My MTTC #557 Rectangle Shaped Card Theme DT on Friday 4 April 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

the post's purpose...the why: This gorgeous spring garden scene birthday card is for My Time To Craft (MTTC) #557. The theme is the first in a 7 installment series of required shape card structures/bases. Granmargaret has suggested 'rectangle'. So an easy basic to get us all started. 

the when: #557 starts on Friday April 4, 2025 and lasts for 13 days

the what: Hydrangeas in the Garden birthday card 

the how-to notes: my rectangle-shaped card is oriented horizontally

1. white A2 card folded base (w/ envelope) from pack = Crafter's Square

2. cover's/front panel had a 2.25" circle punched = EK Success Tool

3. on the inside of the back panel = Sweet Sugarplum ink/stamp pad dabbed and it is circled by some Always Artichoke ink/stamp pad = both by SU

4. "HB" old wood stamp = SU/2001

5. on the front panel = Fresh Fig is around the circle and Tempting Turquoise gives a sky look; both stamp pads = SU

6. hydrangeas layered stickers = old/Crafter's Square

7. all enamel dots from = Freckled Fawn

8. wood shape butterfly (from a pack) came plain = Crafter's Square

9. dark purple marker was used to color/ink the butterfly = stash

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the where: My Time To Craft (MTTC) #557 blog posting

link = https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/mttc-557-theme-is-rectangle-shaped.html

personalized DT badge =

where/other places to share/link are:

A. The Paper Funday; current/newish/April; theme is anything goes with the option of items starting with B = my card has a wood shape butterfly; this is my 4th of 6 allowed entries per challenge month.

link = https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2025-challenge-75-anything-goes.html

B. Craft Rockets; current for April; theme is Layer it Up; my card's cover/front panel is taped shut to create a layer, then the hydrangea stickers are layered, enamel dots and the butterfly are part of the bottom layer of the stickers....

link = https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-124-layer-it-up.html

C. As You Like It; new on April 3; favorite cute or floral and why? theme; My card is floral and that's a good percentage of the cards I make, I believe. I don't tend to do cutesy as much. That's probably 5-10% of what I do. From a young age, I've always been drawn to flowers, picking them and giving them to my mom as a child, making May Day baskets with lilac blooms for our neighbor ladies, etc. As an teenager and adult, lots of clothes, scarves, and jewelry have been floral. I've got floral arrangements in 2 bedrooms, living room, dining room now!!! Floral is what I like!

link = https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/favourite-cute-or-floral-and-why.html

D. Seize the Birthday; current for week 2; anything goes birthday (option/topping- not doing) ; my card is for AG birthday.

link = https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2025/03/seize-birthday-302-milestone.html

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E. Krafty Chicks; new on April 3/week 1 theme of birthdays; My card is stamped for birthday...this might be my sister's or one of my nieces with May birthdays

link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/krafty-chicks-challenge-762-birthday.html

** special notes: At my challenge blog FarmQuest #70 the theme is ladybugs or other insects. With my wood butterfly accent, I could link up there if I wasn't the owner. FQCB #70 started March 28 and ends April 27. 

**Also I have a newish challenge blog called HQFSCAT #4 or Heart's Quest For Shaped Cards and Tags. Sadly, the only shape exception for both cards and tags is standard 4/straight corner rectangles. 

Variations like rounded corners, dog-eared, scallop-topped, diagonal cut on 1 side...these are all accepted shapes. HQFSCAT #4 started on April 2nd. 

**And another challenge blog of mine, HQCOLCB or Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenges blog has 5 main themes/special occasions that are coded as "BEWAS" and B is for Birthdays. Like these other special notes, as owner I can't link up this card. HQCOLCB #4 for 2025 started on April 2nd. 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* manager/DT member: MTTC and MTTCChristmas that alternated Friday morning themes

* DT member only: HAOOCAYR and P-R-S

* owner/DT : HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGGCB, CCC, ConBC and AA

Don't Throwaway Scraps Thursday on 13 March 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

post's purpose/why: This is my first Thursday edition for Don't Throwaway Scraps which hopefully will be a returning series 2 or more Thursdays per month. I'm a scrap hoarder! YES! I hate throwing away usable sections of papers and cardstocks! I've got a large box and a smaller one stuffed full. There are some full sheets of papers and cardstocks with most cut at 6" square and the larger box does have solid color sheets of paper and cardstocks but lots of scrap cuts of different sizes!

when: Thursday, March 13, 2025

what: PROJECT #1 = Get Well bright and bold card

notes for #1:

1. white cardstock base plus envelope from A2 pack = Crafter's Square

2. turquoise blue cardstock plus the bright fuchsia pink behind the overlay (scrap cuts) = Recollections

3. bright color geometric print paper scrap = very old paper; don't remember the vendor; probably 10-15 years in my stash box

4. heart cut-outs scrap papers = old stash; woodblock stamps = Hampton Arts

5. black brocade print overlay panel = I think it's old from Webster's Pages

6. orchard embossed flower stickers = Crafter's Square (sheet/package)

7. dark brown gel pen = Zebra Clicart

Project #1 link-ups:

a. As You Like It; new; monochrome or colorful? and why theme; MY card is colorful and even the other 2 projects in this post have neutral browns but there are still accent colors. As a left-hander, I tend to favor bright vivid colors for my creative brain half...

link = https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/favourite-monochrome-or-colourful-and.html

b. Try It On Tuesday; new on Tues March 11; theme is 'for a lady'; My bright color geometric get well card will be sent to a female relative that is having surgery next week.

link = https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/03/for-lady.html

c. Neglected Stuff; new on March 2; theme is anything goes with at least 1 old item; MY card's bright geometric paper scrap has been hoarder; I don't remember the vendor but the paper pack had lots of fun modern geometric papers and it was bought at Big Lots; I've hoarded the last bits of this printed paper because of my love for bright bold colors! 

link = https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/03/neglected-stuff-march-2025-challenge.html

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what: PROJECT #2= Birthday color palette based card

notes for #2:

21. creamy linen cardstock base with a white envelope (from A2 card pack) = Crafter's Square

22. dark brown cardstock cut and then deckle-edge scissors applied to 2 sides = Art Skills

23. turquoise prints and gold honey print paper scraps = all SU

24. chipboard button = old stash, I think it's old Webster's Pages

25. "HB" stamp (unsure of vendor) inked with Walnut brown stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

Project #2 link-ups:

d. The Color Throwdown; new on March 12; light brown, blue, and dark brown

link= https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2025/03/color-throwdown-countdown-828.html

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e. Seize The Birthday; current; anything goes birthday

link= https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2025/03/seize-birthday-301-anything-that-flies.html

badge for A G Birthday = 

f. Creative Knockouts; new; birthday wishes theme; 

link = https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2025/03/542-march-6-birthday-wishes-star-stampz.html

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what: PROJECT #3 = Away In A Manger Christmas card

notes for #3:

31. kraft cardstock cut panel/scrap for base = Colorbok

32. purple thick specialty paper = came in a scrap pack bought at Dollar Tree

33. the light tan = Sandcastle Tan cardstock scrap = Martha Stewart distributed through CutCardStock

34. mid-tone kraft cardstock is the same as the base = Colorbok

35. Away In A Manger cut-a-part card from = Echo Park (also the Holy Family was cut out of the packaging label)

36. gold star stickers = Hallmark

37. tiny gold heart enamel sticker = 

Project #3 link-ups:

g. Christmas Crafts All Year Round; current; theme song is "Away In A Manger";

link = https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-challenge-away-in-manger.html

badge/photo inspo = 

h. Krafty Chicks; current/week 2 = Christmas theme; 

link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/krafty-chicks-challenge-759-christmas.html

i. ABC Christmas; current in  March; E/embossing or F/focus sentiment or G/girls; MY card is for letter F = focus sentiment on the cut-a-part card panel

link = https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/abc-christmas-challenge-march-e-f-g-are.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB/old TFATU, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGGCB; AA; ConBC; CCC

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT member on 2 of Deanne's blogs = HAOOCAYR and P-R-S