Winter Holiday Celebrate Card based on a sketch

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This is my 2nd card for the year and in about 5 months! It feels SO good to be creative! To think creatively! To get my fingers messy with 2 different stamp pad colors and a mid-blue paint stick!

This card is also combining 3 different challenge blogs' criteria. There's an anything goes winter/January theme, an inspo list of 10 items/themes that I have to use at least 3, and a Christmas/winter holiday card with sketch. I only gave or mailed out a few Christmas cards to my immediate family, so I've got belated cards made last year I need to get mailed asap and I'll include this one too.

Winter Holiday Celebrate Card:

Supplies: (1) bronze dazzle word is from Paper Wishes website; (2) snowflakes stencil is from Simple Stories; (3) gold and light blue cardstocks, A2 white card base & matching envelope, blue ink stamp pad, gold ink stamp pad, blue paint stick (from a set of 4 colors) are all from Art Skills' Crafters Choice; and the (4) blue foam snowflake sticker (from a huge set in 5 different colors bought years ago) is from Oriental Trading.

Challenges:

A. Festive Friday #0100= the 3 items I used were splatters, celebrate/celebration, and gold

blog post: https://festivefridaychallenge.com/festive-friday-challenge-ff0100/

B. The Four Seasons Challenge blog= anything goes winter/January challenge theme; I was inspired to use wintery blues and snowflakes (stenciling on the focal background and the large foam one); this is their mood board for January:

this is their blog badge:

blog posting: https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/01/january-winter-challenge.html

https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/01/january-winter-challenge.html

C. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 22-01 sketch; required Christmas/winter holiday & sketch

this is the sketch:

this is their participant badge:

blog posting: https://52cct.blogspot.com/2022/01/january-sketch-challenge.html

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Crafting in the cold, snowy, icy USA heartland,

Becca S

MTTC Blog no 446 Christmas Animals Theme

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart is always excited about Christmas cards however my creative vision sometimes takes a misstep. See the bonus or 2nd card in this post for my statement. 

I like the card when it is standing up and viewing it from a foot or two away but up close, I don't. I don't know if it is the brown glitter reindeer at the topic or the different images in the washi tape or the contrast of patterned papers. I just know when I started pulling deer/reindeer items along with blue and gray papers, I thought I would be happy with the result instead of being so-so. 

Now for the main card or #1 card--it was made after the other, so the pressure was on. Different orientation, papers, most of the colors, and most of the embellishments have produced a new look and a much improved personal satisfaction with the results!!!! 

This challenging card is my design team project for My Time To Craft challenge blog's new theme fortnight challenge of Christmas Animals #446 starting 27 November 2020.

Merry Christmas My Deers Card=

MTTC's #446 Christmas Animals theme blog posting =

link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/11/challenge-446-christmas-animals.html

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Some vendor notes for card #1:

a. the 2 patterned cardstocks and snow globe die-cut are from Fancy Pants Designs

b. the washi tape used as a side border is from Paige and Gracie; 1 Christmas design out of the stack of 12 sold together as "Washi Tape Set Christmas Theme"

c. the flat base card in taupe and its matching envelope are from The Paper Source

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Other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this card's photo or this posting will be shared=

1. https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/11/november-theme-challenge.html

Winter Wonderland theme {used pinecone print, deer, snowflake, snow scene inside the snow globe, and another deer image in the washi tape}

2.https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/11/christmas-kickstart-challenge-43-twas.html 

Twas the Night Before Christmas theme; {part of Santa's crew!! :)}

3. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook

4. The Seasonal Cardmaker group in Facebook

5. Paper, Paper, Paper and Design Team Calls group in Facebook

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Card #2 (ny bonus or extra card; I think another row of blue pearls under the 2nd row of washi tape might be what's needed...?!?!)

Merry Christmas My Rudolph Card=

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

BS Secondary Education in Home Economics/FACS

M Ed Elementary Education with ECE emphasis

design team member for these challenge blogs: (1) My Time To Craft; (2) A Place To Start; and (3) Createful Heart Designs

August 2020 Week 3 Theme of Under the Sea Christmas for 52 CCT Blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Another week when my artsy crafty heart and supplies were having anxiety over what to do! Our DT hostess for August at the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog is really challenging the creativity!! But apparently the other DT members have more diverse supplies than I do. I did a scrounge and found some "Treasure Map Word Stickers" from October Afternoon that got me on track for a simple card to fit the theme. Not my best work but with all the Covid stuff, I'm limiting shopping trips to essential food and household needs.

Let's see what you can do! Get your creative mojo going and participate in #31 for 2020!!!

Best Fishes, Santa! Christmas card =

Make sure to look at the other DT cards which addressed the theme much better than I did. Our August hostess wants to 'see' under the sea CREATURES celebrating Christmas...

Link for 52 CCT 31-20 =
https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/08/august-theme-challenge.html

ID badge for DT members of 52 CCT blog=

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Some design notes about making this card:

a. October Afternoon's Treasure Map Word Stickers = rope border type sticker, the anchor and anchors away message

b. Webster Pages' Seaside Retreat image and phrase stickers = sea horses, shells, and fish

c. My Mind's Eye = pale teal blue with white dot cardstock that I've used twice

d. Darice = teal flat/one layer card base (small 4" x 5.5") that has matching envelope

e. lettering stencils, silver glitter paint pen, teal marker, tape/glue runner

f. kraft paper is just in the background to block the light while the computer printer scans....

g. the layout is based on the 52 CCT blog's August 2020 Week 1 sketch:

Note: you don't have to use the sketch layout with the theme

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other Facebook & groups where the card or this posting will be shared=

a. my Facebook profile

b. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing site for crafting bloggers


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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

Design Team member for these 3:
1. 52 CCT
2. APTS
3. MTTC

August 2020 Week 2 Color Challenge Green and Gold and Orange for 52 CCT Blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Oh, my artsy crafty heart had some anxiety about this color palette for making a Christmas card!!!! If it was for summer time or autumn, I wouldn't have had problems searching in my stash but it was extremely difficult to find orange Christmas items. Our August DT hostess at 52 CCT has chosen the color trio of green, gold, and orange for this 2nd week of August 2020!!!

Couldn't find an orange ornament or orange patterned cardstock in a Christmas or winter print so I started brainstorming about a food theme and that's how I catapulted the treasure hunt and my adaptations. This was a very time-consuming card but I LOVE how it turned out; especially that touch of humor about fruitcake!!!

No Fruitcake in this Christmas card= #30-20 for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog

link: https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/08/august-colour-challenge.html


more scanned and cropped pics=

Product notes and adaptations I made to create this color trio Christmas card=
a. Thanks to Bo Bunny for the green evergreen branch print cardstock, the fruit with honeycomb and spices print cardstock and the die-cuts (2 jingle bells, memories tab, and holly branch)
b. the peach cardstock card base is actually a neon orange that has scanned/bleached to look peach from Neenah
c. the dark orange cardstock mat - The Paper Studio
d. the no fruitcake tag is part of a sheet of freebies I found online; it started as a black and white multi holiday tag sheet that I printed onto Golden Honeycomb cardstock from Neenah
e. the gold glitter snowflakes started as white; my gold glitter paint pen to the rescue to transform to gold (dollar discount store)
f. the green glitter tree came as is and so did the gold glitter covered wooden pineapple; the orange slice came as plain wood so I used 3 different shades of orange markers to make it color appropriate (dollar discount store)
g. the yellow/gold jingle bell die-cut had the gold glitter pen and a black colored pencil to make sure color hues aligned with the challenge; the 2nd jingle bell was actually more of a rose gold hue to go with the Bo Bunny Christmas collection was I applied a red orange colored pencil to cover the bell portion and a black colored pencil to go over the bell opening; the holly berry branch had black colored pencil to go over the branch parts, orange to go over the berries to get more of a orange-red look instead of bright red, and then I used green glitter paint pen to edge the leaves and a combination of red and gold paint pens to edge the berries for contrast and more bling!! :)
h. the "Memories" tab was more of a beige-gold-ish hue so gold glitter paint pen for the outer edging, orange colored pencil for inside the box, and a black colored pencil to go over the word "Memories"
i. the fruit with honeycomb and spices patterned cardstock had similar coloring to the "Memories" tab so 3 different green colored pencils provided some hue contrast to the pear slices, rosemary sprigs, and apple slices; orange to those slices; several colors of pencil plus an overlay of gold glitter paint for the honeycomb and then a bright yellow gold colored pencil to go over the whole banner strip so that it would add a bit of contrast to the Gold Honeycomb cardstock used for the fruitcake tag and the other gold glitter embellishments
j. all papers and cardstocks (except the base) were edged with dark green ink

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups were this card's photo or this posting will be found=

a. Merry Little Christmas challenge blog; August 2020; Anything Christmas Goes;
link= https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/08/mlccb-25-august-anything-christmas-goes.html

b. Mix It Up challenge blog; #40; Anything Goes (with an option to do embossing; I haven't)
link= https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/08/miucb-40-anything-goes-embossing.html

c. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog; #76; Anything Christmas Goes
link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/08/challenge-76-anything-christmas-goes.html

d. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook; a sharing closed group for artists and crafters that enjoy mixing it up; I've got plain and patterned cardstock; digital print-out; wooden shapes; dark green ink; some colored pencils to adapt and alter; ephemera/die-cuts; glitter foam shapes

e. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in Facebook; a sharing group for crafting bloggers

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design team member=
1. 52 CCT
2. A Place To Start
3. My Time To Craft

August 2020 Week 1 Sketch Challenge for no 29 at 52 CCT Blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Oh, my crafting mojo has gone a bit wane lately. Bleh! Blah! and Ugh! But I persevered this week to get the first of the month prompt rotation design team inspiration card made. There are only a couple of us that rotated the sketch 90 degrees. I could have easily gone the other direction but I've had this Christmas date washi tape from Carta Bella for several months and I really wanted to use it to fill that design space below the sketch's circles.

Merry Everything & Happy Always 2020 card for 52CCT 29-20=

I might be using this sketch again before August is over! Circles are suggested but you can have them as snowflakes, bells, presents, etc. This month the DT crew had several who decided to alter to presents, trees, and stockings for a few. And the space on the side shown in green, many of the crew made that a 2nd patterned paper. I decided to use a cardstock mat (4.5" x 6.5") centered on the white 5" x 7" base, so the Christmas date washi tape is my vertical space substitute. I also made that banner tag smaller and moved over as well as varying the size of my circles and their placement.

The essence of the sketch is clearly reflected in my card.

LINK= https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/08/august-sketch-challenge.html

Below: This sketch design was selected by 52 CCT's August DT hostess Andreja M and another DT member altered it to get the sketch shown above. So look into your Christmas and/or winter holiday supply stash and see what you can do with the August sketch!

Some more design notes:
a. The Paper Studio = candy cane patterned paper and the M. E. & H. A. patterned paper; these are 12" square sheets and I was gifted 2 of each design; this was the first use of the candy cane print but I've already started using part of 1 sheet of the M.E. & H. A.
b. The Paper Studio = cardstock mat in evergreen
c. The Paper Source = white card base; flat one layer
d. 2 red patterned papers/circles are leftover scraps from 6" square pad collections but I should have grabbed the original pads and jotted down the vendors to share here...it's not like a have that many, maybe 4. It's that they have so many patterned papers within each pad that I'm afraid to give credit to the wrong company.
e. hard to tell in the scanned pics but the papers' outer edges have all been inked black
f. the turquoise blue paper is just used to blot out the printer's scanner light

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Other locations to find this card's photo or this blog posting=
a. Jingle Belles current challenge to use leftovers
link: http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2020/07/holiday-leftovers.html

b. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing site for crafting bloggers

c. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group on Facebook; this card will be shared because of many words within the large red text circle that are important themes found in the Bible= family, grateful, spirit, blessed, joy, love,

d. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; I don't have that much variation on the card but there are 4 different patterned papers, 2 solid color cardstocks, the cardstock label sticker, washi tape used in 2 locations, black ink on the papers' edges, and the acrylic stars

e. Not Just Cards challenge blog; July 2020 month is still open for a few of the early days of August; Anything Goes;
link= http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-challenge-please-leave-in-draft.html


The 2 additional challenge blogs' ID badges:

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

Design Team member for:
1. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
2. A Place To Start
3. My Time To Craft

Other cards using bits of some of the same patterned papers shown in today's featured card:

July 2020 Week 4 Technique of Sewing for no 28 at 52 CCT Blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart would be happier if I had one of my sewing machines set up but in a tiny house I just haven't found a spot, so I'm content to use some faux sewing techniques for Challenge no 28 at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

*lacing with the silver ribbon
*faux stitches with the staples
*dotted impressions in a bordering line highlighted by silver paint pen and green soft paint/wax type of crayon in pine needle patterning to look like sewing machine needle hole punching or a tracing wheel

Plan a Date for Friday, the 25th Christmas card=

Link to 52 CCT's #28-20 posting= https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-technique-challenge.html
Note: the hostess is allowing any sewing/stitching/embroidery techniques and even faux stitching techniques; the DT crew has a mix of techniques to inspire you

Some design and supplier notes:
a. the 2 brads are from the "Oh What Fun" collection
b. the journaling card is from Webster Pages
c. the 5 planner stickers are from Pen + Gear 2018 Sticker Book
d. oatmeal beige 5" x 7" flat layer card base is from The Paper Source
e. the dark pine and mint green cardstock mats
f. "Merry Christmas" is a dazzle sticker from Paper Wishes company website
g. the green floral woods patterned cardstock scraps are from a Christmas paper collection

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Besides 52 CCT blog, this card's photo or this blog posting will be linked to=

a. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; July Anything Goes with optional twist of sentiment as the focal; mine I think would qualify was the 25 and Friday circled on the journal card are part of this year's Christmas date
link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-235-july-2020-anything-goes.html

b. Not Just Cards challenge blog; July Anything Goes;
link= http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-challenge-please-leave-in-draft.html

c. Jingle Belles; Colorful Christmas with photo prompt;
link= http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2020/07/colorful-christmas-redux.html

d. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; a closed group of artists and crafters; mixed mediums include patterned papers/cardstocks and solid color ones; journal card; gems; silver metallic micro thin ribbon; staples; brads; planner stickers; metallic foil 'dazzle';

e. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing group for crafting bloggers

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

Design Team member for these 3:
1. 52 CCT
2. A Place To Start
3. My Time To Craft

Past DT member for these 4:
1. The Crafter's Cafe Challenges
2. Scrapping 4 fun Challenges
3. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges
4. Hiding In My Craft Room

July 2020 Week 3 Theme of Santa Challenge no 27 for 52 CCT

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart and soul have enjoyed a bit of cooler summer temps these past few days--low 80s! Before this blog is revealed we are suppose to be back into scorching temps and heat indexes!!! Ugh! So internally cool down by thinking about Christmas and specifically about Santa.

That's our theme for Challenge #27-20 at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge blog! I've made 2 cards yet only sharing 1 at 52 CCT. The 2nd card is made with several of the same supplies and a layout variation but it is a humorous version that I intend to give to my husband for Christmas--he's MY Santa! :)

Card #1: Hi! Santa

Card #2: I [heart/love] Santa

Supplies:
a. The tri-dotted patterned paper and the strip of black and white checked patterned paper = The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby
b. Red ribbon and white card bases (w/ matching envelopes) = Crafter's Choice
c. the rest of the embellishments, red ink pad, red glitter paint pen = in my stash for awhile
d. and if you haven't figured it out yet, the Santa image is an upcycled gift tag that is overlapped a bit on top of it's back piece that I reversed to use the dark pine green rather than the white...a set of 6 or 8 designs were what came in the tag packaging...I thought they had some good graphic designs. This one was perfect for our Santa theme!

More cropped and scanned views of each card and blog badges from 52 CCT=

#27-20 Santa theme challenge blog posting from 52 CCT=
link= https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-theme-challenge.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where at least 1 of these cards or this personal blog will be posted are=

a. Christmas 24 challenge blog; #14 Use ribbon and/or button(s) [I've used red satin ribbon on both cards]
link= https://christmas24challenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-01.html



b. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #33: Hatty Christmas theme [the Santa image has him wearing his stocking hat]
link= https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/christmas-kickstart-challenge-33-hatty.html




c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; papers and cardstocks including the Santa upcycled gift tags and alphas, stickers, gem dots, glitter foam heart, red ribbon, red stamp pad, etc.

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing site for crafting bloggers

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

design team member as of July 2020=

1. 52 CCT
2. A Place to Start
3. My Time To Craft