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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

My PRS #8 design team card for 2 Sept 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity!

why: This post shares the next DT member contribution project for PRS or Paper-Rocks-Scissors, a challenge blog owned by artisan friend Deanne! The monthly theme is easy to do-- just use paper and/or scissors

when: #8 starts September 2 and ends on Sept 30, 2025. 

what: Project #1 = Memories of walking down the lane



how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. papers/cardstocks: ivory light cardstock= 2 layers, 2- 2" x 4" print papers; paper ephemera with the sentiment, pointed finger and mini card scene

2. scissors: deckle-edge decorative scissors and regular straight-blade scissors

3. ivory card with matching envelope = from pack by Crafter's Square; I cut the card base into 2 panels and then 1 panel was trimmed smaller with deckle-edged scissors; dimensional foam tape between the 2 panels

4. bottom card base layer was inked = Narwhal/gray = mini stamp pad ink by Lawn Fawn

5. patterned papers are reverse sides to each other, pointed finger and mini card and sentiment/label = Memory Lane collection by Fancy Pants Designs

6. button, string = old stash items

where #1 will be shared:

1A. Creative Fingers; opened on Aug 15; anything goes; this is my 3rd linked entry

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-305-winners.html

1B. Dream Valley; opened on Aug 26/midway; 2 or more papers used theme; My card has acorn print paper and a plaid print paper; plus ivory cardstock and the mini card; also this is my 3rd linked entry

link = https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-343-2-or-more-papers.html

1C. A Place To Start; new on Sept 1/Monday; anything goes options of leaves or circles; there are trees in the mini card but hard to distinguish the leaves; and I do have a button for a circle item

link = https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/09/september-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

1D. Inspiration Station; new on Sept 1/Monday; see photo image prompt for theme; my card's mini card of the lane has autumn color foliage on the trees

link = https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/inspiration-station-challenge-september.html

image prompt = 


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where to find PRS #8 blog post link=

https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2025/09/september-8-challenge.html

theme badge:



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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* owner/DT = CCC, ConBC, AA, HQCB, HQFCB at TFATU, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; also FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB (soon to switch to just FQHSCB) and FQGGCB

* DT member PRS; HAOOCAYR was closed after the most recent challenge closed on August 31. 

Monday, September 1, 2025

My ConBC #15 Column B and G Themes DT cards for 1 September 2025

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: this is the latest DT commitment project for ConBC or Christmas or not Bingo Challenges. The bingo board columns Bb and Gg was used to create these cards. The Christmas card had been made for awhile but the white on white slimline card was a last minute decision. We've got 1 DT member on vacation and 2 columns hadn't been used by the members, so I thought I'd tackle one of those missing represented columns...column B

when: ConBC #15 starts on September 1, 2025 and ends on October 15th. 

what: Project #1 = All white Christmas mini slimline card


and a 2nd scan trying to put more pressure but I think the results look almost the same:



how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. white cardstock is recycled packaging

2. satin sheen paper = CutCardStock

3. white/diamond cut glitter with thin gold metallic edging "MC" dazzles/ stickers = Hot Off The Press

4. white glitter foam snowflake sticker = from pack = Crafter's Square

5. netting can in circles = from pack = Crafter's Square

6. string = old stash item

how Column B was used:

mini slimline = base is 5.5" long and about 3" deep

*white on white = monochrome with cardstock, satin sheen paper, white/diamond cut glitter sentiment and white glitter foam snowflake + off-whites/old stash items = netting and string

* free = gold metallic edging on the sentiment

* netting or tulle = started as a circle, cinched in the middle and tied with string then trimmed short on each side in order to fit the mini slimline

* textured details = dimensional foam tape to life the 4.5" or less deckle-edge white cardstock layer, satin sheen paper, netting, string, distressed edges on base, snowflake and the raised gold edging on the sentiment words

where #1 will be linked: (white on white Christmas slimline card)

1A. Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge; new on Aug 31; anything Christmas goes; link = https://girlzcreativechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-140-alles-mag-kerst-anything.html

1B. Merry Little Christmas Challenge; new on Sept 1 and open until Oct 15; anything Christmas goes

link = https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/mlccb-64-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html

1C. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge; started Aug 26/midway; anything Christmas goes; this is my 2nd linked entry

link = https://thehollyandivychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-190-anything-christmas-goes.html

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what: Project #2= Good Tidings of Comfort and Joy Christmas card

                                        

how-to & vendor notes for #2:

1. dark brown cardstock cut to 5.5" square = Colorbok

2. aqua/turquoise blue cardstock started as 6" square and trimmed to 5" square = Art Skills

3. blue with white snowflake print decorative tape = ?/old stash item

4. tree and text border strip, tag, striped paper and mini card = Together at Christmas collection = 

5. gold snowflakes and 1 blue with silver snowflake dazzles/stickers = Hot Off The Press (also "Love" at the bottom of the card)

6. dark brown retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

7. enamel dots = ?/I think they're either Crafter's Consortium or Fancy Pants Designs

8. kraft paper panel = ?/unmarked pack from Amazon

how the Bingo board #15 was used:

Column G: ConBC requires using 3 or more elements in a vertical column

* Christmas = yes (pine trees, snowflakes, sentiments/text seen in focal mini card and the horizontal strip)

* kraft = yes (light brown tones in focal, striped paper, and two enamel dots &  a little bit of kraft paper peeking out at the top and bottom edges

* free = yes (stripes print paper, floral print paper, embellishments...)

* wood/woodgrain = yes, some (stems of leafy branches, trunks of the pine trees)
* hand-colored image = no

where #2card will be linked:

2A. Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge; open until Sept 6; anything Christmas goes; my 2nd linked entry

link = https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2025/08/peace-on-earth-challenge-94.html

2B. Creative Fingers; open for about 4 more days; anything goes; this is my 2nd linked entry

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-305-winners.html

2C. Dream Valley; started Aug 25; two or more papers used theme; I've got 2 cardstocks in brown and blue; 2 print papers of floral and stripes; then a paper border strip and a paper mini card (cut-a-part)

link = https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-343-2-or-more-papers.html

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where to find ConBC #15 blog post link =

https://christmasbingochallenges.blogspot.com/2025/09/cbc-15-anything-goes-with-featured.html

team badge =



bingo board #15 = 



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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* recently manager/DT for MTTC and MTTCC (MTTCC closing on August 14; MTTC closing on Aug 21)

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR (closing on August 31) and PRS

 


Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Loving this Nativity Christmas card non-DT project on 26 August 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity!

why: This is a non-DT contribution. I wanted to participate in some Christmas challenges before August ends. CCAYR's required song prompt for "O Holy Night" led me to look through my Christmas supplies and I decided to repurpose a box card image altering it into an arch shape.

when: Tuesday night, August 26, 2025

what: Project #1 = Nativity Christmas


how-to & vendor notes
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1. kraft paper for base = unmarked plastic sleeve packaging; don't remember where I got it...maybe an old Amazon order two years ago...???

2. white satin sheen specialty paper and the bronze/coppery threads specialty paper = part of a scrap pack = Crafter's Square

3. Nativity scene card front panel; did some measuring to trim sides and the bottom margin; around the top, the sentiment/song lyric was already in a semi-circle format so that's what led me to make it an arch-topped focal. = box card sold by Dollar General Stores

4. dark brown retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

5. little weathered triangle puffy accents, 'screws' and a little floral = all from a package of 'steam punk' kind of puffy stickers = Crafter's Square

where #1 will be linked:

1A. CCAYR; still open for August; theme of O Holy Night song; I've chosen a Nativity scene; Holy Night is about baby Jesus being born

link = https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-challenge-o-holy-night.html

1B. Rudolph Days; open for a few days on and just after the 25th; anything goes Christmas

link = https://rudolphdayschallenges.blogspot.com/2025/08/rudolph-days-august-challenge.html

1C. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenges; new on Aug 25th; theme of anything goes Christmas; I've chosen Nativity

link = https://thehollyandivychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-190-anything-christmas-goes.html

1D. Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge; continued from Sunday/10 days ago; anything Christmas goes theme; My card is Nativity

link = https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2025/08/peace-on-earth-challenge-94.html

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non-DT commitment project

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

for DT commitments:

* as owner = CCC, ConBC, AA, HQCB, HQFCB at TFATU, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, and FQGGCB.

* as member only = PRS (HAOOCAYR is closing after August 31)