Pink Christmas

 Good morning!  Today I am sharing my project as a Guest Designer for Double Trouble Challenge.  Here are the details:

WELCOME to Challenge #220 - Let the Troubles Begin!

Challenge runs from Monday, July 6th thru Sunday, July 19th 

Here is Thing 1's 3-2-1 Recipe - "Christmas in July"
Servings - Unlimited Portions of Fun
Specific information is available by clicking on each ingredient.
        3 Colors of your choice (Neutrals Do Not Count as one of the three                   choices, but neutrals can be used in addition to colors of choice)
        2 Layers (Card Base does not count)

        1 Holiday Image 

Directions: You MUST include at least the required minimum of each ingredient for successful results and a chance in our random drawing... but you may enhance your project by using more than the ingredients stipulated.

THING 1: Trouble Maker

says, "'Christmas in July' is a fun and quirky commemoration of the traditional winter holiday... so why wait until December to create a little holiday cheer? It's the perfect time to mix sunny skies with snowy vibes and celebrate the season in the most unexpected way. It's also a great way to get ahead of your holiday stash! 

Let's celebrate, stir up some trouble in Double Trouble's Kitchen, and create a project using all the ingredients from our 3-2-1 Recipe above.

You can stop here...
OR
play along with Thing 3's Optional Twist and/or Thing 2's Optional Dare and earn additional chances in our random drawing.

THING 3: Twisted Sister 

says, "Even though the July 4th weekend has passed, Trouble Maker wants to celebrate 'Christmas in July.' She will probably think this idea makes snow sense, but why not go with a 'patriotic-meets-festive' vibe? We can have snow much fun with a 'Star-Spangled Christmas.' My optional twist is to use stars and/or stripes in our 'Christmas in July' 3-2-1 recipe above."

 

Optional Twist: If you have included stars and/or stripes in your project, you will earn another chance in our Random Drawing. 

THING 2:  Double Dare

says, "Click the clipart to the left for a sneak peek of sketches #699 and #700 from our sister challenge, Try a Sketch On Tuesday.

"My optional dare is to combine your choice of either sketch with the Double Trouble 3-2-1 recipe for 'Christmas in July.' To prevent backlinking, please ensure your project is not posted, published, or entered anywhere before July 7th. Following this guideline will earn you TWO additional chances in our random drawing!"

Want to earn another chance in our random drawing? If your project includes stars and/or stripes, with or without TSOT sketch, you can also link it up at the Jingle Belles Challenge until July 19th.

And here is my card for your inspiration:

My three colors are red, pink, and a blue-ish gray.  I have at least 4 layers once you get to my image, and I have 1 snowwoman image.  For Thing #3's challenge, I added stars and I followed one of the sketches:

I hope you will get a chance to play along with us; I can't wait to see what you create for this challenge!

Supplies:

All papers and image ephemera are from Not 2 Shabby

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink sentiment

Dies: unbranded circle die from Amazon; Pink & Main "Roses" die set--banner; My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" Stitched Rectangle

Challenges:

Creative Knockouts #574--Christmas in July

Crafty Catz #717--anything goes

Creative Fingers #326--anything goes

Jingles Belles--stars AND/OR stripes forever

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #699--sketch

Die Cut Divas--Christmas in July

Pearly Sparkles #121--Christmas in July

Cupcake Inspirations #638--anything goes