Loving my HAOOCAYR Jan 2025 DT projects

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why/purpose: exciting introduction to the new year through Halloween and Other Occasions Crafts All Year Round challenge blog! The two main themes are Halloween and Birthdays which are my two projects for January. The optional January themes are Winter Fun and/or Hobby & Creativity.  

when: January 1, 2025 and lasts for the month

what: Project #1= Halloween-- Scary Night

notes:

1. the base print paper with color bands and white scenes (reverse side is tiny haunted houses print = Pixi Dust Designs

2. two stars with ghosts in their centers, bat, and 2 jack-o-lanterns are rub-on-transfers = Crafter's Square

3. alpha stickers = Jillibean Soup

4. white glue dots and exclamation point around the scary night lettering= stash

and

what: Project #2 = Birthday -- Say Cheese

notes:

21. kraft card base A2 size and envelope (from set) = Crafter's Square

22. green tonal print and off-white with orange dots (left) print papers = Faboolous paper pad by Simple Stories

23. "HB" stamp = SU (old)

24. "HB" stamped on white cardstock scrap = Neenah

25. orange/looks peach cardstock scrap (behind the green leaf print) = Art Skills

26. orange with white dots print paper = SU

27. 'say cheese' stamp = Say Cheese At The Park set by Simple Stories 2022

28. camera puffy embossed sticker (1 of 8 piece set) = Amy Tangerine 2018

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where: HCAYR became HAOOCAYR about mid-year 2024; "Halloween and other occasions crafts all year round"

link = https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2025/01/january-1st-halloween-and-other.html

other places to share/link are: (not sharing until Jan 2nd)

A. Halloween = Paperminutes; final challenge is open until Jan 6th; anything goes with option of farewell; My card is for Halloween/A.G.

link = https://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2024/12/paperminutes-878-frohliche-weihnachten.html

B. Halloween = Shopping Our Stash; started Dec 31; theme is super stars/ include stars; My Halloween card has  two black stars. 

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2024/12/sos538-superstars.html

C. Halloween = Two Old Bats; new on Jan 2; must be Halloween

link = https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/january-2025-anything-goes-halloween.html

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C. Birthday = Dream Valley; open since Dec 9th; still a few days; Anything Goes

link = https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-327-anything-goes.html

D. Birthday = Krafty Chicks; open Jan 2/first Thursday; theme of Birthday; my 2nd project on this post is a fun camera/say cheese themed birthday card

link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/krafty-chicks-challenge-749-birthday.html

E. Birthday = Craft Rocket; open Jan 2; theme of NEW; birthdays signal a new year in the life of a person plus the 'say cheese' stamp and the embossed camera puffy sticker are new items for me!!! YEA

link = https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge-121-something-new.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* DT member = HCAYR/HAOOCAYR

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* owner/DT = FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGGCB; also HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB and new on Jan 2, 2025 = HQFSCAT; also full owner/DT instead of co-owner of Ally's Angels and Christmas [or not] Bingo Challenges