MTTC challenge blog Office Supply Theme for 16 April 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart wanted to go crazy with MTTC's new theme! I didn't want to use an office supply like an embellishment but to really build most of the card cover with office/stationery supplies. Creative thoughts were better than the execution, however....see what you all think.

My Time To Craft's # theme challenge will start early on Friday, April 16, 2021 and will last a fortnight. 

 CARD #1: Today's Plan Birthday card=

link for MTTC's office/stationery supply (-ies) theme # =

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/04/challenge-455-use-stationery.html

Creative design process included these supplies found in or on my desk or table used for crafting=

1. regular and jumbo sized paper clips

2. two types of memo notes--yellow and sage green lined sticky notes and white lined memo page ripped from the memo pad

3. micro-thin washi tapes used as little banner flags on the jumbo clips

4. three colors of highlighters were used to create a border on the white memo paper

5. four colors of ink pens to write the birthday sentiment

6. three colors of permanent markers were used to create a dotted border on the card bases

7. a planner stencil sheet with different words or phrases had the 'today's plan' that I thought went well with the idea of a birthday celebration

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this posting or a card photo will be shared:

a. Seize the Birthday challenge blog; #212; started Thu April 12; birthday cards only with optional topping theme of spring flowers; My card will just anything goes birthday

link= http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2021/04/seize-birthday-212-spring-flowers.html

b. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Challenge group; 

c. Mixed Media Creativity group; 

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CARD #2: Leading Mother Card for Mother's Day=

Did you spot all the office supplies used in Card #2?

1. markers

2. pencil

3. eight micro-thin washi tapes wrapped around the pencil in a repeating patterning

4. hole puncher was used on the color dots on the right side; the marker dots make a colorful border on the inside 

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where I'll share this post and/or this card

a. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; #420 theme of Spring or Easter; spring theme for this Mother's Day card with the posy-shaped paper cutout, colors, and colorful washi tapes wrapped around the pencil; 

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2021/04/420-springeaster.html

b. Mixed Media Creativity group; private; 

c. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group; sharing site for crafting bloggers, DT members, and blog owners

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog

CHD challenge blog no 31 starts 15 April 2021

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart is excited this week to be able to showcase 2 digital images made by Createful Heart Designs. Without further ado...

Design Team Inspiration Card #1 with Image #1 Water Lilies with Dragonflies

Zibbet store link= https://marketplace.zibbet.com/createful-heart-design/water-lilies-with-dragonflies-digital-stamp-image

Note: the dot print paper is from The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby; colored pencils were used for the majority of coloring for the digital image with a teeny bit of black marker dots for the dragonflies' eyes and a bit of yellow for the stamens on the largest waterlily; such a scene of serenity when I look at the image and the colors and prints I added  to surround it!

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Design Team Inspiration Card #2 with Image #2 Angel Bear

Zibbet store link= https://createful-heart-design.zibbet.com/angel-bear-digital-stamp-outlined-image 

Note: the 2 gorgeous patterned cardstocks used for the backdrops are from My Mind's Eye's 29th Street Market collection; the green diagonal striped cardstock is also My Mind's Eye but from the 'find your wings' collection; only colored pencils used for the Angel Bear digital image...simply charming!...Oh! Freckled Fawn for the blush pink with gold letter alpha stickers!!! NEW stash item for me!!!

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CHD or Createful Heart Design challenge blog has had several blog ID badges. This one with the cardinals is the most recent. Link for the anything goes theme/not a theme challenge #31 for April 15-May 14, 2021=

*****Note: there has been a delay on the release of #31. ******* WILL EDIT IN WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE. 

Meanwhile this is the March 15th #30 challenge that just ended yesterday:

https://createfulheartcards.blogspot.com/2021/03/welcome-to-challenge-30.html

****more cropped scanned photos of both cards after my closing of the text portion of this post

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups that will be linked or have shared card photo(s)

CARD #1: Water Lilies and Dragonflies

a. The Seasonal Card Maker group

c. Mixed Media Creativity group

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

e. Createful Heart Design FB group

CARD #2: Angel Bear

a. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; challenge theme "in the air tonight" started 4/14/2021; Card #2 has the angel with wings spread out; (Card #1 does have dragonflies but I will only link/show Card #2)

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2021/04/challenge-597-in-air-tonight.html

b. Word Art Wednesday  challenge blog; I'm linking as an anything goes entry; I've not finished the inside of the cards yet so I'll probably use the Bible verse for both to add before I mail out. link=

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2021/04/weeks-487-488-anything-goes.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group

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

e. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group

f. Createful Heart Design FB group

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of Createful Heart Designs challenge blog

My Time To Craft Christmas no 7 with Snow People theme Christmas cards

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart decided to add ragged edging to my papers and cardstocks for my creative flair on this Christmas card. At MTTCC challenge blog, Shell (owner) is asking that #7 challenge has a "snow people" theme. This Snowman and/or Snow lady challenge starts early on Friday, April 9, 2021. 

My "snow people" are glossy enamel kind of stick-ons that have been in my Christmas embellishments container for a couple of years I'm guessing. It has been way past time to use them. The snowflake patterned paper is computer paper stationery so it's been used on several Christmas cards in 2019 and 2020. The package started with 50 sheets and I've only consumed maybe 5...sigh...Another forgotten dusty supply was stencil sheet from a planner pack kit. Size-wise the snowflake, letters, and numbers worked well for a sentiment kind of accent on this Christmas card. 

Snow Friends on a Snowy Hillside Christmas card=

link for MTTCC's #7 blog post=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/04/challenge-7-snow-people.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this posting and/or card photo will be shared=

a. Christmas 24 challenge blog; theme is also 'snow people'; current challenge started April 1st

link= https://christmas24challenge.blogspot.com/2021/04/challenge-031.html

b. Merry Little Christmas challenge blog; 

link= https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/04/mlccb-33-april-anything-christmas-goes.html

The blog badges for these other challenge blogs are shown next:

c. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group

d. Mixed Media Creativity group

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design Team member of My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog