparkle.  It helped blend the colors.  Although it doesn't show in the photo, when stamped onto the paper, gave the whole piece a pretty shine just for Twisted Sister.

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