Double Trouble Challenge 23 Wearin' O' the Green

 I am so honored to be the guest designer, also known as "the crazy cousin", for the month of March at the Double Trouble Challenge Blog! 

Thanks to Sue Reynolds for creating the cousin image for me.  I think it is perfect!

 So what do you Think?  Do I look like "the crazy cousin?"

For the first challenge this month, we will also be linking up with the Heart2Heart Challenge Blog. You can play along with both and that will give you extra chances to win at Double Trouble.
So here is the challenge:

THING 1: Trouble Maker
says, Let's have some fun for St. Patrick's Day with the wearin' o' the green!" Make green the primary color of your project.
Don't stop here... consider Twisted Sister's optional twist

THING 3: Twisted Sister
says Thing 3: Good ole St. Paddy's day is all about finding the Pot o' Gold... be it in a pint o' beer or at the end of a rainbow. Include a "golden touch" on your project for an added chance at our random draw.

THING 2: Double Dare
says, "I'm proud of my Irish heritage and double dare you to play along by linking your green project at Heart2Heart Challenge." While Heart2Heart encourages the use of at least one CTMH product, for this partnership, this requirement will be waived. Heart2Heart has weekly theme challenges and you are able to enter up to the last day of the month; however, Double Trouble challenge closes on March 17th.
Enjoy a typical Irish tune HERE and as you link up with our partner for this challenge, Heart2Heart.

  

This just happens to be the perfect challenge for me since green is my favorite color! I love most shades of green, however, I am especially drawn to bright green, like the Close To My Heart color Willow.  Maybe because when I received my DNA results, I found out that I am 21% Irish which is way more Irish than I originally thought!   This is one of those $100 cards you hear about.  Or maybe you make those kinds of cards too?  I used many different dies and products on this card.  It was not my intent to do that, however, sometimes I get an idea and as I start working on it goes in a different direction.  I'm sure some of you can relate.  I am happy with the result, however, I can not say the same for my workspace!  It was completely covered by the time I was finished.

 All products are from Close To My Heart except the gold shimmer spray used on the card base - it is a product from Heidi Swapp called Color Shine.   The card is 5 x 7 - I decided to make a larger card to accommodate the large "clover flower."  It was cut using both the basic heart and stitched heart dies in bright green retired glitter paper.  There are two layers of hearts to make the large "clover".  The bitty hearts were cut using the Thin Cuts Shaker Window and Confetti Dies.  I also used the new Stitched Rectangle Frames and cut them twice - once in Gold Foil Paper and once in a pattern paper from Something Fierce Paper Packet.

Please be sure to stop by the Double Trouble Challenge Blog and also the Heart2Heart Challenge Blog to see all the wonderful creations.  There are so many talented artists that participate in these challenges!

Products Used in this Card:

Z4260 Stitched Rectangle Frames

Z4305 Fancy Tags

Z3317 Basic Heart 

Z4182 Stitched Hearts

Z4309 Thin Cuts Shaker Window and Confetti

Z3365 Gold Foil Paper

X7240B Something Fierce Paper Packet

X6027 White Daisy Cardstock

Z3189 White and Gold Ribbon

D1708 Sending Smiles from the Flower Market Cricut Bundle

Z1151 3-D Foam Tape

Retired CTMH Products:

Gold Metallic Marker

Bright Green Glitter Paper

Other:

Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine

Actually, after compiling this product list, this may be a $200 card, but at least I  got good use out of my stuff!