My Cozy Christmas Cocoa With Warm Spice Wishes card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This posting is featuring a Christmas card shaped as a cup and saucer. Food-wise there are text words for 'hot' and 'chocolate' plus black and dark brown swirl marks for liquid in the cup along with a gingerbread man cookie image. The card isn't design team-related commitment even though there are 3 of my 13 challenge blogs where this card would be theme appropriate. There is a 4th challenge that is 'anything goes' theme (Ally's Angels) where I could share if I wasn't the owner. So I'll be linking up to other owners/managers challenges. 

when: this card was made on Sunday afternoon February 15, 2026 and blog posting typed from 10-10:30 pm on Feb 15th.

what: Project #1 =

how-to & vendor notes for #1 =

1. oatmeal colored linen paper (used for the bottom 2 layers) = old scrap pack included papers = Crafter's Square

2. mint green paper = Neenah

3. brown marker = stash box

4. Walnut/brown mini stamp pad = used to ink the middle layer = Lawn Fawn

5. black stamp pad = Hero Arts

6. 'hot' text sticker, 1 snowflake sticker, 1 snowflake chipboard sticker, 1 snowflake cookie chipboard sticker = Snow Pine Lodge collection = Simple Stories

7. gingerbread man cookie image is lifted up with foam adhesive squares = from layered gift tag from multiple holiday designs pack = Crafter's Square

where #1 will be linked =

1A. First Cup Challenges; new on Feb 1/still open; anything drink/beverage related

link = https://firstcupchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/02/first-cup-challenge-11-february.html

image prompt = 

1B. Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge; new on Feb 1/still open; must use coffee, tea or cocoa + Christmas/holiday; optional vendor theme is Hero Arts; My black stamp pad is by Hero Arts!!! And my shaped card has 'hot' + 'chocolate';.... 

link = https://coffeelovingpapercrafters.com/2026/02/01/caffeinated-christmas-card-challenge-50/

image prompt = 

1C. Dragonfly Dreams; new on Feb 1/still current; theme of fun fold cards or shaped cards; MY project is a cup with saucer shaped card

link = https://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-challenge-fun-fold-or-shaped.html

1D. Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge; new on Feb 15; mood board with deer; I'm sharing my Christmas cookie and hot chocolate on shaped cup w/ saucer card

link = https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2026/02/peace-on-earth-challenge-106.html

1E. Krafty Chicks Challenges; new on Feb 12; 2nd week theme is Christmas; I'm sharing my Christmas cookie and hot chocolate on shaped cup w/ saucer card

link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/krafty-chicks-challenge-807-christmas.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*** this is a non- design team related project

*  owner/DT = FQGGCB**; FQHCB**; HQFSCAT** = if I wasn't owner, I could share this card at these 3 challenges blogs

FQGGCB = FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges Blog = anything food goes (that includes drinks/beverages) with the hot chocolate in cup with saucer PLUS gingerbread cookie image

FQHCB = FarmQuest Home Challenges Blog = anything home goes (kitchen and dining areas would be the main inside home locations to find cup and saucer, hot chocolate ingredients and gingerbread cookies

HQFSCAT = Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags = anything goes on a shaped card or shaped tag theme; can't do regular 4 straight corner rectangles; this cup and saucer silhouette shaped card is perfect for this blog

other Quest family challenges: FQCCCB, FQGS, FQCB; HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB and HQLQCB; plus AA; plus ConBC; plus CCC.

*DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational (both owned by Deanne)

Santa Dancing Near Tree Holding his Cocoa card on 22 April 2025

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This is an extra post for this week that is not design team related! I wanted to bundle some different current Christmas or beverage themes together and creating an Ai-generated descripted image to meet most of those themes. 

when: Tuesday April 22, 2025

what: Project = extra non-DT project this week: Dancing Santa

how-to notes:

1. the image was Ai-generated using Microsoft's Designer; it's all about the description typed!!! Based on the description, it will generate four versions

2. scrap cut white cardstock backing for image = Georgia Pacific

3. base gray cardstock was a 6" square cut to 5.5" square = Art Skills

4. plaid paper panel cut to 4" x 6" = Recollections

5. black dual-tip marker for outlining/edging and sentiments= Art Skills

6. silver textured foil spots designed decorative tape = DIY Crafts/American Crafts

7. iridescent gems from multipack = Crafter's Square

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where:

A. Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge; still open; Must be Christmas + coffee or cocoa; MY card has Santa, elves, Christmas tree, cocoa mug

link = https://coffeelovingpapercrafters.com/2025/04/03/caffeinated-christmas-card-challenge-40/

badge =

{It closed on the 15th. I didn't read down where info was on the closing date/time; until after trying to link up and found that it had ended...bummer}

B. Christmas Crafts All Year Round; still open; Must be inspired by the image and song "Rocking Around The Christmas Tree"; MY Christmas card has Santa, elves, decorated Christmas tree,

link = https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-challenge-rockin-around-christmas.html

badge = 

C. First Cup Challenge; still open; must have a beverage; My card has Santa holding his mug of cocoa

link = https://firstcupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/04/first-cup-challenge-1-april.html 

D. ABC Christmas Challenge; still open; themes are H for Ho-Ho-Ho or I for Ice; my card has a dancing Santa and elves with hand-written cursive "ho-ho-ho" on each side of the Ai image; also iridescent gems to be faux ice crystals

use this link = https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/abc-christmas-challenge-april-2025-h.html

E. CD Sunday Plus; still open; theme is to showcase products from CD, USB, digital; This is computer/Ai generated image

link = https://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/cd-sunday-plus-challenge-156-hosted-by.html

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where I could share this if I wasn't the owner ===>

aa. FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges = anything food goes = cocoa, whipped cream topping

bb. FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen Challenges = anything kitchen or dining goes = mug

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

~~ this is a non-DT commitment project!!!

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas (using foil on your Christmas topic card is the current theme)
* DT member only = two of Deanne's other challenges: HAOOCAYR and P-R-S

Easter Cuties theme challenge no 429 for MTTC blog starting 3 April 2020

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Today's card captures my heart very much! I love butterflies and with their life cycle changes from caterpillar to butterfly symbolizes resurrection perfectly. The little lamb also signifies birth, new life. Perfect ways to illustrate an Easter card!

New Life--Easter: 

#429 Easter Cuties theme challenge for My Time To Craft blog

Link for #429= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/04/challenge-429-easter-cuties.html

Some notes about this design team contribution to MTTC blog:
a. the butterflies and little lamb image is clipart sized to wallet size and printed on a light beige CS; colored pencils were used for the color-fill
b. cross 'stamp' was cut from a makeup sponge and inked with brown ink then outlined with a brown marker
c. the yellow, orange, yellow, and green CS are from different color packs by Astrobrights/Neenah
d. the patterned papers, foil butterflies, lettering have been in my stash for over a year

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this card's photo or this posting will be shared=
a. Crafty Sentiments Designs; theme is Easter;
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their post= https://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2020/03/easter-challenge.html
b. Colour Crazy Craft Challenges: Week 12; Anything Goes theme as long as you show some coloring that you've done (I used colored pencils for the butterflies and lamb clipart and brown ink on the makeup sponge to stamp the cross & to outline the papers)
link= https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/2020/03/week-12-anything-goes-colouring.html

c. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing group for crafting bloggers

d. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group on Facebook; a sharing group for Christian artists and crafters showing ways they creatively worship

e. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; theme is blue; as long as some blue is used
link= https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2020/04/blue.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland and teaching remotely JH science for Grades 6-8,
Becca S

*I'm a design team member for MTTC blog and these other 4:
*Scrapping 4 fun Challenges
*The Crafter's Café Challenges
*52 Christmas Card Throwdown
*A Place To Start