MTTC #501 Theme of Vintage or Shabby Chic DT inspiration card for 10 February 2023

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart is thrilled to share this antique postcard 'Easter Greetings' that I found in my local antique/resale shop. I paid 80 cents! YES! Believe me, I walked out of there with 12 others! I've already gifted 4 to my nieces! 

I need to get back in there. The owner says he's got a couple of more boxes filled with postcards for me to sift through!!! YES! 

My Time To Craft's #501 theme is vintage or shabby chic. This topic was presented by DT member Meena! Competition days are February 10-23, 2023. 

Thinking of You Easter Greetings display card=

Theme requirements: vintage--on the back side of the postcard, the postmark shows 1909!!! Wow!!! 

and for shabby chic elements I did a mix of prints, have the floral garland type washi tape, mostly soft hues except for the darker blues, light pink tulle/netting (2 layers barely showing on the bottom half under the plaid and postcard but is over the top of the polka dotted ribbon tape)

a. the floral garland washi tape = Lili and Val

b. yellow checked gingham paper = Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website

c. navy blue and white buffalo plaid cardstock = The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby store

d. antique postcard = Donn's Antiques and More

e. rest are stash supplies

MTTC #501 blog posting link=

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/mttc-501-theme-is-vintage-or-shabby-chic.html

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/mttc-501-theme-is-vintage-or-shabby-chic.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

1. Paper Funday challenge blog; anything goes with optional twist of LOTS OF LAYERS; MY card has 3 main layers and a 4th small layer with the tag/flag "Thinking of You" stamp gingham scrap

link= https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-challenge-50-anything.html

2. Word Art Wednesday challenge blog; 5 days left to current weeks; Anything Goes that is encouraging, uplifting

link= http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2023/02/anything-goes-weeks-581-582.html

3. Through The Purple Haze; February; Anything Goes

link= http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-201.html

4. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; February; must be mixed media plus have at least 1 washi tape used; MY vintage Easter postcard focal card has a paper washi tape as the top border and a ribbon type decorative tape as the bottom border; besides the tape borders, postcard, there are these medias: stamping, and inked edges on the gingham paper and the buffalo plaid cardstock

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-22-washi-tape.html

5. Not 2 Shabby February Mood Board Inspiration challenge; use colors for inspiration or a winged beauty; MY card's vintage postcard has colors 1, 2, 3, & 5

link= https://www.not2shabbyshop.com/February-Mood-Board-Card-Challenge_b_137.html

and Facebook groups to share are:

A. The Seasonal Cardmaker (Easter)

B. Bible Journaling and Faith Art (Easter)

C. Scripturally Inspired Creativity (Easter)

D. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

E. Christian Card Makers ~ Women's Fellowship (Easter)

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm the manager and DT for MTTC and its sister blog MTTCChristmas; they alternate new themes every other Friday morning.

*I'm owner/DT of TFATU, HQCB, and FQCB; FQGS.

*I'm co-owner/DT of AACB.

*I'm DT on these other challenge blogs: MIUCB, MLCCB, THICC, and OUAT.

THICC #133 DT inspiration for 7 February 2023

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This post is for a traditional DT commitment with The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge Blog. #133 starts on February 7, 2023 for just under 2 weeks. THICC is always Anything Christmas Goes. 

I received a new-to-me Cuttlebug and one of the embossing folders that I received from this marvelous Christian artisan became the focal for this outdoors vibe Christmas card. And with a small gifted die, I made the two specialty papered snowflakes.

Gathering the Tree for Christmas card =

a. Fun Stampers Journey = embossing folder for the trees and snowflakes scene

b. The Paper Studio = text print paper scrap

c. Dollar Tree store = plaid fabric remnant, twine, 2 cording, truck with bottle brush tree 'ornament' (I removed the thin black wire hanger), and wood grain decorative tape

d. Neenah = pale mint green cardstock

e. Colorbok = kraft cardstock

f. Sizzix =  Snowflakes #15 cutting die

Cropped closeup scans =

THICC #133 launch post link=

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-133-anything-christmas-goes.html

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other challenge blogs to share or link-up are:

1. We Love 2 Create challenge blog; Feb; anything goes mixed media; MY Christmas card has embossing, die-cut snowflakes, decorative tape, fabric strip, twine, cording, truck with bottle brush tree 'ornament'

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-1-craft-card-making.html

2. Can You Handle The Pressure challenge blog; anything using embossing folder;

link= https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/01/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

3. Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge blog; started Feb 5; Anything Christmas Goes; 

link= https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/02/peace-on-earth-challenge-33.html

4. Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge blog; Christmas with ornaments/balls; MY card's truck with bottle brush tree had a very thin piece of black wire as a hanger on it which I removed for my card; this embellishment is/was an ornament

link= https://girlzcreativechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-6-kerstballen.html

5. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; started Feb 3; must be mixed mediums + washi tape; MY Christmas card has 2 rows of a wood grain decorative tape; for mixed media--embossing folder used for the center panel and a cutting die for the white snowflakes; fabric, twine, 2 cording, and the truck with tree ornament pieces besides patterned paper and cardstock

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-22-washi-tape.html

and Facebook groups to share are:

A. The Seasonal Cardmaker

B. Mixed Media Creativity

C. Paper Crafting For Everyone

D. The Crafty Addicts

E. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm on the DT for THICC and these other 3= MIUCB, MLCCB, and OUAT.

*I'm on the DT and manager for these 2 = MTTC and MTTCC.

*I'm on the DT and co-owner for = AACB.

*I'm on the DT and owner for = FQCB & FQGS, HQCB, and TFATU.

MIUCB DT Project for 1 September 2022

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! It's time for the next challenge at Mix It Up challenge blog! Participants have 6 weeks to enter Sept 1- Oct 15. The theme is Anything Goes with a technique option of smooshing (inks). This is my 2nd design team commitment for MIUCB!!!

I have to admit I haven't done much ink smooshing. It's easier to dab and smear in my opinion. For the backdrop of the stamped sentiment, I applied gray, lime green, pine green, and aqua onto a plastic bowl, spritzed with water, then pressed down the watercolor sketch paper onto the watered ink. This was only 1 application. The sketch paper is thin so I stopped with the one time. I used a circle stencil to trace my shape to fit the lime green scalloped circle that had been in my stash scraps for a long time. 

The olive green patterned paper triangle had also been in stash scraps for maybe 2 years!!! The color hues almost fit an analogous color scheme. Another old stash item are the strips of a long border sticker on the right side. The newest items are the butterflies and then the ribbon 'tape' of light blue with tiny white dots. 

Butterflies have landed slimline card (about 4 1/8" x 7 1/4")=

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #61 link=

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/miucb-61-anything-goes-optional.html

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sketch layout is based on Sketch #4 from the Creative Memories blog in September 2020 as part of their Weekly Round-Up Sketches=

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where I'll share and link this card:

1. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; I'll possibly edited this in after work on 9/1/22

2. We Love 2 Create mixed media challenge blog; started 28 August 2022; anything mixed media goes

MY card has ink smooshing, stamping, ribbon decorative tape, etc.

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2022/08/wk-9-craft-card-making-scrapbooking.html

3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; started 21 August 2022; anything goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/08/188-streamside-studios.html

4. Through The Craft Room Door challenge blog; anything goes theme weekly

link= http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2022/08/anything-goes-challenge-30th-august-2022.html

5. Mixed Media Creativity group

6. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

7. Slimline Card Obsessed group; this card meets the slimline dimensions; base of the card is the light peach/taupe cardstock

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

design team member of  MIUCB, MLCC, AACB, OUAT, MTTC, and MTTCC

and

owner of 2 challenge blogs FarmQuest and Heart's Quest

MLCCB DT Card for 1 September 2022

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart always gets excited to be creative with Christmas cards! This one is no exception! I'd seen a red and pink Christmas card recently and that color combo is what prompted this Anything Goes Christmas make for my DT commitment with Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog. This is my 2nd project since joining the team this summer. 

MLCC has competitions for 6 weeks then has a 2 week break before repeating the same times for the next challenge which allows for 6 competitions in a calendar year. 

Fancy Pants Designs' Cozy Christmas was a recent new purchase from Peachy Cheap website. The collection is dated 2019. The patterned cardstock sheets are double-side and that's what I've done with the scalloped focal background and the short bottom section. They're reverse sides of each other. The die-cut ephemera floral spray and tinsels are also part of this collection. This is the first time I've ever used tinsel in a card yet it works! 

Different stencils were used for the scallop backdrop and for the banner that was stencil painted on the ivory textured specialty paper. Bright pink acrylic paint was applied. When dry I used a small tip black marking pen to add the letters of "Hope" and to outline the banner. Then gold tempera paint was lightly applied (and also to the floral spray). Next I used a red glitter paint pen to outline inside the banner. A silver glitter paint pen then outline the outside perimeter. The silver helps repeat the silver tinsel and the little silver snowflake dazzles (Paper Wishes website). The gold tempera paint subtly reinforces the gold tinsel and the golden yellow tones in the cardstocks.

HOPE for Christmas card=

Merry Little Christmas blog link for September 1-October 15, 2022=

https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/mlccb-46-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups to share and link this card are=

1. NBUS; Never Before Used Schtuff; September 2022; MY card is the first time to use products from Cozy Christmas collection by Fancy Pants Designs.

link= 

2. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; MY card has stencil, ink edging, acrylic and tempera paints, glitter paint pens, handwritten sentiment, use of silver foil/metallic snowflakes and gold and silver metallic/foil tinsels

link= 

3. We Love 2 Create challenge blog; anything mixed media goes; this card has a long list of techniques and mediums; use a stencil, paints, outlining, etc.

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2022/08/wk-9-craft-card-making-scrapbooking.html

4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; anything goes

link-- http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/08/188-streamside-studios.html

5. Through The Craft Room Door Challenge blog; anything goes

link=http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2022/08/anything-goes-challenge-30th-august-2022.html 

6. Crafting Happiness challenge blog;  #130 card theme is flowers

link= https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/08/130.html

7. Mixed Media Creativity group

8. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S 

design team member for MLCCB, MIUCB, OUAT, AACB, THICC, MTTCC, and MTTC

and

owner of these 2 challenge blogs started in 2022= FarmQuest and Heart's Quest

19 August 2022 MTTCC #41 Theme is Holly Leaves and Berries DT projects

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart is happy to show off my Christmas cards made for this fortnight's design team commitment at My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog! Theme #41 is Holly Leaves and Berries (Christmas cards) for August 19-September 1, 2022. 

Card #1 has the 2nd half of a multiple step stenciled panel of holly leaves and berries. The 6" square stencil is from Simple Stories. The key die-cut which so happens to have plaid in the top area that just about matches perfectly with the scrap I used behind it, is from Bo Bunny. The wood label shaped die-cut is from a multi-shaped pack bought at Dollar General that has been colored red, then had red glitter paint pen applied over that with a layer of gold stamp pad ink on top then some white stamp pad ink around the edges! Message and holly leaves with berries were then applied last. Gold glitter tempera paint was applied with my pinky finger over the 'metal' portion of the key die-cut. Three little square gold gems are the last little accent touch. 

Holly Jolly Wishes Christmas card=

2 more design notes about Card #1= the green flat cardstock base with a matching envelope are from Darice; I think the plaid paper is The Paper Studio product. 

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MTTCC #41 posting link= 

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/08/mttcc-41-theme-is-holly-leaves-and.html

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Card #2= Remember This Moment Christmas card

Some design notes and vendors to highlight for Card #2=

1. the acrylic frame is from KI Memories

2. the border stickers are from an old sheet bought from Current Card catalog

3. the small label/tag is from Bo Bunny

4. the green outlined in gold metallic foil dazzles are from Paper Wishes website

5. kraft cardstock base, reddish-orange with gold glitter texture specialty paper, green glitter bow, green gems and green glitter cardstock scrap came from stash boxes

This is a quirky unexpected mix that started with the holly leaves and berries border sticker and label/tag followed by wanting to use the acrylic overlay frame. The dimensions are 5" x 7". 

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other challenge blogs for link-up and Facebook groups for sharing are=

a. We Love 2 Create challenge blog; still open from July 31st; anything mixed media goes

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2022/07/wk-8-craft-card-making-scrapbooking.html

b. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up challenge blog; current challenge is getting ready to expire; 

link= http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/chnc-challenge-607.html

c. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog; ends in about 15 hours!!!!; anything Christmas goes

link= http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/chnc-challenge-607.html

d. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge blog; extended August competition; anything Christmas goes

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/challenge-121-anything-christmas-goes.html

e. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; August; anything mixed media goes; (both cards are full of different mediums)

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/08/nieuwe-challenge-mixed-media-16.html 

f. Mixed Media Creativity group

g. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

also DT member of these:

*My Time To Craft challenge blog & My Time To Craft Christmas; alternate every other Friday last 13 of the 14 days each

*Mix It Up challenge blog; 6 week challenges every 8 weeks for 6 competitions per year

*Merry Little Christmas challenge blog; 6 week challenges every 8 weeks for 6 competitions per year

*Ally's Angels challenge blog; monthly; new each 10th day of the months

*Once Upon A Time challenge blog; monthly; new each 1st day of the months

and owner of these challenge blogs: both of these have new themes on the 14th and the 28th of each month

FarmQuest 

and 

Heart's Quest

Denim Blues Inspired Sympathy Card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity card! Sadly, a lifetime close family friend of my husband and his siblings lost his battle with cancer on July 7th. Creatively, I've been wanting to craft something for the denim inspiration at Deanne's challenge blog and thought I'd do a unique sympathy card for the family. 

There are 2 different textured specialty cardstocks for the inside panel so using the white blank card with front cover square window was a good artistic opportunity to do something mixed media on the front. 

Let's take a sneak peek

Featured elements to take note of:

1. 3 cordings tied on the left--yellow and 2 shades of blue

2. blue acrylic paint, sunflower yellow colored pencil marks, and gold glitter tempera paint

3. gold metallic foil dazzle for the main sentiment (Paper Wishes website)

4. stamp for the secondary sentiment (Hampton Arts, I think)

5. white card with square window opening on front panel with a white envelope came from a set (Studio G)

now some views using my cell phone=

Deanne's "PIN"spirational challenges blog link=

https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/07/pinspirational-challenge-291-july.html

photo for inspiration=

other challenge blogs and FB groups:

A. Through The Craft Room Door challenge blog; started July 5th; anything goes

link= http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2022/07/anything-goes-challenge-5th-july-2022.html

B. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; started July 3rd; anything goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/07/185-joy-clair-designs.html

C. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; July 2022; anything mixed media; MY card has acrylic paint, colored pencil, gold glitter tempera paint, gold metallic sentiment, cording, and 2 textured specialty papers on the inside

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/07/challenge-15-mixed-media-lovers.html

D. Mixed Media Mayhem group

E. Mixed Media Creativity group 

F. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

this is a non-DT project

for my DT work check out these:

a. My Time To Craft

b. My Time To Craft Christmas

c. Mix It Up

d. Merry Little Christmas Challenges

and more inspiration work at my 2 challenge blogs started earlier in 2022=

1. FarmQuest challenge blog

2. Heart's Quest challenge blog

MIUCB 1 July 2022 challenge new DT commitment

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My crafty heart is so excited because I was asked to join the design team of Mix It Up challenge blog!! YES!!! 

In 2022 the co-owners decided to change the format length of their challenges to SIX weeks which would create 6 challenges per year. I thought I can do this!!! :) 

With nervous anticipation I committed to getting my mixed media card ready in early June and hopefully wouldn't be last minute for the team deadline of June 20. Then nerves kicked in thinking about what to do.

Mixed Media Anything Goes card= I had placed a lot of purple, pink, and blue scraps plus washi tapes into my May 2022 kit that hadn't been used so that got me wanting to do a washi tape feature panel. And it spiraled into this---

a. marble-ized looking cardstock for the base; 4.5" wide and 7" high

b. pink cardstock panel is about 4" wide x 5.5" high

c. deep magenta pink cardstock scrap is behind the digital image (freebie I made for HQCB) that I had colored and waiting to be used; the image is only part of a larger multi-elements

d. layered stickers of butterfly and hydrangea with butterfly have been in my stash for awhile; but the mauve pink and gold butterfly is brand new and first of set to be used!

e. 4 washi tape prints (Pen + Gear)

f. silver metallic dazzle (Thinking of You is from Paper Wishes website)

g. blue glitter paint pen was used to outline the pink and the deep magenta cardstocks

re-cap of mixed mediums: different types of stickers (metallic and layered), glitter paint pen, colored pencils for filling in the digi, digi image, & 4 washi tapes.

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Mix It Up challenge blog #60  starts July 1, 2022 and runs for 6 weeks closing on August 15, 2022. MIUCB is a techniques focused challenge blog with formats of mixed media, altered art, etc. #60 is a Anything Goes (mixed media) with option of clean and simple.

link= https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/07/miucb-60-anything-goes-optional-clean.html 

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DT card using CAS option=

On a recent Sunday afternoon, I got messy dabbing pink, blue, and purple acrylic paint around a sheet of white cardstock, trying to be random in placements every 3" or so. After giving it some dry time, I came back with gold glitter tempera paint that was dabbed or dotted randomly. I've still got the rest of the sheet yet to use!!!! The gold metallic "Hello" dazzle for a simple sentiment and keeping the layers just to the small paint focal piece as well as the short blue glitter decorative tape and a few more dots of gold glitter paint helped keep this Clean and Simple. Lots of white space. 

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups for sharing and link-ups:

1. NBUS; Never Before Used Schtuff challenge blog; [ CARD #1= 1st usage of gold metallic foil butterflies; set has 2 different sizes and several color and patterned wing differences too!]

link= https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2022/07/nbus-challenge-40.html

2. Mixed Media Mayhem group

3. Creative Artiste challenge blog; CARD #2

link= https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2022/07/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge-84.html

4. The Great Stash Bash challenge blog; with Lisa and Lori; May 2022 kit leftover pieces were the color/cardstock bases for CARD #1

link to Lori's June 2022 TGSB= https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/06/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-june-kit.html

5. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group in FB; 

6. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

7. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; anything goes; Card #2

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/06/184-fred-she-said.html

8. Fab N Funky challenges blog; Summer Colors; mixed media CARD #1 includes summer flowers in washi tape, butterflies, hydrangea layered flower die-cut sticker

link = http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-554-summer-colours.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**Design team member of Mix It Up challenge blog as of July 1, 2022!!!!!

ATCs made for May 2022 event commitments

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! It's really good for my mind and soul to venture into other paper-crafting and mixed media kinds of creativity! Case in point--the May 2022 events for a greeting card or ATC only club. "For The Love of Cards" is a Facebook group that merged out of a similar group that had closed a couple months ago. Two of the members wanted to continue the format with a new name and they desire to keep it a small group. About 14 members currently with a limit of 25 is the roster. The 2 administrators created 13 events for May and I signed up for three. Since items were for swapping, I couldn't reveal until recipients had received. 1 of the 3 was delayed somewhere for 2-3 weeks!!!! So that's why this is getting posted in early June.

The 3 events are: Alphabet--Letter A; Road Trip; and Pastels with all three of these being ATCs. With lots of DT and blog owner commitments, too, plus several family birthdays and Mother's Day, I've decided to just send the 1 required ATC to my swapees. 

Group pic:

Event #8 is Alphabet Letter "A": I have this really old apple stamp so the upper half was pressed onto green ink and the bottom half onto red ink pad and then stamped onto the apple green paper. Because the green on green doesn't show well, I used an extra fine detail black pen to outline the stamp. Underneath, an acorn stamp was applied with black ink onto the white cardstock which due to the size of the apple stamp and the requirement parameters of ATCS, there are just bits of acorns showing. I wrote the repeating sentences to give it that school flashcard look. 

Event #2 for May 2022 is called "Road Trip"= I happened to have the perfect sticker and the black and white striped washi tape makes a good faux road. Writing in the classic kid travel question was a must! :)

Event #3 for May 2022 was Pastels; an old scrap of pastel looking frosting sprinkles was placed in the middle; the washi tape is part of "The Keepsake Kitchen Diary" collection by Lily and Val for Hampton Arts (2018); the alpha tiles are from Freckled Fawn; the wood pineapple was bare and I used a yellow marker on it however it is looking pretty intense when scanned. 

That's it! All three are very different approaches to the 2.5" x 3.5" size restrictions yet they are good interpretations of the themes. It will be very interesting to see what creative twists and spins have been done by the crafters who have my name as their partner. 

Challenge blogs and FB groups where these will be shared:

A. For The Love Of Cards group/club in FB; there are still spots available if you're interested; there are 2-3 card events/swaps each month and then about 8 or so ATC event/swaps, too.

B. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; #449; Anything Goes; linking #3 Pastels ATC

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2022/05/449-anything-goes.html

C. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; just started 2 days ago; I'll link #1 letter A theme ATC

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-14-mixed-media-lovers.html

D. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB

E. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group in FB

F. Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge blog; June; anything mixed media goes; I'll link #1 letter A ATC which has 2 different stamps, handwritten sentiment sentences, and outlining of the focal stamp. 

link= https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2022/06/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge-83.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

of

Becca's Heart for Creativity blog

also

Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog (planning on changing the title....)

Heart's Quest Challenge Blog

FarmQuest Challenge Blog

and design team member of

My Time To Craft challenge blog

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

and soon to be DT member as of July 1, 2022 of

Merry Little Christmas challenge blog and

Mix It Up challenge blog

:)

2022 MTTC May 6 #481 Theme of Around the House DT card

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm so happy you are here to see my fun charming cards for the Around the House theme #481 challenge starting at My Time To Craft challenge blog! This challenge lasts for 13 days and starts May 6, 2022 at 12am CST. 

When I listed the theme I suggested getting inspired by moms for Mother's Day or dads for Father's Day, sipping lemonade or tea on the porch, reading a book, etc. There are thousands of possibilities to get creative with this. The vinyl stickers used on this card were re-discovered in my supply box that keeps my Spring season and Easter embellishments. These were perfect! Eureka! The paint rings interlocking design was some experimenting that was made BEFORE I looked in this box! How lucky does this make me! The vinyls were tiny enough to fit inside and how darling is having the broom and the vacuum cleaner 'bookending' the letters of HOME!!!!

Home Sweet Home card=

Look closely at the thin margin of paper patterns surrounding the front feature panel. The base cardstock is a bright lemon yellow and the first paper has a slight yellow-orange with white geometric design and then the bright blue and white stripes go up and down across the sheet. These add just a smidge of additional colors helping to create a much needed border between the pale peach/blush pink cardstock that looks light yellow by the scanner. 

MTTC #481 posting link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/mttc-481-theme-is-around-house.html

MTTC blog badge is shown on my blog sidebar.

The #481 theme is 'around the house' and I've shown lots of items/topics that are possible with this theme: appliance/household supplies like clothespin, paper clip, vacuum, broom, paper bag; family pet; images of houses, etc. 

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More design notes for card #1:

1. green paint rings are acrylic paint that I dipped a toilet paper roll into and then 'imprinted' to make the pattern...it's like making my own designer patterned paper! :)

2. vinyl stickers might be from Dear Lizzy...not sure...packaging was tossed out

and the next is totally different, especially for my mom whose favorite color is blue! A very different Mother's Day card for my Momma Jane!

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Mother's Day card project #2=

a few design notes about this Mother's Day card=

1. flat card base is the kraft brown cardstock that is just a 1/8th" extra around 3 sides of the perimeter

2. the sandy beige cardstock is 4.5" wide by 6.25" tall

3. the mirror home "cut-out" is a wall sticker; there is a thin foam tape under the olive green cardstock matting background behind it to help lift it above the washi taped burgundy paper panel 

4. the alpha tile stickers are from Freckled Fawn

5. metal paper clip with 'mom' is from a sheet of topics but I removed the packaging so I don't remember who made these; I think I bought them at Paper Wishes website...

6. the large die-cut of Family was part of an old sheet of stick-ons; it is raised off the chocolate brown cardstock with thick foam tape

7. 2 colors of cording were looped around and wedged between the die-cut and the brown backing; 3 amber gold heart-shaped crystal gems were scattered around to symbolize the 3 children my mom has (I'm the oldest!!!) :)

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other challenge blog and Facebook groups where the full card photo will be shared or this personal blog posting linked=

A. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; current for about 8 more days; anything goes [card #1 will be shown in link]

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/05/181-joy-clair-designs.html

B. A Place To Start challenge blog; May 2022; anything goes with option of lilies and lace; [all my cards are AG; I will show card #1 in my link.]

C. Shopping Our Stash challenge blog; until May 9th; "What a Difference You've Made in My Life"; [I'll link card #2.]

link= https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2022/04/sos469-what-difference-youve-made-in-my.html

D. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; green acrylic paint, salvaged toilet paper roll was dipped in the paint to make the rings; blue ink on paper edges; 

E. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in FB; 

F. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; May 2022; anything mixed media [my link will show card #1]

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-13-mixed-media-lovers.html

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A 3rd card was made and shared at MTTC, too, featuring an upcycled trimmed card front cover of a cat hiding in a paper bag; lettering added; embellishments of jumbo dots, decorative tape and decorative 'bling' trim onto of kraft cardstock panel and a yellow cardstock flat base =

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

MTTC design team member/temporary manager and also for the sister blog MTTCC/ My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

owner of 2 challenge blogs:

Heart's Quest; current theme has focus on orange; use an orange heart(s) and 60%+ of orange on your project; there is also a current extra page option for Valentine's Day cards--start making those early!!!

AND

FarmQuest; country/rural living topics like farmers markets, boating, fishing, pond/lake life, camping, hiking, orchards, ranching, farming, etc.; current theme is to use cherries and a basket

 

Circle It Themed Artist Trading Coins for a swap

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My creative mojo had a bit of a speed bump for a group April 2022 event. For the Love of Cards group in Facebook is a private group that still has a few membership spots available. The 2 admin moderators want to keep the group limited to 25 members because of swapping our projects. 

I joined in late January when the group was called Card Crafting Club. About 8 weeks ago, the CCC owner/administrator decided to stop the group. So 2 active members agreed to continue under a new name. 10-13 events are offered each month and you can make greeting cards for a few events or ATCs for most of the events. For April 2022, I signed up for 3 of the 10: black and white, circle it, and finger painting. Each of these will get their own posting.

Today's focus is "Circle It". Since we were only to do circles I switched the ATC baseball card size to a 3" diameter coin, also known as an ATC. 

For the three that I made (2 will go to my swapee and 1 will be kept to send to a relative or friend), I used a small combination of embellishments and some kind of marker/glue/paint.

Red glitter glue dots are adding extra geometric patterning on this Artist Trading Coin. The jumbo red circle sticker has been in my stash forevermore! and the light sandy color base is recycled packaging!

I didn't notice that 1 of the snowflake stickers shifted and covered a gem dot when I placed this face down on the printer scanning glass plate. sigh....light green glitter paint pen dots are creating the border design for the snowflake Artist Trading Coin=

The 'don't forget' Artist Trading Coin focal sticker started as a jumbo speech bubble odd shape that I just trimmed off the triangular point part! For the outer edge border, there are groupings of red glitter paint pen and light green glitter paint pen dots and red gem dots onto light gray cardstock 'coin'.

This blog posting will be published when the group swapee has shown that they have received her 2 ATCs in the FB group site. EDIT= It took almost 3 weeks for her to receive it from Illinois to Florida!! Crazy! She just got them on today, Cinco de mayo! Yesterday I got my May event ATCs made and have to get those mailed now! Hopefully they don't take 3 weeks!

1. already shared today in the FB group, For The Love Of Cards

2. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB

3. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; #13; started May 3rd; any mixed media projects

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-13-mixed-media-lovers.html

4. Crafting Happiness Challenges blog; #123; May 2022; anything goes

link= https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/05/123-may-anything-goes-always.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

member of For the Love of Cards group in Facebook

and owner of 2 challenge blogs:

FarmQuest and Heart's Quest; HQCB has an extra page option challenge for Valentine's Day cards, so check that out up to the start of May 13th; FQCB will have an extra page option challenge for Thanksgiving Holiday cards from May 14th-May 27th. Check out the regular theme challenges, too. 

and design team members for these 2 challenge blogs:

My Time To Craft and My Time To Craft Christmas

Finger Painting ATCS for a group swap

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!!! Well, I can't believe I signed up for a finger painting event in a card making group but I did!!! It was one of 3 events for April and the last one for me to tackle. Literally, tackle. Extreme reluctance because I haven't done much painting of any kind for at least 6-7 years and then it was probably 25 years before that since the prior time. I have several relatives on each side of my family who are very talented in their painting, which might account for some of my resistance. 

I used white cardstock for my paint surface and light sage green cardstock base, 3 acrylic paints, and 1 gold tempera paint, and a small section of waxed paper as my paint palette. Oh, and then a fine detail point black pen to add in some structural lines for the tulips as well as signing each one. A black stamp pad was used to ink the white cardstock edges. That's it. Just some messy dabbing, streaking, swirling kinds of motions using 4 fingers, not the thumb. 

My results:

The above shown set are being sent to my 'swapee' in the FB club, For the Love of Cards.

The set shown below will either be kept or mailed to 1 or 2 special people...

What do you think? 

This was not my comfort zone but I'm just going to have to spend time dabbling if I want to build my confidence. There's also the fact of being my own worst critic. sigh....

Facebook groups or a few challenge blogs were I can link this post are:

1. For the Love of Cards (greeting style and ATCs only) club/group in FB; currently 14 members, I think, with a limit of 25. April 2022 event. Swap exchange.

2. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; small private group started by me; if interested in joining, please let me know; currently I've been the only one to do the sharing but would love to have others who would like to share when they used more than paper/cardstock for a project....

3. Passionate Paper Creations and Friends group in FB; encourages usage of inks and markers for adding color; 

4. Crafting Happiness Challenges blog; May 1st start date; AG

link= https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/05/123-may-anything-goes-always.html

5. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; May 3rd start date; any mixed media project

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-13-mixed-media-lovers.html

6. Get Creative Challenges blog; May; use flowers; [my tulips ATC is the one to showcase]

link= https://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/05/ch-111-use-flowers.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

also owner of 2 challenge blogs:

Heart's Quest & its current extra page challenge of Valentine's Day Cards 

and

FarmQuest & on May 14-27, FQCB will have an extra page challenge of Thanksgiving Holiday Cards