CHD 15 July 2021 no 34 Anything Goes Theme Challenge Month features 2 DT Cards

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart is super excited to be able to showcase 2 digital images from the CHD Etsy shop! Owner Mary Smith and her husband both contribute to their inventory and have been busy designing new digital images. Mary agreed to let me use the "Snow Gnome" digi created just this week!! It is THAT new! There are so many other challenge blogs having Christmas in July themes that I wanted to hurry and use "Snow Gnome" for the July competition. [CHD July 2021 challenge blog posting link is near the end of this posting. Make sure to click on it and see what the other design team members have created.] 

And then several weeks back with summertime in my thoughts, I asked Mary if I could use the "Tropical Bird Rain Forest" digi for this July 15th release posting date. She said yes, so that will be showcased in this post, too. So fun. This vibrant rain forest scene will be perfect for an aunt's birthday whose grandson is in Costa Rica. Andrew and his wife just had their first baby, a girl, just a few weeks ago. Not only is Andrew her oldest grandchild/grandson, his daughter is her first great grandchild! I think she's going to love this image! 

Bonus Image #1 "Snow Gnome" as 'snow' jolly Christmas card=

Link to CHD Etsy shop for "Snow Gnome"=

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1050408803/snow-gnome-long-beard-jolly-christmas?ref=listing_published_alert&fbclid=IwAR3ThPo7TYLqQfy7m8z0vYU1uK3it_tamICkTpCslTVTp83xc7VvrCeXGjw

more views:

other challenge blogs to link-up and Facebook groups to share card #1 photo= [note: Mary did not include this on the July 15 CHD DT inspiration section]

a. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge; Christmas in July theme (which I've done) or AG

link to ECW=https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2021/07/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-july.html 

b. Paper Craft Crew or PCC #435 sketch challenge; for current week

http://papercraftcrew.com/pcc435-vertical-sketch-challenge/

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c. Slimline Card Obsessed group on Facebook

d. The Seasonal Cardmaker group on Facebook

e. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group on Facebook

f. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook

g. Creative Heart Design group on Facebook; private group for those who have purchased or won and/or used CHD images (such as DT members of CHD challenge blog)...

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Image #2 "Tropical Bird Rain Forest" digi used for "HB" card=

Link to CHD Etsy shop for "Tropical Bird Rain Forest"=

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/587005234/tropical-bird-rain-forrest-digital-stamp?ref=shop_home_recs_84

more views:

other challenge blogs to link-up specifically for CARD #2 and Facebook groups=

a. Slimline Card Obsessed group on Facebook

b. Seize the Birthday challenge blog; 

link=http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2021/07/seize-birthday-218-framed.html 

c. The Seasonal Cardmaker group on Facebook

d. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook

e. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group on Facebook

f. Creative Heart Design group on Facebook; private group; members purchase or win then use CHD images in the paper-crafting projects

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A few vendor notes:

1. Silver and white snowflake metallic/shiny 'dazzles' are from Paper Wishes company website

2. "HB" alphas are from Freckled Fawn

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Both cards for design team commitment for Createful Heart Design challenge blog. 

CHD blog badge and DT member badge

CHD #34 link=

https://createfulheartcards.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-34.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of Createful Heart Design challenge blog

MTTC theme to make it beachy focus starts 25 June 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My Time To Craft challenge blog has a great new theme challenge that got my artsy-crafty heart excited to try something a bit different. I wanted to do a framed paper-crafted home décor that will go in a glass photo frame very soon. I also wanted to do a paper peeling type layered collage so imagine a light filled airy sky that transitions to water, some grass, and some soil/sand. It's as if the flamingo is dancing on the beach...maybe even on her own island! :)

What: my design team project

Who/what: MTTC challenge blog #460

When : starts 6/25/2021 for 13-14 days

Why: new theme challenge 'make it beachy'

Have a flamingo summer! =

link to MTTC's new challenge theme=

Check to see what the other DT members have made for this theme and read the participation details:

link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-460-all-things-beachy.html

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Notes:

a. cardstocks are either manufactured by Neenah/Astrobrights or Pen + Gear

b. wooden die-cut palm trees were a brighter painted green; I applied green glitter paint pen on top of each tree

c. palm trees and stickers were found at Dollar Tree

d. the digital image "Flamingo Dance" is from Createful Heart Designs and colored with markers then somewhat fussy cut to make it appear like the flamingo is dancing on its own beach

link to purchase CHD digital images has been switched from Zibbet to Etsy; CHD owner and graphic artist Mary Smith was notified this week that Zibbet is shutting down July 1st, I believe. So use this Etsy link=

CHD digi Flamingo Dance

*note the company is based in Indiana, USA; I'm in Illinois but somehow on my computer the prices are coming up as British pounds...hopefully this is just me and doesn't affect where you are....

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other link-ups or sharing this post or décor photo(s) are:

1. Createful Heart Digis and Design group on Facebook

2. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; techniques of tearing cardstock papers; used glitter paint pen on wooden palm trees; most of the stickers have glitter; 

3. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group on Facebook; a sharing site

4. The Paper Shelter challenge blog; #475 Things with wings theme; about 4 days left to their deadline; I have 2 flamingos--1 is a layered sticker and the other is digital image from another company

link= https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-475-things-with-wings.html

5. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; #607 Walking on Sunshine--creations with sun or summer; I've got the yellow sunny bits of paper at the top of my horizon scene, flamingos, palm trees, pineapple, and surfboard for my summery elements

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-607-walking-on-sunshine.html

6. Craftartista/Craftlandia Challenge #7; theme is Sea; 

link= https://craftartista.blogspot.com/2021/06/craftlandia-challenge-7.html

Badges for #4-6 are=

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog

MTTC challenge theme focus of florals starts 28 May 2021

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart tends to favor flowers and butterflies so I just had to go on a quest through my supplies to see what I could find. The image featured here was used back in February for another challenge blog and with the artist/company/blog owner's permission I'm showcasing it for MTTC's new floral theme. This new challenge theme for MTTC's #458 will go for 2 weeks or to June 10th. 

I've colored the image a little differently plus printed it on a soft yellow cardstock compared to February's usage. The two patterned papers are very old but I've been paper-hoarding them and trying to use small sections because I really like the chocolate brown tones with the deep pinks. More creative design notes to follow. For the theme of florals, the image has the mouse presenting the large flower to the hedgehog, a small pink flower sticker for embellishing, and the patterned paper sandwiched between the "Hello" and the image has some flowers. Introducing...

Hello! Where You Go I Go friendship card=

  My Time To Craft design team member badge is above and the blog ID badge will be below the link to the post. 

Link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/05/challenge-458-floral.html

Use the link to #458 to see what the other design team members have created for inspiration, read the rules, and to participate. 

"Hedgehog Happy Dance" image is used by permission from Mary Smith of Createful Heart Designs

copyright Mary 2017

other design notes:

a. cocoa brown cardstock base is 6" square from Astrobrights/Neenah

b. soft yellow cardstock is approx. 4" tall x 5.25" wide from Astrobrights/Neenah

c. "Where You Go I Go" cut apart card is from a collection by My Mind's Eye; the lettering was white but I felt the contrast needed to change to cream, yellow, or bright pink. 

d. all papers have been inked in dark brown

e. image has been colored with a combination of markers and colored pencils

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CHD or Createful Heart Designs has a challenge blog (but due to being a DT member of it, I'll not be linking to the CHD blog) and a FB community group called "Createful Heart Digis & Design", which is where I'll share this friendship card. 

link to Mary's "Hedgehog Happy Dance" image in her Zibbet store can be found here=

https://marketplace.zibbet.com/createful-heart-design/hedgehog-happy-dance-digital-image-stamp

Other challenge blogs and FB groups to be linked will be:

a.  The Paper Funday Challenges; May 2021; Anything Goes with option of flowers/floral

link= https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2021/05/may-2021-challenge-29-anything-goes.html

b. The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge blog; May 2021; Flowers as focus; 

link= http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2021/05/flowers-as-focus.html

c. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; #603, started 5/26/2021; Say It With Flowers theme

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2021/05/challenge-603-say-it-with-flowers.html 

blog badges for LRW and TSofC=

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

e.  Mixed Media Creativity group on FB; digital image colored with markers and colored pencils, stickers for embellishments, inking on paper edges

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design Team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog

This is the February 15, 2021 version=