Thursday, November 29, 2018

Top 3 and Random Draw - Challenge #14

Thank you so much for your support. There were many entries in our 14th Challenge for creating a Christmas/Holiday project with the option to use the Tic-Tac-Toe grid .  We loved all of the fabulous designs and inspiration you shared with us and the many who included Twisted Sister's option "a hanging item".  

We apologize for the delay in our announcement of the Top 3, however, there were reasons for this dilemma. Everyone had preparation for turkey day in the USA, Friday was very black, lasting all weekend and then came Cyber Monday. Whew! On top of that we had a record number of entries for this challenge - 82, to consider for the Top Three.  What's that saying? "Have you ever tried to get four women to agree on anything?" A high-five for everyone who joined our challenge. Thank you all for your participation and we hope you'll continue to follow us for future fun challenges.

Congratulations to our Top Three
Now, before Christmas arrives, and in no particular order, here are the Top 3. Please be sure to take a Top 3 Badge found on the right sidebar.

18-Darnell 
61-Maya 
74-AJ 




 





Twisted Sister's Special Recognition: "Stealing Santa's hat is a sure way to achieve membership on the Naughty List. Glad you decided to hang out with Twisted Sister".




Random Draw Prize: There were 82 entries and numerous additional chances for each card submitted to any of our previous partners and using the optional twist "something hanging". Our draw was selected by Random.org. 

Congratulations to the Winner
#69 - Amanda Laine - Diamond Laine Designs
Your Bag of Things will be on it's way
as soon as you provide your mailing address at challengedoubletrouble@gmail.com

We hope everyone enjoyed the challenge as much as we did.
Now it’s time for more trouble - Double Trouble that is!

Click HERE for Challenge #15,
"Sweet Treats for the Holidays and More"
with optional "Sprinkles on Top"

Monday, November 19, 2018

Challenge #15 - Sweet Treat for the Holidays & More

Click HERE  for an introduction to our challenge and HERE  for complete guidelines.  
Please take time to read so you don't get into trouble.  Consider being a follower and 
use our participant badge or any photo from our post for your blog posting. 

WELCOME to Challenge #15 - Let the Troubles Begin!

While you’re getting inspired…take a minute and leave us a comment of 

your favorite sweet memory about Christmas and earn an extra chance 

to our random draw when you submit your entry for this challenge.



THING 1:  Trouble Maker 
challenges you to make a sweet treat for the Fall/Winter holidays.  Share a card or project that you'll use in the upcoming holidays - for example pumpkin pie, hot chocolate and candy canes, and any sweet thing in your life, etc. etc. etc.  

You can stop here 
Or you can opt to use the Mood Board below for inspiration and have a better chance to see your name on Santa's Nice List.   

THING 3: Twisted Sister 
says, "I only have four weeks until Christmas to make the Nice List.  It's not going to be easy!  Your help last challenge got me off the Naughty List but getting on the Nice List remains questionable.  I still need your help.
Please include "sprinkles on top" - any type of sparkly embellishment will help me."   

Remember this is an OPTIONAL TWIST but it's so easy that we hope everyone will join in. If you do the twist, Double Trouble will give you an extra chance in our random draw. 



THING 2: Double Dare 

asks, "Do you need a little inspiration?" Check out the mood board to motivate your mojo, use your stuff, link your project to Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog #338 and Double Trouble will give you an extra chance in our random draw. 



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Additional Sweet Treat at the 
 2018 Fall/Winter 
Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 
Friday Nov 30th - Friday, Dec 7th

There are loads of great prizes for playing along and there are no limits to the number of entries. In fact, the more entries the better your chances for winning Coffee Lovers' random-drawn prizes from over 60 super sponsors! 

"Make it hot, make it now, put a little cream and sugar in, give me coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee" and simply create a Fall/Winter project to include some sort of coffee/tea or cocoa element - how simple is that?

Important that you don't backlink - you don't want to get in trouble.  Link will be available HERE on Friday, Nov 30th, 6 am Pacific time. While waiting for the 30th, start creating! For inspiration, sing along with Frank Sinatra's The Coffee Song. Sneak peek for next challenge is to include embossing and twist snow/snowflakes with the coffee winter theme 


BLOG CANDY for the 2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop in addition to the normal random draw prize to Double Trouble, we are contributing a coffee mat and Spellbinder die to 4 recipients also by random draw, if you submit a card here in Double Trouble and make a comment on this post and tell us  "What's your favorite sweet treat during the Holidays.  This will continue in our next Challenge #16 but with a different comment.  Please join us and be a possible recipient of this Blog Candy.  


For inspiration... here are Our Things
(Penguin with glittered candy cane.)


(Sprinkles on Top - Cookies)

(Sprinkles on Top -  Sugar Cookies)



November's Guest Designer - Crazy Cousin
"Sprinkles on Top"


Fall/Winter - Coffee Lover's Inspiration 
Suzanne Reynolds 
How Sweet are Flowers and the smell of pinecones and the Joy of Coffee






Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Top 3 and Random Draw - Challenge #13

Thank you so much for your support and the many entries in our 13th Challenge "Something, Everything and Anything". Loved all the fabulous designs and inspiration you shared with us and the many who included Twisted Sister's option "a number".  

Congratulations to our Top 3, in no particular order, and a high-five for everyone who joined our challenge - thank you all for your participation and hope you continue to follow us for future fun challenges.  Please grab your Top 3 Badge on the right sidebar.  

Twisted Sister's Special Recognition 
ONEsie - for originality using a stamped image representative of a number without using a number.  How creative is that?  Congratulations Inkami.  







Random Draw Prize: There were 28 entries and many additional chances for each card submitted to any of our previous partners and using the Optional Twist "a number". Our draw was selected by Random.org and Congratulations to the Winner:

#18 Lillian's Leisure - Lillian Abrams
Your Bag of Things will be on it's way
as soon as you provide your mailing address at challengedoubletrouble@gmail.com 

Hope everyone enjoyed the Challenge as much as we did 
and it’s time for more trouble - Double Trouble that is! 
Click HERE for the current challenge 
"Christmas/Holiday/Season w/TicTacToe Board
and Twist include a hanging item on project"

Monday, November 5, 2018

Challenge 14 - Christmas/Holiday and/or combined TSOT TicTacToe Challenge

Click HERE  for an introduction to our Challenge and HERE  for complete guidelines.  
Please take time to read so you don't get in trouble.  Consider being a Follower and 
use our Participant Badge or any Photo from our Post for your Blog posting. 


WELCOME to Challenge #14 - Let the Troubles Begin!


THING 1:  Trouble Maker 
says "Only 6 weeks to Christmas" - and less if you want to get them in the mail before the 15th of December... so we challenge you to create a Christmas/Holiday/Winter project to get on Santa's Nice List.  

You can stop here 
Or you can opt to use the TicTacToe Board below and have a bigger chance on the Nice List.   


THING 3: Twisted Sister 

"Dear Santa, I can explain, it's who I hang out with!" Help me get off the Naughty List and on the Nice List - all you have to do is include any hanging items on your project - stockings, garland, ornaments, lights, banners, etc. Remember this is an OPTIONAL TWIST but it's so easy that we hope everyone will join in. If you do the twist, Double Trouble will give you an extra chance in our random draw. 


THING 2: Double Dare

says if you use a row, column or diagonal from the TicTacToe Board here you can link your project at Try Stamping on Tuesday and Double Trouble will give you an extra chance in our random draw. 




For inspiration... here are Our Things


Tracy Pierce
TicTacToe - Diagonal: Green, Tree, Plaid 
with Optional Twist: Ornament 
TicTacToe - Row: Stamping, Red, Plaid  
With Optional Twist: Ornaments and Lights



TicTacToe - Third Column: Foil, Winter, Plaid 
Optional Twist:  Ornament Inside the Card 




November's Guest Designer - Crazy Cousin
TicTacToe - Center Column: Circle, Trees, Red
Optional Twist:  Ornament