MTTC theme to use ribbon and or bow challenge starts 9 July 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart has been emotionally on a roller coaster this week. Three cousins lost their paternal grandmother a couple of days ago. Elma was 101 years and 8 months old!!! Another sorrow this week has been a sweet soul sister from church losing her mother-in-law. My husband worked with her husband for about 6 years so this has been another emotional ache. Then on the joyful side my little neighbor girl who my mom babysat for awhile along with her brother and then who I babysat during my summers when 16 and 17 became a grandmother of a beautiful baby girl!!! It's been great to see her as a mother and now she's just exuding bubbliness for being a grandmother for the 1st time. Today's showcased card will go to my church friends:

*My Time To Craft challenge blog

*Design team member inspiration card

*#461 challenge with theme of ribbon and/or bow usage on your project

*challenge is for 2 weeks and starts on 7/9/2021

The Lord bless thee and keep thee sympathy card=

LINK for MTTC #461 = http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-461-ribbonsbows.html

some design notes:

1. floral bouquet focus is recycled and repurposed tissue paper type gift wrapping that I recently received wrapped around my birthday gift from my brother's family

2. the two cordings for the bow are also recycled and repurposed

3. the sticker used for the front panel sentiment is maybe 20 years old; it's one of many verses and stained glass border designs included on the sheet that it came in. I've matted it onto a piece of ivory cardstock left over from the other 2 sections that are leftover scraps, too....

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Layout was based on the sketch challenge at Make the Cards Challenge blog. (MTCC) I will link it to their blog=

My interpretation was to break up the shown peach colored section into 4 sections because I wanted to bring out the pink and ivory tones of the floral bouquet tissue gift wrap section used for the focal. The circle focal shaped was moved to a more central location and the sentiment is not a wide slender rectangle but a boxy rectangle. Embellishments of the MTTC required bow, sequins, and some teeny tiny stickers scattered about complete the card.

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more challenge blog link-ups and Facebook group picture sharing=

a. Mix It Up Challenge Blog; #51; anything goes with optional twist of an aperture; (I'm just doing anything goes)

link- https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/miucb-51-anything-goes-aperture.html

b. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; anything goes with optional twist of watercolor usage; (I'm just doing anything goes)

link- https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-2021-challenge-7-anything-goes.html

c. Crafty Sentiments Designs challenge blog; started 6 July 2021; anything goes

link- http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/07/new-challenge.html

d. Creative Moments challenge blog; #218; anything goes

link- http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2021/07/creative-moments-challenge-218-anything.html

e. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; sequins, different stickers, cardstocks, inking of cardstock edges, printed tissue gift wrapping paper, 2 types of cording, 

f. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; sharing site for paper-crafting bloggers, DT members, and challenge blog owners

Blog Badges or participant badges for A, B, C, and D in mixed order=

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog

APTS Challenge Blog July 2021 theme is celebration

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart wants to celebrate anniversaries of loved ones! I missed a nephew's 5th anniversary about 2 weeks ago and have 2 coming in mid-July for a very good friend and for my brother. The clipart images for all three cards were ones I discovered online about 2 years that I paired with sentiments. I had intended that all three would be made with similar design layout but instead each have their own...too many supply choices or ideas swirling in my brain, I guess!

*APTS is A Place To Start challenge blog

*July 2021 challenge month

*theme = any kind of happy celebration

*starts Monday, July 5th

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY x 3= 

And each card separately scanned:

1. Enjoy the little things anniversary card on pink cardstock base=

2. It's the little things anniversary card on ivory cardstock base=

3. Every moment moth-ters anniversary card on sky blue cardstock base=

These were made for A Place To Start challenge blog design team inspiration:

link for the July 5th challenge= Craft your favorite holiday or celebration

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-2021-challenge-7-craft-your.html

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vendor notes:

a. solid color cardstocks are Pen + Gear

b. cut-apart card pieces, LOVE sticker, and frame sticker cut in half on the diagonal = Webster Pages

c. various suppliers for embellishments for gems, silver metallic glitter paint pen, colored pencils to color fill the digital images, etc.

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups for linking post and/or sharing card photos=

1. Creative Fingers challenge blog; current challenge expires in another 4-5 days; anything goes

link= https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-211.html

2. Crafty Sentiments challenge blog; started last Tuesday June 29 and ends July 5th; anything goes

link= http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/06/new-challenge_0549185975.html

3. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges blog; #499 is almost finished with its 2 weeks current challenge; anything goes

link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/06/pennys-challenge-499.html

4. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; mediums included digital images, gems and dots, ink edging, silver glitter metallic paint pen, printed cardstock card pieces and solid color cardstocks, colored pencils for coloring the digital images, etc.

5. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group on Facebook; a sharing site for bloggers, dt members, challenge blog owners

Blog badges for #1-3=

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member (resident designer) for A Place To Start challenge blog

 

APTS Challenge Blog June 2021 Anything Goes with Twist Option to Make Your Own Challenge

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart got overwhelmed with this card! This might be my only 2nd Z-fold type card. And when it is folded, the dimension fits the slimline criteria. 

Confession-- the mixed media panel was my big stumbling block. Hours were spent just on that section!!

My favorite panel is the gorgeous tree with the butterflies and hearts floating above. And the marbled patterned cardstock behind has been a favorite (hoarded). Also used on side 2 of the shortest panel. 

So my sister-in-law's parents are getting ready to celebrate 50 years by the end of June. This card is for them. On the mixed media panel I stamped 4 hearts to symbolize their children. The larger stenciled gold glitter paint pen filled hearts represent the couple, Bill and Joanna. 

What/Who= A Place To Start challenge blog design team inspiration project 

When= June 7, 2021 until early July, 2021

Why= I decided to do the twist option: Card/slimline; Anniversary; Stencils & Sequins & Mixed Media

50 Years of Love Card=

Below: my favorite panel

Above: center panel with the mixed media focus= a recycled "Russell Stover" Valentine candy box heart-shaped packaging section was saved and used to stencil/trace the overlapping half hearts; a large plastic sheet of shapes stencils provided the heart shape for the gold glitter painted hearts.

Below: the "Where you go I go" cut-apart card section did not come with the color-filled triangles. I did those trying to match the colors from the fabulous marbleized patterned cardstock.

Above: the APTS June 2021 twist option choices [I did (1) card; (2) anniversary; and (3) mixed media & stencils & sequins]

Below: the blog badge for resident designers and the direct link for the challenge blog

Link= hopefully my card will get edited in; the June 2021 challenge month posting was released in the past hour=

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-2021-challenge-6-create-your-own.html

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Design notes and vendors:

a. Thanks for Webster Pages for floral printed tree sticker, green and pinkish-red butterflies, 2 overlapped hearts, the journal/cut-apart card panel "Where you go I go", the small lined label type sticker (this will get personalized before mailing), and the tan/white/orange print cardstock

b. Thanks to Freckled Fawn for the gold numbers 50

c. Thanks to Jillibean for the sequins

d. Thanks to Art Skills for the yellow paint stick (soft wax)

e. Thanks to Raisin Boat for the stamped images (Happy Anniversary; heart with small flower in the center; and the trio of hearts with a flourish on each side [purchased before Victorine Originals closed]

f. The medium gray cardstock used for the base is Astrobrights/Neenah; also creamy ivory cardstock panel (background panel for the floral printed tree sticker) and the light gray cardstock panel (mixed media)

g. anything else has been in my supplies for way too long

h. all cut cardstocks had their edges inked in dark gray

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups for linking/sharing=

1. Crafty Sentiments challenge blog; ends in a few hours after I post/release; anything goes

link= http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/06/anything-goes-challenge.html

2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; June 6 start date; anything goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/06/c-159.html

3. 613 Avenue Create challenge blog; a sister blog to APTS that I'm not part of the DT; anything goes; June 2021

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-2021-challenge-6-anything-goes.html

blog badges for #1-3=

4. Slimline Card Obsessed group in Facebook; sharing site for slimline size cards

5. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in Facebook; sharing site

6. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook; mixed media= inked edges and stamping; yellow 'paint stick' soft wax; gold glitter paint pen; colored pencils in a variety of colors; small narrow tip calligraphy pen; sequins, amber shaped heart gems, a orange butterfly sticker and the layered die-cut stick-ons of LOVE tree and 2 birds and some other WP stickers

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member for A Place To Start challenge blog

Food Stuffs Theme Challenge starts 15 May 2020 for MTTC blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! For this particular post, my heart's desire are these new-to-me food gardening theme items I procured recently that are shown on this card. It was quick and easy to put together. There are actually 4 different vendors' products used! More on that later in the blog. Every other Friday, My Time To Craft challenge blog has a new theme of competition to reveal #432 and today it's food!

Preserve the moments in life and/or from the garden card:

link for #432 at MTTC challenge blog= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-432-food-stuffs.html


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Design notes about the products and vendors for my inspiration card for the DT crew:
a. The 'preserves' and word stickers are from Webster Pages
b. The sage green diagonal line washi tape is from Heidi Swapp (2017) of American Crafts
c. The 'fresh' and 'herbs' washi tapes are from Lilly and Val (2018) which is Hampton Arts
d. The sage green flat card base (with a matching envelope) are from Darice
e. and disregard the damask paper; it is from The Paper Studio but it's not part of the card; I'm just using it to block the scanner light

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a few more cropped scans of the card:

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A few places in social media and blog-world where I'll either share this post's link or a card photo:

a. Crafty Sentiments Design challenge blog; current challenge with theme of Anything Goes started 12 May 2020
link= https://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2020/05/anything-goes-challenge_12.html

b. 613 Avenue Create challenge blog; #233; Anything Goes theme with optional twist of diamonds and lace; this card is just the anything goes part of the challenge
link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-233-anything-goes-woptional.html

c. PPPDTC group on Facebook

d. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook; 3 washi tapes; word stickers; journaling card used for the focal
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EDIT: I spent about 45 minutes one day this week putting together a set of quick and easy thinking of you cards for some ladies I wanted to thank. I kept the layouts almost the same for washi tapes but varied the base flat cards and their decorative tapes and most of the stickers. So about 7 minutes from start to finish using up some old stickers and printed sentiments:

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

besides the DT crew for MTTC challenge blog, I am also on these four:

1. S4fC blog
2. TCCC blog
3. 52 CCT blog (in June it will be my turn to be hostess for each week's challenge!)
4. APTS blog

and in June I'll be GD for Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog!!!

Create a Custom Background challenge for May 2020 at APTS blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart's been creatively committed to the colors of 2 kits I've assembled in the past 2 weeks or so. I'll talk about those later in this posting. Lots of peach, coral, orange, pink, mint green, spring green, and a neutral like creamy butter are many of the major color tones.

APTS blog May 2020 theme is Custom Background; Chana has described using inks, paints, stencils, etc. she doesn't want patterned paper...I thought that meant not a full piece of designer/patterned paper for the background, so my lattice-work wasn't quite what she wanted. Please read her rules better than I did! :)

Lattice of florals card:

This photo doesn't show the cardstocks' colors well but allows the sentiment 'dazzle' sticker image to contrast better against that silver foil doily! YEA!!! It's another of my cards made recently with metallics or glitter or foil that the printer scanning just doesn't allow the sheen to show as evident as a photos do. When the card sits angled on top of my printer, it looks so pretty to see the glimmer of the doily, the sentiment, and the pink gems.

Lovely card, don't you think?!! I'm trying to work on clustering of embellishments so that's why I have 3 of the gorgeous ranunculus  flower stickers from My Mind's Eye together with a short row of pink gems.

APTS DT badge

APTS May 2020 post link: (typos in title; not sure if it will get edited but look for May 4, 2020 dated posting)
https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2020/05/april-2020-challenge-create-custom.html

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Some vendors/manufacturers:
a. Astrobrights/Neenah = yellow cardstock used for the base (5" x 7"); creamy butter strip of CS;
b. My Mind's Eye = 5 of the prints with 4 of them are set up in pairings due to being double-sided cardstocks; also the gorgeous ranunculus stickers
c. Paper Wishes = bronze dazzle sentiment "Best Wishes"
d. Dollar Tree = the chain store where I discovered the small silver foil doily (set of 25)!!! and the pink gems

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Papers and stickers were pulled from my stash in order to be part of 2 kits (Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog and The Great Stash Bash challenge from Lisa and Lori).
CKC April 2020 kit beginning of the month posting:
link= https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/04/april-2020-just-gist-of-it.html

TGSB April 2020 postings:
Lisa H's kit: http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2020/04/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-2020-april.html

Lori S's kit: https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-great-stash-bash-april-kit.html


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a few other challenge blogs and Facebook groups participating linking/sharing for this card=

1. PPPDTC group on Facebook; a sharing group of crafting bloggers

2. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; a private group of crafters and artists who like to mix it up [this card features the doily, stickers, gems, and dazzle metallic stickers in addition to papers/cardstocks]

3. Shopping Our Stash #419= Mother's Day/special lady theme=
link= https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2020/04/shopping-our-stash-419-happy-mothers-day.html

4. Crafty Sentiments; for girls theme; my card is to be sent to a niece; just a few hours left to link-up but I should be able to get connected after our APTS blog gets released!
link= https://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2020/04/for-girl-challenge.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

Design Team member of APTS blog & also these other 4=
1. 52 CCT
2. MTTC
3. TCCC
4. S4fC

Here Comes The Rain theme fortnight challenge reveal at MTTC blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Oh, I'm excited about revealing this darling card due to being creative and truly getting some mixed media mojo going! Base flat card is a teal green and the background is a charcoal slate gray. Onto the background I dabbed a mid-teal blue and purple using a makeup sponge. Then I came back over with a darker blue but cut a divot out of the sponge to alter the shape of how pressing with my fingertip transfers the ink. Then using that same divot area, I applied silver glitter paint pen over and over again as I made little accents around the card. Some scattered navy blue pearl gems to look like bigger raindrops were final embellishments.

Just because it's a rainy day card for MTTC blog=

link for #430   = http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/04/challenge-430-here-comes-rain.html

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Some design notes:
a. teal green - base card 4" wide x 5.5" high flat-style from Darice
b. gray cardstock and pink cardstock - Astrobrights/Neenah
c. purple paper in background is used to block out scanner light of printer
d. chevron paper is from The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby
e. "Just Because" sentiment dazzle sticker from Paper Wishes website
f. navy blue pearl gems - Crafter's Square
g. rain boot is a free clip art image discovered online about a year ago
h. a variety of sizes of glue dots and foam adhesive dots were used to apply the mounted rain boot image

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more scanned & cropped pics of card=

and one more look at full card without the watermark-- Click on the card to get a Zoom out close up view of those glittery details!!! :)

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link-ups and groups where this posting or card's photo will be found:
a. Crafty Sentiments Designs challenge blog; started April 14, 2020; Anything Goes theme
link= https://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2020/04/anything-goes-challenge_14.html

b. Mix It Up Challenge Blog; April; Anything Goes theme with an optional twist of fancy fold; my card is just an anything goes mixed media
link= https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/04/miucb-36-anything-goes-fancy-fold.html

c. Incy Wincy Designs challenge blog; April 6-18; Footwear Anywhere on your creation theme; my card has the rainboot
link= https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2020/04/apr-6-18-footwear-is-main-focus.html

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a closed group for crafting bloggers to share their work and challenge blogs can announce that they need new team members

e. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; a closed group of artists and crafters who like to mix it up; my card has ink and paint dabbed onto the gray cardstocks; digital/clipart image; cardstock and patterned paper; pearl gems; silver dazzle sticker; silver glitter paint pen accents on the rain boot image

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

design team member for My Time To Craft challenge blog and these other 4=
a. APTS
b. 52 CCT
c. S4fC
d. TCCC