OUAT DT Card for April 2023 based on children's book CORDUROY

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

Once Upon A Time challenge blog

When: April 1, 2023 start date 

Why: Theme is children's book as inspiration prompt from Corduroy

My interpretation:

How this was made notes:

1. green and white leafy washi tape = Pen + Gear

2. wood chick shape/ornament = Dollar Tree

3. brown, orange, green ink pads = Memento

4. button, red cardstock, black roller detail fine tip pen= stash items

Don Freeman's Corduroy cover:

OUAT April 2023 blog posting link=

https://onceuponatimechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/04/april-challenge-9-corduroy.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Creative Fingers challenge blog; started March 24; about 5-6 days left; Always Anything Goes

link= https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-251.html

B. C.R.A.F.T. challenge blog; Started March 30; Easter/Spring theme

link= https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-673-easter-spring.html

C. Krafty Chicks challenge blog; started March 30; Anything Goes for Week 5

link= https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/krafty-chicks-challenge-657-week-5-atg.html

D. Outlawz Twisted Thursdays challenge blog; open until April 5; Twist is to use 2 old stash items and tell about them; MY card's washi tape is about 3 years old; the button is #x years old--it's been in my button jar possibly since 2010!; the little bit of twine is from a spool in my stash since 2010! and the remaining items on the card are newer

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-thursday.blogspot.com/2023/03/twisted-thursdays-march-2nd-april-5.html

E. The Paper Funday Challenges blog; 1-2 days left; Anything Goes (not the option of Brew-tiful); 

link= https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-2023-challenge-51-anything-goes.html

and Facebook groups to share/link are: Mixed Media Creativity, Paper/Paper/Paper & DT Calls; Paper Crafting and Mixed Media; Need Crafty Inspiration?; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* I'm involved with the following challenge blogs = OUAT, THICC, MIUCB, MLCCB, AACB, CBCB, MTTC, MTTCC, TFATU, HQCB, FQGS, FQCB.

THICC #130 DT inspiration card for challenge starting 13 December 2022

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! 

This posting showcases my design inspiration card for my commitment with The Holly and The Ivy Christmas Challenge blog that I refer to as THICC. #130 is an Anything Christmas Goes competition from December 13 to December 26/27. 

THICC will take a short break after that and return for #131 on January 10, 2023. 

This was a last minute oops make because I had this card checked off on my to-do list...but it wasn't made.

Yikes. And it was my 2nd make too in a panic 45 minute craft session. 

2nd time was the charm. 

This is "There Is Joy In Giving Christmas card"=

Vendors notes:

*The Paper Studio = white top-folded notecard with envelope from set; raccoon sticker is from a TPS sticker sheet

*stash items = silver foil and white striped decorative tape (might be Scotch); silvery glitter on acrylic lettering stickers; black and with silver holly and berries specialty paper

THICC #130 blog posting link=

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/12/challenge-130-anything-christmas-goes.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are=

A. Peace On Earth Christmas Challenges blog; just a couple of days left to compete; ACG theme

link= https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/12/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-29.html

B. Use Your Stuff; started December 12th; Christmas Edition Anything Goes; 

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2022/12/473-anything-goes-christmas-edition.html

C. The Outlawz' Monday Greetings Challenge blog; Started December 5th; Happy Holidays theme; MY card is titled by me as "There Is Joy In Giving"

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-monday.blogspot.com/2022/12/december-5th-happy-holidays-greeting.html

D. Dream Valley challenge blog; just started on Dec 12 and extends into January due to holidays; Christmas theme

link= http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/12/challenge-284-christmas.html

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Facebook groups to share/link are=

1. The Crafty Addicts group

2. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

3. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group

4. Christian Card Makers ~ Women's Fellowship group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm a DT member of THICC and also for MTTC, MTTCC, OUAT, MIUCB, MLCCB

*I'm co-owner and DT for AACB

*I'm owner and DT for TFATU, FQCB, and HQCB

2 Sept 2022 MTTCC #42 Theme Nontraditional Christmas Colors for DT

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!! Oh, my heart is happy with this Christmas card! Another DT member at MTTCC suggested nontraditional colors so that's what I'm featuring in today's post. I'm also happy because pink and purple are my 2 favorite colors. I'm also happy to be using some old stash supplies for most of the card with a newer painted focal.

MTTCC's #42 theme starts September 2 and ends September 15, 2022. Make sure to find time to craft Christmas themed nontraditional cards before September 15th!

This summer I covered a full sheet of white cardstock with dabbings and swirlings of acrylic paint in 3 colors plus 1 gold tempera paint. This is a small section sized about 2.5" x 3". There will be a closeup photo in order to detect some of the gold glitter paint. In the center of the large lavender foam snowflake is some bright pink glitter glue. 

This is Peace and Joy Christmas card in nontraditional colors=

No credits per se because it's almost all old inventory in my stash. The foam snowflakes were purchased in 5 different foam colors set a long time ago. Both alpha lettering stickers are old with Peace in a hammered silver and Joy in dark navy glitter. There is a strip of a gray 'metal' specialty paper on the left. The mixed media element has been mounted on light pink cardstock with foam tape then onto white cardstock and another layer of foam tape in order to lift it for depth and shadow. The wide purple glitter decorative tape strip was given a banner fishtail. Everything is on a dark grape marbleized thin cardstock when was matted onto pink cardstock. Voila! 

Card #2 is Victorian Hope Christmas card=

Credits: (1) acorn print cardstock is from Lake Life paper pad by Renne Looney/Fancy Pants Designs; (2) the color-me-lace topper and scalloped button die-cut are from Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website; and (3) others are stash items.

Lots of blue, odd greens, pink, gray/silver, and a bit of orchid purple

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Is this too weird? Or too mystical? Definitely creative and out-of-the-ordinary Christmas card. 

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MTTCC/My Time To Craft Christmas #42 link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/09/mttcc-42-theme-is-non-traditional.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups for sharing and link-ups=

A. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up Challenges blog; I'll share Card #2

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2022/09/challenge-92-anything-goes-christmas.html

B. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #609; I'll share Card #1

link= http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/chnc-challenge-609.html

C. We Love 2 Create challenge blog; both cards are mixed media but card #2 has more techniques

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2022/08/wk-9-craft-card-making-scrapbooking.html

D. Mixed Media Creativity group; colored pencils for the lace topper and markers and glitter paint for the wood die-cut; foam snowflakes, purple glitter decorative tape, different alpha sets, 

E. Paper, paper, Paper and DT Calls group; sharing

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

design team commitments include: My Time To Craft Christmas (this posting), My Time To Craft, Once Upon A Time, Mix It Up, Merry Little Christmas, Ally's Angels, and The Holly and Ivy Christmas

and 

owner of these 2 challenge blogs: FarmQuest and Heart's Quest

2022 June 17 MTTC #484 Theme of Fruit

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Don't you just love supporting local farmers' markets and/or going to their farms/orchards? Maybe you've got fruit trees, grape vines or raspberry brambles, etc. at your home? This is a sweet theme for My Time To Craft challenge blog for #484. 

#484 starts June 17th and ends June 30th. 

inspiration project #1:

SWEET--the sweet life slimline card=

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A few design and vendor notes for SWEET=

a. Several pieces to make this card were from a kit I put together based on the recipe from The Great Stash Bash challenge blog. (green cardstock base, the market scene journaling card, the alphas, the red foil heart)

b. 2 decorative tapes from different vendors were layered under the lettering

c. the little sweet life text die-cut and the green delicious apple came from Simple Stories Card Kit "Love Grows Here"

d. the market scene journaling card is from Webster Pages; so is the button and twine (different collection)

e. slimline style sizing

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Inspiration project #2= Have a Sweet Summer thinking of you card

The summertime acetate outer frame with an insert panel section left intact are from an old frame and journaling panels set from KI Memories. There's a light pinkish/peach cardstock underneath and a smaller yellow paper panel that had the sentiment printed on it as a Google Doc. The wood die-cuts were bought at Dollar Tree. The pineapple came in that dynamite gold metallic glitter. The watermelon and orange slices were light wood. Marker colors were applied first and then glitter paint pens applied on top. The orange one got a bit thick and looks better in person, especially when you tip the card in different directions and catch the light. Have a sweet summer, crafty friends!!!

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MTTC #484 challenge link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/mttc-484-theme-is-fruit.html 

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this card will be shared=

1. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; use a digital element; CARD #2 has digital/computer Google Doc created sentiment

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-658-digi-do.html

2. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge blog; June 2022; CARD #1

link= http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/06/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-june.html

3. The Great Stash Bash April 2022; parts of the kit I put together were used for the SWEET card: the green cardstock flat base, the market theme journaling card; the alpha stickers; 2 scrapbooking/paper-crafter friends, Lisa and Lori, created this challenge blog about 2+ years ago; this next provided link is Lori's [card #1]

TGSB link= https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/04/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-april-kit.html

TGSB link for June = https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/06/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-june-kit.html

4. A Place To Start challenge blog; June 2022; AG (not the option of "Down the Aisle"); CARD #2

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-062022-down-aisle-anything.html

5. Slimline Obsessed group in FB; this card is 8.5" wide and 4" high [card #1]

6.Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 2 decorative tapes layered on top of each other; gems; die-cuts from card #1; Card #2 has a plastic overlay; a digital Google Doc printed sentiment behind the plastic; wood die-cuts with me painting and glittering the watermelon slice and the orange slice; the gold glitter pineapple was bought that way; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

DT member of My Time to Craft and its sister blog My Time To Craft Christmas

and owner of these 2 challenge blogs:

FarmQuest and Heart's Quest

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