My MTTC #563 DT heart shaped card project for 27 June 2025

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This posting features my newest design team commitment project for MTTC or My Time To Craft, a papercrafting (accepts digital & hybrid projects) challenge blog! We've been doing a theme series of shape-based card structures. I believe this is our last one and then we'll switch to a supply-requested theme series. Heart-shape is my suggested choice for this series. We've had tree, circle, square, rectangle, dog-ear tag, oval and heart!!! WOW!

when: MTTC #563 starts on June 27, 2025 and stays open for 13 days. 

what: Project = Autumn Splendor Leaf-embellished heart card

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how-to notes = overly embellished! 

1. pink neon cardstock cut in heart shape = Astrobrights by Neenah

2. pale pink cardstock, 2 different tones (the smallest heart got hidden under the glitter leaf) cut in smaller heart shapes to layer = ? Neenah or Pen + Gear

* in my stash, I have several different sizes of heart shape stencils that I used to trace and fussy cut each heart. 

3. enamel dots = Fancy Pants Designs (?); out of original packaging

4. rusty orange glitter leaf = Crafter's Square

5. wood butterflies and leaves (plain) = different packages from Crafter's Square

6. variety of markers = stash

7. pink gingham ribbon = also Crafter's Square

8. dark brown retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

9. Walnut mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

where this heart-shaped card will be linked =

A. Just Us Girls; started June 26; Stencil week (see badge image); My card's 2 heart layers were made with stencil templates for tracing (there is a 3rd heart but it's hidden under the glitter leaf

link = https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/just-us-girls-781-stencil-week.html

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B. Shopping Our Stash; started June 17/still open; theme of 'stitch in time'; My layered heart shape card has faux stitching lines on the 2 large hearts' perimeters;

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/06/sos550-stitch-in-time.html

C. Unicorn Challenge; open for about 23 hours or so; theme is "Not Square"; My display card is heart-shaped. This is my 3rd entry. 

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

D. Dream Valley; current; theme of add ribbon or twine; My layered heart shaped display card has tied pink gingham ribbon around the stem of the orange/rust glitter leaf and then in the hole tied to the card on the lower right side; this is my 2nd entry

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

E. Make My Monday; started June 16th; theme of 1 or more butterflies; MY layered heart shaped display card has 2 wooden butterflies = one in magenta pink and the other in orange; on top of the large glitter leaf between the gingham ribbon bows

link = https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/254-one-or-more-butterflies.html

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where to find MTTC #563 blog post link =

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/mttc-563-theme-is-heart-shape-based.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

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

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

**this heart-shaped card would work at HQFSCAT (Heart's Quest For Shaped Cards and Tags; newish challenge blog that started on Jan 2, 2025; anything goes on a shaped card and/or shaped tag theme)

if you participate in MTTC #563, make sure to also enter at HQFSCAT!!! HQFSCAT's current challenge is open until June 30 and then will reopen on July 2- 31, 2025. 

 

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

Loving My AA #95 design team Anything Goes theme card on 15 June 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This posting shares my owner/DT commitment with Ally's Angels, a crafting challenge blog. I was a co-owner/DT of AA for just over a year and then the other co-owner offered to me the opportunity to be full owner which happened about 6 months ago. I'm always awed by the creativity of the other team members!

when: #95 Anything Goes theme starts June 15 and ends July 12, 2025

what:

how-to notes: the smooshed paint paper layer is one of four made on May 11-12, 2025; four acrylic paints were squirted out randomly in different amounts and locations; then a 'top layer' placed to press/smoosh/spread the paint plus when 'peeling' off that top layer, it pulled on the excess paint to give those vertical lines/ridges! 

1. Pewter Gray acrylic paint = Apple Barrel

2. Neon Pink acrylic paint = Crafter's Closet

3. Metallic Gold and Green acrylic paints = both by Crafter's Square

4. yellow and white geometric print paper = old SU

5. gold cardstock = Art Skills

6. long border strip sticker = Sweet Rush sticker book by Vicki Boutin

7. enamel dots = Freckled Fawn

8. acrylic cursive written words/embellishments = Heidi Swapp

9. birds by watering can layered/pop-up sticker = part of a mixed design pack = Crafter's Square

where this card will be shared/linked are:

A. Creative Artiste; current for June; theme is anything goes mixed media; This project has several acrylic paints, acrylic embellishments (pretty & smile), enamel dots, layered/pop-up sticker; I used decorative scissors for the base perimeter;  

link = https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2025/06/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge.html

B. Crafty Catz; new on June 13; theme is anything goes with twist of "Hot colors"; I do have lots of yellow/gold tones and a few little bits of orange in the pop-up sticker

link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/crafty-catz-challenge-696.html

C. Mix It Up; getting ready to close on June 15; theme of anything goes mixed media; I've used several acrylic paints, acrylic embellishments, enamel dots, layered pop-up sticker

link = https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/miucb-77-anything-goes-optional-paper.html

D. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges; started June 4th; almost over; Anything Goes

link = https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2025/06/pennys-challenge-598.html

E. Word Art Wednesday; started June 4th; also almost over; Anything Goes that is encouraging, uplifting

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/06/anything-goes-weeks-702-703.html

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where to find Ally's Angels #95 blog posting link =

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2025/06/allys-angels-95-anything-goes-theme-94.html

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theme badge for #95

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and its sister blog MTTCChristmas

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