My MTTCC #115 Theme is Vertical Slimline style Christmas card starting 20 June 2025

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This posting features my next DT Christmas card project for My Time To Craft Christmas or MTTCC. We're over halfway through our series for either a technique or style suggested by a DT member. This is my suggestion! YES! I thought it would be fun for all of us to try! 

when: MTTCC #115 starts June 20, 2025 and lasts for 13 days

what: Vertical Slimline Woodland Christmas card

how-to notes:

1. brown cardstock panel cut to just under 4" x 9.25" = Colorbok

2. turquoise cardstock panel cut to 3.5" x 7" = Recollections

3. mountain pine trees patterned paper strip = Into the Forest by Crafter's Consortium

4. squirrel for a paper pad of different animals = Crafter's Square

5. chipboard button and waxed cording = very old ? Webster's Pages

6. office supplies gold brad fasteners

7. gold foil snowflake dazzles/stickers = Hot Off The Press

8. gold glitter decorative tape = old stash item; probably Crafter's Square

9. dark brown cardstock scrap that the squirrel was glue to = also Colorbok

10. dark brown retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

where this project will be linked:

A. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenges; new on June 17; anything goes Christmas theme

link = https://thehollyandivychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-187-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. Christmas Kickstart Challenge; started on June 3 and reminder/midway posted; theme = Christmas critters

link = https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-christmas-kickstart-challenge-99.html

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C. Unicorn Challenge; started on June 3; theme is "not square"; MY Christmas card is slimline style/rectangle/vertical placement

link = https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-110-not-square.html

D. Dream Valley; current; theme = add ribbon or twine; My Christmas card has twine/cording in light blue tied in the chipboard button.

link = https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-339-add-ribbon-or-twine.html

E. The Outlawz Festive Friday; started June 6; one of the themes this month is Christmas

link = https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/2025/06/festive-friday-challenge-6-june-2025-to.html

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where to find MTTCC #115 blog post link = https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2025/06/mttcc-115-theme-of-vertical-slimline.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* manager/DT = MTTCC and MTTC

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

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

My MTTCC #102 Sweet Treats theme DT project for 20 December 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why/purpose: this posting is for my newest DT project at #102 My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog with its theme of sweet treats. The topic was suggested by another DT member Miss Mudge (aka Nikki). It can be sweet treats for Christmas, New Years or another winter holiday. Examples can be baked good like pies, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, strudel, etc. They can be beverages like eggnog, milkshakes, mochas/lattes/smoothies, etc. Also included are candies like candy canes, mints, candy bars, ribbon candy, 'rock' candy, candied orange or lemon peels, etc. 

when: #102 starts December 20, 2024

what: Christmas Sweet Treats card

notes: baked round cakes, gingerbread cookies, mints, candy canes

1. recycled curled ribbon

2. decorative text tape = ?/unknown due to receiving in a kindness box

3. stickers = Hallmark

4. white glitter foam snowflakes = Crafter's Square

5. striped paper = SU (and backed with a red and white striped paper paper of the same size that is also SU)

6. green cardstock panel cut to A2 size = Pen + Gear

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where: MTTCC/ My Time To Craft Christmas #102 blog post

link = https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/12/mttcc-102-theme-is-sweet-treats-for.html

other places to share/link are:

A. Christmas Crafts All Year; current/December 2024; theme of bows/gifts/ decorations; MY sweet treats themed Christmas card has curling ribbon and decorative tape crossed that looks like ribbon-wrapped gift

link = https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-challenge-bows-gifts-or.html

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B. [Pin]spirational; current/December 2024; anything goes theme for this month; 

link = https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/12/pinspirational-challenge-320-december.html

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C. Christmas Kickstart Challenge; current/midway December; anything goes this time for Christmas

link = https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-93-reminder.html

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D. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge; started Dec 10, still open; anything Christmas goes theme

link = https://thehollyandivychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-174-anything-christmas-goes.html

and 

if I didn't own FQHSKCB or FQGGCB, I could share this card at both of them. FQHSKCB is anything goes food or kitchen. FQGGCB is having a food alphabet game theme focused on letters M-N-O. If I used general word like mints instead of peppermints, I could link up for FQGGCB, too. But as the owner of these 2 blogs, I can't do that. YOU can...please. 

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Crafting in the USA heartland from a small rural town with 1,400 folks,

Becca S

*manager/DT = MTTCChristmas and its sister blog MTTC

*DT member only = HAOOCAYR

*co-owner/DT for the last month and switch to full owner/DT in Jan 2025 = Ally's Angels and Christmas [or not] Bingo Challenges

*owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB and starting Jan 2 = HQFSCAT or Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tag; also FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB and FQGGCB

 

Loving my AA #89 DT project with Christmas theme for 15 Dec 2024

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: This posting showcases my December contribution for Ally's Angels (challenge blog). The theme is always anything goes. 

when: #89 starts December 15, 2024 and ends on January 10, 2025. (I will become full owner officially on Jan 1st. Currently I'm an emergency co-owner/DT member.)

what: Have yourself a merry artsy-craftsy Christmas!

notes: main inspiration elements are: Christmas, green, button, digital image and free (bits of red and blue; washi tape)

1. green cardstock 5.25" x 4.25" base = old Pen + Gear 

2. lighter sage/minty green cardstock = Neenah (with foam dimensional tape underneath)

3. white cardstock scrap for tree shape accent base = Neenah

4. washi tapes are from various vendors used on tree = stash

5. light green button = stash

6. 'merry' alpha stickers = Jillibean Soup

7. digital paper of blue jays and cardinals with pines in grid print (missing 1 column) sized to 4" x 6" before cutting = freebie through sign-up within FB group by Sande W (Sande's Poema Cardmaking Community)

8. black inking on all perimeters = Hero Arts ink pad

9. green marker and brown marker to color tree trunk and planter pot = stash

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where: AA or Ally's Angels (challenge blog) #89 post

link = https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-89-challenge-88-winner-top.html

other places to share/link are:

A. Love Those Pretty Papers; about midway; theme = use pretty papers; MY card has a cardinals & blue jays digital print paper that I sized to complement my multi-print tree (those are washi tape/decorative tapes); ---> this is my 2nd entry

link = https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2024/12/love-those-pretty-papers-december.html

B. The Sisterhood of Crafters; started Dec 11; theme of Christmas; MY card is full of outdoor wintery elements (cardinals, blue jays, pine branches, tree) in Christmas colors; this is my 2nd entry

link = https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-11-christmas.html

C. Crafty Gals Corner; started Dec 11; theme of anything goes; option (make it merry); MY card uses the word 'merry' for the sentiment 

link = https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-262-and-our-10th-anniversary.html

D. Christmas Kickstart; started Dec 2; anything Christmassy theme this month; 

link= https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-93-if-its-christmassy-link-it.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

** AA for Ally's Angels (web address has alessandra who was the original blog owner)

*co-owner/DT = AA and ConBC (will be full owner/administrator in Jan 2025)

*owner/DT = FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGGC, HQCB, HQFCB, and HQCOLCB; first challenge on January 2, 2025 will be HQFSCAT or Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

*manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

*DT only = HAOOCAYR

THICC #141 DT inspiration ACG theme for 30 May 2023

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This is 1 of 2 paper-crafting blogs to help me divide my design team showcasing. 

Today's focus: THICC or The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenges blog #141

What: THICC is always 'anything Christmas goes' themes; 2 weeks

When: May 30-June 12, 2023

Show the card: Wishes for my friends Christmas card

Notes:

1. Martha Stewart/Darice; snowflake print cardstock

2. Bugaboo (?); freebie digital image from a couple years back

3. Crafter's Square: medium blue cardstock base (5" wide x 5.5" high)

4. stash: navy blue textured paper, silver alpha lettering, silver and gold paint pens; blue snowflake computer stationery paper (digi image is printed on)

5. Pink Paislee; for the silver hologram snowflakes

THICC (or THAICC) #141 for May 30, 2023 posting link=

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/challenge-141-anything-christmas-goes.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Christmas Kickstart challenge blog; 1 more day left; color palette (see image); by card uses just the blues to whitish tones

link= https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/challenge-74-reminder-time.html

B. A Place To Start; May 2023; anything goes (not the option)

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/05/may-2023-anything-goes-w-optional-twist.html

C. Peace On Earth Christmas challenge; Started May 7; ACG; 

link= https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/05/peace-on-earth-challenge-39.html

D. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up Challenges blog; just started; #100; Anything Goes Christmas (not the option of ornaments/decorations)

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2023/05/challenge-100-anything-goes-christmas.html

E. Christmas with the Cuties; new/current; CAS/something simple; for me, this is keeping it simple; the digital image was printed on a snowflake border print stationery sheet of paper and embellished a bit with white and metallic pens; and the snowflake cardstock panel adds a lot of drama to help me keep it CAS

link= http://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2023/05/challenge-no-70-themesomething-simple.html

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some Facebook groups to share/link are: Mixed Media Creativity, Paper/Paper/Paper and DT Calls, The Seasonal Cardmaker; ...

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Besides THICC, I'm involved with these other challenge blogs too: FQGS, FQCB, HQCB, TFATU; AACB, CBCB; MTTC, MTTCC; OUAT; MIUCB, MLCCB.

4 March 2022 MTTCC #29 with Angels Christmas Theme Card for DT

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I've got a small size Christmas card done 2 ways to showcase for this posting for March 4th MTTCC DT commitment. It's 4.25" wide and 5.5" high...that's it! And it's packed with angels--as the focal/sticker and in the main paper feature. Come join us at My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog and show us your Angel themed Christmas card creations! 

There is a 3rd Angel card shown almost at the end of the posting and it is shown on MTTCC as another DT inspiration project. Make sure to use the link and visit MTTCC to see what the other DT crew members crafted for this theme challenge!

Angel with harp Christmas card (shown on MTTCC) and Angel with trumpet Christmas card=

and not shown on MTTCC=

MTTCC blog post for April 2022=

link=  https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/03/mttcc-29-theme-is-angels-for-christmas.html

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Design notes:

1. Black cardstock bases made from 1 sheet folded in half and then divided for top fold/bottom open 4.25" wide and 5.5" high each (Pen + Gear)

2. Echo Park's Away in the Manger collection for the angel print cardstock (about 4" wide x 4.25" high) and the 2 angel 'elements' stickers

3. green cardstock sections are 4" wide and 1" deep (either Neenah or Pen + Gear)

4. bronze glitter and gold glitter foam stickers are from an ornament filler package (bought at Dollar Tree in December 2020)

5. green metallic foil 'dazzles' sentiments of 'Merry Christmas' (Paper Wishes website)

6. gold metallic gel highlighter 'pen/marker' (Creative Devotion; 1 color of a 3 color set) was used to contrast the angels in the cardstock paper versus the focal stickers; I knew with the very light sage green background and the ivory tones of the angels in both the cardstock and the stickers, that something was needed for contrast

7. black rollerball ink pen used to outline papers and angel stickers (for the angel stickers--this is another way to contrast from the angel print cardstock)

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other challenge blogs and FB groups where this blog posting and/or card photos will be shared:

A. The Holly and The Ivy Christmas challenge blog; Feb 22 start date and ends in 2 days; Anything Christmas Goes; #1 will be shown

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/challenge-110-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. Christmas Kickstart challenge blog; March 2022; theme is snowflakes are winter's butterflies; Card #3 will be linked because it includes snowflakes in the golden swirl design bordered paper strip. 

link= https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/03/christmas-kickstart-challenge-60.html

C. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-Up Challenge blog; March 2022; Anything Christmas Goes with the option of things that fly...perfect! All three qualify but I will show Card #2. 

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2022/03/ch-86-anything-goes-christmas-with.html

D.  Christian Card Making ~ Women's Fellowship group (#1-3)

E. Mixed Media Creativity group (whole posting)

F. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group (#1-3)

G. Paper, Paper, Paper, & DT Calls group (whole posting)

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My 3rd Angel card and the 2nd one to be on MTTCC=

a few design notes about the JOY Angel Christmas card:

1. flat cardstock base in the beige, about 6.25" high and 4.25" wide (Neenah)

2. the taupe-y milk chocolate brown cardstock, about 5.75" high and 4" wide (Neenah)

3. olive green scrap pile

4. the 'snow scroll' is border pattern from designer paper from the Wal-Mart "the office" line; old stash item, might be 20 years old....

5. the angel is cut from one section of a folk art quilt type wrapping paper that has been in my stash for a long time--YES!!! 

6. yellow heart crystal gem and 3 yellow crystal gems = stash

7. JOY alphas = Freckled Fawn company

8. foam tape strips are under the angel to give it some lift off the surface

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*MTTCC design team crew

**MTTC design team crew

My Time To Craft Christmas no 5 Theme of Die-cuts

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart is excited to unveil this wonderful Christmas card featuring a gorgeous outdoor decorated Christmas tree die-cut. This card is my design team inspiration project for My Time to Craft Christmas challenge blog. #5 theme is die-cuts and will last for a fortnight starting on Friday, March 12, 2021. 

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MTTCC blog badge:

link to MTTCC's posting for #5= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/03/challenge-5-die-cuts-only.html

MTTCC blog badge for design team members:

more scanned/cropped images of the card=

Design and supplier notes:

a. white flat card base and matching envelope from The Paper Source; ordered from website

b. diagonal  and multi-patterned cardstocks along with the gorgeous tree die-cut are from the Cottage Christmas collection by

c. metallic green mirrored foil 'dazzles' stating "Merry Christmas" was from a set ordered from Paper Wishes website

d. all the other embellishments were bought at Dollar Tree stores locally

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other linking and/or sharing

a. Christmas Kickstart; Green Christmas theme; my Christmas card has quite a bit of green

link= https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/03/christmas-kickstart-challenge-48-green.html

b. Merry Little Christmas challenge blog; Anything Christmas Goes; 

link= https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/03/mlccb-32-march-anything-christmas-goes.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook; small group of crafters and artists who like to mix things up; mediums besides paper products = ribbon, glitter foam, metallic mirrored foil lettering, gem, 

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in Facebook; a sharing group for crafting bloggers, DT members, challenge blog owners

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog NEW starting 15 January 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I've been on the design team for My Time to Craft for a couple of years now and I truly appreciate the owner, Shell's, laid-back easy to be part of the DT approach. She announced to us about 2 months ago that she was wanting to start a Christmas-based one. This is the very first challenge 'contest' for this new challenge blog!!!!

For the first 8 months of 2020, I participated in a weekly Christmas-focused card-making challenge blog. I really enjoyed that. So since Shell is beginning MTTCC has a spin-off of her MTTC and on alternating Fridays, I thought I'd try being part of the design team. Join us and get a jumpstart on your Christmas cards in order to reduce holiday stress at the end of the year!

1st theme for MTTCC--My Time to Craft Christmas is reindeer. Start date is 1/15/2021. Deadline date is 1/28/2021.

Design notes:

1. Santa on Rudolph is rub-on transfer from Carta Bella's "A Very Merry Christmas" set

2. heart stencil sheet is by Jot; purchased at Dollar Tree; bubble gum pink acrylic paint was applied with a sponge dauber brush and then red colored pencil was shaded over in order to get that watermelon red tone seen in the washi tapes

3. 2 washi tapes are part of a 3 pack set from Jolee

4. largest letters for "ho!" are from Simple Stories; the tiny tile letters are from Webster Pages

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MTTCC link for #1 Reindeers challenge posting=

link= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/01/here-we-go.html

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My 1st personal creative challenge for 2021 is to copy-cat a sketch layout from a card in 2010 or 2011 to inspire me, so I have picked this teacher card from May 18, 2010 to revamp for this Christmas card shown up above. The similarities are: Santa strip is in about same location as the tree ATC card; there are 2 deer on right side like the 2 owls; the 2 washi tapes are crossed like the 2 ribbons. =

My 2nd personal creative challenge for 2021 is to include either heart shape(s) and/or the word(s) heart or love into my projects. After such a stressful year, I figured all my family and friends who receive my cards need to have some positivity. On this card, I have the heart stencils used again like I did on another recent DT project this month and the words 'love' and 'dear' show affection.

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

a. Merry Little Christmas challenge blog

link- https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/01/mlccb-30-january-anything-christmas-goes.html

b. Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog

link: https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/01/christmas-kickstart-challenge-46-such.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in FB

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of these teams: [1] My Time to Craft Christmas; [2] My Time to Craft; [3] A Place to Start; and [4] Createful Heart Designs

MTTC Blog Challenge no 444 Clean and Simple Christmas Card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! It's been a crazy work week so I'm going to keep the posting streamlined...to keep my heart less stressed here at the weekend! The theme is Clean and Simple Christmas! On the MTTC blog, Shell, the owner has asked that 3/4 of the card should be white and plain. I'll admit I'm a bit of a rebel on this because to me 'white space' as a journalistic term meant empty space, so it doesn't matter if the cardstock/paper is a color or a patterned as long as the majority of your card doesn't have stamping/digi image or embellishments.

MTTC #444 design team project--Jingle Joy Christmas card

my MTTC DT badge:

#444 post link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-444-clean-simple-christmas.html

more scanned and cropped pics of this Clean and Simple layout:

Supply and design notes:

a. alpha stickers and jingle bell bow were bought at Dollar Tree

b. smoke gray cardstock for the base = Neenah

c. red marbled cardstock for the corner accent = Colorbok

d. the 2 paper tapes/washi tapes = Jolee Boutique 2012 - EkSuccess - Wilton

e. Thanks to my crafting spiritual 'sister' from church for spotting the set of washi tapes and others in clearance bins at a discount warehouse. The 3 roll set cost her 25 cents + tax. It's her thoughtfulness that is priceless!

Facebook groups and challenge blogs where you will also see this blog post link and/or card photo=

a. my FB profile

b. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group in FB

c. Paper, Paper, Paper, and Design Team Calls group in FB

d. The Seasonal Cardmaker group in FB

e. Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog; #41 Festive Florals; the washi tape has wreaths, holly leaves and berries

link= https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/christmas-kickstart-challenge-41.html

f. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge blog; Anything Christmas Goes; 

link- http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-82-anything-christmas-goes.html

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My CAS inspiration came from these 2 cards saved to a Pinterest board when I searched online for CAS Christmas cards or scrapbook layouts: (Heather Campbell)

and an almost identical one (gerispaperwishes) saved to the same board:

Thanks gals for helping out this paper-crafting sister! 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

DT member currently for these 3:

1. My Time To Craft challenge blog

2. A Place To Start challenge blog

3. Createful Heart Design blog & company

A Christmas Card of Snowy White on White

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart is so happy to be able to create a card just because I want to paper-craft!!! I decided to check out some Christmas-focused challenge blogs and see what some of their current themes are. Hopefully I can mesh a few together!=

*sketch

*snow

*white on white; a neutral is allowed

other features will be slimline dimensions and some mixed media application of white paint pen, charcoal gray marker, and silver glitter paint pen along with embellishments of wood die-cut shapes, rick-rack, white foam snowflakes in 2 sizes, and clear iridescent gems

Snowy White on White Christmas card=

Didn't this turn out terrific?!?!!! The white cardstock base edges were inked in charcoal gray and so was the embossed oval. Dimensions are 3.75" deep and 9" wide. Merry Christmas was hand-written in pencil and then the white paint pen and the silver glitter paint pen were applied over the script. The wood die-cuts have charcoal gray marker with the silver glitter paint over it and then the white paint added to the cuffs and a few side partial spots as well as circles around the tiny dots on the mittens. Those tiny dots have a small tap of silver glitter. 

Note: card has been placed on printer/scanner, so the depth of the wood die-cuts and the clear gems have caused the scanner light to create shadows through the middle parts of the card

The rick-rack reminds me of little hills and valleys made in the snow by wind and/or settling. It also gives the line delineation on the sketch instead of using another paper. The white embossed cardstock oval was part of a piece that I got in a box of odds and ends sent by a junk journal online acquaintance. Bless this gal's heart for clearing off her desk that day about 2 years ago and sending me all kinds of paper goodies!!!

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Challenges linked to:

a. Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog #38; White on White theme; with 1 neutral (silver/gray)

link= https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/09/christmas-kickstart-challenge-38-white.html

b. Christmas 24 challenge blog #18; sketch

link= https://christmas24challenge.blogspot.com/2020/09/challenge-018.html

c. Jingle Belles challenge blog; Christmas themes: Sept 25, 2020= Dashing Through the Snow

link= http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2020/09/dashing-through-snow.html 

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Sharing sites/groups linked to:

1. Slimline Cards Obsessed group in FB; cards made with slim dimensions 4" deep x 8" wide or 3.75" x 9" wide are typical slimline sizes

2. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; private group of artists and crafters who like to use mixed media

3. Mixed Media Frenzy group in FB; a private group for those who use mixed mediums to share their projects

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design Team member of A Place To Start, My Time To Craft, and Createful Heart Designs

Illinois certified teacher in FACS grades 6-12, Birth to Grade 3, and with 3 year short term approval for general science grades 5-8

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