Scrapbook Layout #4 for 2026 featuring Myself

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity, a personal crafting blog!

who: Hey there! I'm Becca S from north central Illinois! I've lived in 5 states (IL, IN, TN, TX & MO)!!! I've had the awesome travel opportunities to visit a small part of Canada around the north side of several great lakes and a year or so later to spend 10 days of Christmas school break in Haiti. Both of those were during my teen years! My USA travels from childhood to now have covered 20 additional states to those that I've lived in! (OH, MI, PA, NY, MD, VA, WV, KY, NC, GA, FL, AL, AR, AZ, CO, KS, NE, IA, MN, WI) --lots of road trips!!

where: this is not for a specific design team and/or owner of challenge blog commitment

when: layout and blog post started on Wed night April 15; finishing touches on Thurs Apr 16; photo was taken on March 18, 2026

why: As much card/tag/bookmark-making that I'm doing, I find the mental and creative need to do different 'things' and/or return back to formats that I've neglected for many months. Last month, I made a decision to create a small binder to hold 2026 family and friend moments preserved on layout pages. 

what: Myself; pic taken March 18, 2026

how: 

1. from kit = white CS = Tonic Studios

2. from kit = pale blue and pale lavender CS = Colorbok; used for center square areas shown on the sketch

3. from kit = light blue paper = Colorbok

4. from kit = blue-purple tone butterfly stickers = Crafter's Square

5.  from kit = yellow butterfly stickers & 1 yellow/gold strip sticker with tiny flowers pulled from the sticker book = K & Company's Antique Garden

6. from kit = Heidi Swapp's journaling/documenting stamps

7. yellow flower stickers = Market Square sticker book

8. gray non-smudge retractable marker = Zebra Clickart

9. colored pencils = Marvy Uchida (stash box)

10. some old planner stickers = maybe Pen + Gear (at least 5 or more years old)

11. black extra fine tip marker = Sharpie

12. Guava (coral) mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

LINK-UPs: Special note: Challenge YOUrself gave my 'friends since kindergarten' layout a shout-out for their previous challenge involving friends/friendship!!!! Sweet!! 

a. Challenge YOUrself; new on April ; scrapping challenge using spring color palette + feature a pic that includes you = I'm using mostly blue and purple; some pinks/coral, some yellow/cream

link = https://scrap-challenge-yourself.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-yourself-148-color-palette.html

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b. One More Page #2; new on April 1st; theme: create a scrapbook/journal page; for my 2026 notebook-- yes, notebook binder size, using a card sketch layout tweaked on sizing to fit a 8.5" x 11" sheet

link = https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/one-more-page-in-april.html

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c. Sweet Sketch Wednesday; new on Wed April 15th; sketches 324 or 325 or a retro sketch (#180 from April 2020) ===> I've picked #180!!

link = https://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-sketches-with-ssw2-324-and-325.html

sketch image = 

d. Alphabet Challenge; closes in about 7 hours from 10:50pm central time when I looked at their posting!!! Theme is Y for yellow flowers; I've used yellow floral stickers to complement the lavender/purple & blue tones for this layout

link = https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/y-is-for-yellow-flowers.html

e. Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash; new on April 1st; this is my 3rd project using my April kit that I put together using L & L's formula:

link = https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2026/04/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-adventure.html

kit formula = 

my 2 kit photos: 

main  kit elements: ribbon, prints, solid color CS, ephemera & gems & ribbon for embellishments, documenting stamps, alphas, 

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with stickers (bash item) added to the top of the pile: partial remaining butterflies from 4 different packages, embossed flower stickers from 2 different packages, a sticker book from K & Company's Antique Garden

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**this is NOT a design-team related commitment

* owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT, and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB and FQGGCB; plus CCC; plus AA; and ConBC.

** DT member only = CIP; plus PRS and Pin-spirational 

Scrapbook Page Layout of Mister Bennett from 18 March 2026

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity personal blog!

who: I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artisan blogger who usually goes artsy-craftsy mix along with a mish-mesh of old and new stash items! 

what: a notebook size 1 page scrapbook layout featuring Mister Bennett traveling in the crew cab back seat while his Paw-rents do some errands! 

where: photo taken while Ben and I were waiting for 'Daddy'

when: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

why: new crafting goal for remainder of 2026 to scrapbook times with family and friends as much as I can 

how: products used for the layout include:

1. white CS base = Georgia Pacific

2. glossy CS (stars, and rainbow cross-over stripes) from same pack of multi-color, multi-design glossy CS 6" square sheets = Crafter's Square

3. glossy green print CS punched 'tickets'/tags = recycled tissue box packaging

4. blue paper panel = Colorbok

5. Fish Tank blue mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

6. blue dual-tip marker (for outlining and handwriting) = Art Skills

7. gold Thickers = Dear Lizzie/American Crafts (alphas)

8. documentation stamps = from a journal/planner theme pack by Heidi Swapp 2019, American Crafts

9. blue ink pen = part of a 4-color set by Paper Mate's Ink Joy

10. beige enamel dots (1 lg & 3 med.) = Freckled Fawn

11. photo of my mini kit:

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LINK-UPs:

a. Try Sketch on Tuesdays; week 2 of 2; see the current sketch image ==> I used rectangles instead of circles; my sentiments are: 'aka Mr. B' at the bottom and 'Mister Bennett, our traveling companion' at the top

link = https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2026/03/Challenge-691.html

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b. Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog & FB Community; March inspiration kit inspired a mini kit (rainbow colors, tags/tickets, ledgers/documenting, rainbow stripes); I'll be sharing my layout to their FB page. 

link = https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-just-gist-of-it.html

image =

c. The Great Stash Bash (Lisa and Lori's); March 2026; my mini kit of supplies used to make this layout were collated using their formula (see the image); I'll be sharing my layout at their blog (kit contains ALPHAS and enamel dots which will be used with papers and other embellishments on this layout)

link = https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2026/03/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-adventure.html

image for March kit formula =

d. One More Page; BRAND NEW CHALLENGE; March 2026; theme is the title; referring to scrapbooking (anything size or format like pockets); I'm doing a notebook binder size, 1 sheet/page, quick & easy; this time is a photo of Mister Bennett as a tag-along companion doing a couple of errands! <3

link = https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/one-more-page-in-march.html

e. Shopping Our Stash; new on Tuesday March 24; theme is White Out-- try not to use white!!; I'm using white CS base but it's inked with Fish Tank Blue (to white it out); 

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/03/sos570-white-out.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

 *** this is non-DT related project

*owner/DT commitments are: CCC, AA, ConBC, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB, FQGGCB, HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT and HQLQCB!!

* DT member only = CIP (new in mid-March 2026); also Pin-spirational and PRS

This project could have been shared with Critter Crazy (CCC) if I wasn't the owner and if I could share before midnight on 3/24 night. 

Thanksgiving Week So Thankful non DT card on 26 Nov 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: This is a non-design team commitment so a couple of current challenges were picked to drive the inspiration for this card and then linked to a few additional ones that assisted with organization and layout ideas. 

when: created on Nov 25th and published on November 26, 2024

what: So Thankful Mice card

notes:

1. sage/mint green cardstock base was cut to 4" wide x 6" high = Neenah

2. "country plaid" print paper = Recollections

3. strip cut from some french-wired ribbon (leaf print) = Crafter's Square

4. green cardstock scrap panel = Crafter's Square

5. white cardstock = Neenah

6. three stamp ink pads (Tangerine Tango/orange, Lemon-Lime Twist/yellow-green, and Rose Red) = SU

7. yellow cardstock scrap = old Pen + Gear

8. brown/bronze glitter waffle textured specialty paper cut to short banner = Crafter's Square

9. kraft cardstock scrap = Art Skills

10. three mice clip art image = free for personal usage = The Clipart Library website; printed on white copy paper; filled with a khaki brown and gray colored pencils

11. 'so thankful' stamp = old; I think it's either Studio G or Hampton Arts

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starting inspiration/where: Once Upon A Time; Nov 2024; children's book Arthur's Thanksgiving; MY card is going to have 3 mice in lieu of Arthur character/creature with cheese wedge + some leaves, stamped 'so thankful' instead of 'thanksgiving'

link = https://onceuponatimechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-challenge-28-arthurs.html

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starting inspiration/where: If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; Nov 2024; Prompt pic shows decorated cookies with pumpkins + pie, turkeys, word of 'thankful', 'grateful' and 'blessed'; MY card has 'so thankful' stamped and lots of orange like the pumpkins and pumpkin pie cookies; also some yellow like the turkey cookies

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2024/11/cookie-challenge-198-november-grateful.html 

badge = 

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other places that helped me organize my elements are:

A. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap; current; must use at least 1 designer paper; MY card is my 2nd entry and it has "Country Plaid" print paper

link= https://girlzcreativefunartofscrap.blogspot.com/2024/11/challenge-4.html

B. Atlantic Hearts Sketch; current; sketch #605; collab with Double Trouble; I'm using AHS sketch 605 and reversed the sketch so that the cluster is at the bottom.

link = https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/11/sketch-605.html

badge/sketch = 

C. Zielonekoty; current; theme of 'stains, blots, splashes'; My card has dabbed red, orange and yellow inks (cotton ball for yellow-green and cotton swab tip for orange and crumpled paper towel for rose red)

link = https://sklepzielonekoty.blogspot.com/2024/11/wyzwanie-plamy-kleksy-chlapniecia.html

badge = 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

MY design team commitments mostly have administrative duties attached except for 1 =

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR

* DT/manager = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT/co-owner ----> DT/full owner in Jan 2025 for Ally's Angels and Christmas [or not] Bingo Challenges

* DT/owner = HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGGCB

Late Harvest Thankful Time Card non DT project on 9 Nov 2024

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: This posting features a new creative project that is not for any current DT commitment. YEA! 

when: posting will be published on November 9th; link-ups range from Nov 1-8th

what: 

notes:

1. sketch layout from Cheerful Sketches challenge blog (photo below)

2. orange dots print, pumpkin vine lattice print, black with tiny dots print and rust tone stripes print = Faboolous paper pad = Simple Stories

3. pumpkin, soybean (left) plus the dark rust flowers with smaller soybeans die-cuts = Faboolous ephemera pack = Simple Stories

4. text strip sticker = The Simple Life sticker book = Simple Stories

5. the orange tonal crinkled print paper scrap strip = stash

6. dark orange cardstock trimmed a 1/2" = Recollections (4.5" x 6.5") 

7. flat kraft card with matching envelope (from pack) 5" x 7" = Recollections

8. black ink pad = Hero Arts

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where/places to share and link-up:

A. Cheerful Sketches; started Nov 1st; must keep the sections but it can be rotated a quarter turn ===>> which I did for the base but kept the 5 rows on a vertical yet shorter height. The oval space is also smaller. Mathematically, the width of my strips vary from the sketch but I still have 5 vertical sections and 1 horizontal band. 

link = https://cheerfulsketcheschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-challenge-138.html

sketch image = 

B. Cut It Up; current; use die-cut + grateful/thankful

link= https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/11/cut-it-up-challenge-316-grateful-andor.html

C. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie: current; see cookie images of seasonal items plus words "grateful, thankful, blessed"

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2024/11/cookie-challenge-198-november-grateful.html 

badge image = 

D. Aloha Friday Challenge; current; theme is thanks/thankful/thank you

link = https://alohafridaychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/11/aloha-friday-challenge-16-thanks.html

E. Triple B (Birds, Butterflies and/or Blooms); started Nov 3; my card has 2 black birds seen on the pumpkin vine lattice print paper and then the blooms/die-cuts with the pumpkin

link = https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/11/triple-b-november-2024-challenge.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*note: this is a non-DT commitment project = YES! Exciting! 

What are my DT commitments?

*DT member only = HAOOCAYR

*manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

*owner/DT = in Jan 2025 ==> AACB and Christmas or Not Bingo; also HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, and FQGGCB

My MTTCC #87 snow sports equipment Ice Skating New Years card for 24 May 2024

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!!!

purpose: this blog post showcases my latest design team member commitment project for My Time To Craft Christmas' #87 competition

when: #87 theme is Christmas/winter snow sports equipment starting on Friday, May 24, 2024; the competition lasts for 13 days

what: Ice Skating Wishes for Happy New Year 2025

notes: vendors=

1. The Paper Studio (buffalo plaid cardstock)

2. Art Skills (navy blue cardstock)

3. Pen + Gear (white glitter cardstock)

4. Hot Off The Press' silver dazzles (stars, corner accents, expression/quote) 

5. other items are old and have been in my stash boxes for a long time

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sketch layout photo sheet from Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Magazine's Fun With Photos Memories and More (2004) is the design layout inspiration for the card shown above=

layout design notes:

*my card is loosely based on the shown scrapbook page "Nibbles" by Kelly Jones

*my card has some size and shape variations with taking a 12" square reduced to about a 5" wide x 7" high dimension card

*an extra base/background layer was added

*navy blue layer replaces the shown kraft brown

*the mesh/grid print is replaced by the white and blue recycled cardstock print

*the caramel and white strip is replaced by the silver mirror foil decorative tape

*the white panel is used as white glitter coated cardstock on my card

*the 4 small holes on the vellum journaling are shown as 3 silver foil corner accents

*the top right photo was eliminated

*the circle photo was replaced with a circle cardstock topped with a sticker and without the fuzzy decorative yarn trim (navy blue alcohol marker edging instead(

*the bottom left photo was reduced in size and replaced with 2 snowflake glitter stickers

*the vellum journaling was replaced with the silver foil 'dazzles' sticker phrasing

*my card has additional embellishments with a snowflake die-cut, 7 silver stars, and a printed 2nd sentiment of "HNY 2025"

where: MTTCC #87 blog post link =

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/05/mttcc-87-theme-is-wintery-snow-sports.html

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other places to share/link are:

A. Krafty Chicks; started May 23; Week 4 theme of All Occasions; my card is for a Christmas/winter holiday topic challenge blog and I chose to have this designated for "HNY 2025"

link= https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/krafty-chicks-challenge-717-all.html

B. Word Power; for May 2024; words/sentiment to be large focus of project; on my card, there is almost 2/3 of it in 2 quotes/expressions = HNY 2025 and "You are One of a Kind"

link= https://wordpowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/word-power-5.html

C. Creative Knockouts; started May 23; anything goes

link= https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2024/05/522-anything-goes-beccys-place.html

D. Word Art Wednesday; week 2 of 2/current; anything goes that is uplifting, positive, God honoring; my card expresses being unique and a desire for the card receiver to have a happy new year

link= https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2024/05/anything-goes-weeks-649-650.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*manager/DT of MTTCC and MTTC

*DT member only of HCAYR/HAOOCYR

*co-owner/DT of AACB and C or not Bingo

*owner/DT of these 7 soon to be 8 = HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, and on May 28 if all goes as planned, I want to start FQGGCB for 2 weeks of each month (FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges blog) --stay tuned for that

MTTC #524 Sympathy theme card for DT commitment on 29 December 2023

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

Purpose: I'm keeping happy thoughts for you that 2023 is ending calmly and quietly. My Time To Craft challenge blog's new theme is sympathy. Death comes at any time and a DT member suggested we end 2023 and start 2024 remembering others, showing empathy with our cardmaking. 

When: #524 starts December 29, 2023 and ends on January 11, 2024

What: the dove brings peace and comfort to the family card

Notes:

1. green cardstock base = Neenah

2. light gray paper scrap was edged with black diamond-cut glitter tape (stash items)

3. white cardstock scrap panel (Neenah) was inked-edged with Pea Green alcohol marker from Arteza

4. stencils are from 2 different sheets; both were bought at Dollar Tree; more of the Pea Green alcohol marker was used

5. the silver glittered dove 'ornament' focal = 1 of a boxed set bought at Dollar Tree

Where: MTTC #524 sympathy theme blog link=

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/mttc-524-theme-is-sympathy-starting-29.html

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other places:

A. I Love Promarkers; current; theme is anything goes/for a man; my card has a food pun and is neutral enough for a guy to enjoy

link= https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2023/12/challenge-549.html

B. I Spy With My Little Eye; current; theme is something old something new; my old items are the cardstocks and stencils; the new items are the alcohol marker and the silver glitter dove ornament

link= https://www.simplyellibelle.com/search/label/I%20spy%20with%20my%20little%20eye

C. The Paper Funday; current with about 3 days left; anything goes (option of birds and/or snowman); my card has a dove

link= https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-challenge-60-anything-goes.html

D. Freshly Made Sketches; current until early on Jan 1; follow sketch #616; (this is my first time to participate with FMS!!!)

link= https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2023/12/freshly-made-sketches-616-sketch-by-amy.html

image for sketch layout #616=

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*manager of MTTC and MTTCC

*co-owner/DT of AACB and CBCB

*owner of these 'quest' families of blogs: HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB (new), FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB (newish), and FQHSKCB (new)  

MTTC challenge no 463 sketch layout usage starts 6 August 2021

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart is thrilled to be using OLD stash items for this sketch-based layout card! My Time To Craft challenge blog has a sketch design to use for your card-making for #463. I've rotated the design to the left 90 degrees in order to make it a vertical layout. I didn't extend the one section to the full height of the card but this is an extra long card using a full sheet of cardstock folded (fold on left; opening on right). That CS base is the soft green. Because of the sentiment of "Happy Day" I feel I can either use it as an encouragement card or as a birthday one. [rut ro! It's going to be the birthday card I send to my auntie for her #74 next week!!]

*MTTC challenge blog design team commitment project

*Required sketch design usage as the 'theme'; image will be shown below

*#463

*Starts 6 August 2021 and lasts for 13 days

Happy Day card=

LINK to #463 for MTTC= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/08/challenge-463-sketchy-time.html

Required sketch design for your project layout; I've rotated the sketch to the left and then lengthened the size of the card. I also tweaked a few things in my interpretation like the shown darker purple area doesn't go the full length on my card, the shapes aren't circles, and the sentiment/accent tab section is shortened and shaped like a journal or divider tab. 

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A few design notes:

1. the acrylic floral image 'stickers' are from Hallmark; these are part of a sheet that could be as old as 10 years sold by Hallmark

2. the green patterned paper is a scrap section off a very old stash item; so glad to make a small dent in this older stuff

3. the cardstocks are from Pen+ Gear; light green, soft ivory, and soft yellow; the purple paper is to back the card only for blocking out my printer's scanner light

4. the sketch design doesn't show corner accents but I felt that with oversizing the proportion that the right side of the card needed something to help balance it. This still could be considered a CAS (clean and simple) style card because there is so much blank space.

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Besides MTTC challenge blog posting as a design team member, my posting and/or card photo will be shared at these challenge blogs and Facebook groups=

a. Seize The Birthday challenge blog; birthday cards with stripes option or anything goes birthday; MY CARD will be anything goes birthday and I'll be sending it to my aunt who has a birthday in about 6 days!!! link= http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2021/08/seize-birthday-220-stripes.html

b. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; Always Anything Goes; about 7 days left for the current challenge; link- http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/08/c-163.html

**blog badges for LPCF and STB--

c. Mixed Media Creativity group

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design Team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog

MTTC theme to use ribbon and or bow challenge starts 9 July 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart has been emotionally on a roller coaster this week. Three cousins lost their paternal grandmother a couple of days ago. Elma was 101 years and 8 months old!!! Another sorrow this week has been a sweet soul sister from church losing her mother-in-law. My husband worked with her husband for about 6 years so this has been another emotional ache. Then on the joyful side my little neighbor girl who my mom babysat for awhile along with her brother and then who I babysat during my summers when 16 and 17 became a grandmother of a beautiful baby girl!!! It's been great to see her as a mother and now she's just exuding bubbliness for being a grandmother for the 1st time. Today's showcased card will go to my church friends:

*My Time To Craft challenge blog

*Design team member inspiration card

*#461 challenge with theme of ribbon and/or bow usage on your project

*challenge is for 2 weeks and starts on 7/9/2021

The Lord bless thee and keep thee sympathy card=

LINK for MTTC #461 = http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-461-ribbonsbows.html

some design notes:

1. floral bouquet focus is recycled and repurposed tissue paper type gift wrapping that I recently received wrapped around my birthday gift from my brother's family

2. the two cordings for the bow are also recycled and repurposed

3. the sticker used for the front panel sentiment is maybe 20 years old; it's one of many verses and stained glass border designs included on the sheet that it came in. I've matted it onto a piece of ivory cardstock left over from the other 2 sections that are leftover scraps, too....

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Layout was based on the sketch challenge at Make the Cards Challenge blog. (MTCC) I will link it to their blog=

My interpretation was to break up the shown peach colored section into 4 sections because I wanted to bring out the pink and ivory tones of the floral bouquet tissue gift wrap section used for the focal. The circle focal shaped was moved to a more central location and the sentiment is not a wide slender rectangle but a boxy rectangle. Embellishments of the MTTC required bow, sequins, and some teeny tiny stickers scattered about complete the card.

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more challenge blog link-ups and Facebook group picture sharing=

a. Mix It Up Challenge Blog; #51; anything goes with optional twist of an aperture; (I'm just doing anything goes)

link- https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/miucb-51-anything-goes-aperture.html

b. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; anything goes with optional twist of watercolor usage; (I'm just doing anything goes)

link- https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-2021-challenge-7-anything-goes.html

c. Crafty Sentiments Designs challenge blog; started 6 July 2021; anything goes

link- http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/07/new-challenge.html

d. Creative Moments challenge blog; #218; anything goes

link- http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2021/07/creative-moments-challenge-218-anything.html

e. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; sequins, different stickers, cardstocks, inking of cardstock edges, printed tissue gift wrapping paper, 2 types of cording, 

f. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; sharing site for paper-crafting bloggers, DT members, and challenge blog owners

Blog Badges or participant badges for A, B, C, and D in mixed order=

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog

MTTC New Theme Focus on the Sentiment starts 30 April 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart is excited and hopefully I can keep the layout simple to let the sentiment be the focus! Let's see what the creative wheels and time at the desk and table have wrought this week:

My Time To Craft's new theme is "Sentiment". Put the focus on the cover sentiment/message! Make it bold. Make it colorful. Make it out of bling. Whatever. Who knows? Combine all of those! Check out my projects and use the MTTC challenge post #456 seen a little bit further down to take you over there to see what the other DT members have made.

Circling to "Have A Great Birth Day" card=

Isn't this terrific!

Design and vendor notes:

a. flat base (5" x 7") and background plain sage green (4.5" x 6.5") cardstocks are from Astrobrights/Neenah

b. other solid color cardstock scraps for the circles are from Astrobrights or Pen + Gear

c. patterned cardstock scrap (4" x 6") has been in my stash for way too many years...I forget who made it

d. alpha stickers are Webster Pages/Alison Kreft (have) and Freckled Fawn (a, great, birth, day)

e. star and heart stickers are Simple Stories

f. ink edging are cardstocks except base 

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link for MTTC challenge blog = http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/04/challenge-456-sentimental.html

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I had so much fun and loved the results of Card #1 that I made a Card #2 using same old card layout and the theme focus on the sentiment. I changed the wording, used different dimensions for the background papers and some of the circles. 

"Have a fun & super birth day card"=

Design and vendor notes:

a. flat base (5" x 7") cardstock; yellow print (4.75" x 6") cardstock is from My Mind's Eye; the 'bird's eye view' black and cream patterned paper is from The Paper Studio; the very pale mint green with white dot patterned cardstock (largest circle) is also from My Mind's Eye

b. the others are scraps, probably either Pen + Gear or Astrobrights/Neenah

c. alpha stickers for 'have', 'fun', 'birth', and 'day' are from Freckled Fawn

d. the & and little heart are from Webster Pages

e. the multicolor letters for 'super' and the corrugated cupcake stick-on are from Dollar Tree

f. alpha letter 'a' in bright pink is from Simple Stories

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At the start of the year I wanted 2021 to be filled with love and to also take a throwback look to cards I made in 2010 or 2011 to be my inspiration. I haven't done that for March and April, so I'm starting the planning and blog draft process with this soon-to-be card's inspo:

This thinking of you card was photographed/scanned on March 9, 2010. Different stencils were used for the different circle sizes and for the squiggles. 

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sharing or linking to other challenge blogs and Facebook groups with the new card=

a. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; anything goes; 

http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/04/c-156.html

b. Seize the Birthday challenge blog; started April 29th; birthday theme [not doing the option]

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2021/04/seize-birthday-213-furry-friends.html

ID badges for the 2 challenge blogs:

c. Mixed Media Creativity group

d. Paper, Paper, Paper and Design Team Calls group

e. The Seasonal Cardmaker group; soft pastel springtime color tones used

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member for My Time To Craft (MTTC) challenge blog

more scanned and cropped pics of the card=

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