Flowers Theme Challenge starting 6 July 2020 for APTS blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm very thankful to live in the USA! My parents and grandparents put a strong love bond into me for this country. Our 200+ years have had its ups and downs but overall it has been a wonderful country for me to live in for the past 57 years. I am looking forward to what's ahead.

I was born on Flag Day and even represented Betsy Ross for my 8th grade class during our school's Bicentennial celebrations back in '76. (Yea!!!)

This card is for my high school co-valedictorian niece! Instead of doing school colors, I thought I'd go with a spring floral theme and soft muted pastel colors. She always makes me think of pretty pastel flowers when I hear her name mentioned. {APTS blog= flowers theme for July; floral papers, floral stamping, floral die-cuts, etc.}

Congratulations card for July 2020 APTS blog=

APTS blog July 2020 posting link=
https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-2020-challenge-flowers-flowers.html

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Products for card were part of my kit I collated out my stash to copy cat the June 2020 selected inspiration kit at Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog:

Above: the pale green washi tape, light pink gems, clear gems, and butterflies
Below: the card base w/ background floral paper is waiting to be used; the recycled packaging from My Mind's Eye got shuffled under and isn't seen in this photo

Below: this photo shows the corner of the card base and the left side of the packaging which was partially used on a pretty layout; the 'border' strip for the top area of this card is covered up

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups

a. CKC Community group on Facebook & blog's link to the the last June challenge:
http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/06/june-2020-killing-kit-series.html

b. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges;
link: http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/06/pennys-challenge-474.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; cardstocks, floral patterned paper, glossy cardstock recycled packaging used as a border, crystal gems; foil butterflies; word 'dazzle' in white; washi tape
(Dazzles are available from Paper Wishes website; a mixed occasion set is what I have that has different color sheets in the set: white, black, copper, gold, silver)

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook


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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

only on 3 design teams (DT) now:
a. APTS blog
b. MTTC blog
c. 52 CCT blog

July 2020 Week 1 Sketch Challenge for 52 CCT Blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart is nervous about this card. In person, I love the color mix of this card, however some of the supplies are from my June 2020 scrapping kit and others are from my Christmas embellishments box. But more on those details later.

My June hostessing duties for 52 CCT blog are almost over. I've got to compile DT voting for the challenge ending 7/3/2020 and post the winners on Wednesday, July 8. So that means with July Week 1 sketch that it's now time for a new hostess, Fabiola. The sketch will be featured after my card photo.

Happy Christmas card for #25-20 =

link for #25 at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown=

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-sketch-challenge.html

Design notes:
a. text Christmas patterned paper = The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby
b. rose washi tape and mauve rosy paper (circle) = My Mind's Eye
c. white A2 card base, gem dots, green glitter foam trees = my stash
d. Happy Christmas die-cut =
e. checkered patterned paper, mauve paper, rose washi tape, and gem dots were part of my June 2020 scrapping kit for CKC blog PLUS the checkered paper was part of a paper pad that I'm trying to bash that was a decision in mid-May 2020 for Bash Your Scrapbook Stash

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links for challenge blogs and Facebook groups where I'll share the post or card photo=
a. CKC's last posting for June's inspiration kit can be found here=
http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/06/june-2020-killing-kit-series.html

pics of my compiles copy-cat kit for June 2020=

Above: the rose washi tape can be seen near the pink flowers; the gem dots are just to the right of that and got cropped out of this pic
Below: Most of my papers were yellow/buttery cream, pink, light blue and light green but I wanted to have some neutrals to help ground all those other pastel hues; I included 2 sheets of the checkered paper in the kit but used a half sheet for the Christmas card featured up at the top of the post

b. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge blog; #75;
 http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/06/challenge-75-anything-christmas-goes.html

c. Bash Your Scrapbook Stash group in Facebook

pic of the paper pad cover:

d. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook

e. Paper, Paper, Paper, & Design Team Calls group in Facebook

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

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

June 2020 Week 4 Technique AND Stash Challenge no 24 for 52 CCT Blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!!! My heart is a bit sad that my hosting duties for June are almost over but again not too sad because my other team-mates at 52 CCT blog are so very creative. Everyone takes a turn as the hostess. For Week 4 the challenge can be technique or stash or both. I decided to do both.

Technique= clustering or grouping
Stash= embellishments; minimum of 3 in the grouping; you can mix or match

For me clustering or grouping embellishments together can be challenging. Sometimes I'm stumped by a particular theme topic and that I don't have items that I think can be artfully arranged. Other times it's difficult trying to fit the items together--like puzzle pieces. So the technique is clustering and the stash item(s) to use are your embellishments. A minimum of 3 need to be used.

52 Christmas Card Throwdown is a card only allowed challenge blog. However we do expand the word Christmas to include religious or non-religious Christmas themes, New Year's/New Year's Eve, or other winter holidays celebrated in December.

Pink, Purple, and Gold HOPE Christmas card=

#24 Technique and Stash Challenge link=
https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/06/june-techniquestash-challenge.html

Special design note: I combined all the June 2020 challenges of 52 CCT into this card. You don't have to do that. I'm just really enjoying the sketch, the color trio, the theme of snowflakes, and this week's clustering of embellishments (that included some snowflakes).

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Supply and design notes:
a. bright pink lettering stickers = Simple Stories
b. Pulsar Pink cardstock used for the base is from Astrobrights/Neenah
c. scraps of Honeycomb Gold and Orchid (purple) are from Astrobrights/Neenah
d. the 2 different planner note tab "stickies" = Pen + Gear/Walmart
e. the lavender/orchid foam snowflakes are from Oriental Trading but the rest of the accents I'm not sure who the manufacturer/vendors are;
f. the gem dots are in red-purple and blue-purple color; the curved plastic dots are in baby pink and a bright cherry pink; there are stars in gold, purple, and mauve pink/lavender; and the white glitter foam snowflakes all started as white ones...
g. some of the small snowflakes had gold glitter paint pen applied to the top and some had pink marker applied...easy way to alter stash items to help repeat and reinforce the previous Week 2 color trio palette!!!
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52 CCT's badge images from Weeks 1-3 for your review. Keep in mind the sketch was rotated up into a vertical format and also done in a slimline format. ***Note: you don't have to combine the previous June challenges into your card(s). This is just something I wanted to do to show the versatility of the prompts. *****

June 2020 challenge review:

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other places where I'll have either the card photo or preview link to this posting=

a. Not Just Cards Challenges: June 2020 challenge started on 11 June 2020; Anything Goes
link= http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/06/june-challenge-please-leave-in-draft.html
(NJCC or NJCCB)
b. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge blog; Anything Christmas Goes
link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/06/challenge-74-anything-christmas-goes.html (THICC)

c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; lots of papers and cardstocks and lettering; glitter paint pen in gold; pink marker; snowflakes and other embellishments made from foam, plastic, acrylic (MMC)

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook (PPPDTC)

e. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group on Facebook; hope is a topic often found in the Bible and is also part of most clergy's Advent messages (SIC)

f. Christian Card Makers~Women's Fellowship group on Facebook; weekend challenge theme is to make a slimline encouragement/scriptural card (CCMWF)

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

Design Team Member:
1. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown; also almost finished with my June duties as hostess; will still be responsible for Winners postings on July 1 and July 8
2. A Place To Start
3. My Time To Craft

Guest Designer for June 2020 at Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog (and community group on FB)