Monday, May 12, 2025

Challenge #191 Double Trouble's 7th Anniversary "Second Celebratory Raffle Event"

Click HERE for complete guidelines and please take the time to read so you don't get into trouble. Consider becoming a follower and using our participant badge or any photo from our current challenge for your blog posting.


Top 3 and Randomly Drawn Winners
for Challenge #190 and previous challenges
can be viewed by clicking HERE


WELCOME to Challenge #191 - Let the Troubles Begin!
This Challenge runs from
Monday, May 12th thru Sunday, May 25th
"Double Trouble's 7th Anniversary"
 

THING 1:  Trouble Maker 
says, "National Brown Bag-It Day and Double Trouble's 7th Anniversary are both celebrated on May 25th. We have appreciated your participation in our challenges over the past seven years, so we are having our second annual Celebratory Raffle Event to show our appreciation. Let me finish my bagged lunch, and we will begin the raffle. 

"It's time to pull out the brown paper bag with Raffle tickets and give the bag a shake. Then it's your turn to pick a Ticket and create a project using the theme on ticket. Remember, each project may only be submitted to one of the Raffle Categories. 

         
 
        1. Anniversary or Wedding (Yellow Ticket)   
        2. Father's Day or Masculine (Blue Ticket) 
        3. Birthday or Baby (Pink Ticket)  
        4. Graduation (Green Ticket)  

You can stop here... 
Or
play along with Thing 3's optional twist and/or consider Thing 2's optional dare to earn additional chances in our random drawing. 


THING 3:  Twisted Sister
says, "I am celebrating National Brown Bag-It Day with Trouble Maker and have decided to use my brown paper bag for one of the Celebratory Raffle Choices.

"My optional twist is to use Kraft paper, Kraft-colored cardstock, a brown paper bag, or any product made from Kraft-like paper in your project. Kraft can be used in any of these categories and is a perfect accompaniment to many combinations of colors and/or patterns." 

Optional Twist: If you have included Kraft or Kraft-type paper in your project, you will earn another chance in our random drawing.  


THING 2:  Double Dare
says, "AND DON'T FORGET... Our Sister Challenge, Try A Sketch on Tuesday #670, joins us in celebrating our Double Trouble Seventh Anniversary. Click on my clipart to the left to see the sneak peek of their sketch. Combine this sketch with our Double Trouble 'Celebratory Event Raffle' and you will be awarded TWO additional chances in our random drawing. 

"Please note TSOT starts on May 13th, so this sneak peek gives you the day before to create; but remember... to prevent backlinking, your project should not be posted, published, or entered before May 13th in Try a Sketch On Tuesday HERE."  

Special Notes: 
If you use the TSOT sketch, include TSOT's name next to the DTC link in your post. You are now eligible for any extra chances in our random drawing. 
TSOT has a great sketch that you could use in any of the Raffle Categories. Wouldn't it be cool to see your projects using the same inspirational sketch, especially for each? 

For inspiration... here are our Things:

Pink: Birthday 

Blue: Masculine

along with inspiration from the Sneetches:

Yellow:  Anniversary or Wedding 

Pink: Birthday

Green: Graduation






MAY Guest Designer
Crazy Cousin
Green: Graduation



RANDON DRAW PRIZES - Besides the Top Three selections from the total of all cards, there will be one randomly drawn winner in each Raffle Category.  

Increase your chances for a prize by creating multiple projects for your favorite Raffle Category, or create projects in more than one category. Just be sure you post each project as a separate entry. For each raffle, you can create up to four projects. 

TSOT also has a Special random drawing for their sketch challenge to celebrate Double Trouble's Seventh Anniversary. 

Now it's your turn... 
PLEASE POST ENTRY IN 
THE PROPER RAFFLE COLOR 










After you link below, come back and share with us again on Instagram, and follow us for future challenges. 




ANNIVERSARY / WEDDING 
Click HERE to Enter Project 




FATHER'S DAY or MASCULINE
  
Click HERE to Enter Project 




BIRTHDAY OR BABY 
Click HERE to Enter Project 




GRADUATION  
Click HERE to Enter Project 





Challenge #190 - Top 3 and Random Draw Winner

Congratulations to our Top Three Winners!

We hope you enjoyed Challenge #190 our 3-2-1 Recipe "For Someone Special" as much as we enjoyed seeing your projects.    

We enjoyed viewing all of your fabulous designs and appreciate your participation and creativity in our challenges. Now, in numeric order, here are the Top Three selections. Please take a Top Three badge found on the right sidebar of our home page. 





Congratulations to the Randomly Drawn Winner!

There were 25 entries plus additional chances given for using Twisted Sister's optional twist and/or our dare to use our sister challenge, Try A Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT).  Our winner was selected by Random.org. 


Your prize will be on its way as soon as you provide your postal mailing address to challengedoubletrouble@gmail.com.


Please follow us and participate in our future fun challenges.
Don't forget to invite your crafty friends and family members to join in the fun at Double Trouble Challenges. 

Monday, May 5, 2025

ANNOUNCEMENT - DOUBLE TROUBLE #191 7th ANNIVERSARY RAFFLE WITH ADDITIONAL RANDOM DRAW PRIZES - STARTS MAY 12TH

In addition to the Top Three selections from the total of all raffles, there will be one randomly drawn winner in each raffle category: Pink, Green,Yellow, Blue.  

Increase your chances for a prize by creating multiple projects for your favorite raffle category or create projects in more than one category. Just be sure you post each project as a separate entry. For each raffle, you can create up to four projects. 

TSOT also has a Special random drawing for those that use their Sketch in celebration of Double Trouble's Anniversary. 

DON'T STOP HERE... TAKE A PRACTICE RUN WITH CHALLENGE #190 BELOW  - STILL OPEN  





Monday, April 28, 2025

Challenge #190 - 3-2-1 Recipe "For Someone Special"

Click HERE for complete guidelines, and please take the time to read so you don't get into trouble. Consider becoming a follower and using our participant badge or any photo from our current challenge for your blog posting.


Top 3 and Randomly Drawn Winners
for Challenge #189 and previous challenges
can be viewed by clicking HERE


WELCOME to Challenge #190 - Let the Troubles Begin!
This Challenge runs from
Monday, April 28th thru Sunday, May 11th
"3-2-1 Recipe - For Someone Special" 


Thing 1:  Trouble Maker
says, "There are many events to enjoy, but one that is always special is Mother’s Day. This year, the celebration is on Sunday, May 11th (in the USA). This is the perfect time to recognize remarkable women in your life – a family member such as an aunt, a daughter, a niece, or perhaps a dear friend. Let's stir up some trouble in the Double Trouble Kitchen and create a project for your special woman using all the ingredients from our 3-2-1 Recipe below.
                          
3-2-1- Recipe "For Someone Special"
Servings - Unlimited Portions of Fun
Ingredients:  
     3  Layers - This does not include the card base.
     2  Colors of Choice from the Clipart Color Wheel.
     1  Background - Must use Patterned Paper.  
                          
Directions: You MUST include at least the required minimum of each ingredient for successful results and a chance in our random drawing... but you can enhance your project and use more than the ingredients stipulated.  If you are unsure of the ingredient description, click HERE for additional details about that ingredient, and this may answer your question. 

You can stop here... 
OR  
play along with Thing 3's optional twist and/or consider Thing 2's optional dare to use our sister's sketch challenge and earn additional chances in our random drawing. 

Thing 3:  Twisted Sister 
says, "No specific occasion is ever needed for appreciating the beauty or fragrance of flowers. Our optional twist is simple - use floral images. Your images can be stamped, digital, machine-cut, die-cut, punched, stenciled, hand-drawn, fussy-cut, or try using stickers, cut-aparts, ephemera, patterned paper, or photographs."

If you include this twist with your 3-2-1 Recipe, you will be awarded an additional chance in our random drawing

     


THING 2:  Double Dare
says, "Click on my clipart to the left to see the sneak peek of our Sketch Challenge from our sister challenge, Try a Sketch On Tuesday #670, to inspire you to combine this sketch with our Double Trouble 3-2-1 recipe, 'For Someone Special,' and you will be awarded TWO additional chances to our random drawing. 

"Please note TSOT starts on April 29th, so this sneak peek gives you the day prior to create; but remember... to prevent backlinking, your project should not be posted, published, or entered before April 29th in Try a Sketch On Tuesday HERE."  

Alternate Challenge:  If you have met our 3-2-1 recipe and have included florals, you can enter the Beautiful Blossoms Mood Board #28... Check the rules for their challenge to make sure you have met their requirements and eligible dates (Apr 15th - May 11th), and you will be awarded yet another chance in our random drawing.

Special Notes: If you use the TSOT sketch and/or if there is an Alternate Challenge, please enter your project(s) and include TSOT's name and/or the Alternate's name next to the DTC link in your post. You are now eligible for the extra chances in our random drawing. 

For inspiration... here are our Things:



along with inspiration from the Sneetches: 




Kellianne Wilson








April Guest Designer
Crazy Cousin






Now it's your turn... 
After you link below, come back and share with us on Instagram and follow us for future new challenges. 



You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge #189 - Top 3 and Random Draw Winners

Congratulations to our Top Three Winners!

We hope you enjoyed Challenge #189 our 3-2-1 Recipe "Hippity Hoppity" as much as we enjoyed seeing your projects.    

We enjoyed viewing all of your fabulous designs and appreciate your participation and creativity in our challenges. Now, in numeric order, here are the Top Three selections. Please take a Top Three badge found on the right sidebar of our home page. 





Congratulations to the Randomly Drawn Winner!

There were 12 entries plus additional chances given for using Twisted Sister's optional twist and/or our double dare to use our sister challenge, Try A Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT).  Our winner was selected by Random.org. 


Your prize will be on its way as soon as you provide your postal mailing address to challengedoubletrouble@gmail.com.


Please follow us and participate in our future fun challenges.
Don't forget to invite your crafty friends and family members to join in the fun at Double Trouble Challenges. 

Monday, April 14, 2025

Challenge #189 - 3-2-1 Recipe "Hippity, Hoppity"

Click HERE for complete guidelines, and please take the time to read so you don't get into trouble. Consider becoming a follower and using our participant badge or any photo from our current challenge for your blog posting.

Top 3 and Randomly Drawn Winners
for Challenge #188 and previous challenges
can be viewed by clicking HERE


WELCOME to Challenge #189 - Let the Troubles Begin!
This Challenge runs from
Monday, April 14th thru Sunday, April 27th
3-2-1 Recipe "Hippity, Hoppity"


Thing 1:  Trouble Maker
says, "Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the Bunny Trail, Hippity, hoppity, Easter's on its way. This would be a good time to finish your Easter projects, but that doesn't mean you have to create an Easter card. All you need to do is stir up some trouble in the Double Trouble Kitchen and create a project for any occasion using all the ingredients from our 3-2-1 Recipe below. 
                          
3-2-1- Recipe "Hippity Hoppity"
Servings - Unlimited Portions of Fun
Ingredients:  
     3  Pastel Colors (Neutrals cannot be a choice of Pastels)     
     2  Words in One Sentiment 
      Slimline Card  (Mini or Regular)      

Directions: You MUST include at least the required minimum of each ingredient for successful results and a chance in our random drawing, but you can enhance your project and use more than the ingredients stipulated. If you are unsure of the ingredient description, click HERE for additional details of that ingredient, and this may answer your question. 

You can stop here... 
OR  
play along with Thing 3's optional twist and/or consider Thing 2's optional dare to use our sister's sketch challenge and earn additional chances in our random drawing. 

Thing 3:  Twisted Sister
says, "A tisket, a tasket, I have an Easter basket. I’m still a child at heart and love Easter Egg Hunts. Did you know that in days gone by, the eggs were hard-boiled, decorated, and then hidden throughout the yard? Most commonly today, we use hollow plastic eggs containing candies, money, or other surprises. My optional twist is to include at least one decorative or colored egg in your project." 

If you include this twist with your 3-2-1 Recipe, you will be awarded an additional chance in our random drawing.            



THING 2:  Double Dare
says, "Click on my clipart to the left to see the sneak peek of the sketch from our sister challenge, Try a Sketch On Tuesday #668, to inspire you to combine this sketch with our Double Trouble 3-2-1 recipe 'Hippity Hoppity' and you will be awarded TWO additional chances to our random drawing. 

"Please note TSOT starts on Tuesday, April 15th, so this sneak peek gives you the day prior to create; but remember... to prevent backlinking, your project should not be posted, published, or entered before April 15th in Try a Sketch On Tuesday HERE."  

Alternate Challenge: Another fun challenge is A Cut Above "Anything Goes" and you can earn another chance at our random draw providing you have used at least one die cut on your project.

Special Notes: Providing you use the TSOT sketch and/or the Alternate Challenge and have entered your card project(s), please include TSOT's name and/or Alternate's name A Cut Above next to the DTC link in your post so you are eligible for the additional chances in our random drawing.

For inspiration... here are our Things:



along with inspiration from the Sneetches:










April Guest Designer
Crazy Cousin






Now it's your turn... 
After you link below, come back and share with us on Instagram and follow us for future new challenges. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter